Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1891 — Page 3

OUR FARMERS’ RIVAL.

WHEAT AND CORN IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. Great Increase of Production—Reciprocity with Brasil Will Not Help Our Farmers— Argentine Will Take Urazi’s Market — Reciprocity with Kurope Wanted. While Mr. Blaine has been doing something to open South American markets to our farm products, a rival of our farmers is springing up in South America itself. Consul Baker, of Bueno3 Ayres, who has represented onr Government in that city for sixteen years, has recently sent a report to the State Department in which he says that “it is •only a question of*time and immigration for the Argentine Republic to become one of the great grain producing regions of thqworld." AVhen Mr. Baker went to that country, cargoes of flour from New York, Baltimore and Richmond were of frequent occurrence, but our treasury reports for last' year do not report a dollar’s w6rth of flour'sent there'. Sixteen years ago he found that the opinion was held that the Argentine pampas were unsuitable for cultivation and would always be devoted to pasturage. This opinion was based upon the scientific utterances of Dr. Burmeister, the great German naturalist, who occupies a position of high authority in Argentine. Not satisfied with this judgment of the scientist, the President of the republic laid out land into farms and established farming colonies. Large estates heretofore devoted to pasturage have been divided up into smaller tracts suitable for farming, and everything points to a very great development of wheat and corn growing at an early day. In 3875 there were only 271,000 acres in wheat, in 1889 there were 1,035,0)0 acres. Corn occupied only 249,000 acres in 1875; in 1889 there were 850,000 acres. Euports of wheat and flour in 1889 reached $2,100,000, exports of Corn $12,977,000. But the crop of 1889 was a failure, owing to a protracted drought, and exports of wheat were only onetenth as great as in the two previous years. This will be seen from the following figures of Argentine expoits taken from the “Handbook of the American Republics 1 ” which is issued by Mr. Blaine’s Pan-American bureau in Washington: Bushels. 1880 42,820 1881 5,772 1882 62,659 1883 2,292,352 1884 3,986,G68 1885 2,884,138 1886 • .....1,288,362 1887 8,730,981 1688 8,721,751 188) 834,232

After the small exports of 1889, the first three months of 1890 showed an enormous increase. Wheat and flour exported rose to $20,200,000, and the exports of corn for the three months were $9,897,000. An important fact to note is that Brazil was a largo buyer of these breadstuffs, one-seventh of the wheat exported; one-fourth of tho corn, and one-fifth of the flour exported in 1889 went to Brazil. As the Argentine Republic is so much nearer to Brazil than we are, it can hardly be hoped that our farmers will long be able to sell their breadstuff's in Brazil in competition with it. From Buenos Ayres to Rio Janeiro, the capital of Brazil, is about 1,000 miles, a voyage of only three to five days, while from New York to Rio Janeiro is 4,800 miles and takes from twenty to twenty-five days. This fact is all the more important when it is remembered that Brazil has no duty at all on wheat, and the duty on flour, which is to be removed for us, is only 10 per cent. It is thus seen that our farmers have a powerful rival on almost an equal footing, and fifteen to twenty days nearer the Brazilian market than we are. It seems at best to he only a question of lime when it will be impossible for us to ship breadstuff's to Brazil.

The capacity for the development of wheat raising in Argentine may be seen from Consul Baker's estimate, that at present there are only about 5,800,000 acres in wheat, while there are 723,500,000 acres suitable for wheat-growing. It is therefore almost true to say that for every acre in wheat now there are 100 acres that may be put in wheat. That the wheat acreage of Argentine will soon be enormously increased is certain. A year ago a firm of agricultural implement makers here in the United States had an order from that country for 25,000 plows to be used in turning over the rich prairie land of Buenos Ayres. At the same time it was reported that the activity in ship building on the Clyde was due to the demand for steamers in the trade between England and the Argentine Republic. While Mr. Blaine is chasing the will-o’-the-wisp of a market for breadstuffs in South America, it would be a good thing for him to devise ways and means for preventing Europe herself from going to South America for her supply of breadstuffs. So long as European countries are repelled by McKinley tariffs from selling their goods to us, just so long will thoy be forced to seek other markets. If they sell in. South America they are bound to buy grain there in exchange for their goods if they can find it. The more freely we admit European goods the more do we increase the demand in Europe for our agricultural products.

