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. „ * ',VJ ". -?" » - , 'i&f ^ * " l-r •*+ •< > ' i - wi , I'""- - " Pledged but to Truth9 to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Pear Shalt Awe." VOL. 13. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1888. NO. 32. PBtUIHKD KVKBT WKDHB8DAT Br - J . V A N 8 L Y K E , - V *»ITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Office in Bishop's Block,! --OKOBITB PHRBT & OVTSH'B OP SUBSCRIPTION. fmefeaf|ln Advance) *1.50 If Not Paid within Three Months 4.00 Suisse fictions received for three or six ••nths in tho same proportion. # M. F. ELLSWORTH, * A TTORNEY at Law, and Solioltor in Oban A eery, Kunda, 111. Kat^s of Advertising1. We announce liberal rates for advertising U the PLAINDEALKU, and endeavor to state them ae plainly that they will be readily un- ieratoed. They arc as foliowa: 1 Inch i»ne year . . . 5W .'* laches one year - 1000 ** Inches one year - - 15 00 if tJehimn one year • - • - SO00 •tf Column «na year- .... 6000 Column one year - ... - 10000 •'no inch means tho measurement of one •oh dewn the column, single column width. Tearly advertisers, at the above rates, have Mid privilege pf changing as often as they ftheese, withewt extra charge. Keg ular advertisers (meaning those having •taading carjre) will be entitled to insertion •flocal notices at the rate of 5 cents per line Meh week/ All others will be charged 10 eeets per'ifte the first week, and 5 cents per lime for each Subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged ftt the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil lype, same as this is set In) the tlrst issue, and Icents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, M inch advertisement will cost 61.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, 92.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAINDEALBB will be liberal in giving •dltorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary ff?n- BUSINESS CAKDS. r» El. T. BROWN, M. D. AN AND SURGE Residence, McHenry, 111. O. H. FEGERS, M, D- TSlOiAN ANI) SURGEON, McHenry, lis. Office at Residence. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. YSIOIA.N AND SURGEON, McHenry, III. Office at Residence, one door West M. E. Church. • BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, 111. Or­ders solicited. Shop, la Old McHenry, inKeiter Block, third door west of Riverside House. Livery Stable. HE. WIGHTMAN, . class rigs, with < tarnished at reasonable rates, ftll kinds done on short notice. Proprietor. First out Teaming of thout drivers NEAR THE DEPOT, ^EST McHENRY, ILL, Keeps < Public a for the accommodation of the lrst -Class Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the best brands of Wibos, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALK'8 IILWAUKEE LAGER BEER. Beer in Largo or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways en hand, cheaper than any other, quail* tjr considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. QOOD &TABL1NG FOR HORSE& Mr-Call and see us. Robert Sohlessle. West McHenry, 111. . -- SiLOON AND RESTAURANT. MoHCNRY, ILLINOIS. BUSINESS CARDS. PAUL BROWN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. U. S. EXPRESS OO.'S Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. ASA W. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW and «ouoitor] ;i* Chancery.--Woodstock, III. MART G. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER, AH king* of Hair Work done in drat class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms st residence, north, east corner of Public Square, McHenry, I1L DRS. C. E. WILLIAMS A DAHLIN. DENTISTS. Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker House, the 10th 11th 26th and 26th of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visits on the fcllowing Monday,and the first day of such visit occurs on Fridaj, I will stay but one day. Unite! States far Claim Agency OF WM. H. COWLIN, Woodstock, - Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against the United States for ex-Sold'ars, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims All communications promptly answered If tosed for i Postage Stamps are end •reply. WM, H. COWLIN, Office at Residence, Madison St., Woodstocs, Illinois. John Neison, ^RACTICAL- --ANti-. Shop at Bishop,8 Old Warehouse near tlie Iron Bridge. McHenry, - Illinois. Having an experience of many years in the business I flatter myself that I cau please all who may give me a call. REPAIRING. Ironing, and all kinds of General Black- smithing done promptly and in a workman­ like manner. My motto will be low prices, good work and done promptly. Give me a call. AIcHenry, Nor. 30th £->-----*-- 1887, SALESMEN WANTED. We are in^vant of a few more good men to canvass for the sale of choice varieties of Nursery Stock. To men who can make a sue- cess of the business we san pay good salaries or commission and give permanent employ­ ment. We have many new and choice spe­ cialties, both in the fruit" and ornamental line, wlilcb others do not handle. Send for our new cBtalopue of greenhouse, bulb and bedding plants mailed free on application. Address at once, with references, L. L< MAY k CO., Nurserymen and Florists, iV7' PAUL, Af/.V.V. Soldiers' Department, OOKTK IBUTD BY WM. H. COWLIN. C-lRi Directory. M'HBITBY POST HA 643. Meets the First and Third Friday evenings of each month. L. B. BKJCKTT, Com. SiomtovD ROST HO 888. MeeU the seoond Fridaj evening of each month. WM. PBAOOCK, Com. WOOMTOOK POST, HO 108. r Meets first and third Monday evenings of each month. Wit. Avaar, Com. WUNDA POST, HO I Meets the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month. WH. BICJTIJB, Com. •ABTABD rOBT, HO 360. Meets the seoona ana tourtn Monday-even lags of each month. I. W. Sbatbbhs, Com. MAKBHOO POST, NA L®. Meets every second and Fourth Friday evenings of each month. B. R. Moaais, Com. WAVOOHDA POST, HO. 369. Post meets everv second and foarth Satur­ day eveningInG.'A. R. Hall, Main 8t. WABRBN E. POWERS, Gem, II PCftlTC AbCll I OS»s"A.Ki:a«r,s Indus, gilt sides and edges, holding 22 pages of Cab­ inet and Card pictures sent for 60 cents, retail price, U.25. A Bed PlMh Photograph AlfcM.8* xio,1* Embossed padded aides, gold edges, extension clasp, holding 32 pages of Cabinet and Card pictures sent for tl.oo, retails for $2-23. Illustrated circulars CBEE Of the above and -- fXSEEVSSB&S: CtaeUumU, Okia, ALBUMS Fiat Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, " McHenry Lager Beer, HLKI1 IftlwaakM BSM, -AND- J. Scblitz Milwaukee Bottie Beer, la any quantity from a Snitz ftlass to 5C0 barrels. AT WHOELSALE OE RETAIL Bear in bottles, kegs or case as •heap as the cheapest. We buy none but the best and JMU at Reasonable Prices. Call and see me and I will aw Stem well. •t ANTONY ENGELN. McHenry, 111., 1886. Overoeats, 1B all the latest stylet, at A Stoffel*. C. G. ANDREWS. CENERAL AUCTIONEER, SPRING GROVE ILL. Sales ot Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most BSAS05ABU RBXS, C. C. Andrews, Spring Grove, 111; Spring Srovo, Sept. 3th, 1885. 11-11-Sm E. LAWLUS, Warrants a Fit or We make Suits to order of the oest Cloths, Foreign or -Domes- tic. 4T THE LOWEST PRICES f hat good Goods can be sold U HE ALSO Cleans and Repairs Clothes Neatly and on short notice. U-iyf Me a. Call E. LAWIM McUeory* Jan - IWk* 4 - W. P. Morse, «f Nundi, was In this city, Monday, calling on frlenda. He Is a candidate for Circuit Clerk, and with the understanding bad at tbe last Caunty Republican convention, big chances are first class for getting the nomination.--Sentinel. Comrade Merte seems to|be tbe gen­ eral choice for Circuit Clark next time and It Is quite evident that there will be no organized opposition to bis nom­ ination in the Republican convention. No one Is more deserving. There is no Danger, "Johnny." "Young Bayonet Points." after retd* ing "Comrade1' Cowlin's continued story ia reference to Andersonville. has concluded to keep out of Ander­ sonville if it Is such an awful place as he describes.--McITenry (Jo. Democrat. There is not the least possible dan­ ger of Youog Bayonet Points ever getting into any place like Anderson* ville. In the first place there Is not one chance in ton thousand of there ever being In existence such another infernal hell upon earth, and if there should be, Young Bayonet Points will never get near enough to the front to be captured. Under the **band wagon" would suit them pretty well, and give them an excellent opportunity to en­ lighten the class who would be likely to keep tbem company on "What I know" of tree trade, Ac.. Alon^\heiSkinnish*Line. It Is proposed to present suitable modtls to the survivors of tbe uferlorn hope* storming party against tbe works at Port Hudson, Junejlfi, 1863. The Grand Army baf purchased from Colonel Robert B. Beath, of Philadelphia, the right to publish the "Graa* Army Blue Book." It is rumored'that an attempt will He made in the Columbus encampment to recognize tbe diftereat aoofeties banded together te assist the Grand Army. Dr, Mary Walker la a candidate for the position of special examiner in tbe pension bureau, Tbe salary and per >Hem allowanoe amounts to about 92,500 a year. Dr. Mary might make a very good special examiner. As she wears pants and is well along in years It would do no harm to give her a cbanee to try her skill. Tbe monument of tbe Sixty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers at Gettys­ burg, to designate the regiment's po­ sition in tbe great battle will be a tall shaft spring! ag from a base contain­ ing tbe State coat-of-arms and a clover leaf to Indicate the badge of the Second Army Corps. The Gettysburg Battle-field Memor­ ial Association has purchased the property on the Faneytown Road, known as Meade's headquarters, and will restore It at an early day to near­ ly the same condition as when occu­ pied by the headquarters of the Army of tbe Potomac during the early