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pRUNEs PROTECTED.
American Growers Can Now Afford to Un-
dersen Foreigners.

American Growers Can Now Afford to Un-
dersel1 Foreigners.
San Francisco Chronicle.]
A dispatch from New York states that Cal
ifornia prunes are underselling French
prunes. This is.the natural result of pro-
tecting the prune industry. In the begin
ming the consumer undoubtedly paid little
more for his prunes, but now he is able to
buy them cheaper than he ever did But,
asks the free trader, if California prunes can
be sold more cheaply than French prunes,
why retain the duty? Well, there are sew
eral reasons The best one is that the pro-
tective tariff is an equalizer of taxes.
No prunes can be raised in California with
out the producer feeling the burden of
American taxation, therefore every pound
of prunes raised ill this country pays u tax.
This being the case, why should French
prunes be allowed to come into the country
and go to the consumer untaxed? The En-
glish may be idiotic enough to imagine it
tirst-class political economy to make the
home producer pay taxes and exempt his
foreign competitor, but so long as the Yam
kee nation retains its proverbial shrewdness
it will not adopt the insane free trade theory
of taxing non-competing products and ad-
mitting freely those which come into COM
petition with home prodnctA
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
OUR MAIL POUCH.
A Legislative Crime.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
According to an interview, published in
your last Sundays columns, Jay Cooke, the
veteran hnancier, stigmatizes the demone-
tization of silver act as legislative crime.
This isa well-chosen and most appropriate
term to apply to an act which Is bound to
appear in deeper shading as the years roll
on.
Mr.. Cooke well says it was against the
history of finance the world over, and leaves
us in q position to be preyed on by England
whenever they care to levy contributions
upon US" And anyone who is conversant
with England's policy, whether with her own
colonial dependencies, or her dealings with
other nations in general, knows that she has
frequent occasion to ''care to levy contrtDu-
tionS." Our mines produce almost one-half
the precious metals of the earth, and with
the sagacity OF real financial craftsmanship
and the daring born of true patriotism, we
might be the money masters among the
nations, but our tyros in finance, either
ignorantly or knavishly, demonetize and
stand aside like boobies TO accept the dicta-
tion of their masters of London and Liver
pool.
Mr. Cook only gives. utterance to q fact
of history when he says the act "was snug
gled through Congress with few Of those
who voted for oragainst it knowing what it
In the night time Of the supreme crisis,
when the enemy comes seeking with slaves
and torches, not one of the Il only, but IL are
either found sleeping or stand ready to be-
tray.
A goodly number of the so-called states
men who have been prominent in the affairs
of the last two decades are destined to be-
come fossil imprints on strata which COM
ing catachysm of wider intelligence will
soon deposit, and to the future political
paleontologist they will be interesting and
be recognized only as the evidence of the
legislative reptiliae of grosser age.
WAMPUM, PA, October 27.
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TILDEN's PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST.

AFTER all, the main lesson of the fate of
Mr.. Tilden's will is that men of. means
should execute their benefactions while
they are alive.-NeU York Telegram.
If Samuel ]. Tilden sees from the further
shore anything of present mundane interest
he knows from the defeat of his will before
the New York Court of Appeals that "the
best laid plans of mice and men gang aft
agley.'- Washington Star.
How many wills Mr.. Tilden drew for other
people cannot be stated now, but if he could
not draw will that would effectually dis
pose of his own property as he desired,
what reason is there to suppose that the
wills he drew for other persons would stand
the test?-Brooklyn Citizen.
OUR late uncle, Samuel j. Tilden, was a
great lawyer and shrewd man in every way
of dealing with the affairs of this world, but
he was not able to make a will that would
withstand the assaults of heirs from whom
he sought to divert his fortune. their law
yers and the courts.-Roclester Advertiser.
THE Tilden Free Library might now be al
ready doing good if Mr.. Tilden had builded
and endowed it in his lifetime, instead of
intending to build and endow it by testa-
ment. The greatest purpose of his life has
failed of achievement only because he left
to others to do that which he himself should
have Philadelphia Telegram.
THE Tilden trust has been finally declared
void, and New York loses what promised to
be great public library. The highest court
has decided, furthermore, that one of the
most eminent lawyers New York has had for
q generation didn't know how to make a
valid will. Fact is great deal stronger
than fiction nowadays.-Boston Herald.
AGAIN is the lesson enforced and never
with greater emphasis. that the only safe
time for philanthropists to do their giving
is while they arc still alive and can see that
their philanthropic purposes are carried
out, rather than to let out the job to others
to do after their death. The way of Peter
Cooper and of George Peabody was the bet
ter one-STdcuse Courier
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CURB AND CORRIDOR.
About sharks Not biting.

