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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1904)
- - , - - . . . < t . . . . . r"f - " 1'1 { " - ' 7' ' ' - ' ' " " 'i'flr' ' ' , ' " - - " " " " ' ' 'JI' ' " . .t'"w , , - ' , "r - , . . : . - r' , - , Cradle Song. . II. Sweet n : Jol11'ttet and low 'Vlmts ot the " "cstern sta. l..ow. low. brenthe nnd blow ' " 'Inds 01' th western senl Over the rolllttg waterll go , Como trom the tl'lng lIIoon , nnd blow , . Dlow him ngo.ln to me : ' Whllo m ) ' little ono , while my p ett , . o.1e ! sleeps , , Sleep and rest. Bleep nnd rest . . ; Fl\ther will come to thee so n' Rest , rest , on mother'B brenst 1 l l\ther will come to tftee so n : Father will como to hi ! ! babe In t nest , ' Sliver sall9 nil ant 01' the west Under the sll\'er moon : Sleel ) , my little one , sleep" my preUT one , slcep , . -Lord TennYlon , " " " m . fIDC/V Me " . . . DEL 'l4l ? IL ffif LiY C/P.1RL 5 4lmJRJ 1. . A good many things lmd happened I before the bees swarmed back of the I . bouse on that Juno day. \ . . Dick Scott. son of the hard.headed : md hard.hearted old Farmer Scott , . hnd fallen In love with the widow : ' Lapham months before , He was " " barely 21 'ears of age , and worldng " ' for his father as a hired hand. whllo , . / she was 32 an"d owned the next farm on the east. I was easy to get up an argument . . / on their respectlvo ages , showing , that the disparity was too great and. . . , t . . . the father on the wrong side , and used It for all It WIlS worth. Farmer Scott had called upon thl. ! . ' wld w and charged her with seeltlng to trap bis guileless son , and had , . heen IJrOmptly turned out doors , The neighbors bad mixed In after that , . ' and the affair was the leading subject " ' of conversation for five miles around. . ; \ ; ; Dick Scett was no tallter , but he , was 1. ' , good hand to thlnle , Ho was . . .r . very mueh in love , and he was as de. , , termlned to marry that widow aa he . was to live , but ho couldn't stand up . . ' against the arguments of his futher . " nor witness the tears or Ills mother , : SO ho lwpt quiet and waited for an oarthqualre , cyclone or some other dispensation of Providence t help him out. Whenever they were worlt1ng in U\O fields together the father would f' look at the slQ' with n. squint , talto a ( , farewell glance around the farm , and , then solemnly remarlt : "DicIt , It seems awful that I'vo got . to dlo In my prime and leave all this , especlnlly before them 'otlIlg pear trees begin to bear , but I'll have to do It-I'll have to do it , ' , < , , "What's the use 00' 'd 'ln' ? " Dick I would ask , Imowing that he must Sl7 : something. . ( "I don't want to , but I'vo got to , . . Can't llvo a week after 'ou've went and marrIed to the wIdder Lapham. The Idea. that my only son has gene and marrIed his grandmother , and a women with feet IIlw an elephant at that , would break m ' heart and send mQ to my grave , " "Didn't you malTY who you want. cd to when 'ou married ma ? " "That was different. In thep days women didn't set traps for young m n , and wldders wasn't schemln' day and night. Dick , gel durn ye , I what d'ye want to malw a hrena. of ) 'Qursolf fur and send my I gra ) ' hairs ! I _ down to the grave In sorrer ? " I : . . ' " DicIt would change the subject or' ' . : :1 refuse to talk bclc any fl. ! ther , and , " , ' after muttering to himself for halt : , . an hour longer , the father would get tired out. I On this Juno day , however , when I the two were repulring the rail fence between the corn and the potato I field , and all