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1 . LIFE IN EAST INDIA. Flttfty Servants Roqulrod to an Ordinary Household. Bun fm Punkah Craia Which Prevails Among the Foreigners In the Orient A Conn try Where thn Hired tilrl IU No Hhow-Hlillciiloutlr l.avr Wages. (Special notnbay txttor.l The tlccp respect and nwo In which tho natlvo population of tho British East Indies holds tho numerically so Insignificant European colony tltcro Is In a large measure duo to tho fuat that every member of It literally leads tho llfo of a prlnco. Nowhere clso in tho world, In fact, Is tho modo of living of tho whlta man ho uniformly luxurious as in India. A simple cleric, for in stance, whoso services would bo re munerated In Chicago at tho rato of about ten dollars a weclt and who, con ficqucntly, could certainly not afford to employ a vnlot, n cook, a barber and hairdresser, a waiter, etc., ,for his own personal use, will in India haro a retl Tauo of servants in which tho above aro but a part of tho whole Ills earnings will average at least ilvO times as much as they would in England. And talco this together with tho further fact that Bowhere is nativo human flesh and la Iborholdsochcap as In India, and tho .felaVlsh dofcrencq showed tho Kuropcan 'there, the unbrldged chasm that dl--vides there tho man with a white skin tjfrom tho man with tho yellow or brown akin will readily bo understood. Tho houses in which tho Europeans In India rcsldo always contain largo tantl high rooms, nro surrounded by ttastcful and carefully kept gardens and aro nearly always stylishly furnished and luxuriously appointed. Flowers in profusion ornament every table, and at mealtime each dish excels tho preced ing one. Good eating and drinking, in fact, is ono of tho main amusements of tho European in India; and, with that, tho nppctlto and dlgcstlvo powers dis played nro usually of a high order. Perhaps tho most amazing fcaturo, though, of tho avcrago European house bold is tho singularly elulwrato domes tile service. This ono meets with every where, even in tho households of soil tary bachelors. Soon, however, tho so lution o this mystory Impresses Itself on tho inlud. Tho casta spirit is re spoiiblblo for this Infinitesimal division of labor. Tho servant who assists his master at the toilet and tho ono who takes care of his clothing and keeps It constantly in cxccllont condition (n flphcra of work for which tho Hindoo Is particularly adapted) never by any chance wait on him at tho table, bo cauio they hold tho food of their master as unclean In a religious sense. Tho tablo servant again always a a Mohammedan will never condescend to swing tho punkah (tho largo fan that iis suspended from tho ceiling) or to pro Tare a bath for his master, For theso things special servants have to bo hired, ".as well as others for the carrying of tho wnter supply used for tho scrubbing or cleaning and washing of certain rooms In tho hoiwo. Theso aro tasks which 3ovolvo solely on persons belonging to i tho lowest caste. Then we have tho cook and his assistants, as well as tho - coachmnn (for every well situated Eu ropean keeps coach and horses) and a special groom for each horso. Lastly, thcro is tho gardener and his underlings. Thus it happens that European house holds in India with from twenty to fifty servants nro rather tho rule than tho exception. At dinners and banquets each guest brings his own servant nlong,,nnd tho sumo is expected and paid for as at tho hotels. During my stay at Bombay, which happened to bo in tho regular QOIXQ TO MAllKET Uf INDIA. 'traveling season, tho meals which I tooklnthu largest hotel in that city wcro always a source of amusement and pleasure to mo. Not so much on ac count of tho excellence of faro as be- . causa of tho picturcsquo and lively scene presented to tho eye. Each of tho two hundred guests was waited upon by his own servant, nnd theso swarms of swarthy follows, clad in their snowy robes and turbans of every huo and shape, nimbly rushing through tho denso crowd, shouting and - warning each other with cries of " "Warda!" balancing trays with cxquls ' Ite skill, and swinging bottles and de canters as recklessly about thoir heads as if they incaut to brain each other, always mado in their aggrcgata effect a picturo that excelled tho charms of a well-mounted fairy play. Peculiar it is, too, how each servant cares only fo lib) master, and docs it in tho most bru tal and cgostlcal fashion. Thus, for -lnstanco, that ho will grasp a bottle of "Worcestershire sauce, or tho pepper and salt any whero it happens to stand de splto the