AT
MAY THE PRAYER OF THE RIGHTEOUS -
EOUS AVAIL US MUCH.
lie Conk" In Parables , but Now Hlz People
, Have Tru. Underxtanding-Ile Prepareth
Them For a Life of Ease and Plenty.
They Toll Not ; Neither Do They Eat ,
0 great and all wise Grover , once
more we thank thee for tby" bountiful
goodness toward us.
0 great master , we thank thee for the
privilege of putting sackcloth upon our
backs and of sitting in ashes and of eating -
ing thy free trade soup.
0 great master , we know that thou
spe dtest in parables to us , for Irast thou
not said in one of thy speeches that
wheat would be worth ; 1.25 per bushel ,
and that wages would be high if we
would only make thee our president ?
Now , great master , it is all clear to us
that thou speakest in parables , and that
thy moaning was that , when McKinley
and Reed should be elected in 1896 ,
then we shouldst receive a high price
for our wheat and high wages for
our labor. But , great master , we love
theo still , tor we know that when thou
art done with us that we will be fit subjects -
jects for a dime museum , there to earn
plenty and rest in peace.
0 great master , we know that the
Breckinridge scandal has grieved thee
sorely , and we know that when thou art
grieved thou goest a-fishing in Buzzard's
bay.
0 great master , the supply of thy
Cleveland badges is running short The
season of the howling blizzards is approaching -
preaching , and we have not the wherewithal -
withal to replace thy badges.
0 great master , we know thou hast
often told us that the road of a free
trader is a ] lard road to travel in this
country , but blessed is he that endureth
to the end , even though his friends be
not able to recognize him.
If thou wilt only veto this Wilson
bill , we will stand by thee firmly till
1896. Then we will hurrah loudly for
McKinley and Reed.
0 great Grover , we are growing thin
upon the substance of things doubtful
and things not seen. Wilt thou not do
something , 0 great master , before thy
term of office dost expire , for then thou
wilt be a nobody , a nincompoop with
no power and not able to do anything.
0 great master , what is congress doing -
ing ? Is it steeped in the silurian mud
of partisan prejudice or hidden by the
vapor rising 'midst its pampered imag-
ination. ft has blown its trumpet long
and loud , but it has done us no goad.
0 great master , has this great congress -
gress which was on thy hands dropped
through the crater into the mire and
stuck there ? Of a truth , master , there
is but little danger that arch9vological
research will ever unearth its lonely
habitat , for is it not true , 0 Grover ,
that only the crudest fossils exist in
'that lower strata ?
0 great Grover , that free trade song
'which thou has sung is but as a chest-
nut. It has been sung and sung and
sung again with variations. Yea , verily ,
it has been sung time and time again
until all the people have grown weary
of its dull monotone.
0 great master , why halt thou not
done something in these long 18 months
of our weary wait , thou who hast had
to bear with the lean of thy kind ? It
would even be a merciful act , 0 great
and good Mr. Grover , to drive us from
this earthly existence , for we are long.
ing , longing , longing for a change.
JOHN D. WIIi11.
Independence , Or.
"Tariff Reform. "
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THE SHEEP IS OFFEPED AS TilE ONLY SACRIFICE -
FICE TO 'LIFE FREE TRADE IDOL.
Republicans Decreased Our Debt.
Can you tell me how the debt of the United
States and the amount of taxation compare ,
per capita of population , with those of other
countries ? L. M. MCCUNE.
According to calculations at the census -
sus bureau , the debt of the United
States amounts to $45 per family of five
persons , or $9 per capita. On a similar
basi § of calculation the debt of Germany -
many is $400 per family of five persons ,
or $80 per capita ; the debt of France is
i
$381 per family , or $76 per capita ; of
Austro-Hmmgary it is $354 per family ,
or almost $ 7l per capita ; of Great Brit-
am n it is $337 per family , or $67.40 per
capita. The average proportion of customs -
toms and internal revenue paid by each
person in the countries mentioned below
during the years 1882 td 1890 was as
1
follows : .
