Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 88, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1896 — Page 3

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■ ‘‘ ' ■ ■•'- - — H| CHAPTER VH. ■ i~• I o'clock on » la*y • I "'f * r "‘ r M ■.„„,, „I •■ •■ ynr of grace eighteen hanBai a r ,.,i 11. I ■•< V' litj five, mol two years after H L »'!'• :>' " f •'“’"* at mi .. h( „i, !( th at omnibus. painted m 1 h “. o', an.l gold, which had bin n m»b BM L,ir„t,,| for Hie old time honored stage ■ '.ie lumbering along the ILgh M „ ,h pulled UP. as was its daily wont. ■9 at the do.r of the Satterthwaile Arms mi It.tr'- A gentleman alighted and was n ivisl in very hearty style by mine | I h ot. while Mr. Com ii*e tossed a leather Hm ralis.’ to the porter who stood by. MB The Is dlord'a practiced eye caught SB th., lettering upon the side of the valise— I I “E II . t'hieago" and. living utterly igSB B..'rint of the whereabouts of that tlourMw i,hmr city. ex.vpt that it was in "furrin Bl par's." he treated his gm-st with so much I IB more r- -|»a-t. on the general possibility B| of his b.'ng a Russian prims', or a minM ist-r pb o j-.t.-iitiary fr .in his majesty of I H| the S i . iwieh Islands, or a defaulting SB City treasurer from “the States. | ■ in truth, the stranger was Mr. Edward H| H md'or-l an Ameri. an gentleman known HI in his own country as the successful and HI genial gon-ral manager of the (.rent I »cH| cidental ii.iilroad. Because he held that H| v-ry b-.- .ral.le and rcs|«msible position. it nnist u"t be supposed that he was nee- . 11l essarily old and sedate, for thirty five Bl years was the full extent of bis sojourn ■I upon mother earth up to that .Inly alterHI u.s.'j. m II : 'W taking his summer vg ation. [I but bus by no means “drifted" to Ches-, HI fien. HI In a short time he is comfortably eu- ; HI cce.eed at the ancient mahogany of the HI tsaf.er:!rva : 'e Arms, doing ample justice, HI to one of those substantia! English din-1 IB tiers w hi* h the old landlord is to, rarely- . H| called upon to serve in ’these <l, generate ; || days of rapid railroad travel. BBS At last Ins appetite is appeased, and. [ m w-th a • ’.hieag'o cigar between his lips. Ed-j I|l ward limnlford ruminates u;s.n his pres- > H] ent '."cation and surroundings. It would Hi be ditli nit to decipher al! his thoughts, | M but, as Im sits with his eye fastened upon . BB a shred of pa|H-r drawn from his pocket-1 Bl hook, we may go backwards a little to i M discover the true motive which brings! BS hint from Illinois to England. Sn Just one year before. Edward Hand- ‘ Hi ford was on his way from Chicago to the' B| Thon and Islands, byway of the great | lakes. The passengers on the steamer! H| were v.-ry few, but included enough to i HI niak" the trip a memorable one for him. I HI A party, consisting of an elderly lady. , H| a younger lady and a lad. traveled the eii--9 tire distance. Handford met them at H| meal times and was considerably impress- ; Hl ed by the younger lady. who. though evi- i 9 dentiy of a somewhat haughty disposition. H| was brimful of fun when w ith the lad and . 9 with the captain of the steamer. But 9 Handford was not even disposed to take HI advantage of the freemasonry permitted 9 to fellow tourists, and never made any 9 overtures to conversation. On the last 9 day of the voyage, however, fortune —or B what might have proved serious tnisforBb tune—favored him. 9 , As the steamer drew near the myriads 9 of islands in the St. Lawrence, the young SB lady mounted the railing at the aide of SB the boat, and with her field glass attempt H ed to obtain a better view of a distant SB island. Handford stood near, ami when SB the boat gave a sudden lurch, causing the H| lady to lose her balance. instead of fali--9 ing heavily to the deck, she alighted . Hi on Iter feet, supported by his strong arms. . H| Quite unembarrassed, she thanked him 9 very heartily, and walked away. That | 9 evening they reached Alexandria Bay. 9 and in the summer moonlight Hnudford H found hiiunelf upon the piazza of the huge i BB hotel, very near his accidental aei|imint--9 anee of the morning. He approached her 9 and ventured to commence a conversation. | HI hut found the young lady decidedly re--9 served; so muea HO that'when he. rather HI bashfully for a man of his experience, M ventured to tender his card, it was politely H[ refused with a cold “good night." 