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CHASOE ADDRESS-wlwa orderiac a asms ia tha addma,eafaaoriben aboald ba U rfva iWr oil aa well aa tUr What the people demand is a"down ward" revision of the tariff, That's what is meant by "tariff reform." "The stepping stone to prohibition," k what Governor Shallenberger's ad mirers aay in alluding to the "day light law." When it comes to the consideration of a tariff bill New England can always be depended upon to act the part of a hog. The Louisiana democrats always declare for tariff reform, but her rep resentatives in congress never vote that way. Louisiana's idea' of tariff reform is an increase in the duty on sugar. The democratic legislature of Flor ida is very ungrateful for the fight Representative Clark has made to secure a tariff tax on pine-apples, about the only industry Florida can boast of. Clark voted with the Fitz gerald crowd of democratic insurgents to uphold Speaker Cannon, in ex change for a duty on pine-apples; yet he is condemned by his own state for attempting the very thing his constit uents demanded and expected him to accomplish. Ungrateful democracy! In an interview at Little Rock, Arkansas, Mr. Bryan stated that he was not a candidate to succeed Senator Burkett, but qualified the statement by saying he did not mean that he would not become a candidate. After the jolts he received from his party during the session of the legislature, the former leader of the democratic party doubtless realizes that to make an open fight for the senatorial plum would widen the gap in his party in Nebraska and prove what is already apparent that the Shallenberger fac tion has the larger following. Mr. Bryan is no longer boss of his party in this state. Representative Tawney, of Minne sota, although not numbered among the insurgent republicans, has declared himself as the champion of free lum ber and free coal. Tawney has been in congress for twenty-four years and it has taken him a long time to shift to the right side on the lumber ques tion. When he entered congress there were millions of acres of live pine timber in Minnesota, and the Mississippi river was covered with logs from .Minneapolis to St. Cloud, a distance of 120 miles by water; twenty thousand axes were swinging in the pine forests and, a thousand mills were sawing the huge logs into lumber. Tawney was aa ardent and outspoken advocate of "our lumber industry" then. But a change has taken place in Minnesota within the past twenty four years. Where eight million acres of growing pine stood in 1885, eight million acres of rotting stumps stand today. The government once owned all this land, but it passed into the possession of a few men, and .it is not recorded that Tawney ever raised his voice against the steal. Now, when Jim Hill's railway wants the job of hauling .Canadian lumber across the border into the United States, and bituminous coal from the "Crow Nest" coal mines of Manitoba, Tawney finds it very convenient to change his old fcighprotective tariff coat for the free lumber and coal jacket presented to hint by Jim Hill. The extension of the Hill system of railways into Can ada has been the means of changing Tawaey's tariff ideas on the coal and lamber schedule in the Payne tariff bill s A protest has been filed in Wash ington against the "wheat corner" and the advance in the cost of flour and bread resulting from this artificial control of the grain market It is. amazing, when you come to think of it, that a people blessed with a much larger nteaeure of freedom than they ajxercjafr in fighting the-wrongs to whkn they are exposed, have tolerated thni particular form of imposition so wBjeaSBK Bv BMU pQMi avapaaB.. ai - - - w - "-.71 TklMBaJbl long withoutan irresistible demand for relief The prices of grain and of bread should be governed by the natural supply and demand, not by the arbitxaryjinutation of the supply by speculators. It is true that the practice of. monopolization and extor tion has become so general, that the. people;.have become inured to it to some extent; but they should, at least, demand Yreedom of exchange in all' foodstuffs. ' The grain' manipulator brings very little benefit to the farm ers. The big profits growing out of his transactions go'almost wholly .into the pockets of the gamblers. The people are plundered by those who "play the game." There was a time and there was a government once that handled this kind of malefactors with little compunction. Acting on humane impulses, but employing severe meas ures, the authorities took those who made' "corners" on foodstuffs and nailed them by. the ears to posts in public places, where physical torture was supplemented by popular derision. Nowadays our punishments are more humane, but our methods of protect ing the people against outrages are certainly less effective. Kansas City Star. Bread is the staff of