Atistralia.$15 00 Portugal.$7 16 s
rgentlne. . . . . . . . 1a& ) Germany. . . . . . . , . . 6 69
ranee. . . . . . . . . . 1321 Austria . . . . . . . . . . . 6 82 e
GreatBritatu. . . . 9 70 Denmark. . . . . , . . . 6 26
Holland. . . . . . . . . 0 08 Canada. . . . . . . . . . . 6 00
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 06 Belgium . . . . . . . . . . 5 71
Spain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 85 United States. . . . 5 65
It will thus be seen that , on the census -
f
sus bureau's basis of .calculation both
the per capita of debt and of revenue
contribution is less in the United States t
than in any of the other countries enn-
merated.
Which It Never Had. 0
After reading Senator Gray's report 1
on the sugar scandal one is compelled
to believe that with proper encouragement -
ment the senator could give even the ii
Democratic party a good character.-
Philadelphia Press
I
THE TREASURY CONDITIUh
Republicans Increased Our Cash nad I.
creascd 0ur Debt anal Interesl.
Will you be kind enough to state the aniourn
of the money in the national treasury on March
4,16&9 , and at the same date four years later ?
CatnLEs E. WEBER.
We have not at hand the figures asked
for on March 4 , but give those at the
end of each fiscal year June 30 , 18S9
and 1892 , as supplied in the statistical
abstract of the United States , published
by the treasury department , as follows :
CASK IN TREASURY.
June O.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ , , 01
1890. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ceia55,8at o
1691. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694ti63,839 s3
1892 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746,937,091x1
Increase in four years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $103,824,500 a
It will be seen that within four years
the cash in the treasury increased by '
$103,824,509. In this connection it is
interesting to compare the amount of
tllo national debt , less cash in the treasury -
ury , and also the per capita debt , as I
supplied by the same official authority.
Thus :
DELI LESS CASK IN TREASURY.
June 30. Per capita ,
1889 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $07.5,95/,750 Z $15 9'2
1800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 890,784,870 53 14 3
1801. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 851,012,751 78 13 if.
1892. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841,5' 6,463 CO 12 67
Decrease four years ,
16S9-02. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,413 , 286 ca 3 Qi
Here it is seen that during the four
years ending June 30 , 1892 , the national -
al debt , less cash in the treasury , decreased -
creased by $134,413,286.02 , or at the
rate of $3.05 per head of our population.
This showing is slightly different from
that made during the first year of the
present administration , which added almost -
most $75,000,000 to the national debt.
It is of further interest to study the
amount of interest paid on the national 1
debt within the same period , which , it
will be seen , decreased by $17,623,368 ,
or at the rate of 19 cents per capita :
INTEREST PAID.
June 30. Per capita.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ , , 29 $0.53 ,
1690. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,099,284 05 .47
1891. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,547,135 37 .37
1892. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,378,116 23 .35
Decrease four years ,
1889-92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,623,368 06 .19
CHILE FOR PROTECTION.
Premiums to Be Paid to Foster the Growth
of New Industries.
Through the bureau of American republics -
publics of the department of state we
learn that the Chilean government has
vigorously taken up the question of industrial -
dustrial and seeks the
progress cooperation -
tion of the local agricultural , mining ,
and manufacturing societies. In order
to augment the productive manufacturing -
ing power of Chile , the Society For the
Promotion of Manufactures has suggested -
ed to the government that the sum of
$600,000 be disbursed annually for a
number of years as premiums for the establishment -
tablishment of certain industries , to be
divided as follows :
Ironworks capable of producing a certain -
tain number of tons of iron per an-
nu m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200 , 090
Cotton mill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Linen factory. 50,000
Nitrate of potash factory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
Superphosphate factory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000
Glass factory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Earthenware factory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Sack factory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Hat factory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
White paper factory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
Match factory , wax or wood. . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
This attempt to foster and develop
the production of manufacturing enterprises -
prises in Chile is to be supplemented by
extensively advertising the possibilities
of that country in these several direc
tions. To the manufacturers in the
United States it opens up a prospect
for further competition , especially in
South American trade , which is of
equal interest to both labor and capitaL
PRESIDENTIAL PREVARICATION.
