Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 8, Plymouth, Marshall County, 26 November 1908 — Page 6

RU-Mft AS A LAST RESORT V f OMMEAJT i 1 KOfUTlCAL

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Opinions of TIIE "POWERS" MUST NOT BE UROTE has to remember.

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reconcile national n mixtions with principles of Intermitloral morality, that she not only has the American., but Asia, as Interested sctators. Events In Japan. China, India, Tersii and Turkey have within five years put quite another aspect on European

military and diplomatic policies as they affect the Interests of Asiatic peoples. Europe's justice or injustice at XUlr- tlmv toward Turkey, reborn and tingling with natioi.al amotion, will he watched with a scrutiny that Bismarck and Disraeli did not have to bear in mind Tho power that stands for the Justest treatment of Turkey will strengthen its moral and political reputation throughout all Asia. The power that In shown to be least concerned with natural Asiatic self-resct and with legitimate Asiatic national aspirations will suffer correspondingly. Boston Herald.

TAX THE CATS. T IS really difficult to understand why the cats have escaped their share of public resixusibility. Few thinkers will dispute the statement that such animals are entirely too numerous. The well-fed, well-groomed cat, that stays at home and attends to Its knitting by the family hearth, Is not a

menace to the public welfare, but who will defend the sad-eyed tomcat with the tragic voice that sings wild dirges at dreary midnight's cheerless hour? And his iinrue is lesion. One cat of that description is a greater nuisance than a dozen dogs. And It may also be sjiid of the cat that It Is a born thief and porch climber; and It Is also a vehicle for disease germs, and many other things which are unpleasant. If cats were taxed, the useful ones would survive, nnd the niasterless ones would have U die the death ; and there are few who will argue that such a consummation Is not devoutly to be wished for. Emporia (Kan.) Gazette.

STOP THE FOEEST DESTRUCTION. -

HE destruction of the American forests goes on desnlte the combined efforts of the n.a-

jl I tlon and Stale to conserve

t-UI 1 11. Civilization, Instead of being the handmaid. Is the foe of tin? densely-wooded

tracts. The ax of the woodsman is bad enough In the felling of trees; when fire is added it is Infinitely wors. When the untamed Indian roamed at will the forests were undisturbed. The floods which prove so costly to life and property in our day were unknown when the red man h?M sway. The trees held back the rain and rivers and creeks were neer out of their banks, for the water passed over the ground gradually on its way to the sea. lint with civilisation came dangers. The locomotive

To Fill lee-cream Conea. The Ice cream cone has come to stay. This Is attested to not only by the fact that the Juvenile public Indulges in many millions or them a summer, but In the invention of a device by which the receptacles in which the ice cream Is placed may be filled with rapidity and precision. The Minnesota man who was does quick wobk. the first to see the value cl such an Invention will probably reap a rich harvest. The device consists of a two-part conical receptacle plvotally supported on a handle which swings over the3e parts away from each other, the lower ends becoming ever wider. This is dipped into a tan of cream and closed, cutting out a rone the exact size and shape of tho rornet to be filled. It Is then pla d thu3 depositing the cream. The work Is done much more rapidly and with more cleanliness than In the old way. let cream for soda water can also be handled with the device. Handy Derle for Grocer. The groceryman has always been troubled with tLe problem of how to conveniently reach articles stored on the upper shelves. Nat urally he places the most frequently called for goods in easy reach on the lower shelves ; the balance must go on tie upper shelves. Much time Is lost In using the cumbersome ladder, while the adjustable ladders operating on tramways are too expensive. What he requires for the purpose is a device such as one recently devised a coco POR CBOCXBS. sandy arrangement for lifting down cans, books ot other articles from overhead shelves. It consists of a long lazy tongs proruleu wltn means ror grasping cans, books or other packages. Naturally the tongs are held open by a rpring between ine handles, but by pressing the latter together the tougs are forced against the article to be moved. The firmer the grip on the handle, the more tightly will the article be held by Ih'e tongs. The tongs extend from both sections of the bolder, one being longer than the other to accommodate pack ages of different sizes. Aid to the Carpenter. To be pronclent In his trade every dirpenter. In addition to his regular anowledge, must also be a good blower, A good pair of lungs U essential in order that the sawdust fol lowing in the wake of a saw can be blown off the board at regular intervals. A Kansas carpenter came to the conclusion that tLo.vtü ron saws this necessary blow6ig could be done automatically, saving considerable time and strength. He accordingly devised the attachment for laws shown In the accompanying illustration. It Is Attached to the saw close to the handle. When the saw has nu- j Ished the down stroke the end of tlie blower In the form of a piston comes , In contact with the board mat is news la wed. Air is generated and blown on k ths board, dispelling the aawdust lj-

Great Papers on Important Subjects.