Two Republican Views.

Two leading Republicans have just expressed certain views about the tariff question which are significant. Senator Hale, of Maine, has givon his views as to the part the tariff will play in the next national campaign. “It will bo impossible,” he said, “to keep the tariff from being one of the leading issues of the campaign, because if no general tariff law is reported in the House and no fight is made to remodel the entire law, some changes will be suggested and probably attempted. The people "will expect this, and the tariff questions will be constantly under discussion by the masses." The other Republican is the now defunct Ingalls, who has been visiting Boston, and has stated to a Republican paper there the attitude of Western Republicans on the tariff question. He shows that a great change has come over the dream of Republican prospects in the West The ex-Senator said: “The views of Western Republicans, or those who have hitherto been identified with the Republican party, have undergone an essential change on the tariff question, and among such there is now a demand for tariff revision and reduction. They regard the present system as inequitable and as favoring the manufacturer and the merchant more than the producer! and the consumer. In their estimation the tariff question follows the

silver issue in consequence and Importance. 1 “Reciprocity is regarded in the West with favor, but there is no enthusiasm over it It is regarded very largely as a device of. politicians intended to distract people from me real issues in which they are interested. It has no great political significance at present ”

PROTECTING RAISINS.

Tariff (o<t to the Country—California Raisin Business A’rearty Prosperous. Perhaps no single item show’s so well the sting of the tariff as raisins The Census Bureau has just made public, the statistics of grape and rais'n production for 1880. By comparing these statistics and those of raisin imports for 1890 very striking results are obtained. According to the census returns, 41,166 tons of grapes were used for making raisins last year, producing 1,372,195 boxes of raiolns, weighing 27,440,000 pounds. Besides these' raisins fit for table use, 23.252 tons of grapes were dried for other purposes, like cooking It would be safe to estimate the dried grape product at 14,000,000 pounds. Nearly all of the abovo were produced in California. The Ncw r York Merchants' Review estimates the price of California raisins at lu cents a pound, and of tho dried grapes at 7 cents. On this basis the raisin product of the country last year was worth $2,744,000, and tho dried grapes $980,000, a total cf $3,724,(0 ). Now the Treasury Department reports that during the year ending Dec. 31, 1890, we imported 44,798,000 pounds of raisins, valued at $2,315,000, or a trifle above 5 cents a pound. Tho old duty on raisins was 2 cents a.pound: the McKinley duty is 2% cents. The McKinlov duty on last year's importation? would have been $1,119,900. This is the sum which the taxpayers are now compelled to pay to insure big profits to the California raisin producers. The raisin business is already so profitable in that State that men have been rushing into it headlong. A California paper has recently stated that the vineyards of that State already in bearing, and those planted but not yet in bearing, will have a ca pacity of 7,750, CO3 boxes of raisins, or 155,000,000 pounds. The annual protection, then, guaranteed by the tariff law will be equal to $3,875,000. But there is another side to this matter. The California raisins are of very excellent quality and readily bring 10 cent-t a pound wholesale, while most of the foreign raisins arc not up to the California standard of quality, and are bought mostly by poorer people. This may be seen from the fact that the imported raisins come in at about Scents a pound. The California raisins find their way mostly to the tables of men who are able to buy tho best quality of food. Why should the cheap raisins of tho poor bo taxed one-half of their value; in order that, the prosperous vineyard ow’ners of California “iray get a higher price for rais ns so d to the rich? Are not the poor paying too much for the whistle for these California raisin men?

Protection in Pennsylvania.

A Pennsylva :ia paper has been commenting upon the census retur.s for that State. It finds .that “it is a melancholy fact, in contrast with the excessive • increase of mining population, that the farming population of the State is steadily declining. Where any agricultural counties show growth the increase is in the towuis at the expense of the country. ” Pennsylvania is usually considered the State wh'ch gets the lion's share of protection, and it is there that protection to American labor should produce good results, if it can be done anywhere. But hero is w r hat the Pennsylvania paper says on tho sub.ect: “Skilled miners, who once earned gbod wages, have been supplanted by Bohemian and Russ an peasants, who never saw the mouth oi a mine until brought to this country. With the frequent stoppages of labor, in order that tho corporations might maintain prices of coal against consumers, two miners do not earn much more in a year now than one earned in a former period. Industrial production, though increased, has not kept pace with the unhealthy growth of population: and as a consequence there is a geeat deal of distress among the working people of the mining regions. Pennsylvania lias, therefore, no reason for self-congratulation upon this portion of the State s increase of inhabitants. ” Protection is asked for in behalf of “American labor;” but in Pennsylvania it supplants American with “European pauper labor. ”

Full Tariff Prices.

