rr
IN thin wintry season Dr. Taimnge re
freshes UK with this glowing pastoral
until we can almost hear the bleating
if the flocks in green pastures. The text
b Paalma xxiii., 1, "The Lord i my
tbepberd."
What with pool and rail fences and our
ride In Southdown, Astrakhan and Flem
b varieties of sheep, there is no use now
f the old time shepherd. Such a one had
ibundance of opportunity of becoming a
poet, being out of doom twelve hours a
ay, and ofttimcs waking up in the night
b tie hills. If the stars or the torrents
t the sun or the (lowers had anything to
ay, he nu very apt to hear it. The Et
rick Shepherd of Scotland, who after
rard took his scat in the brilliant circle
f Wilson and Ixickhart, got his wonder
hi) poetic Inspiration in the teu year in
rhich he was watching the flocks of Mr.
Laidlaw. There is often a sweet poetry
I. tbe rugged prose of the Scotch sbep
erd, One of these Scotch shepherds lost
tin only sou, and he knelt down in prayer
lud was overheard to say, "O Lord, it
las seemed good in thy providence to take j
fn.m me the staff of my right hand at the
time when to us sand blind mortals I
teemed to lie most in need of it, ami how
I sIjhII climb up the hill of sorrow and
mid age without it thou mayst ken, but
I dintia."
David, the Shepherd Boy,
David, the shepherd tmy, is watching
father's sheep. They are pasturing
n the very hills where afterward a La nib
was born of which you have heard much,
"the I -a ml) of Cod, which taketh away
tbe sin of the world." David, the shep
herd hoy, was beautiful, brave, musical
poetie, I think he often forgot the
beep in his reveries. There in the soll
de be struck the barp string that is
trilling through all ages. David the boy
tb gathering the material for David the
oet and David the man. Like other
Soys, David was fond of using his knife
iiuong the saplings, and he hail noticed
the exuding of the juii f the tree, and
ahen he became a man he said, "Tbe
tree of the Iord are full of sap." David
the twiy, like other boys, bad lieen fond
f bunting the birds' nests, and be had
driven the old stork off the nest to find
tow many eggs were under ber, and when
be became man he suid, "As for the stork,
the fir trees are her house." In boyhood
be bad beard the terrilie thunderstorm
that frightened (he red deer into prema
ture sickness, and whi n he became a man
be said, "The voice of the Lord tuaketli
the binds to eulve." David the boy had
lain upon his back looking up at the stars
and examining the sky, and to his boyish
imagination the .ky seemed like a piece
of divine embroidery, the divine fingers
working in the threads of light and the
beads of xtnrs, and he be, ame a man ami
wrote, "When 1 eom-iiler thy heavens,
tbe work of thy lingers." When he be
came an old man, thinking of the good
ness of Cod, he seemed to hear the bloat
ing of his father's sheep across many
years and to think of the time when he
tended them on the Kethlehem bills, ami
he cries out in the text, "The Lord is my
Lepberd."
If Cod ill belpne, I will talk to you
of the shepherd's plaid, the shepherd's
cronk. the shepherd's dogs, the shepherd's
pasture grounds, ami the shepherd's
U... k.
Tile Shepherd's I'lnid.
And first tbe shepherd's plaid. It would
be preposterous for a loan going out to
rough and In-soiling work to put ou splen
did apparel, The potter does not work in
velvet. The servant, maid doe not put
oti satin while toiling at her duties. The
ahepherd floes not wear a splendid robe
in which to go out amid the storms, and
the rocks and the nettles; he puis on the
rough apparel appropriate to his exposed
work. The Lord our Shepherd, coming
out to hunt the hist sheep, puts on no re
gal apparel, but the plain garment of our
Immunity. There was nothi. g preten
tious bout it. 1 know the old painters
rej, resent a halo around the babe Jesus,
but I do not supiKisc that there was any
more hah; about that child than about
the head of any other babe that was born
that ( 'hrisl mas eve in Juih a. Becoming
a man, he wore a seamless garment. The
aeiksors and needle ha I -lone nothing to
Diake it graceful. I take il to have been
a sack with three holes in it, one for the
ticck ami two for the arms. Althouirh the
gamblers fiuirreled over it, thai is no
evidence of it value, I have seen two
i rag pickers quarrel over the refuse in an
ash barrel. No; in the wardrobe of heav
en' he left the sandals of light, the girdles
Of bcaiitj, the robes of Mjwer, and put
on the Issojled ami tattered raiment of
our humanity. Sometimes he did not even
wear the m-iiiiiIck robe. What la that
iiniigiiig about the waits of Christ' Is It
badge of authority 7 Is it a royal coat
of arms? No; il is a towel. The dis
ciples' feet are lillhy from the walk oo
the long way ami ure not lit to be put
tipon the sofas on which tln-y are to re
cline at the meal, and so Jesus washes
their feet and gathers them up in the
towel to dry lln-ui. The work of saving
this world was rough work, rugged work,
hard work, and Jems put on the raiment,
the plain raiment of our flesh. The storms
were to beat him, the crowds were to
jostle Mm, the dust wus to sprinkle hitn,
the iiioIh were to pursue Idiu. O Shep
herd of Israel, leave at home tby bright
array! For thee, whnt streams to ford,
What nights all iiiishf llercdl He puts u li
on him the plain raiment of our human
ity, wears our woes, and while earth and
heaven and hell stand am a zed at tbe ab
negation wraps around him the shepherd's
plaid.