nature was reveling In the balm ) ' sunshlqe , the usual discussion - ' . sion opened with a different prelim. i Inary and became red bet at once , t A peddler came down Into the field - to see if ho couldn't maIm a sale ot a poclwt Imlfe or 11 pall' of suslJOncl. ers , and ho had a llLUo jolw to get off about the wfdow Lapham wearing " the trousers after marriage , He was stili grinning when DicIt Imocltcd him Into the thlstlo patch and seemed sorry that there was not more or him , . . "Dy thunder , Dick Scott ! ex- .J. . " ' -.J UWhat's the use 0' dyln'1" , claimed the father as tbo peddler plclted hlmsoIr up and started off , I' "but you appear to bring eternal dls. I' ' this famll ' . It ' ' race on ) wasn't 'nuff that you must o and Bit aU tangled \ \ , . up with a widder as old as the hills , ; but . ) ' 011 baul ort and hit u IJeddler W' : , ( . : bavl ( ' ) 'ou In the cou.1 . V jull b r.m , . SJl.turda ) ' night ! "Jemln ' , no wonder , that mo and 'our mother have bin havIn' cold feet fur the last three days and huntln' I up verses for our tombstones ! I'll , have ono more talk with you wIlen we go up to dinner , and If you can't I bo mndo to listen to reason then I'll be through with 'ou. " Dick had nothlns to say In roply. He was as much astonished as his father at his sudden outbreale , but it had Iven him confidence. The pall' worlted along for the next two hours without a word , and when the dhmor horn blew they started tor the house. 'rhe father led by a good flfteen rods. His head was down , nnd he was thlnllng up new arguments to advance - vance , when a strange , buzzing nolso , suddenly reached his ears and maele him halt. Ho was passing close to one of the beehives , and the bel's were swarm- . , . . , v " ' . . . . , . " " . - . . . ' . . " , c. . . . , . . . . . . r-.1 . . . . 'ot' . . . . . . , . ) ' J . . ' . ' . , , " " , - . . . . - ( ' ' , , . , " ' . . -t/'o " ' . ' , " J ' ' . , JJ . ; ; , ( . ; . . . . . /o . ' . " . , ' : . ' ' " ' " ' . . . . . . \ " : ; , - : I- . . . ; 'J ! ! l 0.1 ' \ ' --.I-\ - ' , : . J " . : > , . ' \1 of : , \ i -.t4" ' . 7. , . ' . , p , : ; , J 'It { ' - . . . \ ; . 1'3 z."i : . . / - . . ' ; = 7'00 . . \-z. \ , , , ' I -w- , / . , : lk . ; : o/ ' . = : - - . ' - - : = --7' I , The bees were swarming. lng , The - put out by the thousand , fi 'lng around and around , ! litO a corlt- screw , and as farmer Scott hesitated - ed which way to run , the whole clouel began settling 'down on him. His straw hat was covered in an In. stant , and then the little worlers roosted on his shoulders , clung to his shirtsleeves and covered him down , to the Imees , Ho reached out his right hand and grasled ] a 'oung peach tree to support hlmselt , but that was all he could do , Dick came swInging alone about the tlmo the last bee had settled down , and ho stolped ] short with a look of amazement. Then the loolt changed to a grIn , and he sat down on the fl'amo df the grindstone , crossed his legs and said : "Dad , I wouldn't be In your place for three ot the best cows in II III s- dale county ! " , "Dick , I'm a dead man ! " replied the father In a hearse whisper. "You surely are. You ain't ( ; oln' to die of a broken heart because I marry the wielder Lalham ] , but because about 1,000,000 bees are goln' to jab their stingers Into you at the sarno Orne. You'll feel wuss'n that peddler did-fur wuss , " "Dicit , " continued the father , "you must glt ono 0' them new hives and put some fresh honey nrour.d It and try to coax them bees off. They may begin to sting mo any mlnlt. " , "Yes , dad. they ma - , and thoy'll hear 'our 'ells clear f.own to Schern' . erhorn's as the ilrst , flrt . stingers go in , I'll see about the hive bhnoby. 