Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1896 — Page 6

MORE WAR TARIFFS. INCONSISTENT WORK FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. A bad Commentary on the ©prcait of Lofty Doctrine* Preached from Thou*an<l* of Pulpits One Rvpubllcan Senator Who Favor Freer Trade. Had Better Gone Home. Instead of adjourning a* usual f»r the Christmas holiday*, a time for the universal celebration of the message: "Peace on earth, good will towards men," the Republican House of Representative* remained in session at Washington for the purpose of preparing a high tariff bill. Under the preten.M- of d< Uring to raise more revenue for public •-x;»eit— ■* in erent of a foreign war. the McK’ulejrites who misrepresent Hi- jtrople in Congress have hurriedly constructed a protectionist measure which they have rushed through tlie House. Although not in all resjwct* so bad a* the infamous tariff «f IKst. which the Democrats repealed In IWM. the bill is practically a restoration of that trade-prohibiting law. A horizontal raise of 15 per cent in duties all along the line, will effectually shut out the goods which foreign nations are anxious to scud us in exchange for our surplus products. it is a sad commentary on the spread of the lofty doctrines preached in hundreds of thousands of pulpits at the time, that the people’s representatives should be engaged In trying to enact laws so much at variance with the gospel of peace am! good-will. That all mankind are brothers: that the boundaries of nations are but artificial lines; that war between two countries is as hateful as between two individuals: that the best interests of men everywhere are united by common ties: that all races and peoples should be friendly and helpful, this is the lesson of Christmas. Rut the McKinleyltes hold a different «’aith. They believe that it is the duty of each nation to be as exclusive as possible; that men should look upon their neighbors who live across the boundary line of a political division, as enemies to l>e hated and punished: that the foreigner should not be allowed to trade with us. and that the ideal state of society would be one tn which laws were shaped so as to inflict the greatest possibly injury on the commerce of outside countries. A etlng on these principles they now seek to shut out imports by high taxes, and thus to establish a policy which breeds isolation, jealousy and distrust, instead of free intercourse and mutual confidence. That the threatened Increase of tariff duties cannot possibly become law, owing to the President's steadfast opposition to protectionist theories, does not lessen the unchristian spirit of the men and party who are responsible for them. They are willing and anxious to check civilization, hinder human development, and delay the coming of ; universal peace and prosperity, for the sake of narrow partisanship and the ' spoils of office. If the people are wise they will at the next election put it beyond the power of these mischiefmakers to carry out the schemes which they now advocate. The Free Fort Project. Senator Fry e of Maine has introduced Into the Senate a bill which authorizes the establishment of a free port at Fort Pond Bay. a harbor on the extreme eastern end of Long Island. N. Y. The bill provides for what will practically be a great government bonded warehouse. with facilities for operating factories within its walls, under the supervis: n of the United States Treasury authorities. Venae!* entering and leav- i Ing this port will l>e free from tonnage dues, from entrance and clearing fees, and from any harbor master's fees due under State laws. Foreign merchandise may transshipped in the port, or landed upon the piers, without being entered or specially bonded, and Imported materials may be manufactured . tor exportation by the factories within the limits of the port. The final section of the bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury. under like circumstances and conditions, to establish similar free ports at any other suitable places in the United States. Should the bill become law there Is no doubt but that the novel experiment, for this country, of a free port would speedily be tried. Eminent capitalists have already expended considerable money on a railroad to Fort Poud Bay. and have purchased large tracts of land to be used as sites for docks, warehouses, and factories. An excellent harbor and broad deep channels to the open sen Insure the safety of vessels entering the port. The advantages to the shipping interests, and the import and export trades, would soon make Fort Pond a center of commerce, and Its success would be followed by the establishment of many similar ports. That any changes in our tariff system which makes it easier to import and export goods will be greatly beneficial to the country. Is beyond question. Democrats will therefore favor the project for free ports, as a long step toward the ideal condition of perfect free--dom for vesri-ls to come and go as they p|.