For some months the prices of imported dry goods in the New York market have been gradually moving upward toward the new tariff standard. The large importations last smnme" and fall, made at that time in order to escape the new McKinley duties, overstocked the market, and for some months it was not possible for the importers to realize the full prices which the McKinley law would eventually make necessary. It seems, however, that, the time has come when full new tariff prices are demanded and, with much hesitancy and objection, are paid. The New York Commercial Bulletin has just said, in reviewing the foreign dry goods market, that prices “are firm, and as strong in promise of continued stability as in actual condition. Importers feel perfectly sure of their position, and express no lack of confidence in their ability to maintain full new tariff prices throughout the season. Buyers have about abandoned'hope of breaking the market by a holding off of the Remand. Nevertheless, current prices do not suit them. ” It must not be ’supposed that these foreign goods are entirely such as only the rich can buy. Many of them are the goods of the poor man. Nearly every yard of linen goods worn in this country comes from Europe. Most of the cheaper stockings have been imported, and the same is true of coiduroys, cotton plushes, etc. The imports of all kinds of cheap foreign dry goods would be vastly greater if it were not for the McKinley tariff wall. The tariff is a thing to prevent the people from getting what they want.

Reciprocity at the Other End.

Mr. Blaine’s reciprocity with Brazil does not seem to be viewed in that country in exactly the same hopeful light in which the American protectionists see it. The redaction of Brazil’s duties on manufactured articles, it is hoped here, will give our manufacturers a decided advantage in that country over their English' rivals, but this opinion doest seem to prevail in Brazil. The Rio News, a paper friendly to reciprocity with this country, has re-

j cently been discussing the BJalnd treaty, ■ and it shews that our manuf&c£?n><& are | not going to get entire control of Bra- ! zalian markets, by any means. It says: ! “in regard to cotton and hardware, our English friend) may rest content—the” treaty will work, no great changes jn this respect. The 25 per cent, roduci tion will barely equalize tho cost of the I goods to the importer, while the unwillI ingness of Americans to mercial houses in the country, and to give the customary credits, will' more t than offset any slight advantage the i treaty can give. Treaties and legisla- ; tion may injure commerce, but after ail no sound and prosperous is over ! built up without individual effort and initiative. Mr. Blaine will have to conjure up something besides a reduction i of 25 per cent on duties before ho can ! turn the tide of importation in South America from England to tho Unitod States ” ! In showing that American lack of on- ! terprise prevents us from having a ; monopoly of Brazil’s market, the Rio I paper is simply saying what our own I trade papers and business men have i said in the.past in exp’anaticrh of our limited sa cs of goods in i South America. Tho trouble has been that our manufacturers liavo been taught to re'y on the Government to hold the home market for them against all comers; thus they have come to look upon this homo market too much as their only field of operations. With high tariff prices guaranteed to them at home, they have been slow to push out into foreign markets, where they will have to faco a frowning world of competitors. It is time for American manufacturers to put out to sea and learn to swim in deep water.

Free Wool for Mixing.

The tariff reformers have frequently asserted that one of the best reasons why foreign wools should be admitted free of duty was that these wools .were necessary for mixing with our native wools, in order to get the best results in manufacturing cloth. This assertion is made by wool manufacturers themselves. A recent number of a Boston trade paper confirms this statement in an incidental way. This paper says: “Important changes have been made in the manufacture of dress goods at tho Arlington mills. They have adopted the method of the Providence (R. I.) worsted mills in preparing their raw material. Instead of using foreign wool only, as in past years, they have begun the new season by using a combination of Australian, domestic fleece and Territory wools. Tho Fletcher mills at Providence have made a great success in making dress goods and worsteds under this plan, and the Arlington will no doubt do the same. As a consequence the latter mill has been a heavy buyer of fleece and .Territory wools since tho beginning of the year, and has been the .chief factor in reducing the stock of territories in this market. This combination of three kinds of wool gives a top finish that makes a good selling grade for the present demand.” The fact here quoted is printed by the Boston paper as a mere matter of trade news; the tariff on wool is not in the writer’s mind at all. This confirmation of the free-wool argument is therefore all the striking and convincing.