protests of tho other men's servant. Each man for himsolf, that is thd motto, and it is odd that in splto of all this thcro is very little confusion and rarely an oltcrcatlon. A paragraph by Itself must bo de voted to.thp laundryman in each house hold. IIo Is'; without exception, the , greatest vandal, the most ruthless do- stroycr, I have over encountered. With in thrco wushings ho uud his fiondlsh crew muuugo to utterly ruin oven tha strongest shirt, collar or cuff, so that shreds are hanging down on tho edges. But then their untcdiluvinn methods of cwashing no wonder! With rcgulu ,rV. bludgeons they pound each piece, no matter whether loco or jenns, on a tono, as hard as if their lifo depended on it, until nny kind of web goes to pieces. They're low-priced enough, Vishnu knows, charging only nt the uniform rato of flvo rupees (01.80) per hnndrcd, no matter whether handker chief or shirt. Hut the dnmago they occasion! The wages for tho servants nro very low all around from flvo to twelve rupees per month (1.80 to $4.23), and from this they havo to clothe and feed themselves. Thcro nro, It is true, ccr tain districts l.i India whera wages rango higher; in llurmuh. for instance, whero they run up to twenty-flvo rupees (10) per month. Hotel rates nro reasonable, ranging from Ilvo to seven rupees per day (11.80 toS2.W), but In tho matter of accom modations they compare neither with good American nor European hotels. Ico boxes urc unknown, and tho only wny to obtain cool drinks wlno, alo, whisky, etc. Is to throw chunks of lco Into tho glass, a motho.l which Is ccr Improve thclf tnlnly not calculated to qnnllty. Ono of tho most characteristic fea hires of llfo In India Is tho exces sive uso of tho punkuh. It sounds strange, but It Is, nevertheless, strictly true, that tho avcrago European In India is more susceptible to heat than tho average American in this country, for instance. Tho bungalow of the European Ls, ns u rule, on every side so accessible to air that It Is reasonably cool, oven during tho hot neason. It ls built one story hlgh.tiurroundedon every sldo by broad verandas, and each room opening towurds tho latter. Thero is constantly a passage of fresh air through every room, but desplto all tins tho punkah may bo seen suspended from tho celling of every room, and this tremendous fnn is constantly kept in motion, ns soon ns any room has been taken possession of by n European, by a coolie, crouching outside on tho veran da and pulling, In regular measure, the ropo that runs through a hole in tho upper wall and moves tho punkah Itself. It Is merely keeping within the actual facts to speak of a regular punkah crnzo among tho Europeans In India, a crazo as hopeless and unreasonable as tho opium crnzo clbowhcrc. Tho wholo oxlstenco of tho Eu-openn In India, in fact, becomes only posslblo AT WOUK I5 AJf INDIAN KlTCIinjf. at least, In his estimation with tha aid of tho punkah. After having slept under tho punkah, ho dresses and breakfasts under It, whereupon his ear riago takes him under tho oillco pun kah. Towards two o'clock his horses take him ouco more under tho tlflln punkah, and thenco again under tho of llco punkah, until ho exchanges, about eight o'clock, for tho dinner punkah. On Sundays ho hastens under tho church punkah, nnd even In tho open, while sipping his "peg" whisky and soda of an evening, tho indlspensabla punkah provides for him tho required degree of cool temperature. Besides tho ordinary punkah, though, thcro urs others perfect wind machines. v Such a ono I saw in tho club house at Agra, which produced such.a tremen dous draft as to make tho newspapers fly up at a distance of ten yards. And In this draught sntthrcoold gentlemen, enjoying tho rapid chango of air, which kept their bald heads dry and smooth as Ivory spheres. I was n guest In tin houso of a British official in Hcrlngupo tara, whero thero wcro employed no less than eighteen punkah servants for tho night alone, nnd tho entire punkah sorvico entailed an annual outlay oi our 11,000 in our money. In tho early morning before six and in the evening uftcr six, tho European obtains tho amount of locomotion he needs for his well-being by walking, riding, exerclso of cvcryjhlnd, including lawn tennis, and this ho supplements by cold water douches and rub bings. As to tho meals, they aro most too elaborato nnd opulent to ngroe with tho climate, nnd tho fact that tho fash ionable visiting hours In India nro from twelvo to two, i. c., tho hottest part of tho day, nnd that tho dress coat Is obligatory here, as It is in England, even at bachelor