days of July, 1863. The G. A. R. Post at Lynn, Mass., Is one of the richest organizations In the Commonwealth, It owns oyer 9100,000 worth of property, 990,000 of which is real estate. It has several distin­ guished sons of Massachusetts as its members, Including Henry Cabot Lodge. A local committee of 137 has been formed at Gettysburg to make prepa­ rations for the reception ot tbe Army of tbe Potomac at that town this year on tbe 25th anniversary of the great victory. At the bead of this commit­ tee is the Hon. Edward McPberson. Many thlogs that tbe soldiers got hold of from the outside were very amusing and bad a wide circulation, know of nothing of this kind that traveled farther or was more keenly enjoyed than the Intercepted love letter of tbe girl down lu Dixie to her Confederate soldier at the front, it breathed the warmest spirit of true love all tbe way through, but the wind-iip was profoundly affecting Here It Is: •TU hard fer you una to live in cam pi, 'Tie hard fOr you uns to fight the Tanks, •Tie hard for we una and yon uns to part, Tor you uns has stolen we uns heart. The finest styles In overseen in this village Besley's West Side Drug Store Tarkisb Towels and bordered linen Haadkerohtefs on our 5 oent counter. •xornx. & BLACK. hanging lamps re at Geo. w. A FARMER OK THE TARIFF. An Article Well Worth Beading by tlie Tiller ot Soil &nd the Wage ",'1 Worker. Protection Keeps Gold and Sfylver in Our Own Coun- try and Assures Good Wages. Interesting Points in Regard to Wool and the Claims of the Small Farmer. XSHSf m OF rfcOTECTIO*. j^fetSihe Chieago Inter Ocean, Feb, 11, *88. TERRA COTTA, 111., "Feb. 6.--2*o the Editor.--Were^oer tarifl abolished, tbe Americtn producers would enjoy tew benefits of our home market That would not be equally open to tlie peo­ ple of every other country. New competition between those governed by similar circumstances may result in good to all concerned, requiring dose application te business and the practice of wise economy, but the conditions of the rapid growth and development of our couutry, the bread field for labor, together with the protective policy adopted by our government In the past, have led to the establishment cf a standard of values for labor and Its product?, with us. so far above that ia mcst other countries, that, while under this pro­ tective policy, we as a people are high­ ly prosperous; and the let of our labor­ ing classes better than that of these iu other lands; were we to desert this policy and adopt that of free trade, or that worse expedient, a tarifl too low to protect, many of our leadingi^indus- tries which new employ thousands of hands and supply millions of dollars1' worth of product to our consumers, without taking any money out of our country, would be drlveuout of exist­ ence by the Influx of low-prised goods from foreign lands; low-prlcea for awhile, but, when we were dependent on our neighbors for supplies, we would not always be in a position to dictate as to prices. GREAT MONOPOLIES AT HOME we can and should control by proper laws rigidly enforced; but to the com­ bination of holders o( goods In foreign countries or to tbe export duties which might be levied by the govern merits of those countries, we would have to submit. The free trader demands tbe right to purchase his goods where (he caa buy the cheapest. President Cleveland in his message says: "Those who tay Imports pay tbe duty charged dpneen into the public treasury," KBI seems muob grieved to add, "buylnwtreat major- Sty of our* cUi*enirMI!ram>y d*rae<stle articles of the same class pay a sum at leas t approximate ly equa l to th is duty to the home manufacturer," or in oth­ er words, he seems to regret that tbe tarifl fulfills its purpose by protecting home produoers. If a father should say to his sen: "I will give you 93 to perform a oer tain piece of work, and you may use the money to buy yourself clothing," the work would be done and the mon&p kept in the same family; but should be employ his neighbor's son to do the same work for 92. the 92 would be tak­ en out of his family, and he would still have to clothe his own boy; so our laboring classes must be clothed, and housed, and fed, and wanned; it they have employment at remunera­ tive wages, tbey support themselves, and we keep the cost of tbelr labor at home, but If we have OUR WORK DONE ABROAD because It is done there more cheaply our money is taken out of our country, and when our Idle laborers bare ex­ hausted their savings tbey must be supported by charity. Now. If one person consumes more than he produces, always spending more money than he receives, he inust at last, exhaust his capital and become bankrupt. So If the people of this country should turn the balance of trade against themselves by tin porting much more than they export, our cir­ culating medium will be drawn from our use much more rapidly than by the present accumulation of surplus rev­ enue in our Treasury, and it will be placed much