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THE EXPRESS.

GEORGE M. ALLEN, Proprietor.

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SEMI-WEEKLY EXPRESS.

All the .tariff bill needs now to insure its prompt enactment into law is an absence of peanut politics.

The farmer will do a wise thing by paying very little attention to silver and looking sharply aiter his crops.

When the temperature is 100 in the shade is the time that a fellow can remember all the nice things about winter..

As between the small boy and his principal enemy at this season of the year the odds are rather on the green apples.

It is hard to find a man who thinks the dollar he has worked for is too valuable expressed in terms of life's necessaries.

With tons of gold coining into the country from the Klondyke region the "dear dollar" argument is in a state of rapid decline.

When Colonel Watterson exclaims, "To hell with the whey-faced traitor," politics in Kentucky is beginning to warm up real nicely.

The Hon. Seth Low wants to be mayor of Greater New York. The Socialists are opposing him in a fashion indicating that perhaps his ambition ought to be realized.

Since the Christian Endeavorers are to meet in London in 1900 the year will doubtless record several cases of prayer proving ineffective as an antidote for seasickness.

If you are out for success look to your own determination and industry and not to the law. He who waits for the state to make prosperity for him will die a charge upon society.

We shall have zero weather in July when Uncle Sam attempts to hold the world's silver up to twice its intrinsic value. The wise old boy tolerates the white metal agitator and winks the other eye.

It is impossible under present political exigencies that an article written from a standpoint of industry should be otherwise than antagonistic to an article written from the standpoint of Popocracy.

The Republican and Democratic parties are alike in the respect that they both make pledges. Their unlikeness consists largely in the fact that the Republicans always do about what they promise to do.

James J. Corbett is still vaguely of the opinion that he is a better man than Robert Fitzsimmons. Corbett and Joe Blackburn are much alike in their tardiness to grasp the full import of a clean knock-out.

It is said that hypnotism or suggestive therapy is gradually invading the fields of medicine. With the hypnotists and the physicians both after him the patient may aa well surrender and avoid the vain struggle.

The correspondents have undertaken a big Job in their attempt to make Colonel Hamid wage war on united Europe. The colonel does not want to reverse the conditions attending his late trimuph over the Greek*.

The esteemed Rockville Tribune thinks The Express has no cause to advocate but sophistries to defend. The Tribune is of this opinion because The Express doubts the wisdom of attempting to found a financial system upon an untried and highly improbable theory.

THIS YEAR'S ELECTIONS. This fall the people of four states will record their pleasure at the ballot box. They will say whether they want protection and sound money or free trade and free silver. These four states are Iowa, Ohio, Kentucky md Massachusetts. All of them voted right !n 1896. Without exception they declared their distrust of Bryanism and their confiJcnce in the staid old party of safe principles icd rich traditions.

Will they do it again? The Express does not care to answer the question in final terms. It knows what these states ought to do and what they probably will do but it lays no claims to having already seen the returns. However, the matter is not one about which there should be any hesitation to hazard a prediction. In Iowa the Republican plurality in 1SS6 was 65,552 and -the gold Democratic vote was 4,516. Then the Bryanites and Populists were fused. Now they are not. The Populists who love principle more than a few crumbs that raay fall from the Popocra.ic table have decided to go it alone this year. The gold Democrats will be once more the 8eld in Iowa and the net result is most favorable to theRepublicans.

In Ohio Bryanism and Populism are also at outs. They fried to bridge their differences but to. no avail. Later in the year the gold Democrats .will meet and nominate a ticket. The Republicans carried Ohio last fall by a plurality of 47,497 and the gold Democratic vote was 1.857. It looks as if Ohio were safe for sound money. In Kentucky the Populists and Bryan's party are united. Their total vote last year was 217,S09. The Republican vote was 218,171. The jold Democrats cast 5,114 votes. The latter laim that this fall they will poll 60,000 ballots in Kentucky and If they do so sound money will win the day among the Corncrackers. That Massachusetts will go Republican is about as certain as the fact that Texas always goes Democratic. Its Republican plurality last year was 173.265 and the rote for Palmer and Buckner WAS 11,74?.

