Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 39, Number 43, Jasper, Dubois County, 2 July 1897 — Page 7

lolKTH jll.Y'H

tti fln st day f

any In the year,

A( lousl Unit' ho'

II all UM Ht-a-niH tu

IUI'

You iwetl foui

an" Hike a lirc-ith,

and ttn.t you're

Prent hin' freer.

El though the nip

area run of i,i

IM V.

The T o ) lin' o the crackers n , ir, ,,fr j,y

l'ti' r mi.i i,cio, The .-mnion bononlu' nt the l.r. ak o' day

j.-a un o mild a Joyous little shiver uji

um t i n,p, An' the oily thln to holb-r I 'hooray.

The Mk Bifii of the country give us Patrick

neriry Hpeeeh, An' then recite the Declaration, too.

ah ine -rou irirow up their I an'

cneer Wim ardor, at i. t . ., h Patriotic orator 1 through.

An then t h-mIIv.t enriict hutid (the t,,wn

ni i Joy and prlib iBmirtn' uirs appropriately atar.

An' the hariKln' nn' the poppin' mart uKaln

on every lue. An" the only thtriK to holler In "hooray.

n artcr Dil wh.-n darkneaa comes, the

Ilrevvorks nzz an spout

An (Inn..-.- lauten; twinkle midst Un

tre es.

AH In Um shudders pretty f-irl ate saun-

brin about

Ith rounded waists an' dimpled hands

to squeeze.

An then wiint more there's musie from

the Kilver cornet ha rid,

An down the Boor th- dancer-' all sushny,

LVcrylxxiy a -an tin' jardners every fei

ler' in demand. An' the only thing to holler is "hooray." -1) troit Pra Pram

cInto

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IS. lLL 1 I 1VIV.

i P, fborrh of July Sor

An

l The njnetsjcntnt of Copt, J sines

wool. i Mturanj interfere with Um pleasures p the p ftg day. 1.1. t. when the morning of ii.. fourth hum there uere no traces .t" regret m Iba fait1 rebel's face. At t.-ii o'l loch I Vt. r. o m had I wnt tu eertaln point from which Um road loading to NOW York was risible for a loon distance, BOOM back with u broad gnu on ,is face. "I eras thinhlBg. Miss Bottjr, wiuit i nice tiling it would lie if w e could just contrive ! exchange (apt. Nolan for Copt, l.ee." The girl seemed to start.

What nonsiMist', I'etfr!" ahf olaimod. " botaver pat th.M ld

jroor iieadv" "It just walked in," smiled the man. "You see, they'r UOj in rank ami"

"t upturns uotha broka in the- firltj

looking arroaa the porch from tho open

dOOr. "These I topiail schemes don't always COflM out suecessf ill."

" erv well. I just ftfO it for w lint it

In worth." und PatOT bowod MttMOtf OUt of tho gW prooenoe, and Bcttv u

alone apain.

'What a good ntOOOOT IN'ter is." she

smiled to herself, "Surely 1 ha TO not

botrayod m-eif. rand no one, I hope.

tins let the cat out of the Mg. I'll just

give I Icr credit for l'imm! ptiessino;.

that's all." und she went to her POtt

ih.ir to drOM for th ollicerH rOfiOptloo.

I he old fashioned ClOOk in the wide

hallway as Striking 11 when a Mild

some wmii'' oHicer in the somewhat

flashy uniform of the K".;ii Dragoons,

one of t be crack regt man ta in the klng'i

service, drew rein in front of the house

and dismounted.

His riding boota arero polished to nor

fection and he had brushed from them the few flecks of mud thea hud en conn-

tend on thO way up. lie looked as-

Buriagljr at the houae, with its prottj

tlow. r beda on tbfl lawn and the trellised porch, upon which stood a roek-inr-hair. Miss Hetty's favorite seat.

Throwing the lines 01 era post, to await

Peters attention, the voung captain

sauntered towards the house, and just ns he mouiited thestensu ision of loie-

m . lines ntineureil.

