Ligonier Banner., Volume 32, Number 27, Ligonier, Noble County, 7 October 1897 — Page 3

. \; 20> ; + 5 5 . = - From Clue to Climax. = ~ BY WilL N. WARBEN., * - [Copyright 1806, by J. B. Lippincott Co.] 5 | — 7z e Ci{APrEILXVII.;—CO.\'TINUED. . The woman stroked her son’s head " thoughtfully for a moment, then she went on: “Ireally believe thisßichard N. §trong did my brother a great’ wrong. THey were equal partners in ~ several small mining ventures in Colcrado 20 years ago and seemed to get . along pretty well together, but it happened that just at the time they wwere - trying to get possession of a certain iract of silver mining lané which my brother was confident would .enrich .. them both Tom was compelled to return_to New York on important busi- . ness of his own. Now, my brother, - Thomas Farleigh, was known to be an -~ exceptionally good judge of mineral in- - dications, and it often happened that when he,J showed interest id property " .the owners would refuse to.sell at any - reasonable price. So, in this case, Mr. Strong proposed to him that he be not known in the transfer at all, but that + he'leave in his handshis part of the pur- ~ chase money and let the property be ~ made over to him while Tom was in ' New:York. My brother thought ‘t a: good idea and consented, leaving all his savings, something over $5,000, with - Strong, simply on the rassur’anr:e;th(at on tiis return he should have a deed toa hdlf interest in the property, t "‘i"'Str(.Sn%' no doubt meant to be houest, . and I believe only an accident to my - brother prevented him from being so.. . 'On Tom’s way to New York he fell irom . ,a train -at Cincinnati; struck his head’ against a stone and was taken insgnsi“ble to a hospital. The doctors said his . skull was fractured and he became in- = sane. ' From -the hospital I. had him - taken to a private asylum, where I re- . imained with him as long as I could. After I'left Cincinnati Mr. Strong Heard - tof the accident and went to s'eei'hil,n. My brother did not recogmize him, and, believing that Tom would never be restored to his right mind, Mr. Strongsaid nothing to anyone:about theanoney. ~ put into his hands by my brother. He went ahead. and organized a big com- - pany of eastern lcapitalists to operate . .the mine. They struck a rich.vein, and " Strong became wealthy at once. : - “About five years afterwards a skili- . .ful surgeon .trepanned my brother’s ‘skull, relievedthe pressure on the brain and restored his reason. Tom, of coursc, remembered the last ‘transaction with - his old partner, and, hearing of Strong’s _ great success, at once set about trying ito recover an interest in his fortune. Mr. Strong was not.-Thelieve, a very bad .»nmn’,}é and he would have bedn willing to undo what he had done, but to divide his profits with my brother would have, " been an cpen admission’ of guilt, so he .disputed the-claim. \ - ] . “Tom told me often that Strong privately offered him at ode time $25,000 _as a settlement of: all ¢Nims against him, but ‘that.hé had indixnantly re- = fused it. Another time Strong offered him $50,000. They were alone in my brother’s room in a hotel in{Denver. Tom answered the proposal by strik- . ing Strong in the miouth and shooting at him ashe ran downstairs. - - “Strong “escaped unhurt, but ‘my " brother was arrested and tried for.at.tempting manslanghter. At the trial Tom made a statement of his wrongs, - “but Mr. Strong'brought proof that the | _ claimant had been in an insane-asylum and testified that she had mever been l + - wholly restored. He even pleaded for Tom’s réleas¢ on that score, and was | » praised in the papers for'so doing.. My 1 brother waslet off ywith a smallfine, but’ the wrong 'lv~anl<ledTiﬁ ‘his nmiind, and for -the .past 15 years he has thought of nothing but getting even with the man | who had wronged him. Hen " “He has had no-regular emp]oyment: - but has lived in a sort of hand-te-mauth way in several cities in 4thé east and west. Most people thought his mind ¢impaired, but I believe he is as sensible _as he everiwas. T have a small ineome, . . and for five years—since my husband . died—he has lived with me. He has" - been stndying Lypnotism for the last two years, and experimenting on every . one who would-allow it. At first T'did not ‘ceject, because it seemed to keep "him interested; but lately he has almost frightéened me with his wonderful skill. He can make people do, anything he wishes, and on Friday nights the neigh‘bors come # this parlor to hear him .. talk and witness his experiments. They ~always give him money; and so I could not object, as it is now the only way he /has of earning anything.” T . *“You say that of late he has fxfghtened you with his experiments?” said’ . Hendricks. " “Would you mind telling - me the nature of some of the most ob- ~ jectionable?” s : - “He seems very fond of making his ‘hypnotized subjects imagine they are - murdering some one, and they always go through with:it inh such a way that it makes my bl«koﬁ run cold. He usually - has a pillow, a chair, or some piece of ~ furniture, to represent the 'man to be . killed, and then—” 1 ~ “I think T know the process,” inter-- ‘ rupted Heéndricks, @s if a thought had - . suddenly come into his mind. “He would - stick up a knife"gomewh‘ere, and make his: stibjeet take it of his own accord and stab the imaginary man.” St .’ “He would, however, fail sometimes,” said the detective; “he would now and - thedi be unable to control a subject ?” “Not'if the person had ever been hypnotized before,” replied the woman. *“Those people who had been under his influence moré than oncewould prompt- - ly dohisbidding.” » “I presume he, sometimes called his " make-believe victims by the name of ‘Strong,” Hendricks remarked, “It ~ would be natural/ after all be has e D 3 ey Seme ot Bis . friends knew the name of the man who - had wronged him,and it became a sort. ot joke at the gatherings; but it was no - Bemould notmeet his old parider dgain. wwi«g%m&g + voung lady; and i f*ﬁ*%ﬁ%( * A RP T T e .Sl ety of the i, Then oho mid, e