Which Shows "the Result of Patriotic and
Unselfish Work.
President Cleveland's President Cleveland's
message to congress , letter to Hon. Wil-
Dcc. 4 , 1893. Liam L. Wilson , July
A measure has been 2 , 1894.
prepared by the approYou know how much
priate congressional Ideprecated thoincor-
committee embodying potation Ir. the
-
lines herein suggested. come tax feature.
It is the result of much
patriotic and unselfish
work.
The committee have
wisely embraced in
their plans a few additional -
tional internal revenue - i
nue taxes , including a ,
small tax upon Incomes -
comes derived from
certain corporate in-
vestments.
If "I deprecated the incorporation"
in the Wilson bill "of the income tai
feature , " why was it necessary to say
that the ways and means committee
"wisely embraced" it ? t
If the income tax were "wisely em-
braced" by the ways and means committee -
mittee "on the lines herein suggested"
-in "my message"-on what grounds
can it be claimed "how much I depre-
cated" it ?
Which is "the result of much.patri-
otic and unselfish work ? "
t
Editor Dana Short on ZVheat.
"Any great fall of the price of wheat S
S no longer possible , as the consumption -
tion increases faster than the product
tion. "
The above remark was made by Mr. o
Charles A. Dana , the editor of The Sun , i
when interviewed in Paris. Mr. Dana
may be correct in stating that "any
great fall in the price of wheat is no t
oger possible , " because farmers have
eon the price of wheat tumble down to i
bedrock since the election of a Demoit
ratio administration , which was aided
and abetted by The Sun. t
nil. Dana is wrong , however , in stat1
ng that "the consumption increases m
aster than the production. " There was'
I surplus of wheat stocks throughout. P
he world larger by 52,000,000 bushels
July 1 , 1894 , than on the same date two t
larger by 65,000,000 bushels f
years ago , , ,
than three years ago , larger by 80,000-
00 bushels than four years ago and
arger by 86,000,000 bushels than five
years ago , when the .area planted to
wheat was 5 , 000 , 000 acres greater than
st season's-area. Mr.Dana should not
e , .led away by wheat. statistical. . theo-
fists. He sbolild study : .ts
T { T
' IS POLICY OF PROTECTION TO LABOR -
/ BOR IS INDORSED.
Lower Bate of Wages Must Reduce the
People's Purchases-Our Large Consumption
tion When We Were Prosperous-Is the
McKinley TarlIT high Enough ?
lion. David B , Hill United Statei Senator -
ator , Washington :
DEAR Sul-At a meeting of New York
merchants last March you are reported
as saying , "I am in favor of a tariff high
enough to enable American manufacturers -
turers to compete with foreigners as far
as the difference in wages is concerned. "
Now , as the cost of any commodity consists -
sists mostly of labor , a tariff to cover the
actual difference in the cost of produc-
tion-and which undoubtedly you in-
tended-is all that American
- any protectionist -
tectionist ever asked or desired. But all
true'and loyal Americans favor a tariff
only that deals out justice to every enterprise -
prise , wherever located within our coun-
try.Aside
Aside from the injustice and selfishness
of local protection , it is financially UII
wise , for no portion of the country can
be injured without its being felt to a
greater or less degree by the entire nation -
tion , and the converse of this is equally
true.
true.Mr.
Mr. Cleveland's agonizing desire , proclaimed -
claimed by himself without considering
its impossibility under our high rate of
wages , is to reach out for the "great rich ,
broad markets of the world. " He advised ,
in one of his messages to congress , the
American manufacturers and farmers to
turn from our "narrow" home market to
the broader markets of the world. He
also seemed totally oblivious of the facts ,
as derived from statistics , that this
"narrow" market of ours is or was , until
he upset it , the most prosperous , the
wealthiest , the broadest and the largest
in the world.
