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The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
An Enor,nou. Dutx

Secretary Windom has recently decided that according to the Mckinley tariff law common goat hair must pay duty of l2 cents pound. As the price of the hair is only to 6 cents Q pound the duty thus imposed will be equal to from 200 to 300 per cent nd va.orem. This goat hair is used almost exclusively in making the cheaper kinds of carpets; and it is said by Brddstreets that the domestic supply of it is not per cent. of the quantity demanded The larger part of it is consumed in Philadelphia and the high tariff carpet manufacturers of that city have been to Washington to try to get the decision reversed.
 Referring to their visit the New York Dry Goods Economist, which Is itself protection paper, says: .The recent ssifcati0n of goats hair as woois of the second class has excited the indigna ton of such extreme protectionsts IS Thomas Dolan, Mr. Donnau, of Donnau Bros. Mir. Bromley and Mr, Mcclure of Philadelphia; and others. They therefore appeared before Secretary Windom on Tuesday and requested of him differ ent interpretation of tho new tariff Section 377 classifies wool, etc, of the second class so clearly that we must cx- press SuFpIiSc ub the ueSlTe ol tue aDoNe- named gentlemen to have goats hair admitted free, in fiat antagonism to the Mckinley tariff on raw materials. We must applaud their efforts. however. for if they are successful they will have a numerous following for like cIassifica- ti0n Of other textile materials, and es- pocially clothing and carpet wools
 The unreasonable duty will stop all amportations; aud 1t Is said that ship ments now on the water will bc returned by the dealers without even having the hair entered at the custom house Cur imports amount to about [, ,000, GOO pounds, nearly all of which goes into the carpets of tho poorer people.
 The beauties of McKmleyism arc gradually coming to light: and as the people get a better sight of them the less they like them.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
Tho Tariff |, in. N.xt Coryr.~

Representative ". F. C. Breckinrldge, of Kentucky, has no idea that the Dem- crats of the Fifty-second Congress are going to let the tariff issue drop out of the public mind In a recent address before the Harvard Free Trade Club at Cambridge, Mass. he said the Democrats twill tender the Republican Senate we'll considered tariff bill and when they re ject it, they will go the people on that issue in tho fall of 1892, and will leave all other questions among them to look out for themselves till this taxation question is settled The people do not want sen sationalism, or jingoism. or war with England, but they want the taxes re. moved from the necessities of Two and a fair ballot. This is small beginning, but it means mnch for tho future The Kentucky Congressman hopes an extra session of Congress may he callt q in the spring, in order that the Democrats may have the earliest possible opportunity tc begin action on the tariff.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30

a corner in block and put in his foun- dation. Then he mortgaged it for $25, ,000. That was to cover the foun- dation and three stories. Then he put on Q second mortgage of $25,00O, and with that the structure was run up three stories higher. Then he placed third mortgage on the building.
 which put it under roof. He finished it off and rented every office, and every tenant found himself confronted with a garnishee by the mechanics who had liens. These mechanics collected the rents of that building until a rich woman came along and bought the whole edifice, including the lease. But the ambitious fellow who had run up the sky-scraper had his name on stone over the entrance and he seemed to be happy. There is a good deal of that sort of thing going on in tho country.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
Sky Scraners.

Capt. Edward H. Webster. of Kan sas City, writes As follows about sky scrapers:.
 The ten-story building of tho Vest ern city is what somebody in the town must erect. The somebody is ordin- arily wrecker. He knows when he Legins the scheme that he will never live to enjoy the income of the struct- ure, or be victim of its collapse. He just wants to have it said that he built the ten-story affair and he is ready to quit. know ten-story affair that was built on the following pattern : The man had 0. GOO cash. He leased
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
Ch.ar Iron in tn. south.

A leading member of the British Iron and Steel Institute, who is an expert of Ahe highest standing, has written q re- port on m iron ore property in the south In which he says that pig iron can be made from the orc in question Ut ST $ ton This Is cheaper than at any place in Europe, as reported in tho late @Pre- hminAry Report on the Cost of Produc- ton, Issued by Carroll D. Wright
 united states Commissioner of Labor. The lowest European cost given in his report 10 o7.67 per ton. and the average ct n eDxoL In his rsport seven South
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
MtsptACSd Zeal.

And, fellow citizens continued the political orator, this is the party of the people! This is the clean, honor able partyl Where, ask you, where are dishonesty, corruption, fraud, rot tenness, blackgusrdism and the scum of politics to be found?"
 Hear, hear, hear, hear? ?" cried an enthusiastic man.
 Not by a long chalk!" said the orator. There's none of 1t here It's all in tho other partyl Chuck the traitor out"
 And he was thrown out.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
Against sweet Cream Batter.