Wise Words from Simpson.

Congressman Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, has boen talking in Washington to a newspaper correspondent about tho ills from wh ch the farmers are suffering, and the remedies which ho proposes. He shows that he is “right side up” on the tariff question. Comp aining that parallel lines of rails road running East have combined in order to put up freight rates, ho was asked whether he did not expect any benefit from Southern routes in competition with Eastern. To this question he replied: “Weil, we did take a good deal of interest iu a proposal to improve Galvcs-, ton harbor, as it promised to give us a more easily accessible outlet through tho Gulf. But, dear mo! with our present protective tariff, what’s the use? No sooner is an opening found anywhere for getting American products out of the country than the Government, stops it up again at a custom house, so that nothing can get into the country from outside without paying an extortionate toll. The trouble with commerce, as witli any other form of exchange, is that it takes two parties to conduct ti; and we Americans can t expect other peoples to buy our goods if we refuse to accept theirs in return.” Socks, or no socks, that is sound doctrine, and the coming forward of stalwart, common-sense farmers like Simpson to teach it to the people and enforce •it in Congress bodes no good for McKinleyism. It means that this monstrosity is tottering to Its fall.

time last fall a trust of type foundries was formed to get the full benefit of the 25 per cent, protection. Recently the lowa State Re.lister, the leading Republican paper of lowa, wanted to buy new type and found that the price was one-third higher. This paper has a habit of discovering the deep schemes of the Cobden Club, and then shouting itself hoarse against “British free trade;” but here is what it said when it knew that the “combine” had put up the price of type: “Competition is a necessary and indispemable factor among American manufacturers, and all combines must be made to understand than when they form trusts to decrease discounts or to advance' prices, the duty on goods manufactured by the combines must be removed.” As ninetenths of domestic industries are controlled by combines, the Register's remedy would bo praetially “British free trade ” The Nebraska State Lumbermen’s Association has accepted the proposition of the United Lumbermen to consolidate the two organizations. A convention is to be held in Chicago in May to complete the consolidation, and then the trust will include practically all Western dealers. It is alreaiy announced that the few independent dealers will be boycotted. The duty of $1.50 ter thousand will, in a large measure, prevent competition from Canada.

When our forefathers made the first tariff in 1789. they selected articles of luxury on which to lay the highest duties. In this way carriages were taxed at the highest rate found in the first tariff law. But our fathers had a different idea of what a high tariff is from that which prevails now. The highest duty in their tariff was only 15 per cent We have many McKinley duties ten times as high, and some even higher. Db. Brown used to style his colleoion of extracted teeth “gum drops.”

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YOU WILL CET A COQD GLIMPSE OF INDIANA. Anntlmr I’ettit Rig G»s Well Keir Cert huge— An Inhuman Fa>tlier— Fort Wayne Man Taken In by Swindlers— Radiy Gored by a Mad Cow—Fell from an Engine—Accidents, Deaths. Etc. —Vicennes thinks of starting a ..shoe factory. —Stock can't go at largo in Vanderburg County. —Valparaiso's raising funds to build a memorial hall. —Cambridge City says it's the horso center of Indiana. —Evansville's new city directory contains 22,960 names. burned at Glenwood. —Knightstown vigorously works to socure free turnpikes. —A grand fox-drive, near Fortviltej resulted in capturing one fox. —A number of Valparaiso college boys have been expelled for tippling. —Herbert Bruce, of Columbus, is 13 years old, but weighs 216 pounds. —An incendiary attempt was made to burn Owcnsville post office building. —Thomas Duke, a farmer living near Waynetown, fell dead. Cause, heart disease.

—A Loree thief takes anew departure —stole a child's coffin from tho freight depot there! —Spencer has a school where the evil effects of alcohol on the human system are shown up. —Mrs. Harmon Pfodenhauer, living near Carmel, hid libVlCft ear bitten entirely off by a horse, —Ladoga citizens are holding out inducements to get a hub and spoke factory to locate there.

