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Evening journal., 1893-08-25
Uncle SANS Advertising scheme.

In Eighth avenue there is recruiting Of
fee for the United States army. In front
of the premises during business hours is
stationed an orderly whose erect figure,
bright new uniform and fine soldierly bear
ing are well calculated to make favorable
impression on the minds Of discontinued
young men who may be taken with sud
den impulse to enter the service of their
country. On the streets in the neghbor-
hood there are generally to be seen two or
three robust and well fed young men in
the uniform Of privates lounging about in
a contented sort Of way, from whose leisure
ly manner it might easily be inferred that,
in time of peace at least, the soldiers lot
was quite happy one
1.-THE whole scheme is a slick one" was
the remark of an ex-private who only few
weeks ago received an honorable discharge
from the regular army after six years of
service in the west. 1.-The whole scheme
is a slick one,n he repeated, "and it catches
lots of fellows who are Just as fresh and
green as / was when l enlisted in Philadel-
| phia nearly six years ago. Young fellows
who are out Of work or who are dissatisfied
with their positions, or who are in desper-
ate frame of mind after a spree, or who
are unhappy in their love affairs, acciden-
tally run across these recruiting officers, and
the idea suddenly pops into their heads
that it would be a mighty nice thing to
| join the army and thus run away from their
| troubles.
"They see the orderly and the privates in
their neat bright uniforms, with apparently
nothing in the world to do but keep their
shoes and clothes well brushed, and what
was at first merely a vagrant notion be
comes a determined resolution. They APP
ply for enlistment, pass the necessary ex-
animation and almost before they are aware
of it have surrendered large share of their
personal freedom and become subjects OF
military discipline. But the natty orderly
on duty in front of the recruiting office and
the well fed privates on the streets near 10y
what of them, you ask? Why, they run
the scheme l spoke Of in the first place
Uncle Sam is the shrewdest advertiser IN
the business. He places those fellows wear
ing new uniforms on view to advertise
what royal, free for all picnic he has II
store for those who join the regular army
New York Herald.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25
INTELlIcENcE.


We would not assert that all Of the
protective tariff advocates are the most
selfish and the least intelligent men in
the country. That would be an exag-
geration. But we are willing to make
comparison that will show where the
intelligence and selfshness predomi
nate.
We do assert that the greatest in
telligence and the least selishness are
with those who advocate a reduction
of the tariff and who .denounce, with
the Democratic platform, "the Repub-
lican policy Of protection as a fraud on
the labor Of the great majority of the
people for the benefit OF the few :"
and we do say that it is a very fair
general line Of demsrkation.
There is not man of candor or in
telligence in the United States, who
can Justify the bounty to maple sugar,
the sop to tin plate, or the effort to
purchase the favor and the votes Of the
silver mining states II the Sherman
and the Nc linley laws vera wrong,
or false, or even Temporary expe
dients," only, IN respect to those
things why are not those laws false and
wrong in all things. Everythin.
done by TIE statesmen of that cult wal
done on the same theory-that the gov
eminent should support the few a
the expense of the many.
David A. Wells on being reminded tina
his views on the tariff were criticised by
extreme protectionists, as calculated u
iniure manufacturing, made the follow
ing noteworthy reply
My personal interests demand tina
manufacturing interests prosper, tina
the country at large should be prosper
Gus. Most of my personh income is de
rived from manufacturing. My home
in a manufacturing centre. am
director Of one Of the largest manufaC
turing corporations in New England
Anything that tends to produce publ
prosperity will affect my pocket. Tha
Is my answer.
That Is the answer Of intelligence
what Adam Smith denounced. mol
, than. century ago, as the dickerin
spirit of small tradesman--R man {
meagre intelligence ana less business
We have had many such replies froi
the better class of merchants and Il
better class Of manufacturers.
{ We have been assured by many Of q
latter that protection was not needle
q Many OF them, indeed, have said th
3 they would be better without IL.
0 OF the latter class David A. Wells
% the man in the first rank. He is
scholar, political economist and
practical man; living as he says, in d
4 centre Of the protected influence Al
e yet. amid all of these environment
S and Influences, he cannot stultify his i
n telligenee by being anything but a fr
trader. He is the enemy to the fraud
4 protectionism, because he is man
IS intelligence.
e The most stupid man or the most SCI
II ish man makes the best protectionii
e Neither intelligence nor unsel6shne
Il can breed protectionism. They are bo
a its enemies.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

