Ligonier Banner., Volume 37, Number 31, Ligonier, Noble County, 30 October 1902 — Page 2

THE MUSIC OF THE BOUGHS.

The music of the swaying boughs, = Where sifted sunlight flakes the grass, No irstruments of man's device The harmony can e’er surpass; Tke quiet charms of earth and sky, . To sound trapsformed by such rare art— Behold, the strain, o : With shy refrain, ’ g s JResistiess, steals to win the heart! ; fn murmuring swell ard cadence low The tuneful tide is borne along,. - By turrs it tioats the humg of bee, . By turns the wild biré’s limpid sorg, And straightway Memory and Hope, L By Fancy’s aid, in bliss unite, : 1 Till one forgets e \ ¥ 2 Theold fearete. i | Ana life beccmes a vista bright. Beneath the great trees’ ample arms, : Whose kind protectien gfants r.o room— Where all is tenderness anld cheer— For vague repinings, thoughts of gloom, A spirit dwells amid theshade i i That hath a thousand storms defied, And calm and strong - Its gracious song Makes bold the soul whate’er betide. .. What fruits of mecditation walt - For those who seek the forest aisles; What courage bides for irembling hearts To meet the thréat of Fate with smiles; What restless sins may be confessed _ To Nature's kind ane' pityirg ear, Till washed anew, - The soul grows true, ; And faithful to its visigns clear!

The music of the swaying boughs— - No'tapered mass from human taroats - Can vie with that pure harmony Which, wind-blown, through the woodland floats. S : :

How futile seem the narrow creeds With ‘which man stains the musty scroll! . Be mine, be mine, : 3 - [ The forest shrine = ; "~ Where glinting sunbeams lead, my goal. —Samuel Minturn Peck, in Boston Transcript. e :

{i_f,oveWér%l} l I

{YLAVE of Ambition! He smiled S slowly into the fire where the two red coals were being driven apart by the hungry yeliow flame. The slave of Ambition—to waver when she called! PYerhaps they had been right to call him that, until the woman came. But now! Lydia had passed far across his heart’s threshold, and it was for him to decide whether Lydia or Ambition had entered farther: | Last year, it should have come last year, he impatiently reflected. Then he would have been ready to go, and glad. He would have gone with Drahlgen, aye, with the evil one himself, almost, that he might see and learn the things which nature has to teach to the mien who dare. - o

This offer to be one of an Antarctic exploration party was mamnificent apart fmm"its scientific advantages, Must he deliberately refuse if, remaining in the narrow precinets of the unversity ont of choice—his own choice? He laughed derisively at the bold yellow flame, resting his distracted head in his hands. The lovely face of Lydia Cameron, artist and woman, seemed to rise of the blaze. - i

*You or Ambition, Lydia?” he muttered. *Ambition is cruel, stern and cold. You—how warmand sweet your \\’nnmnliness, how dear the witchery of your eyes.and lips, howcomforting the sympathy of your low voige! Love is betten than Ambition, Ifis—itis.” -

He repeated the senténce as if not quite suré of its finality.. However, it proved- to be his decision in-the end. The nextday, hesent a npte of regret to Drahlgen. A few houfs later, he' sought Lydia’s llouse,feéli;pgsujungely happy. : o The lights had just been turned on. The maid was giving the last touches ta Lydia’s tea table and Lydia sat- by, smiling her approval. She heard a bounding step outside, a hasty ring, then a hurried entrance. She glanced at the clock. It wastoo early for West, Yet West it must be, for no one she knew entered her -house with such zest. = -y - 2

Yes, it was he. She smiled in greeting. giving him the tips of her little, warm fingers. : < :

“This is sq nice,” she said. “I was rather lonely at my solitaire tea party. Uncie Nat is out, and even the maid looked sorry. for me. But, now that You have sayed the situation, please tell me what it is that makes you look so joyful th‘i%fevening?”_ ‘ No, he would not tell her yet. He smiled and said something foolish as he took the proffered cup. \While he sipped it, he looked at her in'a strange, new way. Siie had a different meaning to him since y-este}'day——a dearer, fuller meaning than before. For had he not given up fame and wealth for her, for the soul”behind those deep, gray e’yéss for the beauty-of that pale, sweet face framed by the dark hair? What mattered it that she did not know yet? She would know soon, soon. - - ‘With difticulty he restrained himselt until the maid removed the cups and softly closed the door. Andithen he told his story, rushingly, like the leap of a torrent down the mountain side. Lydia’s. eyes softened, widened, as she stood therelistening breathless. Suddenly he stopped the torrent of words.