duty you have to perform; but I don’t want te say anything thoughtlessly that would go against my brother.- I couldn’t bear to think that—"’

The woman’s eyes began to fill, and Hendricks rose. i

“I am, indeed, in full sympathy with you, Mrs. Champney,” he said. “You have had a mighty big load to bear, and if T can possibly make it lighter I will do .so 0.

“I thani .you,” replied the woman, “but there is only one thing I can ask, and I shall be grateful if you will do it for° me. 1 want té‘"know the worst as soon as possible. If—if ‘vou—arrest Lim, please let me know at once where T can go and comforthim. Poor fellow! he is not so very much to blame. His whole life was ruined by that méﬁi‘-s act, and if he did kill Mr. Strong he hardly Jknew what he was doing.” e “k.will keep you posted,” said Hendricks; and he bowed and left the room. s % 3 : | : CHAPTER XVIII. = “Be at my office at'five o’clock sharp, and wait till I come. : Xz SHENDRICKS.”? ~As soon as he-received this message, Dr. Lampkin turned & patient over to his assistant, and went down to Hendricks’ office in Park Row, arriving a few minutes before fivé. *The office boy said Hendricks had net come. The doctor went in and took a seat. ; " An hour passed, and still there was no sign, of the detective. Another hour dragged by. It wasgrowingdark. The offiée boy came in, lighted the gas, and laid down an. evening paper. : “Any message from Mr. Hendricks yet?” dsked ithe doctor.- Gl v S Roasir. ; ' “You ‘have no idea where he is?” “No, sir." e ; “Is there a restaurant nearhere?”’

“*Must roynd thescormer, sir.”> = = “I have had nothing to\ eat since lunch,” said the doctor. “If Mr. Hens dricks comes in, tefl him.he can find me there, or will meet -me on the way back.”. : A

Dr. Lampkin went to the restaurant, remainetl there 20 minutes, ! and re‘turned fo the office. Hendricks had not arrived, nor sent any word of explanation. The time passed very slowly to the doctor. He smoked-a cigar, stretched kimself on a lounge near an open window, and, concentrating his mind upon the idea that he would wake-at the slightest sound, allowed himself to sleep: = s . At half past 11 he was aroused. It was Hendricks® step on fhe stairs.’ He opéned the door, entered slowly, as if wearied, and, with a sigh, sank into an .armchair,

* "¢By heavens!” he exclainied, suddenly noticing his friend on the lounge, “*you must forgive me, doctor, for not showing up. All the afternoon and evening I have been on a deqd run after that chap, but he has given me the slip half a dozen times. I would have sent vou a message, but I could not tell you where to meet me.” . e

“You have not given up the chase?” asked Dr. Lampkin. 2 ' _“Tam stumped for to-night, it seems,” was the reply. Hendrigks rose and began to walk the floor excitedly. Ie paused suddenly .in front.of his friend, and, with his hands deep in his pockets, said: “T-was n’pvef_ so' absolutel yﬂf.ql‘i up in my life. I'd give my right arm to. have that man, dead or alive, tf)’-night.”