The Bryan party polled less than two-fifths as many votes as McKinley. On the whole the Republican party is not apt to get snowed under in November. The free silverites think there is no hope whatever for Republicans but they thought the same thing last fall. Their predictions are at a discount, fe:

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The calamityite would get on swimmingly

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If the free silverites were consistent they would propose legislation calculated to "rehabilitate" coal. SK

Snake aid fish stories are to be found these days in the newspapers of the smaller cities and towns. Recently a monster snake which had been frequently seen in Sullivan county in the past two years was killed. It was long enough to reach across a roadway. Two boys in Clark county, Illinois, killed a "rattler" which had fifteen rattles. It killed a dog that was with the boys. It is the third rattle snake killed in the same neighborhood this season

The best fish story is told at Vincennes. A boating party of young people was rowing in the Wabash when a fish startled by being struck by an oar jumped out of the water and landed in the lap of a young woman. The fish was placed in the bottom of the boat and one of th'i young men took it home for breakfast the next morning. It was a 2-pound bass and when he was cleaning it he found a silver Quarter inside of it. The Commercial says the story is true and moreover once before a fish jumped into the lap of the same young woman but it was thrown back into the water and there is Sraly the presumption that it had a silver lining.

The Crawfordsville Journal tells "the best shot" story as follows: "OI Gill lays claim to having made the champion pot shot of the season. He was out driving .with his wife the other evening and took his gun along in the expectation of shooting some H-oung rabbits. While driving past a meadow he saw an old she skunk end six grown young ones trailing along a few yards from the fence. 01 resolved to take a shot at the pack and run for his life. He alighted from the buggy atid climbed upon the fence just as the mother and young ones clustered to feast on some choice morsel found in their path. He blazed away with both barrels and had the satisfaction of kiling every one of the animals instantly."

The Princeton Clarion makes the announcement that it will be made a daily publication.

The newspapers are telling of the busy school supply agents who are now besieging the trustees in the effort to sell all manner of articles. In Chicago they are in the midst of a big scandal over alleged bribery in the sale of water coolers. The newspapers are making the point that the supply houses, book publishers as well as those which sell furniture, come to look upon undue influence put upon school authorities as a legitimate, or at best, necessary method of doing business. The stories of the purchases made by township trustees for the country schools are nearly all of the came character.

Brazil is going to have a soldiers' reunion and "bean dinner" at the fair grounds on August 19th.

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Logansport has arranged its programme for the harness race meeting August 17th, 18th and 19th. The citizens were asked to subscribe to a purse for a free-for-all pace, and a purse of $700 is offered. The purse for the free-for-all trot is $400, and the minor races will be for $200.

Confidence Woman Wanted A grain New York, July 19.—After eluding the notice of the metropolitan police for more than six years, Ellen Peck, is wanted again. Her victims this time are several residents of Brooklyn, whom she is charged with swindling out of sums aggregating $15,000. More specificially, she is wanted for defrayding tho late Dr. Chrstopher Lott out of $10,000, an amount which represented nearly all of his savings and the loss of which is believed by h!s friends to have contributed largely to his death, which occurred May 10.

For this Ellen Peck, under the name of Mary Hanson, has been indictcd for felony by the grand jury of Kings county. Her alleged daughter and son-in-law, William Simpson, have, in the same connection, been indicted for complicity, arrested and released on bond. Mrs. Peek has not been found.

EXCHANGE ECHOES.

Indianapolis Journal: The tariff bill being practically disposed of the way is clear for some action on the currency question. It is not at all likely that* congress will do anything at this session, but the president ought to send in a special message on the subject, thus putting the question fairly before the country and preparing the way for early action at the regular session of congress in December.

Hartford Courant: The Kentucky Democrats of the old school are true grit. Daniel Boone never faced wild Indian or wild beast more stoutly than they face tho wild Blaekburnites. There isn't a sign of flinching in any of them. They will not give way or give in, Carlisle says, this side of the grave. The:r sentiments as regards the Republican party remain unchanged, as was to be expected, but that should not prevent sound money Republicans from saluting them with hearty respect and good will as they form their square to receive the attack of the inflationists and debt-repuiMaiors.

Chicago Tribune: The promptness with which the government of Morocco has com? to terms in the matter of discrimination against Americans in reference to employment of native help, and has1 promised indemnity to an American firm whose agent has been assaulted and robbed bv Moors, indicates the value of our navy with an ofrtcer of-decision and energy to direct its movements. Admiral Selfridge, at the head of the Mediterranean squadron, appears to have been the right man in the right place, and his vessel appear to have bt*en in the right place also. There only remains the amount of the indemnity to be fixed now, but in the temper of the Moorish government finds itself it is thought that will be settled without further aid from the navy.

