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Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-08-20
Tidings
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 50.-The presiding
officer laid before the senate the resolu
ton submitted by Quay for change o
rules so as to have the vote on the tarif
bill taken on the 30th of August, and tt
postpone until next session all other legis
lative business, except the several classes
of bills specified therein.
Hoar said he desired to address the sen
ate on the subject, but would prefer to dc
so to-day.
The resolution offered by Plumb, in
structing the committee on rules to issue
orders that will prevent the sale or drink
ing of spurious or malt liquors in the sen.
ate wing of the capitol, was taken up and
after some discussion went over.
The senate bill granting right of way
through certain lands OF the United States
in Utah, and the house bill to authorize
the secretary of the interior to procure
and submit to congress proposals for the
sale to the United States of the western
part of the Crow reservation in Montana,
we're taken up, ameded and passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question being Plumb's amend
ment reducing the duty on tin plate from
% cents to l cent pound, and allowing
bounty OF cent per pound on Ameri-
can tin plate. After discussion the
amendment was withdrawn, with the
privilege of reintroduction.
Mcpherson offered resolution, the
effect of which would be to place tin on
the free list. Rejected.
Spooner's amendment went over, and
the next paragraph Of the bill, referring
to sheet iron or sheet steel, polished
Furnished or blazed, taxing it 2la cents
per pound, and to taggers iron, taxing it
d cent per pound additional, was passed
without amendment.
The next paragraph, referring to tin
plates, terne plates and taggers tia and
steel links, was agreed to with the COM
mittee amendments.
The committee on commerce reported
favorably to the house the senate bill to
provide for the inspection of live cattle
and beef products intended for export to
foreign countries.
Thomas, of Wisconsin, moved To lay
upon the table the motion made some
days ago by Hays, of Iowa, to reconsider
the motion by which the house passed
the Mckay bill; agreed to, yeas 92 nays
81. This finally passes the bill.
The speaker stated the unfinished
business of the morning hour was the
bill to amend the alien land law bill.
Carter, of Montana, explained that the
bill had in view the repeal of the alier
land law bill in so far as that law referred
to the ownership of mines in the terrific
ries.
On motion of Morrill,, of Kansas,
the senate bill was passed authorizing the
construction Of bridge across the Co
lumbia river by the Oregon Railway Ex-
tension company.
On motion of Cummings the senate
bill was passed granting leaves of sb-
sence to employees in the customs service.
Dalzell called up the Mississippi con-
tested election case of Palmer against
Morgan and the majority report finds in
favor of Morgan, the sitting member.
The majority resolution declaring Morgan
entitled to his seat was agreed to without
division.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
Andrew Lang OH Hawthorne.

Yet he, too, had his economies,
which we resent. / do not mean his
not telling US what it was that Roger
Chillingworth saw on Arthur Dim
mesdale's bare breast. To leave that
vague is quite legitimate. But what
had Miriam and the specter of the Cat
acombs done2 Who was the specter?
What did he want9 To have told all
this would have been better than to
fill the novel with padding about
Rome, sculpture, the ethics of art and
matter approved of by Mr.. Horsley
and the British matron. AS the silly
saying runs, the people has a right
to know" about Miriam and her ghost
ly foe. But the. Marble Faun" is
not of Hawthorne's best period, beauti-
full as are hundred passages in the
tale.
Beautiful passages are as common in
his prcsc - gold in the richest quartz.
How excellent are his words on the
first faint but certain breath of
autumn in the air, felt, perhaps, early
in July: "And then came autumn,
with his immense burthen of apples,
dropping them continually from his
overladen shoulders as he trudged
along" Keats might have written SO
of autumn in the orchards-if Keats
had been writing prose.
There are geniuscS more sunny,
large and glad than Hawthornes, none
more original, more surefooted, in his
own clear realm of moonlight. indie
pendent.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
How Johnnie Caught I,attIers.