“Why, has anything particular happened ?¥ ' : Hendricks took from his pocket some. papers, telegrams and letﬁers, and handi~ ‘:;@3 , g 0 | sl U SHeEe o j N T i i} ’{\\“W\ B ey Sk il | vk /4 /. [ Nl o IR @ i 8 (e BN e - % :,li ‘|-.-J \“ e i ,}M ‘]'lt L s\\,‘ \ % ,l' HAHTHM §‘” N\ : Chas )I‘ 'll”.h \t\l ﬁ\\ “ > “ Any message from Mr. Hendricks yet?” asked : ; ~ the doctor. phic ed one to the doctor: “Is that not enough’ t’o'mglke a man-desperate? I received it two.days ago.” : The telegram ran as follows: = ° : “Mr. Whidby arrested. What shall 1 do? : “ANNETTE DELMAR.” Pr. Lampkin’s face fell. . Vg ““That’s bad,” he said—‘‘very bad indeed.” .-\ ; o e “Of course it is bad,” grunted He#dricks. “That’s why I haven’t seen you, I hawe mever given any mortal such a dead close’chase in:my life, hoping every minute to be able to telegraph the little girl that T had nabked the right man, and that her sweetheart was safe.” . “Bat;” said Dr. Lampkin, “why, wouldn’t they wait down there? Surely=? 2 Trt el * “That blasted blockhead Welsh! The other day the papers began to ridicule him for turning the case over to a New York man, who had gone away without doing anything. 1 was afraid that Welsh would weaken; and he did the minute the Times published the truth about the shooting at the mayor's and Fred Walters took his lwife away for a change of scene. Yousee, that knocked the alibi theory into a cocked hat, and the police were obliged to lay *hold of Whidby to satisfy the public. The poor boy has been in .jail two daj?'s and if you ‘want to weep and kick 'ygr\self for notydoing more up here, re he little girl's letter. I got it this morning. She wrote it soon after she senf ‘the telegram.” sl Uk Lampkin opened the envelope handed him by the detective. Hendricks turned and continued ‘his nervous walk., “Dear Mr. Hendricks," the letter ran—“‘as I telegraph just %gw.,ithe have arrested peor dear Mr. Whidby. It seems to me T e%%ot _-bl;af’}.nny more. 1 am completely broken-hearted. We had kept up ‘hope, knowing that you and Dr.|Lampkin, ‘two of the best men on earth, believed in ‘his innocence and were gy&ns to establish it So lang as wo could meot occasionally, read your letters together, and hope for the best, it was ‘not so very bad; but now—oh; 1 could never describe the depth of my woe! 1t seems ¢hat the whole world is against us. gy o A S wa“«wﬁmyw say Mr. eDR een Mo aßer Lan R Re ok Bictid or St AA Ml

a soul'who is willing to go on Mr. Whidby’s bond, except Col. ‘Warrenton, and he has been /unable to arrange it. Every newspaper but one has declared editorially against the likelihood of Mr. Whidby’s innocence. Oh, if only he could be cleared now, what a happy, happy girl I.should be! If only you or Dr. Lampkin werz hcre to advise me! Cpl. Warrenton is gocd, but 'he is helpless; public opinion is somewhat against him. If you never get the proof you are seeking, cr never catch the real criminal, I shall still be grateful and love ‘hoth you and the doctor to the end of my life ! | i % L ANNRETTI DELIIAR," r. Lampkin folded the lettér with trembling hn11(1§. Hendricks paused in frent of him, and smiled coldly. - *Now it is your turn to whistle with vour sympathies, old man. I have been at talldayl” ! ey o “Do you think you’ll ever get within a mile of the scoundrel ?” asked Lampkin, gioomily. =g s “I don’t know,” said Hendricks, with a frown. “I have told youseveral times that I was a blasted ass, haven'tl? Well, get up here and kick me, and don_’t let up till daybreal® At eight o’clock tonight 1 was as near our man as I am to you; I even shook hands with him; and yvet God only knows where he is now.” “What! You don’t mean—"

