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JFIGHTINGPROTECTION "DEMOCRATS WILL MAKE THE TARIFF AN ISSUE. Its Repeal or Modlncntlon Demanded on the Pretext That In This Way Alone Can the Tnut IVoblom Ho Successfully Solred. Will tho tariff bo mado a conspic uous Issue among tho questions to bo submitted to public adjudication In the presidential campaign of 1900? Opin ion varies widely on this point. By many tho bollof is expressed that In ho light of tho splendid prosperity that has followed tho restoration of tho protective policy, and In vlow of tho enormous extension of our for eign trade that has takon placo con currently with tho unreatrlctcd opora tlon of that policy, tho Democratic par ty In its next national platform will not have the hardihood to reopen tho tariff question, but will discreetly re frain from any ngltatlon thereof. Among thoso who hold to this bollcf wo find tho Now York Sun very posl tlvo and emphatic. After pointing to the splendid showing made In tho sta tistics of our exports of domestic man ufactures whercfrom It appears that, after deducting tho exports of mineral oil and copper from tho unexampled to tal of J338.GG7.794 for tho last fiscal year, tho net oxports of products In which labor cost forms n higher per centage than In theso relatively crudo articles reached In 1899 tho sum of f252.000.000, a gain of $165,400,000 In ton years tho Sun announces this con clusion: "Tho prosperity of our manufac tures, Indicated by these statistics, re moves tho tiresome and mischievous tariff controversy from tho field of politics, for 'tho tlmo being at least, and relegates It to tho puroiy academic discussion where only It hau always belonged In this country. It did not appear In tho campaign of 189G, and it will not appear In tho campaign of 1900. Tho ridiculous and disastrous re sult of It after the campaign of 1892 has warned tho Democratic party to let It alone." Almost at the idontlcal moment when tho Sun writer wns engaged In recording tho conviction that tho facts of trade and commerce and tho disas ters which resulted from tho cam paign of 1892 would compel tho re moval of "tho tlresomo and mlschlov ous tariff controversy from the field of politics, for tho tlmo being at least," and would "relegate It to tho purely academic discussion where only It has always belonged In this country," a body of orthodox Democrats were hold ing their state convention In Iowa. In the platform adopted by this body of orthodox Democrats, without a dis senting voto or voice, wo find tho fol lowing: "Wo vlow with alarm tho multipli cation of thoso combinations of capi tal commonly known as trusts, that nro concentrating and monopolizing Industry, crushing out Independent producers of limited means, destroy ing competition, restricting opportuni ties for labor, artificially limiting pro duction nnd raising prices, and creat ing an Industrial condition different from stato socialism only In tho re spect that under socialism tho benoflts of production would go to all, while under tho trust system they go to In creases tho fortune of these Institu tions. Those tni3ts and combinations are the dlroct outgrowth of the policy of tho Republican party, which has not only favored theso Institutions, but has accepted their support nnd solic ited their contributions to aid that par ty In retaining power which has placod a burden of taxation upon those who labor and produce In tlmo of peace and who flgnt our battles In time of war, whllo tho wealth of the country Is exempted from theso burdunB. "Wo condomn this policy, and It la our solomn conviction that tho trusts must bo destroyed or they will destroy free government, and wo demand that they bo suppressed by tho ropeal of tho protectlvo tariff and other prlvl-lego-confcrrlng legislation responsible for them and by the enactment of such legislation, stato and national, as 'will aid in their destruction." 