Cold mountains and tbe midnight air
Witnessed the fervor of his prayer.
The Blienherd's Crook,
Next ( mention the shepherd's crook.
Tkla waa rod with a curve at the end,
which when a sheep was going astray was
thrown over its neck and in that way it
was pulled back. When the sheep were
not going astray, the shepherd would of
ten use it as a sort of crutch, leaning on
it, but when the sheep were out of the
way the crgok was always busy pulling
them back. All we, like sheep, hrvc gone
fcftray, and bad it nut been for the shep
herd's crook we would have fallen long
ago over the precipices.
Here is a man w ho is making too much
money, lie is gelling very vain. He
says: "After awhile I shall I independent
of all the world. O my soul, eat, drink
and be merry!" Business disaster comes
to him. What is God going to do with
biro? Has God any grudge against him?
Oh, no! God is throwing over him the
shepherd's crook and pulling him back
into better pastures. Here is a man who
has always been well. He has never had
any sympathy for invalids. He calls them
coughing, wheezing nuisances. After
awhile sickness comes to him. He does
not understand what God is going to do
with him. He says, "Is the Lord angry
with nie?" Oh, no! With the shepherd s
crook he has been pulled buck into belter
pastures. Here is a happy household cir
cle. Tbe parent doea not realize the truth
that these children arc only loaned to him,
and be forgets from what source ame
his domestic blessings. Sickness drops
upon those children and death swoops
upon a little one. He Hays, "Is God angry
with me"" No. His shepherd's crook
pulls him back into better pastures. I
do not know what would have become of
us if it had not been for the shepherd's
creek. Oh, the mercies of our troubles!
You take up apples and plums from under
the shade of the trees, and the very best
fruits of Christian character we find in
the deep shade of trouble.
T'ses of Adversity.
When I was fin tbe steamer coming
across the ocean, I got a tinder in my eye,
and several persons tried to get it out very
gently, but it could not be taken out in
that way. I was told that the engineer
had a faculty in such cases. I went to
him. He put his large, sooty hand on me.
took a kuife and wrapped the lid of the
eye around the knife. I expected to be
hurt very much, but without any pain and
instantly be removed thn cinder. Oh,
there come times in our Christian life
when our spiritual vision is being spoiled
and all gentle appliances fall! Then there
comes some giant trouble and black band
ed lays hold of us and removes that
which would have ruined our vision for
ever. I will gather all our joys together
in one regiment of ten companies, and I
will put them under Colonel Joy. Then I
will gather all your sorrows together in
one regiment of ten companies and put
them under Colonel Hn-akheart. Then I
will ask, Whi'-h of these regiments has
gained for you (he greater victories' Cer
tainly that under Colonel Itreakheart.
In the time of war, you may remember
at the South and North, the question was
whether the black troops would fight, but
j when they were put into the struggle on
Isith sides they did heroically. In the
great day of eternity it will Is- found that
it was not the while regiment of joys that
gai: ei your greatest successes, but the
lila i; troops of trouble, misfortune and
,1c
spi;
Vic
fn .-.
