Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-01-20

o SHokL cHAPTER ON TARIFFs.-The wing tariff
O, 1917 during the last year of its operation, Weld
eu ABOUT S2l,OoO 600 revenue The present demo.
cratic tariff, adopted in 1885, produced s5s e31 ss5
during the fiscal year ending on the Both June last
showing difference of about $38 600 900 in favor
OF the latter. Under the former, in time Of neace
the government got badly into debt and an attemnt
10 hegolia'e loan TO meet its liabilities sgnalIy
lalIed' mere being no bids for it, except at heavy
discount. Under the latter successful FOREIGN war
mas been prosecuted, resulting in a large and i'm
mehSely valuable acquisition of territory Loans
nave been negotiated at high rate of premium and
all the liabilities of the government promptly met
AT the present time, there is large surplus in the
treasury, and the bubble debt incurred during the
war, is being rapidly paid off But what is of far
more Importance, perhaps 10 the great mass of con-
sumerS, is the fact, that all the articles which enter
into general use and consumption, are imported at
much lower rates of duty under the present tariff
than under the Wing tariff of 1912 thus enablin o
me consumer 10 purchase the article at so much less
cost And IN view of the large surplus in the trea-
sury, which is constantly accumuIating the Secreta
ry OF the Treasury, in his recent report recommends
placing upon the free list many articles now paving
duty, some of which are largely used bv manufac7
lurers and others, articles of prime necessity used
and consumed by every family reducing their cost
just SO much as they now pay duty. These practi-
Cal facts are worth all the theoretical essays ever
published about - protection of home industry" "de
veopment of the resources of the country" home
competition; and similar whig twattIe which simply
means protection to few wealthy manufacturers, at
The expense of the tong millions of consumers
MRS. PARTINGToN IN THE LEGIsLATURE.-'' So YOU
are going to qualify the governor, said Mrs. Part
Ington as she reached over the railing in the senate
chamber and addressed the member who sat nearest
| to her. He assented. "Well,' said she with a
broad look at the Bennington drum and gum think
would have been good deal better if you had seen
that he was qualified aforehand. There was wis
! dom equal to four of Websters comprehensive die.
! tionaries in her look she said this
jolly OLD &" BRICK. "--Cymon of the Boston Post,
tells story of staunch old pillar of the church. in
New York. who having imbbed too freely during his
new years calls, was reeling homeward as happy as
harlequin singing snatches of his Bachanalian
verse; occasionally dofing his antique tile, and
huzzaing in the most patriotic manner, when he met
one of his brother churchmen, who expressed his
surprise at such an exhibition upon which the Jolly
old - brick" replied
| " You see-hc-broher the fact is, that have
worshpped the Lord, faithfully and true for the last
| ffy-hic-years; so thought that would-hic-
take day to myself"
JUVENILE AMER1cA-In President Aliens lecture
before the Mercantile Library Association in Bos,
ton, on Monday evening, he alluded to Young Amer
lea in the following style:
| ''Our children show extraordinary precocity.-
The Miss drops the bib in the evening" and dons the
bodice in the morning, and the belle makes but a
| single Jump from the cradle to the cotlion, from
pap 10 the polka. Inc Doy--Dut we nave no boys
now-young gentleman is the word-feels nsulted
if he is met in the street, and not called Nster'--
He goes from the baby cap to the beaver, and in
| twinkling from peanuts to politics. He finishes his
education at IA, goes into business at l8, marries
at 90, and is bankrupt at 21.'
Calico is great promoter of laziness. If young
men wish to accomplish anything of moment, either
with head or hand they must keep clear of the in
stution entirely A pair of sweet lips, pink waist
and pressure two of delicate hands, will as
much unhinge three fevers, the measles a
large-sized whooping cough, pair of lock- jaws
several hydrophobas and the doctors bill 1t is an
! Exchange says this-we wouldn't of course.