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IffKv CHAPTEK IIL ( Costished. )
I * IK " 'She will be back again presently/
HA Jll 1 Baid ; 'look out , but for heaven's sake
fcJSf -don't fire unless I tell you to. '
R'w ' * "Hardly were the words out of my
HF mouth when back she came , and again
Hr < l passed the .ox without striking him.
Hf mt " " * what ou earth is she doing ? ' whis-
B ifc ipered Harry.
Ix Jg | " 'Playing with it as a cat does a
II W mouse , I suppose. She will kill it
maP presently. '
Ifp4 "As I spoke , the lioness once more
Hp 1 flashed out of the bush , and this time
\ sprung right over the doomed ox. It
Wl I was an exciting sight to see her clear
IP. H him in the bright moonlight , as though
IM & Jt were a trick she had been taught.
I % t w " ' * Relieve that she has escaped from
w i ? Jt c5rcus' ' whispered Harry ; 'It's jolly
* < o see her jump. '
m mrr
Mm % , "l Kaid notnin ' out * thought to my-
Br ; * , sel tnat lf it was , Master Harry did
By j\ T10t appreciate the performance , and
l | f f small blame to him. At any rate , his
If ' ' teeth 'were chattering a bit.
| k w "Then came a longish pause and I
B X began to think that she must have gone
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H\v " away , when suddenly she appeared
K W v again , and with one mighty bound
V. ' ' landed right on to the ox , and struck
/A JX it a frightful blow with her paw.
v \ * "Down it went. and lav on the
H ; „ ground. She put down her wicked-
H | looking head , with a fierce growl of
l , contentment. When she lifted her
muzzle again and stood facing us obI -
I / liquely , I whispered , 'Now's our time ,
H ? • fire when I do. '
Hh , "I got on her as well as I could , but
jNJ | l Harry , instead of waiting for me as I
I' v told him , fired before I did , and that of
\ course hurried me. When the smoke
H ; ' cleared , however , I was delighted to see
K , that the lioness was rolling about on
jit. - the ground behind the body of the ox ,
Bray\ which covered her in such a fashion ,
Hj > 4 \ however , that we could not shoot again
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H \ to make an end of her.
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\ " 'She's done for ! she's dead ! ' yelled
H xj | Pharaoh , in exultation ; and at that
C very moment the lioness , with a sort of
Hip convulsive rush , half rolled , half
H > % . sprung , into the patch of thick bush to
wi. the "gbt I fired after her as she -went ,
Bf * but so far as I could see without re-
K \ suit ; indeed the probability is that I
D > , * missed her clean. At any rate she got
vv to the bush in safety , and once there ,
1 * > . began to make such a diabolical noise
fe. as I never heard before. She would
Ktfti whine and shriek , then burst out into
Hp * % perfect volleys of roaring that shook
E\ the whole place.
Hfc * ' 'Well , ' I said , 'we must just let her
BnL roar ; to go into that bush after her at
H , j night would be madness. '
H \ "At that moment , to my astonish-
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Bk ment and alarm , there came an answer-
Bj * . ing roar from the direction of the
v
B v river , and then another from behind
Bre the swell of hush. Evidently there
mWM were more lions about. The wounded
B % lioness redoubled her efforts , with the
B \b object , I suppose , of summoning the
By others to her assistance. At any rate
{ ff they came , and quickly too , for within
j Bll five minutes , peeping through the
Hl\ bushes of our skerm fence , we saw a
Hjij | < . magnificent lion bounding along
H | | \ toward us , through the tall tamboulin
HjS grass , that in the moonlight , was
K < r now very like ripening corn. On
fl w he came in great leaps , and a glorious
Bl sight it was to see him. When within
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Ht fifty yards or so > he stood still in an
Hh open space and roared , and the lioness
HB { roared to , and then there came a third
HB > roar , and another great black-maned
H0 { lion stalked majestically up , and joined
H * number two , and really I began to
Hl i realize what Jim-Jim must have under-
Bf )
K " 'Now , Harry , ' I whispered , 'what-
Hp ever you do , don't fire , it's too risky. If
f- . they let us be , let them be. '
| f . "Well , the pair of them marched off
fl to the bush , where the wounded lioness
| | " 'as now roaring double tides , and the
Hb % whole three of them began to snarl and
B 3b - grumble away together there. Present-
B m \ ly' however the lioness ceased roaring ,
BtiP and the two lions came out again , the
Bp black-maned one first to prospect , I
B | | suppose and walked to where the car-
BL | cass of the ox lay , and sniffed at it.
k\ " 'Oh , what a shot ! ' whispered Harry ,
! | r "who was trembling with excitement.