'1 ,
-ter. Where you tiave gained one
tual sui i i-ss from jour pro-perit.v.
have gained ten spiritual successes
i your mh orit y,
.ere is no aiiiinai that st ritrl,- more
ntly than a sheep when oii eorm-r il
catch hold of it. Down in the glen
n group of men around a lost sheep,
lowniun comes along ami seizes the
i and tries to pacify it, Iml it is more
lened i,an cut. A miller cum. s
puts down his grist and caresses
heep, and it seems as if it would die
right. After awhile some one breaks
i.ch the thicket. )ii says, "Let me
' ti e I r thing." He comes up and
his arms around the sheep and it is
I . i
A ;
Sh. e
fr.'
ill-.,
tin
of il
thro
ha i
ln s
iiumeiiiaieiy ipnei. is the last mail
that comes? It is the shepherd. Ah,
my friends, be not afraid of the shepherd's
crook! It is never used on you save in
mercy, to pull you back. The hard, cold
icels-rg of trouble will melt in the warm
gulf stream of divine sympathy.
There Is one passage I think you misin
terpret, "The bruised reed he will not.
break." Do you know that the shepherd
in olden limes played upon these reeds?
They were very easily bruised, but when
they were bruised they were never mend
ed. The shepherd could so easily make
another one, he would snap the old one
and throw it aw ay and get another. The
15ihle says it is not so with our Shepherd.
When the music Is gone out of a mini's
soul, God floes not snap him In twain inul
throw him away, lie mends and restores.
"The bruised reed be will not break."
When In the o'er hanging heavens of fate
Tin- threatening clouds of darkness
dwell.
Then let ns humbly watch and wait.
It shall be well, it shall be well.
And when the storm has passed away
And sunshine smiles on flood and fell
I low sweet to think, bow sweet to say,
It has b--n well, ft l a been well!
'I oe Micpbcrtl'H lifiun.
Next I speak of the shepherd's dogs.
They walch the straying sheep and drive
them back again. Kvcry shepherd has his
flog from the nomads of the Uihlc tinu-i
flown to the Scotch herdsman watching
his flocks on the Grampian hills. Our
Shepherd employs the criticisms anil p.-r-
editions i,r the world as his dogs. There
a re those, . von k now , whose whole work it
Is to watch the inconsistencies i,r Chris
tians and bar!, at (In in. If one of God's
sheep gets astray, the world howls. With
more avidity than n shepherd's dog ever
caught a stray sheep by the Hanks or
lugged It by the cars worldlings seize the
Christian atray. It ought to do us good
In know that we are tints watched. It
ought to put us on our guard. They can
not bite us, if we stay near the Shepherd.
The sharp knife of worldly assault will
only trim the vines until they produce la t
ter grapes. The more you pound mar
joram and rosemary, the sweeter they
smell. The more dogs take after you, the
quicker you will get to the gale.
Vou have noticed that different flocks
of sheep have different marks upon them;
sometimes a red mark, sometimes a blue
mark, sometimes a straight mark and
sometimes n crooked mark. The lrd
our Shepherd has a murk for his sheep.
It Is a red mark the mark of the cross,
"lllessed are they that are persecuted for
righteousnc-s' sake, for theirs is the king
dom of Ilea veil."
JTarrncrmore, consider tbe shepherd
pasture grounds. Tbe old shepherds used
to take the sheep upon the mountains In
tbe summer and dwell in the valleys in
the winter. The sheep being out of doors
perpetually, their wool was better thau if
they had been kept in the hot atmosphers
of the sheep cot. Wells were dug for th
sheep and covered with large stones, in
order that the hot weather might not
spoil the water. And then the shepherd
led his flock wherever be would; nobody
disputed his right. So the Lord our Shep
herd has a large pasture ground. He
takes us in the summer to tbe mountains
and in the winter to the valleys. Warm
days of prosperity come ami we stand on
sun gill Sabbaths, and ou hills of trans
figuration, and we are so high up we can
catch a glimpse of the pinnacles of the
heavenly city. Then cold, wiutry days
of trouble come, and we go down into the
valley of sickness, want and bereavement
ami we say, "Is there any sorrow like
unto my sorrow V" I'ut, blessed be God,
the Lord's sheep can find pasture any
where. Met ween two rocks of trouble a
tuft of succulent promises; green pas
tures beside still waters; long, sweet grass
between bitter graves. You have noticed
the structure of the sheep's mouth? It is
so sharp that it can take up a blade if
grass or clover top from the very narrow
est sMit. And so God's sheep can pick uy.
comfort where others can gather none.