farther from our reach than are tbe few millions hoarded in the strong vaults at the national capi­ tal. The elect of this continual drain of cash from our shores would soon be seen in tbe scarcity of money hsre, the Increased purchasing power of a dollar and the corresponding reduction in tbe value of property. "But," says one, "would not the re­ duction in tlie value of property re­ move your objection to free trade by reducing our standard of values to tlie level of that of othe' countries?" It would remove the dlflereoce in values, but net tbe objections to sucb a result, nor to tbe policy or free trade. Let us consider how such a general reduction of values would aflect the welfare of tbree different classes in our country, viz., the debtor, tbe cred­ itor, and the ONE WHO WORKS FOR WAGES. Before considering its effect on the debtor let us give some thought to the great number of this class atfll the Im­ portant relations they hold to our bus­ iness world. An investigation of this subject would surprise many by showing the large amount of property that is en­ cumbered by indebtedness and the number of enterprises that are being carried on In part at least by borrow­ ed capital; It would show that this class embraced a great number of the wage earners--laborers wbo bave made partial payments on their furni­ ture or on their homes and are work­ ing hopefully to remove the debt tnat remains, that they may know that the roof which shelters them and their families Is their own; It would show tbat buundreds of thousands of farms are heavily mortgaged, and that each year thousands of these farms are pass­ ing from tbe original holder into the bands of tbe creditor, to be sold again, re mortgaged, and so on from time to time; and it would further show tbat many or onr manufacturers, mining and transportation compantes are op­ erating largely on borrowed capital-- tbe Investigation woald also show tbey as a class were worthy of just consideration--being among our most ambitious, enterprising and hard working citizens, whose efforts add largely to our advancement, but whose own reward is oft-times disappoint­ ment. Each of these debtors has so many dollars and cents to pay-~the general reduction in values weuld not reduce their Indebtednesss one cent; but as prices were reduced, jupt at the same rate would the amount of product re­ quired to pay their Interest ana cancel their debts be increased; then, too, owing to tbe reduced value of their property, and THE GREATER DEMAND FOR MONET. the lender would refuse to advance so <|ueh as formerly on the same security and when his money was due would require part payment or foreclose ifti claim. Theu It Is plainly seen tnlt tbe change which oppressed the bor­ rower, would, by increasing the pur­ chasing power of a dollar, add to the wealth of the creditor. The capitalist should have all of his rights protected; but it is no Injustice to demand that the conditions of trade shall remain as favorable for the borrower as when these contracts were made. Class leg­ islation should not be tolerated on either side; but when changes »re made especial care should be taken hat tbey do not give the strong more power to oppress the #eak. To that portion of the wage earners who owe no debts, could their employ­ ment remain uninterupted, and the re­ duction in their wages be so properly adjusted as to exactly offset the reduc­ tion in the cost of their living expens­ es, the change would be of less impor­ tance ; but when we consider the de­ moralization in business which must ensue, caused by failures, the closing of factories, and the geueral abandon­ ment of contemplated improvements, we know tbat many must be thrown out of work for an indefinite time, to say nothing of that dissatisfied class who are always clamoring for an ad­ vance in wages, but who are never willing to submit ttf a reduction uuder any circumstances; to these this Mate of affairs would afford A FRESH EXCUSE for Inciting their followers to strikes and riots; and here let me remonstrate against that statement in the Presi­ dent's message that: "The profits atlll remaining to the manufacturer after a necessary re­ adjustment should furnish no excuse for the sacrifice of the interests of bis employes either in their opportunity to work or in the diminution of their compensation." Now, what reasona­ ble excuse does there exist tor radic­ ally changing a polley that has proved so beneficial as has this of protection? It may have enabled some to make more than a reasonable profit; but the competition between the different parties engaged in the production of a gieat staple in a country so large as ours, If kept frefe from the control of trusts--a new name for monopolies-- would be sulHoleVt to pre­ vent tlie extortion of unreasonable profits from the purchaser, while the comparatively similar conditions un­ der which they are placed gives each a mere equal chance for buccess than were the people of the whole worl