He seemed to be ignorant of the fact
that we consume 20 per cent of all the
sugar produced in the world , 30 per cent
of all the coffee , 33 per cent of the copper -
per , 33 per cent of the lead , 35 per cent
of the cotton , 33 per cent of the rubber ,
40 per cent of the coal and 50 per cent of
the tin used in the entire world ; that
our railways and canals , until his baneful -
ful advent , carried over them as much
or more traffic than any three of the nations -
tions of Europe combined. And this is
the "narrow" market our great president -
dent and the Democratic party advise
the American people to forsake and
vainly contend for the "broad , rich markets -
kets of the world , " only a portion of
which we could ever hope to gain and
never could gain until we reduced our
wages to the level of or lower than the
rate paid by our foreign competitors.
But would it be wise to reduce the
rate of wages , and as a consequence the
purchasing power of the people , causing
thereby a contraction in the volume of
traffic with all its attendant evils ? At
whose expense would such a policy be ?
Obviously , as in Europe , at the expense
of the workingman mostly. Not materially -
rially the capitalist , who , in any event ,
will not risk his capital unless he can
realize a profit , which is and must be
regulated by the wages paid and by open
competition.
You say you are in favor of a tariff
for protection "high enough to enable
American manufacturers to compete
with foreigners as far as the difference
in wages is concerned. " Then as regards
England the tariff should be as high as
77 per cent , which Mr. Harris and Mr.
Carlisle in their report to the senate said
was the difference between English
wages and American , ours being 7 7 per
cent greater.
It is true that an average tariff rate of
7 per cent would effectually prevent
importation , but it is equally true that
nt would not for any length of time increase -
crease the price of a single commodity ,
notwithstanding the assertion of Mr.
Cleveland to the contrary , and for two
substantial reasons-first , because home
competition would , as it has always
done and will , regulate prices ; second ,
the less we import the greater we will 1
manufacture. The cost of manufacture
decreases as the volume of manufacture
s increased , thereby enabling the manufacturer -
ufacturer to lower the price of his come i
modity. These are the chief factors that
enter into every industrial enterprise ,
and clearly account for the invariable
decline in prices under the protectiva
policy.
It was the object of the framers of the t
present law , as was generally supposed ,
o so regulate the tariff as to make it
'high enough to enable the American S
manufacturers to compete with foreigners -
ers as far as the difference in wages is
concerned. " r
The interesting question is Did they
make it high enough to cover the differ-
nce as far as wages are concerned ? The 1
true answer to that question is in the fact
hat even under this tariff-denounced
by the ignorant as robbery and as uncon-
titutional-the foreigner was enabled
up to June 30 , 1893 , as statistics show , s
D rush into our market annually competitive -
petitive commodities to the vast amount
f about $400,000,000 , and yet the present
s denounced as a high tariff and a robe
bery. Who is robbed ? The workingman -
man , if anybody is , of the employment o
hat that vast importation would give
him and our country of the wealth arisi i $
ng therefrom if manufactured in Amerp
ca.
ca.The position you have taken regarding ti
his question as reported , and particuit
arly as regards the income tax , must k
eet with the approval of every man
who is possessed of sound reasoning
over regardless of party affiliations.
The people will owe a debt of gratitude
o the man who can claim that he de-
sated such a measure as the Wilson
bill , which undoubtedly would bring
upon the country disaster and ruin.
Very trulyyours. W. S. MA1 KING.
e
Why Not Sold ?
Lost , Strayed or Stolen-The fundamental -
mental principle.of the Democratia'par- is
ty. . Last seen of it was at Chicago , June
2,1892. = Rocldand ( Me.Star , ,
Ili +
DNE OFTHE MANY SECRETS OFTHE
PAWNBROKERS' TRADE.
A Little Dark Room In the Rear of a Clti
cage Loam Oa:1t } , Where Many Goldet
iicirlooms Are Melted and Cast Into Ban
Which Arc Traded For Good Coin.