"The secret of the Lord iH with them
that fear him." ltieh past lire, fountain
fed pasture, for all the flock of the Good
Shepherd!
The hill of Zifin yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heavenly fields
Or walk the golden streets.
The Shepherd's Fold.
Lastly consider the shepherd's fold. Tht
time of sheep shearing was a very glad
time. The neighbors gathered together,
and they poured wine and danced for joy.
Tbe sheep were put in a place inclosed
by a wall, where it was very easy to
count them and know whether any of
them had been taken by the jackals or
dogs. The Inclosure was called the sheep
fold. Good news I have to tell you, in
that our Lord the Shepherd has a sbeeii
fold, and those who are gathered in it
shall never be struck by the storm, shall
never be touched by the jackals of temp
tation and trouble. It baa a high wall
so high that no troubles can get In, so
high that the joys cannot get out. How
glad the old sheep will be to find the
lambs that left them a good many years
ago! Millions of children in heaven! Oh,
what a merry heaven it will make! Not
many long meter psalms there! They
will be in the majority and will run away
with our song, carrying it up to a still
higher jsjint of ecstasy. Oh, there will
be shouting! If children on earth clapped
their hands and danced for joy, what will
they do when to the gladness of childhood
on earth is added the gladness of child
hood in heaven?
It is time we got over these morbid
ideas of how we shall get out of this
world. You make your religion au uuder
taker planning t-ofnna and driving hearses.
Your religion smells of the varnish of
funeral casket. Rather let your religion
to-day come out and show you the sheep-
fold that God lias provided for you. Ah,
you say, there is a river between this and
thai! I know it, but that Jordan is only
for the sheep washing, and they shall go
up ou the other banks snow white. They
follow the great Shepherd. Tbey beard
his voice long ago. Thev are safe now-
one fold and one Shepherd'.
Alas for those who are finally found out
side the inclosure! The nighi "f their siD
I now is won jo u -t is. i n t y :' : unrauug
j for their blm !. '1 he very m , ent that a
lamb inav lie frisking upoi- he hills a
i Is-ar mas be !ooki;,L' at it fron ; he thicket.
'I In- Joj of Victor t.
In June, 1M.", there was a very noble
I parly gathered in n house ii St. Jamei
square, London. The prince regent wai
present, ami the occasion wa mode fasci-
nalinu' by niu-ic aid biinqiu : ug and by
jewels. While a qi-ol-ille was ' eing form
od, suddenly all the M-ople i hed to th
windows. What is the mai . r? Henry
I'efev had arriieil with Co news that
Waieriou had been iV;l.t and that Eng
land had won the day. The fiance wai
abandoned, the parly dispersed, lords, la
dies and musicians rushed Into the street,
and in fifteen minutes from the first an
nouncement of (he good news the house
was emptied of all its guests. Oh, yi
I who are seated at the banquet of this
world or whirling in its gayeties and friv
olties, if you could hoar the sweet straini
of the gospel trumpet announcing Christ t
victory over sin and death and hell, you
would rush forth, glad in the eternal de
liveraiicel The Waterloo against sin hai
been fftnght, and our Conimaiider-in Chiei
hath won the day. Ob, the joys of thli
salvation! I do not care what metaphor,
what comparison, you have. I'.ring it U
me, that I may use it. Amos shall brinf
one simile, Isaiah another, John another,
Beautiful with pardon, ltcaiiiiful witk
peace. Beautiful with anticipations. Or,
to return to the pastoral figure of my text,
come out of the poor pasturage of thii
world into the rich fortunes of the Good
Shepherd.
The shepherd of old used to play beauti
ful music, and sometimes the sheep would
gather around him and listen. To-day mj
beuveidy shepherd calls to you with tin
very music of heaven, bidding you to leavi
jour sin and accept his pardon. Oh, that
all this Hock would hear the piping of th
i.oo.l Shepherd!
lopyrlglit. l.HH.
Slmrt Sermons.
The Greatest Sin. If I were called
to point out the most alarming; sins of.
In fbty-thosf! which are the inost do-i-eltful
in their Influence mid the mottl
iKiilI-desli'iiylng In their ultimate ef
fects - I would not mention drtinkeii
Iiohs, with all lli fearful havoc; not
gambling;, with Us crazed victims; not
harlotry, with nil lu hellish orgies, bill
thft love fif iiinncy on the part of iiien,
nnl the love of display on the part ot
women.-Bf-v. C. L. Thin-good, DImcI
pie. rittsbiirg, I'a.