dinners, does not speak well for British common sense, Woi.k von Sciiir.nnn.vND. The Wonders of Iteprodnetlon. Aphides are a species of mlnuto In sect belonging to -tho order of Ucmlptern, suborder Homoptcrn, nnd taken collectively, 10C of them would hardly weigh n grain. Now, lot us try n comparison. Tho nverago mnn, wo will say, weighs about 13,000,000 grains. Yet It has been found, by actual calculation, that if theso mlnuto in sects wcro loft unchecked to only tlfio tenth generation tho descendants of n slnglo pair would bo equivalent, In point of actual weight, to fl.000,000 vwy heavy men. This would bt equal to ono-thlrd of tho population of tho globj, supposing each person to weigh an avo.'ago o( 230 pounds. .(treed on Thnt l'olut. "Well, the jig's up," observed Miss lllceoker of New York. "Yes," replied Miss Emerson, of Bos ton; "tho most volutllo variety of lerp slchorcan exerclso Is elevated." Judgo. A lllliiil Mnit from Huston. Eastern Mnn (In Florida town) Hav you any doctors. in, this town? Land Agent Why, dldu't I just stum you the cemetery? Brooklyn Life '.V . THE FARMING WORLD. A FILTER FOR MILK. Description of'nn Apparatus Now In Vie nt Copenhagen. Tho department of state publishes a number of documents, forwarded by Consul Henry B. Ulder, in relation to tho milk supply of Copenhagen, which it seems is rigidly guarded against adulteration and Infection. Among other precautions, nil milk sold In tho town Is required to bo filtered by pass ing through an apparatus described at below: Two cnninelcd-lron tanks, A nnd B, on different levels, aro connected by a plpo opening Into tho bottom of ench, ro that milk poured Into tho upper tank comes up as a kind of spring nt tho bot tom of tho lower. In the bottom tank (B) nro three layers of gravel (1, 2 and 8) that in tho lowest layer about half tint size of a pea, in tho inlddlo layer somewhat smaller, and In tho third or top layer a little larger than a pin's head. Tho la.Vers aro separated from each other by perforated tin trays res't ing on galvanized rings H II II, with India-rubber rings O O G, between, to protect tho enamel. At E ls shown an india-rubber ring to preservo onamol against tho iron foot-ptcco or base F. On tho top of tho uppermost layer of gravol are six layers of lino cloth, I. Tho wholo Is kept In position by n pyra inldul frame work which prcssos down tho tin trays. As tho milk rises to tho top of tho tank it passes off (through plpo K K) into a largo storage or mix ing reccptaclo, C, and thenco Into the bottling room, through plpo M, tho up right part of which is perforated with ii number of holes so as to draw milk from every part of tho tank 0 and so equalize the quality. Thero are four of these filters ono small one for cream, ono very largo olio for children's milk, and twolariro ones for tho other milks. Through ono of tho two lurgo ones tho sweet milk is first passed, through tho other hnlf sklmmcd milk, nnd then tho buttor- milk, so that tho lower elnsscs may not Interfere in anyway with tho' better qualities. HOW TO CUT FODDER. A l'olut Tlitit I Nut us Clearly Under stood im It Hhotild !!. In cutting hay and fodder tho length of out is of considerable Importance. If tho cut feed Is to bo wet and meal mixed with It, tho shorter it Is cut tho better, fodder particularly, for it will tuko up the water moro readily and become softer uud moro digestiblo as well as moro palatable. If it is to be fed dry then It may bo cut in lengths of an inch and one-half to two inches, this length being bettor than a shorter ono for fodder, because tho cowa will not get their mouths soro on account of tho hard pieces of stalk cutting thoir gums when they get tho pieces upright between their jaws. When tho fodder Is cut short and wet and softened this objection does not upply. Tho English furmers spouk of "charting" Instead of cutting their liny, aud If we can got hay und fodder into the condition of chaff as regards flno ncss it will bo to our advantage. -Tho only objection to bo mudo to this short cutting is tho time it takes to do it, but thero is usually plenty of tlmo to 6phrb in winter. Finely cut hay, fodder and straw can be better mixed together than when cut long, and by mixing them wo eau sometimes feed to hotter advanti'rio than to feed sopnrntoly. ho nuvo lounu wncu we nave out a largo quantity of corn fodder atone time that it soon lost its sweet smell, and unless it was thoroughly dry would, ii- piled in largo heaps, boat up and be coiuo musty. Wo llnully adopted tho plan of mixing tho cut fodder with cut hay or straw as soon as posslblo