l acting under different necessities or advantages thrown Into direct compe­ tition to grind each other to a lower and lower condition. In speaking of monopolies 1 think I am safe ia saying that all of the unreasonable profits ever secured as a result of our tarifl sink into insignificance when com­ pared with tbe extortions which have been perpetrated under tbe oloak of our patent laws. But to return to that part of this article where we spoke of tbe nccessi ty of keeping tbe balance of ttade in our favor. If we protect enough o( those industries which are best suited to our resources to give employment to all, we will yet bave to buy many things of foreign production; and to pay for these we must export an equal value of our own products--and in ad­ dition to this we must export enough to pay the Interest or dividends on all foreign capita) invested in this couu­ try; for although K THE INTEREST AMD DMJPENDS are not all regularly withdrawn from our country--being re-invested here for a time--they are a part of our ex­ penses whicb we should make provis­ ion to pay. Now it is evident that of these arti­ cles of export we must produce a sur­ plus at a cost that will allow the pro­ ducer to sell them In tbe markets of foreign countries--some of which pro­ tect their home proJucers by a tariff. Now. occasionally some free trader will cite a case where a protected man ufacturer sells a portion of bis goods abroad at a price lower than that he demands here, shewing that the tariff In his case enables him to exact a greater profit at home than he is content to take abroad. This shoald be investigated and tbe cause or com­ plaint removed; but these cases are rare, and impossible la the case of the staples of the country except by some great combination for a limited time. As soon as we have a large surplus of an article which must find a market abroad, the price which that surplus will bring in tbe foreign market prac­ tically determines the value of the entire product here; for Instance if the price of wheat advances or recedes in England, the price of wheat in this country undergoes a similar change whether It be for export or borne use; therefore a tariff on an article of which we export the surplus, is prac tlcilly of no eflect, and yet President Cleveland says: "The duties now levied upon for­ eign grains and products aro called protection to these home manufac tures, because they render it possible for those of our people who aro manu facturers to make these taxed articles and sell them for a price equal to that demanded for the imported goods tbat have paid customs duty." Since the producer of these articles of export cannot be benefited by a tarifl on his products, and further, as he supplies THE PRODUCER OF PROTECTED GOODS with bis product at a price regulated by the low standard of values of tbe other countries, and since he must buy of tbe protected producer such articles of his manufacture as he needs to con sume at the price which the tariff ena­ bles the protected producer to demand --It Is evident that a spirit of fairness should govern the selection of those article* to be protMted, and all* (he extent to which their values maybe raised. Now it so happens that of all the many million dollars'1 worth of our exports, by far the larger part Is fur­ nished bv one class of producers-- namely, the agriculturists. By their labor is produced the cotton and to­ bacco, the wheat and coin, the beef and perk, the butter and chee-e, and many other articles of less importance; and it seems reasonable that the re­ sources of this department, on which so much depends, should be fostered and Its prosperity desired by all. Every one who is acquainted with farming knows that one ot the most important requirements to success is to maintain tbe fertility of the soil; and this can be done in no other way so practically as by the keeping of live stock--while the raising of grain will, if exclusively followed, in time impoverish the best of land. For this reason many farmers keep more stock than they otherwise would--even bringing their .grain from the newer West. Now our beef, pork and dairy products are among the articles of which wo export large quantities; hut of wool, our sheep ONLY PARTIALLY SUPPLY the home demand, enough being !m* ported to make np tbe deficiency. President Cleveland says in his mes­ sage : The duty on tbe grade of imported wool which these sheep yield is 10 cents each per pound if of the value of 30 cents or less, and 12 cents If of the value of more than 30 cents." And further on he says: "Reasons are suggested why the re­ moval or reduction of'this duty should be lucluied in a revision of our tarifl laws." If we accept the estimate that our 4heep shear six pounds per bead, and allow 3') cents per pound, which is more than it brings tbe producer, we have 91.80 as tlie price of one iheep's wool; and when we remember there, are 365 days In a common year, we find that the farmer receives less