Miss Hetty was siniplv but tastefully

dressed and looked very pretty thus ar-

raved.

She smiled a cordial welcome to the

conversation now drifted ti .-ulijeets. ..a. J ('apt l.ee wus n.ost Dtli entertuiiie.l by his fuir lioht-

Th. otlnr ph a .,

SOB. He knesi that l.eity bogM wua intensely loynl to m eniise of the dOnieaj but out of respect for her npBOrOOl iMlpJoaaMBS her property had not host) disturbed, though on saroral OOCOaioiiH severul spies had been tracked to it. Her onl -,-n:iiits wer1 Po tor mid a housemaid us loyul ns her mistress, und with these Betty the fair rebel, 111Mbited the little home nenr the II uUsi.ti in almost open defiance of the hodiera of the (dog. Pond Of ii. us i.', (apt. l.ee importuned Lis I ,,- toss for u Hoiif,'. snd, risiiiL', Hetty swept to the instrument in one corner of tM eozy parlor. "What are your favorites, OOptaJaf

she asked, with n lv look over licr shoulder. " 'Washington's Hetreaf for oni." said the o&eer with a light iongh M tM mentioned a aonj; at that time popular in royalist eifoloa in New York. The cheeks of Bottjr Logan Hushed and her finders swept the ivory keys as if Impelled i.y nnHgft. "You don't aing t hat, 1 1 apposnV oontinoed t he captain. "1 am here to entertain you and 'Washington's Be treat' shall ha given according to request." In another moment the melodious voice of the efirl seemed to till t he house as she sane; the piece which had received encore after encore In the. theaters wherever the Hritish held sway. ( apt. Lee listened like one entranced and his gose followed her every iuocinent like one enraptured. "Perhaps you have heard this," said Betty, as the last note died away, and forthwith she started up with a rollickUSg BOWOOy air su--h ns the wild ninrauders of the Neutral Ground were w out to sinif w hen out on their forays. It was full of the most rebellious

sentiment, and some of its pointed allusions to King George drove tho eolov fn .111 apt . 1 "a face. Hut lie was not in a position to grumble, for had not Hetty Bang a ir.l royal air? He oat mutely und listened ns the Konjr crept on und on, the jrirl seemingto take delight in Mnglbng the enrs of her red-coated guest.

I w us t he .;! of

July and Hetty

l.un, known to

many as the Uelh

of t h 8 .Neutral

(irournl, that le-

li.ital.le strip of

v country alone: the

Hudson where Qm cowliovs and skinners roaJMdst will, stood on the porch of her pleasant little home. She wan half surrounded by ines thnt failed to COMMl her trim figure, the effect of which was heightened by the neat f-nrh alMworo. la om haiad she held a letter she had just rend for the fourth time, and as she lifted her ees she In held a man at the edge of the porch. This man. a person whom the girl could trust, had just delivered the mi aivo, and while reading it Hetty had boeooae oblivious to his petssaaoe, "It's had news. IVter." said she, ndWHOBtOg a step and hmkinp down into the BSSO'S fa. e. "Another victory for the king's men, Mfan Betty?" 'That is not exactly it. It wnsn't much of a battle. Nolan writes- " The mm interrupted the reading w ith a sudden exclamation. "The letter in from ("apt. Nolan, then?" "Yes, and lie is a prisoner in Xew Fork." "That's bad. I know how he will chafe in confinement, for he wasn't boni to rust out behind stone wall!t. Hut when they exchange him " "That's just the diffieoHy, Peter. When they exchange him! Von maxwell Bay that. They w ill rot exchange Nolan for nn officer inferior in rank. They never do that, vou know. P. der." 4 v f . t a a... i . m Mm ...