after culling it, and it thon kept in good con - dltlon. Cutting foddor pays, not only by making it moro convenient to feed. but having the manure In such fluo condition to handle, thoro being no long, tough stalks to bother. This is qulto an Item whero largo quantities of fodder aro used and tho manure is drawn out in tho field in winter to bo used on spring crops. Column's llural World. DAIRY SUGGESTIONS. If a cow leaks her milk, get rid of nor. Nr.VEU chango a cow's food suddenly. Do it by degrees. If tho cow is not what Bho ought to be, success in tho dairy 13 impossible. Somk cows aro very hard to milk. They aro a nuisance. Got rid of them. A cow that ls not a prolltablo milk producer is a burden on tho pocket book. A aoon cow ought to havo a capacious body, with plenty of room for tho work of the organs. A co w that is thin bklnncd and whoso skin does not move cablly over tho ribs, is not n good cow to;seloct If farmers would bo moro careful about selecting cows that uro profita ble producers, thoy would often havo moro money. Farmers' Voice.. An Kxcellunt Ekk lliitlon. Food rich in thu nitrogenous ele ments will always Induce hens to lay it thoy nro la good condition. It Is im portant that tho hens bo kept in exer clso, us it promotes tho appetite and better fits them to lay. An excellent food for this purpose is equal parts of brun, ground oats and corn, and to euh quart of the mlxturo add a gU of lip seed meal Scald it and feed to twenty hens. Give a nnund of incut in twenty I Lous twice u week. . Ifced twic a day. FEEDING LIVE STOCK. To fjnenre Karljr Maturity Animals Mutt lln Kept Thrifty It is evident that with some classes of stock tho farmer who feeds for market and realizes n profit must do a good many things. At tho start, to bs a successful feeder ho must of neces sity bo a good one. Ho must feed from tho start. To allow an nnimnl to make, a slow growth and thon when a suf ficient development has been reached In this way to feed it for mnrkct will add to tho cost to such an extent that in many enscs no profit will bo real ized. Stock must bo kept thrifty and growing in ordpr to secure early ma turity. Tho stock should as far ns pos slblo bo ready for market at a certain age hogs at not over ten month's, cattle at not over thrco years; in a majority of cases two and a half is hotter. Ono decided ndvantngo in keeping stock thrifty Is that a bettor advantugo can bo taken of the mnrkc) than in nny other way. Yet, nt tho samo time, in many cases it is a good plan to feed to a certain season, being rondy to sell, however, whenever a really profitable prlco can be realized. Tho food supplied should always bo solcctcd to produco tho results desired in tho best manner possible, changing or vurying as may seem neccssnry or best to secure that end in the shortest tlmo nnd nt the lowest cost. Each feeder must in a great measure dctcrmlno the rntlon that ho can most economically supply, as with one soma materials may bo used that with others would provo too costly. Tho feeding must bo dono regularly, liberally and systematically, working to accomplish tho end in view in an economical, busl-ncss-liko manner. But to all of this must bo added stock capable, under the treatment outlined, of producing something rather nbovo tho average, as it is only by this plan that tho largest results aro profitable. Tho farmer that gives his tlmo to tnko caro of and supplies his feed to u class of stock that, when rendy to market, will not, with tho treatment given, bo only of nvcrago quality, must bo will ing nt present prices to accept small profits for his trouble. The careful feeder understands that tho value of his time and of his feed Is tho same, whether they nro fed to good, thrifty stock, or scrubs, but even with scrubs much bettor results uro posslblo If proper caro is taken in doing this work. Pralrlo Farmer. APPLYING MANURE. Ilmr to Necure tho lint Kcsults from Mendovrs und l'antiiros. During tho latter part of the fall and early winter Is ono of tho best seasons for applying manure to grass lands. Thero nro perhaps two advantages in this; ono is thnt during tho winter tho rnln and melting show will aid materi ally to carry tho soluble portions Into the soil in a condition to bo used by tho growing plants, nnd tho other is that tho coarser or insoluble portions that remain on tho surface will act as a mulch and holp materially to prevent injury by thawing and freezing. It is often tho caso that both tho meadows and pastures aro cropped so closo that tho plants nro injured very seriously by tho thawing nnd freezing. Ono