"Looks funny , doesn't it ? All the
same there are a dozen of those ma
chines going at least once a week in this
city that the public never heard about
before. When you understand it , you
will be able to tell your friends what
becomes of the gold and silver they
leave with their uncle''aud never redeem -
deem , On the dead' now , don't give
me away , and I will tell you some of
the secrets of the pawnbrokers' trade. "
The remark was made in a little dark
room in the rear of one of the big loan
offices not far from Madison and Dearborn -
born streets. The proprietor went on to
say the reports show that 10 to 15 Per ,
cent of all articles placed in "hock"
are never called for. Then often gold
and silver are purchased outright by
the pennyweight or ounce , and in one
way or another a large amount of the
precious metals is accumulated. To
turn old style goods into ready cash is
the problem that confronts the loan
broker. Bankrupt stocks of now designs
and fresh goods fill the cases in the
counters and show windows , and the
old material goes into new golden eagles ,
with Uncle Sam's stamp upon them.
On the floor of the back room , reached -
ed after setting half a dozen electric
alarms going and the pressing of nu-
morons buttons , was a peculiar contrivance -
ance looking like a 6 inch tile stood
on end , with a brass barrel covered with
pipes by its side. A copper pan , some
iron tools and sonic bowls that looked
like common flowerpots lay on the floor.
"This copper barrel , " said the proprietor -
prietor , "is filled with naphtha. These
pipes lead to this tile or furnace. This
handle here is for the forcing of air behind -
hind the naphtlia so it will make a
strong blast. These pots are crucibles.
Into the furnace we place the crucible ;
into the crucible goes the gold. Hot ,
isn't it ? So hot that we are compelled
to wear colored glasses to see what's
going on. But that's nothing to the way
the thing is done in Uncle Sam's fur-
naces. Now , hero goes to fill the cruci-
ble. "
Into the stone jar went gold watch
cases and chains with family histories ,
crests and initials , souvenir spoons and
breastpins of forgotten dates , rings that
could have spoken of wedding bells and
birthdays in the long ago , golden
charms , scarfpins with the jewels removed -
moved and odds and ends collected in a
week's trade. The estimated value of
the hatful of stock was $1,000 in pure
gold. Into themelting collection went a
lot of borax. This was to make the gold
flow when sufficiently melted. There
was no smoke , nothing but a sickly
smell of naphtha , the noise of the blast
and the glittering whiteness of the cm-
cible.
To get a closer look at the melting
gold a pair of green eyeglasses was fur-
nished. As the broker stirred the contents -
tents of the crucible with an iron poker
black bubbles would come to the top and
pieces of coarser metal would be seen
struggling to the surface only to sink
back into the yellow gold now turned -
ed to fluid. The broker lifted the cruci-
ble out of the furnace and poured its
white hot contents into an iron mold.
The mold rested in a pan of water. All
the gold settled into the mold , and the
borax , turning black as it hit the water ,
staid on top. In a few minutes the
borax was knocked off and out fell a
bar of gold weighing several pounds ,
eight inches long and probably three-
fourths of an inch square. After cleaning -
ing the bar was laid aside for shipment
to the treasury.
"We do this once a week , " said the
proprietor as he shut off the valve to the
naphtha barrel. "From here the bars go
t0 Washington by express. Before its
value is returned we will pay out near-
y $4 on $1,0"t. At Uncle Sam's works
the bar wil .e remelted by a fiercer
heat. Then te melted mass will be
poured into water , whew it will form
nto shot or pellets of gold and silver
and copper. These pellets are then plac
ed in acid and the different metals sop-
crated. No , you can't fool the government -
ment for a minute. Science does the
work in good shape. After this process
he treasury ships gold eagles for the
gold and salver coin for the silver
metal contained in the bar. So , you
ee , the old battered watch case ,
broken chain or out of date ornament - ;
ment comes back in new coin of the
ealm. Over $200,000 worth of gold i
bars is annually sent from Chicago bro.