-ise, without toll or tax, bringing sio h g'--.b ns wo n'-od and carrying «.ii- products to every shore. But it is certainly very inconsistent for a protectionist Senator to aid in extending facilities for foreign trade. Only a few years ago this setae Senator Frye stated before the Home Market Club that “we Import annually 1700,600,000 wortli of goods, all of w hich could and should tie made in this country." Now he appears in Congress to urge a mens ire which will encourage the imj>oriation of the hated foreign products. Which is right, the Senator Frye who wants to totally exclude the goods of other countries by a high-tariff wall, or the Senator Frye who wants to estab-

’ llsh free ports where foreign p*sl* can ls> landed. stored <»r manufactured, j more easily than under the present *y»j tern? I* ft not the general opinion of : all business men that the latter is the I more sensible policy ? Wilson Hill In the Meat 11. In hl» sp<s-ch against the proposed I tariff bill Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, i said: "It has Isst) contended on the floor of I the House that the Wilson bill lia» caused great loss to our manufactur- ■ Ing interests throughout the country I and loss of work to those person* enI gaged lu manufacturing In this coun* i try. As far as the district that I rvpre- ■ sent Is concerned, tie- opposite has been I the case. During the rammer of IMM. ■ . liefore the repeal of the McKinley tariff bill, a large majority of the manufac-i hirer* in the Birmingham district were > "out blast" and a large number of men | were out of employment. After the re- i peal of the McKinley bill and the en- i actment of the Wilson bill, during the j fall of 18M and the winter of ISPS. tho ‘ I furnace* in the Birmingham district i commenced to go Into blast, until at the present day instead of there being a large number of men out of employ- { ment nil of the furnaces of this district I are in operation except six. and four of these six are prevented from going I into operation by reason of litigation . in which they became Involved prior tc the enactment of the Wilson bill. In-| stead of a reduction of wage*, a* Is I claimed by the Republican member* | on the floor of this House, the wages of j the laliorere employed in the coal mines, ■ iron ore mines and furnaces In the Bit nilngham district have is-en Increased | 25 per cent. Tin “<■ are facts and not , theories, and go to show that where , manufacturing industries are located; at advantageous poiats a protective | tariff is not necessary for their pres . pcrity." j Not the Time for Tariff Revision. As was to be expected, pressure is be- I 1 Ing brought to bear upon the House Ways and Means Committee to tra- I verse the entire tariff law for the pur- I I>ose of satisfying various Interests preferring tariff for protection. Chairman ■ Dingley and his committee should not | suffer this pressure to alter their al- ’ ready designed scheme. This is not the time for general tariff revision. It : may be that if the executive, the Sen- I ate and the House were of the same i way of thinking on political economy ; the law might be reviewed not only for increasing duty at some point but for lowering it perhaps at others. Whatever effect a deliberate recon- '• sideration of the subject might have un- ; der other circumstances, this is not the - time for tariff revision. The country wants rest and peace. Business is al- • ready showing confident reaction and I steady revival. Manufacturers, mer- : chants and farmers do not desire to start out In a new year apprehensive i of radical changes in the customs. Trade and production are both accus- | tomed now to the existing schedules. 1 and to provoke irritation would be the I chief result of opening up a tariff debate which, while wasting Congress’ } time, would Inevitably be futile in the , end.—Chicago Times-Herald. — Buzzard* for Pottery Worker*. Ex-Representative Buchanan, of New Jersey, who is in Washington, has felt it necessary to explain his pres- i ence at the national capital: "I came i to eat Christmas turkey with my sis-: ter in law.” But Mr. Buchanan took occasion to add. in an incidental way:i "While I am here I shall see what can be done to restore the duty"—meaning I the duty on pottery. From which it' would seem that the pottery interests would like to feast on turkey all the year round, leaving to the consumer the less nutritious fare of buzzard.