3 That was the last Handford saw of her. and although very anxious to learn svme-' 9 thing more of one who had made so deep HI an impression u|siu him. tie thought it be- | H neath his dignity to »sk any questions of the hotel yusiple. So he returned to Chi31 cage for a year's hard work, knowing 9 nothing except that the lady was from 9 England. H He had picked up in the salon of the Hl ’teamer. after the lad who was with the BB J’oung lady's party had been writing, a HB *crap of note paper on which was emboss--9 *d, in silver lettering, the I" ling— H “Chesden Hall. H Buckinghamshire." That is the identical piece of paper now > I lying before Edward Hamlford on the •dining table at the Satterthwaile Arms. His thoughts, which we w ill not attempt to penetrate, are soon lost even to himself, and guided by his host, he ascends the broad oaken staircase, ami sleeps through the night in a bedroom whose walls, could they but spiitk. might tell strange tales of three centuries of “coming and parting guests." CHAPTER VIII. The next morning Hamlford was up betimes and before breakfast had learned all about Squire Satterthwnite and, though scarcely surprised, he was at least unexpectedly glad to discover himself near an old friend and patron, bo before the inn was very high lie was sauntering under the line old beeches of Cliesden 'Park, sure of a welcome from his former friend and hoping for he scarce knew what besides. . . I .But the squire had become sufficiently xngliched to attend Quarter Sessions.

•■as at that time playing the part of a county justh-e nt Aylesbury, so that i Hamlford was compelled to retrace his steps and await, as patiently as lie could. ‘ the morrow. American-like, without pausing to consider that he was trespassing, he strolled off along the by-ways of the Park, and it was not very long before he espied n white dress worn by his aequaintanw of the Thousand Islands, Wa all know—mostly from experiencehow eager we are. vhen thousands of miles from home, to claim acquaintance with those whom wo should never dream of addressing upon the streets of our own town. Ha nd ford raised his hat and uttered a rather cordial “How do you do." but he received a decided rebuff for his ■ pains, and his warm manner was sjieedily I chilled by the extremely icy bow which ; he received in return. •Oo you not remember me?" said he. I “Sir." replied the aristocratic maiden, “I think that is neither here nor there. We have certainly never been introduced and I am not in the habit of talking with strangers. • • • Possibly you are I not aware that you are trespassing?" Os count Hamlford might easily have explained that the owner of the Hall and j Park was an old acquaintance of his, bet | under the effects of the young lady's lef pulse he was in no mood to do ao. He ■ merely made his bow and beat a retreat. Now, Edward Hamlford. like a true Westerner, was making the tour of England by all the odd and unfrequented ways that he could discover. Because he had found a few old towns strung along thirty ■ miles of road still free from the encroachments of the iron horse, ho had chosen to ■ include it in his line of travel, finding the ■ smart little omnibus with its four dapper j horses a pleasant variation to the railroad ‘ trains. After his sharp repulse in the ’ park, he would probably have boarded the ■ next train had there lo'en a next train. ' but there was not. He could not proceed I on his way until late in the afternoon. ■ and befoft- that time he had concluded j I that he would wait and see .Mr. Satterj tliwaite. He managed to pass the afternoon pretty well interviewing the landlord and the I natives who lazily sauntered in and out I of the rambling old inn. "By the bye," said th ■ landlord to Hand-' I ford, “they was a young gent from Amer- ’ I iky stayed here just a year agone. Yes. ' sir. he just come and slop' here over night ' and in t'tuarning footed it‘over to Bar : kumstone to catch the Lunuon train, sir. I Dunno much about your country, mister, I so 1 can't say as to whether he come from i your parts or not. Look,si like a born gent down on his hick, sir, though I must i say the young fellow behaved ‘andsome i by me. so he did. He went off in sieh a hurry that he left a overcoat with a couple o' letters in it. My missis read they letters, but 1 uiver bother myself with sich-like things. Coat's hanging up in the clothes closet now. »ir; mebbe if you was to look at the names you might know