“What is your answer?” he eagerly whispered, ready tolclaspsher in his arms at the slightest tokekf response from her, 5 - Instead, she covereg& her eyes with he long. artist fingers. With -difficulty, she controlled that ominous swayix;g of her slender body. It was as though & precipice were at her feet, “*This silence, Lydia, what is it?” he asked, apprehensively. She gasped, then settled her face in a wan smile. - Moo

“1f love were all—" she began, but her voice failed her. He seized her wrist almost roughly. : 5 “Love is all!” he exclaimed fiercely. “Do you think that fame and ambition are to be compared to love? You wiald throw me over for your work? Lydia, Lydia, dearest, let me convince ¥ou that the woman is higher than the artist!” : :

His voice was full of pleading. She shook her head woefully. “No,no!” atlastshe managed toarnticulaté. “It is not my art, however I love it. I would not send you from me because of it.” He sank into the nearest chair, giving vent to a groan of despair. Another had won the treasure of her heart whils he had dallied. e : “You do not love me,” he finally whispered. It was scarcély audible, that husky sentence which hurt so. She

went swiftly to his side. She knelt by his chair te comfort him. £

“I do love you, Ellis! I love you, oh, £0 much better than I'love my art!”

- He arose quickly and twitched his lips as if to speak, but she placed her fingers to them with a pathetic little gesture. < :

“It is useless, dear,” she began, smiling sadly. “What you would say, I .do so long to hear—any woman would. But it would make it harder for me and for you. I too must leave so much unsaid, because—because love is net all! It is not the only thing. It may be greater than ambition, greater than art, greater than the others, but it is not greater than duty!’ She uttered the last phrase like a sharp cry of pain. “Duty!” St He was facing her, bewildered and miserable, v

*“Yes,” she said, quickly. His misery suddenly quieted her. : “Yes, duty to Uncle Nat.. Youknow, dear, everything I am, everything 1 have 1 cwe to him. He took me in, a penniless ¢rphan. He gave me the love of 4 father, mother and all. He spared no paifis or money that I might be happy and well-educated. - Those lessops in Pm‘!is; those frequent and expensive trips abroad, this quiet nest of a home—all, all T owe to him. He has made an artist of me. You know how fortunate I have been, and how happy my success has rendered Uncle Nat. And now, after all these years, he asks me, as a favor—as a favor, mind you—to give him a stone out of this artist-building. He wishes me to g 6 to Europe. He wishes to have them done—oh, I must not leave out anything! "He is now director of the Athlenean museum. His department is arehitecture, and to coniplete his collection—such a fine one it is; too,” she could not help saying a little proudly. “I have helped .him just a bit now and then. To complete his collection, he wants the feudal castles of Europe. He wants the local color, the right expression and all, you know, and I mustido them for him under his directiod. I—his clever little artist, as he calls me—dear Uncle Nat!” The tears were in her dark eyes, but her lips-tried to smile.. :

“Could I refuse, Ellis, could I?” -She asked in distress.

- “No, no, my noble.little woman!- It was just like you, to be glad to do it!” . “I was glad. yes—to help Uncle Nat at last. But.now—now, lam not glad. I am sosorry!”?

He rested his head against the mantel. - G

“So sorry for your sake, Ellis, dear,” she whispered, seeing the 'misery stamped so vlearly upon his handsome face. She laid her trembling fingers softly over his brow. His eyes closed wearily. He clasped her hand and placed it tenderly to his lips. , . “Nowyou must go,” at last she murmured. : o

"Hé shook his head as though dispelling some ugly dream. He walked heavily to the door, gazing straight ahead. . ’l‘hen,gsu':ldenly; he seemed to remember something, and he turned to scan ‘her agonized face. He searched his dazed brain for words with which to reassure her. : :

“Dydial. :You will come back to me, will you wot? T'll live for the day of vour return. Tell me how far it is. I may come then, may I not? Speak, davling, if youlove mel?: = . “Oh, it ‘may be three. four, T don’t know how tmany years!” she moaned, dpearilv. 0o )

“Even so, even so, I may come, may Inot?”? -

“You will haye forgotten,” she hopelessly murmured. e :

“No. never, never!” he protested, vehemently. “You will let me know when you return—promise, Lydia!”