“Yes, I do. Mean cverything. Read this.” MHendricks thrust a sheet of paper at the doctor. *“lWhat do you think of that?” - i

Dr. Lampkin stared at the lines in growing: surprise. . @ balg

“Minard Hendricks, Detective, New York,” the letter began—‘l am the man you are looking for. I did thedeed, and the game is up with me. lam tired of dpdging you, and am' ready to surrender like a man, ‘I would come to you at once, but I have an engagement this evening that I want to fulfill before leosing my liberty. ' I have agrecd to give a little lecture on ‘HypnotiSm and its Practical Uses’ to some people’ at Albridge hall, in Grand street. 1t is a, small place, but you can easily find it. I begin to talk at eight o’clock, and the lecture will last an hour. If you wfﬁll let me ‘finish, I shall be obliged, as I owe a man some;money and have promised him, the door receipts. Please take.a seat in the front row, as near the center of the hall as you can. You will be in tocugh company; but you won’'t mind that, if all] the adventures told of you are true. You need not fear any foul play on my part. I havé nothing against you. Youare simply doing your duty, .and I admire you for it. 4 o : . ‘'Sincerely yours, " “THOMAS HAMPTON FARLEIGH. . - “Did you go?” asked Lampkin, looking up from the letter. : :

. Hendricks smiled grimly. “Yes, I was on hand early enough. It was a frightful place, a little narro_“? hall, used for lectures, political meetings, and low-class concerts. About a hundred people were present, mostly inen. You can judge what the crowd was when I'say that the price of admission was i 5 cents. I got a seat near the center of the little stage, in the first rgwv. The drop-curtain was down, but promptiy at eight it was drawn up. . | ~ “A bo¥ came out on the stage from behind the scenes, bringing the lecturer’s table, and placed it near the fo‘pﬂig‘hts. ']}he- crowd Il))eg:m to applaud Wi}'_h sticks and umbrellas, and in the uproar our heroappeared, bowing and smiling, quite at ease, 1 assure you. Really, I admired him for his coolness. e was exactly the style of man described by 'Aj:it‘chew‘s‘ as ‘having paid the mysterious visit to Strong. His hair was white, and Le was very thin, sallow, and dark skinned, lie looked as if -he had not eaten anything nor had a square night’s sleep for Lg\month. i e | e . [TO BE coNTINUED.]- | .

THE FISHERMAN'S PET .CROW. A Bird That Went to Chureh, Thoagh ] Not to Serviece, Every Sunday. . . “You will find pet crows alongshore,” said &' fisherman, “just:-as you might anywhere else. I knew a fisherman once that had one he‘got,ouf:‘, of*its nest when it ‘Wwas little, and brought lup/in his home. He never clipped its wings, and it used to go out and-be gone, thayke for hours, perhaps for days, but it knew where it could get warm andwhere the best things toeat were, and’ it always came back. If any ofithe fam-, ly saw it coming they would let it in; if they didn’t see it the crow would git on the railing by the door and caw to be let in; and, if nobody hpard the cawing, it would peck at the door with its beak. It used to sleep in the house," and was ‘on friendly terms’ with the whole household. The name of the crow’s owner was William; his frienfls used to call him Bill. When mealtime came the crow would perch on the back of Biil’s c¢hair, and every now and then Bill would reach up .over his shoulder. something nice for thecrow to eat. . “Eyery Sunday morning the crow used to go to church, and it never used to go any other time. It knew the sexton. The sexton was a fisherman, too, like everybody along the beach, and he was superintendent of . the Sunday . . . g . school, and a big manin the clvp‘ch gens erally. The crow used to go over to the ¢hurch and sit on the doorstep Sunday morning and wait for the sexton to | come, and when he did come and open the-do_or, the crow ywould' go. in with 4 him. The church was heated by a big stove, and while the sexton g'-as buildr ‘ ing the fire the crow would sit on the back of a pew close by and look bs. ‘ Sometimes, when the sexton was working away over the stove the crow would Litch along on the pew rail and caw to him; and sometimes the sexton would ‘ turn around and smile at the crow and maybe say something friendly, and then J‘ the crow would perk its head over on one side and eaw and caw, and then the 4 sexton woild smile again and go .on building the fire. He would put in a ‘; section of old tarred netting to start the fire with, something that every fisherman uses if he has got-it, and the best thing in the world to start a fire 1 with, and then he would build up thefire and light it, and. when it had got well a-goidg and he had made everything snug he would leave the church until it was pretty near time for the. service to.begin; and when he wenjt the erow would go with him. I think the crow would sometimes have stayed in the church, but of course that wouldn’t do, and when the sexton was ready he would call the crow and 1 ‘h?“ crow/ would follow him out, and they would separate where they had mef, on the steps of the church, The sexton lived. about half a mile away in one, direction, and the crow lived close by in the other, and ‘when thesexton had mmammﬁmwm'w and peck on the door, and they/vould AR e ey oL o e e igelt toolé" chances. Sometimes it e it R L R ee s Fhaw Mot b Sy Bythey daids - oin