'Docs this look as though tho tariff controversy was going to be lifted out of politics and relegated to ncadomlc discussion? Tho Iowa Democratic stato convention did not think so. Wo would gladly share tho confidence of tho New York Sun as to tho disappear ance of tho tariff from among the live Issues of tho campaign of next year, but tho facts and probabilities wholly fall to Justify that agreeablo anticipa tion. On tho contrary, tho facts and probabilities point unorrlngly townrd a savago and determined attack on tho tariff all along tho Democratic lino. At tho present writing nothing appears moro certain than that from this time on every Domocrntlc stato convention will prcseut tho Iowa declaration In Bomo form or other, and that tho re peal or modification of tho Dlngloy tariff will bo demanded In tho national Democratic platform. Ilnril Time for One Class. Tho effects of a protectlvo tnrlff are probably felt nowhere In tho country more than In Pittsburg. Consequently the following statistics, compiled by tho New York World, are of moro than passing Interest: Area of Pittsburg's Industrial Klondlko, 180 squaro miles; number of lndustrlos bolng oporated on full tlmo, 118; numbor of mon em ployed In theso, onibraclng all classos, 270,000; avorago wages per day, $2.15; rango of wages, $1.75 to $7 per day; numbor of Idle men, none, excopt from sickness; number of mills and facto ries unable to run full tlmo by reason of scarcity of labor, 60; railroads un able to move freight promptly because tho traffic Is 30 per cent largor .than all the freight cars In service; gross dally value of trado In Industrial Klon dike, $6,000,000. When It Is remembered that tho fore going statements nre published by a Journal that ha3 lost no opportunity for denouncing and ridiculing tho Dinglcy tariff bill, they form pretty good evidence that there Is moro com fort In tho present situation for Indus trial tollers than for free-trade theo rists. And it should also bo remem bered that most Industries throughout tho country nro nearly If not quite as nctlvo as thoso of Pittsburg. Those nro hard times only for thoso who nro hunting nntl-tarlff arguments. Pitts burg Commercial Gazette. . J.ts- The McKlnley Policy. It ts American first, last and all tho time. It never halts, never hesitates, whether tho question bo the defenso of American Industries or tho defense of American dignity. McKlnleylsm nnd Americanism nro synonymous terms. Tho ono Involves tho other. Listen to what tho president of tho United States said In his address beforo tho Catholic summer school at Plattsburg, N. Y., Aug. 13, 1899: "Tho flag symbolizes our purposes nnd our aspirations; It represents what wo bellovo nnd what wo mean to main tain, nnd wherever It floats It Is tho flag of the free, tho hope of tho oppressed; and wherovor It Is assailed, at any snc rlflco It will bo carried to a triumphant peace." This utterance wns greeted with ringing cheors nil the reports ngreo In saying. Its lofty purport appealed instantly to the Intelligent minds to which It was addrescd. It appeals to every true American throughout tho country consecrated to freedom nnd progress. It ought to make tho small coterlo of "flro-In-thc-rcnr" untl-Amcr-Icans feel smaller and smaller. They Will llo Itegulati'tl. Tho family of trusts doubtless needs regulation. Provision hns already been mado to control pools and com binations In restriction of trade and tho like, but tho problem still to bo solved Is: What Interference can fib government Interpose against largo capitalizations against tho outright purchaso of many small concerns for tho purposo of concentrating and sim plifying management, cheapening pro duction and enlarging trado? Mcnn whllo tho parentngo of trusts is still in doubt, oven though tho protectlvo tar iff has been cleared of responsibility for tho progeny, but there Is reason to bellovo that trusts aro simply the outgrowth of business enterprise. Kansas City (Kan.) Journal. Cause (or Chnstenod Satisfaction. John Bull Wo don't worry about merchandise- balances so long as our deficit Is mado good by returns on for eign Investments and profits on our ocean carrying trade. Uncle Sara Well, If you're satisfied wo are; but what Is to become of British Industries If your American debtors keep on Increasing tholr pay ments to you in tho shnpo of manu factured goods, In place of raw mate rials? Ileyond the Argumentative Ktac. Mr. Havemoyer's omphatlc assertion that a high protectlvo tariff Is the mother of trusts will bo seized upon by the Democratic free traders as a choice morsel of wisdom and tho other features of his rather noteworthy tes timony Ignored by thorn. Ills view of protection Is distinctively Democratic and might have been wrltton by the author of tho famous Wilson bill. The value and effectiveness of a protective tariff to tho country has got beyond tho argumontntlvo stage with tho pco plo, who look to rosults moro than to theories, and what Mr. Havemoyer thinks or says upon tho subject will hnvo