Chicago Tribune: One of those revenges which sometimes occur in the game of politics is reported from Washington in the appointment, of a pdstmistres? at Courtland, in the Democratic state of Virginia, by ia| Republican postmaster-gen-eral. The story, as told in a Washington dispatch is as follows: "During the Tyler administration the* president in the course of a trip, picked up a child in his arms and remarked: "That's a bright little boy.' That boy is the present postmaster general. who,"after the advisers of the administration "in state patronage had failed to reach an agreement, settled the postoffice ease for himself." The appointee is Miss Mattie B. Tyler, a grand-daughter of the president who more than fifty years ago thus noticed the postmaster general of today.

Courier Journal: The truth is. Ihe Popu-Iistic-FYee-S!lvercombine is not consistent, jt is perpetually talking about "the money of the'" Constitution." Tet, in the same breath. It insists upon money not authorised by the constitution. The constitution mentions gold and silver only once, when it says that no state shall make anything but gold and silver legal tender for the payment of debts. This Is a restriction on the power of the states, and not a grant of power to the federal government. In spite of it the Republicans made United States notes and subsequently treasury notes* legal tender. This was very improper. very bad finance. Still, the .supreme court sustained the right of congress to do it, and the two kinds of notes mentioned are legal tender, the. Populists insisting on having an indefinite quantity of them added to the present supply. If gold and silverware the money of the constitution, what are the United States and treasury notes? Nickels and coppers being also lirnited legal..tender, why not shinplasters. the money of the people of Italy, Turkey and Spain That is the logic

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Past Four iMti Have Been a Wonderful Debt-Paying Kra West of tin Mississippi.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal. .Washington, July 18.—By all means the most encouraging prosperity story -that has appeared is one embracing reports from banks, loan agencies and large business concerns throughout the length and breadth of the trans-Mississippi territory as far South as' Kansas. The states covered are Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. Without exception the reports dwell on the great liquidation of farm mortgages (not by foreclosure, but by straight payments), the marked improvement in the condition of the agricultural position by reason of the remarkable and general economies they have been practicing for three or four years, and also on account of modernized and more intelligent manage ment of farming lands find the superabundance of loanable funds in every section at prevailing interest rates, being a third to a half lower than they were a year ago. Reports agree that the West and Northwest are more nearly out of debt than they have ever been in their history, and in better shape for substantial and permanent growth from, broad, deep and solid foundations, than ever before.

Washington reports that her fahners will be $10,000,000 better off ai the end of the year than at the beginning, crops being abundant and good crops prevailing. Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, and in fact, the entire country, reports a rparked change for the better in the methods em ployed by farmers and ranchmen in the raising of cattle, resulting in larger profit and more satisfactory business. Iowa suffered a loss of $25,000,000 last year, from hog cholera, but the general tone of advices from that state breathes a spirit of revivified hopefulness, based on a consciousness that actual indications are better. There is a scramble among money lenders for good loans at 6 to 7 per cent and very little money is being placed at 8 per cent, the legal limit.

The loan agents of Sioux Falls, -S» D., all agree that the last four years have been years of wonderful debt paying. D. L, McKinney said that $50,000,000 would just about cover the aggregate of the debt liquidation in that time. When the hard times struck South Dakota four years ago people stopped going into debt, because they could find no one of whom to borrow. Then came an era of close economy, followed by a superhuman effort to get out of debt. For the last two years crops have been good, and fbr the last year have sold for a good price, 'fhp creamery industry has brought into the state $3,000,000 a year, and live stock $25,000,000. It is estimated that in 1897 the product from the South Dakota farms, including the live stock and creamery industries, will aggregate $100,000,000, distributed among 350,000 people.

The mortgage and loan business on farm lands in Minnesota has fallen off more than 50 per cent during the last three years, principally in the last year and a half. Of all the loans that were in existence in Minnesota on farming lands three years ago the various concerns differ slightly on the percentage that has been paid. The lower esti-. mate places it at 10 per cent, and the highest at 25 per cent, while the average seems to be 10 to 20 per cent. This is held by the mortgage and loan concerns to be a wonderful showing when it is taken into consideration what a vast amount of money was loaned in Minnesota during the boom times. It means that that much has been paid back over and above what has been borrowed. There have been practically no foreclosures.