BULLIES.

was sent through the forest to haul out the hewn timber. The white man began to cut down the trees until it became n mania. And to accelerate this denuding the sparks from the locomotive, after a drought, set tire to the forests. Between these destructive agencies the trees disappeared by the millions and untold wealth was sacrificed. It is estimated that where one tree has served the uses of tho human family a dozen were prostrated by fire. All over the country forest fires are now raging. A good part of the heavily-timbered Adirondacks is being laid waste. Michigan has a harrowing story to tell of the ravages of the fiery monster inclosed in its forests. A dozen States report great losses by this visitation. Now, the remedy is not hard to nnd to prevent these widespread disasters. Locomotives burning oil do not omit spHrks, as the combustion is complete. Let the States which suffer from this scourge insist upon the railroad companies burning oil on the engines which run to. alongside of or inio the forests. This done, we will hear no more of the ravages of the fiery fiend in our woodland areas. Utica (J lobe.

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astic office they may attain, the splendid cathedra over whleh they may exercise dominion. It is the one calling, the ministry, which men cannot enter legitimately for material gain. Rut this surely Is riot all. Nothing in this requires that a man gently bred, married to a woman likewise accustomed to the creature comforts of life in our time, shall rack his soul to provide his family with the very necessities of existence. Yet what else can.be expected even of spiritual helpers when the average income is not higher than $500 a year? Washington (IX C.) Times.

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congress of the powers to devise means of combined action to prevent further denudation and to provide for the reforestation of wate lands might lend the way to most beneficial co-operative effort. To conserve the wood supply of the world, to regain to tl e higher land levels their natural and suitable water supply, and to restore arid and waste lands to conditions of use and fertility, are aims to which the statesmanship of the nations may be most wisely directed. Philadelphia Record.

ing on the guide line, Illowing the sawdust away with the mouth Is thus eliminated, the operation being performed automatically. MAKE YOUR OWN ICE. How to Do It In Yoor Own Kitchen Whenever You Want It. The problem of producing Ice In small quantities quickly and cheaply has apparently been solved by a French Inventor, who has perfected a machine which Is cheap, simple of operation, practically everlasting and thoroughly practical. It may be operated by a belt connected with a steam engine, by a small electric motor or by hand cranks. The Invention is a rotative compression and automatic machine, regulating Itself to all speeds, whatever may be the temperature of the condensing water used. The Important feature, says the Technical World, Is a cylinder In which the chemicals are sealed the latter not re quiring renewal and lasting as long as the machine itself and which, revolt ing In water, produces tho Ice. It can also produce cold air. The machine has no Joint piece, no pressure gauge, no suction or regulating valve. It will work in water reaching even 113 degrees Fahrenheit and saves OS per cent cooling water and 70 per cent of motive power as compared with any other freezing machine known. . The Germans have also a new freezing device especially adapted to household and field hospital use. It 1 rery simple and could be manufactured for about $1. It consists merely of a double-wall tin vessel with a capacity of five gallons. The hollow space between the two walls Is about an Inch across. By the gradual admission of carbonic acid Into this hollow space through an opening at the bottom and from there to the vessel proper through a crossarm tube It Is claimed that water may be converted Into Ice In the space of sixty seconds, and that meats, fruits and beverages may be chilled or frozen in p few seconds. This reduction of temperature Is caused by the rapid expansion of the carbonic acid, which is admitted from an ordinary carbonic acid reservoir. The Treasury Vaults. The first question the average visitor to the United States treasury building asks Is: "Couldn't burglars tunnel under the vaults and rob the government?" Well, that Is not likely. An armed guard sits beside the vaults. Hv-ry twenty minutes he Is required to mig an alarm Just to r.how that he Is awake. An armed patrol makes the rounds hourly. Secret service men In plain clothes, with concealed weapons, keep watch and ward outside and inside the building. As to tunneling, the officials hold that If a man by any possibility should manage to bore underneath a vault the heavy metal would crush him to a Jelly, thus administering a lasting gold cure. Even if the ttitmel burger should get away with his life he could not get away with much gold. Ten thousand dollars In double eagles weighs thirty-eight Iound.. Forty million dollars In gold certificates of the $10,000 denomination weighs eleven and a half pounds, liven burglars prefer the gold certificates to the real thing. Buffalo Times. y(U can pralse 01;e njan to nntlicr wlllKllt offense, providing the man who lg prasej is dead. Did anyone ever know a man to apologize to his wife? .

