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A Friend Of the Soldiers.

In all his utterances, public and pri-
vate, Mr.. Cleveland has shown deep
interest in the ex-soldiers and has fla
vored generous recognition from the
Government. His acts have sustained
his utterances. He is entitled to the
gratitude of the men who are being led
by selfish politicians to criticise his
pension record. Republican Senators
and Representatives have taken theop-
portunity since Mr.. Cleveland took thu
oath of Office to sneak in lot OF frau-
dulent and fiimsy claims, with the
idea that If they became laws certain
constituents would get money and he
pleased. and If the President vetoed
them a howl about enmity to the
soldiers could be raised. Every body
knows the 'carelessness with which.
under the name Of courtesy. members
of both houses vote for these private
bills. The responsibility was thrown
upon the President, and he met il with
the firm sense Of responsibility he has
never lost for moment. The country
win applaud him and honest soldiers
will be first to extend commentator.
Kansas City (Mo. Times.
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SPAiN.S DOWNFALL
a. Once Prosperous Country Tsuined by .
IInIaoIx Tariff SYstein.

a t)nce Prosperous Country Ruined by an
Unholy Tariff system.
Poor old Spain has an industrial
system of which the system OF the
United States is almost an exact
counterpart Spain has tariff sys-
tenn which. IN taxing raw materials
and almost every thing else that COM
merce carries to her gates, is the very
ideal of the protectionists OF this
country. An atrocious protective pol
icy, mitigated only by the enterprise
and daring of the smuggler, has in
three hundred years reduced highly
gifted nation, which was once in the
van of Europe in the arts and manu-
features, to the condition which the
world witnesses to-day. The Spanish
Industrial system has been in full
operation in this country for only a
quarter of a century, and in twice that
time even a more baleful policy than
that which Mr.. Blaine advocates could
not overcome the great natural,
political and social advantages OF the
American people and their superior
energy. intelligence and enterprise.
But, as surely as history is philosophy
teaching by example. so surely will
this Industrial system, if. persisted in,
produce the same fatal results that
other nations almost as highly en-
dowed have experienced. The liberal
statesmen of Spain are endeayoring to
abate the mischiefs of her protective
policy, and it is the earnest hope of
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The Senate and the Message.

President Cleveland's best efforts
for amicable settlement having been
rejected by the Senate, there remains
but one other means of protecting our
INSTRUMENTATION. It is amazing
that the Republican Senator'S did not
see the yawning pit opening just be-
fore them; that they did not realize
that the President had but to write
this message to push them into it.
They had meant merely to throw disc
credit upon the Presidents diplomacy;
they forgot all about the necessary al.
tentative. They have rejected one
method of settlement; the President
simply asks them for authority to
take the other. But this, we may be
sure, the Republican Senators have
no notion Of giving him II they can
find any way of avoiding it. 1t would
be political suicide. It would tie up
millions upon millions of capital, 1t
would throw thousands upon thou
sands of men out Of employment, it
would bring this great and peaceful
Nation to the verge OF q terrible war,
not because our difficulty with Canada
can not be peacefully and honorablv
settled, but because the desperate and
unpatriotic Republican faction in the
Senate have, in their blindness and
stupidity. not to call it treason OUT
right, refused to let it be thus settled.
Boston Globe.
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Blaine on Trusts Once More.