COST OF AN OUTFIT

Here's a Pointer for "Tenderfeet" Going to Alaska,

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San Francisco, July 10.—San. Francisco had a bad attack of gold fever, Friday, when the reports of the rich discoveries in the Klondyke district were read. Hundreds of old miners hunted up the men who arrived on the steamer Wednesday, and obtained facts about the outfit and money needed for tjhe trip. Mr. J. C. Hestwood, who has spent three years in Alaska, gave the best description of the chances for the tenderfoot. He brought out $10,000' as the result of two months' work on his claim, which is about ten miles from Dawson City. Mr. Hestwood said: "To go into the Yukon requires $250 for an outfit and about the same amount in cash. To do anything in mining, except as a day laborer, requires from $5,000 upwards. The rich pay dirt is only struck near bed rock, and this generally lies from eighteen to twenty-five feet below the surface. "The method of mining is to remove the surface mass, which is eighteen inches thick, and then build a fire, which burns all night. In the morning the gravel is thawed down afeout two feet. This is shoveled out and another fire, is built, and in this slow and laborious way the ground is removed to bed rock. This work can be carried on all winter, except when the mercury falls 60 below zero. "Dawson City is a booming town of about 1,000 inhabitants, and is growing rapidly. Provisions were scarce and dear last winter, and all supplies are costly. An ordinary 75cent pocket knife sells for $4, and shoes bring from $6 to $8. Eggs sell readily at $4 per dozen. Flour sold as high as $1 a pound."

Mr. Hestwood showed many small nuggets from the new Bonanza Creek district, where his mine is situated. The gold is the color of brass and is worth $16 to $17 an ounce. It is not as pure as is found elsewhere on the Yukon.

They did not hear of McKinley's election until last June, but Mr. Hestwood says there were few silver men in camp. Some, however, feared that gold would depreciate in value because of the prospective enormous output of these mines

The new camp is peculiar for 8#eral reasons. The prospectors don have a dea:i man even once a week in Dawson City, the headquarters of the camp, because Canadian provincial police do not allow men to carry arms. If miners get drunk and fight they use their fists, and the land laws are so good that no claim jumpiug is possible. Dawson City has now four thousaifd people, and it is expected that two thousand' more will swarm in before siiow flies and the trail f^om Juneau is close 1 for the winter. J. O. Hestwood, one of the miners who

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in extent as the placer mines of the Yukon district. The gold dust which was turned into the Selby Smelting Company's office Wednesday is only a slight indication of what will follow in the near future. The climatic conditions of that ice-bound region are,such, however, that only the very courageous should seek fortunes there. Food is scarce, distances to be traversed are great and the country is inhospitable. "A great many men went into the country poverty stricken last year and came out this spring with thousands of dollars, yet that does not signify that every chu-cbow-ko (newcomer) will be able to do the same.

There is plenty of room there for five tiuu- I candy cathartic, cure

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undergo to reach the El Dorado of the far north, remembering that wealth from mining in that region, as a rule, is more accidental than otherwise."

The stories of returned miners vary only in details. L. B. Rhodes, an old miner, tells the following history of his good fortune:

am locaed on Claim 21, above Dis

covery, on Bonanza creek. I was among the fortunate, as I cleared about $40j.000, bur brought only $5,000 with me. I was the first man to get to bedrock gravel and to discover that it was lined with gold dust and nuggets. Tho rocked was seamed and had V-shaded streaks, caused, it is supposed, by glacial action. In those seams I found a clay which was exceedingly rich in fact, there was a stratum of pay gravel four feet thick upon the rock, which was lined with gold, particularly in those channels or streaks. The rock was about sixteen feet from the surfaco. That discovery made the camp. It was made on October 23, 1896, and as soon as the news srread everybody rushed to the diggins from Circle City. Forty Mile and every other camp in tho district. There was a lack of food. We had nothing but what we sledded from Forty Mile. Flour sold as high as $45 a sack, and shovels at $18 apiece. I invested my money in another claim, a two-thirds divided interest in Claim 23. If I had not bought in I would have brought down at least $25,000, but the investment there is the best security and pays interest from 15 to 25 per cent a yeer."