of tho best plans of manuring Is by applying ou tho gruss lands. Of course whero this is dono a regular sys tem of rotation should bo followed iip. At tho samo tlmo with good manage ment aud proper immuring land may bo kept in grass for several years with out a change. With loth meadows and pastures, by keoplng tho soil rich a better growth can be secured, and this implies tho keeping of nore stocktand tho ,mnklrig of moro manure. If manure is applied early to grass, it will work down on tho soil so that it will nqt.intcrferevlth tho growth of tho grass tho next spring. However, If applied in largo lumps home damage may bo dono to tho plants by smother ing thorn. By n little caro in spread ing, so that it will bo scattered evenly over tho surfneo, this may bo avoided. Of courso caro must bo taken not to haul out when thn boll Is soft as consid erable damage will bo dono in this way. nut mere win do plenty oi op portunity for hauling out inunuro dur ing the winter onto tho meadows and pastures, when no injury will bo dono by manuring und tho soil is in good condition to derive tho benefit from tho application. Tho finer thu manure, and tho moro evenly It is spread, tho hotter will bo tho results secured. N. J. Shepherd, In Farm, Field nnd Stock man. GOOD THING TO HAVE. Taking Up An Excellent Fnime for llurbed Wire. To take up barbed wire is rt most dis agreeable duty that has to be dono on most farms where a temporary fence has been thrown around a crop for a year or two. Those who have dono It by winding It back on tho spool by hand, havo torn and lacerated thu hit- FOlt WINDING JIAKIIKD W1RR. ter, which 'have been very sore for days, so that they detest tho name of bnrbod wire. But It is eiiBy to build the sltnplo frnino work shown in cut, and screw it through the Bills, A, A, to tlio bottom of a milk cart which most farmors have, and put tho spool on tho crank, C, which lifts out of tho slot, E; then ono man pushes tho enrt aud an other turns thu crunk, and tho talcing up of any amount of wlro is a pleasure and not a painful duty. Tho upright ploccs, B, B, aro framed to lean ahead so that when the cart handles are .raised for pushing tho framo stands perpendicularly, and whon at rest the weighted spools rest ahoad of tho cen ter so as not to upset tho cart, M. U, O, Gardner, in Rural Now Yorker, e i Vs WAR AGAINST CLEVELAND. A How IlrewInK In tho (treat Demoerstlo Wltwain. The democrats find it no longer pos sible to conceal tho fact that Tammany Is engineering an assault on Mr. Cleve land. It Is boldly proclaimed by the Brooklyn Eagle, an ardent Cleveland paper, that Edward Murphy's candi dacy for.seuator "is urged as a form of war" upon the president-elect, nnd Tammany, which has put Murphy for ward, is warned that in this exigency the other faction of the democracy must rally to Cleveland's support. That tho outlook for thu party in the Em pire stHte Is serious is evident to everr body who has given intelligent atten tion to the situation in that locality. Tammany's aversion to Cleveland has not decreased with the lapse of years. It supported him In the canvass be cause failure to do It would be suicidal on its part, and because his victory, gained through Its aid, would give it chance to secure all tho federal pat ronage belonging to the stnto which could be of any especial value. Beat ising now thnt he Is not disposed to recognize its claims in this direction, it has determined to begin a war upon him, and ns a preliminary move it is resolved to secure tho senator who is to go into power at the beginning of the administration. With the state's delegation in tho senato in its hands the wigwam feels it can bring consid erable pressure to bear on him in the matter of appointments. It will be in a position to fight obnoxious selections, and thus, directly or indirectly, to force tho selections which it shall dic tate. But tho peril of tho president-elect will not come from New York alone. Although the political storm center Is in that state tho area of dibturbance will extend over tho greater part of the oountry. Wherever there nro impor tant offices to be distributed powerful and resolute enemies to Cleveland will manifest themselves. It is the preva lent opinion now nmontr the leading democrats that, in. his attitude toward the present officeholders, ho will be guided largely by tho spirit of the civil service law, nnd the present Incum bents in most cases will be permitted to serve out their terms. Tills is not what the democratic workers looked for in tho onnvnss, and they will' promptly nnd vigorously resent