the party?" Merely for want of something better to kill the time. Handford followed the landlord into that worthy's private sanctum, where the coat was produced. From a pocket two soiled eiivi'lopes, each containing a letter, were withdrawn. Both were mailed at ami both were addressed to isiints within the L'uited States. One was very old and bore the inscription: “Harry Spencer. Esq., LtstJ Fifth avenue. New York city.” The other was of I more recent date, and the superscription read: MR. HENRY RICHARDS. "Bluff City. Nebraska." The first name was totally strange to ■ Edward Handford. The latter he remem- - I bered perfectly well. It. was the name of J I the brakeman who had behaved so well land bravely in frustrating the evil de-1 signs of the would-be wreckers of the Pacific mail. But then, thought Handford. Richards was u very common uutio-, and the coat was much more likely to be the property of Spencer than of Richards. So Handford turned on his heel and soon forgot all about the envelopes and their superscriptions. After that small incident the day dragged wearily, ami our friend was half resolved. when the omnibus rolled tip. to pick up his grip and shake the dust of Chesden from off his feet. But ho stayed, and that evening the squire, on his way home, ran plump against 1 landford at the door of the hotel. <»f course the two moil were heartily glad to see each other, ami Mr. Satterthwnite insisted upon dragging 1 landlord up to the Hall for dinner. Dinm-r was waiting, and so was the young lady who had so persistently declined Handford's I'riemily overtures. But if slie was surprised or vexed ill beholding Handford as ti gm-st. she did not sho}!' it and. after being formally introduced, neither he nor she made any reference to a previous n<*quiihitnm*e. Ihe girl left tile table early, while Hamlford and his host sat over their cigars until uearly daybreak. A week passed away, and Edward Hnndford was still at Chesden. Indeed, every day had found him nt the Hull, more or less of the time being spent in the compilin' of Miss Satterthwaite—for the squire had introduced the young lady to his friend ns “my daughter. Hnndford was in love. He had guessed as mm h a year before, and now he was sure of it. At the end of another week he felt that he must be starting before very long for busy C-hicngo. pleasant and enticing ns were the attractions of sleepy old Chesdou. One course of action he was quite resolved upon, which was that he would

tell ttils ts-anrtfid girl of Ide love for her. 81m could but n-tiiM- to acept it at the worst, nud keenly as he knew he would feel such refusal, It would be bettor than leaving Englund In doubt mid uncertainty. Tile last evening of hla visit arrived, nud tip Ui the broad iiuirldo-finggeil terrace of the aneleut hall, with the myriads of ' summer birds singing their vesjS'r rongs in the beech Woods, Edward llnildford, in , n manly fashion and without waste of ■ Words, made bis first confession of |,>ve. The Indy listened, liecause she could not . Very well do otherwise, mid then quietly - mid gently, but with evident feeling. r« piled: "Mr. Hnndford. from the first I was a ; little afraid of this. I'ossibly I seem to , flatter myself too miicli, yet, 1 rejs-at, 1 ‘ wau afraid thia ml| oecar, > you will nt bust <!<> me tU‘ Justice to admit that I did my best to evade mi acquaintance w ith you. To prove, however, that 1 do not lightly regard you or your friendship. 1 will frankly tell you why. I am already married. I can suy no more than this. 1 was married In-fore we came to ('hesden, mtl it saves a vast amount of questioning as well ns idle gossip to let folks know me merely as Miss Hottertliwaite. No one In Engl.iml known otherwise. mid I tell you IsH-aiise you have my utmost respect and regard, mid I f,*el that i when I say 'No' to your request I should I give you a sufficient reason for so doing. (toisl-hy.