Uttlo or no weight with them. Seattlo (Wash.) Post-Intelllgencer. lleiiellti tint WnrkliiBmnn. It would bo ns foolish to blame par ents who have reared a child In tho best possible manner for his turning to evil ways after he has grown to manhood, ns to blnmo the tariff for building up a splendid American Indus try, giving employment to 30,000 Amer ican worldngmon, because avaricious men securo control of It and entor Into a wicked combination. Combination or not, tho tin pinto trust can mako no monoy without employing tho work Ingiuen and paying them for their labor. Tacomn (Wash.) Ledger. The Deep, Full llrentli. Tho year 1899 may be considered ns tho tlmo of our "second wind." Last year wo took n deep breath of protec tion prosperity nnd eclipsed all pre vious records. This year there was nothing to do but to ecllpso 1898, and wo proceeded to do It. Wo havo taken In the full, deep breath which always carries tho runner In n. rnco to vic tory. Our commercial rivals may a3 well drop out, for tho closo of 1899 will see tho United States the winner by a good margin in tho industrial contest. The Mother of Industry, If Mr. Havemeyor had called tho protectlvo tariff tho "mother of Indus try" Instead of tho "mother of trusts," ho would havo been stating a truth In stead of putting forth n lie. The num ber of factories which havo been ro oponcd after years of Idleness, tho numbor of plantB which Iiuto been ex tended, tho number of mills which havo been enlarged In tho brief tlmo during which tho Dlngloy lnw has been In operation are beyond computation. Tho number of new mills opened, of new business enterprises started and of new lndustrlos established can only bo estimated. Tho full numbor will nevor bo accurately counted. And tho showing of this short tlmo fcns been but n brilliant ropotltlor. of tho his tory of tho two short years during which tho McKlnloy law was In full forco and effect. To go further back than that, prac tically ovcry Industry In tho country owes Its existence to tho policy of pro tection. When tho colonies soparatcd from (Iroat Britain there was not a slngio Industry of any consequence on this sldo of tho ocean, thanks to tho policy pursued by tho ruling country. Thcro never would havo bocn any In dustries established If early American stntcsmon hnd been of tho strlpo of Brynn, or Cleveland, or other free traders. American enterprise would hnvo had no show nt all against tho well-established and powerful Indus tries of England. But through tho adoption of tho policy of a protective tariff Amorlcan industries were estab lished; through that same policy thoy havo been dovolopod to their present unrivaled proportions; nnd through It American Industries nro today beln; extended and Increased, and tho United States Is fast Increasing tho load which It already has In commercial affairs ovor all tho other nations of tho world, Northwestern Harvest Hands. Tho farmers of tho Northwest nrd kicking again, but It Is n different kind of a kick from that of threo years ago. In thoso days of '96, when lamenta tions for tho crlmo of '73 filled tho nlr of tho Northwest, tho burden of com plaint wns scarcity of work, scarcity of dollars nnd tho too large purchasing capacity of tho dollar when acquired becauso of tho cheapness of everything. This year tho times are out of Joint for tho farmers becauso of tho scarcity of men to work In tho harvest fields. Wages aro offered ranging from $2.50 a day and board for common harvest hands to $6 a day for threshing ma chlno engineers, and even nt theso figures It Is well nigh Impossible ta got men enough to do tho work. Every body able to work seems to bo havlntf something clsd to do that Is moro con genial or moro profltablo than harvost field work. If Brothor Bryan would mako a tour of the Northwest nt this tmo lo could expound 16 to 1 10 Jobs looking for every Idle man, and his ex planation of tho phenomenon would bo Interesting In view of tho doctrines ho preached in tho last campaign year. Grand -Rapids (Mich.) Herald, A Transient Commercial Craze. If wo belloved that tho creation of trusts would bo a permanont feature of our economic system, wo might sharo In tho alarm expressed by Homo timid persons. Wo do not; wo ro gard them ns a merely transient com mercial craze, which will dlo of ex haustion. Tho commerce of this coun try Is altogether too great to bo kept undor control by any ono sot of men acting upon a slngio Industry. The trado of the United