life; it. is the food of the American people, and no man has a moral right to increase the cost of flour by artificial means. Gam bling in futures should be made a crime. The law of supply and de mand should govern the price of food stuffs and not the gamblers on the Chicago Board of Trade. The wheat deal now being conducted by James A. Fatten has increased the price of bread at home and abroad. A few days ago a raid was made in Chicago, and one hundred and forty-seven gam blers were gathered in by detectives, but the big gamblers in the wheat pit were not molested. There is no law to reach themi Twenty-five years ago, Senator Washburn, who at that time represented Minnesota in Washington, introduced a bill in the senate which would have made wheat pit gambling a crime. -His bill failed to receive even courteous consideration. Senator Washburn was interested in the mill ing industry at Minneapolis, and it was to his interest, as well as to the interest of every consumer of wheat, that the Jaw of supply and demand should govern the price of wheat, and not the Chicago gamblers. When the time came to re-elect a successor to Senator Washburn, the wheat pit pirates and other commercial' gam blers, assisted by the farmers of Min nesota, defeated Washburn for re election. That was the last attempt made to put out of business the food stuff gamblers. If "we, the people," have not sense enough to use the political power granted to us bj the Constitution, then we are getting just what we deserve from "Jim" Patten and his "corner." . There is, at least, a prospect that the .new tariff will not be made substan tially the same as the Dingley law without a vigorous fight on behalf of the consumers. This fight will be led, and may almost wholly made, by revi sion republicans, not, as might have .been expected, by democrats. And it will be made chiefly in the senate, where there is more freedom for the individual member than there is in the house under the restrictive rules, to which that body has again subjected itself The attitude of the democrats in both the senate and the house has been disappointing. They have no definite plan on the tariff; they have no revision organization; they are divided on many schedules; some of them are as extreme protectionists as may be found on the republican side. This attitude is hurtful in two ways. It withdraws from 'the consumers a support they have had, to a greater or less extent, in the past and -had reason to expect in .this emergency, and it encourages the high protectionists in a course they would scarcely dare to follow in the face of a strong opposi tion, "standing pat" for the consumers. In .the meantime let the people take note of their friends in congress. A. representative of a sugar district in the south may be able to say as one did the other day that he will vote for any old bill that will 'put sufficient protection. on sugar, for he may be re elected for just this kind of "courage." But senators and most representatives who put the demands of a single in-, dustry above the rights of all the peo ple of a state or a district will encoun ter obstacles if the new tariff fails to reduce the cost of living. As for the democratic party in congress, unless it gets right on the Payne bill, it will lose any advantage it has held on the tarm issue ine strongest advantage it has had in all its history. Kansas City Star. - . v- ' '., Time far Parental Concern. It la time feVfke wise parent to take. actioa whea Ma. son. acquire tat alcknamtTof " "Kl"Bt Louis Post Dispatch. A TRAGEDY OF TREASON. : i No woman in"Araerican history, or certainly none in Philadelphia annals, has excited so much interest and so often been the subject of controversy as the beautiful and unfortunate Peggy Shippen, wife of the traitor, Benedict Arnold. Whether she was guilty of complicity in. her husband's crime or the innocent victim of circumstances was for years a favorite themewith historians. Some, says the Philadel phia Press, delighted in picturing her an unscrupulous, artful seducer, whose inordinate vanity caused her husband's downfall. Others wrote page after page refuting these allegations, none of which could be sustained by any sat isfactory proof; indeed, the only valid reason for the accusation was the word of Aaron Burr, who, according to her family, circulated these reports after his advances had been repulsed by Margaret Arnold, when he was escort ing her back to Philadelphia. In the eyes of the vast majority of her con temporaries and of those who have ex amined the subject thoroughly she was absolutely ignorant of the plans of her husband, for' it was not likely that a man of his nature would disclose such a perilous secret .to a young, volatile As the supposed tory proclivities of her family "have so often been advanc ed as a reason for her influencing Arnold to betray his country, it will not