 A correspondent of the American Dairymau is emphatically down on sweet cream butter. Here is his tale of woe:
 Il have made butter for years. We make it from ripened cream (not rot ten) and furnish it to families as they want it weekly, they taking only as much as they are likely to use for the coming week. Some have 1t twice, and some have it three times a week, always getting it within twelve hours after 1t is made; thus you sec they al- ways have strictly fresh made butter. They don't try to keep it, for they have none to keep. We never had complaint; 1t was nothing bus praise. When tho new fangled sweet cream butter showed itself wo paid little attention. until last summer l said If it is really better. if the Presidents wife uses 1t, everybody's wife should use it, and therefore we will make sweet cream butter; so we made it of strictly sweet cream. It (the cream) was not the least bit of, everything also being the same, sent 1t to our customers and said nothing We were satisfied it was good butter, equally as good as the ripened cream aud thought we ran TO risk in using 1t But listen; the first thing we heard a lady who only used ono pound week called to say that the last end of the last pound was not as good as the first. and thought we must be mixing our butter Another family who used nine or ten pounds weekly and received it all in ono day. sent word that they must have their butter twice Il week. as the latter part Of the week the butter was bad. Some others threatened to stop, as there was some- thing wrong. This was our retail trade. Our wholesale consists of stores which we supplied once or twice week, getting about two cents above the market price because our butter was particularly fresh aud nice.
 The result with them was dis astrous; it was nothing but kicks and curses. It stuck on their hands. and we took il back and did everything to make our peace with them. Some butter which came back. not over two weeks old, was most villaiuous stuff. If 1t had not had our stamp l would not havs believed 1t was our butter. VT course lt uiu Dok Ethe iouE tO Sct back to the old-fashioned way. when the storm subsided and the skies soon became calm and smiling as ever. We pockcted our loss and experience and are sstisfed that sweet cream but ter Is very good when msde. probably equal to any other. but must be eaten riGht auag have no doubt but other creamery men have had experiences which they might toll. but are too shy to say Il word"
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
THE FARM AND HOME.
SOME SUGGESTIONS TO SMALL
 SHEEP RAISERS.
sAeep Can be Hsdc to Pay--Care Shculd be Cives to Colts Feet-impcrtant Waymarks for Successful Tarminx--Hiyh priced
 Stock Not at all Necessary.
Hints to sheep-Raiscr


 In this country the same system Of sheep raising is practiced that was in vogue since the discovery of America, and any attempt to influence . de- parture from the practice is met with opposition. while in Europe the sheep is the most important animal on tho farms, and is kept h an entirely diff ferent manner. There are two causes for this, says the Philadelphia Record. the first being that more land can be devoted 10 sheep in this country, all improbable locations being used for shat purpose. and second that in America wool is tho principal object in sheep raising, while in Europe nut ton Is made Q speciality. tho wool re- cciving little or no consideration as profit. The breeds of sheep used here are tho Merinos nnd native grades, their best qualities being that they can thrive in large flocks and forage over barren hillsides. requiring but little care, while the mutton breeds need good pastures and good care and attention. in order to make them profitable.
 That the sheep can be made to pay fair profit when the nrea Is restricted 10 flock has been demonstrated in England for a century, and on lands that are. in many respects, no better than lands devoted to sheep raising in this country. and for which high rents arc paid annually. the sheep being daily hurdled. and the hurdles changed so us to give fresh grazing daily. In other words, the English sheep arc allowed only as much space in grass as they can cat off clean. being given Il new patch (by advancing the hurdles) daily. In this manner the land behind them is manured, and nothing is wasted. The breeds used are those that produce large carcasses, whole flocks averaging 300 pounds each. live weight and a superior quality of mutton is thus pro duced. In this country the sheep have unlimited area. the amount of land occupied being much greater than is necessary. while the amount of mutton produced is not one-third the proportion that it should be. even the wool, when washed. being below the proportion to the capital invested in tho land and stock.
 In this country the mutton breeds have shown themselves profitable when the proper system with them has been pursued and the necessary labor given. and as this may be essential it should be practiced. There is no reason why the American sheep grow CTS should refuse to adopt the hurdiing system. with restricted areas and he use of better breeds. If labor is re- quired. give it. and il the expense is heavier bestow it. for the final result will be larger receipts and greater profits after all expenses are paid. No animal Is capable of giving larger profit than the sheep, but this profit can only be derived until tho improved system is accepted and tho pastoral methods abandoned.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30

TIE failures among manufacturers during 1890 were much heavier among wooden manufacturers than in any other class. During part of tho year as many as 60 per cent of all our wooden mills were said to be idlo Let them have free wool
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30

vou love fruits and flowers, don't fail to plant trees and beautify your grounds, and in doing this don't plant auy but good varieties, for 1t costs bus little. If any moro. to grow the oess varieties of fruits and flowers than u does inferior ones.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30