1 want to tallt with 'ou first. How old do 'ou thlnlt the widder Lapham Is ? " "I or heaven's salta , but what has the widder Lapham got to do w tb them bees ? Get that hive ! " "After wo'vo had 'our talle. How old did.ou say she was ? " " . .1eetlo ] over 30 , I guess , but I'm nigh dead or fright , " "You leeep stIlI. and you'll bo all right , How big are the wIdder's feet ? " "Durnou , Dicit , will you seo'our own father perish this way ? " "You'ro not perlshin' . How big are ber feeU" . "Sarno as ) 'our father's , or small- er. Now , ; It the hive , " "Purty soon , dad , How nbout the widder sottln' ll1antraps ? " "Dick Scott ! " exclaimed the father In as loud tone : : as hI ) tJl\red use , "them confounded JCcs are ernwlln' dowfm ' bnclt anll Into my earsl" "Yes , t1ey : nro naturally eur'us to know who 'ou are. Do Y. . . . 1 recleon the widder set mantrap for me , dad ! " . - - rJ'T7 ' " .11 ! - f , : "r" . , . . "NO. ( ) . Great lands , how I lIuttorl" "Tho cUso Is just Ilk" this , dnd The widder Is at least ( m yenrs ohler than mo , but wo love each olher. and wnnt to glt marrlod. You ml1rrledflto llleaso 'ourself , nnd I shall do tne : same thing. You anll 'ma han had a heap to say nbout It , nnd ) 'ou'\o snlci some lJUrty hard thlnss , but I CUCs.s ) 'ou'ro wlllln' to take them all back now and ItCop shet. DdI understand It that way , dad ! " "Nover , nIck-never ! " "Then ) 'ou stand .qulet I\nd I'll So In to dInner. It t hear ) 'ou 'et1 J shan't come , ns It will be too late. Do you want 8 big funeral , dad ? " "Dick , have I got to chaw my words ? " pioadl11117 querlccthe - father. "Or' ese let the bees chaw , ou. " "Then , Dlck-thon sit that hive up I hero In loss'n n. mlnlt nnd besln ! to genUy scrallo them Infernal In' I sects err , fur I'm right on the pint ' ' of fain tin' away. " 'I' "And the . . . . . .1IIder , dad-the wid. I der ? " "Marry tht. widder , and be durned to 'ouCharles' ! Crawford In Dos' ton Globe. . "TONNAGE" AT INLAND PORT. Deputy Collector Evidently Had Nev. cr Been Seafaring Man. Appraiser Whitehead In dlscusslnB the other day seine of the pecullarl ties of the tarlfr law , told the fallow. Ing story of a newly appointed depub collector at a sub-port on the Cana. dlnn border. The port wns In thf : woods , and hundreds of miles frptL the coast. The customs officials are furnished with hanlts ] on which to maltO tholt reports , and In cases 1IIco the ono It : p'olnt there are l11nn ' Items on the IJlanlcs which It Is never necessary tc fill. The new deput . collector's 're ' , port contained the Information thaI he had collected $4 for "tonnage , " dues on "essols , The treasury department had vis. 10ns of a tidal WRVO which had chang' cd the face of the mall on the north. ern frontier and made the lIttle "port" 111 the woods a veritable seallort. An agent was dispatched to the scene to Investigate. Ho found no change In the physical characteristics of the 1'0' golon , and the first question which he : lslccd the new offielnl was how he hnd mana ed to collect $4 for tonnage , "I collected duty on two tons of hay at $2 n ton , " he replied , "and If that Isn't what , you mean by tonnage on : ronr old blanl , I'll be c1-d If I Imov what n Is-New York Times , GAVE , HIS FLOCK W"\RNING , Ze lous Old Minister Certainly Made Lesson Impressive. 'rho IIttlo town of Bethlehem. Pa. once contained a half-crazy l11lnlsh Imown as "Ranting" Ranlter , who had Jeon educated beyond his . 