THE LATEST FASHIONS:

How to*Trim Black Sailor and : Picture Hats. |

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Some gowns, even, have uo collars at all, and are made with square necks, just a trifle decollete. Think of that, for the street! ; -

Large white lawn ties will be more and more popular, as cold weather forces the mannish string tie into retirement. They are about eight inches broad, trimmed with a flounce of ]a&u or Hamburg edging. ook eTI

A very artistic stock is of _,golden brown velvet, with a’ tiny frill 0% cream chiffon falling at the back of the neck. In front, two ends of velvet, that extend to the top of the corset, are fastened to the stock with a Jarge steel buckle, while 'a .similar but ‘smaller buckle catches them lower down to the bodice. ‘ e . 3 ¢

Although faney braids-are very popular, narrow ribbon as trimming bids by far to supeysede them. There are so many novel ways in which ribbon an be used. For instance, a blue senrge gown was trimmed with bands of inch wide black satin ribbon, beneath each edge of which peeped white baby ribbon. Another gown has ribbon crossing the top of the sleeve to simulate

flounces. ‘Skirts are joften. trimmed with eight rows of ribbon, each one a little narrower than the other, until Ihe\top is bdrely an in¢h wide. For short folks bands of rihbon are stitched ¢n the hips and down the sides of the skirt. Cin o - A very smart gown has a purple-vel-veteen underskirt. - Over it is draped green cloth edged with narrow fur tpimming. On the side panels of the overskirt are three diagonal bands of purple satin ribbon, edged with tiny black silk _cord and finished at each end with gilt buttons. At the waist, across the front of the skirt, are two other bands. The jacket is Eton if shape and opens over a vest of the velveteen. Each front is cdged with a row of tiny gilt buttons ‘and covered by bands of ribbons, put on horizontally. Bands cf fur cross the sleeves at'the wrist; otherwise they are untrimmed. - - The hat worn with the:«costume is of. green velvet, slashed in front and adorned with a brilliant buckle and a bunch of purple plumes. : : ' For the benefit of those of slender purse let me say that straw hats will be worn unusually late this year. Théy may, however, be of the darker shades, black being preferred, and all their lightweight trimmings must be discarded. Mousseline de soie, net and chiffon must not appear. In their! place are velvet and ribbon. If you have a black sailor or picture hat, it is just the thing’i Use plenty .of velvet on the brim of your picture hat and trim it with ostrich plumes. One large one is better than several small feathers, if you are able to have your choice. . Cut steel buckles, or those of brilliants, the larger ‘the better, help t 6 trim an up-to-date hat. If your hat is a sailor, put a roll of velvet around the crown and arrange on the left side a number of stiff wings. : Seven or nine are not too many. They may be mingled with ribbon loops, which should be of black, to magch the hat. « - Although sOm(;x.iﬂl‘c:re'd hats are worn, those entirely of black are far the most smart in appearance. ' To relieve the heavy and depressing effect which they are apt to convey the neck should be adorned with a white ruche and tie. They make the hat stand out separately, with striking effect. = . - . Aigrettes are considerably worn, but they are not the natural article, but made from the quills of geese. Therefore the members of the Audubon society will be relieved from any worry puttagsmere. . . L . A novelty in hat trimming is an owl’s bf;ﬁaehﬁﬁ Lk %H%M«m > for'a statue of Van de Afr, the baseball %*«*@*U“’Mﬁ TR ot toin W%%“M?% Ll

PROTECTION FOR THE FARMER.