Mr.. Blaine made another speech on
trusts. He has been looking about for
some way of crawling out of the hole
in which he put himself and the party
he commands by his recent bad break
on trusts and he thought he had found
it. In his previous speech he declined
to say whether trusts were advanta-
geous or Instantaneous to a coun-
try. He was, however, positive in his
opinion that they were largely pri-
vate affairs with which neither
President Cleveland nor any individual
had any right to interfere. Now he
insists that Congress has no right to
NEEDLE with them and that trusts are
not National but State issues" The
object OF this is to create the impress
sion thai trusts can not be reached BY
tariff legislation and he says that they
have no connection with the tariff. Il
will take a more able man than Mr..
Blaine, and he has great ability ia
making things appear other than they
really are, to convince people of that
in the face Of palpable evidence. But
II trusts are !" largely private affairs
with which people have mo right to
interfere as Mr.. Blaine at first as
serted, how can they be State issues
any more than d National issue? Mr..
Blaine has shifted his ground but has
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CHAPTER -XXVL-CoNTINUEp.
Norris thought of the wedding. once de.
tterred. and set again for the morrow. and
oi MS hope that Edson's revelation might
show some obstacle to it
oh, Uncle Amos, tomorrow NAV he
too late"
Well, WELL" assented the other, good
naturcdly. Go around, then, and wait.
out don't alarm that poor fellow. He has
nad hard time. and is still in a bad state
Of health.''
1t pleased Norris to walk the streets while
ne waited, but his uncle had not yet re-
turned when he finally arrived at the lodg-
ng-housc, so he secured the key and made
ols way to the room he had recently occu-
pied. Five minutes later light rap fell
upon the door. He opened it. and the eager
syed man who stood there shrank back at
sight of one whom he was not expecting to
see.
ell was looking for your uncle" he
muttered.
" He is not back yet. Come in, Mr. Ed
SON. know why he has gone to Mr.. Ever
leigh, and l am here because he has conf
dence IN mo and means to tell me the whole
story"
" An the world will soon know it." said Ed
son, advancing after a moment of hesitation.
sit makes little difference to mc.''
He sighed heavily as he sank into a chair,
leaning his head YEARLY against the back.
Whatever this mans crimes had been, he
had suffered for them. 1t seemed to Norris
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LABOR NOT PRoTEcTEn.

An Able Answer to Blaine's GrandiloQuent
Protection Speeches.
In one of his addresses in New York
Mr.. Blaine said:
"There IS no need to make any Eaws to pro-
tect capital. Capital always takes care OF it
self, and gets a full share, but there are laws
that can elevate the laboring man, and there
are laws that can degrade m, and the Repub-
ncan party has stood for twenty-five years, and
it will stand. believe, with the blessing of God
and the will of the American people, twenty
five years more UNFOLDING and maintaining
the laboring man, for the Government which
takes care of the bone and sinew and working
muscles of the land is taking care Of the men
who created the wealth in the country, and
who are therefore entitled to the patronage
ard protection Of the Government"
Capital always takes care of itself,
and in this great conflict Mr.. Blaine
is retained by the capitalist.
Capital always gets its full share;
Mr.. Carnegie could have told Mr..
Blaine that capital gets more than it's
full share.
The tariff is the device of capital
for robbing the laboring man.
Under the tariff the duty on steel
rails is s17 ton; the total wages paid
by Mr.. Carnegie is S. a ton.
While Carnegie gets $1,000 day
out of the tariff he only pays S. for
making a ton of steel rails which sells
for $50.
The tariff Oh woolens will average
nearly 20 per cent, but the proportion
of wages to the product in the wooden
mills of the United States is only Is
per cent.
The tariff to protect the laborer Sc
cures him only Is cents out of clothing
costing 81; but when he buys that
clothing he pays $1.7O.
Capital seems to get much more than
its share.
Capital has SO constructed the tariff
as to tax the goods bought by the poor
man at higher rate than the goods
bought by the rich. The Mills bill
will change this, making the greatest
reductions where it will benefit the
poor man most. Here is the table of
comparison:
| TABLE SHOWING THE RATE OF DUTY ON
woRSTED AND COTTON DRESS GOODS UNDER
THE ACT OF MARCH 3, 1SS3-GOODS TWENTY
TWO INCHES WIDE WEIGHING UNDER FOUR
OUNCES TO THE SQUARE YARD.
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rascal. who spoke with difficulty, and who
was writhing in an agony of pain and fear.
You'd better let up crowded the other,
warningly; but Stone, whose bloodshot
eyes now turned upon Norris, gave no heed
to his companion in crime.
0Mebbe it'll be help to me if / help
you,' he said. "That express business,
YOU know There were five of US in it, and
Ingot put up the job. His share was to be
the package which was took before, but
when that turned up missin', he WANT
above takin' his divvy with the rest. He
was in the racket at Childer's house, hunt
in for papers. while was to get the Doodle
for covcrin' his tracks. l hain't nothin'
agin him there, for he put up my bail
through the counselor, out'n his part of the
express money. but I've alters suspicioned
he'd disLivered that them notes was
known. Who got the first pcckagei l
dom know. III any man does. it's lngot, an
he KEEP it to hisself."
81 could make q guess" spoke up Aed
Tom. ma the other broke down in his pain
full, faltering speech. "Pn turn States
evidence an, tell all know if / lin gain any
thing by it.
The fact that Stone, with bus crime
stained feet upon the borde,s at the BLACK
river. was bent upon relieving himself OF
his dark secrets in the hope OF "maknH
thin s easier over there,' had much to do
with Red Toms willingness to mako terms
for hmseIf; but, for the time, ms prooOsa-
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CHAPTER XVII.