'Inteiligence , and was at times h7sterically fanatic. His strange doings were as numerous as they were welll\l1own , but probably the wildest freak was durIng the last year of his ( ' , 'entiul life. ' 1'1.10 quiet little vJlIage was deep In slumber one night when It was arous , ed b ' peal arter peal from the bell In the Moravian church , Men and WOIU' on "ushed from every side to put out the supppscd fire and the local firE brlgtido sallied forth with all Its pam , lJuernalla , The crow IlSsombe ] about the ( 'hurch , but the bell never ccacd Its frantic summons. At last II' ' delegation was sent up to see who the ringer was , "Ranting' Hanleer stood there , half naled , pu1llng the bell ropE' ' with all his strength , "What Is it ? Where's the fire ? " was their excited quer ' . I "Flro In hell ! Flro In hell ! " shout. ed the zealous old preacher , "and II you don't loole out 'ou'll all bo burned up In It. " How many souls were converted that night has ne\'er been Imown. - I A Social Tragedy. She first IJut on a dnrk blue dress , Then changed It for II. purple ono : Then changed agnln , In her distress , ' 1'0 one 'twixt chestnutbltnnd dun : An(1 ) 'l't on co more she mal10 a change And put n pale pink rigging on : Her hushand HI'owlcd things stron ! ; an strang-e- Ills pntleneo was comp1etcly gone. The ) ' went t. call upon SOme friends That she wns nnxlous to Impress- 'Till o"er thuR when Woman spends A lot 01' tlmo Ulon her dress , ThlR time her plan succel'dell not 1n RtuJmlng folks , for' 01lns ! lIer hnstess 8nld : "It's quito' too hot ' ] , ' 0 tjlnk 01' turnln ! : , up the gns. " -S , 'V. Gillilan in Baltimore American Made Name as Astronomer. One of the most noted of Russian astronomers died In the person 01 Theodore Dredllhlne , He had been dl. rector of the observatol'les In 1\Ios cow and St. Petersburg , It was hie unpleasant duty in the latter pace ] tc oust the Germans and Swedes whc had made It famous , HIs own spe' clalty was comets' talis , .regardlng thE formaUon of which he had an olectrlc theorY , " ,111ch occupied his attontlon to the time of his death. Memorial to Great Sclentl"t. An approprlato memorial to the ( ; rcat geologist and scientist , Joseph La Conte , has been erected in Yosemite - mite vall\y by the Sierra club of California. It Is a lodge , built strong , I ) ' nnd simply , containing ono large room , 2 x3G feet , with a ] arge "tone fireplace at one end , and n. smaU room on either side the entrance on the OIJposlte end , It Is at the UPPM end of the valle ) ' . Prlnces9 Hul : Many Godfathers. Probably no person ! n the world had as many godfathers as Illd PrIncess Irene of Prttlltlla , wife or Prlnco Hen ry.Vhen she was horn her father 1'0- quested the members ot the Hessian regiments forming a portion or hl6 cavalry hrlgade to bo sponsors for thl ! hahy. When ahe was chi istenell about 4,000 oldlers Btt d for her as sE9nsors. , ' - / " " 7f' jr. " : T-T..rn , 'Vf < . < . .r \ . , . rHE .DltA )1' THE LINE ' - " , ) , ) EMOCRATS MAKE THE MAIN ID. SUE P AIN. By Declaring In Tholr Platform That "Protection Is Robbery , " "hcy Do- , clnro Anew That TheV , Arc Wcddcd ! to th Doctrln of o 'rradc. The , pomocratlc party In nnUoun.l CbU\'onton ! has declnred that "lJroteo. tlon 19' rpbbery or the man ) ' to enrich . . the ten. . The Republican party in nntlonnl convention has doclnred Its beller In and SUll110rt o llratectlon , 1\13 c.spcl1Ual t. the prosperity of the American ! Jeoplc. Practically all ot the 18s\18 mono tlonod In the' platforms of the greet pal'tles this' ) ' ( 'ar111 imvo little