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eided thai civilized ways would be in
convenient to him, and has therefore
shut Morocco up As closely as he
can against the Entertainments Of
the civilized world. One year, when
the country was blessed by splen-
did crop of wheat, eagerly sought for by
European buyers, this Moorish despot
raised the export duty to such a point
that the surplus grain rotted in the barns
of its owners.
There are no rights which She people
have that the Sultan respects, and Nor
Deco is to-day, says writer in the Cos
mopoIitan, one thousand years behind
the times in methods and morals.
If the Sultan wants any of the prop
erty of his subjects he takes it without
q moments warning. II the luckless
possessor OF good farm or handsome
horse is not willing to relinguish it ut
the first intimation that the Sultan would
some fictitious accusation and put to
death, or at any rate whipped until he
turns the desired property over to the
imperial rascal, when he is allowed to
go on his way beggared man, and in
all probability n cripple for life.
So keen is the scent of the Emperor
and his officers after property of every
kind that his subjects are universally
compelled to live in state of apparent
poverty, abstaining from the luxuries of
life not only, but even fromits comforts,
unless they can secure the protection of
some foreign power through its consul,
or ally themselves in trade with some
foreigner toward whom the Sultan will
not dare to use high-banded measures.
Thus the merchants OF Tangier, who Sc
bazaars are full of tempting fabrics, act
AS the resident agents of some foreign
house, or else are under the protection
of one of the foreign consuls, each of
whom is entitled by law to certain
number of proteges, or clients, among
the native subjects, whose goods are
thus protected from seizure.
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On Hallow Fen tine students in o
Pennsylvania college connected tin
horns with the steam radiators in their
rooms, and at given signal turned on
the steam. All the region was in de-
spair until it occurred to the ianitor to
shU. OFF the steam in tho basement.
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His wife and two children had every
advantage that wealth and rank could
afford. \ few years ago he died, when
the Sultan seized every bit of property
that could be found and turned the
wife and children out from under their
own roof. To-day they are paupers,
sleeping in the streets of Tangier and
begging their bread from door to door.
The Government is legally entitled to
the property of any man who dies with
out children. the widow havic5 no
rights whatever. An incident thu. hap
pened not long ago Will illustrate the
workings of this law. A slave, who was
digging a well, was crushed by the cav
ing in of the sides. With chivalry in
strong contrast to their financial mean
ness, several Moors attempted a rescue
and los. their own lives in the effort. A
few hours after the accident the Govern
ment officials visited the miserable hovel
of the unfortunate slave and found there
ncwly-born baby-born since its
fathers death. On the ground that the
slave had no child at the time of his de-
cease, the officers insisted upon turning
the sick woman and child into the street
and seized the straw bed and few worth
less effects that constituted their whole
property. Fortunately, there were for
eigners residing in Tangier who inter
fered and were able to delay eviction
for day or two till tho mother could be
turned into the street without the risk
of immediate death.
A thief-not an officials punished
by ha-ing his hand cut off at the wrist,
which is plunged into a pot of boiling
pitch, in order to cauterize the wound
and prevent fatal bleeding. The basti-
nsdo is used on the slightest provoca-
ton. Not long ago TIE keeper of the
prison was asked by an American tray
eller, whom for some reason he was
anxiously to please, what this punish
ment of the bastinado was like. The
answer was that he should see for him.
self. In q few minutes man was
brought in, fastened to the floor face
downward, and terribly beaten upon the
uptnrned soles of his bare feet. The
screams and entreaties of the poor
wretch were so heartrending that our
countryman interfered and begged for
mercy, when the punishment was i'm
mediately stopped.
"What has this man done." said he to
the officer.
Nothing. was the reply.
"Then what are You whipping him
forl" was the amazed question, which
was answered in tone of equal aston
ishment:
why, didn't you ask to see a man
bastinadoed!
They had gone into the street, seized |
a passer-by and severely whipped an in
offensive man merely to crafty the |
curiosity of an amiable foreigner.
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To the Editor:-Flease inform your readers
that / have . positive remedy for tho above
named disease. BY its timely use thousands OF
hopeless casss have been permanently cured.
shall he glad to send two hotties OF my remedy
FREE To any Of your readers wEo have con-
sumption il they will semi me their Express
and 7. U. address. Respectfully,
L. A SLOCCM. NC. Isl Pearl St, n. Y.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has affirmed
that drunkenness Is no excuse for crime.
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How does the sailor know there is a man in
the moon? Because he haa been to see seal
and states that whenever he has a cough or
cold he takes Tayior's Cherokee Remedy OF
Sw"e Gum and Mullen.
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THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO.
An Avaricious Autocrat Who Has
No Regard for His Subjects-His
Dastardly Deeds of Cruelty.