i migni nave inniuMit ol that, answered the man. flushing u little. "I

suppose a rescue is out d the ques

tion." "KatlfOly so." mini the girl. "Nolnn writes that he is fairly treated, hut he

wants his liberty. You snv the letter

was delivorod to rot) at the secret out

post f "Yea, I dir! not ask from whom it was, but ol.eyed orders and brought it lirect to you." "POT which you have my thanks, IVter. and I will see that ..u are fully paid in the future." In a few moments the patriotic girl was left alone, and nfter another readIng of the letter, which told how the "titer, (apt. Nolan .lames, a youthful 'flieer in the COBS i MOtsl army, had heeu captured by n detachment of Hritish troops und conveyed to (fo York, then in possesion of the enemy. The "tter seemed to crumple in her resolute hand, nnd when she entered the house she flmifir it upon the table nnd ptekod up IBOtter letter lying there. (Infolding this one she glanced over he lino whieli traood in a hold masculine hand rnn as follows:

l.ee that the yOUBg gili'B lard, r had not MMtod much, if uiiv, through the war. At last t he v oung othcer pushed aside his (date and leaned hack in his chair. "I'm sorry I cannot offer you a des sert as line as you enjoy ill the old time h MOS of New York," auid t he girl.npologctieally. "Truth to t-ll, ( apt. S0. we must put up with just what we can get in the country in war t lines and " "Of eon i'M, ln-gging pardon. Miss Betty" broke ill the ollicei. "Your dessert. 1 am sure, will lie delightful a v our dinner lins l. en, ami I am deposed to praise it lieforehond.' At this moment Miss Hetty I ..n waved her hand to Hol ly . w ho stood at the door leading into the kitchen. "Our guest i painty f,,r the dospart, Polly. You may bring it on." A deeper crimson came to the miiid'e checks as she caught the subtle meaning of the words so artly spoken by Hetty and in another moment she loft the room, dosing thf door behind her. "Behold the dessert, ( apt. l.ee!" exclaimed Hetty, when t he door opened n moment afterward, ami the Hritish officer staggered from the chair ns blS gaaS fell Upon three men dressed ill continental uniform, euch of w boat covered him w Ith u pistol. "What'a this, miss?" he cried. "What treachery is afoot nnder your roof?" "It is simply the fortunes of war, Copt, l.ee. You are a prisoner Bubjoef t. exchange for another prisoner of equal rank. These gentlemen constitute the only dessert 1 have to offer, with profuse npologies." At first ('apt. l.ee thought Of resistance, hut Sober second thought came to the rescue and in a little while he HTM in the hands of the patriots. "Your trick will full short of its deatfn, my little rebel!" he cxclait 1. " lapt. .lames shall not be exohanged for ('apt. l.ee. I promise you that." Betty tnnde no reply and her lute

guest was hustled from the premises ami escorted to the nearest American

Camp where he was turned over to the commander thereof. Several weeks intervened when one evening n young soldier rode up to the Logan home und sprang lightly to the ground. He was met nt the stops of the trellised porch by n younir S-'irl w hose eyes spatkh'd above flushed cheeks. "They tell me that I owe Bay 'ohnnge to you. Hetty." he es.ltiimed. "('apt. l.ee was very obstreperous at first, but he gave in nt lust and here 1 am." "I don't know whether I 'apt. l.ee will ever forgive me, but I didn't know of n better way to celebrate the Fourth of Inly," wns the reply, and the OMIT) lauch thnt followed told how happy WBS the Fair Hebel of the Neutral Cround. T. r. HARBAUOH.

TH1 TRUSTS HAVE THEIR INNINGS.

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Hall bee, of the royal forces.

... H.-.-ei1 , 11.111- l...f--i,,a

" ' ; 'umn to nine with her Tucday nnd III he promptly on hand. Wishing his

or i.nitoM health SRd happiness, t as hims. if bar ordeal Mend, 'Al'T HASH. LKB, u , , . "F.iurth Dranoons. New V rk, Jill 2, 1?ke 4 .

i Mint smile up pen red at Hetty'

"' K"' l erused the aeceplance : pessed it beside the otM from l,. r T'driotie lo er.

' 'pt. l ee hn met .r during one of

oi. ,,n inmnuons made by the royal 'I'oon aJoag the Hudson, nnd. , OOg nn enemy to American freedom.

gtrl had ffiund m an agreeable

oo. ignonmt of Cspt, James' mls- ' 1 I.e. tttio ;,!. ,.l iL. .,...