"There was nothing at all surprising in
the Sharks Don't Bite story to me, as pub
lished in to-day's DIsPAroH." said a prom
inent resident OF Homestead yesterday. 81
spent years at sea, and sailed into almost all
the ports IN the world where the so-called
man-eaters are won't to disport themselves,
and never yet saw where they sank those
horrible teeth into anything save the offal
tossed from the sides of the vessel. almost
circumnavigated the globe, and never came
across one native who knew of an instance
where one of his kindred had been injured
by shark. A dim, uncertain tradition has
recited such an event, but with the amulet
worn around the ankle or waist it was per-
fectly safe for the natives to enter the water.
The natives always when entering the water
made great noise and sang their shark BAN
ishing songs, and the sharks vanished every
time. Had the time 1 could prove con-
clusively that the shark is not the monster
he is represented, and not nearly SO danger
GUS to the human family as is his brother
land lubbern
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
PRACTICALLY OR THEORY.

Considerations of sentiment or theory
should not enter into a decision between
the policies of protection and free trade.
As the Chicago JOar1GLof Commerce says:
The question must be determined in the
light of experience, facts, and the appli-
cation of these in accordance with the die
tates of plain business sense" On the
one side theorists insist upon taking every
economic proposition into cloudland, and
on the other the good business man finds
no mystery in its make up-only the plain
fact Of cost and condition enters into his
calculations. The plain business man
finds there is an abundance of natural re-
sources in the United States, and the
question with him is: Shall these remain
untouched and undeveloped while millions
of Stalwart men are waiting to carve out
personal fortunes, at the same time adding
TO the wealth of the nation? The theorists
claim that the way to make people rich
is TO let them buy IN. the cheapest mar
kets. There their philosophy and theory
begins and ends.
The practical man of business knows,
however, that foreign products will not be
lhi pOlbCu dlC 1Sduy W bdh6
them at price that will give the importer
a profit. Experience has demonstrated to
him that the only way in which a people
can become purchasers is to furnish them
with work and wages sufficient to give
them more than a competency for food.
He also has learned that when men have
undertaken to utilize domestic resources
combinations of interested foreigners have
dropped down the prices of desired prod
ucts, and kept them down until all efforts
at domestic competition had been starved
out The business man, knowing these
facts, announces his willingness to join in
home production enterprises, and con-
cludes an arrangement by which all can
be given work and every buyer can secure
enough money to keep himself on the high
level Of independence. And when it
comes to the choice of fiscal policies, the
business man invariably chooses that
which will foster the industries and enable
him to offer work to the people. His ex-.
perience has taught him that the protect
i've policy is. the only one of any practical
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
Smoked While Sleeping,

"Talk about the cigarette habit" said a
clerk at the Seventh Avenue last night, ''the
worst case ever struck was that of O man
who drifted into the hotel last week. He
anticipated fashion, and appeared in what
may be the custom 25 years from now, if
loudness of dress continues as it has during
the past three or four years. The paper-cov-
cred weed was in his mouth all the
time, the only period when he would
remove it being for the purpose
of lighting fresh one with the old stub.
supposed, of course. that he took rest
when sleeping, but evidently he didn't, for
one morning about 3 o'clock the bell in his
room rang. the porter went up, and when he
came down he conveyed a message from his
dudelets to the effect that If q package Of
cigarettes were not sent up at once q corpse
would be waiting for claimant in the morn
ing. After breakfast the young man thanked
me for the cigarettes l sent him, and said
they saved his life, for he had run out OF
smoking material at midnight, and his
misery had become so great at O'Clock for
cigarettes that suicide was the only alterna-
tiYe.n 70
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Women,s Wages Stand Still.