on. slderatlon in' the campaign except this squarely drawn Uno of dlfferenco bo- I t.weon them on 'this elementary llrln. I clllle III the oconomlc } JOlicy ot. the : AmerIcan l'opublle. It will bo useless for the leallcrs or thoDemocl'atic pnr- ty to ntteI11pt to n1ll1Q nn Isauo over alleged vlolatlon of IJrlnclplea of the UnitcU States Constitution b ) ' Prosl" dent Roosvclt nnll 'bls vnrty , when It is a fnet porrecU , npparent to nil t oughtiul Amerlcnn cltlzons tbat the comlllrtlnts nado by the Democrats In resPl'ct to these nllo ed I.ssuos have no real foundntlon. In nn attempt to get away ( rom the OVcflJ(1werlng fnfiuenco , or s\veoplng defeat In two . 1'cnt nn : I tlonal campnlgns on the Issue of the nMnetary " , tandard. the Democratic part . , through Its dolcgates , In nation. ! il conYoItlon assembled , hasb ' elect- Inl ; to n\alntah1 absolute SIlO1\CO \ on tlh ) subject of the 1110n quelt : ! n , ' : Iought tl ; ! ellmlnato that question from ! lmong the IssUG to bo dl5cusllecl durIng - Ing the , camllalgn. With so many s 1II unsettled problems Intimately associ- 'ded with the finnllclnl system , such ! l.S national baul of IS/lue , and provisions - visions for Incroaillng the monetary ' .mppy ) , It seot't\s Incredible that n J1r- ty which casts -6lx and a half million votes In I national campaign only four , , 'ears ago. whllo declaring ngalnst , the slnglo gold Ertandard , should so far admit < lefetlt on that quesMon M to ' dcatro that there shftll be no furthoc I dlscuss on or It. But whether the party - ty sball'bo successful In thlB attempt . . evade an ISluo which Its lca era b-ood upon the cbuntry during , two n U"c campaigns , remains to be seen. At thl" time , when there hi dls- , c sslon ot tb'e QUf8t1on whether -the tariff law or tfte Unltod States Hhall bo reYlsed , aud whn Out rovlslonJ sh ll bo mader It certalaly hecomos n paramount , Issue fit. the cnmpalgn when the t\vd'vartleiJ are lined .ltp with for- Inal dcclnratlons the Republican party tor , Rn the DemocratlcjJarty galnst , the docirlne of protection. In Its course upo the money qUQS- tlon , the Q.emocrntlc party In nntlohal con"OI tlon. at' dlfferont . , times . ( Juring , the past fifleon years , 1mB made decllt'- rations , posltho nml unequivocal at QUo time , to bo followed by ovaslqn , equivocation anll silenceat other tla ! L 'rha. party IIns her toforo do' clnrod "UlIu'\hO prInclplo or protection , : which has bean the funsltlmol\tnl prIn- elplo underlrlng every tarllT aot since the first .tariff 1M' was slgnoll by George Wns tlnglon , f.s nn unconstltu. tlonal prlnclDJo , and directly 1I0stilo to the 'haslc ] aw or the republic. In Its platform declara.t1on this yenr the Democratic 'party does not aay that protection Is unconttltutionD.I ; , . but violently - lently assails It as robbery. Surely , It would seem that a vrhiclple of. gov. ernment , or ot taxation , that Is Bub. ject lo denuncIation n S vero 8 , vould bo applied to criminal offonao COCIII.Ung of ono person vlolentlr tall- . . . (110 property of another , must not . . - . be unconstitutional , but' de- to be _ uprootell trom the la vi ot tIILo land without tIto slhhtest ; heslta- Uon. 