An Abhsurd Claim of the High Tarift Organs. o :

The republican organs attempt to blind the farmers by telling them how the Dingley robber tariff “protects” them, and then proceed to say that if anyone denies that it benefits the farmer, he is ignorant. The following isthe list’of the “prétected” products of the farm furnished by one of t_-hesgorgans:

“Cattle, $2 a head; hogs, $1.50; horses, $3O; sheep, $1.50; barley, 80 cents a 'bushel; buckwheat, 15 cents; corn, 15 cents; oalfs, 15 cents; rye, 10 eents; “wheat 25 cents: butter, 6 cents a pound; milk, 2 cents a gallon; beans, 45 cents a bushel; cabbage, 2 cents each; eggs, 5 cents a dozen; hay, $4 a ton; honey. 20 cents a gallon; hops, 12 cents a pound; potatoes, 25 cents a bushel; lard, 2 cents a pound; poultry, 3 cents a pound.” seth L P

The tariffites expose theiriown ignorunce by trying to palmoff such *“stuff” as argument in support of the absurd claim that the tariff is, or can be,a benefit to the farmer. There is not a kingle article in the above list the duty on which protects the farmer. None of them are brought from'other countries, but are produced here in abundance and supplied ta other countries. What a great “protection,” for instance, that tariff of $3O a head on horses.is

when they can be bought threughout the west in abundance for less than that price per head. Whatadvantage is this tariff on live stéek or farm products to a Sangamon county farmer who has live stock or anything else tosell? Does the tariff of 15 cents a bushel on corn affect the price of Sangamon: county corn? And how much milk and honey éoes the ¢6ld world send. over here to compete with Illinois farmers? | .

Then there is hay, that is**protected” at four dollars per ton. - What good does that do the farmers of the great west, when hay; in some localities, isactually selling to-day at a dollar a ton less than the tariff? SRR R R s S

{ Referring to this “protection” on hay, ; the Newark (0O.) Advocate draws quite } an object-lesson for the farmers of that ' section. Three years agowhen the Wil- !, gon tariff, that had just passed congress, | fixed the duty on hay at two dollars a !;'ton, every farmer who brought hay to ' Newark to sell, the “x_d‘_'(;ca,t}e says, was ' gﬁven a great song and dance by repub- | Mean, claqueurs that hay was down in i price in consequence-of the tariff reduc--I’ticl>n. The price was then.firm at nine l.dollars a ton in Newark. Farmersfound ' ready sale there at that price at this | time three yearsago. Butwhatare they | getting for their hay in Newark now, !sinc‘e the' “protection” las been ~in- | creased to four dollars a ton? The Ad- * vocate says six to six dollars and fifty | cents a ton are the best prices that | farmers are offered for' thei®@hay now, % a_nd the republican clzfqueurs“who were 1 so loud in talking about .the low price ! of nine dollars @ ten in 1894, in consetquence' of a lower tariff, are now as ;‘lmum as qgysters. O S S | ‘The “;ﬁotcctionf’ to farmers don’t -| protect, and farmers¥an’t be fooled by ' this republican fallicy any longer.— )! lilinois State Register.” © ~ B . Sl o T e L

LACK CF IMPORTS.

’{d}'l‘hgé Dingley Law Is Running Up the [ e 'X‘qreasury Deficit. " - voo * Mr. Dingley’s explanation of why his | tariff bill is a failure is a sufficient.com- : mentaty on the boasted republican cai -?gbilit;' for legislation. His explanation | is almost amusing in its weakness, not | to say.its stupidity. He argues, with a ! freedom that disregards aceuracy in de- | | tails, that during the four months’'the | tariff bill was receiving the attention of ' the 'senate there was not far from §lOO,- | 000,000 worth of goods imported in ‘ex- | cess of the'amount imported during the ! same period of the previous year. - This | excess of importations was in anti¢i-