States has passed that Btago Just as It has passed tho stage when tho wheat product of this country enn bo cornered. Seattle (Wash.) Post-Intelllgencer. Work Noeks tho Mitn. The following ndvortlsoment appears conspicuously In a leading northwest ern newspaper of recent dato: "Wanted Laborers aro needed In tho harvest fields of Minnesota and es pecially In tho Dakotas. Harvest will soon begin, to bo followed by thresh ing. Good wages aro offered and low rates of transportation nro offered by tho railroads. Here Is nn opportunity for all that aro unemployed. St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer-Press." This Is a time whon work seeks tho man, nnd no man need search for work. It Is a tlmo of McKlnloy and prosperity. Two of n Klnil. Tho devil rebuking sin nnd Mr. Havemoyer, tho presldont of tho sugar trust, rebuking trusts, aro two of n kind. When tho devil 1b recognized ns authority In ethics Mr. Havemeyor may bo recognized as authority on trusts. Not until then will Intelligent Amorl can voters bo Influenced against a pro tectlvo tariff by tho railing ngalnst trusts by tho president of ono of tho grentcst trusts on tho American con tinent. Freeport (111.) Journal. Willi 'Done! Tho Iown Republicans took no back ward top whon they Indorsed In do cldcd fashion tho administration of Presldont McKlnloy and tho colonial policy. Sound monoy was placed In tho foreground, tho Dlngloy tariff np proved, and tho trusts denounced. Whon tho roll of nil tho states has been called, It will bo a unanimous "woll done" which he will havo re ceived. Grand Rapids (Mich.) Hor aid. A Typical Contortionist. Tho freo trader Is a nlniblo Insect. Ho formerly told us that "If you havo a protectlvo tariff you can't sell to foreign countries." Ho now Bays; "Tho fact that we aro selling so mnny manu factured goods abroad proves that wo do not need a protectlvo tariff." Some circus ought to have this contortion IrC Honton (111,) Republican, SA YS EAltTII IS ROUND AND HE MAY BE THROWN INTO PRISON. Had Condition or A flairs In KnsUml Sir John florst Accused of Intention to Teach False Precept City of Ports mouth Kioltcd. It Is painful to read that Sir John Gorst, tho head of tho British educa tional department, Is In serious trouble, nnd has been threatened by Mr. Eben czor Breach and other tnxpayors of tho city of Portsmouth, In tho kingdom of England, with prosecution under tho "Imposters' act." It seems that tho schools of Portsmouth hnvo been teach ing tho damnable and herotlcal doc trine that tho, earth Is n sphere. Sir John's attention has been called to this dissemination of seditious nnd trca sonnblo doctrine, but ho has refused to correct tho abuse. Ebcnczcr and his friends know, of course, that tho earth la as Hat as a pancake. Thoy havo bocn pntlont with Sir John, and day after day have allowed tho falso teach ing regarding tho shape of tho earth to go on, but can stand It no longer, they say, to sco tholr children cor rupted with this most "heretical doc trine," as tho complnlnnnts call It In this protest. Sir John Gorst hns many political onomles, and oven his politi cal friends do not always agreo with him; but tho depth of his depravity was not known until ho wns unmasked by Mr. Ebonczer Broach and his friends. Sir John mny cavort about parliament nnd deceive somo people, but whon ho runs up ngalnst a body of respcctnblo British taxpayers, tho bulwarks of tho throno nnd tho guardians of tho consti tution, It Is another matter. Such new fangled Ideas as that of the earth bo lng n nphero ho may lmposo upon tho frlvoloiiB persons who riot In tho tin Kodly city of London, but not upon tho tnxpayors of Southampton. Ebcnczcr nnd his friends mean business, nnd hnvo sorved formal notlco upon tho Portsmouth school board that tho teaching that tho earth Is a sphere "cannot bo allowed to continue under nny clrcumstnncos, plea or explanation whntover," nnd that it must bo aban doned under pain of tho "punishment for schism by tho law provided." After hnvlng stamped out tho dastardly doc trine In tho schools of Southampton, tho committee announce that thoy will next go up to London and bring tho London school bonrd before tho courts, being woll advised and Informed that tho same doctrine regarding tho Bhnpo of tho earth Is also taught In tho Lon don schools. Sir John, menntlmo, Is to bo brought to court and prosecuted under tho "Impostors' net" aforesaid. Now, tho "Impostors' act" Is a part of tho British