SIT makes me tired to hear SO much about
higher wages for men and to see women get
ting paid precisely the same as they re-
ceived 20 years ago." said an Allegheny
housekeeper yesterday. "Nearly every
trade in which men have control and are
employed has seen gradual but great in
crease since the war. With women it is diff
ferent. Twenty years ago woman who came
to my house for days work got a dollar
that's what she gets to-day. Twenty years
ago paid my cook SO a week; pay another
girl the same wages for the same work
today. AS far as 1 know, the scale
of wages for women in the lines
which they monopolize is exactly what it
was generation ago. don't complain, be-
cause am an employer. Perhaps 1t is just;
perhaps women were worth SO much in 1880
and exactly the same in 1890 in certain lines
of work. But if this is so doesn't it seem sim
gular that mems wages should all have ad-
vanced in the same time: and advanced as
much as 100, and even 200 and 800 per cent in
some cases? 1 know that all mems wages
have not grown in this way, but there are
enough to make pretty strong contrast. 1
fell to thinking of Il when my husband was
talking to me the other day about the COM
parative value of mems and women's work,
and perhaps some profounder student of
economics can give me an explanation of
the phenomenon"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

church on Wednesday evening just $l75
richer than when they went there IN the
morning. Their stock of cake and fancy
work gave out completely.
A WEDDING of public interest although
| celebrated at home, took place in Wilkins
burg uniting Miss Margaret Ella Beatty and
Horace B. Lowrie, editor and proprietor OF
the Indiana, Pa, Times There were feW
present Mt the ceremony beyond the rela-
tiveS, and the occasion was marked by an
absence of display. Rev. James Mechem,
the new pastor of the Williamsburg NJ. u.
Church. performed the ceremony In the par
lors of the BRIDES late home, on North
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Lowrie went East on
the fast line. The bride was prom1nent IN
of Pittsburg's well-known artist John W.
Beatty.
The marriage of Miss Anna Lawton and
John o. Foster was another event in Will
kinsburg last night At Mr.. Lawton's mouse
on Sw1ssvale avenue the ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. James Mech, before 100
guests. reception and other festivities in
tervcned before Mr.. and MRS. Foster left for
their own home in another part OF WILKINS
burg Avoiding tour was dispensed with.
The bride is a popular young lady, who
spent the greater part of her leisure in the
interest OF her church and work growing
out from it.
Miss ELEANOR MCKEE, daughter of W. II.
Mckee, and Percy Linwood Craig were mar
ried last night at the BRIDES home. The
bride was in white, and was attended by
her sister, Miss Valeria Mckee. The ushers
were Pressly T. Craig and Harry Z. Mckee
MRS. +. B. HEINER of Kittanning, and her
daughter, Mrs. Core, of Williamsburg, passed
through the city yesterday, on their way to
visit the family Of the late Captain Z. G.
Heiner, u S. L at Washington City.
Miss HELEN soHM1D and Joshua Wright
we're married last night in Emanuel Church,
Allegheny by Rev. Morrison Byllesby. The
bride was attended by her sister.
THE Chancellor of the Western University
and Mrs. Holland were entertained at tea
yesterday by Mrs. Eliza Lloyd, assisted by
Mrs. II. J. King.
THE Coraopolis NJ. E. Church will give
reception tonight for its new pastor, the
Rev. W. G. Meade and his wife, at Burns
Hall.
Mrs. J. II. EDINGER of Luthersburg, Pa,
and Mrs j. l. Goodlander, of Clearf1eld, Pa,
are visiting in Pittsburg and Williamsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
A NEW EDUCATIONAL WRINKLE

The science of educating the young is
making rapid strides, and new theories
are put into practice as soon as they are
demonstrated to be better than the cid.
In France years trial has been given to
a new distribution of time for schools for
young girls, and the results are reported
to have been excellent. Instead of forcing
the children to attend school both morn
ing and afternoon, and making them
travel the streets four times a day and
keeping them from home for large portion
of their waking hours, they were only
required to attend school between 9
O'Clock and noon, leaving the afternoon
free for domestic and personal work.
1t is now reported that never was such
good work done by the children. 1t was
not difficult to keep within the limit of
five mornings all the instruction really
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
Too Fiery Ere Laddies. .