"A little boy was very fond of ram
bling around in the woods in southern
Georgia, and every time he went out
he would capture rattlesnake and
bring it home alive. m M
How do you catch them, Johnniea"
said the mother. o f b
'Jes so" said the boy, and he show
ed her the operation. He would take
large candy jar and place the open
mouth of the jar in front of the rat
tier Then he would firmly fix his
gaze upon the snake and hold him
spell bound, He would then punch
the snakes tail with a long stick and
shove him along until he had him So
cure in the bottle.
In this manner he captured thirty
rattlers, ind placed them on shelves in
the kitchen. -
The curious collection remained
there some time. One morning the
mother missed the snakes and also the
boy. She looked around the house
and found them nowhere. Finally
she heard laughter in the front yard.
She went out and beheld fantastic
spectacle. The young kid was dam
cling around the front yard, while the
thirty snakes were twisting around
flowers and bushes, and had converted
the flower yard into o regular snake
dom. - Athens Chronicle.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
witches Plants.

In most countries certain plants are
to be found associated with witches
and their craft. Shakespeare causes
one of the witches to discourse of root
of 'hemloclS digg'd i the dark" like.
wise also of slips of yew silver'd in
the moons eclipse. Verain was in
olden times known as 1.-THE cnchant-
"a . L4ant;" rue, again, was regarded
as an antidote against their spells and
Vaccinations. Their partially for
certain trees is well known. Accord
ing to Grimm, the trysting place of
the Neapolitan witches was walnut
tree near Benevento. In walnut and
elder trees they are also said to be in
the habit of lurking at nightfall.
Witches, too, had their favorite flow
ers. Among these the foxglove was
known IS the witches BELLS" the
herebell as the witches thimbles. V
Tradition asserted that on moonlight
nights they might be seen flying
through the air, mounted on the stems
Of the ragwort, reeds or bulrushes.
Throughout Germany it is believed
that witches career through the mid.
night skies on hay. Many plants were
pressed into service as charms and
spells for the detection of witches and
evil spirits when wandering about on
their nefarious errands, particularly
the st. Johns wort, still largely worn
by the German peasantry as kind of
amulet on st. Johns eve. Exchange.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
The Life of a Child Actress.

Having been taught when but A or
B years old to recite poems and dra-
matte scenes, was brought out as q
child actress, although hardly able to
speak plainly. What q nuisance
must have been. Luckily, the fashion
does not exist nowadays. Fortunate
children Fortunate public! wish
Icould recall happy childhood, but,
alas! l cam remember only work and
responsibility from very tender age.
No games, no romps, no toys--noth-
ing which makes chTd's life joyous.
l can recollect doll, but not the time
to play with it, for we only met at
night. when it shaded my pillow; and
as looked into its face, before fell
asleep after my work, often wished I
could play with it sometimes. When
other children were cOziiy tucked up
in bed, dreaming Of their sunny lives,
their limbs tired only by the romps
and pleasures of the day, was trudging
by lny fathers side in all weather to
the theatre, where / had to play some
body else's child, or to recite one of
the many character sketches which my
father had written for me. l was, OF
course, much petted by the public; but
oh, the work My poor little body was
often sadly tired. was reused many
a time from sound sleep to go upon
the stage, and sometimes, in my half
wakefulness, would begin the wrong
recitation. At the age of recited
Collins lode to the Passions" &C
companied by special music. My poor
little arms and legs were so red from
the cold that represented tricolor.
My poor mother toiled night and day
to drill the words into my young head
For long while my health was deli
cate.-Mrs: Bancroft in ION and Off
the Stage"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
Stealing Gold In a watol, Factory.

There was once employed there a
man who had a remarkably long and
bushy head of hair, which he always
kept we'll oiled. 1t was noticed that
he had habit Of frequently running
his hands through his hair, and sus-
picions were aroused that he was doing
1t with purpose, and at last the sus.
picions were confirmed and the fellow
accused of concealing gold in his hair.
He confessed that he had done SO, and
said that he had carried away over
5000 worth of il. II is believed that
ne got much more. His plan was to
get some gold dust on his fingers, rub
It off on his hair, the oil causing it to
adhere to his hair, and then wash II
out every night on reaching home.
In the factories in the east very rigid
scrutiny of the actions Of the men is
maintained. and it is absolutely inn
possible there for the precious metal
to be surreptitiously taken away
Cincinnati Times-Star
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
At the PhOnoCraph.