TO MAKE 1T EASIER OVER THERE.
While Norris made his way to the
porter's room, Mr. Everleigh and Amos
Bergman secured the services of two police
officers, and the two parties met in the
hallway moment after the shock of the
explosion had Jared the massive walls of
the building. A few words sutficed to
make the facts of the case known to all.
SCOT the keys! That's bad. Wen have
to force the door," remarked one of the
officers. I" Two of you watch the windows
if they try to escape that way"
Mr.. Everleigh put his hand in his pocket.
by good luck Ingot returned me
Childer's key to-day. Here it is. We will
have no difficulty in entering by this side
door, which he used, unless they have sta
toned watcher there. which isn't likely
The gas was burning at full head inside,
so sure were the maraudcrs in the eff
cheney of the heavy shutters and the solid
bolts and bars they had drawn between
themselves and the outside world. There
were but two, standing in a GREATNESS
pause as the reverberating echoes of the
explosion died away; then one of them
moved forward to continue the work.
"Seems like 1 heard something, Tom,"
muttered tho other. THAT blowout made
more noise than we counted on. I'm afeard
of this job. wish we hadn't gone into it,
your own shadder. If you're not, lamp in
this other charge. It's the last job of this
sort Well need to do for a time, Stone.
Well break partnership after tonight. You
kin set upon the moral lay an cheat the
devil for all of me after we've roped in our
pile. Harkr'
Both men faced about, braced either to
fight or to fly. In a twinliling the light was
out, there was rush, and Norris found
himself grappled with in the darkness,
tossed and shaken with strength greater
than his own, thorgh not sufficient to quito
shake off his hold. Help came to him just
as the light was struck again, and a curse
followed by q groan came from tho man
who slipped out of his hands to go down
under blow from the cudgel of the police
man who had come to his aid. The latter
stopped above the PROSTATE figure, turning
| it partly over.
'.I reckon he's got his dose. Fell on his
own knife, do yo:; see. He had it out ready
for you when downed him."
The wounded burglar cast despairng
look around. He saw his companion, his
wrists fettered, standing sullen and doSged
in the custody of the officer.
srm done for, Tom he muttered. 81
said it was foolhardy work, but I've got to
| make it easy as / lziE-ovcr there"
.'Cuss you, are you ;-goin' fer to blab!'
81 don't want to hurt you, Tom You're
my pal. am you stuck by me. But, don't
you see, Ingot knowed what We was up to
an he's give US away. I'll blow on him, ii
| live long enough" painted the suffering
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Aere. had heart the two talking when
tneg supposed me unconscious. knew that
Lyman Childer had come into money and
oought an interest in the firm. but there
was something wrong. He was too thick
with lngot, and he had never told YOU of
the restitution tried to make. had one
Old friend to whom went for help, and he
gave me the means towait and watch here.
My suspicious strengthened when 1 found
now Chlider rem aimed night after night in
she bank. There was chink in one of the
shutters, where, by using a glass, could
see the light burning until nearly morning. I"
Mechanically, he put his hand in his pocket
and drew out the night-glass he had used
blr. Everleigh took it, as If determined to
test the truth of his words, walking to the
window, while Edison turned down the gas
to mere point as he went on:
. was only waiting to get back little
OF my strength before faced him-and
you, for had made up my mind that there
was no other way for mo; but first I
wanted to know what that night work
meant. Knowing the ways of the building,
1t was not hard to sip in unperceived near
closing time that day
He was interrupted by quick exclama-
ton from Mr.. Eyerlegh.
morris, your eyes are younger than
mine. Tell me if am wrong in believing
see light there now"
Norris put the glass to his eyes. A
slender thread of light penetrated one Of the
darlzened windows opposite, So small that
with the naked eye it would not have been
discerned.
"Lyman is not there now; there is no one
who has the right Come, we must see
what it means"
They went out in a body, and after hasty
consultation, Norris made his way to the
back of the bank-building, and up inter
minable flights to the little room under the
roof where the janitor slept. There was no
answer to his knock, but the key was in the
door, and he entered to find Bijah in a most
pitiable plight. Tied hand and foot, gagged
and helpless, the porter sat, his rugged
countenance undergoing swift transition
from gloom to delight. as he recognized his
visitor.
Relieved of the gag, he told what had hap
pened, briefly, while Norris severed the
cords which bound him-how he had been
surprised and overpowered by two ruffians
who had helped themselves to his keys and
left him unable to give the slightest alarm.
81 reckon We'll turn the tables ON 'em
now, the thievin' critters. Never mind ne,
Mr.. Norris. It'll take the stiffness out OF
my j'ints if 1 get whack at them.'
They were stealing their way softly down
the stairs, when dull explosion somewhere
below shook the solid walls.
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TARIFF INJUSTICE.