Benson.- Gfnl lias untile tw In hJ
Image and Kiven the power of reason
lug;. In a Ijirg'' sense, rtinn Is the only
oufthly cii-uiure capable of coimtrnet
liift tin argument, ami from premise
to come to a correct eoiuliislfin. Much
of our thinking must lie of necessity
nlsitit niiilcniil things whnt we ahull
eat, what wa ahull drink nn! what wi
shall put on. But. 11 hu ge portion of our
thought might be devoted to God and
concerning; Hie welfare of our fullow
men. Rev. V. M. Munson, Wilmington
Delaware.
You never lose by dolivi a good tot
HINTS UPON GOWNS.
THE NEWEST ELABORATIONS OF
SKIRTS ARE PECULIAR.
It Is Predicted that They Are Only the
Forerunners of the Dreaded Over
skirt 'J runsiiarrnt Effects Are Now
Favored More thau Kver.
The Trimming of Skirts.
New York corresponflence-
CUING Ixmt there
Is plenty of oppor
tunity for attention
t o dress matters.
For the first of the
picture (,hown here
a model was taken
that was not expen
sive. It was simply
made, in imitation
of the princess out.
1U material" was a
brown silk and wool
mixture bearing a
fine darker brown
figure, and the trim
ming was heavy
black silk cord In
parallel rows. Belt
ajid collar were
brown satin. In the
cord was a thread
of goid, whose glinting was the gown's
disitiucLive mark of lit wness this be
cause we have newly turued ia gllmer
'n our trimmings. Kven tailor gowne
show this stylish flash, and braid set
along the edge with overlapping span
gle li used, though many think that
narrow gold braid gives the effect more
suitaU'y. Bead fringe is dazzling, che
nille, fringe, beaded, and silken fringe
net ou a Hpnugled heading of gimp are
all offered for use oil cloth gowns, and,
what la more, are all being used.
Some of the newest elaborations of
skirts are hard to understand. That U,
they complicate the making, yet they
hardly bring nearer the ovcroklrt that,
fo Judge by some new models, Is soon
to reign sui;-(ini. So whether tbey are
Intended a.s a sop for those who don't
want ovorsklrtH, or to prepare those
same women mere gradually for the
dreaded fashion, Ig difficult to deiter
tutne, but some of them certalnay are
f!nruhirly contrived. For the tatter
reason two of them were aketchied for
i-'OUKSIIADOWIXGS OK COMING SPRING FASHIONS.
.his depiction aud appear at the Left In
the second picture. The first whs of
lieifie silk, for the skirl, tablicr, bodice
and sleeves being beige silk embroider
ed !u floral design with maroon che
nille. Coilnr and belt were maroon
satin, and the shoulder pieces, which
end oil at the shoulder scums, were
bie-ge silk nppliqued with maroon -ou-tjiche
and filled with quilled iiuiroon
satin ribbon.
The t-kirt trimming on the otlwr dress
was of less unustml nature, and ws
followed closely on the bodice, the skirt,
panels bi-Ini; reproduced In tiny size
upon the cull's, and the .same miiterluLs
entering Into the trimmings of the bod
ice front. The dress material was blue
taffeta, niu! the skirt panels were com
posed of bands of red satin lKirircd
on the outer edire with looping of nar
row black cud. This cord odged imsue
and outlined I lie vest, which was of the
salln, with ft frilling of scarlet chiffon
down the ccnler to hide the fastening.
Of the two models remaining lu this
group, the first Is not Lcroti-n. but is a
PLAIN
ntyllsh sort of wrap fur spring travel.
Such arc to be had In various sh.-ub-st,
but dilsit color iiml browns are the best.
This one. was wood brown ci'iivetiiciUe,
buttons and block soutache trimming
It. Rrown and gold 'hot lafTi'in lined
It, but your traveler of advanced stjJ
tahnews will select some-thing brighter
ter a lining. Soirlot will Ik.1 much more
j3oVzf" ' - "
HKIUTS 111,1. IKVID 11V A S
t hefiJftg, ai more brilliant and
more s4yl!sb. This color was dominant
n the trimmings ot tbe remaining
dreas, wblcb was made of light-weight
ciieriot in an adtnhal blue shade. Th
scarlet was Joined with gilt In tb
galloon that latticed the skirt and trim
med the bodice, and, in taffeta, fur
nished a tucked vest and collar.