“Yes, yes; but you must go now. Go now—if you love me!” She pushed him gently from her. He took those hands which were pushing him away and covered them with kisses. And with the kisses were mingled a few tegrss s - B i

She heard the front door close gently. Slow, heavy footsteps tramped down to) the street.- The Ellis who had entered so buoyantly an hour before now dragged his steps homeward. He could see the years of her absence stretched out before him like an interminable martyrdom. He saw himself grimly working at his professoriate, all incenitive lacking. The Ellis Wes+ of dashing mien and splendid spirits had suddenly vanished. -

‘But the next morning came the most unexpected thing of all-—a note from Lydia. It read as.follows:

“Dearest Ellis: Just as you left last night Uncle Nat came in, bearing tHe best news for you and me. Can you guess? He has been transferred from the architectural department to the department of Italian arts. “The president of the Athlenean is going to send. young Harvey abroad for those castles, as he needs Uncle Nat near for the coming exposition. -And so we are not going to Europe on that tiresome trip, and you are coming up this evening, are you not? Yours lovingly from i on ‘ “LYDIA.”

For further details, watch the marriage columns of the society papers.— Home Magazine. o ;

QOAT MADE OF HARE’S EARS.

Twelve Hu_ndi‘ed Animals Killed to ! Supply Material for Automo- - bile Garment,

_‘Automobil'mg has been responsible for many curious ideas in the way of coatg, but one is a unique sample of the furrier’s art. From ecape to tail it is made of hare’s ears, cunningTly joined together. = Twelve hundred hares were killed to produce this as‘tonishing garment, which took three months to m'anufacture, oné man befing employed three days in cutting the §ears from the skins. It has been eszpecially treated to render it waterproof. Considering the immense amount of labor expended on it, it seems cheap at the price, $lOO, which is asked for it. V. I. Jocelson, one of the explorers of the American Museum of Natural History, has arrived at Moscow on his return to New York. Mr. Jocelson has been making etlinographical stndjes and collections in the Amur and ‘Yakoust territories for two years. He was especially fitted for this task by an earlier residence of several years in the Yakaust political settlements. He returns with valuable folklore and linguistic materials, notably on the Ukaghire and the Koriaks. ’

EASE FOR THE FEET. Simple Means of Relieving the Aching or Tired Members When Not Sceriously Affected. Those who suffer habitually from tired and aching feet may be glad tc know that there are many ways in which this condition of things may be alleviated. Reference is not now made to the more serious troubles, such as flat foot, or to corns or bunions. It is perfectly obvieus why ‘these pests should' cause pain and trouble, and whenever they occur they should at once receive professional treatment. These words are for those people who say: “There is nothing the matter with my feet; I have not a corn, and yet I am in agony if I try to use my feet much.” :

This condition of things may be brought about in several ways, says Youth’s Companion. It'may be caused by a gouty condition of the system, and in such a case all wine or beer-drink-ing should be stopped; the diet should be simple and even frugal for a time, and several doses of bicarbonate of sodium may be taken—as much as an after-dinner c()i‘fetfz-spoonfnl'in water. :

Sometimes aching feet mean that the weight of the body is too much for a naturally slender foot and ankle, and then a shoe should be chosen with a view to the more complete support of these members. It need not be said that rubbers should never be worn a moment longer than is necessary, and never in the house, as they check ven: tilation. “An aching foot is often a foot simply panting for breath. For the same reason patent-leather shoes may c.'m!;e much distress. House shoes sheuld be easy and well ventilated, and it is well, if possible, to adopt the sandal for house wear. If a foot is aching or smarting badly after much walking or standing, great relief may be obtained by plunging it for a few minutes in hot water in which has been dissolved a handful of salt. Then, with the feet still immersed, let the water be gradually cooled until it is quite cold. This treatment is also greatly helped by a little massage by the hand under the water. bl i

Rebellious - feet, especially if their owner desires to use them for much walking, are greatly benefited by the use of the rubber heel on the walking shoe, a device which relieves not only the feet but the whole system.

Finally, one should always be careful to wipe the feet very dry after the bath and to insure this a dusting powder will be found a useful adjunct.

WOULDN’T SPEAK FIRST.