kers in this way , and not one person in
0,000 ever sees how the melting is
done. Of course many gold coins are
made into jewelry and in course of time
are sent back through our crucibles once
more. This is on account of change of
tyle in gold ornaments of all kinds
which is constantly going on. Any
profit ? Oh , yes. We figure all such
things. An article pawned means to us
my its weight in the crucible with a
profit deducted. This profit may be 6
r it may be 12 per cent. A chain
Neighing $10 worth of gold we buy for
8.50 or some less. The $1.50 is for
refit , handling and the risk. Yes , it's
quite a business , and many a family his-
Dry has been told in the golden heir-
ems that have fallen into a loan bro-
er's crucible.Chicago Tribune. s
s
Useless Trouble.
A mesmerist , on his trial for a crime
which had no connection with hypnotism - s
tism , emphatically exclaimed , "To
prove my innocence I am prepared to
send the court to sleep. "
"Prisoner , " the judge replied , "yon t
may leave that to your counsel.Lib ,
raLA S
A certain kind of mushroom grown
northeastern Asia will produce intoxication -
toxication if it is eaten. It is also a stimc
plant to muscu1a exertion.
1 ODDITIES OF SCOTCHMEN.
Some Delightful Peculiarities Pointed Out
by an Excellent Authority.
Some delightful oddities of Scotch
I
character are given in Wilmot Harri-
son's new book , says The Scottish
American.
Professor Adam Ferguson , die author
of "Roman History , " at whose house
Burns and Scott met for the first and
only time , eschewed wine and animal
food , "but huge masses of milk and
vegetables disappeared before him. In
addition , his temperature was regulated -
ed by Fahrenheit , and often , when sitting -
ting quite comfortably , he would start
up and put his wife and daughters in
commotion because his eye Laid fallen
on the instrument and he was a degree
too hot or too cold. " Yet at the ago of
72 he started for Italy with but a single
companion to prepare for a now edition
of his "Roman History , " nor did he die
till he had attained the ago of 92.
Another "character" is Dr. Alexander -
der Adam , rector of the high school and
author of a work on Roman antiquities
and a man of extraordinary industry.
When at college , he lived on oatmeal
and small beans , with an occasional
penny loaf , in a lodging which cost him
fourpenco a week. In later life he devoted -
voted himself absolutely to the work of
teaching. In addition to his classes in
the high school lie appears to have had
for his private pupils some of the most
eminent Scotchnten of his day.
Rev. Sir Henry Well vood Moncreiff ,
a member of a Scottish family distinguished -
guished during several generations in +
connection both with church and state ,
appears to have given wonderful Sunday -
day suppers. "This most admirable and
somewhat old fashioned gentleman was
one of those who always dined between
sermons , probably without touching
wine. He then walked back from his
small house in the east end of Queen
street to his church , with his bands , his
little cocked hat , his tall cane and his
cardinal air ; preached , if it was his
turn , a sensible , practical sermon , walked i
home in the same style , took tea about
5 , spent some hours in his study , at 9
had family prayers , at which he was
delighted to see the friends of his sons ,
after which the whole party sat down
to roasted hares , goblets of wine and leis
powerful talk. "
I
NOT A TRUE MURPHY.
He Had the Name and the I'hysh ue , but '
Lacked the Brogue.
A Boston scion of the great Celtic
family of Murphy , while traveling in
Ireland recently , came across a little
village where the man who did not bear
his patronymic was regarded as a curi-
osity. While wandering about this interesting -
teresting hamlet ho chanced to come
upon a little tavern , amid being atliirst
entered the taproom for beer. Be it here
known that the traveler was considerably -
bly above the average in stature , and
this was noticed by two old habitues
sitting by the fire. One of these presently -
ently remarked to his companion ,
"Mike , that gintleman is taller than
Jerry Murphy , Oi think. " "Ah , now , " I
replied the other through the 2 inch
stein of a T. D. , "lie's not"-with a
rising reflection on the end of the sen-
tence. "Yis , ho is , " retorted the first ,
with conviction. "Can't Oi see Jerry's
mark there on the duce ? "
The traveler's attention was therm
called to a doorpost whereon was marked -
ed the stature of four men , all over 6
feet 4 inches in height. The tallest was
Jerry Murphy , and his mark was 6 feet
5 inches. Accepting this challenge ,
the traveler stepped up to the doorpost
and had his height marked , and , log it
was a full half inch above that of Jerry.