be amiss to state their exact status. The Shippen family to which she belonged was one of the most aristo cratic and distinguished in Philadel phia. Edward Shippen, her great grandfather, had been the -first mayor of this city, a man of means, of posi tion, and her father, Edward Shippen III, was one of the leading officials in Pennsylvania. Like many others at the outbreak of the revolution, he disapproved of taking up arms against the mother country, though he was in entire sympathy with the causes that led to it. Many of his near relatives were actively engaged in the contest on the side of liberty. He preserved an attitude of strict neutrality, was required to give his parole and through out was never so much as suspected of any disloyalty to his country. The respect in which he was held is proven by his being appointed, after the war, to special posts of trust and confidence, finally becoming chief justice of Pen nsylvania. Margaret, or Peggy, as she is usually called, the youngest of the three daugh ters, was the darling of the family. Beyond the fact that she was well educated and fond of remaining at home in her father's company, little is known of her until she blossomed forth as -the beautiful, fascinating belle, captivating the hearts of the English officers. When the British held Philadelphia during the winter of 1777-78, she, though not yet 18, was the toast of the town, and the homage paid her was endless. One of her most devoted admirers was the ill starred Andre, and this friendship was afterward looked upon as a most dam aging piece of evidence against her. Although many accounts say that Peggy and her two sisters took part in the celebrated Meschianza, the state ment has always been contradicted by the Shippen family. According to them, the young ladies were invited and had arranged to go, their names were on the programme and their dresses prepared, but at the last instant some prominent Quakers visited their father and persuaded him that it would be unseemly for his daughters to appear in public in Turkish costumes. In consequence, though they are said to have been in a "dancing fury," they were dbliged to stay at home. J Exactly one month after this fare well fete to General Howe, the British were obliged to evacuate Philadelphia, the Americans marched in and Gen eral Benedict Arnold was placed in command of the city. He was at this period very popular, having rendered conspicuous services in the campaign which resulted in the surrender of Burgoyne. Owing to, a wound from which he was still suffering, he was unable to do active service and was given this post as a reward of merit. He established his headquarters in the house on Market street later occupied by Washington, and there entered upon a style of living, quite incompat- The Truly Good Life. The good life Is the one that Is great with goodness, enriched with every re source, daily growing, becoming more, enjoying more, aad finding such com pletion In the attempt to awaken dor mant lives, to lift lagging lives, and to lead Its fellows into the life that la life Indeed. '' ' &.v The neat Remedy. If sanitation; dietetics and proper aoarlshment were thoroughly taught In our public schools' and the children were impressed' with -"danger of dirt aad impure air I am sure this .would go far toward stamping foot thVcarae of the generation, tuberculosis. ible with bis means. His entertain ments were sumptuous, and nothing Was too extravagant for him. There was little distinction shown by the American officers between the Tory and Whig maidens. The same ones who had graced' the Meschianza with their, presence were invited to the balls given by the new masters of Philadelphia, and again pretty Peggy was the center of attraction. Arnold, although twice her age and a widower with three sons, was immediately smitten by her charms. The piquant young creature was no doubt flattered by the attentions of the seasoned soldier, and her girlish imag ination was stirred by the splendor of Arnold's position and military sur roundings. When he was not with her to plead his suit in person his im passioned love letters kept her from forgetting him. All objections to the match being overruled, on the 18th of April, 1779, the brilliant Peggy became his bride. Part of the marriage settlement 'he made her was the estate now in Fair mount Park, known as Mount Pleas ant, which was confiscated by the state when his treason was discovered. After the marriage there was no dim inution in their ostentatious style of living, and she was congratulated on all sides for having won a hero. The first son was born March 19, 1780, and on the 3d of August Arnold was given command of West Point. He had been in communication with the British commander for a month past, and had laid all his plans for betraying his country. Mrs. Arnold did not join him at West Point until the 12th