They Had Been Mad at Each Other anfl She-Let the Bear "Qllaw"’ ) . Daniel,

“Yes,” said the mountaineer’s wife, with a° sigh, according to the Detroit Free Press, “I dun lost my old manr two y'ars ago, an’ hev bin a widder woman ever since. Powerful tough to be a widder woman when thar's so much to be done.” >

. "Did you lose your husband by sickness 2’ Ilasked. . ““No, sah. No, Dan’l died befo’ hs had time to be sick. He was cut down like a Hower; as they say.” ; “Meaning that he met his death by accident?? :

“I don’t reckon yo’ cou}d ‘call it an accident, sah. He didn’t shoot hisself, and no tree fell on him:. {We was sitting right yere on this doa}l-step when we saw a b’ar out thar’ by the mewlshed. Seein’ a b’ar hain’t an accident, I take it.” ' : : .‘XU.,’

“Dan’l had lent his rifle that day, and so he gits up and starts fur that b'ar with his knife. Would yo’ say that tacklin’ a blar with a knife was an accident ?” “Hardly.

“Well, the b’ar was mad and ready to be tackled. Dan’l was a purty hefty man, but not hefty 'nuff fur that b’ar. -When he found it out it was too late to git away. He fit and fit, but it was no use. . When a man ' gits chawed up by a b’ar they don't call it an accident, do they? 2”

“Not always,” I s"‘a_'i'dr,__ “but did you sit here and see it all 2”

“Fur shore.” “And Dan’l was killed 2” “Right out thar’, sah.” “But you got the ax or a club and tried to heg® him out, didn’t you®” . *Not at all, sah—not at all.” “But it seems tome that a wife should go to her husband’s rescue when she sees that his life is in danger.” “Yes sah, but yo’ don’t understand the cgse. ‘Dan’l and me had bin mad at each other fur fo’days and neither ‘wanted to speak fust. I allowed that when he wanted help he’d yell out, and he allowed that he'd see me up a tree befo’ he’;d be the fust to speak, and between ime and Dan’l and the b’ar we made a widder woman of me and an angel of Dan’l!” ; : -

Lemon Meringmue Pudding, Two cups stale bread crumbs, two cups cold water, one lemon, two- - thirds cup sugar, three eggs, one-half cup chopped suet, three tablespoons powdered sugar. Soak the crumbs in the water for 30 minutes, then add the juice and grated rind of -the lemoén. Peat the' yolks pf the eggs. till thick and lemon-colored, add the sugar and suet and mix thoroughly. Add the other ingredients. Bake for an hour. Beat the whites of the eggs to a dry froth and make a meringue with three tablespoons of powdered sugar. Heap lightly on top of the pudding, dust with powdered sugar and brown delicately. Serve with a liquid sauce.—Boston Budget.- : : s Making ,Rlngletn. Every mother likes to see her baby with curly hair, End if it is not naturally so it can be made to grow so with very little care. The baby’s hair' should, of course, be washed and brushed every morning, but when the brushing is done do not leave the hair smoboth, but with the tips of the iingers rub the head in little circles from right to left ali over the scalp. This twists the hair at the roots and produces the much desired curls.—N. Y. Herald. . A Past Master, .Jaggles—Has your wife's doctol much influence over her? . Waggles—l should say so! He cured her of animaginary disease.—Judgo.-

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. Lesson in the International Series for November 2, 1902—Cities ! - of Refuge, THE LESSON TEXT. : (Joshua 20:1-9.) 1. The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying: 2. Speak to the children of Israel, saying: Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I*spake urito you by the hand of Moses: . 3. Thatthe stayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they. shall be your retuge from ths avenger of blood. 4. And when he that coth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gates of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. 5. And if the averger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbor unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime. :

6. And he shall ¢well in that city, until he stand before the: congregation for judgment, and until-the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the siayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled. : 7. And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in Mount Napbtali, and Shechem, in Mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in-the mountain of Judah. 8. And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, .they assignee Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribie of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead eut of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan oat of the tribe of Manasseh. ° :