- ....mi inr ivnrish ofTpwr

live! i nn ih WUa.BBtfat d nlmoat nlone In ft, u

II I '",or Tn" inning of hostfll-

oftlcer as he came en and took his outstretched hand without a fhow of t res che ry.

I hough we differ about the war.

( apt. Lee." said she. in her spriehtlv

manner, "I cannot help asking you for

the latest news from the front." "There in hut little to coinunmi. ate There bus boon no set engagement of

late; the two

niiiK' for positio

B battle w ill come off for some time." "That M good. 1 dn not like to hear j of bloodshed. It is bad enouarh In this

part of the country between the fornyers, but when largo .armies meet in deadly conflict it is much worse. Still." and her eyes seemed to sparkle, "we cannot gain our independence without sonic bloodshed." apt. l.ee smiled.

"I will never be sble to convince you, I see," ln said. "Like Ephraim, Miss Hetty, you are joined to your idol." "Yes, captain, to the idols of liberty and prosperity for America. You must admit that you find our soldiers men difficult to conquer. When people fight for their bonu s and native land they do not erne np the struggle without a terri Me contest." "Put in tins case tln v are rebellions und the k Ing will not stop short of their cut ire subjection." The young trirl's gOBO wandered from the room, ami for B little- while seemed to rest on Ike bushel on the lawn. Suddenly, however, she turned again to the officer and said : "One of my friends boahnd the misfortune to bee. . me a prisoner .if war." "Indeed. Miss Hetty!" cvelaiined ' apt. Loo, in the most innocent manner possible. "Bat that is one of the vicissitudes of war. Vi'iir friend must put up with it sad consider thst Imprisonment is far better than being left on the battlefiehl." "I do not doubt that, hut eenflncment to Copt. Jntnes is irksome, to sn

the least "

The british officer seemed to start a

little at mention of his rival's name.

Cnpt. .Tames is confined in New

York," continued lletfv. "He was can-

lured in a skirmish snd hurried thither.

"I supfMise I wouldn't he allowed to sing that in New York ."- exclaimed Bottjr, turning round und catching a cign of the captain's disapproval in his look. "Ity no means. Miss Petty," was tin reply. "The author of that doggerel will stretch hemp one of these da v s." ' Wh. ii ...i i'it.l, .I,.. 1 ... ... .

o armies seem to be plan- , , "... . . . ' "r ' Utk, and i, is doubtful it T . '"I ,,n- . a",V'1

.I.,, on- .tumor oi iii.u i.ong is (loini.' some good in the ranks just now. and

Washington has made him a lieutenant for bravery on the battlefield, nnd you don't kill prisoners. I belicxe." "Sir Henry Clinton might break the rule in the bard's ease." w ns t he (pii-k rejoinder, and then Bhttf rnn her tin-

: . m over ine i,e s BUjnSB and sang a love ditty Which put her jfiicst in the best of humor. The ballad ended. Petty I.ogan excused herself and left the poriOT. "it Seems to me that she might be teased," passed through rapt, toe's mind. "The girl is a real jewel and would mnke an evcellent wife. Sober 'friend (apt. .lames is enjoying the delicacies of prison fare. suppose that she doesn't know that I am. in part, responsible for his change of fortunes; but oil's fuir in love and war, ami if I do not fall M iss Petty may sinjr none but loyal BOOgS in the near future. 1 wonder if thnt fellow attended promptly to my horse?" The Hritish captain was on the eve of riafaaj when Petty Bgala appeared in the doorway and i.nnoum-ed dinner. She had made a little eosmge in her toilet and looked prettier than ever, und ( apt. bee. with mi BfJBOtite sharpened by his ride from the city, to nmj nothing oT the wait In the parlor, rose with alacrity. 'i'be dining-room WOO tastefully trimmed with flow era and evergreen, tin work of w hich Petty ascribed to her maid. Pollv. and Polly, btttshing to the tips of her infers, as it seemed, ao kuowtalged the compliments with n confused courtesy. Bett) ponred the tea as she chatted ntvnv and Polly was near by to see that Papt. bee as her mistress' guest