II is a fact worth knowing that a
man with cotton in his ears can't hear
we'll. The same is as true of the tips
of a phonograph tube as it is of cot
ton, and some amusing scenes have
been witnessed ut Entertainment hall
in consequence thereof. The phono-
graph is connected by one central
tube with series Of tubes, and each
person uses a loop in listening. One
man yesterday had the two ends of
his wire firmly placed in his ears and
was fairly convulsed with laughter as
be heard the well known darkey
laughing refrain repeated to him as
distinctly as when sung in Lost in
New York" by negro quartet. He
turned to his wife, who was standing
at his side, and in tones which he
doubtless thought gentle, but which
could have been heard a square away,
shouted: Go on; hear 'em now"
Laws sake" answered the quiet lit
tie lady, blushing furiously, while
everybody turned and looked at her,
II amt deaf" WHO said you were2'
came back the husband in the same
stentorian. laundering tones "who
said you were2" while the dove like,
placid expression of serene satisfaction
never for q moment deserted his face.
She plucked him by the arm and
finally managed to explain things, af-
ter which he subsidized. Louis Re
nuhlic L ti.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18

bIue serge knick esbockers and green
tunic quite mat cal for scaxiet BELT,
and she reckoned the whoue arrange
ment truly ravis. hing, in general eff
feet. The woman " heart hungered
after her little one; she was silent, but
her quick gestures eld the snaky dash
of her head as she kissed him We're
quite significant. S he could not bear
him out of her sight, and she implored
the foreman so piteol tslY to let him GO
in the tally cabin by the stove on cold
DAYS, that the rough elbow agreed.
It was probably the unclean creek
where the barges cam V with the tlmr
Der; that may be so. A any rate, Flop
began to look strange, md the humor-
ous Pinky used to rel mark: You're
pisonin' that kid with mgar, Sal" l
hate prolonged descripl IONS OF chill
dren's trouble, SO shall only say that
Flop pinned greatly, ana his mother
used to stare at him VIII en- he slept,
and wish for something Il hat her mind
could not define. These inarticulate
folk are sorely put to it when they
want to pray. One of our fisher.
women in nv own village was once
watching her man and her two lads
irving to beat in against hard nor
westerly gale; she wanted, no doubt,
to ask for aid, but she swore in tOnei
of much devoutness. AT last, wheii
the boat was catching it very badly
in the final furry Of cross seas, Peggy
showed her head in q rabbit hole. A
neighbor touched her. She said:
whist, you blanked improper sub
stantive, Avs prayin'r' The men
were all drowned, and they came on
the sands by and by, but the woman
said not another word. She laid the
lads out herself. and when last saw
her did not ask her views OF life.
Well, Sal did not know what to do;
she walked the floor night after night,
and ON one gray, bad evening some.
thing struck her; she knelt down be-
side Flop, and he reached for her.
Then Sal knew what was coming, and
a hand seemed to catch her hand.
| Then there was a sound in her throat
as of something breaking, and she
cried, Don't! dOn'tl My pretty my
pretty! Don't die, don'tl Oh Lord,
don't take him. Don't take my little
| kidd There amt such another in the
street. Oh, Lord they says how YOU
was good to the kids. Don't take
mine. My pretty, my pretty, don't,
don't die!" But Flop had gone while
Sal was crying, and she lit a candle
and looked at him all night after she
had put him out on a tablecloth.
Then, at dawn, she went wandering
till the sun came up high, and then
an idea struck her. She entered the
flash public house and said: Il see,
sir, you employs few women nights
for the extra plate washin' hand me
sovrin' and I'll work it out that way.
My kids dead, and wants to put him
away where I'll know" So the land
lord laughed at the joke, and lent her
the pound. 1t was worth it TO have
such yarn to tell. he said. And Sal
buried Flop, and she will go to that
grave until she enters the house to
NOPE her life away until the finish.
There is a law of compensation, but,
you see it didnt save Flop for his
quiet raother, and dontrightly know
where it comes in. Let any optimist
tell me how all the SAILS of this Lon.
don city enjoy themselves. --Iondor
| Telerr.ph
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
Value Of a HON. Tin Plate Industry.