- 9. These were the citiesappointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among thera, that whosoever killeth any person at ucawares might flee thither, and not céie by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation. S : GOLDEN TEXT.—God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.—Ps, 46:1. : OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURAL SECTION. The tribal a110tment5..........J05h. xv-xix. The cities'of refuge ... ....ccvsss-. . JOShEXX. TIME.—B. C. 144, PLACE.—Gilgal and Shiloh. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The Need of Refuge.—ln all barbarous and semicivilized peoples it has been regarded as the highest duty of the next of kin to evenge the blood of one who has been slain. The duty was not merely vengeance in its lowest fqerm, but justice or equalization. No discrimination was made, however, between the murderer by intent and the slayer by accident.” So deep-seat-ed was the sense of obligation in this matter that a law prohibiting all private taking of life in return for one slain would have been imperative. Without expressly prohibiting it, the establishment of cities of refuge tended to do away with it. The Tribal - Allotments.—For the territory assigned to each tribe, see map!{ The distribution/was made by lot, and the high priest officiated. Reuben, Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh had already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordau, and, as no land was given to the Levites, there were only 914 tribes to be provided for. I The Cities of Refuge.—The establishing of certain cities of refuge is interm esting in connection with the sixth commandment, showing that not simply was the act to be considered, but the spirit prompting it. The custom of “blood-revenge,” which has been almost world wide at certain stages of civilization, rests on the principle of the sacredness of human. life (Gen. 9:5, 6), and, in the absence of an efficient government, the duty of individuals to protect it. It resembles an authorized Lynch law. When a man had been killed anong the Hebrews, it was|the duty of his next of Xkin, called his “goel,” “o 0 avenge his blood by slaying the oae who had killed him. This was his duty even when the killing was accidental; but cities of refuge were set apart in different parts- of the country, to which any manslayer might flee and be safe from thé vengeance of the goel till hé had had a fair trial before the elders of the city and congregation.. There had to be at least two witnesses to prove intentional murder (Num. 35:30; Deut. 19:15). Tlf the fugitive was convicted of wilful murder, he was handed over to the goel, whose right and duty it was to kill him. If the elders decided that the relative’'s death was the result of am accident, the goel was not allowed to touch'him. The manslayer was, however, to remain in the city of refuge till the death of thevhigh priest, when he might go free in safety. But if the zoel found him outside of the city of refuge before the death of the high priest, he might legally take his revenge. : It was the office of the goel, in general, to stand up for the rights of the family. In addition to his duty as avenger of blood, he was (1) to buy back and hold in the family the patrimony of his kinsman, when poverty had compelled him to sell it. (2) It was his place to redeem or buy back the person of a kinsman who had sold himself into slavery. For another use of the word, see Job 19:25: “I know that my Redeemer (goel) liveth.”

PRACTICAL STUUGGESTIONS

Christ has provided a refuge for the sinner—not for the innocent.

The refuge provided by Christ is easily accessible. He is nigh to all who call upon Him. i :

~Jesus is the sinnea’s only refuge. There is no other name under Heaven gihven whereby we must be saved..

- The gates of the cities of Vrre'fuge were always open. The door of mercy is never shut to the sinuner.

INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS.

It is estimated that over 600,000 gallons of castor oil are manufactured an‘nually in the United States. . * To harden lead pencils, white china clay is mixed with the paptule which ; forms the lead of the pencil. - ~ The consumption of s-ug\ar'ih the United States increased from 956,784 ‘tons in 1880 to 2,219,847 toms in 1902, ' To harden tools for engraving work ithey are -heated o whiteness and plunged in a composition similar to sealing-wax. “Straw hats” made of paper are now being made in Lyons for the Paris market next summer. The cheaper kinds will cost only ten cents. . ~ One of the most prevalent malddies contracted in potteries is paralysis from lead povisoning. At Stoke-on-Trent, a pottery center of England, electric baths have been installed for its cure. - M A

France, which, acording to the latest figures, buys over 500,000,000 pounds of wool and over. 400,000,000 pounds of cotton a year, expects to produce its supplies in course of time in Tunis, Algeria and Madagascar, o

FORTRESS OF PROTECTION. It Is Like a Card-House and Will Fall of Its Own Weight If One ] : Schedule Is Changed, “The policy of protection is a beneficent one and whatever changes experience has shown to be needed will be ‘made by the republican party.” That is what Senator Alliscn sayis, andias he is chairman of the apprepriations committee and a member of the finance committee of the senate. it is probably a fair’ statement of the position of the republican leaders. It means that no changes in the tariff schedules will be made, because “experience” has shown that if the Joor is opened ever so little and cne item could squeeze out .of the protection stockade, others would try to follow and the door would be pushed wide open for a'general revision of all ;the schedules. The protection fortress ]that the republicans and the trusts have erected is impregrable to lock ‘at, but remove one stone and it will tumble like the toy house that children build with a pack cof cards. The legislative facts show this. If a bill is introduced to amend one item in the, Dingley tariff law, such a bill iz open to further amendment. The democrats can order the ayes and nays to be. called and every member of the house of representatives must go on -record, . for or ' agidinst free coal, free beef, free steel, frée iron. free hides. free wool, free salt, free oil, free lumber, free wocd pulp. free barbed wire. free borax, free cotton thread. free ammunition, free leather, free wire nails, free paris green, free plate glass, free window glass, free sugar, free steel, rails, free steel beams. free iron bars, free shovels, free spades, free s¢ythes, free starch,