.,Y HAssAN, the au-
tocrat of Morocco,
believes that he is
the embodiment of
the state, and that
the people must ac-,
cept his caprices IS
law and bow to the
inevitable. He de-
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The last Governor
of Tangier was an
able official, who
took good care of
imperial interests
and who was also an
honest and cour-
teous gentleman,
trusted and loved
IL -
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ynpt0ms-NIoisture; intense itching and
stingiuy: worse by scratching. II allowed To
continue tumors form. which often bleed and
MENT stops the itching and bleeding. heals Ill
crraiion, and in many cases removes the tu-
mor,. Equally rfficacious in curing all Skin
Diseases DR.SWAGSE & son, Philadelphia.
Sent b. mail for JOcis. Also sold by druggists.
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Dir. Rell and Thomas Edison are going to la,:
to decide who invented the monograph.
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John z. SEGAR, of M1lenbeck, Va, writes:
my wife had been suffering for two or three
years with female weakness, and had paid
out one hundred dollars to physicians with
out relief. She took DIR. Picrces Favoritc
Prescription and it did her more good than
all the medicine given to her by the physi-
ee years they had been practicing upon her."
, Mrs. GEORGE MERGER, of Westheld, N. T.,
rhea, bearing-down pains, and pain contin-
ually across my back. Three bottles of your
Favorite Prescription restored me to per-
feet health. / treated with DIR. -, for
nine months. without receiving any benefit.
,ription' is the greatest earthly boon to US
en-"
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ENGLISH pelerincs or shoulder capes
of fur are immensely popular.
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a m TF5s
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gratitude for the nesmabe boon OF health which been
Threw AWAY a, ,, ia;
HER l Pellets dm doing work, and have been
4 u-u / for some time / have had TO employ help for
Spp0p1Ep about sixteen before commenced taxi
l wv SuIeIh ing your medicine have had to
. supporter most OF the time; this havo laid
aside, and feel well did,"
IT WoRKs ssS Prescription
WONDERS ~ T5Ss. several bot
gained my health wonderfully to the astonish
ment of myself and friends be feet al
attending to the duties OF my household.
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| JEALOUS
| Doc1oRs.

Of money but recoved sstng benefit At last my husband
Recaus nas naded snsins 1Sem and the doctors aid
they would do good. finally told my husband that II
he would of your medicines, would them
against advice Of physician He six bottles Of the
'Favorte Prescription bottles of Discovery
ten dollars took three bottles of Discovery and four Of
Favorite Prescription and have been sound
then the balance Of the medicine 70 sister who
troubled In the she cured herself short
time. have not had to take medicine for almost
four years."
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poor suffering women"
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g PHYSICIANS.
FAILED.

Alone began taking Dr. Perces Fayorite Prescription and
using the local
Medical Adviser commenced improve
months perfectly and have
wrote letter TO family briefly mentioning how
70 any one writing me for them aud enclosing stdpedn
veopc for ep have received hundred letters
In reply have described and the treatment used
many have received second letters Of thanks stating that they
SO required for the Medical Adviser applied
local treatment fully and plainly laid down
NM halter readv
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A Marvellous Cure Mrs.. G. F. SPRAGUE.
Of Crystal, Mich, writes: 81 was troubled with
womb for seven years, so had to keep my bed
for O good part OF the time. i doctored with an
army OF different physicians, and spent large sums
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Mrs. z. F. MORGAN, of No. II Lexington St.,
East Boston, MdSs.. says: "Fivo years ago
was dreadful sufferer from uterine troubles.
Having exhausted the skill of three ply
sicians. I vAs completely discouraged. and so
weak I Could with difficulty cross the room
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clans during the thrc
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-23
MICHIGAN POLITICS.
Where the Grand Cause Of Tariff Reform
IL Making Big Strides.