than half a cant per day iu wool for feeding and bousing each sheep, to make up for losses, to pay for the shearing and for the use of the money invested. If any other argument than this is needed to prove tbat the profits on wool producing in this country are not unreasonably large, one is found in the fact that while our farmers pro* duce a surplus of nearly all other sta­ ple agricultural products, they come far short of supplying the home de­ mand with this; and yet these returns the President proposes to reduce by the removal or the reduction of the tarifl on imported wool. There are many reasons why the wool industry should be fostered In this country. «Ve have much Btony, hilly land, bet­ ter adapted to sheep raising than any other purpose; and there Is no other kind of stock which will Increase the jfertility of the soil on which It is kept iso rapidly as this. Kept in small flocks they are utilized to clean out small enclosure* anil JLO keep down weeds after 'flio stiic&tfifr wr|ifc"iW re­ moved; beside, if the farmer keeps a part ot each kind of stock, should dis­ ease attack ono kind, it is not so bad for blm as if he had no other. Then, too, THE CABE OF SHEEP Is nHM%%onvenlent for somo persons than that of any other kind of stock, belug quiet and easily handled; among our small farmers are many of advanc­ ed age, whose entire Income scarce exceeds 9200 fer the year; keeping sready help on these small farms is with them out of the question, and it is not uncommon to find those whose hands, from accident or other causes, have become so crippled or weakened as to unfit them for the care of a dairy; ro many of these, their smill flocks ot sheep, their poultry and their gardens constitute the chief source of revenue; again, were the farmers assured of protection to an extent which would enable them to produce wool at a rea­ sonable profit, an extent which does not exceed that asked for by every protected producer for his products, tills iudustry would soon advance so as to nearly supply our home demand; thereby keeping millions oi dollars in our own country, which must other­ wise be paid out for imported wool, at tbe same time tending to so diver­ sify our agricultural products as to somewhat reduce the surplus of other articles--thus aiding to maintain the demand and steady prlce6 for our ex­ ports. To quote once more from the Presi­ dent's message, in speaking of the farmers, he says: *'Tbey of course are not reminded tbat the farmer wbo has no sheep Is by this scheme obliged in his purchases of clothing and woolen goods to pay a tribute to his fellow farmer." Now, doubtless there are some farmers who take till! view of the question; for instance, a dairyman or beef producer may say: "Oh, well, so far as I am concerned, the tarifl on wool does me no good. I do not keep «beep'; in fact It would be better for me if wool were free, for I have to buy woolen goods, and tbe tarifl makes tbem dearer," But It Is a fact nevertheless, that A PROPER TARIFF on wool would protect the dairyman and beef producer as a tariff on his own product can not--not by keeping foreign beef and dairy products out of the country, but by devoting u-illions of acres of our land to sheep raising, which, were our wool tudustry de­ stroyed, would be turned to the pro­ duction fif beef, butter, cheese, grains, and other products, thereby increasiug the surplus of those articles. Now when we give the claims of the farmer fair consideration, we see no just reason why any one who advocates the principle of protection, or who asks it for his own benefit, should be unwilling to grant the same advan­ tages to the wool grower; or why the free traders should single out this in­ dustry as their especial object of at tack. I say no just reason--but doubt­ less the free traders regard this as the most favorable point at which to assail our entire protection policy- first, because most of tho states largely engaged in wool growing belong po­ litically to the party which favors pro­ tection; and by antagonizing their interests they run less risk of losing electoral votes whicb otherwise might be theirs than woald they were they to as vigorously attack tbe leading in­ dustries of some of the so-called doubtful states; then again, can they Induo* oUxtr lnt«r*«l»--such a* tfe* woolen manufacturers, iron manufac­ turers. and others, to assist in carrying out this part of their programme, or to stand idly by and see it oonsummat- mated, in the belief that tholr bus* icess may thereby escape moleetatloa, they doubtless hope to so dlsgtwt largo numbers of the farmers with the ap­ parent unfairness of tbe workings of protection, tbat they will turn again** that policy; and that their lafilMOoa may be used, later on, to assist in.