When lie had written his name over
his mark , for lie noticed that the others
were so designated , and that they were
all Murphys , some one present called
out , "He's a Murphy too ! " But one of
the old fellows by time fire would not
have it so anti replied : "Iudado lie'
ot. He hasn't the "
n got broguol"-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Enameling Cast Iron.
It is noted as a somewhat singular
fact that there are not more than two
processes for enameling cast iron , notwithstanding -
withstanding the amount of ingenious
effort put forth in this direction. One
of these is the hot process , in which the
Iron , heated to a vivid red , is powdered
witlm a flux powder , borosilicate of lead
distributed with a sieve , then heated ,
and when the flux fuses it is powdered
afresh with glass more soluble , forming
,
the glaze of the enamel , but this operaI I
tiou is attended with danger and is not
adapted to large articles or for decors-
ion. Time second process , which meets
the objections named , consists in dress-
ng or coating the article first with magnetic -
netic oxide , then dipping it in borosili-
cates of lead , colored by metallic oxides ,
to which is added a little pipe clay , in
order to give rather more body. Time
article thus covered cold , by dipping or
with brushes , is put into the furnace ,
the enamel adhering and vitrifying at
the usual furnace temperature used by
enamelers , and by putting a coating of
colored ertamel with a brush on a first
coat simply plain it is possible to make
any decorations desired , which may be
bnrnt in at one operation for outdoor
vases , eta New York Sun.
Meat Water.
Every good cook is careful to dispose
at once of the water in which meat has
been washed. Only a very few hours
are necessary to change it into a foul
melling liquid if the temperature is
uitable. This change is due to a little
plant called Bacterium termo. A drop
of this putrid material under the micro-
cope reveals many thousands of them ,
acting under a peculiar vibratile motion.
What we truly and earnestly aspire
o be that in some sense we are. The
mere aspiration , by changing the frame
of the mind for the moment , realizes it-
elf.-Mrs. Jameson.
The manuscripts of Fenelon show no
hanges. It is said there are not 10 era-
enres in a hundred naves I
. TG N LIES.
rIE MARKETS OF THE WORLD AND
THE DEMOCRATIC THEORY.
American Are Worth 1 LQa0,000 ,
000 More Than All Others-Fred Traders
Want to Give Ours Away-We Would
Lose For Foreigners to Caln.
The renewal of the free trade party's
destructive free raw material warcry
against Alllerican industries naturally
calls to mind their old theory of the
markets of the world , and how great a
gain it will be if we can only secure
thong. Let us look into it.
The total manufactures of the United
States in 1890 , according to the last
census returns , amounted in value to
$9,05.4,435,337 , of which we exported
to the value of $151,102,376 , leaving
$8,903,332,901 worth of American manufactured -
ufactured goods consumed at home , as
follows :
AMERICAN IZANUFACTURES.
Total United States manufactures ,
1890. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9,0,4,43,317
Total exported , 1690. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,10,376
Total home consumption , 1890.$8,903,33,961 ,
In the same way we must deal with
our farm products , the total value of
whicht during 1889 , consumed in 1890 ,
/
was $2 , 460,107 , 454. We exported to the
extent of $532,141,490 , leaving American -
ican farm products worth $1,927,965-
064 consumed by Americans. Thus :
AMERICAN FARM PRODUCTS.