SENATOR HILL carries himself in such
a manner as to make IL appear that the
people missed II in not nominating him
instead Of Cleveland. He occupies the
role Of martyr, attempting to play heavy
villain Of the speechlsss, gluh, mad-at-
everything, determined TO- be miserable,
Bowery order He took part in the de-
late on Tuesday to support the hirsute
PETERS resolution to inquire into the
causes which prevented the national
banks from paying currency to depositors.
It was foolish piece Of bun
combe and might have been al
lowed to go through without op.
position but for the fact, perhaps, that
the Senators wish to squelch PETER. It
would not have caused any more serious
trouble than that of encouraging PETER
to worse activity. Senator Hill should not
have endorsed any movement Of Peifer's
and be would not have done so except
for spite. He cut a sorry figure, how
ever. and succeeded in having the reso
luton talked into the calendar, where Il
will be as safe as Il would have been II
the possession of the comptroller of cur
rency. In either case it will sleep
sleep that knows no waking.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

One of Wilmingtons bankers thinks
his small son made a very bright re-
mark on last Saturday He took the
boy to the circus, showed him The over
grown ape and other objects of interest
in the menagerie and afterwards took
reserved seats in the circus tent
The youngster watched the feats of
horsemanship and jugglery with much
interest; grew enthusiastic over the
flying leaps of the girls in tights aud
thought the dogs and monkeys immense.
At length Kirlalfy's Columbus
opened in great shape and the boy
thought for awhile that IL was inter
esting. But the novelty soon wore of
with him as it did with othors who
could not grasp the far-fetched mum
merry With a weary sigh he turned &c
his father and asked; "Papa, is this the
side showg
Evening journal., 1893-08-25
An Emperor at the Piow.

In order to emphasize the Importance of
the cultivation of the soil and to encourage
his subjects 10 follow agricultural pursuits,
the emperor of China sometimes performs
certain rites at the ''emperOr's field" and
goes through the form ofplowing and other
work of the husbandman. One day recent
" the emperor set out at daybreak from
his palace with numerous and magnifi-
cent train of courtiers and others. Before
breakfast the emperor arrived at the shrines
Of the deity presiding over agriculture, and
his majesty stopped TO offer up his thanks
giving and sacrifices. After changing his
dress. the morning repast was served, at the
end of which the emperor proceeded to the
field, at the four corners of which were
erected four pavilions, where the seeds OF
wheat and other cereals were placed.
In the center were numbers of magnif-
Gently attired courtiers, each holding aloft
many colored flag, while ON the side Of
the passage were scores of aged and white
haired farmers, each having in his hand
some agricultural implement. Placing his
left hand on the pillow and holding the whip
in his right hand, the emperor began the
ceremony Of the occasion. BY prearrange-
ment the officers did their allotted share,
some welding the agricultural implements,
while others scattered seeds out Of the
baskets as IL sowing, while the emperor
was busted with the pillow. which was
hitched TO a richly caparisoned bullock
draped In yellow and led by two Of the en-
peror's bodyguards On the emperor fin
| ishing his round at the pillow the three
princes were ordered to go through the per
! Torrance, and after them nine high court
iers had their turn.-Pall Mall Budget
Evening journal., 1893-08-25
wANAMAKER,s.
Philadelphia, Friday, August 25. 1898.
The weather to-day is likely
to be clear.