'Tho RepubliCAn party declared In Its platform at Chlsmgo Its faith In and support protection qs essential to the prosp l" " of the American poople. The Repultltoan party In that platform recognized tbo present public discus- sloh of tariff Tevltaion to the extent ot , saying that changes In the tariff should ho maUo whenever the good to bo derlvod from such action would' not be overbalanced by the 0,11s 'which ' might ! low from the agitation incl- jent to Buch chanles. Whnt was mete Important In connection with the tarIff - , Iff IS9UO of the time was tbe formal j jeclaratlon In the RQPubllclln pa't- ] form that when changes In the tl\1'Iff , 'aro made the worlt sllOuld bo Intrust. ' d to the friends of protection , not to the cnemles of protection. It Is the hollef or protectionists that the ex. perlence of the American people under - der the revision of the tariff mallo by the Democratic party In 18H ! , which was nttended by great Industrial ' < lIs- aster- = the closing ot mUls dud factt ) . . tIes , and .the throwing or thousands ' of ml'n out of employment. and 'taUs- : Ing wdesprcfld ! los8 to Amortcan " 'orl lngmen In rellucUon ot w'UJest as ' ' well as In lOlls ot omlloyment-wnr- ] pmts them In Mylng that when the tariff Is to ho revlsod It , .should hot bo ro\'lsQd by tlw Democratic party. That Ule Republican , Party 'fill read. just the tarltt'hen It Is necessary , and do 1t upon protection lines , Is demonstrated by the experlenco of. the past. 'fhe Ropubllcan party hns novel' hcm- It ted to' undertaltO readjustment wben , In its judgment , chan oJ ! 'in UIO tariff scheduleR were neccssary or dQ. Blrablo : TlIo , Rbpubllcn ! patty , In May , 1860 , Introduc9d Wbat Is 1\now.11 as the Morrlll tariff 'blll- Ill ! n. iJ\\roly' \ protective mon ! > uro. and it was paMed ' te11 1I10nthl\ later d slsn t by J > rW. lIe ) Duclanan ! two days betoro the \1t1uqt1rntlo'n of Abra am Lincoln , .AQI La. eh/-Cle UJ.1Of1 torclgn ImportnUoll- 'ho .ontwartl tlQwot Id 10 pay fOr u : n , as n BUmuhht to domestic ) lro. - , r , " " . . . . , . . - " ' 'P - ' , ' . " , " rr.N , ' , < I ductlon , 8J1l1 as a } Irotluccr of r . .enuo to defray the cxpcnllos ot tho'War of lho Uob 1l10n. the first turlff la\Y no.93ctl bJZ tb ( ) Republican IJI\t y 11roved , It.sQIf of lncalculabi. . . ) Iclle'fit to the country. 'rhe Republlenl1 llrty rent1Just the llrl11dowi1'nrtl In 1Sf ! , antlllsnln , In lSS3. tor the purpos'o ot corrccttDK some Inoqualltles. Tha reBlllts or t-Ilot' & l1"'nH t1rtl readjustm"onts' r rrom satlstnctQr ) ' . TlJc Republlcnn IJnrty ronl iullleA i the tarltt Un"IU' In 1890 , an < 1 In con. Bequenco the count .Y , cnterM Ul < J'a IL nuw oro. ot' pl'osllorlt ) . . Onco'111ore , In 1897 , the nepu Ucl.D' ' prty , eadjuste(1 the tnrlrt UIJWard , In artier to correct the gr089 i'nequalltlol , nnd tllsastl1r.produclng features of tha' ' Domocratlc tarltt readjustment of 1894 , and forthwith followeil a period ot IIl'o'IJel'Ity far oxceetllng anything provl usly imown In the wor tl's hi. . tory. 'I'hrollsh all these : years , of 't 111'1 rr r. vision and 1110dillcation the } Josltlou , of the ROlltlblican party hns , consist. "CnUy been In fl\vor of n tarltr ] aw em. bot1 'Ing the cBsential prlnchJles of pro. tCUOl ) , ' 1'hrol1lh all these ) 'enrs thu ' Duh10cratic party hall 011110sell protection - tion , and 1ft the ollly period or Don1'o , cmllc control In all brnnches of the FOlernl government. that. party to- vlilUd the tariff upon lines that Ig. nored as far na IJosslblo110 } Iflncl. Jl } a of prQteclion. H re Is prcsented , UlerofdrQ , Ill , n feW words , the ro'cords .ot the two lJarUes , dllrhu ; the l'nat fl" ty yoors. The Ropubllcall } mrtr ball revlned and mOtllt1c < 1 U10. tnrtrr when such action was lleQOssary elthcr to Inarenso the I et1cral revenues ' r to correct Ineql1nlltles of Ule ht'w. The Domocr tIc } Jar , wlum on trusted wUt ( power , 1'O\'lood the tllllff ; uPon non.protectlon lines , nnd In , the achC' ' ules of the , law which It 'p'sscd ro , fuacd , protcctlon to some f the moat Important hl ustrlcs 111 tJao 'united States-the factory , the mlno atHl the : , fArlU. In every Instance when the Ropubllcan pnrt . mn e n tariff Inw the Industries of t\lO \ cot1lltry " , 'oro Qulclcened l11t new lICe , calJltnl found rel\liy 1Inestmontnd , . wOl'lclngmen re cI'ftJlI ! fn'crensod onJ1 rttmlties for om pioymcnt at IncrcascI Bnt ! Increasing Vl1g0l , When U10 DCI)1ocrntic tnrlfl nbt. f 18H ! wnspassed it wUlT iQlIoweti by gl'cahr ) competition from the prOlI' ucts of foreign Inntls , with Uio result thllt toll1'c'atlc Ind\lstrlea w.ere. crlp. pled atlll Ii. million \vorlIJJ.SlUcn ; In this country. wel"C etther lh (1wn out f clUploymont ' 01' ihelr' wages werG greatly rotluct' . Adm1ttlng. fOr the. purpose or arlu' m nt tlt ! the ( Inft ! _ mllY como when the tariff Illw or th Untt d States should bo U10tllfi tl 11ot'tlor thnt I1ny h.1equalltlos It contains l i\ Uo cor. r cted , and Us. scMdules ' nado to con' form to a1terctl 't'Ondltlona ' , the _ queSj Uon which \vlll confront' every voter hi the I coming cnmllnl.gn i whether such' c1tunjes In tho. tariff allall he maUo b ' the Hepubllcan pa\1.y , the frlond and aUIIPorter or III'otectIon , or b : , ' the DtJtnocrntfc JII1I'ty , , 'dllch 011' 'voscs pl'Otectl n nnd'tlcclar s It to bo robbery. It would seem from this stnlcl ut of tho'sltuatl n , wlilch Is 'an 'accurl\to \ stat.oment , bO 'nout : by t110 fnets pt hIstory. and the exporlences of 111Qn In thJe cOll'ntry tlm'lng very recent years , that the elTorts of the D0111OC1"l1JC liar. ty in Us national platform to meet t'he tariff Issue with trio plain declaration - ation that 'Illrotuctlon , fB rpbbery , " and at the sarno tlmo attempt to sugar cent thee ! powerful and sIgnificant wor-ds with the lJuggpstion that the . tarIff -bo "gradually" reducoil , togoth' er wltlt the for-reven eohly sUim , latlou tllal "tho tariff bq Unlltct ! to the , needs , or th government , " annot but .be regartlew by thoughtful people everywhere as a covert attQmpt of UlO party to mislead ui peoDlo Into -strlltlng n blow at pr tcctlon 11 11 tier the claIm that th blow will nQt e permitted to do harm. The effort of the Democrats to dls. guf o their IJ\1tpoao : l'n assaulting pre : tectlon will .not bd suc essful. 'fho Amorlcnn 'pcoplo are In famr oCpro , tectlon. They , vIII not ehtrust tire maltln ( ; Qr n tariff law tea IJoilUcal party that Is opposed to protection. An well mIght the , Amerlcmt DCOplo hl\vo InvIted ? \I 1' . . 1Jr 'an 'in 1896 or In 1900 to make and exebuto'n'law estab , ljhIng ! UIO gold .standard , as to 1nvltd the Democratic party under Judlc t'l1rl < er , on a platform that declareR "protoeqon to b'o robhery , " to maleo n tariff In.w that shnl1 protect .h.1Ilerican Iud us tries 'and American .lab } r. Why "GraduaI1" In one sentence l1enounclm ; protection - tion as robbery. nlmos th n xt phrase of the Dotnocratl platfdrm guarantecs the "gradual revlslou" of the exl tlng protectlvo. tarJff ! What's that ? Protection n rotJbory that Is to bo CDrrocte'd "graOUallY'l" It is I1S though a thlof caught feed , handed stood In the prisoners' dock to bo thus ad ressed by the jJtdgo : "I find you , sh' , convicted of plcklnR poclcots. 