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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15
MORE "MKINLEY PRlCEo."
FACTS AND FIGURES DRAWN FROM Gov
EMINENT CONTRACTS.
THE poor MANS BLANKET" CHEAPER THAN
EVER - LOWER AVERAGE PRICES FOR

THE poor MANS BLANKET" CHEAPER THAN
EVER - LOWER AVERAGE PRICES FOR
MANY MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
THAN UNDER THE OLD TARIFF.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE IRi9UNE.I
WashinCton June I4.-Thc schedules OF awaTus W
successl bidders for goods and supplies for the IN
dian service for the next fiscal year were received al
the Indian Bureau yesterday. The total amount OF the
purchases will be 80 100000, for the Government is
heavy buyer In view Of the general interest iei In
the subject of prices and the constantly repeated as
serons of freetrade statesmen and their newspaper
organs that the effect Of the new Tarn law mas occn
TO increase by o5 10 so per cent or even more' ue
cost of all manufactures upon which, when imporleu
dut,es are levied while at the same time the Amenca
farmer and stock raiser finds the value OF his prooucs
constantly decreasing correspondent OF The Tribune
bas cxamined the awards Of the Indian Bureau. ana
comnarcd them with the awards made last year be-
fore the MASSAGE of the Tariff bill by Congress, and
AZ a time when Free Traders were declaring with
vociferous unanimlty that it never would become a
law.
The advertisements for last years bids were pub
rshed on April 49, $780, full month before the Tariff
bill had passed the House of Representatives and two
months before 1t reported TO the Senate win
numerous amendments, by the Finance Committee
The Mckinley BILL therefore, was not an element IN
the calculations Of years bidders. The prices OF
this wear OF course are Mckinley prices" III must
he confessed that of these prices are much above
tho prices of last year, the following comparative
statement shows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15
SHE HAD YELLOW FEVER on BOARD.

The steamship HORROR, from Rio Janero, came up to
Quarantine yesterday and was held there for inspec
ton and fumgaton by the health officer OF the port.
The HORROR was in Victoria, Brazil on May %, and
on that day Antonio Coollno aged twenty four, o
Belgian, one Of the Gremen. died from yellow foyer.
There were three other on board, but the men
recovered The vessel will be allowed to come up to
her dock as soon as has heen thoroughly flmgated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15

Headaches and Feyes 10 cleanse the eHectuall,
vet gently when eostive bilious when the blood l.
imrare or sluggish permanently habua eOnstua
to 70 awaken the kidneys and liver 20 healthy activity
without irritating weakening them. use Syrup Of Figs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15
1xTy.srx OF NEw.YoRK,s HOTELS

Are within from one to twenty minutes walk o, Grand
Central station where all trims Of the New York Cen
trail arrive and depart. The service Of the Central Is
superb it, great popularity as passenger route Is
established See time table for particulars -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15

Constant brain workers the pood IN he en-, h head
which should be aiding digestion, The results aie nea
ache Llolsness nervousness constipation, dyspepsia
MUGS veowncss OF che skin rritaOlty oil the teMper
anecons OF Kidneys These unless you take simmons
liver Regulator may become ineurable diseases.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15

see the Hudson River by daylight by taking ~
New. York Central your next trip 70 the North ans
West See time table In another column. 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15

1t is quite different with Mr.. BTce. He does moo
intend to retire at least his friends sly and there
are good grounds for believing that they speak the
truth He wants satisfaction, and is bent on havinsi
No one not even the Ohio senator's bitterest enemeA
will deny that he mas lots of the bulldog In hlm' lie
is good fighter and one that fights TO the bitter end
The result OF the ss campaign aggravating to him
He expected to win lie worked night and day with
that end in view, full Of hope and confidence. ne
snent money most OF II his own lavtshly. The esuie
was unlocked for by him. and for that reason alaost
oyerpowering. With the loss OF the election Wa
coupled a lot OF other things almost as annoying
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15

1t is somewhat remarkable how little interest mas
been manifested thus far in the question rs to who
Will he chosen chairman of the Democratic National
COMMITTEES in 1892 senator Quays Successor as
chairman of the Republican Committee mas Oeeh cho'u
over and over again by the Democratic press, but
scarcelv anv attention has been gwen TO his rival on
the other side senator Brice, Of OHIO The reason iOi
this is apparent IL is generally understood uat ~.
onsy does not desire 10 manage another campaign for
his party This leaves the place open, ana hence ue
talk about his successor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15