Fred Price said that there were four miles of good claims on El Dorado creek and ten miles of claims on Bonanza creek. He brought down $5,000 and left $20,000 invested in the gold claim. He warned all prospectors to take full outfits, as there was no credit at the stores, even if a man is starv-

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Paris, July 19.—United States ConsulGeneral John K. Gowdy, who has been seriously ill, is now improving and is able to remove to Plembieres, a health resort, for a change of air.

TIs the Last Rone of Summer.'' New York, July 19.—Mrs. Amelia Kohler, died today at Mt. Vernon. Had it not been for Mrs. Kohler, Tom Moore might never have written "Tho Last Rose of Summer." "V'

The poem waS of her suggestion aftd the. first line was from her lips. She was, early in the century, a close friend of Moore's sister, who kept a private school in London. While walking in the garden of the school with the poet one day, Mrs. Kohler, so the story runs, plucked a rose, remarking: "Tis the last rose o^summer, why not wrltd about it Mr. Moore?"

The incident suggested the thought that was afterwards beautifully woven into verse, and the poem was dedicated by the poet, "To Amelia," which is Mrs.. Kohler'3 first name. Mrs. Kohler's life was of interest in more •ways than this, however, she was 92 years old when she died, and frequently spoke of having seen Napoleon in her girlhood.

Do You Feel Run Down.

If you are miserable, feel run-down and have no energy, take that great invigorator, Dr. John W. Bull's Pills. "Mrs. Jennie Black, of Angola, Ind., writes that many of her acquaintances speak very highly of the pills and so does she. She took Dr.BulPs Pills as a tonic and they did her much good." Dr. JohnW. Bull's Pills (sixty in a box) cost but 25 cts. trial box,10 cts.,at dealers, or by mail. A. C. Meyer & Co., Balto., Md. Leave substitutes alone.

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Wm. Jennings Neukom. 648 Lafayette avenue. Geo. Reiss. Second street and Wabash avenue.

The Fronch.

The French wore first mentioned as the Pranks, a tribe of warlike Germans, in tho northwestern part of the region now known as Prussia. They came into notice about 240 A. D., and with other German tribes Invaded the Roman empire In the fifth oentury and settled in the country now known as France. The word Frank, or Frankman, means freeman. After their conquest of Gaul they named the country Frankenrlo, or Frank's kingdom

Wo have more power than will, and it is often by way of exouse to ourselves that we fancy things are impossible.—Rochefoucauld.

ABOUT PEOPLE.

One of Ihe most remarkable women In Pennsylvania is Mrs. Mary- Ann Cassidy, of Coalport, Clearfield, county, who is now 105 years of age. She was the mother of thirteen boys and five girls nine are living and nine dead. She gave birth to four pairs of twins. Mrs. Cassidy was born in county Fermanagh. Ireland, in 1792, emigrating with her husband and family to this country in 1845.

Many years ago Rev. William Denton used to meet a gentleman at the British museum searching diligently folios of the fathers and other ancient books. "May I ask you," said Mr. Denton, one day, "what work you are engaged in bringing out?" "I!" was the reply: "don't you know who I am? am Spurgeon's man engaged in looking up stories for him in books not generally read or familiar to the public."

Dr. Kandt, a German explorer, has started out to find the ultimate source of the Nile Having the promise of assistance from the Congo authorities when he roaches their territory, he has set out from German East Africa, intending to make his way toi Urundu, Uhha and Ruanda. There he will ascertain the size of Lake Akenjaru, and measure the volume of water in the rivers Kagera. Ruvuru, Nyakirongo and Akeniaru in the dry and wet seasons. He will trace that having the greatest volume to Its source.

The Grand Duchess Sophia of SaxeWeimar left a fortune of $20,0r0.000, beeides her large estates in Silesia and Holland, which bring in a huge income every year. She bequeathed $10,000,000 to her husband, the Grand Duke Charles: $2,500,000 to her daughter, the princess of Reuse, and the remainder is to be divided between her two jrrandsons, the Princes William and Bernard sons of the late hereditary grand duke. Thrf estates are left In strict settlement, the grand duchess having made special arrangements in respect of her landed property In case Prince William should succeed to the Dutch throne, to which he is now next heir.