MHISTEES MUST LIVE. EN should enter the ministry for the good they can do. On this point will agree the whole, body of Americans who wish w.e'l for their chureh. Those who are equal to the task of spiritual leadership will think rather of the souls tbr-y can save than tho money they may hoard, the high ecclesi

FORESTRY A WORLD AFFAIR.

Uli grave consequences of reckless tree fellinr are so whV'v and denlornhlv felt th.tr

l I the subject is likely to become a matter of

The terrible vast.itin. fires on the North American continent this year are recognized as a matter of deep concern elsewhere. A

LOXDON AS A POSTMAN. He Was Carrying Letters When His First Story Wm Accepted. When all the belated dispatches heralding the progress of Jack London, novelist, about the uncharted seas In his yacht Snark have been collected there will 1 ample material for another autobiography or a magazine contract from the ien of the author of "The Call of the Wild." Yet there are a few Items concerning London's youth which the author and his friends have overlooked In the jiast. For instance, it has never been told that when London had his first piece of fiction accepted he was a postman. Just about the time that his check ar rived from a well-known short-story magazine of the newsstand type, published in Boston, London's name was posted in the iostollice at Oakland, Cal., in the list of those who had successfuliussod the civil service examination for the iKsitIon of carrier. 'His rank was Llgher than that of any of the other ten or a dozen successful applicants. London carried the mail iKuch for a short time oulv. and then suddenly began to find himself famous because of the vogue of his first Alaskan stories and he gave up his Job with the postblfice.. When London came back from his cruise on a sealing schooner to enter the Oakland high school he was a shock-haired, unkempt youth about 21, who always wore a blue sweater and who rode to school on a dilapidated bicycle. Because of his age - he aipeared to the other students there as a man full grown, who was hardly to be approached on the footing of comradeship. ! -( It was not uutll he began to write little monologues in tramp dialect for the school paper that London attracted attention. Some of the things he wrote for that school paper he could sell under his name to-day, for they were far and away above the cillber of the school paper story. The awe In which tho students held the husky., young man Increased one day when after he had been attending school for about a year he was arrested for addressing an outdoor Socialists' meeting In Oakland's City Hull park without police . permission. That capied the student wonder and he was generally considered either a genius or a ,bug." First Stiver Wedding. The first silver wedding dates back to the time of Hugres Cuiet. The servants, says Home Chat, belonging to him had grown gray In his service, a mau and a woman, and what could he do as a reward. Calling the woman, he said: "Your service Is great, greater than the man's, whose service is great enough, for the woman always finds work harder than a man, and therefore I will give you a reward. At your age I know of none better than a dowry and a husband. The dowry Is here this farm from this time forth belongs to you. If this man. who has worked with you five and twenty years, is willing to marry you, then the husband is ready." "Your majesty," said the old ieasant, "how Is it possible that we should marry, having already silver hairs?" "Then it shall be a silver wedding." And the king gave the couple silver enough to keep them in plenty. Tills soon became known all over France ,and raised such enthusiasm that it became a fashion after every twenty-live years of married life to celebrate a silver wedding. IMld in Advance. "Why don't you applaud like everybody else does?" asked Mrs. Oodles, as the lecturer made a telling iKint. "I paid for my ticket when I came In here, didn't IT asked old Oodles In return. 4,I don't owe him nothi'u, do I7"Somerville Journal.

I have written them, keen, and sarcastic, and long. With rightc-ously wrathful intent, Not a stroke undeserved nor a censure too strong; And some, p. I as, sonic- of them went! I have written them, challenging, eager to fight. All hot with merited ire; And some of them (hanced to be kept over night And maileJ, the next day In the fire. Ah, blessed the letters that happily go On errand of kindliness bent; But much of my peace and ray fortune I owe To the letters 1 never have sent. Christian Endeavor World.