It now. The scramble for offices Is likoly to be far more extended uud persistent than nny which the country has evor seon thus far. It Is already under way, ulthough moro than three months must yet expire beforo the now regime comes into power. Carloads of ofllco-seekors from tho west havo borne down upon him within tho past week nnd have compelled him to leavo New York and fly to tho south for a few days' respite from their importunities. Thus tho outlook for Cleveland, nnd, indirectly, for his party, is anything but flatter ing. Tho war upon him in his own state is about to be opened by Tam many, nnd tho kindred clement in the rest of tho states can be relied on to begin hostilities just as soon as his ad ministration sturts into operation. St. Louis Globo-Demoernt. WAITING FOR RELIEF. A Denperata Htnto or Thins In Certain Qunrter. Mr. Cloveland will not call an extra session of congress. This tip comes almost in an air line from tho president-elect himself. Mr. Cleveland's chief reason for this determination is said to be his dread of being surrounded by olllco-huntlng congressmen nt tho very beginning of. his term. s " Tho patient peoplo must strngglo on then under the crushing burden .of a itarlffi for protection for a whole year ut the' least, that thoir president may escape sorno o', tho worryand hurry incident to his exalted office. We must try to get along with tho currency that wo have, and wait nine mouths longer than wo should for tho blessings of will-o'-the-wisp money, merely because Mr. Cleveland prefers to take his' own tlmo in peddling out the offices. Meanwhile tho infamous McKinlcy bill will bo grinding right along, it will rcquiro a dollar's worth of work to obtain ono of those expen sive national bank dollars, and our currency will go gadding all over the land, from Texas to Vermont und from Alabama to Alaska. No stato will bo able to "keep Its money at homo," for tho nntlonnl bank bills of every stato will circulate freely In every other. Worst of all, a groat many worthy democrats who need offices will bo kept waiting ulmobt a year while sel fish republicans are drawing the salaries that should bo Bwolling tho do ploted bank accounts of said worthy democrats. If the country is in such desperate straits by reason of high protection nnd national banks ns Mr. Cleveland, bis organs aud his nttornoys havo represented it to bo, his Intended delay In convening tho now congress will be littlo less than a crime. Minneapolis Tribune. Manufactured Majorities. Cleveland's majority in Virginia is estimated at C0.00O, in Alabama at 40, 000, in Georgia nt 100,000, in Louisiana nt 80,000, in Mississippi at 20,000, in North Carolina at 20,000, in South Car olina at 50,000, in Tennessee at 05,000, In Texas nt 80,000. Pretty soon the democratic papers will begin to fig uro out tho enormous "popular majority' for Cloveland, and tho nine states men tioned will count for about half n mil lion In the estimates. They might just us well call it a million or n million and a half. If the election of n presi dent depended upon a popular majority thoro is not ono of those nine states that would not return 200,000 majority If that wcro considered advisable by the dcmocratlo managers. The way the votes uro cast has absolutely noth ing to do with the case. N. Y. Mnll aad Express. Cff Tho democratic victory, says ox Socretary Bayard, moans "tho ilectrnc tlon of protection." It docs if the democratic party keeps good faith with tho people. But tho democratic party seldom docs that. Kansas City Jour DEMOCRATIC FINANCIERING. A Comparison of tho ltecord of the Two rartlei. The first session of the democratic congress which followed the luuch-dc-nouueed billion-dollar republican con gress spent 44,000,000 moro than Its re publican predecessor spent nt Its first session, and now the democratic papcis are howling nbout a deficit In tho treasury. But who ls responsible forthls nlleged deficit? What IsHts origin? Without the public debt and tho pension pay ments thero could bo no deficit, nnd for both of these the democratic party Is solely responsible. When it went out of power with Buchanan in 1801 what did it leave to the republican party which camo in? Not ouly n deficit In tho treasury, but also public credit so Im paired that a government loan could bo negotiated only by tho payment of 13 per cent. Interest It left the country embroiled In a war brought on by democratic seces sionists who now constitute the solid south. It left us tho sinful blight of slavory. It left us war, devastation and ruin and an appalling loss of hu