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free ‘sad irons, free tin plate, free wire rods, free axle grease, free white fead, free saws, free sewing machines, free,.ytype\\'ritefi:s: free wire rope and free wire of all kinds. : - All of the above artidles are trust productions and should be placed on the free list. l\'em'ly/every article is sold by the trusts and combines vastly cheaper in Europe than to customers of the United States. .

Why should the trusts be permitted by the tarift law to thus overcharge the American people and pay enormous dividends on their watered stock? The only possible answer can be that the republican party is a beneficiary of the trusts, and its representations in both houses of congress are bound in return to aid them. _ Voters in every congressicnal district.should demand of their congressmen and of the candidates for the next congress that they pledge themselves to vote for abolishing the cuty on trust productions. If only 25 of the mempbers c¢f -the present congress soo pledge themselves, this relief from the trust extortion can be accomplished before next March, when the term of the present congress expires. Otherwise the relief to the people is procrastinated until the 58th. congress, which dbes not meet until December, 1903, and it must contain a majority of tariff reformers. .

The whole question of trusts and tarift reform is therefore in the hands »f the voters. - If they ‘elect a demiocratic majority to the next congress, it will be notice to the republican leaders that tariff reform is demanded and possibly they will yield to it next winter. If not, the 58th congress will take the matter up and the senate will vield to reasonable reform.

When casting your ballot, it will be well to remember that the legislative ticket is of equal importance with the candidate for eongress. The legislatures of one-third of the states elect United States ‘senators when they next meet. A tariff reformer in the senate is even more important than in the hduse of representatives; he holds his seat for six years. '

Tariff reform is the great issue and must be met sooner or later. The voters can hasten or delay it. Which will ‘you do? .

—Senator Allison asserts. thit the removal of duties on trust-made artic¢les would benefit the trusts, and cites the tobacco trust as a case in point. We are not convinced by the senator’s assertion that this would be true even in the case of tobacco, but the senator shotild remember that no one has proposed to take the duty off tobacco. He should talk to us more about steel and coal if he hopes his remarks to be taken seriously.—lndianapolis News (ind.).

——Nothing can be plainer than that the tariff keeps out imports so long as home' prices do not exceed the foreign cost with the duty added. Foreign competition is excluded up to a certain price in the case of steel billets by the tariff, but not in the case of oil. By comparing the markets we find that the advance of the tariff-protected trust product has been more than five times that on the commodity not so protected.—Louisville Courier Journal.

~——Secretary Shaw seems to have made himself solid with the speculators, at least.—Cincinnati Enquirer.

ANTI-TRUSTS OR TRUSTS. Tht; Question That Is to BDe Decided by the Amerleafi People ' .at the Polls. - If the republicans hold their own or are able to organize the house of representatives, it will be heralded as de.ciding thatthe protective tariff is indorsed by the voters. Such a result will even be interpreted to medn that there are no bad trusts, ang that the American people are willing to pay more for trust products than the trust is asking the foreigner to pay. In short, the voter will “stand pat” with Senator Hanna, although they know ‘they have a losing hand in the trust and tariff game. ! . If the democratsigain the Ilower house of congressand carry the legislatures of some states that are now represented by republican United ‘States senators, it will be notice -to the, protectionists that their days are numbered and that moropoly is to be dethroned. : : To show that. these issues between the 'pnrties isnot exaggerated and that

the republicans really stand for protection to the trusts and the demgerats for placing trust productions-an.the free list. it is only necessary to take the known utterances of the nominees of both parties on these questicns.—~ Of all the 300 and over republican candidates. only one. Mr. Foss, of Massachusetts, has been quoted as declar_ing'frn' any relief from trust exactions. He wants free coal. free ircen: free hides anc free wool. He does not say he wants it to help the people. but as a relief to' the manufacturers of the country who use those raw materials. For such a -small expressicn of free trade the republicgn machine, managed by Senator Lodlre.'the Home Market club and the other republican aux-