Where the Grand Cause OF Tariff Reform
IL Making big strides.
Mayor l. Nj. Weston, of Grand Rap
ids, chairman of the Michigan Demo-
cratic State Committee. was in New
York the other day, and at the Demo
cratic National headquarters reported
his State in admirable condition politi-
cally. He said the idea of reducing
the tariff taxes on the necessaries OF
life is popular one in Michigan. The
people begin to realize the startling
fact that is costs Michigan six times as
much to pay its annual Federal tariff
tax rs it does to run the entire State
Government.
The farmer remembers the war
PERIOD" said Mr.. Weston, "when
wheat was 1925 per bushel, and he
put just seven bushels into the wagon
when he had to buy $3.50 suit oil
clothes. Now, with wheat Is cents,
he has to put twenty-one bushels in to
get the same, or Il very little better suit.
He gets inquisitive and finds the old
war tariff tax of 81 per cent. still stand
ing on wooden goods, which is mainly re.
sponsible for the big hole made in his
wheat bin. / also find that since the
war, when every thing that is to be
sold has declined so to 200 per cent.
and all that is being consumed is being
held up to approximately war prices
by a ruinous tariff tax, the amount oil
mortgages on Michigan farms has been
STEADILY and regularly increasing until
they have reached The frightful aggre.
,a.e Of :37, a5i,e7e. according 70 the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-23
OF the State Commissioners

last report Of the State Commissioner
OF Labor.
Again. in my city," continued the
mayor, I'VE have forty-two furniture
factories, employing ten thousand
men. whose products are shipped to
almost every country in the civilized
world. Not the slightest protection
is furnished them by the tariff tax.
But on the lumber, plate-glass, marble,
metal trimmings and upholstering
goods used. the factories pay very
heavy import duties, and when a
workman wants new suit OF clothes
he finds it takes just twice as many
days work to buy it as it did during
the war.
Il tell you the owners and employees
OF these factories, as well as the farm
ers, are coming over to us by the thou
sand, and when asked to stand by the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-23
CHAPTER XIV.


10 that no gathered the red ore and precious
stones,
What has man ever cared for hearts that
beds
Nhsf has he rocked Of altars oyerihrowp:
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self thought so when he wrote his
paris message" in which he said,
speaking OF the whisky tax, that it
involved a moral question, and that SO
long as there was whisky to tax he
would tax it, Mr.. Blaine was right,
and he was right when he said that to
remove the tax on whisky would be to
increase its consumption enormously.
This is what the Republican party pro-
poses to do. It says to the American
people: 1--WE will keep up the tax on
the thread and needle OF the poor
woman who is paid starvation wages
for making shirts; upon the slate
pencils of the little children; upon the
shovel and pick and red shirt Of the
poor fellow who lives upon what
wouldn't be enough to keep a self
respecting horse; upon lumber and
hardware and crockery and glass
and wool and salt-in short. upon
every thing that the people need,
but we will do all that we can to in
crease the consumption Of whisky
enormously and SO to increase vice
and misery, and poverty and crime, and
insanity and death among the people
OF these United States
That is the issue. There is no get
ting away from it. Mr.. Harrison him.
self has expressed fear lest coats should
get to be too cheap. As an "unin-
structed political economist" he can
not favor cheap coats. Free and cheap
whisky is more to his taste. Such be-
ing the case it is certain that neither
that wretched thing, State pride,
nor social, or business, or religious
pressure can influence the people oil
Indiana to give their Endorsement to
the monstrously cruel and wicked plat
form upon which the Republicans
must fight this campaign. Harrison
personality is. relatively, very small
factor in the problem. He is the free
whisky candidate, and vote for him
means vote for free whisky. He
must stand upon his platform. 1t il
impossible to disassociate one from the
other. The man who attempts to
make the distinction is simply trifiine
with his own conscience. We have nc
doubt that upon this issue Indiana will
be carried by the Democrats. We be.
lieve it, because we know that her
people are an honest, moral, tenn.
perate, God-fearing people, and tina,
they always vote their convictions.
II they do this in this campaign-as
they will-they will make it impos.
sible for Mr.. Harrison's political
friends to redeem the pledges that they
made at Chicago.
Down with monopoly taxes!--In.
diandpolis Sentinel.
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CLOTHES VS.. WHISKY.
Tho Issue Between the Two Partfe
stated In . Few Simple Words.