B | | " 'Yes * 1 said' 'but d ° n't fire ; they
H might all of them come for us. '
H § | "Harry said nothing , but whether it
Hfv was from the natural willfulness of
BE ycutb , or because he was thrown off his
Hji balance by excitement , or from sheer
Hil recklessness , I am sure I can not tell
H& you , never having been able to get a
Hf satisfactory explanation from him ; but
Hlt -at any rate the fact remains , he , with-
Bf out word or warning , entirely disre-
Wf F garding my exhortations , lifted up his
Lkg Westley Richards , and fired at the
HmPhlackmaned / lion , and , what is more ,
Hi hit it slightly on the flank.
Ha "Next second there was a most awful
H / roar from the injured brute. He
Bk * glared around him , and roared with
wk / pain for he was sadly stung , and then
K before I could make up my mind what
H to do , the great black-maned brute ,
-evidently ignorant of the cause of his
pain , sprung right at the throat of his
VMVf companion , to whom he evidently at-
WMj tributed his misfortune. It was a curious -
ous sight to see the evident astonish-
B\ ment of the other lion at this most un-
P „ provoked assault. Over he rolled with
B y - -an angry roar , and on to him sprang
wF Ihe black-maned demon , and comB -
B menced to worry him. This finally
B awoke the yellow-maned lion to a sense
R of the situation , and I am bound to say
K that hs rose to the occasion in a most
B. effective manner. Somehow or other
LW he got to his feet , and , roaring and
L\ \ smarting frigbtfullj\ closed with his
B silghtF foe. .And then ensued a scene
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& . " " ' " * " " " * ' ' ' *
irjX'if-1 '
that absolutely baffles description. Tou
know what a shocking thing It Ib to
see two large dogs 'fighting with aban
donment Well , a whole hundred of
dogs could not have looked half so ter
rible as those two great brutes as they
rolled and roared and rent in their
rage. It was an awful and a wondsrful
thing to see the great cats tearing at
each other with all the fierce energy of
their savage strength , and making the
night hideous with their heart-shak
ing noise. And the fight was a grand
one , too. For some minutes it was im
possible to say which was getting the
best of it , but at last I saw that the
black-maned lion , though he was
slightly the bigger , was failing. I am
inclined to think that the wound in his
flank crippled him. Anyway he began
to get the worst of it , which served him
right , as he was the aggressor. Still
I could not help feeling sorry for him ,
for he had fought a gallant fight when
his antagonist finally got him by the
throat , and , struggle and fight as he
would , began to shake the life out of
him. Over and over they rolled to
gether , an awe-inspiring spectacle , but
the yellow boy would not loose his
hold , and at length poor black-mane
grew faint , his breath came in great
snores and seemed to rattle in his nos
trils , then he opened his huge mouth ,
gave the ghost of a roar , quivered , and
was dead.
"When he was quite sure that the
victory was his own , the yellow-maned
lion loosened his grip and sniffed at his
fallen foe. Then he licked the dead
lion's eye , and next , with his fore feet
resting on the carcass , sent up his own
chant of victory , that went rolling and
pealing down the dark ways of the
night in all the gathered majesty of
sound. And at this point I interfered.
Taking a .careful sight at the center of
his body , in order to give the largest
possible margin for error , I fired , and
sent a .570 express bullet right through
him , and down he dropped dead upon
his mighty foe.
"At that , fairly satisfied with our per
formances , we slept peacefully till
dawn , leaving Pharaoh to keep watch
in case any more lions should take it
into their heads to come our way.
"When the sun was fairly up we
arose , and ven- cautiously proceeded
at least Pharaoh and I did , for I would
not allow Harry to come to see if we
could see anything of the wounded
lioness. She had ceased roaring im
mediately on the arrival of the two
lions , and had not made a sound since ,
from which we concluded that she was
probably dead. I was armed with my
express , while Pharaoh , in whose hands
a rifle was indeed a dangerous weapon
to his companions had an ax. On
our way we stopped to look at the two
dead lions. They were magnificent
animals , both of them , but their pelts
were entirely spoiled by the terrible
mauling they had given to each other ,
which was a sad pity.