— . Philadelphia R ord. Iron Worker* Happy. The Iron Age of Dec. 26 has an article summing up the year 1895—the greatest year for the iron industry ever known. After mentioning some of the unsatisfactory features it says: "Those who have least cause to complain, among all Interested in the Iron and steel trades, are the workingmen, who received substantial advances in wages and were better employed than for several years." It was not the iron workers who asked Reed and Dlngley to increase duties on imported goods. An If and a Why. If a tax on wool to secure the vote of Ohio Is a good thing, regardless of the best interests of our manufacturing in- j dustries, why is it not a good thing to tax bides as a means of securing the votes of Montana, Idaho and the other cow-punching sovereignties of the great sage-brush region?—New York World. N'apaleon at the Surrender of Lint. While the 23,000 Austrians went through the forms of surrender, Napo Icon, as one of their officers wrote in his journal, "in the simplest garb, stirrounded by his embroidered marshals, chatted with Mack and several of our generals, who, after laying down their arms, had been summoned to him. The Emperor, in the uniform of a common soldier, with a gray coat singed on the elbows and tails, a slouch hat without any badge of distinction on his head, ids arms crossed behind his ba< k, and warming himself at a campfire, con- ' versed with vivacity, and made himself agreeable."—Century. Now Style of Corset. The latest ideas in the way of stays are those which lace up In front instead of the back. They are said to be much better for a weak track, and also have the advantage of making the waist look much smaller than the old style. He—ls I'd known that tunnel was so long I’d have kissod you. She—Graj clous, didn’t you? Somebody did.

FACTS FOR FARMERS. helpful suggestions for THE AGRICULTURISTS. Varlon* Style* of Protected Drain outlet* An Inexpensive Mheiter for the Pig* Volar of Ginseng a* a Crop -A Convenient Milk Stool. Protecting Tile Outlet*. Univ** special care is taken to protect the outlet of a tile drain, there I* danger of ha being more or lea* injured. If It is in the pasture. stock tramp Ing about it are liable to crowd the tile out of place or break them. Where land washes very easily, heavy rain* will frequently displace them. It la also sometimes desirable to so close the ojH-uing lu the drain that muskrats, rabbits and other vermin cannot enter it during a dry time and build an obstruction. Several such devices are illustrated in the cut. Outlet D is jrartlcularly suited to a tile which has its opening in the bank of a creek or ditch some distance from the bottom. It is merely a wall of stone or brick laid in cement. This protection prevents the washing away of earth from about the outlet or a ' displacement of tile or earth by free*-1 Ing. Where stone is abundant, this style of an outlet is as practical as any and more substantial than many others. Outlet C consists of a wooden box made of 2-lncb hard wood, open at one end. which is slipped over the end of the drain. At the outer end a door, binged at the top, is so arranged that the water can readily flow out, but noth-

3 > * - - ■C Ki / VARIOUS STTI.ES OF DRAIN OUTLETS. ing can go up the tile. A similar box outlet. E. is square at the outer end. over which iron rods are secured or a piece of strong wire netting is fastened. Outlet Fis simply a tile with holes in the top and bottom through which Iron rods are passed. Trapdoor outlet A is a tile to the opening of which a circular piece of galvanized sheet iron is so attached that the water can pass out, but the entrance of any foreign matter is prevented. Outlet B is similar with a square tile for the end.— Farm and Home. A Chinese Sacred Root. Ginseng is the fleshy root of a perennial herb, native to the middle and northern United States and Canada, but found far south on mountains. It grows in rich soil and shady situations, its root being from four to nine inches long and bearing a simple stem about a foot high, carrying three five-divisioned leaves and terminating in an umbel of inconspicuous greenish white flowers which are succeeded by a small lar-ry-like red fruit. It has a peculiar and rather pleasant smell and a sweet, somewhat pungent, aromatic taste. European and American doctors consider it almost worthless as a remedy, but the Chinese regard it as a general panacea, so much so that its use will doubtless greatly increase with the larger supply and lower prices. It abounds back of Kingston, Ont. whole-