LITTLE Canada has tariff wall, too, and 1t also has it's trusts. One of the most important of these is the Canada CottonMill Syndicate, which was organ i2ed in December, with a capital of S5,00o, GOO. It is also reported that ar rangements arc about completei by an English syndicate to swallow up all the principal four mills of Canada. A trust with S3, 1000, ,o00 capital will be the result.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30

Total. ..,............... .9J, ,399 i2S 5,SB,S>0
 It is thus seen that our exports of oat- meal are increasing by leaps and bounds, while our imports are insignificant
 Mckinley's double duty on oatmeal went into effect on the 9th of last Octo- Der, and what Is the first result? The oatmeal manufacturers have taken steps to form trust It is reported that each mill is to lose it's identity in big con- cern with capital of several million dollars, and some of the smaller mills are to be closed down. That means la bor thrown out of employment, re- duced output, and higher prices to the consumer.
 In this beautiful scheme the farmer of course, will not get one penny more for his oats, but if he has oatmeal for his breakfeast he will pay more for it. In which case let him not forget that the oatmeal duty is part of the Mckinley farmers tariff
 There are thousands of people in onr cities and towns, many of them poor people, who use oatmeal extensively Most of these can i'll afford to have the price of this staple breakfast dish in- creased. But Mckinley must do some thing to fool the farmers.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
AND AN OATMEAL TRUST.
Tho Oatmeal Duty a Specimen Humbug in Mckiniey's "Farmer's TariT' - No Farmer Asked for an Oatmeal Duty, Yet Mckinley Doubled It.

Tho Oatmeal Duty a Specimen Humbug
 in Mcklnieys "Farmsr's Taridr' - No
 Farmer Asked for an Oatmeal Duty. Yet
 Mckinley Doubled It.
 In the Mckinley tariff law thero is schedule called agricultural products and provisions. Although most of the articles in this schedule were taxed under the old tariff law, Mckinley made new schedule, raised the duty on the farmers products, and placed them in his "farmer's tariff" to foel him into thinking that he, too is to have some of the benefits of protection at last. In his speech in introducing his bill, Mckinley said on this part of the measure:
 1t has been asserted in the views of the minority that the duty put upon wheat and other agricultural products would be of no value to the agricultur- ists of the United States. The commit tee, believing differently, have advanced the duty upon these products
 In Mckinley's schedule of agricultural products and provisions one item is: Oatmeal, cent per pound The duty under the old law was one-halfof a cent
 A great number of farmers appeared before Mckinley's committee to ask for duties. Some wanted higher duties on DebHS, Ou potatoes. on DHfItN. others on wheat, turnips, hops, etc. The farmers of Lancaster, Pa., sent resolutions ask ing, among other things, even for higher duty on oats; but no farmer thought it worth while to mention oat- meal. In all the lists of duties drawn up and handed to Mckinley by farmers, oatmeal was not once mentioned. But all the same Mckinley doubled the duty on oatmeal, and wrote it down fin his farmers tariff" at l cent per pound. Why it should be just there is not clear, for oatmeal is manufactured product and the duty on it does not in any way protect our farmers On the contrary, many farmers are buyers of oatmeal, and if Mckiney's double duty affects them at all, it simply increases the price of their oatmeal
 How little reason there WAS to double the oatmeal duty may be seen from the figures of our exports and imports for tho past three fiscal years Those fig ures arc as followS
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30

Ir protection were made equitable and fair" where would be tho gain to anybody? If NIT. A. has to pay a dollar to protect MT, /. it is only flair and eqitable" that z. should do the same for A. If A. and tho other fellows at tho head of the list are to be protected they can realize benefit only by robbing z. and the other pOor devils at the foot of the list There is no equitable protec- finn T
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30

TIE window glass men are reported to have dropped for the present their scheme to form trust It is said that the combination Is not likely to be com pleted this year at least The consumer must not fatter himself, however, that there Is to be no window glass trust to reap the tariff spells. Tho scheme was only dropped at this time because Of the money market When that tlghtness passes away look out for the trust.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30

TIE New Yor,. Merchdnts' Pcpie,o states that nine-tenths of tho industries of the country arc controlled by com binationa
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30

THE price of ingrain carpets has ad- vanced twice since the Mckinley b. came law.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-06
He Omitted a Comma.