>oar- f$M^g out their entire plan. ^ ~ • JOHN H. GKAOX* A "Wonderful Memory. Still anothef Smith is he who oeciiK pies a place in\ the document-room of the Senate, ana.is known as the man with the phenomenal memory. He can tell from memory the exact vm- ume in which any bill or resolution gassed by Congress may be fonad. [e scarcely ever refers to his index, and-then only when minor cases ot a private nature are inquired after. There is a tradition among the okt newspaper men that Smith was sud­ denly taken sick some ten years ago and that the trouble soon assumed the shape of a fever and attacked his head. The solicitous Senators insist­ ed on daily reports of his condition from the q'uiet little country house * few miles from Washington. For many days, as the disease gained on him, it seemed dubious for Smith and his cyclopedic brain, and corres; m ingly for the public men who de, ed upon his ready stock of knowledge. But the clouds broke at last and he !»• gan slowly to mend. It was a balmy morning in May when Amzi returned to his old desk, and among the first to test the brain of the convalescent maik was Senator Windom. "Amzi," he said, "is there any doo» ument which will give me any infor­ mation as to the Mendocina Indian Reservation P" Amzi squinted at the ceiling a few seconds longer than usual, pulled meditatively the front lock of his hair, while his assistants gathered about in sympathetic suspense, and then sud­ den ly, as if catching the spirit of re­ vival borne in through the window* on the blossom-laden air, broke ont with: "Why, yes; it was in the Fortieth Congress, second session. And I think you will find it in Vol. 1 of House Mis­ cellaneous Documents, No. 145. A search of the document proved the correctness of Amzi's statement. Though nearly ten years had passed since the document was issued Amzi Smith still remembered its number and what it contaii|ed.--Nashville Amori* con Washington Letter. A Trick ot Oriental Servant*. " A lady in Brooklyn has.had a singu­ lar experience. She engaged a Japan- «se servant to do up-staiiis work. He ' in the aftertufen, was all bows and smiles, and at dinner that evening waited on the table in excel­ lent style. The lady thought she had a jewel of a servant. After dinner he requested to be allowed to go to New York to see about some clothes. He went, and that was the last seen of Jap No. 1. She tried another, with the same result. A third was tried.. He staid two days, and then left early one morning before breakfast. The lady was nonplused over the mattev. Sho told a friend who had been in Sim Francisco the circumstances. Thi* friend said that the housekeepers there had found that when a Cliinesfe ser­ vant left a place he didn't like hn would put some mark, usually of a character so slight as not to be no­ ticed, on the .kitchen wall. The next one, of course, would see it, and thn* learn what his predecessor thought of the place, and act accordingly. The first servant she employed didn't like the situation for some reason, and so left the place and probably his mark. The others saw it and left on account of it. The lady says she is through with oriental servants.--.New York Sun. A police court at Vienna, Austraia. had a case of unusual atrocity to deaf with. A porter and waiter at the Hotel Victoria had pushed a cat into n pipe. The tube was so narrow t.hut the body of the poor beast nearly filled it and the cat could not move. In that position, the two men potlred boiling water into the pipe, slowly boiling the poor creature to death. The fearful cries of the tortured animal %t last attracted attention, and the two scoundrels were taken before the magistrate. Tbe Days When Bachelors Wmtk Taxed. i--1 A Spartan law forbade marriage un­ til men and women arrived at their full strength, and there was an Athen­ ian regulation that men should not marry until they were 35. The Athen­ ians at the same time favored married men, giving them the preference when vacancies occurred in official life. The Romans did the same. They would help a married man so far that if he had not reached the age limit assigned for a position as many of the years were dispensed with as he had child­ ren. These favors did not altogether succeed as a marriage bait The young men of the Empire had at one time. In fact, to bo forced as well as bribed into marriage, the Censors going far as to insist on all the bachi' pledging themselves on oath to m: within a given time. Penalties in addition laid on celibacy, and thi and other disabilities on the single men were not removed until the time of Constantino. Taxes on bachelors have been imposed by many nations, including our own; but no more re­ markable law on the subject was ever passed than that by the local author­ ities of Eastham, iu Massachusetts, ia 1695. In that year these functionaries passed a law to the effect that evwqr unmarried man in the township should kill six blackbirds or three crows yearly while he remained single, and that as a penalty for disobe r̂ing tbe order he should not <jet married, and no one should marry him until he had destroyed the numbers of birds he ws% « w • -+ % 1* •. ...r F. •" »r • i'-istf. .-V" v*;X -i II