With all tlue talk of overskirte and
complicated skirt ornamentation, plain
bklrts nre still worn, though they hard
'y scctm up-to-date unlet! a handiKomc
scarf hangs over them. Then the plain
n-K has fashionable relief, and othe
trimming it not inisised. This Is based
on the style In new dresses, two pic
tures of whioh remain as proof, but lo
considering them economical women
ANOTHER SKIRT WITHOUT TltlMMING.
will be alive to the opportunity thai
supplied for the rejuvenation of old
sklrte. The first of theae was graylah
green grenadine. The yoke wan whit
satin covered with lace aind ediged with
green chiffon rueliing. In shape and
materials tne end of the fta&h matched
the yoke, the sash itself being white
sa triii. Lengthwise tucks appeared is
the sleeves at the shoulders. Castor
foulard gave the kirt of the coaruink
remaining, and Its bodice was nil
gretin mousHeline de sole over a fitted
green silk lining. Over tbta wai
bolero of the dress goods embroidered
richly with Jot, its fronts heid by black
velvet bows Black satin gave collar,
belt and sash.
Investigation, during March will show
that transparent effects are fo be mora
than ever favored. A.lmot all ma tenia la
are this season offered with some elab
oration of weave that meets the dculre
to lut something beneath "show
through," no nuaWer what is worn.
Kven the solid and utilitarian, serga
now comes with rows of opon-work
weave. Such material will adapt itijelf
rharmingly to tbe picturesque yachting
us of which we simply dou't dare
think j el, with so many des needed,
tin- wear of which will come between
now find August. All ginghams are
woven with Lice stripes, and c.sli meres
and ladies' cloth both came embroider
ed In open-w oris designs, no that the l!n
Ing of the di-es can show through.
Copyright, 1M1S.
Knshion Fundcs
Moonlight gray is a beautiful opa!ln
tint of that very fashionable color.
Very fine silk hose are adorned with
Chantilly lace in applique sprays.
A very large number of evening
dresses are made with transparent
sleeves reaching to the wrist.
The newest skirU on evening toilets
are very light and supple, being merely
silk lined and not at all stiffened with
Interlining.
If you want to Indulge in the latest
frivolity, have your handkerchiefs em
broidered with flowers to match the
blossoms In your hat.
The newest stockings have clocks In
open-work lace, starting from n pinna
cled point and widening to a couple of
inches at the bottom.
Something very dainty In n summer
shirt waist Is made of white organdie,
liitely lucked anil embroidered, and
worn over a palo blue underslip of Cid
tut .slllt or batiste.
The sleeves to one's hall gown must
either lie so short us to lie really noth
ing at all, or they must reach four or
live Inches- lielow the decolletage and
taper lulo tbe arm.
A beautiful Imported black lace'
gown recently seen was ornamented
with spangles and set sequins, and
made over a foundation of heavy white
satin. White chiffon formed the full
front of the bodlc, tiny black velvet
ribbon being run In on diagonal bands a
half luch apart.
llllf
Bilver, Wheat, Cotton.
Let the facts tell tbe effect that th
demonetization of silver has bad on tb
exportation of Indian wheat, which be
gan In 187."5 (the year of demonetiza
tion) with ".'io.OUO bushels, increased to
n.tMHJ.ijJO bushels in 1&T9, to 28,000,000
bushels in 18M, to 41.000.000 bushels In
1SS!J. to 59.WJ0.000 In 1803. Prior to 18"4
India exported no cotton yarn; eleven
years of governmental encouragement
had resulted in failure, but in 1874, Jum
one year after the demonetisation of
silver, India exported 1,000,000 pounds
of cotton yarn; in 1875, 5.000.000
pounds; in 1880, f53,000.000 pounds; and
In 1801. 105,000,000 pounds. The same
Increase In the exportation of raw cot
ion from India has simultaneously oc
curred. This same competition has
also developed In Australia ami Argen
tine. The facts Just cited are the result
of cause and effect; it is not a mere co
incidence, but Is due primarily and di
rectly to the demonetization of sliver.