In another minute we were following
the blood spoor of the wounded lion
ess into the bush , where she had taken
refuge. This , I need hardly say , we did
with the utmost caution ; indeed , I for
one did not at all like the job , and was
only consoled by the reflection that it
was necessary and that the bush was
not thick. Well , we stood there , keep
ing as far from the trees as possible ,
and poking and speering about , but no
lioness could we see.
" 'She must have gone away some
where to die , Pharaoh , ' I said in Zulu.
" 'Yes , Inkoos' ( chief ) , he answered ,
* she has certainly gone away. '
"Hardly were the words out of his
mouth when I heard a most awful roar ,
and looking around saw the lioness
emerge from the very center of a bush
just behind Pharaoh in which she had
been curled up. Up she went on to her
hind legs , and as she did so I saw that
one of her fore paws was broken near
the shoulder , foi it hung limply down.
"Up she went towering right over Pha
raoh's head , as she did so lifting her
uninjured paw to strike him down.
And then , before I could get my rifle
round or do anything to avert the
coming catastrophe , the Zulu did a
very brave and clever thing. Realiz
ing his own imminent danger , he
bounded to one side , and then , swing
ing the heavy ax round his head ,
brought it right down onto her back ,
severing the vertebrae and killing her
instantaneously. It was wonderful to
see her collapse all in a heap like an
emptj * sack.
" 'My word , Pharaoh , ' I said , 'that
was well done , and none too soon. '
" 'Yes , ' he answered , 'it was a good
stroke , Inkoos. Jim-Jim will sleep bet
ter now. *
"Then , calling Harry to us , we ex
amined the lioness. She was old , if
one might judge from her worn teeth ,
and not very large , but thickly made ,
and must have possessed extraordinary
vitality to have lived so long , shot as
she was ; for , in addition to her broken
shoulder , my express bullet had blow"
a great hole in her that one might hav
put one's fist into.
"Well , that is the story of the death
of poor Jim-Jim and how we avenged
it , and it is rather interesting in itp
way , because of the fight between thP
two lions , of which I never saw the likr
in all my experience , and I know some
thing of lions and their ways. "
"And how did you get back to Pil
grims' Rest ? " I asked hunter Quater-
main when he had finished his yarn.
"Ah , we had a nice job with that , "
he answered. "The second ox died and
so did another , and we had to get on
as best we could with the three remain
ing ones harnessed unicorn fashion ,
while we pushed behind. We did about
four miles a day. and it took us nearly
a month , during the last week of which
we.pretty well starved. "
"I notice * " I said , "that most of your
trips ended in disaster of some sort or
another , and yet you went on making
them , which strikes one as a little
' "
aueec-
"Yes , I dare say ; but then remem
ber I got my living for many yearn out
of hunting. Besides , half the charm of
the thing lay in the dangers and dis
asters , though they were terrible
enough at the time. Another thing is/
they were not all disastrous. Some
time , If you like , I will tell you a story
of one which was very much the re
verse , for I made four thousand pounds
out of it , and saw one of the most ex
traordinary sights a hunter ever
clapped his eyes on. "
REBUILDING NOSES.
Aluminium as a Foundation and Hotr It
Is Used.
In this era of reconstruction through
which New York is passing even noses
come in for their share of remodeling
and rebuilding , says the New York
Tribune. So many people are afflicted
with a disfiguring disease which eats
away the nose and face that "plastic
surgery" has felt called on to find
means to restore broken or decayed
noses to their original beauty , or even
to improve on that Dr. Robert Weir
was among the first to discover a prac
tical solution. He experimented with
some success in transplanting bones of
living fowl to the human face. One
of his earlier operations was conduct
ed in a stuffy little Harlem flat. His
patient was stretched on the table un
der ether ; her face was laid open and
streaming blood , but the duck , not re
ceiving due attention , had escaped un
noticed from the assistant "Now , doc
tor , " said Dr. Weir to a dignified par
ticipant , "oblige me by half-killing that
bird and let me have about three inches
from its breast bone for this .girl's
nose. ' " Amid the grewsome surround
ings there were ten minutes of rigorous
"
exercise in catching the bird and reducing -
ducing it to a state of insensibility.