Rank Discrimination Against the Poor
and in Favor of the Rich.
The Republican party promised in
its National platform of 1884 to ''cor-
rect the inequalities of the tariff, but
instead of redeeming this promise or
taking any step looking that way, it
has offered every possible resistance to
every attempt made in Congress to
correct those inequalities. Now, what
are the inequalities of the tariff? We
think that most people will agree
that duties of more than 100 per cent.
are cases of inequality. seeing that
some other duties are as low as 10 per
cent. The following articles in the
present tariff list are taxed 100 per
cent. or more, viz:
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Labor is on the free list. five hum
dred thousand laborers are coming in
every year without let or hindrance.
That is why your strikes fail; that Is
why the manufacturers of Philadelphia
will contribute one hundred thousand
dollars to sustain the tariff.
Down with the war tarifi-LouisuilLe
COurier-.JOurnnZ
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every friend of progress that they may
succeed in their efforts. But the lead
ing Republican statesman of this
country endeavors to persuade his fell
low-citizens of the wisdom and
benefcence of like policy, in face of
the manifest proofs that it is already
entailing upon them the same mis-
chiefs which it has inflicted on the
older nations of the world. Shallow,
sir! shallow! And on your shoals you
would drive the ship! = biladelp hia
Record (Rep.).
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THEY'RE NOT PROTECTED.

Occupations of People Not Benefited BY
the Present Tariff.
All employees of railroad companies
Artists.
Aucroneers.
Bakers.
BARRIERS and hair-dressers.
clearinghouse keepers.
Book-keepers in stores.
Blacksmiths.
Brick and stone-masonA
Bridge builders.
Butchers.
Car-makers.
Carpenters and ioiners.
Civil engineers.
Clergymen.
Clerks and copyiSts.
Clerks in express offices.
Clerks in hotels.
CLERKS in railroad offices.
Clerks in stores.
Commerce. al travellers.
Coopers.
Dealers IN books and stationery.
Dealers in boots and shoes.
Dealers in dry-goods.
Dealers in groceries.
Dealers in hides.
Dealers in iron. tin and hardware.
Dealers in jewelry. watches and clocks
Dealers in lumber and marble.
Dealers in newspapers.
Dealers in paints and oils.
Dealers in paper.
Dealers in provisions.
Dealers in real estate.
Dealers in tobacco.
Dealers in wood and coal.
Domestic servants.
Dray-meE and teamSterS.
Druggists.
Employees of hotels.
Engineers and fre-men.
Farmers.
Holsters.
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DURING the last two hundred years the
Dutch have added 100000 acres of land to
the aera of Holland by reclaiming it from
the sea- The work Is still progressing, and
it is computed that eight acres of land are
daily restored to cultivation IN that wonder
full little country.
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Blaine is in one sense like q
bumble-bee with yellow pollen on its
legs He has been rubbing up against
rich Republicans so long that the
wings of his wit are heavy with gold.
dust -Philadelphia Record.
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This list might be extended, but
these items are quite sufficient to show
the cost of a high tariff to the average
housekeeper and to working people
generally. -Harrisburg (Pd. Patriot.
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CLEvELAND'S MESSAGE,