mo one to blame but your
selves for the low prices and
little profits" says one of our
greatest producers of merchan-
disc. "lf you had kept up old
prices and not given your Gus
toners the whole of the conf
dental rebates and almost all
the discounts all hands would
have been making more
money"
Guess it is so. We are
guilty of dividing the loaf..with
our customers. Our idea of
business is to be of the great
est possible service to those
who choose our store to deal in.
Whatever we can save to
them in better qualities and
lower prices, fuller sizes, more
careful workmanship is bound
to be to our advantage in the
end.
1t is the long run we are
counting on. No shouting or
hurrahing, but putting our
statement in plain clothes and
stillbeing old-fashioned enough
to believe that pointing out
defects in goods is better than
allowing our customers to dis
cover them and be aggrieved.
We commenced that way in
1877, and we keep on that
way, except that our manner
of dealing grows more and
more liberal, and we do every
thing that can be done con.
sistently for the greatest good
| of all our customers.
We allow return of all goods
except Mattresses that might
be slept on, goods for medical
purposes, tooth brushes anc
such like, and think we serve
our patrons best by these few
exceptions.
We 60 to the farthest ex
IRENE in providing every safe
guard for those who deal here
as to qualities and values. The
confidence the people give III
shall never be misplaced.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25
.perll,. Anetion.u

Among the new ballet features offered
In the forthcoming production of Charles
II Yale's newest Devils Auction" at
the Grand Opera House next Tuesday
evening, August 20. is the Shy Young
Girls, a novel coneeit, which is after
ward caricatured by the Glddy Old
Maids, Imaginable burlesque, performed
by the Tlepstie Troupe of grotesque
dancers. The Illuminated March, one OF
the most gorgeous stage effects yet pre-
sented ana the Ballet de Resistance
entitled, The Boulevarde. combina
iion Of terpsichore and pantomine, de-
plotting life ia the streets of a great
netrOpOls
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

SINCE the crusade began against
slavery, there has been no room for any
protectionism in this country. The
slave-owners proposed TO do even more
for the negroes than mill bosses propose
to do for the American. workingmen. 3"
But, for all that, slavery was abolished
and the unskilled, uneducated, improvi
dent and helpless slaves were turned
into the world to starve This was done
by the very party which now processes
to be anxious TO save the American
workingmen" skilled. educated, indus
trious and full Of the splendid vigor Of
the white race-from starving. This
country was not founded TO establi h the
industrial boss in the plsce Of political
king The people who fed from the
United Kingdom, and from the Continent
of Europe did not come here to set up q
paternal, but free government They
did not propose that the government
should dictate what trade man should
follow, or what religion he should
embrace They fed from both Of
those evils When they referre.
to tax on those goods which came int,
this country for the purpose Of support
ing the government and giving an in
cidental stimulus TO the manufactorie
here, they never had an idea that tina
sentiment would be perverted, ex
aggerated aud fraud identity turne,
into paying $47 OOO. 600 of gold to 3. 0O
miners for digging 81. 200. 5000 ounces o
silver; that 1000, 900 should be paid. a
a bonus, TO men who tapped maple tree
and boiled the sap into sugar. Sine
these things have been done; since thes
rich paupers have grown as powerful
as insolent. as overbearing as tn
political dYnasties Of Europe, we hav
nothing to do but abolish them, root an
branch, and proclaim anew that: Tn
people shall rule; that an industris
Evening journal., 1893-08-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
gov PeopIe,s-clIy sports.

The City Sports, merry company Of
burlesquers, open a two nights engage
ment at the New Peoples Theatre to-
night The company is too we'll known
in this city to need extended comment
Sufficient to say that Athere have been
many new features added since last seen
here. The costumes and stage effects are
all new and beautiful. There IS new
burlesque presented this season 1.-THE
King OF Sports which requires in its
production some thirty odd pretty and
shapely girls and a number OF funny
comedians. The ballots are new and under
the direction Of the famous Sohlke.
Jerry" the com 'dy drama which has
made such big bit in New York. comss
to the New Peoples Theater on Monday
evening for three nights stay. In
cluded In the cast are such well known
players as the Misses Loduski, Young
Miller, Sackett, Josie Winner Messr,
Archie Cowper Charles Mestayer anC
Randolph Murray.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

the total outstanding SIS, 1905 900. In
Chicago, St. Louis and all the large
Western cities, we believe, currency
payments have not stopped. This shows
that there is no lack Of currency. There
is, in fact, more currency in than ever
before. But there is lack Of conf
dence in its quality. This shows the
inadequacy of the PETER vagsry Of inha-
ton, or Of any imitation. We would not
be any better of with a surplus than
with enough. When we have enough
curl ency, and do not use 1t, what is the
sense Of issuing morel
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