Since then he has dispensed with live
birds and has turned his attention to
gutta percha , rubber , silver and gold
for nose bridges. All these failed be
cause electrical action was generated ,
requiring further operations. Finally ,
pure aluminum was resorted to with
satisfactory results. Now the nose bone
is made of that metal. It has a stout
hook at the upper end by which it is
secured to the base of the forehead ,
while the other end is held out from
the face by two short legs terminating
in sharp spikes which are anchored in
the bone. There is no necessity for ug
ly scars , because the operation is car
ried on entirely beneath the skin. A
long incision is made under the upper
lip above the teeth , so that the whole
flap of the face can be turned back like
a mask or an old glove. Then when the
metal framework is secured the skin
is drawn down again and the nose tis
sue is shaped into a Grecian , Roman or
pug nose , as desired. Seven years ago
Dr. Weir got his first ideas from French
publications , but has since made many
modifications and improvements. Other
prominent surgeons have followed his
example , such as Dr. Abbe , Dr. Powers
of Denver and Dr. Knight The opera
tion is comparatively simple and all
have succeeded in restoring noses ,
which , if they are not of service in
distinguishing bad odors from good ,
are at least beautiful in looking nat
ural.
STOLE A STONE WALL.
It Surrounded a Cemetery Live Fighef
Also Become Booty.
Two of the most unique cases of
thieving onrecord are being.investigat-
ed in Haverhill , Mass. , says the New
York Press. One is the stealing of 15-
000 live fish and the other the theft of
a big stone wall surrounding the cem
etery of the Hebrew Burial association.
This is the first instance ever chroni
cled of the larceny of a stone wall
from a graveyard. Last fall Charles
Goodrich constructed an artificial lake
on his estate and stocked it with "shin
ers" which he intended to sell this
winter. Yesterday he had the sale and
went in search of the fish , but found
that they had all gone. The lake was
still there , and as there is no outlet
there was only one explanation of the
mystery.
The Hebrew Burial association pur
chased twenty acres of land near the
Whittier homestead two years ago. It
inclosed the lot with a stone wall. The
wall has taken wings just as mysteri
ously as did the fish in the artificial
lake.
lake.The
The members of the association claim
that the stones were taken when the
Millvale reservoir was built , and they
say that they will bring suit against
the water board. The members of the
board , however , deny that they touched
the stones at all and say that they got
their stone from a lot of land which
they purchased.
The stolen wall was about half a
mile long. It is estimated that there
was nearly 1,000 cords of stone in the
wall. Haverhill thieves have certain
ly selected strange booty. What have
they done with it ? Where could they
hide it ? The folk of Haverhill say
that a man who will steal the fence
from a graveyard will hesitate at noth
ing.
A JIarried Man.
Merchant Tailor Good morning ,
Mr. Truepay. What can I do for you
this morning ? Mr. Truepay I want a
suit of clothes. "Yes , sir. John , the
tape and book , please. " "Eh ? Readymade -
made ? " "Yes a cheap one. " "Cer
tainly certainly. Right this way ,
please. I hadn't heard of your mar
riage. " New York Weekly.
For Fun.
Theatergoer ( to professional claqueur )
Why don't you applaud this piece ?
Don't you think it's excellent ? "Oh ,
yes , but I am here only for fun to-day. "
Fliegende Blaetter.
Major McKinley will be the third
Methodist president Philadelphi
Press.
* 1W W l * ! d. I1H | II ! ! II Mil ill. , „
PUSHING THE TARIFF
THE DINCLEY BILL THE CHIEF
SUBJECT OF INTEREST.
Working : Men and Farmer * Argulnc It *
Passage Importer * and Foreigners
Fighting It A Great Boon for the
Working I'eople.
The only persons who are expressing
dissatisfaction with the new tariff bill
are the foreigners and importers. Ger
many , Canada , England and other for
eign countries are scolding about the
Dingley bill ; so is the Reform Club of
New York , which is made up principal
ly of importers. The chief objertion
offered to the bill is that it is a bill.
The people want it to become an act
and that very promptly.
Capital Awaiting Investment.
Millions of capital is now awaiting
the action of Congress on the tariff
bill. Its enactment will be a signal for
activity among the factories of the
east , and the beet growing sections of
the west , in the cotton fields and fac
tories of the south , in the manufactur
ing establishments of the Mississippi
valley and on the fertile fields of the
Pacific slope.
Earnings Already Increasing.