4
| j recon mend tbs i'm
mediate legislative ac-
t1on comforting upon
1.-THE Executive the pow
er to suspend by proc
Ilamati0n the operation
of all laws and regula-
Itions permitting the
TRANSIT Of goods, wares
q n d merchandise 1 n
bond across or over the
TERRITORY of the United
States to or from Can
lada. There need be no
hesitation IN suspend
ling these laws arising
from the supposition
that their continuation
lis secured by treaty OBJ
Legations, for it seems
quite plain that article
29 of the treaty of 1871,
which was the only ar
ticle Incorporating such
laws, terminate t b Q
list day of July, 1887.
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CLEVELAND AND GRANT.

Two Presidential Messages That Read
Very Much Alike.
President Grant in 1870 delivered q
message to Congress on the same topic
which President Cleveland has made
the subject of his now famous message.
There is an old saying that great minds
run in the same channel. It may OF
may not be true. This much, however,
Is certain in this connections: there is
close resemblance between the senti-
ments expressed in President Grants
message and those in President Cleve-
lands message. The result of Grants
message of that year was the treaty OF
1871, which gave to the citizens of this
country highly important rights. which,
however, expired in 1885. Here are
extracts from the two messages, one
emanatipg from Republican Presi-
dent and ons from Democratic Presi-
dent, but both full of patriotism:
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GRANTS MESSAGE,

low
Anticipating that an
attempt may possibly
be made by Canadian
authorities in the com.
ing season to repeat
their unneighborly ACT
toward our fishermen,
recommend you to con.
fer upon the Executive
the power to suspend
by proclamation the op'
GRAFTON of the laws au.
thor ing the transit oil
the goods, wares and
merchandise in bond
across the territory oil
the United States te
Canada: and further,
should such an extreme
measure become neces.
sary, to suspend the
operations OF any laws
whereby the vessels oil
the Dominion OF Can.
ada are permitted to
enter the waters OF the
United States.
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AN ExPENsIvE LUXURY.

what the Present Tariff Schedule Costa
the Common People.
The high tariff Is 9 precious thing
in the sight Of the monopofist. but
plain, common people. since they ma
what an expensive luxury it il, are not
so fond Of it. When they look at the
tariff schedule they find that 1t costs
them many . dollar in the common
necessaries of life.
A dollar worth OF common earthenwares
with the duty added, COSTS y0u... ....t q %
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The number of articles above 20 per
cent. is too numerous to mention, but
we subjoin few in the wooden sched-
ule which may certainly be classed as
INEQUALITIES"
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wooIEs CLOTHS ETC.

WOODEN CLOTHS ETC. Per cent
Valued not above 80 cents per pound, no
matter how low tpoor mans cloth. S9.S4
Valued aboye 80 cents per pound, no mat
ter how high. broadcloth, etc. .......... 1891
Shawls, not above 80 cents per pound
poor women's shawls) ................. 1914
Ditto above 80 cents 65.4I
Ditto alpaca, camers hair, etc. .......... q. 50
Wooden goods in general, not above 81
cents per pound ................ 1881
Ditto above 80 cents ............. "a. 46
Flannels not above 30 cents per pound. 1912
Ditto above 30 and not above 40 cents. 81. 46
Blankets not above 81 cents per pound. 9.66
Ditto above 80 and not above ~ cents. 63.Sl
Knit goods, not above 80 cents per pound Sc. 81
Ditto above 30 and not above 40 CENTS. s.. ~
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CHAPTER XXvL-CoNrINuEp

copyrighted. 1885, oy the a. " kellogg Ne,rsDaD.r
Company. AL Rights Rsserrea
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UNDER A CLOUD
CLEARING HIMSELF.
The Thrilling and Absorbing story
OF a Great Crime.

By JENNIE DAVIS BURTOy
AUTHOR OF " HER LIFE's SECRET" AND
OTHER STORIES.
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not bettered it He still stands - the
defender Of trusts C2eUeland Pldsw
De1Ler s gs
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These Determinations against the
poor and in favor of the rich are pre-
sumably some of the Inequalities of
the tariff which the Republican plat
form of 1884 promised to correct, but
which the party is now holding on to
with all its might.-N 7. Evessi,sg Post.