of September. She was over joyed at being once more with the man she loved, and little dreamed that in a few short days she would be traveling home again a disgraced and saddened woman. On the morning of the 25th Arnold was surprised by the arrival of Hamil ton with word that Washington would visit him in a few hours. Most un welcome news, for this was the day set upon for his delivering the fort into the hands of the enemy. In the midst of his quandry a letter was brought to him, telling of the capture of Andre with his treasonable papers. Excus ing himself, he went to his wife's room, briefly informed her of what he had done and fled to the English forces in New York. This was the first intelli gence she had of the plot, and the news so overwhelmed ner that she fell in a swoon. All day she remained in a frantic condition, "all the sweetness of beauty, all the loveliness of inno cence, all the tenderness of a wife and all the fondness of a mother showed themselves in her appearance and conduct." Washington was deeply touched, and at the same time convinced that she had no share in her husband's guilt She was given the choice of either returning to her father or going to her husband, and she preferred the former. When the news of Arnold's treason reached Philadelphia his papers were seized. Among them was found one Andre to Margaret, offering to pur chase "cape wire, needles, gauge, eta," for her in New York. This obviously innocent note was thought to cover deeper designs, and on October 27 she was requested by the executive auth ities to leave Philadelphia. On the way to New York to join her husband she was treated with every mark of respect, all exhibition of pop ular indignation being omitted out of pity for her humiliation. When they first went to England she attracted much attention. The king and queen were attentive, and she was spoken of as the "handsomest woman in Eng land," but she does not seem to have cared to live her old life of fashion, her time being devoted to the care of her five children and her husband, who lived to loathe and repent his deed. In 1790 Peggy paid a visit to her father, and was lovingly welcomed by her family and friends, though there were some who treated her coldly. This was her last and only visit home. Old associations were too painful to renew, and the rest of her life was passed in England, where she died in 1804, having survived Arnold three years. Chicago Record-Herald. Praise and Pudding. We are thankful for words of praise, but pudding, as well as praise is essential to the well being of every human being here below. Western School Journal. Alike ta the Miser. People who are always taking care of their health are like misers who are hoarding ap treasurres which they never have spirit to enjoy. Sterne. Wisdem 'from the Past. I am likewise convinced that no mas can do me a real Injury, because no man can force' a to misbehave my- self. Marcus Anrellua. - J EASILY SET MATTER STRAIGHT. Apology of "Cub" Reporter Something of a Masterpiece. "Whenever I see the name of Sena tor Tillman in print," said an old news paper man. "I am reminded of a little incident that occurred several years ago when I was city editor of a little paper in a southern city. "Late one night a South Carolina correspondent wired that he had failed to get a desired interview because the senator had taken a train for Wash ington, but that we might catch him ourselves when the train passed through our city. Hastily searching a time table, I found that the train men tioned was due in a few minutes. There being no other reporter at hand. I seized 'Bud' Lunkly, a raw reporter fresh from the country, told him to meet this train at the station and get some sort of expression from the sen ator on a subject then of much impor tance. "Some time later Bud strolled calm ly in and Informed me that after a per sonal search of every car on the train he had failed to find Senator. Till man. "'Do you mean that you looked Into all the sleeping car berths, Bud?' said I, " 'Yep, that's what I done.' said Bud. " 'But, Bud,' I exclaimed, in conster nation, 'weren't a good many of these berths occupied by ladies?' "'Sure,' said Bud. "'But what did you do when you found a lady who had retired?' '"When I busted the curtain open and looked in and a woman jumped up and screamed, I took off my hat and says: "That's all right, lady, you ain't the man I'm looking fer!'" GOT MANTELS AT A BARGAIN. Society Woman Probably Would Do Well in Business. A well-known woman of society has recently finished her country house and, to the envy of her neighbors, has beautiful colonial mantels of white marble in all her bedrooms, and equal ly beautiful old timers, more elaborate in Italian marble on her lower floor says the New York Journal. Each al lows for a huge open fire. These she got by spying from her automobile a sign of "Second-hand