'rho Bentenco of this court Ie that ) 'ou gradually rovlso your thlov , Ish propenslt . , nnd that 'ou d ml lah the numb or of pocJeets plclted from day to day and from weele In weelt I until fint1l1Y you wllr ' COaBe altogethQr to pick pocltets , 'You may /0. / " It It bo true- that "protection Is roh berr , " then there , should bo nothing 'Krat1ual" about suppressIng the tel , pnlous nollcy. It ought Co bo IlIstnntlJ stepped , H jt bo not true , ! is Qver : ) ' pers n of common Intelligence ImowE it Is 1I0 ! : Qut f } Jrotecllnn la , on thE cnntrar ) ' , It system ana Lvo1le ) " undOl wh.l l1 mllllol\8 or homed"havo boon I1ta e hnppler and , our sountty : has gnlnol ( the ! orQmost.plIWO . adlOll ( ; .nil tlle , nniJons. of t1t world , theu the pemocratl party should be hed. ] tIIr' worthy : .t cOJllhlen o nud' uutl.t. . to unlcrJa1 0 the mnfaglHnont ) or national arfa1rs. .1\bU that Is what Is lol\1g , b llen. ; ' jf\ G. . . ' ' ; jir'f'T' " . " < ' ' , . ( . ; : J ' . . l'Q. ( \ ' , . ' ' , . . " " . . : , ' , r ; , Fork Fad. Marltcr-The sprea.l or the opium ! lIlblt Is something terrlblo. I nm told hat wOlllen of the highest class have been Been going into the opl\tlll joints. - larltor-Oh , that's all nonsonse. L.ndles or foshlo11 go to such plnces to , vatch the Chlul\l11en use chop. ! tlc1cs. They want to learn how to , e"t soup with a forle. . - NowYorlc / Weel < ly , Situation Summed Up. , lor , . ' , ' . . if. ' \ ' t ' " . - - WlCey-How do ) 'OU 1IIco my neW hat , George , denr ? Hubb-Oh , I BUPPOSO I've got to IlltO it , or else buy. you..nnothor.- l.omle Cuta , . The Old Question. Shadrach , Moshach anll Abednogo had sIlent the nIght In the fiery fur- naco. "GoOlI mornlns , " they remarleod when the doors were opened. "Is It hQt enough for you ? " With n. savage , baffied yell their porsecutoro l1ed the scene-Judgo. Detter Plan Than Th3t. Th ) 'oung clergyman was under the Imllressltm that there hnd been ; omo criticism becauno ho preached xtemporaueouBl ) ' . "Do ) 'ou think I ought to write my Bermonn ? " ho a.slted. "No , " replied the sarcastic warden. 'I thll1le 'ou ought to buy them. " By Doctor's Advice. "Excuse mo , Softly , " romnrltod Pen. : Iennls curloltsly , "how Ie it you al. . " 'ays wind up your wntch 'Immodlatoly after dInner ? " "I'or the benefit of my health. You gee , my doctor has recomlIlenUed mo nlways to tale u little exercI n1ter dlnnei' , " Ideal Laborers , She-What gave you nervous pros. trntlon ? Weary WlII-Ovorworle , mum. Sho-I never heard of a tramp over- worldng hlmseIr. I t , Weary WIII-I s'poso not , mum. They bo generally too tlrell to' tell of it. . . , After the Auto Accident. " , Mothor-Oh , doctor , 1 ! you trepan ' my b07'S slmll and put in a sllvor plato what effect wUl it have on hIs t mentality ? SurgeCJn-Well , ma'am , bls brain may pcrhaJ be cloud\jl , but the cloutS Will have a silver IInlng-Judse. , A' ' Dlffe'rence. I ' , I , \ ' -1 I - - - "In Egypt , when n gIrl Is born thol , 1.111'0" her Into the sea , so the lobsters can get her. " ' "WolI , over hero wo walt till sh . , grows up , and then the lobsters get her.-hlIadelpbla Bulletin. Approved Prescription. . . SutIerer-I llU.vO a terrlbe ] tooth. ache , and want something to cure It. Friend-Nmy , 'ou don't neell any medicine. I had a toothache yesterday - day , and went home , and my lovIng wito lelssetl mo and so consoled mo ' ' that the } Jain. soon vussed away. Why " " don't you do thit same ? { 'I SulTerer-I thtnk I will. Is your ' . . -lCo homo now7-Albany 'Journal. , ' . . ' Easy to See That.1 : "Will 'ou direct mete Farmer Bklu. : er's house ? " aslccd the ncwly arrIv l ! , . ed Bummer bonrder. . ' t "J will it ye want mc to , " rcplled : dlC station lounger , ' .j "J " shall Imvo to asle ) 'ou for ox. ' . , , licit directions , because I'\'C never loen there before. " ' ' : ' 'sh ! I Imow that , seoln' : ) 'o'ro dO rmlned to go there now. "