With Tom Ochltree and W. F. d. Stokes as rivals
candidates for Congress in the Xth District, WITH
Brodsky for the Senate in the yIth with the stecsler
thr,tng for revenge in the Xth. with Percy Rockwell
ready for the stiletto act IN tho XVIII, and Dry
POLAR sullivan against sIlverTongued" Grady ior
he senate In the Vth, there ought 10 be enough sn
and excitement the East Side this fall 10 SATISFY
the most exacting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15

The opposing forces Of Mr. Cow1e and Mr. Gibbs VIII
meet in battle array tonight and SETTLE by the primary
election fixed for this evening who Is TO coAtrol the
district for the coming year. Both sides are cohhden
and the superyisng committee from the county organ
zation viii see that the proceedings are conducts
regularly and with perfect fairness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15

No person familiar with the condition Of affairs 4
the vth District was surprised at the result OF III
primary election on Thursday night. That Mi
french's friends were In the majority there sco'n
evident to the most casual observer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15

There is no foundation for the statement that Cor
neus n Bliss is out of the race for Governor. Mr.
bliss has not expressed himself on the subject ior pub
Ication one way or the other.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15

The Republican State Convention VIII not DC nei.
probably before the second week OF sep'ehoer, aa0
rosShIv NOT az soon as that The campaign will be
orened nv the league month six weeks before this
and the work of organization will be well under way
when the ticket is placed in the field There Is scm'
talk about holding the convention this year IN t'
western part Of the state. at Rochester or Buao, oq
the chances are that Saratoga Will capture H. d.
has done regularly Of late years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15

The Republican County Committee will hold II
last meeting for the summer on Thursday night MOI
OF the district associations VIII follow Us example ~
hot weather.
, 1891-02-06

By the by, there has never been 80
much vogue given to milk as there is Just
now. In fact, there are hundreds Of
clubmen who have never seen as much
since they went from one bottle to an
other, You are asked to nave a glass VI
hot milk, or a glass Of hot yichy, just a.
you are asked to have u cup Of tea, or
some creme de menthe. In a cut glass
goblet, standing on a bright hued plate,
the milk and yichy is particularly appe-
thing. and it is marvellous how much Of
it the men drink
II is the result Of Offering a simple
drink in an attractive manner. Service
in this world means so much, and really
it seems TO be more appreciated by men
than by women. A boiled potato and 4
piece Of beefsteak IN a hot plate. with a
glittering silver fork and a bright steel
knife, with the butter in = dainty little
pat, and tho bread in a smooth cut piece,
with the whitest Of napery, is more ap-
petizing than a dinner of twenty courses
served in a careless fashion.-New York
Cor. st. Louis Republic.
, 1891-02-06
EVILS OF e-xAeeERATIoN.
It Is n Serious Fault That Many People
Have In Their Conversation.

1t Il n Serious Fault That Many People
Have In Their Conversation
One of the common vices in ordinary
conversation, as well as in written
speech, is the habit of making a reck-
lessly exaggerated statement of facts or
circumstances. Its long utilization with
coarse and cheap humor has given it a
currency among US beyond its deserts
Ii any merit it really has. There is
so much TO be said against it-as a stale
device of provincial buffoonery or
coarse waggery-while there is so little
TO recommend it, except perhaps as a
wand In the hand of a genius like
Rabelais-one is inclined to wonder
that it has not been long ago banished
utterly, at the least from all well bred
intercourse.
First, to practice 1t without specific
design or as a vehicle for humor, usual
ly betrays a frivolous disposition, an
irregular Imagination or a slovenly in
attention to important details. Next,
1t indicates an almost reckless disregard
of moral accuracy and a carelessness of
the effect of language upon another,
which, to say the least, are by no means
respectful to ones auditors. Again,
although 1t may not even suggest the
notion of a willful perversion of actual
fact or any intent harmfully to deceive
another, yet it insensibly begets, when
accustomed to hear this sort of talk, a
habit of hearers of paying but little
attention to such a speakers state
ments.
1T associates all seriousness from
what he may say, and finally they re-
gard him as a common Laughter, whose
speech does not deserve ordinary no
tice. Moreover it produces a bewilder-
ing effect upon the general listener,
which is quite Incompatible either with
a serious interest in or a care to re-
member what is thus said, and In the
end Is likely to cheat the speaker of
more than half his due because of his
common discredit as a narrator or re-
porter.
Perhaps 1t Is sometimes not Inexcus-
able in an earnest advocate or a real
humorist, whose reputation for good
sense Is unclouded, who seeks to pro-
luce an immediate effect, and is not
supposed to be limited by an obliga-
ton to speak with an impartial accu-
racy. Nevertheless its habitual use
tends in most cases to destroy the
capability for judicial impartiality,
where such a faculty eKists-precisely
as a contrary habit of conscientious
accuracy of statement usually runs
with fairness of Judgment.
When Rufus Choate, who habltually
reveled in hyperbole, was asked to ac-
cept a judicial office. he declined en-
p~hatically, saying truthfully. 1T would
destroy my powers of exaggeration."-
Home Journal.
, 1891-02-06