In the Days of the Press Qans-

In the bell-chamber of Kcldon parish church Kit Cowley lay in hiding. A press gang, under Lieut. Fairbrothcr, had been scouring all thsit part of the country for nearly a week and the capture of a young fellow like Kit, who had Just returned from his first exierlenee of the sea, would have Improved the quality of a rather lubberly lot of presse! ineu. Hut Kit had seen enough of the sea. though he -,vas a stout enough fMlow lu his way. At any rate he had no liking for the press and at the first rumor of the press gang's appearance be had sought a hiding place. His aged father was the sexton of the church and knew every nook and cranny of It. There was no better hiding place, if only Kit could be smuggled into it without the suspicions of a few long-tongued husybodles being roused. So Kit shouldered his stick and his bundle, bade an affectionate good-bye to the old folks and trudged off In the direction of the nearest seaboard. But at dead of night he crept stealthily back to the old church, clambered in at a little vestry window carelessly unfastened and took up his residence for a time among tte great bells In that chamber of the winds. He had been there several days and no one had any suspicion of the fact. The old folks had little difficulty In bringing him something to eat and drink and they told hiin the Dews of the little town and the country side dull, personal, commonplace gossip mostly for a man who had seen something of the world, and had run the gauntlet of storm and sword. The last incident wldch had excited the good people of Keldon was the mysterious d!sapiea ranee of young Hawkesluiry, the only child of Sir Godfrey Ilawkesbury of Hawkesluiry Bark. He was a rather small and delicate lad, about 13 or 14 years of age and chiefly remarkN AN INSTANT HE WAS ON IIIS CTIEST. able for the fact that an attack of paralysis, whet he was a child, had slightly distorted his features and deprived him of his powers of speech. On this account his father was extraordinary solicitous of his welfare, and this anxiety was to a certain extent shared by all those who came In touch with I he Hawkesbury family. v There was. therefore, widespread alarm and anxiety at the disappearance of the unfortunate youth. But Kit Cowley up In the belfry was out of this little world, and though he knew the dumb young squire well enough, the Incident was not very Important. It was of more moment to him Just them that the ringers would be In the loft that evening and for an hour or more the belfry would be a veritable pandemonium of clang and clatter. Fortunately for him there was n moans' of mitigating the annoyance to some extent. The boll chamber fras the uppermost part of the church tower and was in fact a somewhat smaller storj rising from the center of the stouter part of the tower below. There was a narrow stone platform round the outside of the bell chamber, and this was protected by n rather deep embattled parapet. Kit Cowley had sev eral times broken the monotony of his rlose confinement by creeping out upon the platform and scanning the 'wide and iM'autiful prospect of a fertile land scape, while he breathed the cool crisp air of that lofty eyrie, which reminded him of the masthead. As tLe shade of evening dimmed the landscaie, Kit slipped through the door which opened on the parapet and ?losed it carefully behind him. He crept on all fours to an angle of the platform aud there sat himself down, with his back against the parapet When the ringing commenced he stopped his ears as well as he could, and tried to be Indifferent to the din. which seemed to make the old tower fairly pulsate. But In spite of nil his efforts the noise wearied him, and when at last It ceased, the peaceful hush which succeeded It seemed doubly soothing. As he rubbed his eyes he thought he heard some faint unusual sound, lie took little heed of it at first, for he thought that he was still half dreaming. But he heard it again, the unmistakable sound of some one moving In the bell chamber, and In a moment he was intensely alert What was It? Ills first thought was that the press gang had hunted him out But down below all was quiet There was not a sign of uproar or commotion. He crept stealthily and silently as a cat back to the door of the bell chamber aud peered through a chink of the old and ill fitting woodwork. There was a dark lantern set on the floor by the side of the open trap door giving access from the ringers loft. The light of the lantern illuminated all the remoter side of the bell chamlxr, and though the nearer side was In shadow, there, was sufiicient reflected light to show him that there was no one in the cham ber. But even while lie was making these observations the bead of a man appeared through the trap door nnd a tall and well built but supple figure climbed slowly up from below, bearing a large sack upon its shoulders. The man's face was masked. lie wore a slouched