*' With that she extended her small white ' hand devoid of all jewelry except one plain gold ring which Hnndford t,s,k and silently pressed to his lips. That was all. Edward Handford was bewildered as he walked down the broad avenue through the park and. when he finally (olleeted his scattered thoughts. Imagined that he had been Isidly treated. He was a good man. was Handford, and n generous one'; but, like worse men ami better, in his love he was selfish. He did not see poor Emily in the quiet of her own room, as she sat with her shapely head resting u|w>n the window sill, while she wept bitterly far into the summer night. To him she was but a haughty, cold-hearted woman a woman with a history, perhaps, but none the less heartless and cruel. As yet he could not know her as she really w as- an unhappy ami disapisdtrted girl. CHAPTER IN. When Edward ILimlfonl returned to the Arms that night, lie resolved to do one thing at least. He would leave Chesden the following day, mid try to forget, as speedily as possible, that there was any such person in existence a- Emily Sutlertliwaite—or w hatever her name might be. So he rose with the sun and occupied the morning by a farewell tour alsmt the quaint old town and in saying good-by to l«:s frit'tid Mr. Saiterthwaite. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the stage pulled up. and the landlord, loth to part with so profitable a guest, esiurted him to the street. "Good luck to you. sir," said h". "Speak a good word for the bouse when yon < an." "That I will." said Handfoixl cordially; "good-by, old fellow!" As the two were talking there alighted from the little omnibus a very smart and activeyoung man, carrying a hand-satchel and followed by a porter with a genuine small size ! Saratoga. His luggage, his style of dross, his features and his carriage proclaimed him to be an American youth. He gaz,sl u|H>n Haudi'ord. who. cahqly returmal the s are. Each was confident that he had seen the other be- ! I fore, but only the new arrival was able to ' place his man. He remembered Handford as a Chicago railroad official with whom ho had once transacted some business. As for Handford, he mixed up Emily's story, the letters in the eoat pocket at the inn. Harry Spencer. Henry Richards and a multitude of probable and improbable people. The younger man broke the silence. “Beg pardon, are you not from Chicago?" "Yea." replied Hamlford. eomewhat relieved. "My name." continued the young fellow, "is Brett Max Brett of Chicago. Did I not transact some oil business with you once? I'm glad to inwt a fellow Chicagoan anywhere in the world, if only for a moment. Sorry you are off.’ "I'm glad you spoke," said Handford; “it would have been u pity not to in this out-of-the-way spot. At home we have our tiffs and quarrels, but abroad, you know, a 'Yankee is a Yankee wherever a Yankee meets a Yankee.' " "Homeward iKiund?" asked Brett. a« the fresh team bounded off with the 'bus. Handford standing on the step at the back. "Yes direct!" replied Hamlford. waving his disengaged hand. "Come and see me when you return." "I will, tuy friend." muttered Max, “and sell your company a big bill of oil or. the I strength of this rencontre." - When Max entered the Arms he found I the table already set for dinner, and the f ' landlord assured him of a -al nt 5 o'clock simrp. When Bret: finally settled down to dinner mine host eyed him curiously, as if tin- mere fact of acquaintance with his late guest made Max as important and as liberal n patron. As for, Max, whom the reader already knows as a keen observer of human nature, he was. in want of reliable information more than anything else, lie studied and probed the old landlord for till he was worth, so that , by the time his appetite Wits appeased he ! knew just how to proceed to business. In a few minutes they were chatting away as though they had known each other for , years. "Who owns the Hall.' ' asked Mux. "Master Sntterthwaite. in course, and ( a out and out gent he is, too, it lie be from Ameriky!" "Th.it's ns may be," said Max. "A ou say he has a handsome daughter. Does slm receive attentions from any young gentlemen in these parts?" "Now. that's summat ns I don't know | about. My missis thinks Miss Emily don't cnre ior any ol it's Mr. ; Hamlford. Some do say as how lie made fast running in that direction while he 1 was here." "Is that so! Well, do you have many i guests from America?" "No. sir. Let me think, and mebbe I can call 'em all to mind. First one was a J young gent that came about a year agone. He just stayed over one night and went off without his overcoat. There's Home letters in the coat, am! you might know the party if you read them.” “Yes." replied Brett, “1 certainly might know him." The landlord stumbled off. and after a deal of trouble returned with the cont front which he withdrew the two old letters. Mux Brett might have been agitated ns ho read the auporacriptlono, but if »o, be never betrayed h« emotion.