1Y | A GIN'SENO PLANT. sallng at $1 per pound and retailing at |5. A practical floriculturist says that if the trade is to be preserved, care will I have to be taken to prepare the root ' properly and not dig it up indiscrlmin- : ately. as the root does not reach any great size in one season, but takes years to develop. It should be dug in the full when the roots are heaviest and command the best price. Cow* in Winter. Cows need but little exercise in winter. If the weather is pleasant they can be turned out every day, but whenever it is so cold that they will stand and shiver when turned out, the best place for them is in the stables, where It is reasonably comfortable, say* the Ohlp Farmer. If care Is taken to keep tho stables clean nnd to supply plenty of bedding, with good feed nnd water, the cows may be kept under shelter nil through the winter without detriment, i and, in nearly all cases, will give more milk than if turned out nnd exposed to the cold nnd storms. Hut either let the cows go dry and winter them largely on hay or good roughage, or else arrange to make them comfortable, and feed sufficiently liberal to maintain a good flow of milk during the winter, ns half feeding a milch cow is never profitable. Lime in Foorl for Fowl*. Laying hens require lime to produce the shell, but it Is not always best to feed the lime separately. Some kinds of food are rich In lime, ns wheat and

pens, Whore these are given no extra lime will be needed nnd none will lie ■raten. Corn la very deficient lu lime, anil If foil exclusively tlie egg shell* will I* thin mid fowl* will get lii tho habit of cnllng their eggs. Besides, corp I* too concentrated food, and doe* Kot give bulk enough 111 piri[H>rtloll Io | It* nutrition. Clover I* Heh In lime, and i If cut In tine piece* it will be enten by fowls ill considerable quanttlM. It also ahis the d!g<ntion of l'**a bulky food. Making the I’lg* lomfortsble. tin many farms the bog* are kept In pens In one end of n large shod, or other building that ia likely to I* cold in win- ■ ter. even though the walls may be *•- cure against th© entrance of wind. Growth cannot l>e expected when an animal ia suffering from the cold. If it II v ■ •' * v' 11 v i i I WjT ■ ; nvEXPExamt suelteb for fio». the hogpen cannot be made warm, one may at least build such a place as is suggested In the accompanying sketch. In one earner of the pen is built a small box-like affair, just large enough for the pigs to get into and lie down. A swinging dour is provided, and in this small enclosure the heat from the animals' Isslies will keep the air very comfortable. This plan has been tried in a cold building with great sucres*. Peach Culture in Cold Climate*. Webb Donnell stated recently that "It is pot the severe cold of winter which injures peach trees so much as frqezlng after the sap has begun to atir In the spring.” I believe, says B F, Ferris, in the Agriculturist, if thi* were the rase Southern Missouri trees would be a* liable to injury as those ‘ from Northern lowa. If not, why not? XU fruit trees in Missouri have to pass , through as much freezing as those in lowa, and there is us much or more thawing and freezing following a mild winter as there 1* after a severe one. StiU. our fruit trees are in better condition after a mild winter than after a cold one. lowa is now raising many peaches, not because we have had less severe changes during late years, but because varieties have been produced which will stand more severe cold weather, and further bet-ause of late our winters have been mild. Sunscald may be caused by a sudden cold snap after the sop has started, and I think this is the case. But black-hearted trees are caused Dy low temperatures in midwinter. A Handy Milk St 01. The seat of the stool shown in the ac companying illustration is made of a one inch board twelve inches wide and sixteen inches long. The two front

MILK STOOL. legs are made of inch board*: the other I* a round piece of wood. A hoop on the front end holds the pall in position, while a projection on one of the front legs prevents It from slipping down. Second Growth Timber. The scattering trees that grow up by roadside* and In fence corners are usually much tougher wood than tree* of the same variety that grew up in the original forest. Exposure to sunlight and severe winds is what toughen* the fibers of such trees. Daks and hickories that have grown up in this way are especially valuable, as they are mostly valued for their toughness. It will pay farmers who have such timber to make Inquiries, and with a little trouble they can probably find a good market for It. Alsike Hay. Alslke clover has generally a more splndhlng growth than the common red variety. It is therefore better bay for sheep and young stock, which will sometimes reject tlie coarse stems of clover that has