One hundred thousand dollars a day
is a neat sum to add to the earnings of
the working people of one state in
six months' time. The Labor Bureau
of Pennsylvania reports one hundred
thousand more men employed in that
state today than were so employed
prior to the election of McKinley. This
means one hundred thousand dollars a
day increased earnings by them , to say
nothing of the increased wages paid to
those who were employed , or working
on short time. Multiply this by the
number of states or by their proportionate
tionate populations and you get a prac
tical demonstration of the improve
ment going on in business since the
election of last November , which as
sured a protective tariff and increase in
employment
The Free Coinage Democrats Depressed.
Ex-Candidate Bryan , who has been
in Washington the last few days , ad
mitted to his friends that the silver
developments of the past few months
have been very damaging to the cause.
Had they occurred in the five months
preceding it , the collapse of their sil
ver proposition would have been much
more complete and crushing than it
was. Japan , Russia and China , to
which they constantly referred as the
chief props in support of their silver
theories , have all , since the election ,
announced their desertion of the sil
ver standard. This leaves Mexico and
South American countries about the
only ones now maintaining the stand
ard of the white metal and several of
these are making preparations to go
to the gold standard as quickly as pos
sible.
It was a mean thing on the part of
the people of the empire of Japan to let
the people of the United States go all
through the agonies of the campaign ,
looking to them as a great silver people
ple , when they had already made up
their minds to adopt the gold standard.
The latest advices from that country
show that the proposition for the adop
tion of the gold standard had been un
der consideration for two years and
that the officials of the nation had
practically determined to adopt it dur
ing the very time that the people of
this country were looking upon them
as the most ardent advocates of silver.
A hint as to their plans would have
saved much of the worry and speechmaking -
making in the late election in the
United States.
Mad Importers.
The importers of the country are mad
as so many wet hens. They expected
to make millions out of their excessive
importations prior to the final enact
ment of the Dingley bill , but the re
trospective clause introduced at the
last moment and passed by the house
has upset their plans completely. Their
hope of being able to import hundreds
of millions of dollars worth of goods
during tbe discussion of the bill in the
senate is gone , and they will not be
likely to add materially to the enor
mous stocks of goods which they had
already brought in to escape payments
of increased rates of duties.
The South for Protection.
No tariff bill ever passed in Congress
received as many southern votes as did
the one which has just passed the
house. Twenty-five republicans , five
democrats and one populist , from the
south , supported the Dingley bill in
tha house , and the other populists from
that section declined to vote against it.
Protection in the south has made won
derful strides in the last few years and
will continue in the same line.
Factory smoke breeds republicanism.
The springing up of factories through
out the south has been followed by a
growth of protective sentiment and re-
mblican membership in congress from
hat section. More than thirty votes
rom the south were cast for a protec-
ive tariff measure in the house and
he southern states-had thirty-three
• epublican members in last congress ,
.vhile in no preceding congress had the
oarty been represented by mere than
aalf that number from that section.
WueiDemccrats from North and South
Carolina. Alabama. Mississippi. Louisi
ana and Texas joined with the republicans - _
licans in supporting protective views
and a protective tariff bill , there can
remain no doubt of the growth of re
publican principles in that section.
G. H. WILLIAMS.
Frr-sperity Is Returning.
Prosperity cannot be restored to this
country in a daj % in a year or per-
ii-ars for several years. To understand
his fully , we should consider the great
( .brnructiens which lie in the pathway
- > f these who have sndcrtaken the her-
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culean task of restoring the country
to its normal conditions. The path
way to success In this effort is render
ed almost impassable by the wreckage
of our Industries ; the arteries of trade
and commerce are choked up with for
eign and deleterious substances ; the
very life blood of the nation is poi
soned with potions administered by
alien enemies.
We stand at the dead line of na
tional bankruptcy and general demor
alization. True , we have retraced our
steps , under the guidance of a wise
and skillful leader. But it is always
easier to descend than to ascend a hill.
It is a long and tedious road to the
summit of Mount Prosperity. It was
a good deal easier for the Israelites
to get into Egypt than to get out
again. So it was a good deal easier
to ruin our industries than it will be
to rehabilitate them. Yet we have a
Moses who will lead us safely through
the Red Sea , and although the journey
to the promised land may be attend
ed with many dangers and hardships ,
and though a silver calf may be set up
to seduce people away from the true
way. or brazen serpents may be set up
to avenge disobedience , our intrepid
leader will smite the rock for the thirs
ty , and , if we are guided by the light of
faith and intelligence , we shall event
ually reach the land of corn and
wine. Cleveland World.
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Japan and .Silver.