A young society man of st. Louis re-
Gently made the acquaintance of a
young lady who rejoiced in the name
of Mary Fortune. After a short court
ship he proposed marriage and was ac,
cepted Before giving her the engage
ment ring he handed her a few of bis
own verses and requested her to read
them in his presence. The young lady,
after finishing the first line, became
very indignant and threw the effusion
at her lovers head. Much surprised at
such conduct, the young man de
manded an explanation. He was
shown line which ran as follows;
Mary Fortune is but a painted
sprite.
The unfortunate omission of the
comma after the first word caused the
outbreak. The lady would not hear
the poor fellows explanation. and told
him that she would only "be a sister to
him. " st. Louis Republic.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-06
German
Syrup,

The majority of well-read phys.
icians now believe that Consump-
ton is a germ disease. In other
words, instead of being in the con-
stitution itself it is caused by innu-
merable small creatures living i'll the
lungs having no business there and
eating them away as caterpillars do
the leaves of trees.
A Germ The phlegm that is
coughed up is those
Disease. parts of the lungs
which have been
gnawed off and destroyed. These
little bacilli, as the germs are called,
are too small to be seen with the
naked eye, but they are very much
alive just the same, and enter the
body in our food, in the air we
breathe, and through the pores of
the skin. Thence they get into the
blood and finally arrive at the lungs
where they fasten and increase with
frightful rapidity. Then German
Syrup comes in, loosens them, kills
them, expells them, heals the places
they leave, and so nourish and
soothe that, in short time consurnp-
tives become germ-proof and we'll. o
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-06
CHATS ABOUT MEN.

Bishop Coleman, of Delawa re, spends
his vacations in pedestrian trips in the
Virginia mountains.
Captain Andrew Haggard, brother OF
Rider Haggard, the novelist, is about to
retire from the English army, after
eighteen years service, with "a gratuity
of $4,000.
Ex-Judge William Strong. who retired
from the United States supreme court
bench in 1885, is now living in Washing
ton at the age of eighty-four years, in
feeble health.
One of General Harney's old soldiers
says that the famous Indian fighter, who
was finished athlete, was remarkably
fond of pugilism, and used frequently to
get into rows beneath his dignity simply
to display his pugilistic skill.
Fremonts grandson, the son of Lieu
tenant Fremont, is handsome little
boy of three years. He is living at pres
ent with his grandmother and aunts In
the new home that the ladies OF Los
Angeles presented to Mrs. Fremont.
Ohlahoiuo hab q representative gov
ernor in George w. Steele. He is big
man, in the prime of life, with cordial
manners and breezy way of expressing
himself that reminds the hearer Of the
discourse of a typical Oklahoma "boom-
err"
1t is an interesting coincidence that
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire,
married the daughter of the late Sena-
tor j. p. Hale, of his own state, and
that Senator Hale, of Maine, has for a
wife the daughter of the late Senator
Chandler. of Michigan.
A many sided man is Mr.. Charles God
frey Leland, now writing of "Hans
Breitman," then studying palmistry,
again translating German poetry into
graceful English verse, amusing him
self with woodcarving, studying folk
lore, establishing art schools or camping
with gypsies.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-06

Lowell might have been greater had
he been in some respects less he
might have done more had he not
known so runch he would have at
tained TO a more powerful originality
il it had not been part of his training
to be familiar with and to be pervaded
by the best thoughts of many minds in
many ages His greatness in a single
form OF excellence would have been
more unchalIonged and permanent but
for his many claims to admiration.
We do not all agree with Mr. Brown
ing's all complete Greek poet of the
decadehce, with his mastery of every
thing totus teres atque rotundus
We think that Mr.. Lowell would
have been far greater man in the
eyes of posterity if. like Tennyson, lie
had devoted his life to the one purpose
of poetry, and if instead of being all
that he was he had concentrated his
whole genius upon the gift of song.
What he has attained to in page or
two of his verses serves to show how
much more he might have done. But
to complain Of this would be idle and
We are, each of US, what
we can be, what our training, our TEN
and our age make us, and
It is absurd to depreciate any one on
The ground that he would have been
still greater had he been another man
Farrar in Forum.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-06

While the elderly man has less capac.
ity for some foims of exercise that the
younger adult. he has no less need than
the other of the general and local eff
fects of exercise. 1t is in the earliest pc
riod OF mature age that the most char
acteristic manifestations of defects OF
nutrition Obesity. gout and diabetes,
in which lack OF exercise plays an i'm
portant part-are produced; and the
treatment OF them demands imperious-
ly stirring up Of the vital combustion.
Placed between a conviction that ex-
ercise is necessary and fear of the
dangers OF exercise the mature man
ought, therefore, to proceed with the
strictest method in the application of
this powerful modifier of nutrition. 1t
is impossible, however, to trace method,
ically a single rule for all men OF the
same age. for all do not offer the same
degree of preservation.
We might, perhaps, find general
formula for the age at which the mus
ces and bones have retained all their
power OF resistance, and at which the
heart and vessels begin to lose some Of
their capacity to perform their func-
tions. The mature man can safely
brave all exercises that bring on mus
cnlar fatigue, but he must approach
with great care those which provoke
shortness of breath. Fernand La,
grange, NJ d.. in Popular Science.