man llfo. The pension fund resulted nnd an enormous public dobt, every dol lar of which'should havo been paid by the secessionists of thirouthr-but most of which is a burden, up"on thu commer cial and industrial Interests cf tho north. The tariff tax is as nothing compared with the tax democratic secessionists lovied upon the people of this country. How does tho republican party go out of power? With tho credit of this government tho best In the world; with government loans negotlahlo nt two per cent; with slavery wiped out; secession and nullification everlasting ly killed, nnd the star spangled ban ner respected at home and abroad. The republican party came Into pow er thirty-two years ago on tho ruins of a government which the democratic party had sought to destroy. It leaves the government strong, the nation uni fied and tho peoplo wondorfully blessed nnd prosperous. Let republican pap?rs enter Into this discussion. Wo nro just beginning n new campaign of cducatiou. N. Y. Mail and Express. CURRENT COMMENT. C3f"It was not tho voting democrats, but tho non-voting republicans, who gave New York to Cleveland and kept Harrison from carrying sevcrnl other states. St Louis Globe-Democrat. CSPSomo of tho enstern dcmocratlo papers are trying to stop tho cry of "Repeal -the Melvlnloy law!" rising from the democratic press of all other sections of the country. Toledo Blade. HF'Tho battle of ballots is now over, and tho next question to bo decided ia whether the democrats will make this nation industrially tributary to Europe, or maintain its independence. Toledo Blade. tyif Mr. Cleveland's declaration that tho domocrntie party has no "11- cense to revel in pnrtisan spoils" wcro'lL taken seriously thcro would bo erapolr' on tho door of tho Tammany wigwam. Boston Journal. 'tSTThe celerity with which a large number of democrats aro running away from the tariff plank In thoir platform suggests tho suspicion that they havo just discovorcd that It is loaded. Rochester Democrat ESITSotne democratic organs and statesmen nro getllng up a scheme to y tax sugar, coffeo and tea and send tho prices up immediately. Let pooplo who voted.forClcvoTaha tuko a note of this proposed democratic "reform." How do thoy liko it? Minneapolis Journal. BSTTho fnqtVithVtrfNcw York went democratic this year because tens of thousands of republicans remained away from the polls shows that tho state may be relied on to make its tra ditional oscillation four years honco and come over on tho republl&aa itirlc. St Louis Globe-Democrat. , 131' Tho present nttltudo of tho dom- . ocratio party reminds ono of a dog who makes a great doal of nolso through a puling fence, but tho moment ho is at tho end of tho fence and ho finds him self face to face with his victim bo it u man or another dog ho subsides nnd is as meok aud gentlo as a lamb. Iowa State Register. E3TMr. Cleveland will probably need a second Introduction to Mr. Stovenson on tho 4th of March. From Adlal's own statement it seems that tho presi dent is ignorant of tho very existence of his running mate. But perhaps thoro is nn understanding between them, as thcro usually is between tho pious partner nnd tho wicked partner. Min neapolis Tribune "President Harrison, instead of crying over spilled milk, is attempting tho organization of n permanent repub lican campaign committee,' whoso duty it shall bo to keop up tho party work from ono presidential election to an other, instond of trying to do tho work of four yoars in the few months pre ceding tho presidential oloctlon.- Chicago Graphic. l'resldunt Harrison's lleoord. Tho republican party has been de feated, but no reproach of any kind rests upon its candidate for tho nation's highest gift President Harrison has bdrno himself through the canvass with tlio samo modesty, courage and un ostentatious manliness that have char acterized him in all his privato and public life. No friend of his regrets a slnglo action or utterance of tho presi dent Ho has won and he retains tha sincere respect of tlio American peo ple As a man aud a mnglstrato ho baa constantly strengthened himself in tho esteem of intelligent and patriotic Americans. HI honest devotion to what ho considers his country's bott interests has uover been soriously ques tioned; even by his most virulent op. ' pouonts. Tho record of Benjamin Hnr. rlson in tho army of tho nation's de fenders, in tho senate aud in tho whlta house is one of which tho republican party is proud. Ho is an American, who represents all that i noblest and most patriotic in American history. N. Y, Press. ' P -4 v 5 ;r ', I1 . aft