In adopting a monetary system
which will keep both gold and silver in
circulation , Japan has destroyed the
frightful proportions of the scare which
the advocates of free silver coin
age had prepared by representing that
by being on a silver basis Japan woulu
capture our markets if we did not
adopt silver monometallism , which Mr.
Bryan mistakes for bimetallism. A
year ago quite a number of people were
mystified by the story of the great
prosperity of Japanese manufacturers
under a silver basis , and it was said
that the same prosperity would come
to us if Ave should legislate so that
silver would be the monetary stand
ard. Japan was paying much less
wages in silver than was being paid
in gold in " the United States. Under
such conditions there could be no
mystery in the statement that the
manufacturers of cotton goods in Japan
could make verj * much more money to
each thousand spindles than was be
ing made by manufacturers paying
more wages on the gold basis. It was
not the mysterious potency of silver
which caused manufacturers to thrive
in Japan , but the plain fact that in
paying wages in silver they paid in
money of half purchase power. The
manufacturers who have a market and
pay only a quarter as much wages as
their competitors will make money
where the others will fail. And that
was the reason for the prosperity in
Japan for the limited number having
capital invested in cotton mills. But
for the thousands who worked in the
mills nothing was said , but people
were left to infer that they shared this
prosperity when , as a matter of fact ,
they worked for very low wages and
subsisted on rice and on otherwise
scanty diet
All this has been changed. Japan
has declared for the coinage of both
metals on the ratio of 33 to 1. The
value of the silver wages of a year ago
has been doubled. Indianapolis Jour
nal.
The Dingley Tariff.
The punctual passage of the Ding
ley tariff by a solid republican vote
is something more than mere proof
of the excellence of the party dis
cipline. It is more than proof of ad
mirable party leadership. It is a
token of the splendid unity of pui
pose of the republican congress
men , who , differing , perhaps , as to
some details of the Dingley bill ,
are one in their loyal approval of
its great principles and purposes.
This absolute unanimity in support of
a measure so complicated and so im
portant is extraordinary in the annals
of legislation. Boston Journal.
In the Interests of Honest Manufacture
To build up the American manufac
ture of woolen goods has been one of
the hardest tasks met in all the thirty-
six years of protection. It is the judg
ment of the ablest and most experi
enced men , after many years of only
partial success , that there has never
been a tariff on woolens which had not
weak and vulnerable points. A duty
of 50 per cent on steel rails cannot be
evaded. But a duty of 10 per cent on
many kinds of woolen cloths is of no
effect whatever , if the foreign maker
can produce what appears to the ordi
nary consumer the very same cloth , by
use of shoddy , at half former cost. It
is the deliberate purpose of the Ding
ley bill to make impossible this de
struction of American manufacture by
importations of swindling products of
shoddy. New Y'ork Tribune.
It Guards Great Interests.
In the arrangements necessary to
securp sufficient revenue the commit
tee , it is gratifying to know , has not
lost sight of the relations of a wise
tariff system to the attainment of the
highest possible material life of the
nation. The framing of a tariff in
one sense is the building of the nation.
A bill of this kind should be so con
structed as to secure the nation in
times of war. both in its means of
defense and of industrial independ
ence. It should cnsider its position
among other nations. It should en
deavor to es courage all the arts which
fortify , enrich and adorn , give em
ployment in skilled labor and extend
in every possible way the comfort and
welfare of all the people. To show-
how momentous to these interests are
the questions involved in such a tariff
revision as that just completed by the
ways and means committee I have pre
pared a statement of the productive
industrials of the country for five da-
cades , all of which are affected In r.omo |
way by the bill under consideration. |
Until the sudden revulsion of our industrial - |
dustrial progress , soon after the advent H
of the free trade administration , March H
1893 , our industrial advance had been , H
as H
Number Wcrcs Value of H
Year. Km ployed Paid Product H
1S2I & 7.0T.J J :56.7K.4ti : J1.iUU.10G Clfi H
1SC0 1.C11.2H 07SVS78. 'JW 1.SH5.F6 ! 67G H
1ST0 'I.PZ3.VJ1 775.&SOI3 4.M2.22S 442 H
1SS0 2.7DK.r Q IMT.mCTl 5,2 .CCT. ; ; H
1SW 4.476.SM 2.171.7W.1T. y.OT.S J.W HH
Nearly five times as many employed j H
in our industries and nine times the |
annual wages paid and value of product |
Ik the measure of the forty years of |
progress. Robert P. Porter. |
Kngland Don't Like It. j H
The soul of the London Times is bar- |
rowed up because the United States is |