An English historian visiting America
was rendered a reception 10y literary club
in New York and formally received in a
speech Of welcome by venerable clergy
man. Finding the speech too long the
guest yawned in the bishops face, turned
his back on him and walked to a window.
There was a quick interchange OF amazed
glances, then the men fell into groups, and
the underlined visitor was left 70 the cart
Of one man for the rest Of the evening. The
rebuke was silent, but keen and keenly
felt.-YOuth's Companion.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

Thomas R Lally. the real estate agent.
will sell at public sale, to morrow at 30
p m on the premises, corner OF Elliott
avenue and Madison street, two story
and attic frame cottage. with seven
rooms and large attic with lot 90 feet by
1902 feet The property is beautifully
located. having fine view OF the Della
ware river and surrounding country. is
close 10 the Washington street bridge
ard Is certain 90 increase rapidly in
value
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

A special session of the Great Coun-
Gil Of Delaware Improved Order of Red
Men was held last evening to hear the
report of the Appeal Committee in the
case of member who was suspended by
the tribe on the charge that he received
sick benefits when not sick. The com
mittee reinstated the member
Evening journal., 1893-08-25
wind BIoweth where It IIsteth.

The merry, frollcsome wind of yes
terday played many prank. With a
shrill whistle of defiance, it would lift
the hat from the head of dignided bust
ness man, and send that portly individ
ual scampering after the whirling head
gear Surely there was never such a
display of hosiery as could be seen on
Market street at any hour Of the day.
There were black stockings, and colored
stockings, and tri-colored stockings.
Notwithstanding the fact that Eugene
Field says he doesn't like them, any
number Of fashionably dr., ssed women and
bellies wore white stockings.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25
Tue ANp eRIpeg COLLIDE.
The plot House OF the Tug Confidence
of Philadelphia, Carried Away.


of Philadelphia. Carried Away.
The tugboat Confidence was badly
damaged yesterday by being struck by
tue draw Of Third street bridge. The
Confidence was outward bound aud was
towing loaded scow.
Captain Williams saw the draw closing
when the boat was about half way through
and gave orders to back the tug, but the
order was useless He saw that his boat
WAS bound to be struck and jumped out
Of the pilot house just as the bridge
struck that part Of the tug The port
side Of the house was torn away aud the
wheel was badly damaged. Part Of the
railing OF the bridge was carried away.
The boat is chartered by the Atlas
Dredging Company and is owneo in Phila
delphia The bridge was being turned
By hand. the wire leading to the motor
having been burned off during the storm.
The tug will be repaired by the Pusey &
Jones Company.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

ACTING SECRETARY HAMuIN has di.
rected that hereafter the duty 90 be as.
sessed upon imported pearl button
blanks, not drilled, shall be 40 per cent.
al valorem. This Is large reduction
from the present rate. which was decided
erroneous by the Circuit Court at New
York, and. by advice Of Attorney Gen.
eral Olney. the Treasury Department
has CONQUERED In the decision. That
puts the Treasury. the Custom House
officers, the New York courts, Attorney
General Olney and John q. Carlisle
against Lsw-Partner Miller, Banker
Foster, late Secretary OF the Treasury,
and the pearl.button patriots for whom
40 per cent duty was not
high enough. Little incidents Of this
kind serve to show how the Mckinley
bill was worked by those who love pro
lection for projections sake. II may be
well to state In this connection that the
McKinl ey rate Of "a cents per line. on
card Of pearl buttons. and % per cent
ad valorem, increased the duty so as Il
range literally between $50 and 1,4OC
per cent, according to size and quality
But the advocates Of protection bellevl
in the theory, in the principle, of protec
ton. Who cares for details2 And, be
sides, pearl buttons were too cheap any
how Moreover, as a sweet and winsom
young woman said when she held up he
fatherless mistake in court to gail
sympathy and obtain mercy ooh
Judge, it Is such little thing"
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

SENATOR PEFFER made a speech yes.
terday remarkable only for its length
three hours He declared that be was in
favor Of free and unlimited coinage Of
silver at the ratio OF 10 to /. or course
that is not remarkable There is nothing
about PETER or his career to Indicate that
he would not advocate such fnanoiering
as that. Probably Me ) 90 Hill will
follow to-day.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