Queen Victoria has five maids to assist her toilet—namely, three dressers and two wardrobe women. Theftenior dresser, who has been many year a with her majesty, is especially charged with the task of conveying orders to different tradesmenjewelers, drapers and dressmakers. One dresser and one wardrobe woman are in Constant attendance on the queen, taking alternate days.

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Menelek, Prince Henri d'Orleans has left Ethiopia, after two months* stay at Addis Ahaba. to return to France, where he will spend the rainy season, (he cause of the interruption of his journey. The negus has agreed with Prince Henri upon the details of the fresh Journey which he will make in Ethiopia in October next.

When Queen Victoria's state carriage was taken down to Windsor. Just before the lubilee day. for her approval, she remarked that It was "the most uncomfortable carriage she had ever known in her life." Forthwith it was taken back to London, and the carriage builders worked all night making alterations to the seat

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back, and returned It. Then the queen expressed tiarseif completely satisfied.

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HOUSE BATES STOOD,

CONCESSIONS OX BOTH 8IDB8 MADE, BUT HOOSB LARGELY PREVAILED.

Treasury Department's Computation of Duty ou Refined Sugar Shows It to Be a Low One*.,

Washington, July 19.—The tariff bill was pushed through the conference stage today after two hours discussion before the full conference committee, Democrats and Republicans, held in the senate finance committee room this morning. At the outset the Democrats asked until Tuesday morning to go over the report, saying this course was preferable to going over it with the Re publicans. To test this question, Mr. Vest moved an adjournment until tomorrow, which was defeated by a strictly party vote. The Democrats then offered amedments to the report but were met with the statement that it would merely consume time to urge amendments, as they would be rejected.

Representative Wheeler offered amendments placing cotton bagging and cotton ties on the free list also, a substitute proposition for rebates on these articles. These and other amendments were withdrawn, however, as there was no prospect of favorable action on them. Shortly before noon, Mr. Dingley moved that the report be submitted to the two houses. This prevailed by a party vote and the meeting adjourned. There was little clash during the discussion, and the Democrats contented themselves with a protest against the report and tho manner of agreeing to it.

Tho new tariff bill is to become operative immediately after it is signed by the president.

The following Is summary of the changes made by tho conferees in other schedules: The conference reduced the senate ad valorem of 20 per cent on hides to 15 per cent, and added a proviso as follows: "That upon all leather exported made from imported hides, there shall be allowed a drawback equal to the amount of duty paid on such hides to be paid under such regulations as the secretary of the treasury may prescribe."

The changes in tho wool schedule leave the duties on disputed, items as follows: Paragraph 354, the duty on wools of the first class, which shall be imported washed, shall be twice the amount of the duty to which'they would be subjected Imported unwashed, and the duty on wools of the first and second classes, which shall be imported scoured, shall be three times the duty to which they would be subjected if imported unwashed. The duty on W90I3 of third class, if imported in condition for use in carding or spinning into yarns, or which shall not contain more than 8 per cent of dirt or other foreign substance, shall be three times the duty to which they would otherwise be subjected.

The conference restored the house rates on first and second class wool. On wools, and on wools camel's hair of the third class, the value whereof shall be 12 cents or less per pound the duty shall be 4 cents per pound.

On wools, and on camel's hair of the third class, the value whereof shall exceed 12 cents per pound, the duty shall be 7 ccuts per pound.

Shoddy, 25 cents per pound no oils, wool extract, yarn waste, thread waste and all other wastes, composed wholly or in part of wool and not especially provided for in this act, 20 cents per pound.

On yarns, made wholly or in part of wool, valued at not more than 30 cents per pound, the duty per pound shall be two and onehalf times the duty imposed by this act on one pound of unwashed wool on the first class valued at more than 30 cents per pound, the duty shall be three and one-half times the duty imposed by this act on one pound of unwashed wool of the first class, and in addition thereto upon all the foregoing, 40 per cent ad valorem.

On blankets and flannels for underwear, composed wholly or in part of wool, valued at not moro than 40 cents per pound, the duty per pound shall be the same as th6 duty imposed by this act. on two pounds of unwashed wool of the first class, and in addition thereto 30 per cent ad valorem valued at more than 40 and not more then 50 cents per pound, the duty per pound 6hall be three times the duty imposed by this act on one pound of unwashed wool of the first class, and in addition thereto 35 per cent ad valorem.