about to make "a long backward |
stride. " What we are about to do Ib |
going to result in "serious annoyance |
and derangement of business for exporters - |
porters , as well as a corresponding loss H
for Americans themselves. " This Is |
what makes it so bad , we arc all going : |
to ruin together. |
The trouble is that we are about to > |
enact another tariff law on protective |
lines. We have done this before and : |
always have stirred up the British lion. |
by doing it. Not to go very far back. H
in our history , when the McKinley law H
of 1890 was passed , the London Times J
and other free trade interests foresaw H
destruction of this great republic. Our J
history tells that the McKinley tariff H
act did not destroy the country ; on |
the contrary It was under that law H
that we saw the very best times in H
the history of the country. |
It is easy to understand what is the B
matter with John Bull. He is nursing ; |
an acute case of disappointment. The H
Democrats have disappointed him some H
by not going the full length of the |
tether , but he consoled himself with |
their promise to go further the next H
time. They promised him to carry the ' H
election of 189C , after which they were |
going to give him some more big slices |
off the large American loaf. |
In the making of the Republican tariff - |
iff bill , which has a good prospect to |
become a law , John Bull realizes the |
full measure of his bitter disappointment - |
ment The hand of Dingley is not the |
hand of Wilson , nor does President McKinley - H
Kinley share the tariff views of President - |
dent Cleveland. Wheeling Intelli- |
All Industries Ask Protection. |
For the first time since 1816 every |
employment of the American people is H
united in a common recognition of the H
importance and value of a reasonable H
discrimination by our laws in favor of H
our own people the farmer , because H
nearly everything that he has for sale H
must be sold here or not sold at all. H
the manufacturer , because he has B
found it impossible to sell home-made HBVH
goods in a market place that has alHBSH
ready bought itself poor at the "barHBVH
gain counters" of Europe and Asia. HBVH
and commerce , because a nation like |
this that goes past the closed doors |
and broken window-lights of its own |
factories to the end of the earth for H
what it buys , is in a condition that is i H
completely fatal to all commerce , do- H
niestic and foreign. Congressman H
Dolliver in House of Representatives. H
The Wail of the Magtramps. |
. . The Mugwump presjs profess great |
inuignation over the Republican program - H
gram to pass a new tariff law. Those H
gentlemen who are too good to unite H
with an.\ political party say that Democratic - |
ocratic McKinley votes were won by H
false pretenses , that they wer swin- H
dledj etc. These assertions are without - |
out the least foundation. The platform |
upon which McKinley stood declared |
most emphatically for protection. Not |
another plank in the platform was H
more distinct and emphatic. That platform - H
form declared emphatically and unmistakably |
takably in favor of "the policy of pro- |
lection. " Youngstown Telegram. |
Democratic Tariff a Failure. |
The Democratic party which is crit- H
icising the Dingley bill could do so |
with some effect perhaps if it had ever |
framed a tariff bill which brought eithfl H
er revenue or protection. The trouble- |
with Democratic tariffs is they are j H
good for neither one thing nor the oth- H
er. Nobody can tell what they were |
framed for. It is a difficult task to devise - H
vise a bill which will produce both H
revenue and protection , but intelligent , H
unbiased persons will be apt to accept H
the Republicans' opinion that this H
measure will do both these things. H
St. Louis Globe-Democrat. H
Turn the Thumbscrews on the Senate , H
It is on the senate that public attention - H
tention must now be concentrated. She r l
inherent , exasperating procrastination. j |
of that unwieldy body must be over- wi
come by the irresistible pressure of |
popular sentiment. The effort of the WMm
rabid free trade opposition will be to WMW
prolong the debate on every conceivaWmW
ble pretext and postpone the return of W
the general prosperity which is sun * w\
to deal the final death blow to the free WMm
trade propaganda. W
This fatuous policy of delay cannot H
be tolerated. There is too mucn at |
stake. Boston Journal. WMM
Why the Germans Kick. J H
The Germans in Germany are not ia |
favor of the Dingley tariff bill , which is H
the expression of the protective policy H
of the McKinley administration. Why |
this opposition ? Simply because the ' H
German manufacturers prefer to have H
us for customers , and are sharply H
against our management of our own H
affairs so as to give our manufacturers H
protection against foreign labor and |
our farmers * markets at home. Come H
to think of it. it is very simple. Standard - H
ard Union. | |
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