—An Elkhart man called an enemy a deadbeat on a postal card, anil will have to pay dearly therefor. —During the last fiscal year 839,064 pieces of mail matter were handled at the Crawfordsville postolfiee. : —rCliarles Dickson, a coal-miner of Brazil, was killed while removing pillars in the mine, by falling slate. —l’aoli hasn’t had a “real for sure” saloon for over two years—plenty of the ardent to be had there, though. —Charles Cooper, a DePauw student, fell and broke his arm while practicing on a horizontal bar in the gymnasium. - 1 -Rcy. Hayden Rayburn, local minister of the M. E. Church at Kokomo, has married 994 couples. He is 79 years of age. —Reports of an excellent prospect for a good crop come from the peach-grow-ing regions in the southern part of the State.

—Gibson County Commissioners don’t care what you sav—they’re just not a going to grant saloon licenses to nobody! So there! —The store-house, witli contents, owned by Erank Dunn, at Vias, burned. Loss, $3,000; insurance, SI,OOO. Incendiarism. —While blasting stumps on his farm north of Washington Ben Feney had an eye. blown out and was seriously injured otherwise. * —Sumption & Wilson, of Kokomo, lost a fine Red Bud yearling filly by hanging itself by means of rope swing. It was valued at SSOO. —A witness In a case at Crawfordsville testified that the reputation of the defendant for honesty was good, but that for stealing it was bad. —James Applegate, a hostler in Gilbert's livery stable, at Jeffersonville, was kicked in the face by a vicious stallion and seriously injured. —JamesTolin, aged 19, and livingon a farm near Tipton, attempted to commit suicide by taking poison. He was saved by the aid of a stomach pump. —Micajah Hancock, a resident of White County, celebrated his 100th birthday anniversary. IJe has one son aged 72. Mr. Hancock cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson.

—Wabash College, at Crawfordsville, has just received SIO,OOO from the estate of the late Daniel L. Jones,, of Chicago, the interest to be used to purchase books for the Jones alcove in the college building. —Twelve young ladies entered into the novitiate of the Poor Handmaid of Christ, at the St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne. The impressive ceremonies were conducted by Bishop Dwenger, of the Fort Wayne diocese. —James Lewis, a gallantsoldier in the Seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers, was found dead in bed at Danville. His death resulted from heart disease. Ho was in usual health the day before, having served on a jury late in the evening. —A thief entered the residence of Robert Spaugh, of Hope, and attempted to chloroform him in order to be able to search the house undisturbed, but spilled the drug in Mr. Spaugh's face, awakening him. The burglar made good his escape. —A traveling man said to the Logansport Journal: “Indiana is the best commercial State in the Union. Its merchants buy larger bills, buy closer and more promptly, and know more about their business than those of any other State.”-

—Peter Benyard, a native of France, and an old resident of Floyd County, died at his home near New Alban}', at the age of 82 years. —The Rogers brothers, who have been sentenced to the penitentiary from Montgomery Countv for stealing clover seed, made an attempt to escape from jail. One of them broke the lock on the inside corridor door of the jail, and gained the outer corridor, and bat for the bravery of the Sheriff's wife would have escape?

—Land in L&ke T’Minty' Which sold three months ago for SSP and Sioo per acre now brings S3OO and S4OO. —The barns blonging to Burr Haws and Mrs. L. A. Chamberlain, near Washington, were burned by incendiaries. A large number of barns have been burned in Daviess County in the past year, and it is thought to bo the work of an organized gaug of vandals. —Charles W. Pool, a traveling man, purchased a ticket at Shelbsville for Indianapolis, which the local agent failed to stamp. When Mr. Pool presented his ticket to the conductor hq, refused to accept it. Pool refused to pay, and was ejected from th£ train: He has brought suit against the tfompony for SIO,OOO damages. —Six local capitalists of i?erp have subscribed Mads sufficient to place Peru in the Indiana and Michigan Base-ball League, which as, now organized, comprises Peru, Fort Wayne, Anderson, South Bend, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Bay City and Saginaw. A strong team will bo otigaged at once. The season will open May 15, closing Sept. 5, —A. L. Johnson & Co., Muncie, were experimenting with giant-powder as a means'of splitting monster saw-logs at their mill. The man in charge used the explosive too freely and the fragments of the log demolished one end of the mill, and damaged tho skewer factory near by. The employes had been notified, but as it was, a number of narrow escapes wore made. —Rush Chambers, a well-to-do farmer residing in the northwestern part of Bartholomew County, near Taylorsville, was fearfully gored in tho loft thigh by a mad milk cow. The cow had a young calf, 1 which Mr. Chambers was in the act of putting in the barn, when the cow rushed upon him and fearfully lacerated his left thigh with her horns, puncturing the femoral artery. Gangrene has set In, and it will be necessary to amputate tho limb.