On the basis of careful calculations,
made in the spring of 1888 by Mr.. Will
lam Weihe, president, and Mr.. William
Martin, secretary, of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers of
the United States, the 283, 1886 gross tons
of tin plates which we imported In the
calendar year 1887 represented in wages
paid British workingmen over $40, 0OO,-
600. If this quantity of tin plates had
been made in this country, the American
standard Of wages would have given our
,workingmen for this work about $685.
100000.
This vast sum Of money, representing
wages only, would not be retained in
one industry, but would be distributed
among many industries. The iron ore
miners would be called upon to produce
nearly another million tons of iron ore.
The limestone quarrymen would be re-
quired to produce over 300, 900 tons more
Of limestone. The coal miners and coke
producers would be asked for an addi-.
tiouai 2, 0O0, 900 tons of coal and coke. The.
blast furnacemen would be required to.
smelt 100000 tons more of pig iron.
The lead miners and smelters would
have market for another $500, 900
pounds Of lead. The cattle raisers and
meat packers would be called on to fur
nish large part of the 10, 600, 900 pounds
of the tallow and palm oil required.
The chemical workers would have q
market for nearly 10000, 1000 pounds
more of sulphuric acid. and the lumber
men would be called on for an additional
12 ,000, 900 feet of lumber.
The production of all the articles
above mentioned which are required In
the tinplate manufacture would neces-
sarily create an active demand for many
other products, such as friedrich, clay,
lubricants, hemp, etc., but the extent of
which cannot easily be estimated. At
least $4,000 workingmen could be given
employment in this country to fully sup
ply the demand of the United States for
tinplates. This would give employment
indirectly to 10000 more and the farmers.
would he called upon to supply them
with breadstuffs and provisions.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18

sumrstons. The first is that II the
duty on raw materials was re-
moved, the price OF such raw
materials would be permanently reduced
by the amount Of the duty levied. The
second assumption Is that with raw ma
terials Of the same value as those Of for
eign manufacturing countries we could
compete with them i'm the markets Of the
world. These two assumptions we viii
examine in the order given. The tariff
ON raw wool prevents the foreign pro-
Queer from destroying our wool growing
industry. II this duty were taken of,
the foreign producer could send his wool
into our ports at prices which would de-
stroy the American industry. After the
American industry was destroyed that
part of the demand before supplied by
the American producer would be trans
ferred to the foreign producer. With
this increased demand for raw wool, its
price would naturally and inevitably
rise.
After this competition has been de-
stroyed, the English capitalist not only
resumes his usual profits, but recoups
himself for losses sustained in destroying
his American rival. The American wool
grower, encouraged by reasonable pro-
lection, introduces improved breeds of
sheep, and thus increases the average
clip per head. AS this clip is 80 increased
there results greater and more valuable
product. This increase must go to some
body. Either the wool grower will re-
tain it permanently in greater profits, or
competition entering will lower the prices
to an average return for labor and CAPT.
tai expended. 1t is law of production
which Free-trader and Protectionist
must alike recognize that, when capital
is as mobile as now, the profits in any
protected industry will not permanently
remain above the profits gained in other
Industries. whether protected or not,
which require substantially equal CAPT.
tai, labor, skill and other essentials of
production. HI
AS result of this law the increased
facilities for production of wool would
cause a lowering of price, while at the
same time the grower would be receiving
average profits. We do not make the
assertion that we are getting our raw
materials as cheap. as we would get them
under freedom of trade. What we do
mean to assert is that the difference be-.
tween what is paid for them now and
what would be given for them after the.
policy of Free-trade had been inaugurated
and fairly established, is much less than
appears upon first thought. The assump-
ton, then, that imported raw materials
would be offered at the same price for
which they can now be had, less the duty,
is unwarranted.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
Gone the other way.

Look here, Mr.. Smith," he said to
the president Of the street railroad com.
pany, I've got $4,000 worth of this
stock" .at4l f.4
Yes"
II bought it for fifty cents On the
dollar In other words, you let me in
OH the ground floor"
eyes, did" hsN
But while bought on the ground
floor at fifty the stock has dropped to
twenty. How do you explain thatT'
Easily enough, sir; instead Of going
upstairs from the ground floor we have
made mistake and gone down eel.
ar.".--New York Sun.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
what Kind of a smack

Young Husband Ito his pretty wife,
after the reception at Gen, Blank's)-
Why, the general acted just as though
he was going to kiss you. What would
YOU have done IL ho had kissed your
Wife, would have smacked him
right i'm the mouth. era
Husband (meditatively)--Yes; that's
what / thought Epoch.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18

but, coming back to the fact of Free
trade, it is undeniable that this is the
ultimate policy ofthe Democratic party,
and the Mills bill Is only step toward
Its contamination. And for that day,
we pray, God send it soon. Memphis
Appeal (Dem.l
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18

! desire Free-trade, and win not
help to perfect any law that stands In
the way Of observation-disclosures 9. Mills
to Delegation Of Wooden Merchants.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
Savings Here md in Great britain.