The IMTO f ' " i -i t r;. . There are not wanting those who sneer at love of count r as narrow and provincial. Put we think it will lie round, as a rule, thnt the man who has no love for his own country and his On n people, as distinguished from all the world, does not entertain very much regard for humanity in general. True patriotism not the spurious kind thai aaysj "Thou ahahl lore thy neighbor ami hate t bine enemy," but tl at which upholds, defends and makes much of home nnd country promotes rather than diminishes world-wide Sympa

thie.;. There are no tnor.- (ll voted patriots than the consecrated American missionaries who spend their lives in se rvice for foreign lands. Our young people should be instructed to associate their celebration of Independence daywit Ii love of country, and to learn h-s-sons of patriotism from those who on thht day pledged their lives, their fortunes ami their oaerod honor to wroot the nation from a foreign yoke. The independence thus nobly won is a precious inheritance, they should be taught, because it haa permitted the ale j vi lopmenl on American soil of institu- I lions which have blessed not us nlone, but nil the world besides. N". Y. Kram incr.

DJKCU BAJri l-ATKNT rill KTII OF M IA llllll ,K.

iif i 1

St. Louis tdobe-Democi at.

Fxchnnge is hardly to be thought, of , wanted for nothing.

you know, since our people do not hold

a prisoner an oftlerr of eanal rank."

Tlie table wns spread with the dell-

eaclea of the aeason. which told Capt.

The Klrs UBMVtsaSU l'ln. It has been Impossible to decide With oertaintj who deoig 1 the American flag ns tirst adopted by oosagrt-ss, but the best r-coriled evidence gives part of I be credit Of fiesignittg it ai d all the credit oi mnhlng it to Mrs. John pos,, an upholsterer, who resided on Arch street. Philadelphia. Her deseendanta assert that a commit tee of congress, accompanied by Gen. Washington, who was in Philadelphia in .tune. ITTi',, . ailed upon Mrs. BOSS nnd engegod her to make the flag from a rough drawing. This drawing was. at her suggestion. redrawn bj Don. Washington with a pencil, in her back parlor, and the flag thus de i ncil was adopted by congress. Although 'he resolution estubllahlBfl tin- flag was not cdBclaOy promubratsd by the secretary of coBgi'sas until Sep. tember X IT", it seems Well anthentieated thnt the regulation stars and strijies was OBrrl ad at the battle of the Prandvwlnc, September 11. 1777, and thenccforw nrd during the battleaof tin revolution. Youth's C.omorinion.

SUGAR TRUST PROFITS. John De Will unter Mnkf-a Nome Ksllmales ii ud Neuro Ilie T.'aat. Kx-( oiigressman .John I- Witt Warner is one of the 1 1. posted men in this country on suir.ir taritl's. When in congress he carried the house for free sugar. In a recently published statement he estimates the net protect ion to the trust given by the Aldrich scheiU ule at from cents to $1.14 on every loo pounds of refined sugar. Without attempting to give his argument as to each of tin- ways in which the trust. Would be protected we give his summary of trust protitsus follows: Speelfle differential tplutO fu 1SB) 40 Thirty-live per cent, ad valorem dlfferiMitlnl 0 Ufa 0 21 CountervulllnK duty, say 0 Wj 0 3i Additional by substitution of 75 per . . nt ml valorem for sprcltic dutls In low Krade 0 00 0 18 Total $0 3Ka$l It In the vhm majority of canes, however, the actual result la between 45 and X cents I r M pounds net protection to the trust, and It Is muwaeUOOBM so to combine clrcumsta:.. cs as to brlni? this be-low 40 cents or above Co ornts for any considerable amount. As an item of tariff taxation tin augur schedule is idcnl from the protectionist standpoint. Sugar is throne article used by poor nnd rich to tin equal extent, and a tax on which thercfifnv falls most heavily on the poor in proportion to their ability to pay it. Its production and distribution are controlled I", a concern which is at once the greah st of our Mean trusts and the meanest of our great ones. It Inconsistent therefore thnt on this one article there should be levied more than one-third of our total tarilV taxation, and that our people should be burdened by a tax of more th;-ii S'.mi.uo.i.im hi