Jn»t rtiea a Muff «ol«« In the ro»r t-S« bou»r attnctml th,- l.imllord’s attentma •nd Im hurriisl off tn learn the «bw> of the disturbance. Max was quite ton much of a gentleman to «u> niueh ns entertain the Idea of learning the ,smtcnt» iff tins letters, but, knowing that they might prove valuable iloeiiuM’ntß nt home, ha ■ kept them, and when the landlord returnI cd. the two letters which lie fmiyd In thn 'old cat pocket were not those whiclt ■ Hamlford had exiimlixsl, Max, lii on off-hnn I maimer, said that i he guessed the httu-ra were of no iieroutit, ntnl the ,-oat was < :irri<al back to Its peg ! ill the closet. Then, ns the evening was I UDUSiinlly title, Max donned his bat am! sauntered out for n nt roll. (To be isiiitlniiisl.) THE LION'S ROAR. A Great I'hveicul Effort Is Necessary to Produce the Full Effect. Dr. Livlngntolle tinted khe odd rowiiibinned of the lion's roar to that of tho ostrich. Mr. MillniM siiys that though ; ihe roar of tin* letter U not ho loud, it : hint exactly the aamo tone an that ot tbe lion. But the oatrich always roars his Is'sl. the Holl very seldoin. This is partly beeauae a "good" roar needs a great physical effort. The whole interior and nruseles of mouth, throat, stomach and abdomen are, for the moment, cotiverti'd into nu organ of terrific sound, and the sound does make the earth tremble or appear to do an. But the attitude is not Hint usually drawn. I'nless he rtairs lying down, when he puts Ids head up, like a dog barking, the lion "emita his first moan in any position, then drawn in his neck and lowers his head with extended Jaws, right down to his forepawa. aa if about to be violently sick; while at the Killin' time the* back is archod. and the whole aulmal bears an appearance of concentrated strain.” Tlds la Capt. Millais* phonetic rendering of the sound, taken when listening to three lions roaring their best: "Moan—roar—r-o-a-r —roar—roar—roar - grunt—grunt—grunt — grunt (dying nwayi.'* Why lions roar, when it ought to pay better to keep silent. Is not yet explained. Gen. Hamilton was convinced that tigers hunting In company roar to confuse and frighten the deer, i’osslbly the lion roars, when prowling around a camp. !u the hope of causing some of the draught animals to break loose; nt other times it appears to be a form of conv* r-uition with others at a distance.--Rims tutor. Man of Prodigious Family. A half-breed Indian who comes across the Canadian border with snowshoes. niociasias. ami baskets to sell may be seen almost any day about the streets of Saranac Lake, says a Rutland correiqsuident in the New York fun. He occasionally makes excursions to tldacity. His name is Macomber. Ills father having been a Frenchman. The tribe to which he fcelonga has a resetvaHon twelve miles square. The tribe Is des --nded from the Five Nations. Th,' r< -srv atiori is known i*f . Caughnawaga. Macomber's grandfather died last we-k. aged 103. leaving considerable wealth. He bad married three time, the first two wives being dead. His first wife bore him six children, thfl seiond fifteen, and the third the same uiimls'r. His grandchildren, great-grandchil-dren. and great-great-grandchildren number over I.iwm*. of t'iirty-slx children twenty-eight are living, as are most of the grandchildren, great-frand- : children, and the great grent-nrand-i children. The tribe claims a piujion of Vermont known as th" Missisqttola Valley. Chiefs and great men of the Five Nations have appeared before every session of the Legislature for half a century demanding remuneration. Kick lor Each Name, I “Hang Theology” Rogers, the dlotlngnished English pb.ianthropht who died recently at 77. got bis nickname from calling out "Hang economical Ha ng theology!" at a school board meeting where theoretical questions hlndered |>rogress. His independent and energetic cbanicter may be Inferred from this story of his youthful days: A new boy came to school dressul in n light blue jacket faced with velvet, white trousers and waistcoat, end a turned down collar and frills. Rogers went up to him and asked him ids name. The Itoy replied: "1 am ('buries Stuart Vaue. Viscount Seahanj, iu;d my father is the Marquis of Londonderry." Whereupon Rogers kicked him three times, one for Vane, once for Seaham. rm! once for Londonderry. Horse - Kegular at tin- Bath. The hones which arc used on the Kenneltec rice fields .