constitution, probably no ono knows what Is, and what Is not a part of that nebulous thing and provides certain pains and ponnltlcs, such as forfolturo of estate and burning at tho stnko, If recalcitrant. Ebonczer and his friends nro worthy nnd roputn bio citizens and mean business. If necessary they will light tho fires of Smlthflold again for tho wicked Sir John. At last accounts Sir John was still at largo, and bo wns Ebonczer. Women of the Orient. A recent visitor to tho Philippines says that somo of tho women of tho Island aro remnrkably pretty, having big, languishing oyes nnd an abun dance of long hair. This thoy fasten up with n big gold pin and then adorn with flowers. Thoy do not wear hats, but use sunshades, and do so very co quottl8hly; they wenr vory dainty shoes, but do not wear stockings. Thoy nro distinguished by grnco of flguro nnd movement, though according to our Ideas not especially by roflncment of habits, for both women and chil dren smoke huge clgarH and Indulge In hotel chowlng. It Is their custom to keep tho thumb nail of tho right hand very long, as this assists them In playing their favorite Instrumont, 'tho guitar. Tho use of tho fan originated in China and sprang from tho follow ing Incident: A royal princess, very beautiful, wns assisting nt tho feast of lanterns, hor face covored with a mask, as usual. Tho oxccsslvo heat com pelled her to removo It, nnd In order to guard hor features from tho common gazo sho moved It quickly to nnd fro In front of her faco, thus simultaneous ly hiding hor charms and cooling hor brow. Tho Idea was at once ndopted throughout tho kingdom. How to (lot llenr In Wales, Tho well-known attorney, J. Willis Gleed of Topekn, Is going to Wnlos on business, and Howell Joiich has been Instructing Mr. aiced "how to usk for two glnssos of boor In Wulsh." This Is tho proper version: "Uyddweh mor gnrcdlg a dyfod n dan wydrlad or dlod orou sydd gonych," Kitnuns City Jour- A I'liiclurlKin. Dusty Roads (his eyes fixed on n party of golfers) Weary, If you and I only had somo swell clothes and a bun dle of sticks npieco they wouldn't call us tramps nny longer. Weary Wnggles Yes, I'vo often thought thorn golfers were n-plnglarlzlng our profesh. Bos ton Transcript. Nil Trouble ut All. Grimes I should think It would bo awfully hnrd to write a son' tale. Tin son Not nt nil. You only wnnt to sponk of n cloud no bigger than n mnn's hand and to Bay that the boat was aa far off as you could toss n bis cuit, Boston Transcript. Kept Hor Won!. Ida "Belle said tho man alio mar ries must havo n fashionable name." May "Tho Ideal And then engaged heraelf to an Italian." A MUMMY MYSTERY. Itemnlns I'ouid of Woman of ttleantlo Proportions. Thoro hns Just como Into tho pos session of tho Historical society of Kansas a most Interesting and romnrk ablo relic of tho days whon giants trod the earth. Tho relic consists of tho mummified body of a woman of gigan tic proportions, In whoso arms aro clasped tho remains of an infant. Tho bodies wcro found In a cavo In tho Yo somtto valley. Thoro was no clow to tho ago of tho mummy, nnd so far no authority on archaeloglcal subjects has boon bold enough to go on record with an opinion regarding tho probable tlmo In tho earth's history when tho mother and babo wore living beings. Tho In formation so far gathorcd is somowhat meager, although thoso most Interested In tho matter aro doing tholr best to nrrlvo nt somo plausible theory. Hero if tho signed statement of tho histori cal society, which throws ns much light on tho subject ns It In posnlblo to obtain at present: "Wo hnvo no history of tho relic, excepting that G. P. Martln dalo, wIiobo homo In at Scrnnton.Osngo county, Knn left It as a temporary doposlt with tho Historical society, Ho reported It aa having been found by a party of prospectors In a cavo In tho Yosomlto vnlloy, In California. Ho says ho Is endeavoring to trace Its his tory. Our best local authorities on mnttors of thin kind nro uncertain ns to tho probnbln origin of tho relic. Tho mummy Is 6 fcot 8 Inches in length, 14 at tho shoulders, nnd 18 Inches across from elbow to olbow, ap pearing vory nnrrow for tho height. Thoro Is a necklace about tho nock, consisting of perhaps n leather cord, In which two or threo slender whlto teeth aro Inserted. Coarse black hair shows In tho wrapping nbout tho nock. Tho shroud has tho nppoaranco of a vory thin ploco of buckskin, bndly worn nnd- frnyed nbout tho edgos, covering tho head llko a