i pation of anlincrease of duties and with ' a view tb escaping the payment of new | rates. Prior to July 1 there was paid lin :luties_ under the old law $32,000,000. | This he argues shéuld be credited to | the Dingley law and not to the Wilson--Ilaw. Singularly enough this amount’ | just ahout covers the .deficit-for the | present fiscal year. "But the Dingley ilaw goes right on piling up. a"deficit 1 month after month. Chairman Ding--4 ley’s. e.\'-planatio_n is -li!_;e a limited | ticket, not good after date. Next mouth ' he will have to give anotherexplanatien, ‘and ‘it %ill have to be something else, ' because he has used up the $32.000.000 - “anticipatory duties”:the first crack. « | The real reason why the Dingley bill’ | does not prodice revenue énough-is that' there are insufficient imports. - There | are insufficient imports because the du- | ties are hight The duties were placed ihigh for the very purpose of -shutting, | out imports. The Dingley bill is there- | fore a failure because:it defeats itself. (‘ High protection and revenue clash in . a tariff bile "If high protection is set, { up, revenue is lacking.. The Dingley | bill is a failure because the rates-are | too high. | S O T b e ' We would like to know how long our republican friends believé that the. Dingley law settles the tariff question;’ } with a deficit running at the rate of $10;}‘ooo,_oo'o a month?—Utica Qbserver.

ACTS THAT LOOK -BLACK.

Blots Upon the Repntntlo’nhf the Re- \ pn‘hl;ean Adminisi{ration. ’

First—The appointment of 'John Sherman, Mr. McKinley knew from personal observation that Mr. Sherman was. in a lamentable mental condition. But: the way of Mark Hanna to the ‘senate bad to be cleared, and a man of great reputation and ruined mind-would be useful at the head.of foreign affairs ‘when the several scandalous schemes connected with our foreign policy were to be put through. So Sherman, fallen from his former high mentai estate, was turned to the base usés of McKinley and Hanna. e gk o 0 : ~ Second—The appointment of Demas. Mr. McKinley knew the full story of Demas’ utter depravity. But the appointment of Demas was a part of an'infamqus bargain which Hanna and “(iousin” Osborne had made in his name. S 0 Demas was appointed and -decency and morality were violated. - : - Third—The “preliminary u’l,timatfuxe.’.,‘ To drgwn the indignant outery against. Hanna this plot to whirl.away the reason and the ,éonScience ‘of the people. of Ohio in a storm of patriotic fervor was concocted. In cold biood Mr. MeKinley and Hanna planned to trifle with the national honor, to tarn to the basest uses the highest sentiments of the people, and to sacrifice the lives of qur’ soldiers and sailors should Spain call Mol Shinlt® o Cog e e R She R U S, g