that realizes less than $70.000,000 for

the treasury and more than $'().(mmi.iim' for the Migar refining combine, while the same combine is enabled to net an additional Sin.ooo.ono by the opportunity given to it to import nt present duty rates raw sugars from which it can make reniied to be sold by it under the enhanced price assured it by the proposed Aldrich schedule. The net "prated ion" of from -. to M cents p. r ! pounds given the trust on its refining process alone should be considered us suflicient when we remember that

the labor ...st of this process is slight Iv I . i .... . I

less man o' ., cents per llio pounds that is to say. BOOB tor Aldrich, in behalf of American Utbor, proposes unduly to tax

wage . .li ners in order to give t lie t rust

from live to seven t i ines ns r im h "protection" es it .ays for all the iahOT involved. -Next to the wae,. garnet the farmer Is dear to the protectionist heart, and he is therefore equally favored by the sugar schedule, (if late years throughout the eastern a nd middle and many of the central states the competition of the far west has driven our farmers from grain raising into fruit culture. This hss now so developed that except for exports of canned goods jams, preserves, etc. in which we ought to supply the world, the bnsi m s s of fruit raising has, in its turn, become almost profitless. And poerty is now assured to those who are dependent utton fruit

CUltUrS by the proposed tax of two cents a pound on sugar. This increases by from 5(1 to 75 per cent, the nrti. ! Which would make up from 40 to r: P0roeat.of the total weight of I be jams, etc., fhe export of which mlajhl insure

living prices for the surplus frurts, hut which is now practically prohibited. And this Is "a government of the people, by the people and for the people." Who are the "people?" "X License to Steal." That must have boon embarrassing Information to the United States senate which Statistician Carroll I). Wright furnished that body last week concerting the labor cost o. lumber in this country and in Canada. His figures showed that, w hile the average wages in Canadian sawmills is $1.41 and $1.71 per dny her.-, the average labor cost of 1,00(1 feet of lumber is $1.2H in Catanfa and only 04 cents here. The decreased cost of production in this country is attributed to the superior machinery used. Of course, the figures pro, the free trade contention that the rate of watrea

paid does not Indicate the COOt of production that low w ages are very often more expensive to employers, and vice versa. Put these hard facts furnished by nn ofltcOT of the gov er n mcut will not dissuade the lumber barons from their purpose to get ateriff oriCnna.li in lumber so t hat t hey can t he more effectual! rob Aincii. ai, consumers. Protection ists ears nothing for facts. What they want is a bOOUM to steal.- National Ringle Taxer.

HIGH DUTIES ON

BUTTONS.

MIU

An Injustice to the Poorer un4

uic Clesaes. The button manufacturers, present and prospective, are unusually greedy in t heir demands for tariff duties. McKinley duties are entirely too slow for the button infants. The following in part of a statement BMdoby button import its: The proposed duties on buttons, as per schedule of the finance committed of the senate, an- as a rule prohibitory and would prove u severe hardship on goods us. d by the poorer and middle i lasses, and also manufacturers of various garments used by the muss of our people, such as low-priced shirta, underwear, clothing, etc. The following tlata will give some idea of the inequalities of the proposed dUtlCOi Agate Putt. ms Present duty, also McKinley bill, 'Jä per cent.; proposed duty of one-twelfth of one cent per line per gross, plus 15 per cent, sd volorein, would average from r,7 to 10 per i nt., bearing heaviest on the class of goods that make up the great bulk of the importations. The following schedule, taking the r-tyles that sell, shown fhe range proposed: Winn; LBNTUJJMOM CARD BOLD TO JOBBING TRADC Present Pro- Banali

out v . i.s ! ud val. 20 . r i t dut v. per et. 0.681 0 m 161 O.OM ii 235 10t 0.078 (' - Vi 82 COM 0.27 71 0 .110 I ., 71 0.1ZI i . 67