lumber for sale," on the grounds where an old hotel was being razed. She recalled that in her childhood she had once visited some children who were staying at the then fashionable though old-fashioned hotel The memory also came of a high carved mantel in the so-called nursery. from which goodies were reached for the impromptu juvenile tea party, and turning back, she discreetly alighted from her automobile some distance away and proceeded to find the con tractor. As a result of her interview she proudly says 11.50 or $2.25, as she waves her hand toward these perfect marbles. Stupid Remark Made Trouble. A Paris police station was invaded the other day by a young lady, an old gentleman, a small dog and the con ductor and 24 passengers of an omni bus. The old man had been sitting next to the -young lady, who had the small dog In her muff. "I would give half my fortune," he said, "to be in your little dog's place." "It would be the right place for you," said the lady "for I am taking him to have his ears cropped." Her reply led to high words, and the passengers joined in, a free fight ensued, and the entire party went to the police station, where all the names. Including that of the dog, were duly noted. The omnibus had to wait for its conductor, and arrived at Its destination two hours late. Finds a Friend In Court. Justice Harlan of the supreme court was on circuit in West Virginia some years ago when there was tried be fore him a case in which principa. counsel was a lawyer whose head was quite devoid of hair. The day was cold and damp and the room In which the sittingwas had was badly heated. It was not long before counsel had begun his argument that he said: "Your honor, I must pause long enough to request that the window op posite be closed more tightly. I feel the draft on my head." "The court sympathizes with you, solemnly assented Mr. Harlan. "The court has the same kind of a head." The Walls of Jericho. Some remarkable discoveries have been made on the supposed site of ancient Jericho, near the Dead sea, by a German expedition, headed by Prof. Selin. The ancient walls were found at a depth of eight feet, and many Interesting features of their con struction revealed. The wall consisted of three parts, a rock foundation, a sloping rubble wall 20 feet higt and from six and a half to eight feet broad, and a top wall of clay bricks. In one place the latter part of the wall reaches a height of eight feet. The walls are estimated to have extended 900 yards; 450 yards have already been laid bare with the aid of 20C workmen employed by the expedition A Traveling Clock. The new traveling clocks are in every sense what their name implies Instead of the square ones that took several inches of valuable space lc the traveling bag, these new ones are a thin model watch, encased In leather about four inches broad and long. They are made to fold flat, just as the leather picture frames do, and can be tucked in the pocket of one's bag without encroaching on space. "" Alae, Peer Pittsburg I It does seem as if everything but good luck has struck Pittsburg these last few years and jealous outsiders say that if good luck should appear in their midst Pittsburgers couldn't recognize it Harper's Weekly. Do Ybu Recognize It? "What, Heinrlch! drinking again? I thought you intended to quit." "Ach! dot Is so, yes. But in der vords of der saying; 'Der ghost van villing, but der meat vaa feeble.' "Boston Transcript. (mikmma ggy Em comc To NORTH THEATRE, Prices 25c, - .nnnnnHnw alninlmnw gpnnnnnnnnnnnnnaw ainepnnnnnnnnajince) at i wen i xtajetfnwnnnnnviunnnn ! EsnnnnpnnEvv7nnpa.sjH JJW tg - Vva)j-?g:;;y.:.v .! t' 'Pfc a1(a GLANCING OVER THE LIST. of people who have bad satisfactory photographs taken here is like looking over a .-ociety directory. If any better photographs were to be bad anywhere these peo ple Would Go There For Their Photographs. The fact that they come here themselves, and send their friends, indicates that our claim that we make the best photographs to be had is jntined. Come and judge for yourself. DeHART STUDIO. WHEN PROFANITY WAS COMMON. Two Good Stories Concerning Weak ness of a Past Generation. Dean Ramsay could not countenance profanity, but he managed to tell some ?ood stories of a weakness which af flicted many in his time: "A late duke of Athol had invited a well-known character, a writer of Perth, to come up and meet him at Ounkeld for the transaction of some business. The duke mentioned the day and hour when he should receive the man of law, who accordingly came punctually at the appointed time and place. But the duke had forgotten the appointment and had gone to the hill, from which he could not return for some hours. A Highlander pres ent described the Perth writer's in dignation and his mode of showing it by a most elaborate course of swear ing. 