The Sewickley fire company has done
enough in the past to make the community
grateful, and its volunteer members can af'
ford to stand the chatting they have had
since the fire on Tuesday night. The boys
got the hose cart to the fire ut Mr.. Wilson
Miller's house on Broad street all right, but
in the hurry to begin one party of fire lad
dies ran Off with the end of the hose that
should have been attached to the hydrant,
and had carried it half way upstairs before
the others found they couldn't screw the noz-
Zle on the hydrant.
When this discovery was made the men
with the nozzle end of the hose hurried
with it into the house, and the others return
ing soon had the water connection complet-
ed. But in the running back and forth the
hose somehow tied itself in a knot, and
when the water was turned on the hose
burst. Under the circumstances it was
creditable to the firemen that single stick
of Mr. Miller's house was saved from the
flames.
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Car Accommodations Wanted.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Is there no law to compel the Citizens
Traction Company to run more cars when
traffic demands it? Twice recently my wife
and other ladies have been compelled to
leave the cars when row was started in re-
gard to crowding. Upon one occasion an
Italian drew knife upon IN old gentleman
who demonstrated with him for showing,
leaning upon and insulting a lady passenger
who was standing. 1t is an outrage that
weak, delicate women must stand, be
showed, tramped upon and have their clothes
almost torn of them when they endeavor to
alight from a car. Poor, hard-working men
and women who are hardly able to perform
manual labor are compelled to stand such
abuse day after day, week after week, and is
there no redress? l wish the officials of the
road, with their families, were compelled to
travel upon the road between the hours of
and Z in the evening and be subject to the
treatment their patrons are. feel certain
that some change would be inaugurated for
the better accommodation of abused human
ity by monopoly. A. L.
PITTSBURG October 2S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
PICKINGs FROM PUCK.

Little Bobby-Your new brother is awful
little.
Little Harry Qortily)-oh, he'll be bigger yeti
We are getting him on the installment plan:
Ploddy-Why are you walking about
with your eyes half closed?
shoddy-I'm looking for work.
ST want to der the youth cried out;
Things are not what they seem.
But will not smoke cigarette
I'Lj JON a football team.
Ned-Did old Mr.. Threads say any
Jack-No: he used dashes.
Dowter-The archdeacon prayed for rain
last Sunday, but it hasn't come yet.
Showter-Next time you'd better send Tor the
Canon.
GOOD night?' she said; and laid her
head
Upon his manly breast;
And he, accepted, homeward turned,
His soul with joy possessed
He fancied still above his heart
He felt that cheek so fair.
On hanging mp his coat he found
Its ghostly imprint there!
Sir Scadless Scaddsby-Yahs, I may say,
my only books are woman's looks. ye know.
Miss Brite-Then I presume you would dislike
any further examination of international copy
right.
Miss Hollyhock (from the country)-I
cannot understand why he doesn't come. wrote
him we would be ready ats.
Miss Ampel0sis (of New York)-That accounts
for IL. He supposed that meants. railways does
in New ork.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers their time TO fade,
And winter undertaking
It's time to be displayed.
Tom de Witt-These trousers hold their
shape we'll Schneider.
Schneider-It's all in the making, sir.
Tom de Witt thought you see they bagged
at the knees the first day wore them, and theyvs
kept The same shape eve- s.ssa.
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benefit, and he takes this side of the ques-
ton firmly and dedicedly, while the the
orist stumbles about blindly, seeking to
convince himself and others that his free
trade vagaries are the only solutions to the
vexed question. Fortunately for the coun-
try, the voters nowadays follow the lead of
practical experience rather than theory
and philosophy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