—When a Vandal la train reached Crawl'ordsville recently, tho engineer discovered that tho fireman, John Elliott, of Torre Haute, was missing. The engineer returned and found the fireman lying in the gutter about a mile from town. Elliott, while shaking down tho cinders, was thrown from the engine and so badly injured that it is hardly possible that ho will recover. It was ids first trip as a fireman. —Fred Arbergast, a young German farmer residing east of Frankfort, lias been arrested for inhuman treatment of his 3-months-old baby. From its birth the father exhibited a profound hatred for the infant, aiifl the neighbors toll stories of frightful cruelty inflicted on tho child, which died a lew days ago. Among the things alleged was that lie would lock it in the room and forbid its mother giving it nourishment, and otherwise maltreating it. Arbergast is In jail. —Misfortunes Still continue to befall witnesses and others connected with the murder ease against W. F. Pettit, who was sent to tho penitentiary for Crawfordsviile. The latest victim is Rev. W. W. Wilson, who was killed last week by the bursting of a feed-mill. His wife was a wltnoss in the same ease. The latest story "lk that the 'church at Shawnee Mound, whero Pettit was; preaching when his wife died, is haunted by the spirit of Mrs. Pettit. —J. C; Amstutz, of Fort Wayne, somri time ago, ordered a lot of fancy articles from J. Mlndcn, 134 East Thirteenth street, New York, whose advertisement appears in a nutnhorof papers. Tho goods were delivered and found to be fully up to description. A few days latcf Amstutz ordered six gold watches from tho same firm, «.id he received a box from the express company with $330 charges, which ho paid. The box contained In* stead of the gold watches a lot of papers and a bottle of patent medicine. The money was replevined. • % . , —The citizens of Tunnelton have succeeded for the third time in preventing a liquor license being Issued to W. R. Maris. Tho village of Tunnelton has an interesting history. Ton years ago it was a quiet, orderly place. One night in February, 1882, the town wks raided by a gang of desperadoes bent on destroying the place. But they were met by a party of determined citizens, and two of the number killed. Soon after that the village degenerated Into a place of drunkenness and disorder,- Within the past year the citizens have made a determined fight for the right, aiid are gaining their former customs of sobriety and order.

—'At Russlavitle, there Isa family living under one roof which consists of four separate generations. The greatgrandmother, Mrs. Susan Orr, whose maiden name was Koukie, was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., Oct. 11, 1802, being almost 90 years old. The grandmother. Mary Ann Hannas, wits born in Switzerland County, Ind., 2s<py. 24, 1828, and is 63 years old. The mother, Mrs. Julia Evans, was , born in Switzerland County, Ind., June 4, 1852, and is 38 years old. The daughter, Miss Cora Evans, was born in Tipton County, Aug. 4, 1876. Grandma Orr, although almost a centenarian, is still very vivacious, and retains her intellectual faculties to a marked degree. She will no doubt reach her one-hundreth anniversary.

—Mrs. Daniel Heaton, of Goshen, has filed a suit for separate maintenant-6. Her husband is worth 8200,000, isßo years old, bis pretty wife, whom he married but a few weeks ago, is but 25. Mrs. lleaton alleges domestic infelicity. —Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shultz, of Greencastle, have a prodigy In the form of a girl baby. Vac child was born on the 9th of this month and weighs only two pounds. It is healthy and strong, and possesses no peculiarities except its diminutive size.

CHILDREN’S CORNER.