hood, nnd enveloping tho greater part of tho body. It Booma to havo been divided below tho kneo nnd drawn up about tho log and lncod at the foot and anklo. Tho color of tho mummy Is n dusty gray, much llko an old chamois akin, which hns been wet and long exposed to weather nnd whero tho flesh Is exposed It presents tho np penranco of old putty." Plttsburf Nows. THE FLAIL. Its Hound tins Departed from Nearly All tho Farms. The sound of tho Hall hns departed from nearly nil tho fnrmstcads and tho calling of the thrasher has gono with It, says Notes and Queries. Yot for somo tlmo nftor harvest was ovor thcro was no moro familiar sound In tho country places than tho "thud! thud!" of tho flails ns thoy fell upon and beat out tho grain on tho barn-thrashing floors. Thoro remain, however, somo sayings In which "llko tho thrasher" occurs, but tho uso of theso grow less nnd less. A short tlmo ago somo friends wore In a country placo whore a part of tho thrashing Is dono with tho Hall. A couple of tho Implements woro hanging on tho barn wall and a heap of straw was on tho floor. The uso of tho flail was cxplntnod nnd demonstrated for tho bcnollt of those who hnd never Hcon this "weapon" of husbandry. Incidentally It may bo mentioned that tho sayings, "Sings llko n thrasher" and "Works llko a thrasher," enmo from that occupation, and nro "as old aB Adam." "It looks easy enough; thnt can't bo vory hard work," said ono of tho compnny, a re mark which led to the Hall being put Into his hands for a try at tho "easy work." One swing was enQugh for tho amateur, for t'other ond" caught him "a friendly whack" which probably ho will romcmbcr to tho end. It nlso doubtless lmprcssod upon his memory that "working llko n thrnshor" na ho had dono had not led to "singing llko a thrasher." "You'll get a good flail ing." Hns nny render seen tho Hall employed ns an offectlvo wonpon? When used by an old hand thoro Is nc standing against It. Mora Magnificent Than Niagara. A correspondent writing In Tho Spectator says tho Gorsoppa falls, on tho Shnrnvattl river, In South Kanara, India, aro largor nnd moro magnificent than Nlngnrn. Ho nays: "Tho river In 250 ynrds wide; tho clear fall Is 830' feet. Tho Gorsoppa falls In tho rnlny season aro lncomparubly liner than Niagara In every respect. Tho roar of tho falling waters Is simply tcrrlfle; tho wholo earth shakes, and the thun der is so grent that It completely drowns tho human voice. Whon I vis ited NIngara and told my Amorlcan friends nbout Gorsoppa thoy replied with poll to Incredulity, 'Wo never hoard of Gorsoppa.' I ropllod, 'Make your minds easy; tho peoplo at Gor soppa huvo nevor hoard of Nlagnra.' If Niagara could boo Gorsoppa sho would wrap her head In n mist." An Unfair Ailtuutucii. Mm. Blank found horsolf In n rather embarrassing situation one tiny when sho wns dining for tho first tlmo nt the home of n minister. Oppoultu her Bat the minister's llttlo boy, n shnrp oyed llttlo fellow of 1 years. Whllo his father was nsklng n somewhat lengthy blessing tho lady olovated hor oyollds slightly and caught tho oye of -tho llttlo fellow opposite her. Tho In stant his fnther said "Amon" tho boy pointed nn accusing linger toward Mrs. Blank, mid cried out, shrilly, "Sho peeked, papa! Sho peeked!" Harper's Bazar. Slaughter tit Hints. One million llvo hundred nnd thirtv- elght thousand seven hundred and thir ty-eight la tho precise numbor of birds estimated by tho British consul In Venezuela to havo beou killed last yoar to provide aigrettes for ladles' hats. JUSTICE IN THE TRAN9VAAL. IIoit Justice. Is "JllKKcd" by Mon of Ilurcher Block. Tho following Incident In tho admin istration of Justice In tho Transvaal spoaks far moro eloquontly than a hun dred petitions In denunciation of tho enttro Judicial syBtom. Tho Belfast tar and feather case will bo fresh In tho momory of most pooplo. A Jus tice of tho peace, who was, of course, a burgher, and several other lnhabl- ' tants of this llttlo Transvaal dorp In which, by tho way, thoro 8eomod to bo ovldenco of tho customary stato of Im morality prevailing committed an 'unprovoked nssault upon cortaln per sona, Including a defenseless woman, who, It Is needless to say, was not n Transvaal subject. Tar nnd feathers woro used, and altogether tho case, says tho Capo Argim, was about aa dis graceful as It could possibly bo. Tho culprits woro tried by a Landdrost from another town, a man who at nny rato 'mado somo nttompts to moot tho Jus tice of