'But whom did he swear at?' was the inquiry made of the narrator, who replied: 'Oh, he didna sweer at ony thing particular, but juist stude in ta middle of ta road and swoor at lairge.' I have from a friend also an anecdote which shows how entirely at one period the practice of swearing had become familiar even to female ears when mixed up with the inter course of social life. A sister had been speaking of her brother as much addicted to this habit Oor John sweers awfu', and we try to correct him; but,' she added in a candid and apologetic tone, 'na doubt it is a great set aff to conversation.' " SUBSTITUTE FOR THE TOWEL. Heat and a Whisk Broom Recommend ded to Philadelphian. "I remember," said Mayor Reyburn of Philadelphia, "we all remember, the time when the mildest storm would make our water unfit to bathe In, let alone to drink." The mayor smiled. "The only man in those days who could ever find a good word to say for our water," he resumed, "was Peter Burness, the optimist of the court of quarter sessions. " 'Actually,' I said to Peter one morn ing after a storm, I couldn't take a bath to-day on account of the muddy water. It was like brown paste.' " 'Oh, I took a good long bath,' said Peter. 'When the Schuylkill water is like that it is the best fluid in the world to bathe in. So medicinal, you know. Better than Homburg, or Mar ienbad, or any of those places.' " 'But it Is so muddy,' I said. "'That's just the point,' said Peter. 'It's medicinal mud, full of all sorts of phosphates and things. To-night when you get home fill your bath, jump in and splash about; but after ward don't use any towels.' '"No towels?' I objected. '"There's a much better way than towels, said Peter 'Stand before the radiator and " let the water dry on your body. Then brush it off with a whiskbroom.' " The Ungainly Woman Golfer. The men, seated before the fire in a hall of the country club, looked very smart in the soft greens and grays and browns of their golf suits. Magazine Old Books Rebound In fact for anything in the book binding line bring your work to J5he Journal Office Phone 160 r 15 tils Tast LYSg"' MONDAY, APRIL 26. 35c and 50c. The shapely coats lent to their waists an added suppleness and to their chests a greater girth. The knickers cut like riding breeches, gave theii owners prosaic of legs, bank clerks and stenographers, the dashing elegance of the less of the cavalrymen. But the women! "We women," said a young lady journalist, "look Iike the deuce be side you men! You men have a regu Iation golf suit, just as you have a regulation evening dress. But we women disfigure the links in an old skirt and a sweater. Where is the future Worth or Paquin who will in vent for women a golf dress at onc6 neat and elegant?" Earthquake on Schedule. Speaking of the recent visit of the duke of Connaught to Italy specially to convey condolences to the government on accouut of the disaster at Messina, a correspondent in Black and White writes :. "When, with the duchess, th6 duke was visiting Japan some years ago he remarked to his host at table when the program for his visit was put before him: 'Well, I think you have planned everything connected with this country there is to see, but,' he added, laughing, 'there is one thing you cannot put on your program, and that is an earthquake.' Hardly had hs spoken, however, when the bouse be gan to tremble violently, and the serv ants standing at the door bowed to gether as the host said: 'Your high ness, the honorable earthquake!'" Hugo's Too Sanguine Vision. Revival of the guillotine in France after these years of disuse would have grieved Victor Hugo's sanguine spirit terribly. Writing in 1S67 his glowing sketch of Paris as the capital of tb.6 world he noted with joy that no place for the guillotine could then be found within the city. Executions had tc take place outside the fortifications and he saw in this a promise that they would soon cease to be altogeth er. It is strange now to read Hugo's sure and certain hope that war and armaments were about to disappear laughed away by the good humor ol Paris, and that the twentieth centurj would almost have forgotten them This was just three years before 1870 Where the Bard Falls Short. "Aren't there some rather indelicate things in Shakespeare's plays?" sug gested the punctilious citizen. "Yes," answered Mr. Stormlngton Barnes, "but they don't go quite fai enough to constitute a New York suc cess." The Sincerest Respect. "You people In the east don't appre ciate the importance of the great mid dle west," said the visitor. "We don't, eh! On the contrary, we sit up nights thinking about the great middle west. That's where most of our weather comes from." Floodgates of Wisdom. "Why do you sometimes discuss top ics on which you are scantily la formed?" "To save time," answered the fear less public character. "It's the surest way of being immediately and volum inously enlightened. BiiidiM i A L r- . . -t j