1T is a common complaint among Ameri-
can importers that the United States Gus
toms authorities treat them as rascals
whose constant aim is to defraud the rev
enue. A com:nittee of New York merchants
went to Washington a few days ago to pro-
test because the valuation of their goods
had been raised. According to customs
ethics it seems that every man is guilty until
he proves himself innocent
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

The only reason tariff reformers, meaning
free traders, object to reciprocity is because
it is not free trade measure. If iron ore,
coal, wool and perhaps cotton, paper and
some other of our long established manu-
features we're added to the reciprocity list,
tariff reformers would be better pleased
with reciprocity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

JAPAN has been visited by another de-
structive earthquake. These features are
the great drawback to the material improve
ment of the cities and towns. The people
even in Toxic and Yokohama are afraid to
build good buildings, and they continue to
exist in houses with as many exits as are
possible,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

THE number of missing embezzlers and
boodlers increases rapidly. Several Can.
adams have Joined the ranks, and it is be.
coming evident that some of them ought to
be captured occasionally. If they could be
gathered together in some spot, with Marsh
as general in chief, what grand showing
they would make on dress parade!
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

IT is just possible that Miss Willard and
the other water maidens" who are SO bitter
against the Kelley cure for the liquor ap-
petite are actuated by monetary considera-
tions. They have been realizing snug little
incomes from their speeches and pamphlets
and are afraid of losing their jobs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

FROM far away across land and water a
band of the Queens officers stretch out
their right hands of fellowship to boodlers
Murphy and McGreevy and cry, "oome back
to Ottawa" But they won't. They have
Joined Marsh and others in free exile where
mo man pursueth."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

THIS time it is not railroad wreck, but
the burning of Mississippi river. steamer.
1t is, indeed, dull day that does not bring
forth disaster of some kind, either on sea
or ON land, by water, fire, collision or earth
nn, l-o
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
Ar present there lisa lurid glare of Doodle.

AI PIeseHI UHeIe Isd IuIIu gIaTV VI UUUuIe-
ism covering the whole of Quebec, and the
Liberal party is a curious anomaly. The
Toronto Empire says: "While thousands of
dollars of stolen money were being applied
to protect Conservative seats in the in terest
of Mr.. Laurier, that gentleman was posing
in the House of Commons as the champion
of Canadian purity" This is not an aston
ishing occurrence, but it is painful to see
how apt the Canadians are in initiating the
methods in vogue in some Of the United
States
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

CAMPBELL says he intends to ''croak
up to election The dictionary says that
to croak is to take desponding view Of
everything No wonder Campbell croaks
The situation as regards himself admits of
no other point of view.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

MATTERS are warming up in the IN
terror arrangement of the Pension Bureau.
If Howard remains steadfast to his purpose,
there will be enough scandal in Washington
to keep the gossips busy for an indefinite
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

THE Kaiser's scanty whiskers; they had
brief renown. 'Tis said those tiny friskers
were naught but yellow down, and that the
wind went through them, rushing with
such g1ee, that DER the seas it blew them,
into eternity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

IF Great Britain had been treated to the
same dose given the United States, its news
papers would have been eager to insist upon
both explanation ana reparation. 1t is
strange how circumstances alter cases.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

THOSE who prophesied that Parnell's
death would unite the factions of the Irish
National party must now concede that they
were mistaken. The recent breaking of
heads in Dublin was indicative Of quite an
other kind of patching up.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON,

THOSE who look too long into the pier
glasses at the seaside resorts become dizzy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
TALK OF THE TIMES.

HIGH duties make high prices.-Boston Her.
aid. Yes, for foreign made goods, but they
give the people money with which to pay for
them If they must have them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

THE diplomatic chickens Matched in New
Orleans came home to roost 500 ner than
Uncle Sam expected.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30

MCKINLEY and Reed and Foster! How thu
echoes will wake this week.-Toyedo Blade
Might as well let the echoes sleep. They
are not needed in this campaign.