Total farm products , 1359.$2,460,107,454
Total exported , 1889. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,141,490
Total home consumption , 1800.$1,027,065,964
We see that the American peoplb consumed -
sumed American manufactured goods
and farm products in 1890 to the extent
of $10 , 831 , 298 , 925. To this wo must add
the value of foreign goods entered for
consumption through our customs department -
partmont , which amounted to $773-
674 , 812 in 1890 , thereby getting the following -
lowing aggregate value of the entire
AMERICAN CONSUMPTION IN 1890.
American manufactures. . . . . . . . . . 58,90583,961
American farm products. . . . . . . . . 1,9'7,965,964
Foreign goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73,674,812
Total American consumption.$11,601,973,737
Against this aggregate consumption
of goods in the United States , worth
$11,604,973,737 in the year 1890 , or
$178.52 for every man , woman and
child of a population of 65 , 000 , 000 persons -
sons , what are the great markets of the
world that we may expect to secure ?
The markets of the world comprise
only such goods as are imported by the
different countries of the world , because -
cause we cannot claim to supply them
with what they already manufacture or
grow in their owrt countries unless they
propose free trade , as the Democratic
party would have us do. They are not
so foolish , however. Other countries
prefer to retain what they already possess -
sess rather than throw away the substance -
stance for the shadow. We find , from
The American Almanac of 1888 , that ,
the total imports of all other countries
in the world at the latest date for which.
complete returns are available were as
follows :
TOTAL POREION IMPdILTS.
Europe , Asia , Africa , North and
South America , Australasia and
the islands of the sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7 ; 69,000,000
This is less by over $4,000,000,000 t
than the total consumption of goods iii
the United States. Thus :
Total United States consumption ,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ , , ,
Total imports , all other countries ,
1888. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,569,000,000
United Statesmarket excess. . . . . . $4,035,973,737
The policy of the free trade party is '
to throw our American market-worth
$11,604,973,737 in 1890-open to the
competition of the farmers and manufacturers -
facturers of all other nations , while we
strive to secure their markets , all of
which put together are worth $4,035-
973,737 less than our own home market.
Is it not best to retain the good home
market that we already possess , also-
strivmg to cease buying the $773,674-
812 worth of foreign goods thatwo consume -
sume , and to produce these goods for
ourselves , if we can , rather than to
1
throw away what we are sure of and take
chances in securing a portion of the
smaller markets of the rest of the world
in open competition with the cheap labor -
bor of Europe , of Asia , of Africa , of
Canada , o Central and South America ,
and of to sjmvage labor of the islands of
rho scal
Such i hegiolicy of protection. But
rho free a e policy is to give our markets -
kets to t .leap labor cou'ntries and to
compete with the cheap labor in their
mailer markets. We alreauq consume
overi $4,000,000e0& worth of goods
more'than t1 can buy from us. Let us
keep our own trade first. Always vote
for protection.
Cilt.Es E. BUCELAND. I
Average Rate of Duty.
Free traders lose no opportunity to
misrepresent the McKinley act and to
bewail its high rates of duty , whereas
they are not high. An exact statement
of the average rates of duties on all importations -
portations since 1861 is given below ,
and it should bepreserved byeveryone :
AYERACE AD VALOREM PATES PER CExr oT
DUTY ON TOTAL IMPORTATI055.
Fear. Year.
183 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26.03 1678. . . . . . . . . . . . . . w .la
16rr"i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28.23 1879..26.97
[ 864..37.04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186 : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .08.46 1881..29.75
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1SG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4A.56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1884..26.44
1860 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
1870..42.6 1886 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.13
L871..38.911887..31.02
37.00 1688. . . .29.99
1873 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26.95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
[ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1802..21.2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1853 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23.49
It will be seen that during the three
years under the McKinley law the rate
has beemi lower than in any year since
1861.
Proof of Solomon's Wisdom.
Solomon said , "When the righteous
are in authority , the people rejoice , but
when the wicked beareth rule the people
ple mourn. " This was Solomon's way
of forecasting the difference between
R epublican and Democratic times.-
JournaL
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