Tho Issue Between the Two Parties
Stated In . Few simple Words.
The issue between the two great
parties in this campaign ID SO simple
that child can understand it Cheap
clothes vs. cheap whisky. That is all
there is of it. The Democratic party
favors cheap clothes, the Republican
party favors cheap whisky. The DEM
ocratic party opposes cheap whisky;
the Republican party opposes cheap
clothes. Stated thus plainly it will be
seen that the question is not political
or an economic net II moral one.
Whatever a mans views may be about
protection and free trade he must, ii
he have ordinary sense or honesty,
own that the tax on whisky, which the
Republicans propose to repeal, is a
most righteous tax. Mr.. Blaine him
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-23
LIES DAY.

Into the field of life We pass
At early morn. The jeweled grass
With sunbeams kissed spreads ut our feet
And youth. like morn. all pure and sweet
And bright Is filled with rosy dreams:
While in the purple heavens CLEANS
The star OF fortune and OF fame.
And in It's light we read IL name
y dream. most sweet. II Is our own:
More glorious still, Ii shines alone.
The sun speeds on: the star no moro
IL seen. IlluSIse dreams are Ger.
Fortune and fame So coy and ieet ]
But mock our weary. way worn feet:
Ambitions farcst prize has flown:
name appears. but not our own.
What have VIC then for all our palms,
For all our prayers Are there no grains
of good to show Has all been lost
In that our cherished plans are crossed,
And diSsipatea each fond dream
As snow-fakes melt within the stream?
All. no, See how our souls arc filled
With wealth of harvests we have titled:
With. meekneSs. patience, love and truth
BEST springs of everlasting youth:
Bright jewels of the crown within;
Ripe fruit of life's sharp discipline:
On which there dawn> the twilight gray
OF day that dies not with the day.
George ". Crafts. IN Current.
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war taxes. even to the extent of CHEAP
whisky and oleomargarine, they shout
Rats! with a vigor that is appalling tc
Republican campaign committees. ~
Cor. Chicago Times.
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TO BE CONTINUED. !

1t is told of Cassius M. Clay that no
was once present ut convention where
the qualities of the Short-horns of Ken
lucky were discussed, and he was asked
how much milk these Short horns gave.
He was entirely taken back by the ques-
ton. The idea of its being matter of
information how much milk cow gave
seemed to strike him rs something en-
tirely new. He hesitated. but soon re.
covered himself, and said he did not
know exactly. but was quite sure, in
fact he WAS positive. that he had known
them to give as much a. half 4 bushel.
Chicago Journal.
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CHAPTER yIH-CoSrrSrEp

PUBLISHED BY PERMISSION OF J. E. DowNBY
4 Co.. PUBLISHERS, CHICAGO.
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The Republicans are laying much

II ne hepubllcahs are laying much
stress upon the fact that MIR. Blaine
has promised to make speeches in all
the doubtful States, that is to say, in
Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan.
Minnesota and Iowa. The fact will be
recalled that in 1884 Mr.. Blaine made
speeches in all the then doubtful
States. but he was defeated oil the
same, ST. kenfs Eepati!s
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-23