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hat, a riding coat buttoned back, and was booted and spurred, and well bespattered with mud. in short, a typical highwayman fresh from a midnight adventure. He put down his sack in front of the lantern, opened wide its mouth aud gradually rolled It inside out, disclosing to Kit's horrified glance a human creature tightly duubled up and bound. As he undid a few of the larger bandages, and the figure straightened Itself out, Kit recognized the young squire of Hawkesburg. He was tightly gagged, since he was able to utter some low guttural and Inarticulate sounds, which might have betrayed his presence; but now In the grim isolation of the belfry, where there was none to hear, there was no need for a gag. and the highwayman stripped It away at one hasty snatch nnd cast It on the floor. Then he set the terrified lad, still bound hand and foot, with his back against a huge beam which formed part of the bells, and stood back to contemplate with grim satisfaction the results of his work. "And now," he said after a short pause, "let us have one last talk. You and Sir Godfrey they say are the last of the Hawkesburys. But I know another, and Hawkesbury Park, and all that goes with It will be his. when you and your father are gone. Sir Godfrey cheated my father years ago and tonight I will have my revenge. You will never leave here alive." He stayed a moment to enjoy the anguish which was plainly visible on the young lad's face, which twitched hideously in his vain efforts to speak. Kit puzzled his brain to know what he should do. Should he shout for help? The little town was wrapied In Its slumbers and ere he could rouse it and obtain help, there was ample time for the highwayman to commit his fouldeed and effect his ccape. Should Kit attack him? He was unfortunately quite unarmed and a mere stripling by the side of this powerful man, in whose belt there were both pistol and dagger. "I have planned my revenge a long time," the man resumed. "When you are gone Sir Godfrey will not last long, and then by every proof of law the estate will be mine. But It would mar all if the murderer were discovered or even su.siccted. So I have brought you here. Suspicion may, perhaps fall upon the old sexton, or upon oue of the old bell ringers, or upon anyone I care not whom. I wish. Indeed, I could have made It fall more closely upon some victim. But It is enough I have caught you, and got you here." He laughed hideously, a mocking, maniacal laugh. There was no fear, no remorse, no hesitation In his manner. Ills hands Itched for their work, and he sprang forward eagerly, and gripped the young squire's throat In exultant glee. Kit Cowley felt the strength of a mad fury as he burst open the door of the window, and sprang Into the bell chamber. At the first sound of the rising latch the highwayman released his grip and turned towards the Intruder. Ills first expression was one of blank surprise, which gave place to one of demoniacal Joy when he had taken the measure of his antagonist and seen that he was unarmed. Suddenly a shrill, piercing shriek, followed by loud cries for help, rang through the bell chamber. The dumb lad had suddenly regained his voice by a last gigantic effort In this momeut of tense excitement Kit and the highwayman stood aghaist, and for the first time the latter lost his comiwsure. Ills face turned deadly pale and like a hunted animal brought to bay and attacked on every ?ide, he swept a furtive glance. behind him, and in his effort to ward off the sudden attack the highwayman tripped and fell sprawling on the nearest bell. In an instant Kit was kneeling on his chest and gripping at his throat By one strenuous effort he got the man's left arm doubled across his chest and under his own knee and both his hands were free to pin the villain's neck against the floor. A movement of the highwayman's leg brought Kit's foot against the rim of the bell. Tightening his grip he felt with his foot for the swinging tongue of the Ik-11 and gave it a vigorous kick. The bell uttered two sonorous notes, which sounded singularly weird to Kit As the sounds died away, he heard cries of excitement and alarm In the streets below and presently the creaking of the watchman's rattle. It was but a matter now of a few minutes. Tighter than ever he squeezed his victim's convulsive throat, until he felt his fingers throb with the pulsations of his blood. Not till he heard footsteps on the steps leading to the bell chamber did he relax his hold, and even then he kept his fingers where they were ready to grip once more If the struggle should be renewed. ) But the strong man was broken and helpless' now, and when at last the startled townsmen clambered Into the bell chamber the light of their lanterns fell upon the livid features of a dead man. A few days later when the Inquest had been made Into the manner a:.d circumstances of his death, they burled him as quietly as the occasion would permit in the family vaults of the Haw kesburys. Kit received much commendation for ids sturdy valor, but the one thing which gave him the greatest satisfaction was to see the young squire of Hawkesbury alive and well, and to hear him tell with his own voice the incidents i,i that terrible midnight hour in the bell chamber of the Keldon church. Philadelphia Telegraph. Ttln. "(Jee. but ain't his legs thin?" "Bather he was arrested once for havlug no visible means of support" Cornell Widow.