On blankets, composed wholly or in part of wool, valued at more than 50 cents per pound, the duty per pound shall be three times the duty imposed by this act on one pound of unwashed wool of the first class, and in addition thereto 40 per cent ad valorem.

Flannels, composed wholly or in part of wool, valued at above 50 cents per pound, ha as if an a am

women's and children's dress gooJj, coat liDings, Italian cloths and goods of similar character and description provided* by this act, provided that on blankets over three yards in length the same duties shall be paid as on cloths.

On clothing ready-made and articles of wearing apparel of every description and knitted articles of every description, felts not woven and not especially provided for in this act, composed wholly or in part of wool, the duty per pound shall be four times the duty imposed by this act on one pound of unwashed wool of the first class, and in addition thereto 60 per cent ad valorem

Ambusson, axminster, moquette, chenille, saxony, wilton and tourney velvet carpets, 60 cents per square yard, and Jn addition thereto 40 per cent ad valorem.

Brussels carpets, 44 cents per square yard, and in addition thereto 40 por ccnt ad valorem.

Velvet and tapestry velvet carpets, 40 cents per square yard, and in addition thereto 40 per cent ad valorem.

Tapestry brusseis carpets, 38 cents trble ingrain, three ply and all chain Venetian carpets, 22 cents, and wool, dutch and two ply ingrain carpets. 18 cents per square yard, and in addition thereto 40 per cent ad valorem.

The following Wats substituted for the paragraph on hewn timber: Timber hewn, sided or squared (not less than eight inches square), and round timber used for spars or in building wharves, 1 cent per cubic foot. "V

The paragraph relating to sawed boards and planks was amended by striking out words "white pine," at $1 per 1.000 feeet, and by restoring the bouse rate on all the other Items of the schedule, making the rates 50 cents per 1,000 feet for each side planed or finished, $1 for tongued and grooved and $1.50 if planed on two sides and tongued and grooved. The executive proviso to this paragraph inserted by the senate was changed so as to read as follows:

That If any country or an independency shall impose an export duty upon saw logs, round manufactured timber, stave bolts, shingles, bolts or hewing bolys exported into the United States, or a discriminating charge upon broom sticks or chains used by American citizens in towing logs, Ihe amount of such export duty, tax or other charge as the case raay be, shall be added aa an additional duty to the duties imposed1 upon the articles mentioned in thia paragraph when imported from such country or dependency.

Fence posts are reduced from 20 to 10 per cent ad valorem. The house rata ct

30 per cat «d valaram

is restored OR'casks and barrels, sugar bo* shocks, etc. The homo rate cf two cents per thousand and 15 per cent ad valorem is restored oa toothpicks as is tho house rate of 40 cents per thousand upon butcher skewers.

SILK SCHEDULE.

The conference accepted paragraph 3S9 as amended by the senate with addition of the words "or plush" before ribbons iu the first line, making plush ribbons dutiable at $1.50 per pound, and 15 per cent ad valorem.

The paragraph relating to woven silk fabrics was acccpted as amended by the senate with one exception.

COTTON MANUFACTURES. ParagrapH 332 in relation to cotton thread and carded yarn was amended by the confercncc so as to provide that thread colored, bleached, combed, etc., so as to be advanced beyond, the condition of singles by grouping or twisting of two or moro single yarns, on all numbers pxceedlng twenty and up

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eighty, are made dutiable at 4 of a cent per number per pound and on threads of :ho same class numbered 80. and above 3-10 cent per pound per number. The senate left the house rate of 3-10 of a cent on the first division, and provided an advalorem of .".0 per cent on the second.

In paragraph 320, the senate amendment# are all accepted, except that reducing the rate on cotton suspenders and braces from 45 to 40 per cent ad valorem. The paragraph inserted by the senate (291%) providing for an additional duty of 10 per cent ad valorem on all cotton yarns finer than No. 10 .*!ngla and on all manufacturers made of such yarns was stricken out by the conference.

The following changes were made in tha free list: The provision allowing cattle, horssi, sheep or other domestic animals straying or driven across the boundary line of another country for pasteur purposes to be brought back free of duty, is modified

as to continue this privilege for the specified time of six months.

Tho conference restored iS fhe free list the house paragraph on booKs and engravings imported by authority of the Unitetl States for the library of congress.