•ire so accustom- ; ed to dropping through the lee that they don't seem to mind it. They are yanked out a little roughly, to be sure, but they take their medicine like the chickens belonging '.o the family that was eonsutntly moving, which, every tiuie they I saw a covr rial ,-art stop in trout ol the.t i house, wo.-Id turn on their backs and ■ stick their log- Into the air to be tied I together, rondy for transport at ion. Hut lice Mixed. I A San Fninclsco Argonaut contrlbI utor writes from Lower California that i lie has Jurt been down on the Gulf Const, where he xvent in a Chinese 1 junk coma.andeil by a Dutch cnptnln to examine tt Mexican mine for titi l-.n---1 gllsh eompuny. and (hut on the trip his ! Irish cook drunk up all the Scotch 1 whisky. Victor Hugo Died Rich. Vl<*tor Hugo, who, like Lord Ten nyoott, attained the am' ot S 3 years, had peixmal I'Stiite in England to tltt amount, of 1!112.12C>. Dr. Charles Mnek ay'ts property was valued at £2.(130, and that of Eliza Cook at £5.0.->7. Matthew Arnold's estate amounted to £1,041. If you are able to take advantage of the preuent, you need not worry aboul j the past.

A DELUSION: NOT A DOCTRINE. 1 Tlte chief dillletiliy in combatting the preposterous el.'llllis <>f the McKinleyRes Iles In the fact that their theories are not based on facts or logic, but are wholly a matter of faith. No amoHiit of reasoning, no statement of fuels, can do anything to convince men who worship the high tariff fetish that their Idol Is a humbug and a fraud. The perslatencc of the delusion that men van tux themselves and everyliody else rich. Is due to the willingness of most people to accept ns truth any plausible statement If It only coin- , cidea with their prejudices and shortsighted selfish Iticllmitions. The bus: for the revival of MeKlnhylsm at litis j time is the im leitlable fact that there i are a great many poor people in this | country. The high tariff i to these poor men and tell them that If heavier taxes arc put on foreign gisids. Amerlcuu goods will Is* di'itrer ami so cverybcMly will be made rich. Without stoppin;; to ask how giving more of the products of their lalsvr In taxes, and paying higher prices for what they buy, will help those who arc now jssir. the i discontented classes shout “Hurrah for McKinley! Down with cheap goods mill n|> with tariff' tBXMI Me WADt the man who promises us prosperity." Charlatans and quacks have always existed and probably will always ('ontlnue to find crislulous dup('s who swallow their fairy stories. But surely the , history of |s>ptllar crazes ami <>f successful impostors has never shown greater gullibility on the part of the , p,sqde titan the present blind worship of M-Kitdeyism. Why Exports Declined. The McKinley organs are trying to ■liow that Hie Democrats are responsi- ' Ide for the decline in the export of farm products during the past few years, am! are telling the farmers that' n policy which enables foreign nations to trade more freely with this country' has made them buy less of our agricultural stap! -s than if we discouraged i foreign commerce by prohibitive tariff laws. Th,- real reason for the falling off in our shipments of farm products was the enactment of the McKinley lull. That declaration <>f hostility against' goods made in other eoimirii-s force,! foreign nations to look for other markets for the manufactures they bad 1 Isa-n sending to the L’nited States. Part of tliesc markets they found in Bouth Ameri, a. In order to sell to Hie