The friction of the wind upon the sea
surface, the commissions of deep seated
earthquakes and the attraction of the
heavenly bodies give rise to three different
kinds of sea waves. 1t may at first seem
strange that SO soft ar agent as air in mo-
ton should be capable of producing such
sublime undulations as are frequently OBJ
served by mariners on the deep sea, and by
the jewellers on sea coasts when the wind
Is blowing with gale force.
We must remember. however, that the
atmosphere c1erts a pressure, speaking
roughly, of about 1900 pounds on every
square foot, and that the air is impelled
over the surface of land and sea at the rate
of forty miles an hour when a moderate
gale is blowing, and 100 miles an hour
when a hurricane is raging, which no sail
can Withstand. Half way between the
Cape of Good Hope IND Australia the Liv-
erpool clipper ship James Baines ran 400
nUles before the wind in twenty-four hours.
At one instant she was running twenty-one
knots an hour with her main skysail set, a
feat that is hardly credible were 1t not
well ~substantiated.
Two years later, in 1856, the Red Jacket
averaged 1884 knots daily during eight sue
cessive days in about the same latitude,
and the American clipper ship Sovereign
of the Seas had a westerly gale when
rounding Cape Horn which drove her 1905
nautical miles in sixteen days, on one OF
which she made All miles. These unpar-
alleled runs of sailing ships afford some
faint idea OF the velocity with which the
wind travels In high MISUNDERSTANDING
journal.
, 1891-02-06

Human skull OF ironi Not one made by
article, remember, but 80 constructed by
nature. What could be more wonderful
An anthropological expert showed the
specimen to a writer a few days ago at the
Smithsonian. The skull, which was once
upon a time like any other skull, is i'm
bedded in a mass Of iron ore. Nature orig
inally inclosed 1t in that way by an acct.
dent, and gradually, in the course of centu-
ries, particles Of the metal took the places
of particles Of bone. until at length the
skull was no longer bone, but iron.
Its structure in the iron is perfect in
every detail, save that the top of the head
and the lower jaw are missing. When it
is considered how many Thousands of years
nave been required to produce such a curl
osity, some faint notion is conveyed of the
antiquity of man.
Nearby is a big piece Of solid limestone
rock, incasing, as II a portion of itself, the
upper part of a human skeleton. In the
surface of the stone, imbedded, is visible
the backbone Of a man-perhaps a woman
so that one can see the distinct vertebr@,
while on either side of the spinal column
are revealed the ribs. What ages must
nave passed before the processes by which
this osseous relic OF a bygone epoch was
thus inclosed had time TO accomplish such
a work.-Washington Star.
, 1891-02-06


A Scotch elder, who did not believe
that his own minister held strictly
orthodox views, wished to have his
babe baptized, but would not risk its
spiritual welfare by having him per
form the rite in any heterodox n
So he walked to another town only to
find the minister he sought was away
fishing. The next one he was directed
to had gone hunting. Filled with in
dignation he said to his companion:
"We'el gang to Master Erskine.
That godly man will no be fishing or
hunting"
So he found the house, but as he ap-
preached it he heard the sound OF
music. When the ervant lassie opened
the door he remarked to her:
" have company the night. Ihear
the fiddle going"
Ma, ma, she answered, blushing,
Robin could ma play like you, but the
minister aye flddles n bit afore he goes
to bed"
The good man went away without
making his errand known. No minis.
ter who played the fiddle could baptize
his BARN, so he went back to his own.
who neither flshed, hunted nor played
forbidden music, and let him name the
child.-Detroit Free Press.
, 1891-02-06