The conference reeorcd the house provision dn camphor. The following is the paragraph agreed up-' on anthracite coal in the free list:

Coal, anthracite, not specially provided for in this act, and coal stores of American vessels, but none shall be unloaded.

Following is the paragraph agreed upon on coal tar In the free list: Coal tar. crude, pitch cf coal tar and products of coal tar, known as dead or creosote oil. benzol, etc.

The conference restored raw cotton to the free list. Raw cotton, which the senate made dutia* ble at the rate of 20 per cent ad valorem, was restored to the free list.

Paragraph 21S, relating to cattle, as it passed the senate .was changed somewhat as to rates, $3.75 being fixed as the rate on cattle valued at not more than $14 per head, instead of $3.50, while an ad valorem rate of 27% per cent ad valorem was fixed on cattl« of a greater value, instead of 25 per cent in the senate amendment.

The difference between the two houses on beans was compromised, being made 45 cent* per bushel.

The duty on seeds not specially pVovidei for was made 30 per cent, the senate rate be-_ ing 25 and the house rate 40 per cent.

The senate rate of 30 cents per gallon on still wines containing less than 14 per cenf of absolute alcohol in packages was changed to 40 cents per gallon.

There were comparatively few rhanges ii the sundries schedule. The senate amend, ment on bituminous coals, fixing the rate o( 67 cents per ton, was accepted withoul change.

Reciprocity clause: The reciprocity provisitfh as agreed to bj the conference contains some of the feature* of both the senate and house bills on thii subject. It also contains some retaliatory measures. It sets forth its purpose to be that of "Equalizing the trade of the United States with foreign countries exporting. io this country the following articles: Argols, or crude tartars or wtne lees crudc brandies or other spirits manufactured or Jistilled from grain or other materials champagne or all other sparkling wines, still wines and vermuth: paintings and statuary.

The president is authorized to enter into negotiations or commercial agreements

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which reciprocal concessions may be secured in favor of the products of the UnitM States. He is empowered to suspend by proclamation the duties upon these articles when ever equivalent concessions may be obtained:

The president Cs empowered to revoke the concession when satisfied that the agree ment is not adhered to in good faith by any other country with which an agreement shall have been made.

What may be termed the retaliatory clauso of the provision is that which empowers the president to suspend by proclamation the provisions of this act providing for the free introduction of coffee, tea» tonquin or tanka bags and vanilla bcar.s coming from any country which imposes duties upon products of the United States he may deem to be reciprocally equal and unreasonable.

The president is required to act within two years in securing these reciprocal trade treaties, and tbey are to be submitted to tbe senate for its ratification. Articles are io be reduced to the extent of 20 per cent in these treaties, and the president is specifically authorized to enter into negotiation* which will placo certain articles upon the free list for a specified period of five years.

The internal revenue tax amendment, relating to cigars and cigarettes, made by the senate, was changed to read as follows:

On cigars of all descriptions, weighing more than three pounds per 1,000, $3 pel 1 000 on cigars made of tobacco or any substitute, weighing not more than three pound! per 1,000, $1 per 1,000 on cigarettes made of tobacco or any substitute, weighing mora than three pounds per 1.000, $3 per 1,000 on cigarettes, weighing not more than three pounds per 1,000, $1 per 1,000.

Tho senate amendment providing for a tai on stocks and bonds was stricken out.

Parachute Accident at Puris. Thomas Crinley, from Carbon, Iud.. mide a balloon ascention at Paris, Saturday. Tho ascent was made all right, but whtn he JItemped to descend by the parachute route, the apparatus failed to work. The spectators were horrified to see the man shoot down like a rocket and alight on the top of a brick store building. Strange to say, ho is alive etod hopes are entertained for hia recovery by the physicians.

At the Height of the Quarrel. "It's absurd and it's unfair, Maria, to accuse me of swearing. You never beard me utter a profane word in your life." "You're swearing in your mind right sow, John Billus, and you know it! I can tell it by the blank look i& your face."— Chicago Tribune.

Purgatorial Pills.

The druggist would hardly smile if you asked for purgatorial pills." There are many of tliem. But he would probably recommend a pill that did not gripe a sugar-coated pill, gentle in action, and sure in effect. What are they called

..AVer's Cathartic Pills.. I'