Some Indians recently cxcavated
in Calistinhuaoa, a State of Mexico. 4
gold idol weighing thirty-two snd sae'
half pepads
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i'dTtNics rs I'd require ludt the Hills DE
washed down in order to obtain it, but
undoubtedly it was for some wise pur-
pose; and in bringing it forth we are
doing grea. thing for civilization, and
for the common people as well as the
rich; so you zee you are acting very
seltishly as well as foolishly in suggest
ing such a thing as stopping work on
the mines"
And to all this John Parsons could
answer not word.
lie felt that his opponents reasoning
was fallacious, even blasphemous. That
it certainly could not be necessary; that
God could not have intended it to be
necessary, that the very means of exist
ence, the soil, which is the origin of all
wealth, should be rendered barren and
valueless in order TO obtain that with
which to exchange wealth; and that
there was no justice in robbing him and
his that others might possess more of
that Of which they already had enough
for all their needs.
But he was not accustomed to argu-
ment. He had just made the longest
speech of his life, and these men judged
it foolish and him insane. He could say
no more, and he arose without word
further, and carrying his boy in his
arms, passed out of the building and
turned towards the place where he had
left his horses.
He had but one thought now-to get
back home.
His wife, he dimly felt, would SYM
pathize with him and comfort MIN; that
is. such comfort as she could give, which
was all the comfort that he would ever
know. He should never be anybody
again; never hold up his head again
among men. Powerless to protect
those he loved, there was but one COM
fort left him-to hide in the bosom of
his family, the members of whom would
pity him although they might not be
sble TO kaye much respect for ono who
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-11
aailg = eagle
SONG OF THE RIVER.

Clear and COOL clear and cool,
BY laughing shallow and dreaming pool;
Cool and clear, cool and clear,
BY shining shingle and foamiIg weir;
Under the crag where the ouzel sings,
And the ivied wall where the church bell rngA
Indebted for the Hndefiled;
Play by me, battle in me, mother and child.
Dank and foul dank and foul,
By the smoky town in its murky cowl;
Foul and dank, foul and dank.
BY wharf, and sewer, and Shiny bank;
Darker and darker the further go,
Baser and baser the richer grow;
Who dare sport with tie sin defiled?
Shrink from me, turn from me, mother and child.
Strong and free, strong and free.
The food gates are open, away to the sea;
Free and strong, free and strong,
Cleansing my streams as hurry along
To the golden sands and the leaplng bar,
And the tantless tide that awaits me afar,
As lose myself in the infinite man
Like soul that has sinn'd and is pardon'd again,
Undeffled for the undefiled;
Play by me, battle in Inc, mother and child.
Charles Kingsley.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-11

Take an ordinary pint tin cup. FIJI i.
within an inch of the top with water warmed
to the temperature OF i2) degs- Fair. PoQr
On this water three or four tablespooufu!s OF
the oil and water together, and wait snort
time, sax = minute or two. for the OIL 70 col
lect on tns top. Try the thermometer again.
anu II tie tenlperature Is more than one
degree from L. aecs Fair add little ccld
or hot water, as the case may be, 50 as 70
bring the temperature within one degree Of
10 Fahr. Then SIR again and give tine. as
before, Tor tae oll 10 come 10 the uob. Now
appiy a burning match or lighted taper On a
level with the top OF fhs c;ip, say within half
az iacs Of tie oil II within one second M
fash occurs the oil is reasonably safe. other.
wise IL Is unsafe. Purchase four or five gal
Ions OF OIL at time ana apply this test at
each purchase. Bulletin North CarcIins
State Board Of Health.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-11

am an lrishman by birth and education,
and have heard many weird stories in my
native land, but seldom one which impressed
me so much rs that which Peter had told me.
1t kept my mind busy and my body wakeful
That night till far into the small hours. did
not know which u pity the most-the desper-
ate man hGITyIug INTO the presence OF his
maker with anathemas OF his lips and pur-
pose OF vengeance Ill his heart. OF the hvluc