people of that country it was necessary to take something in exchang-. That something lias been chiefly meats ami wheat, of which great quantities arc now annually shipped to Europe, i displa ring the some products formerly , ex|H»rted from this country. European , itiqsH'ts of meats and grain from Russia. India. Australia and Canada have also been increased during the same period. This opining of new sources of sup- , ply for food sluffs has been gradual, but none the less steady, since McKinleylsm shut our doors in the face of the people of Europe and said that we did not want to buy from them. Os course it was only natural that they should retort by refusing to buy from us. ami by developing trade with other countries. If the American farmera think that putting higher taxi's on goods made by foreigners will encourage Hie latter to buy more of our surplus farm products, they are very much mistaken. ZTlie Meaning of McKinlejriam. • Vague • 'omises that if Hie Ohio Major is elected President the country will in some mysterious way bei-oni" more prosperous, should not blind the American people to the real natnre of ' McKinleyism. Four years a-.o H word was understood to mean a p<3 of high taxation, dear goods, ami re stricted foreign trade. This was th" form in which it was emlsidied in th ’ 1 McKinley tariff, and after a full and 1 fair discussion for over two years the 1 people rejected the policy and ordered tlic tariff repealed. Nothing has happened since IMI2 to 1 change in the slightest degree the es sential nature of MeKinleyism. Il is now. as then, a demand for special tariff privib ges lor the benefit of a few , trustsand mnnufai-turing monopolists. It is u sc heme by which seventy million American consumers are to be taxed I on tin 1 g" "Is they bay. in order that ; Brnnll number of milliomiires may make greater fortunes. It mentis class legi'.l . lien In the interests of men who furnish money to boy votes and corf rupt tin* sources ol popular governI incut. I, is a bold assertion of the right i of son.,- men to get rich at the expense of the musses who produce all wealth. The popular verdfet In ISU2 was that McKinleyism was a fraud and rob- ' bery. Theft is always theft, no matter what it may be called. Four years ago the .‘.uicrican people voted against ste.-ililig utu|er the form of law. Is 1 there any reason why the same people should now vote in favor of high tariff 1 robberv. merely because the McKiuley- ' ites :re this year calling their lender “prosperity's advance agent?" The Tariff Can Wait. Just before he sailed for Europe on Saturday Mr. Andrew Carnegie told a representative of the Iron Age Hint .ill Other Issues must be subordinated to 1 that of honest money; that nothing can ' be settled till Illis shall have been set tied, and that no general prosperity will t be possible without It. Os the tariff I be said: “I agree with George B. Roberts,

President of tho I'cnnsylvanla Railroad. who Is a typical man of anulca of this couutry, anti, Indeed. »f tho World, since he Is at the bead of tho largesi organlxatlon and gives employment to mon* lalsir than any othei' - man. I agree with him when be vuya that the tariff <*nu wait," President Roberts and Andrew Carnegie an' not )M*litielaim; neither nrrf they doctrinaires. They are intelligent, broad-minded men of affairs who have no Interest ajiart from the general welfare. When such men epeak it Is to Hie Interest of Hu> country to stop j and llßien; and It Is espeelully the business of the political gnthcrlugs which take charge <>f the I'onutry’s welfare to give iieed t« their dislntcri'sted words ‘of counsi I and adaxmitlon. Philadelphia Record. ■ A Protectionist Movement, Tho movement of shipbuilders to get "discriminating duties" placed on imports that come to us in foreign ships Is entitled to no popular iiipiMirt. There is already In their interest a prohibition of foreign ships engaging in our coastwise