No I's lu H 30 SO

Lines, is 20 21 23 25 27

JU.TTONS

Price. $" IM e :-:u O.J10 0.37S 0.441 0.610

KIt

Mineral. Ivonr. . . beiitllle

M A X I ' FA I ' Tl ItlN'fl

THAI t. IN 1Ü J.K. 14 0.138 a.SM fJOJ 160 i 0.P5 a.sai a. in 121 is 0 153 U.11& o.aus m

J bese buttons an- not DSOdc here, nor arc they likely to be made, l-'irst. be

cause little or none of the raw material required haa been found here; second, because the total sales being limit d to this country would not warrant the Invontmont of the at aaarj capital in a plant needed to make t he v arious sty lea wanted. It iscvident that the intention in to exclude these goods in the interest of some higher-cost goods. The proposed duty would be re a 1 hardship and bt ST be iv i I v on the class of people who buy "china bullous." as well as on thu manufacturers of i heap shirts, underwear, t.

Pone Puttons (to new on) Present duty. M per cent.; McKinley bill, 50 per cent.; proposed duty, from lOfl to Pit per cent. These goods are mostly Bold to man ii fact BTerS of cheap underwear, children's waists, corsets, clothing, etc.

Illeaaeil Are (he Poor! Repi eseiitntivea of the crockery nferei.' who have gone o Washington to protest against the new tariff con. plain that the proposed sehedulet dieeriiH inate ngainst goods used by the poor nnd In favor of those purchased by the rich. ltleRacd are the poor, hut they need expect little help from aprotectlrt tariff. PhlladslDhia Record.

PaOOOO f Linen . I'p. When the tariff bill wiva about to bo fr allied the republii-nu leaders stated that they desired to be moderate and to avoid anything like excessive rates. Mr. Aldrich, when Introducing tho amended measure into the senate, claimed that his rates were generally lower than those of the house bill. Tha linen nchcilule, however, is a notable one of many exceptions. In it the senate rates are higher than those of the house and much higher thuu anything;

ever belore known. I nder the McKinley lull of IgW linens were assessed per cent., with o few exceptions as high as ,",n per cent, ad valorem. Under the rates proposed by the senate a large proportion of the goods in everyday use will be assessed from ..". to M5 per cent, and in some instances OVO Um per cent. The fol lowing table ahows some of the changes in the cost of medium and Jow grade linenut 1 'rl.-p niT vn nl

Xf-wdnt v Pres-New

J er cent. ent. Pamask tahlerloth IW fc'.c Crash for rotlar towata 62H a Colored . minis for dre3 lln-

mrs 9 Rtj Clutliin- linens to p; Linen for hutchor' aprons. . fif. pa,

The domett i- nianufai t urcrs in w bono interests these ( banges are supposed to be made have stated that they do not desire over M per cent, duty on linen goods, and one of the principal manufacturers of linen and cotton handkerchiefB in America (of Aehcson, Harder, feCo., Passaic, N .1 ) states that he dues not desire any ndvance of duty on his gO Ills. The gross injustice of these dutiea can be appreciated when it is reineinlured that, owing to eliinatk- conditions, good fiber flnx cannot bo grown or linen BMiiufucturcd successfully in this country, und w hen it is further remembered that the kind of linen taxed is the kind that, ia used by the poorest Classes, while a much lower duty is put on the finer grades.

bill.

Mrann Ten nt Millions. (artful estimates show that nearly Ol I DUM cent a pound profit is given to Ihs trust on every pound of sugar refined a profit which means tens of millions of dollars. Such n duty nssiires for it as great a power over the consumer as it now enjoys over the producer, nnd no single duty in the sei. ate measure rrquirea a fuller explanation of the motives lending to It.- UnrnerM Weekly.