-+ - PRICE OF SILVER. -~ ¢ Solld Facfs for the Enenles of Bi- "!' Bl ey metallism, e | Narrow. monometallists have been extracting much comfort out of the recent fall in the price.of silter. On the . same principle they must experiencea good deal of discomfort when they read. the quotations showing a rise in the white metal of about 7Y, cents above the.low mark reached September 1. i ~-The fact that the upward turn was due entirely to mere rumors that pur- * chases of silver were being made for India substantiates the contention of bimetallists that the disparity ingthe com- - mercial value of gold and silveris mainly due to the degradation of the white metal caused by its being struck from - the eoindge. > - ¥ Another stimulating element was the tentative announcement by the gov- - ernor of the Bank of England of the possibility:of that institution utilizing its silver Teserve as permitted by its' original charter. That the suggestion - did stimulate the price is anothef proof that bimeta]lists are right: - b . The importance whiclrattaches to the . rise of 71, ceritsin a few days must ap- | _peal with telling force to the minds of - the uncompromising single standard .advocates here add in Europe. . Ex- - perts are unable to account fer.the rise. - on any other hypothesis than that mere rumors stiffened the silver market. Neo mind not enthralled in blind and stub-’ _born prejudice can doubt that if rumor ‘has such an.effect on' the price of the white metal, a steady dgmnnd,‘guéh' as’ would be created:by its restoration to its old place in the coinage system of the United States, would give it a stable -value which wouldsoon settleall doubts ‘as to parity or zatio. AndtHer maiter” ‘of importance demonstrated be;}or:.d . t‘hgihvadow of a doubt by the recent upward bulge is the sensitiveness of sil= ver to econditions. "This sensitiveness is .no new feature, tough the gold advo- - cates are trying to make the world bes lieve it is. In 1890, when it seemed prob--'ablg that .cdngress would enact a free coinage-bill, thee,‘price of silver builion - rose to $1.20.an ounce in zoid in ali‘the markets of the world, lacking only nine ‘cents per ounce of reaching parity. dnd all because of a mere probability of the .restoration of the white metal ‘torthes coinage-of the United States. - - These are solid facts which noamount -of argument-by the enemies ofb’}gx_ie:a!-l lism can destroy or weaken.—St. Louis . Republjc. : ' ~ SHOWN UP BY BRYAN. l'tin,éjnres the Soplrl.str,v of Republic- ’ i ~an Ranters. - £ The sophistry of republican special pleaders for the capses of scant money and high tariff is cleverly punctured by Mr. Bryan. That distinguished gentlemziq has:takeq up -the jubilate efthe Te-] publican press over the high price of . wheat—about the only evidence of.prosperity’ which exists in this country—and shown copelusively the hombug of ‘the claim that legislation: has anyFthing to do with it. The claim is soo ‘absurd ‘and it -has been so_ often de- . molished that Mr. Bryan’s work would “scem }o be supererogatory; but perhaps too much cannot be said in: the ex- ‘ posure. of republican shams. In dis“cussingthe matter he used these words: © “The first hopeful thing that came to “aid -republican imagination since the ' élection was the discovery of gold in i Klondike, and the second was the rise in the price of wheat. The republicans, [ however, had no right to rejoice over: the digcovery of'the new gold mines. be-] j cause this wouldigend to increase the. volume of money, and that svas op- . |. rosed by the republican. platform. | “.l\s to the rise’in wheat, it cﬁ_['ne fronx famine abroad, and, in fact, did'not ben- _ cefit- the man who had iwheat to sell. ; He did not find that his wag'es had been ' raised any, but it cost him more to buy. ‘his flour, Then, too, if the rise in wheat .is'a good thing for the farmers, it was just what the democrats ciaimed last - fall when they said it was higher-priced - ' commeodities the people wanted and noB i higher-priced - money. They wanted. _prices-advanced: by- taking from gold that purchasfjng power-which had been added by fraud rather than advanced “by famine and suffering.”. il "No reply is possible to tlhese statements. ' They are ro@k-ribbed facts and cannot be argued.away. The provi--dential happenings‘of which stch base _use is'made by the republican newspapers. and speakers. only serve to .strengthen: the position taken by bi‘meétallists.—Binghamtéa—(XN. Y.) ReCpubligan., o i e . - POINTED PARAGRAPHS. "y

- —=—The anxious seeker #iter McKinley prosperity -may find plenty of it these days—in the pockets of trust - natés.—Tammahy Times. ! L ——Mark Hanna’s “I’'m the friend Jf the workingman” speech put a deeper shade of "degredation tpon the ‘jpreliminary ultimatomPplot—N. Y. Word, ' ——The operation of the Dingley biil is rémin-isccnt I‘of the schoolboy’s preblem ‘in arithmetic,; wherein the frog. in trydhg to get outof the well. fails four feet backward every time he jumps iwo feet forward.—Kansas City Times. . ——*“The tarmer’s wife wKo iakesien fozen eggs to market and getsldss sugue for -tl:em"‘-»t.lpan 'she got for eiglit dazen three months ago will not study a jonyg ‘time before ‘she understands how a tariff bill that increases the price of sugar depreciates the price of egus.— ‘Ohio Patriot. - , o ——llt is gravely announeed by a.republican journal: that Secretary Sherman is not the finaneial adviserofiihe administration. Probably not. As the administration is doing nothing on the question of finance, which is the main issuie before the people, it has ngo use fer advice.—Cincinnati’ Enquirer. . ~ ——The republican gold organs have been instructed to shout “prosperity” &1l along the line. Some of the rattie‘brained writers for these papers shuw their ignorance or contempt for fis and conditions when thgf"iiﬁlfti!wi the rise in wheat and the fall in silver ro ard, and not to Nature's God—Silver Enight National Watehman, Srut yeor of the DI toR il o in this country sitice the close af fve SRR AR e L OBL SN g S e s e R -