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f4"H-H--H"J-Taft Ilrlnjt Prosperity. The election of Mr. Taft was no less a victory for the country than for the candidate himself. Only those who dally behold the intimate life of business men can fuily understand the disturbing influence in the word Bryanlsm. Whether business men are right in their uneasiness or have exaggerated the peril in the Xebraskan, the fact remains that the nation is in no fit condition to play at experiment in government. The industrial world feels to-day as one from whose shoulders has leen lifted a great burden. The amount of business which has been tied up awaiting the result of the election must fe something prodigious. No statistician is in a position to estimate it. Traveling men who have been "making" Toledo in the last few months have lxcn telling of orders placed contingent upon the election of the Republican candidate. Few commercial travelers have escaped business ot this sort. Yet those who came to this city wert only a fraction, of the Immense army or "drummers." Kvery where in the conntry, north, south, east and west, these orders have been booked. Had ttryan won they had all been lost, or, at least, the day of their oration indefinitely postponed. The impetus given to the country is tremendous. The reopening of factories and mills in auy given district means the payment of wages to men who have been Idle, many of them, for months. It means the discharge of debts which h;ive cast a gloom ovtr thousands of households. Shelves which have been almost stripped of their wares are replenished. Merchants return to their old habl of enterprise and energy. Every little thing which goes to make living more livable and are yet. in hard times, considered luxuries, are once more salable. - Workmen, clerks, business men nnd capitalists look about for investment If it Ik? no more than a little plot of ground upon which Is to be erected a modest home. Builders count upon early contracts. They give employment to carpenters, bricklayers, stooeworkers, tilers, plumbers anil decorators, who. in turn, have their outlay, their expenditures. The greatest circulation medium in the universe Is prosperity. Mr. Taft's election has assured this prosperity.--Toledo Blade. Where Democracy Suorel Strength Although weak in Its national campaign, the Democratic party developed surprising strength In the most Important of the recent State elections. In Ohio and Indiana the Democrats elected their candidates for (Joveruor and may be found in control of the Legislature. ' In Minnesota they were practically conceded the Governor. In Illinois they nearly secured the Governor, and In New York they failed by a comparatively narrow margin. Mr. Stevenson failed, and Mr. ChanIer failed, chiefly because of the default of Mr. Bryan. Thousands could not feel the confidence. In Mr. Bryan they felt In Mr. Taft. Their prudence moved them to vote for Mr. Taft. Awl, in colloquial phrase, "the tail weut with the hide." ! A notable feature of the Democratic surresses 'within State lines Is that the successful, aud nearly successful. Democratic candidates are known to the nation at large as Democrats who are not radical who are rather of the Cleveland school, who do not sympathize with Bryanlsm. , Mr. Harmon In Ohio and Mr. Stevenson in Illinois are everywhere recognized as fine tyies of the historic Democracy of the Democracy of Tilden and Cleveland, which, whatever its faults, was admitted to be capable f managing national affairs. And Mr. Chanler and Mr. Johnson, though much younger, and differing as a new generation must from an older, are distinctly of the same type. From 11 this It is evident that tLe Democracy Is bankrupt only as a national party and as a Bryanlte party. Within State lines, and on rtate Issues, it commends respect and can win s:.o cess on Its merits. And it follows that to Iwome again a strong national party, with a fair chance to win on its merits, the Democracy must show national leaders of the same tyie as Harmon and Stevenson and Johnson. That It may be able to do so is t'.e sincere hope of every thinking and i atriotlc American. For it Is inconvenient, and it Is even dangerous, for a nation of popular government to have only one party which soler-mInded men, when the hour comes and the decision must be made, are lound to feel can be trusted with the great business of government. Chicago Inter Ocean. Would He Abominable. The Republican party stands for such a tariff on Imported products which are also produced In this country as will equalize wages and still enable domestic producers to secure a reasonable profit. In no other way can the present American standard of living Ik? maintained. Sojne of the existing duties are now higher than that and should be reduced. Some are lower and should be raised. The Democratic proitositloii to put uion the free list all articles öo per cent of whose production in the United States is under one control, would be to immediately ruin the other Innocent 50 per cent, who have risked their fortunes in an endeavor to give the people competition. It would bring starvation to the, families of thousands of workmen. It would be abominable. San Francisco Chronicle. Itevlalon, Xot Reform. "They promise us tariff reform! They actually promise us tariff reform'; Tariff reform! Good Lord!" exclaims the Louisville Courier-Journal, in a burst of agonized sarcasm. Be easy, neighbor. "They," meaning the Republicans, have not promised tariff reform. They recognize no need of tariff reform. The present tariff is all right in principle. It Is not to be turned inside out, nor torn into pieces. or reconstructed from any viewpoint of hostility to Its present intent and method. It Is only to be revised, in order that the schedules of eleven years ago may be adjusted to the Industrial and commercial conditions of to-day Protection will not be abandoned; It will be retained as a policy essential to the , prosperity of Uds nation and Its people. There la a radical difference