iliary organizations, did all they could to defeat him. oS It is true that Secretary Moody and ])erh'np: others have declared for free anthracite coal, but as there is no true anthracite anywhere in the known world that equals the Pennsylvania product. it requires mo argument to thow that after the exrranisf\in;n‘_v prices that now prevail for hard ccal recede to the mormal tevel, nocne will be imported. So the tdking off the duty on anthracite and leaving it on bituminous ¢cal will not affeet the price to the American consumer. Is any other republican candidate for congress in favor of free raw products? If cO, new is the time for him to’lift up his voice and declare it. On the otker hand, nearly every democratic candidate is either pledged by his platform or has openly declared for free trade in trust productions. The declarations of the democrats also call fora reducticn. of the tariff to a reasonable basis, ) o

So there is o doubt of theissue.and it is almost impossible to believe that there is any :loubt of the result. Itis improbable that a majority of the American peonple will vote ‘to hurt themselves and help the trusts.

POINTS ANDC OPINIONS.

——The republican managers appear to be apprehensive of a strike of voters.—N.{Y. World. ——Secretary” Moody says that the duty ought to be taken off anthracite coal. Every day shows at least a waver in the ranks of the protectionists. —lndianapolis News (Ind.)

——There may be some good trusts, as President Roosevelt ¢contends. but in the estimates of maost people they are where the westerner says the good Indisns are.—Philadelphia Inquirer.

---—lf Thecdore Rocsevelt does not realize before long that there is such a Process in pcolities as whipsawing, it will be surprising inceed, considering the conrse cf events in the coal strike settlement.—-St. Paul Globe.

——Was Secretary Moody quite discreet to say in a western speech that the ccal duty “was smuggled into the tariff act in a snenking.and cewardly manner?” It is dangerous to begin throwing bricks, however smezll, at one’s idcls.—Springfield Republican (Indy).. { '

——lt will interest the people at large to know that the American Protective league. has emitted an unmistakakle cry of distress. A circular letterhas been prepared and sent to members of the league—-about 900 in number, who are all beneficiaries of the protective tariff—begging for more funds immediately. The request is made “in view of the large demand upon us. in the doubtful districts.”— Sioux City Tribune. ——lln both east and west the cause of tariff revision is looming to proportions that has alarmed the trusts.. The south stands where she has stcod for many years, practically solid for a tariff only for revenue, and the outlook for a big-break in the lines of the protectionists in the other sections of the country at the congressional elections is very bright.—Atlanta Journal. ——lf monopoly is not sheltered in the tariff, why this mighty protest from monopoly and its organs dgainst removing the tariff on mondpolizeqd commodities >—Sioux. City Tribune tindan

5 gu_ SA 9 ’ : . MA\'fe Y P . a 7’il"' INRSY . - . »'_‘ P 4 % . " » AL e g AV R Vi & T A& AT INRES) AR &o.v N > - e = = el , St | < . V= X 0 A WONDERFUL BOY.We met in the midst of-a dream; .- But I'm waititg tor him to come true! : The styie of his nose I've compiletely forsot, > ) < =3 But his eyes, I remember, were blue. It was just eight’p. m. b'y the clock— Which stocd, I recdll, oh its head— = When his mother spoke up and said: “Kiss ‘me, my son; . And run away quickly te bed.” I thought that the next thing would be . Louciwrath ard perhaps even tears; But instead—well, I.reaily gige you my word s : . That I've not been sostaggered for years! ‘For-he mumblec, :[fis*‘wonderfui boy=. (I can feel my astonishment yet!): : “It's-a pity I'can’'i go at seven, wher you krow ] ' " How tired and sleepy I get!” 3 I felt myself failing away— . - s (In. dreams’ chairs collapse without © . squeaking), ’ Tomen] $ And when I came to,-the first thing that.l i heard . - . ) Was the voice of the ford mother speaking. i : 8 ) She was kind, ske was patient, but firn; * - And her calm words decided his fate: “It is settled, my ‘son, that a boy of .your size Must iearn to'sit 'gp until eight.”” I sat or the floor, and I sfared R In a dazed way from one to'the other; Then I said: *You are truly a wenderful bO}’, - e e “.And the son ¢f a wonderful mother!” —Frances Wilson, in St.’Nicholas.

CHICKEN Pomcr&xy

For a Time He Ruled the Roost with —a High Hand, But Finally Met ‘His Waterloo. . .