In 1873 our farmers got $1.20 a bimbei
for their wheat on an average, and
our planters received 23 cents a pound
for their cotton. The value of silver
was then $1.32 an ounce, tbe French
tatio value. The English buyer of our
wheat and cotton had to give the prica
of those products based on the relaLiva
value of silver and gold, which wa
then 15y2 to 1. If he came to this coun
try and bought sliver bullion with
which to procure wheat and cotton of
India he had to give $1.32 an ounce for
It, pay the freight on it to India, and
then pay the freight on those product
lo England, which exceeded the freight
and insurance, and time involved from
our ports to Liverpool. The conse
quence was that the Englishman
bought his wheat and cotton of Ameri
ca, for the Englishman is more practi
cal than he is patriotic, when it is re
duced to a cash basis.
But when the value of silver began
to fall, subsequent to the demonetiza
tion of silver, It enabled the English
man to purchase his silver bullion
from us for less and less every year,
until sliver has fallen from $1.32 to
only about 00 cents an ounce. With titla
cheapening of silver our English con
sumers liegan to buy their wheat and
cotton of India, where the value of sij
ver has not fallen at all, but is worttf
now, as it was In 1873, $1.37 an ounce at
the Indian ratio; measured in silver
rupees, how could silver bullion fall?
These English consumers have thus
lieen enabled to procure the sam
amount of wheat and cotton in India
with the same amount of silver bullion
now as in 1873, which they have bought
of us for less anil le-ss each year. John
1. Jacob.
Kffect of Free Coinage.
In the cot-'usion caused by the war
rumors the silver question has not been
lost sight of by a correspondent, who
asks whether there would be any "40
ccut dollars" in case of the opening of
the mints to free coinage.
In reply it may be said that the day
after 1 'resident Harrison signed the
Sherman act in 1800, which authorized
the treasury to buy 4,500,000 ounces of
silver each mouth, silver bullion sold
for lilt cents an ounce. It nius.1 be re
membered that the Sherman act was
but a makeshift, a slight concession
merely, to the de-tnand-s of bimetallists,
and yea the silver bullion market re
Kpotnh'd by a marked rise in price.
In case a free coinage act should be
passed two things would happen. Sil
ver bullion would advance In price and
gold bullion would fall, and the final
result would be a parity of value at a
ratio of If! to 1 between the two money
metals. Gold has appreciated greatly
since the demonetization of silver. This
artificial value would lie reduced by
free coinage and an equilibrium reach
ed. In a word, there would be no such
iliing as 40-cen-t dollars. Chicago Dis
patch. Fleet Silver Men.
All hope of bank currency or gold con
1 ruction legislation Is passed. The Issue
must be submitted to the people before
any legislation in that line can be had.'
All efforts should le made In the fall
election lo elect men to the House who
are real silver men. The Senate Is for
silver, ami if tiie House Is made also
for silver a silver bill can be passed
next winter-Silver Knight-Watchman.
Ignorant Treasury (I flic hits.
It is remarkable how Ignorant the
treasury ofliclals are ou the money
question, an Indicated by their speeches
ami Interviews. Nearly every day the
paper1-- print sonic Illogical statement
from 1 hes,' tiii-n. And still we are told
Mint Hie farmers and producers hav
tin riitht to discuss finance, This is
LiHHili lo make a saint swear.
Me.-in the Same Tliiim. -
Kiii:il eninauc. free coinage, unre
stricted coinage, unlimited coinage,
etc.. are kindled terms, inclining the
cninc 1 lii nt; when used with reference
in the 1 1 1 ; n 1 : 1 l; of gold ami sliver. Such
in'iil ptlviifge lakes the metals out of
tie- lisj nf commodities and makes
liiiiin-v nl them to men sure all commod
ities a ml properly.
N11 Commercial Value,
Comptroller TracoNvell says that gold
has nn commercial value In China, and
Is not money In that country. What
bt'ciiincs of I he stock argument that
gold is mom y till over the world, law or
no in w ?
X rays nre to he applied fo practical
agi Iciillure. Dr. (irnclz of Munich hits
iniicti a picture of a one-day-old pig,
.hutting lis bony structure. l!y contin
uing lo make pictures of the pig the ac
tion of rood on Its growth will b
shown
if
h - C
fif
' .- ,"
U- '
t". O
' v -
s.y
-- r
mMimmimmitmimm-iim
Z :Ji Ju.J-l'!i ' . 1, ''. - !i v.. '" ' v,-t