The following table shows theaccumu.
lations in savings banks in some of our.
industrial states under Protective Tariff.
compared with those of Great Britain,
under Free-trade and tariff for revenue
only. Our people live better and save
about eight times as much as the people
of Great Britain. 1nJ -el-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
To convert the United States is indeed

10 convert the United States Is indeed
triumph. The Golden club will hence
forth set UP a special shrine for the wor-
ship of President Cleveland, and send
him oil its publications gratis. Golden
founded Free-trade; Cleveland saved 1t.
Such Is the burden Of the song all through
England today Member Of Parliament,
by Cable to New York Herald. ~
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-16
MEASURING THE EARTH.
The First Attempt to Ascertain the Size
OF the Terrestrial hall.

The First Attempt to Ascertain the Size
OF the Terrestrial hall.
In 1897, Fernel, French physician,
made the first attempts to ascertain the
size of the earth. After having observed
the height OF the pole at Paris, he went
to the northward to point where the
pole was just one degree higher than at
the point Of the first observation. lie
measured the distance between the two
stations by the number of revolutions OF
one of the wheels of his carriage, to
which an indicator had been attached.
From these observations he came to the
conclusion that the earth's circumfer-
ence was about "a, 40s Italian miles.
Measures executed more carefully
were made in many countries; by Smell
in Holland, by Norwood between Lon
don and York, England 1t was not,
however, until 1869 that Picard, under
the auspices OF the French Academy Of
Sciences, reduced the degrees to any
thing like a certainty. His plan was to
connect two points by q series Of
triangles, thus ascertaining the length
of the arc Of meridian intercepted be-
tween them, to compare it with the diff
ference Of latitudes found by making
celestial observations. The stations
used were Melvoisine, in the vicinity of
Paris, and Sourdon, near Amiens-
While these measurements were being
made discussion arose as to the inter-
probation Of them, some affirming that
they indicated q probate, others an OBJ
late spheroid. The former figure may
be popularity represented by lemon,
the latter by An orange. To prove
which was right Picard's observations
were extended far to the north and
south, one expedition going to Peru, the
other to Lapland. The Peruvian expe-
dition worked nine years on the ques-
tion, the Lapland about five. The re-
suits Of the measures thus obtained con-
hrmed the theoretical expectations Of
the Oblate form.-Sk Louis Republic
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-16

standpoint. is . thing 10 Be stamped ont
by The iron heel of Mckinley Tariff
bill. Carpet woods must be made
SO expensive that the wicked manu-
facturers shall not be able TO put
them into our clothing. in order that the
political shepherds may ges higher
prices for their wool This Will mean
dearer carpets for the people; but what
do the shepherds care for that? They
are looking out for number one!
Meanwhile 1t is highly instructive to
note that shoddy men are clamoring for
the Mckinley wool duties. They want
to feather their nests too They SEQ
that high prices on wool will cause .
larger demand for their humbug stun.
and therefore they have taken . great
liking to Nc Kinley, and nobody is now
supporting the Mckinley bill with more
ardor than the shoddy men.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-16

They say that when Speaker Reed
came into the House the day after
Blaine'f letter was published he looked
gloomy. He sees in Blaine's reciprocity
scheme a hre-brand which may start q
serious confagration on the Republican
side and jeopardize the Tariff bill-cer-
tainly delaying action on it-and so de-
ferring action on It until It viii BE- inn
possible to pass the Force bill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-16

The Minnesota farmers hare had
too much tariff In thelrs Their plat
form demands that the ''var tAri1" b
radically revised, and dsnOuncos the
Mckinley bill IS ''the browning infAmS
Of protection"