A tired man with a berth ticket
climbed YEARLY into a Pullman in the
Washington depot at 10 p. IL. The
train was scheduled to start in half an
hour.
Make up my berth right away,
porter, he said, 'for I'm dead tired. +"
Then he ven in the forward car to
smoke and chat with some friends
a while. One hour later he returned.
Every berth in the car but his own was
made up.
Whats the matter" he asked test
lily.
'Ain't had time, boss" and then the
tired one hung around for another half
hour. he woke up in Jersey City. His
shoes were polished, and after he had
washed he made the porter follow him
around with a wisp broom for twenty
minutes.
"Give me n lift with my bag" he
said, and the porter shouldered it and
carried it 100 yards t o the entrance to
the ferry.
'That'n do now," he said, as he took
his bag. Then he dropped four cents
into the black palm, and when the
porter saw the pennies his eyes rolled
as II he vas going to have a fit.
1t was a fine revenge.-Ne York
Evening Sun.
, 1891-02-06

The opening Of the skating season this
winter revealed n curious fact Very
few Of the girls Of 4 certain age, those
just poisoning into yoCng womanhood,
knew how to skate, and there was a like
deficiency in the boys Of the same set.
Brothers and sisters afew years advanced
were perfectly at home on the ice. This
is easily accounted for. II the warm
winters Of a few years past were to CON
tinue ice skating would soon become a
lost AIT. Another factor in the case waI
the recent prevalence of roller skating,
which crowded the oldeIand better sport
OFT of fashion. The Springfield boys and
girls Of fifty years ago found good skat-
ing at their very doors. Frost's pond
was just of Main street, back Of the pres
emit site Of Brigham's stores and the Sec
ond bank, and when the meadows were
flooded, as was often the case, the young
sters could skate from State street clear
up to Carew by climbing an occasional
pair Of bars
In those days the crack fancy skater
Of the town was Emory Whipple, the
now veteran jeweler. There were none
OF the ingenious skates which every boy
has now. The runner or shoe either had
a groove along the bottom or consisted
Of two parallel pieces Of steel. The
present narrow edge was unknown: the
toe ended in a fantastic curl. and the
heel was held to the boot heel by a spike.
The skate was securely bound to the
foot with many winnings OF a strap.
Getting ones skates on WAS not the triv-
ial matter that it is today. Springfield
lAinss) Homestead.
, 1891-02-06
H N
A discovery That odu a Sensation
in Boston COlored Society.

A Discovery That Produced a Sensation
in Boston COlored Society.
The colored women of this city have
leHrned that it is possible to take the
kink out of their hair, and there l.
quite a sensation over the discovery.
The rush 10 have crisp locks straight
ened is becoming general, although but
few of those who have successfully been
smoothed put are willing TO admit that
their hair wa ever otherwise than
straight and glossy. The fad as yet has
not reached the male sex. and at the
Sunday evening meeting of the A. NJ. Z.
church one Of the deacons warned the
sisters against their sinful pride in at
tempting to improve on the Lords
handiwurl lie was followed by a
sister. who said
II God had Intended Us to have
straight hair he would have given it to
Us in the beginning God never in
tended it, and l. for one. shall be con.
tent with what I've got. It's a sin be,
fore the Lord. and a vanity 10 have
your hair Strengthened
The idea was introduced by a Young
colored from Virginia She
herself has a glossy bang and black
hair rs straight as hat of the late Sit
ting Bull. She says her own hair was
formerly crisp and RtHky, but that an
old Canadian I'm told her how 20
make it straight, and this information
she is now imparting for a c]ousidera.
ton. The customer is told first to wash
her hair and come with it well dried
She does so. and then the operation
begins
\ preparation hat is amber colored
and Of the consistency of cream is taken
from a large jar and rubbed thorough
ly into the hair, and where it was On
tirely lusterless before it begins to as.
sumo a gloss. This is rubbed so thor
oughly into the scalp that none of the
hairs can fail to have received a por-
ton Then vigorous brushing is re-
sorted TO. and the short hair begins to
lengthen
II it were an inch long before, it IS
now fully two inches long, and II be.
fore it had been done up in what old
fashioned southern people term
'Plaits, it is now ready to be rolled
into a loose twist or a loose coil at the
back. The operation takes about four
hours and is permanent in its effects.
IL gives the cOlored woman n very In
dian Ike appearance, and the few who
will admit having been treated claiin
they did it merely TO make the labor
of combing their hair SO much the
aaafar npa 81 fhnn aufA-
zone thing I know, and that is that
it is terribly convenient to have straight
hair. l never before realized what a
blessing it n Before | dreaded the
task Of combing it, and now | don't
mind it at all Boston Globe.
, 1891-02-06