grown too rank and has fallen to the ground. The Alsike clover 1* little likely to do this. But the plants grow so closely together that tho stems make nearly, or quite as much feed, and generally of better quality. Digestibility of Apple*. There is great difference In the digestibility of different kind* of apples. Some are very rich with hard and solid pulp, while others are juicy and digest easily. The Sjsltzenberg apple has a very fine flavor, but it cannot be eaten by some who can eat at will of varieties like the Fameuse. Most of the sweet apples are hard to digest Even when cooked they are tough nnd do not break down as sour apples will. Rose*. When cold weather comes bind the trunks of rose bushes with straw and mu’'ll around them also. They will respond next season with more than the usual number of roses. The Marquis of Telling, Ambasador of China to France, accompanied by his little daughter, attends 6 o'clock mass every Sunday morning in the Church of St Honore d’Eyiau, In Paris. The Princesses of the English royal family have, on the average, married at the age of 22; the princes at 28. Scientists predict that in a century’s time there will be no disease that la not curable-

A New Clothe*-Horae. The two illuairatlon* represent it folded and open position, a light and strongly-mnde clothe* horac or rack designed to occupy In either posltlor the least space ncrereary for a thor oughly practical article. Within thi central post slide* a red conveniently adjustable at the desired height, and carrying on Its upper end a aerie* of pivotally connected umbrella-like clothes-supporting arms, each arm being separately adjustable to an outwardly extended position. opes. Pivotally connected to the central post are also folding frames with horizontal bars, forming a clothes horse or rack at each side for supporting large pieces of clothing. Each side frame is Independent of the other, so that either one or both of them may Ik* used at a time or both of them may be hooked v 4—* LjZi FOtnED. up and held in a raised position, using only the umbrella-like clothes-support-ing arms at the top, and leaving a clear space all around to the floor, these features rendering the device very advantageously adjustable where It is desirable to economize space and where large pieces have also to be handled. Geranium* in Winter. A correspondent of Success With Flowers describes her management of geraniums for winter bloomers, says the Independent. It is a little late for practice this fall, but is worth remembering: You cannot expect to have the same plant bloom both in summer and winter therefore, starve and neglect the geraniums In pots; let them got rootbound in summer; pinch off every bud: In Septemlter repot in five-inch pots, using rich mold, with good drainage. Sprinkle and wet ©nee a wook with a tablespoonfttl of ammonia in a gallon of water; set the plant in the sun. and keep moderate that in the room, and there will be blossoms in profusion. The writer had thirteen varieties, every one in blossom since November 10th, none without two truss©©, and most of them with four or tire trusses of lovely bloom. The red. scarlet, pink, solferinoand white. In varied shades, mnke a window exhibition that passers-by stop to admire. Deviled Egc*. 801 l the eggs for twenty minutes, shell and cut in halves. Take out the yolk, and mix to a paste with mustard, pepper, salt and vinegar to taste, using only enough melted butter to make the paste smooth and of a proper consistency. Press back Into the egg halves: chill before serving cn lettuce leaves. If the lunch-basket has to be packed some time before using, the eggs keep more moist if the halves are put together after being filled and daintily wrapped In paraffine paper. White Table Linen. There Is very little change to record In table linen, except that the pretty colored lunch cloths are no longer in vogue. For one, -I am sorry. They were much more cheerful, to my mind, than the small square of linen in the center of a bare oak table now preferred. Tlie colored cloths now serve as a cover when the table Is not in use. There are very pretty ones. In delft blue and white and another dainty pattern shown me is in pale pink and silver. Bint*. Clean plaster of parts ornaments with wet starch. Brush off when dry. The tom pages of a book may be nicely mended with white tissue paper. Clear, black coffee diluted with water and containing a little ammonia will clean and restore black clothes. Raisins can be easily seeded if put In hot water and allowed to stand fifteen minutes before beginning to seed. A few drops of benzoin placed oa cotton and put In or around a tooth that Is aching will almost Instantly stop th* pain.