commerce. There Is also a prohibition of Americana owning forrlgnbullt ships. Now they want the consumer to pay extra duties if he cannot get an American ship to bring his goods over nt a reasonable rate, it Isa shameless proposal. It would probably lead to retaliation, nud thus defeat the purpose of the greedy protectionist. It takes cargoes ls>th ways to make shipping pay. If we allow no foreign ship to bring goods into our ports, the foreigner will not allow our shipowners I to carry goods Into his |s<rts. The net ’ result would be a hobbling of eom- . meree and an artificial enhancement of j prices. The consumer is "gouged" enough already. Let ns have no more artificial restrictions on commerce to | his hurt. How to Hit Trusts. Trusts rob the people through high I prices. Protection shuts out the competition <>f foreign gissls and enables i the trusts to charge more than a fair I price for their products. If the AmerlI can farmers and workers arc tired of I being robbed by monopolies they i should vote for lower tariff taxes on all i articles controlled by trusts. If they want t<> strengthen the (siwer of the - combines and monopolies they should 1 vote for McKinleyism and high protection. This is country In which the 1 majority rules. If the people prefer ' high taxes and high prices they can have them. They will have no reason to grumble if they elec', McKinley ami find that they have a President who is willing to aid the trusts by giving them | more protection. Everything on Tariff. The Republican iiouiinee for the Presidency will stand for nothing on the I financial question and for everything in | sight on the tariff question. The jieoi pie have twice expn'ssed their opinion j of M, Klnleyism. and we cannot see | what object they would have In reviving the (sllotis thing, coupled With a financial straddle—Memphis ('omnier-cial-Appe.il. SHE WAS EXPANSIVE. Scat* Were Too Crowded W hen She Was Fully Rigged out. He looked troubled ns he pushed two matinee tickets through the Ihi.v office window ami asked: '(’.■Hi you give me two more seats next to those?” The ticket seller hastily looked through :i bundle of tickets that ho | took from one of tho little pig<*on-hoh-s ■ in front of him and shook his head. "1 can give you two Heats just in ■ front of them," he said. "Won't <!<>," replied the man in front of Hu- window, "(’till you take these | back and give mo four in the row just i aI: end?" "No: there are only two left there,” I answered th,' ticket Heller. "I don't see how I am going to nri range it." said the num who wanted the I tickets, thoughtfully. "I must have I three seals together." "Three!” exclaimed the ticket seller. I "I thought you wanted four together?” "I do.” returned the other, "but that ' isn't absolutely necessary. If I can get three together I can sit somewhere - else myself." "I should think it would be pleasanter to divide th,- party evenly." sngi g, sled the mnn in th,' box office. "It Mould." admitted the mau outside of it. "but it eiin't bo done. You evidently don't understand the case. You see. I bought those tickets with the Intention <>f taking a young lady to the matinee, mid It never occurred to me that 1 would need more than two seats." "Overlooked the chaperon, 1 suppost’?” ••('l ap, roti nothing! When I pay for ! a chaperon thero'll be skating in August. I overlooked the fashions that's ' what I <x erlookeil. 1 satv her last j night in the gown she expects to wear. ' i ami now I am trying to buy n sent for ’ each of the sleeves. That's why I must have at least three seats in n row. If you can give them to me. trot tliem out: If you can't, say so, mid I’ll send word to her that 1 nm sick and give my tickets to someone else.' 1 I’hilmlelphhi Tim,''. ".limson bus just innrrled lignin. That I makes his third venture, mid he it still ’ a young man.” "Yes; it seems to be his motto to marry in haste and repenk , at leisure." Detroit Free Peas.