1t is strange how few people there are
whose feelings are n criterion as to the
proper temperature OF n room. No room
in winter should be higher in Temporal
ture than 6s dogs. Fahrenheit. Yet a
great many Lying rooms and, worse
than this, sleeping rooms, are kept habit
ually at a much higher temperature.
Many wise people believe that the fire.
quercy of pneumonia and other danger.
Gus diseases Of the lungs and breathing
organs in winter may be directly traced
to overheated houses and the sudden
change experienced in going from this
high temperature into the cold outer at
mosphere. 1t would be better IL We
made more use of the thermometer in
regulating the heat Of our houses. the
stres and lecture rooms. New York
Tribune.
, 1891-02-06
NE coMMANpER-IN-cHlEE.
He Has Very Much More Control Over
the Army Than over the Navy.

He Has Very Much More Control Over
the Army Than over the Navy.
The president of the United States is
made by the constitution commander
ln-chief of the army and navy. Curl
ousiy enough, his control over the two
branches of the service differs material
ly. So far as the navy is concerned he
has comparatively little executive a
thority, but his power in army matters
is very great.
For example, he might. If the senate
did not object, take any fresh graduate
from West Point, and make him the
general of the army. In fact, with this
condition granted, he can turn Gen.
Schofeld out of his place of command.
drop him from the list altogether. and
replace him with w~homsoever he
chooses. Indeed, more, implying no
contradiction from the upper house in
congress, he has the power to take any
private in the army, and make him the
general.
The law in this regard seems to be a
curious one, inasmuch as no like power
Is vested in the president with regard
to the navy. The president, however
willing the senate might be. could not
take a sailor in the service and make
him an admiral. Neither could he pro-
mote a midshipman just out OF Annap-
oils to such a position Nor would 1t
be possible for him to advance to the
dignity even a captain, for it is only the
senior commodore on the regular list
who can legally become an admiral,
and throughout the entire navy pro-
motions must follow this invariable rule
Of seniority.
That is one advantage possessed by
the navy W. the army. A midship-
man entering the service at a given age
has h absolute and comforting assur-
ance that, with reasonably good con
duct, he must arrive at a certain time
In the future, supposing hal he sur
wives, at a definite rank. If he is grad
uated with high rank in his class he
may count upon being at the head of
the service before he is retired, as if it
were a mere matter of mathematical
calculation.
On the other hand, after the grade
OF colonel has been reached, appoint
ments are made by the choice of the
president, only restricted by the sem
ate's Endorsement. Greedy was made a
brigadier general over the heads Of n
considerable number Of those atop of
him on the list. In like the
chief executive turns things about ms
he desires beyond the rank of the col
onels, though he usually picks out for
preferment the men whom he considers
best qualified for command But 1t
will be seen that the young soldier in
the line has no certainty to anticipate
such as is held by the junior naval
lieutenant from the start.
1t has been maintained in contention
that has been carried as far as the SUI
preme court that the president Is
granted authority by the constitution
to appoint anybody to any place.
Washington Star.
, 1891-02-06
rnnn, rhlnr. - a rhenlr. peer.

All the funny things don't happen on
the stage. Lots Of them occur at the
door. The other night two young PEG
Pile presented themselves at the door
for a~dnittance. The man at the door
asked for their tickets, when one of
them said, We want to see the show
before we give up our tickets. This
was a new one on me, and ! undertook
TO explain 10 them hat they couldn't
see the show unless they gave up their
tickets first Then the one who had
made the break said we are stran
gers from the country. Ma said to US
when we were leaving hat Chicago
was a great place for country people to
get swindled, and for us not "a pay for
anything that we didn't get first. and
We amt got the show yet
undertook to explain TO them that
they had disregarded their mamina's
Hdvice in buying the tickets, but they
couldn't sec that, aud as they persisted
in seeing the show before they gave up
their tickets | had to refund them
their money. Interview in Chicago
Tribune.