MATHEMATICALLY INCLINED flkillful Plan by Which a Mouse G*t Hluißclf Out ©f Trouble, "While itijrging hole* f„ r tele CT . nl . poles ut Byron, Me,," ua id n We*t©m Union man. “I became interested watching the ingenuity ttll d pmere r anc© of a mouw. He fell i lltu one of the holes, which ua» four feet and * half deep and twenty inches acroe* .The first day he ran around the bob turn of the hole, trying to find som* moans of escape, but could not climb out. The second day he settled doan to busimow. He la-gun steadily an* aystemaiically to dig a spiral round and round the inner surface of the hole with a uniformly ascending grade. He worked night and dav. and m he got further from the bottom he dug little pockets whore he could either lie or sit and rest. Interested witnesses threw in food. At the .nd of two weeks the mouse struck a rut k This puzzled him. For nearly a day he tried to get under, around or over 'he -dsttniction, but without bucchm. With unflinching patience he reversed hia ajdral and went on tunneling hit way m the opposite direction. At the end of four weeks he reached the tea and propably aped away to enjoy hi» wdl earned freedon. Hi* escape’ waa not seen. When his food was put in in the morning he was near the surface, but at night the work was seen to bo complete, and the little engineer, whose pluck and skill had saved hi* life, had left”—New York Sun. The Great©*! Smokers, Caricaturist* in depicting a German are in the hqjilt of putting a big pip© in his mouth. The j ipe is national, indeed, but the Germans as a nation are far from being the greatest smokers. They do not smoke more than Frenchmen, Russians, Swedes, or Hungarian*. The men of the United Slates and the men of Swit erland are the most inveterate smokers on earth. In these two countries the consumption of tobacco per capita is three times greater than in Germany. At the same time, we also raise more tobacco than any other country on tba globe. British India comes next, producing nearly as much as we do. “Tenting on the Old Camp Ground” «rn* written by Walter Kittredge, a New Hampshire man. who was drafted in 1862, and while pre anng to goto the front wrote the words and musie. It attained immense ]o: ularity almost ins'antly. Archibald Clark, a Kentucky man, is a somnambulist, and the jeculiar direction his weakness taken is to go into his truck pat -h and perform th© labor he intended doing when awake. "Rock Island" Playing Card*. These popular cards are again sale at 10 cents per pack, and thousand*! are buying them. They are the slickest; card you ever handled, and 10 cents ia Stamp* or coin per pack will secure one er more packs. If money order, draft or stamps for ( five packs is received (viz., 50 centsl! we will send them by express, charges paid. Onlers for single packs are sent by mall, postpaid. If you want each pack to contain aa elegant engraved whist rules, remit with your order 2 cents extra per pack. Address JNO. SEBASTIAN, G. P.A. Chieag©. The supply of India-rubber is said to be inexhaustible. Each tree be lapped for twenty successive years, and yield* on an average three tablaspoonfuls a day: 43,(XK» of these tree* have been counted on a tract of >and thirty mile* long by eight wide. Piso’* Remedy for Gatarrii gives isuneliate relief, allays inflammation, restore* taste and smell, heals the sores and cure* the disease. The suppression of bull fighting ia the south of r race has resulted ia seriousdisturl ances in several towns, Charles Lamb would write one of his essavs in the evenin'.after a day spent at his desk in the 1 a-t India office. For irritation of the throat caused by cold or use of tt»e voice "Brown’s Bruncniat Troches” are exceedingly beaelicial. Hasten slowly, and without losing heart put your work twenty umaf upon the anvil.

Hood’s Sarsaparilla has over and over again proved it-elf the best bl od purifier medical ence has ever produced. It cures when other medicines utter.y fail. Its record is u»equaled in the history of medieine. Its sneeMs is based u;oa its intrinsic merit, llcod • Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood Purl Her. Hood's Pills ?™tivv*'A*Ulnigl(lsW. 2lie. ? IMPERIAL! r Branum | IsPureand land can be retained by:, f the weakest stomach.; | A safe, easily digested• FOOD for DYSPEPTICS! J Sold by bRI’OOISTS EVERYWHERE! ifinn WLa-Jil KIDDtR % PABTHRB»hyip«ji