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between "reform" and "revision." The latter is what the Republicans have promised us. Burlington (X. J.) Enterprise. Tariff Filet. Objectors to the present protective tariff party flippantly say, 'ihe poor are oppressed by tariff taxes," and "the masses are bowed down under the weight of tariff taxes uion the necessaries of life. "But what are the facts? Let the figures for 190S fiscal year answer. Here are the figures : Value of goods admitted free of duty $lo4 .000,0 Value of dutiable imports.. ."i27,OO0. K K Total duties collected 207,000,000 Value of dutiable luxuries imported 1.T2.00O.000 Duty coll.-cted thereon 80,000,000 Average rate of duty on all imiwrta 47 per cent Average rate of duty on "materials" imported 20 per cent Average rate of duty on "manufactures" imported. . .49 per cent (That's what creates the busy American factory.) Average rate of duty on "luxeries" imported . Luxuries admitted CO per cent free of duty, valued at cnly $11,000,000 Value of all pther free of outy imiorts 4.j3,O0O.OOO The facts speak for themselves, proving that the present protective tariiT Is not, as stated, "a tarifl for the benefit of the rich," but a tariff more for the benefit of the ioorer class, the farmers, the miners, and the wage-workers. Luxuries pay 00 per cent on their value. while the average for "all Imports" is 47 per cent, and for certain materials for factory use only 29 per cent, while nearly one-half our total Imports ($45.1.000.000 of $081.000.000) enter entirely free of duty. Walter J. Ballard, in American Economist. McK inter -ot Built That. War Nowhere Is a protective tariff more Important than In this city and county. Troy has no love for the "Made In Germany" collar. Such a collar has not erected tills city's factories extended its iiyrolls or built Its homes. Troy Is making nearly OO per cent of American collars. Is there a soul in Troy that Is not Interested In this question? Clergymen, lawyers, business men, employes of manufactories, united In a memorable mass meeting In Music Hall In this city to demand as Troy's right that the protective tariff should rot be removed from this city's product Bryan, a free trader In every fibre, was on the ways and means committee when the representatives of Troy's great manufacturing Industry waited ujou him. lie was like an iceberg to them. But William McKinley wa ,not built in that way. Troy Times. Itevlalnar It Donnward. DemcK-ratic newspapers are greatly concerned lest the promised vision ot the tariff by the Republicans shall not be sullklently downward.' Such fears will command little sympathy from the people of the Unite I States, who have not forgotten the bitter experiences following the "downward" revision aimed at the tariff by Democratic Congresses. The Democrats revised the tariff downward with a vengeance on at least two memorable occasions, and years were required for recovery from tae effects of the Mills and Wilson bills. In this campaign the Republicans admit that some downward revising ought to be done, but they also insist that such a task Is safe only In the hands of the friends of a tariff system that in general has brought prosjiorlty to the people of the United States. Lincoln (Neb.) Star. ociallm. President Eliot of Harvard said the other day that it was not true that the colleges were the hotbeds of Socialism In America. lie said that Socialism could not come until man changed utterly until he changed from a selfish to an unselfish being. President Eliot illustrated the pres ent disposition of man with a brief ctory : "An ardent Socialist," he said, "lived In a country village. He did no work. he had no money. All his time seemed to be passed In the general store. preaching rabid Socialism and borrow ing tobacco. "Suddenly this man disappeared. Nothing was seen of him for ten years. Then, one day, Le turned up again In his old haunts. 'Well. Jains' said the storekeeper, 'you're still a Socialist, I suppose?' " 'Not on your life, Jabez answered warmly. I got a cow now.' " Help! Help! Wigg (relating experience with burglar) The fellow was an amateur all right, for when I ioInted my pistol at him he stood petrified with fear. Wagg He did! Then you're mis taken about hi? being an amateur. If he was ietrlfled. It's clear thrt he was a hardened criminal. Bostoi Transcript. Wonlda'l Interfere. "As a matter of fact," said the man who was looking for an argument, "every man's life Is his own. Now, If I took a notion to commit suicide, what right would you have to prevent me?" "Don't you think for a minute that I would." answered the cool-natured party as he meandered on his way. In the Art Gallery. Old Iady Haven't you got any more figures In marble? Attendant No. madam; these are all. Is there some particular one you are looking for? Old Lady Yes. I want the statue of limitations I've heard my husband talk so much about. T'aay Money. First Lawyer I wish I had been living in King Solomon's time. Second Lawyer Why? First Lawyer He had 700 wives. Think of the divorce business he could have thrown in my way. Cnu Id II Swlmf Tessie Too bad alxmt .Choi lie., Jessie What's the trouble? Tessie He fell in love with a girl lie met on an ocean steamer, bit she threw him over. The Same ThltiK. "I'll bet your trouble isn't anything like mine. I've got a sick family." "Isn't it? I've got a fac similesBoston American.