. He was an-orphan, o‘rr rather, he was tae only son of a Plymouth Rock hen, who was so exasperated at her ill-luck in hatching only one egg out of 13, that she disowned her only chicken as soon as he was out. 2 = As none of the other hens wiould adopt hinr, it was necessary to feed him by hand. SICRL T &

Naturally, he soon grew very tAme and became a great pet—too much of a pet, in faet, for one day he actually decided.that he had quite as good a right at the 'dinner table;as the rest of the family;* . o <

Being particularly fond of mashed potatoes, he would thereafter, if no one was. vear, jump on the‘tablé and help himself, and many a dishful had to be thrown out because He had petkedit. =L . A young niece in the family, who had not the patience of -the older members, made it her-especial business fo throw the-chick2n out. But this did not seem to hurt his feelings at all. He would promptly walk in agai-{fiith-out a shade of malice in his expvréssion.

Wthile he never went. with other chickens, he objected seriously to their quarrels, and if he found two hotblooded youngsters engaged in a duel, he wouid run at full speed from any distance and separate them, leaving the scene with a mouthful (or billful) of feathers. S e ) -

His particular enemies were two kittens that were forever, wréstling or pretending to fight,.as kittens will. - The moment he spied-them at their antics he would hurry to the fray and vigorously peck each little hard skull.

The kittens would then scurry for dear life to -the shelter of the back stoop and disappear under the steps, often with the *“*Chicken Policeman” in full pursuit. ® :

If he failed to catch the*nimble kittens, he would sometimes perch on the stoop above.their retreat and patiently wait for.a furry head to show itself. As one slqw_'l‘\"a‘pp'ear’ed, he would balance himself, and then bring his beak down on the unsuspecting kitten's head, muchto the owner’s surprise and fright." s E ‘ ' The kitténs’ lives,were made-a burden to them until help finally arrived in the shape of anambitiousand active puppy who was given to a member of the family. - - Puppy was rather afraid of the kitten’sclaws, butheshad no respect whatever for the “Chicken Policeman.” So one day when that creature was vigorously pecking a "kitten, the puppy grabbed him, and before help arrived had shaken many feathers and all of the self-confidence out of the rooster.

The kittens from that day were never molested, for the “Chicken Policeman’s” entire time was taken up in growing new feathers and watching for the puppy—Cincinaati Commercial Tribune. = : =3 T

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- - PHYSICAL CULTURE. It Is Used by Elephant Trainers to Develop the Muscles of Their G o ~ Unwieldy Schelars, .“A circus, to be successful, must be modern and that we may keep abreast of the times we put. our elephants through a course in physical culture,” said the advancé agent for Ringling Brothers’ circus towa group of friends. Somebody laughed and to prove his assertion the agent brought forth a set of photographs showing the big brutes in training. o ; ; “An, animal can be put through a course of physical culture as well as

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- “During these lessons Pearl Scuders, our trainer, bringsinto play every muscle an elephant y}e‘s in performing difficult feats: Fo?x; ten minutes at a

time the elephants are made to sit upright-on tubs. ,Thisstrengthens the spine and the muscles of the elephant hack. Then they are placed in a circle and each elephant is forced to rearand place his fore feet on the back of the beast in front of him. The order to march is given and around and around the ring they go until thoroughly tired: This method builds up the muscles of both the front and hind legs. - ’

“In developing the muscles of the neck and shoulders, Sduders makes Nk unwilling cha sts n Ehes umwiill g ; rg?s stand -om Ihe:f

~*“But how does Souders teach his elephants to do such a feat?” asked a listemer. Ao 2

_“He hoists the hind quartersup with a windlass and derrick,” replied the agvance agent. “After a few lessots the eléphants are able to do the triek without much effort. -Souders nbjects to the term ‘physical culture.” <He says his pets are not society elephants. However, without their daily training throughout each winter our elephants would never: have become famons ™— Kansas City Star. . -

- Had No-Use for Lawyers, When Peter the Great was shown the law courts in London he asked: “Are these men all lawyers?” DBeing told that they were, he inquired: “What can be the use of so many lawyers?” And then he added, pensively: I have but two lawyers in my empire, and I mean to hang one of them as soon as I get back!” o 5 o % The Test, - Jaggles—How can you tell the head of a mdtch in the dark? . : Waggles—lt is always the end you don’t try to strike.—Judge. 2