tho case. Cootzee, tho ring leader of theso Belfast rowdies, nnd n Justlco of tho peace, wns sentenced to pay n lino of G0 and undergo six months' Imprisonment, nnd tho others nccusod woro variously dealt with. In each caBo tho ponaltlcs wero light enough whon the details nnd character of tho offenso aro considered. But nothing Is easier than to "rig" Jub tlco In tho Transvaal, If only tho In terested parties aro of tho beloved burgher flock. The wily Coctzco, doubtless backed In Influential quar ters, nppealcd to that oxcollont Institu tion, tho High Court, with tho result that his term of Imprisonment was re duced from six months to one. But tho mnttor did not end there, ns It should havo dono, nnd with Cootzeo being sont off to do his thirty days. Cootzeo tried another racket. Ho got up n potltlon to tho oxecuttvo council, nnd tho chief Justlco, whoso name, It will bo woll to remember, Is Orogorow skl, consontcd to suspond tho opera tion of tho revised aontenco until tho cxe.cutlvo had doclded on this potltlon. Tho oxecuttvo has now entirely quash ed tho term of Imprisonment, nnd this Justice of tho ponco, who broke the law In n most disgraceful manner, and urged the others on, has not served n slngio day In Jail. Tho oxccutlvo has also reduced tho penalty In tho caso of tho othor offenders. It Is this sort of thing that breeds contompt for the very nnmo of Justlco ns ndmlnlstercd In tho 'Transvaal. It will soon bocomo Impossible to got a Boer punished, no mattor what his offense Wo vonturo to think that thoro would havo been precious little clomoncy had tho. of fenders not been burghers of tho stato. It Is doubtful whothor In such a caso this distinguished chlof Justlco would havo suspended tho oporation of tho Judgment of tho high court. But tho woman's name was O'Neill and tho offender's' namo was Abraham Cootzeo, and that makes all tho differ ence. "This government," says Mrs. Schrelnor nnd It was printed In black type "Is convinced that no ground whntovor exists for nctlvo lntorforenco In tho Intornnl concerns of that repub lic." HER MOTHER'S STOCKINOS. Of Ctmrso the Ilrlda Thoucht of Them nt Hor Marriage. A good story Is being whispered around about ono of tho boautlful brldos of last weok. Sho was married In a big church with tho usual accom paniment of flowers and protty brides maids. Every ono remarked how por foctly beautiful tho brldo looked as sho walked up tho alslo on tho arm of her futhor to moot tho bridegroom waiting nt tho altar. Aftor tho wedding break fast, nnd Just as the brldo was prepar ing to start for tho depot to catch tho aftornoon train for hor honeymoon, an old schoolmnto frlond of hor mother enmo ta hor, kissed hor on both cheokH and said: "My dear child, you woro tho most porfectly lovely brldo that I hnvo coon this wlntcrl As you walked up tho alslo to moot tho man that wns so soon to bu your husband, ovory ono could seo from tho half-frightened yot trustful look upon your faco and tho firm yot tondor emllo nbout your mouth that you wero thinking of tho sorious lmportnnoe of tho stop that you woro taking. Your vory look seemed to Bay:1 'I nm leaving my girlhood behind mo and going forth upon an untried son. but so great Is my trust In him whom I havo ehoson that I stop forward with out fear and In perfect confidence' LToll me, my dear, just what tho inougiits woro which brought thatlovo ly expression upon your faco this morning." "Very well, I will toll you," said tho brldo, "exactly what my thoughts woro as I walked up tho alslo. My mother, who, as you know, Is a much smaller woman than I nm, for somo sentimental reason Insisted unnn .iiy wearing nt tho nltnr tho vory sllkon nose m which sho wns married to my father twonty years ago. Thoy wcro io tight for mo that at each atop I, itopt repeating to mysolf: 'This tlmo thoy will surely rlpi' And when I .c,nchcd the nltnr without nccldent I Aus so much rellovod that I probably lid woar tho look of bliss which ovory. jody mentioned." Washington Times Th Toner of llahlt. "How nro you getting on with your AUtomohllo?" asked Miss Cayonno. "Well," unswore'd Wllllo WIshlngton, "I enn run tho machlno nil right, but It will bo a long tlmo boforo I can got jvor Baying 'geddup' and 'whoa' to It." -Washington Sinr. Teaching Under DIHK-iiltles. Tcachor Who was tho mnn that never, told n lie? Scholar My dad. Poacher No, no! Georgo Washing ton. Scholar Oh, all right, don. I'm going homo nnd toll :ny dad you said no was a liar. Judge