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MS. W1L P. VAHLBERG. Mr. William F. Vahlberg. Oklahoma City, Okla writes: "One bottle of Pcrana which I have taken did more toward relieving roe of an aggravated case of catarrh ot the stomach, than years of treatment with the best physicians. I had given up hopes of relief, and only tried IVruna as a last resort. "I rfifill continue using it, as I fel satisfied it will effect an entire nnd permanent care. "I cost cheerfully recommend Peruaa to all who may read this." Peruna is usually taken ns a last resort.' Doctors have been tried and failed. Other remedies have been used. Sanitariums have been visited. Travel has been resorted to. At last Perufta is tried. Relief is foundThis history is repeated over and over again, every day in the year. It is such results as this that gives Peruna its unassailable bold upon the people. W could say nothing that would add force to such testimonials as the above. That people who have had catarrh and have tried every other remedy available, find relief in Peruna, constitutes the best argument 'hat could be m" e Sl I th World. "Who are tbos young men yon art making so much fus over? asked thi man who had just arrived from Austrar lia. "Tbey are the famous Cubs, the baseball champions of the world," said the native. "You've heard of th Cuba, of rourfiej "Never before. But that remind ma. You havr beard of Mblimba Goosh, haven't you?" "No; is he?" "He's the champion boomerang thrower of the world. I supposed everybodj knew that." Chicago Tribune, t Oalr One "BROMO QUIXINC That Is LAXATIVE BRÖMO QUIXIXC Look for tbe signature of E. W. KKOYE. L'aed the World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c. Real War. As tha late Lord Wantage, V. C, K. C. B., was a soldier of experience and valor, his description of a battle, taken from his letters from the Crimea and Incorporated Into Lady Wantage'8 recently published biography, may be considered accurate. "A battle," he wrote, "is the most, exciting thing la the world, I think much more confusing than one usually imagines, and as for all the nonsensa the . newspapers write about 'inbroken lines and columns, it la all stun. "Those who funk lie down or get out of tire, and in a charge if you get ten or twelve men to follow you, it is as much as you can do. As for colonel or mounted officers, one never 8eea them, or takes any notice if one does. In fact, it Is Just like boys snowballing one another at school." There could not well be a simpler account of a battle. It is as free from stock phrases as If it had been written by Grant And it may be added that Lord Wantage was of the type of unaffected great soldier, of which Grant was an example. II Coolda't Tell Lie. "Well, good-by, dear!" said Mr. Trueboy to his beloved spouse. "I must go and dictate those letters twenty-ix of them so you mustn't expect me home very early." "All right!" was the response. "But I wish you wouldn't work so hard. Half an hour later, Mr. Trueboy en tered his club and sat down, with three others, at a card table. Just a moment, you fellows, before the first hand is dealt I've got to keep my word with my wife. One of you Just take down what I dictate: 4A b c defghijklmnopqratuvw x y There! Those letters are oft my mind." T;nd. Aesop 1 1 op la "L.itti Italy." A school teacher In the Italian quae ter of an American city told her chil dren the Ftory of the fox and ths grapes. Tony was especially delight with the ttory, and eagerly sought hi chum, Joe, who was In another clasi By good lack, the teacher overhean Tony's version. In his excited, broken English h told the fable much as it was writtet until he came to the end. This was hi rendering of the climax: "De olda fox he say, 'Da grape m good, anyhow; alia sour. I guess i go geta de banan.' " HEW LITE Fen ad I Chane to Right Food. After one suffers from acid dyspepsia, sour stomach, for months and then finds the remedy is in getting the right kind of food, it is something to speak out about A N. Y. lady and her young son had such an experience and ?he wants others to know how to get relief. She writes : "For about fifteen months my little boy and myself had suffered with sour stomach. We were unable to retain much of anything we ate. "After suffering In this way for so long I decided to consult a specialist in stomach diseases. Instead of prescribing drugs, he put us both on Grape-Nuts and we began to Improvo immediately. "It was the key to a new life. I found we had been eating too much heavy food which we could not digest In a few weeks after commencing Grape-Nuts, I was able to do my housework. I wake In the morning with a' clear head and feci rested and have no sour stomach. My boy sleeps well and wakes with a laugh. "We have regained our lost weight and continue to eat Grape-Nuts for both the morning and evening meals. We are well and happy and owe it to Graie-Nuts." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Boad to Wellville," in pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and fall cf human interest.