KITTIE’S DOLL CLOTHES ALL SHRUNK IN THE WASH. , .. i J Couldn't Help It—Doll Clothes A*» B<* Tluy that When They Do Shrink Tbof All Shrink Away. “Dear me, Kittie, how your dress has shrunk in the waaji,” said mamma, as she buttoned on Kittie’s new gingham dress, freshly washed and ironed. Kittie looked down at her little feet and legs, showing so plainly below tho short skirts, and asked: “Doyou mean, mamma, that there isn’t as mneh of my dress as there was before it was washed V” , “Yes,” said mamma, “it has all drawn up.” Just then Aunt Chloe came in to get the soiled clothes. Kittie sat down upon a little stool and watched her mamma count over her clothes, and then set down tho number of articles upon a wash-list. Chloe tied them up in a great bundle and. placing it upon her head, started awav with it. Kittie followed her to the doorsteps, where Chloe put down her bundle to see what the little girl had to say. “Aunt Chloe,” said Kittie, gravely, “do you want to take in any more washing V” “No, honey,” responded Chloe, “What wid all dem white frooks what yon wear every week, I’se mighty nigh wored out washin’ what I does now.” “But this is dollie’s wa hing,” said Kitty. “It isn’t very big and sho doesn’t get her clothes very dirty.” Chloe smiled till all her white teeth shone. “I will give you a nickel a week to wash them.” said Kittie, with quite a business air. “or a dollar if you don’t think a nickel is enough.” Chloe laughed till her fat sides shook. “Bring ’em aloug, honey. I ain't goin’ to charge you nothin.’ I’ll wash ’em fur de soke uv dat pretty face, and de sweet little ‘howdys’ you got fur me when I comes every Monday mornin’.”

Kittie got tho sheets from dolly'a little brass bedstead and spread them upon the floor. Then she counted into them the little garments gathered up in her apron. Then she got a pencil and a of paper, and on the pqpqr she fliade twelve stubby little, tparka,, jnat like these - 1 1 1,1 1 l LI 1 .11 , “There’s exactly twelve pieces.-Annt Chloe. Don’t you see V” Chloe counted the marks one bv one, pointing to each as she did so with her black forefinger. “Dat’s right, little missie. I’ll fetch ’em all back Saturday.” Saturday morning Chloe brought hack a Heat little bundle, pinned in the doll-baby sheets. After mamma’s clothes hfd been attended to, Chloe and Kittie proceeded to count dollie’s. The scrap of paper with itd twelve marks was brought out and the doll’s clothes carefully counted. There were only ten of them. Again they were counted, Chloe lifting each little garment as Kittie named the number of eaoh mark. Still, when Cbloe got through, two marks were lefr. upon the paper. “I mustch lost’em,” said Chloe, regretfully, “dey wuz to little. Dat’s too bad.” “No, Aunt Chloe,” said Kittie with great dignity ap4 earnestness, “I speo they shrunk in the wash.” And patting Chloe’s cheek, she added, consolingly: “Course you couldn’t help. You see they were so very tiny tha( when they shrank they shrank to nothing.”—M. E. Safford, in Detroit Free Frees.

More Cork Figures,

This little lady is Miss Flopsy Floataway. She cannot sing, but she will

dance very gracefully if put on the top or sonn&ng-jboard of a piano. Cut her out of a large cork ’in the shape shown in Fig. 1. and in the /base insert half a (d6zeh stiff bristles or fine pieces of 'bropm splinter. Make arms of pins aud dough,and mark

her face with pen and ink. Dress her

in tarlatan or some light and fluffjf rrta-'’ terial, making her skirts quite full; add a fez of bright red, and she will astonish; you by her if some one will ploy 5 a jig. Or if you put? her on a tin tea-tray, tip it a little and drum

on the bottom, and she will go through many a difficult figure with ease. Cork is a fine figure to make birds of, especially water birds. Ducks and

geese have to have a keel made of a piece of putty on a pin stnok in their under sides. Any number of queerlooking creatures can be npade with sea hers. This one has been called a goblin bird, though he doesn’t gobble. Matches can make good legs and neck, and his bead can be made of beeswax or dough, with a piece of quill cut to form a beak. Glass beads for eyes and feathers “to taste” make him quite indescribable.

Tint verses commencing, “You’d ;ca ce expect one of my age*” etc., are mid to have been written expressly for a prominent New Hampshire statesman who flourished in the first half of ibis century. He spoke the verses v lieu a mere child at school.