CHICAGO has caught It again. The
dire prophesies Of the Sunday closers
have been fulfilled And though the
elements did not respond as quickly as
the Providence directors expected, they
are responding There was q fire yes
terday which "devoured" $50 houses aud
made 2 600 people homeless
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

THERE is some doubt about the mum.
Der Of peaches consumed here, A local
statisticien say 1t amounts to "a, coo bas
kets, directly and indirectly" That
leaves a yawning hiatus Of doubt that is
too much for plain man Who con
sumes them directly and who consumes
them indirectly may be a psychological
proposition meaning mental or imag-
mary
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

"THERE should be whipping post
put up for such husbands as you, and
you should be whipped till the blood ran
fresa yoa from your head to your heels. '
exclaimed Magistrate Clement, of Phil
adelphia after he heard the testimony OF
Mrs Fowler, that her husband, j j
Fowler. had deserted her and an infant,
aud had failed TO provide for them
although he had money enough to TAX,
him to Atlantic City. Come now
Squire; you live in state where it IL
not considered refined and sympathetic
to whip man who abuses his wife
The people among whom you live prsfe
TO send him TO prison Tor six months an'
To- &c his wife aud children to shift 70
themselves or depend on charity. VIII.
not whip the man and force him to worl
for the support Of his family1
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

CONCERNING the report that Score.
tary Gresham had rebuked him for a
failure to do his duty in the Cripple
Creek outrage against the Italians.
Governor Waite, OF Colorado says: ''The
Secretary has not rebuked me to my
knowledge, and it would do him very
little good If he did. Probably not.
but it ought to do the governor some
good.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

THE capital of the Madison Square
Bank has been impaired to the extent Of
1871 600 Such aa institution must col
lapse; that it collapsed in panicky times
does not signify It would have col.
lapsed anyhow, panic or no panic.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

THE superlnte dem Of the Western
Union Telegraph Ia New York said yes
terday that the damage done to the wires
BY the storm on Wednesday night was
great, aud that the service was crippled
TO greater extent than il had been in
years Here we were almost isolated.
We could neither send nor receive dis
patches tin late in the day, even to the
largest aud nearest cities.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

IT is intimated that Senator ELL has
turned his awful scowl upon Senator
German, but that the pleasant faced
Marylander has not become thoroughly
conscious of it, or at least that he does
not appear 70 be scared.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25
The Championship Record.


New York VS.. Pittsburg, at the Polo
grounds. Brooklyn VS.. Chicago, at
Eastern Park. Boston. VS.. Cleveland
at Boston. Baltimore VS.. Cincinnati, at
Baltimore. Philadelphia VS.. Louisville,
at Philadelphia Washington VS.. ST..
Louis. at Washington.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

MRS Perrine, Mrs Cleveland's mother,
will, it is stated come East from Omaha
about the middle Of next month TO care
for the wife of the President That
statement, II true, is an accurate Indica.
ton Of the time the interesting event
mav occur
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

On the second attempt the silver men
had respectable meeting in New York,
but they had to import Representative
Bryan, Of Nebraska, to give it tone.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

WIrH a supreme gall that is almost
unparalleled Wharton Barker has in.
formed Gladstone that 'the people have
made a mistake and elected Presi
dent, Senators and Representatives who
do not represent the views of the peo-
pie " If the Force bill had succeeded
there would not have been any more
need for consulting the people. They
never know what they want.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

king is as bad as political king that
this country was founded to get along
without kings of any sort, of any degree.
The people are able to take care Of them
qqlvoq
Evening journal., 1893-08-25
Temperance Meeting Near Newark.

rousing temperance meeting YVES
held in Whiteman's woods near New
ark yesterday. H. was under the auspi-
ces Of Fairview Lodge of Good Temp
lars, of Pleasant Hill. Between 800
and 600 persons attended. Well known
temperance orators from a distance
spoke during the afternoon.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

THE squeeze upon the silver dollar
does not make the eagle scream; but
the silver-eranks. The eagle is game
and sane; they are neither game nor
com,
Evening journal., 1893-08-25
"when .IohnnIe Comes MarohInr Homo.

Some Of Johnnie Jones's boy friends on
West street may wonder why he was
shipped home so unceremoniously from
his grandmother country home It
happened this way. His grown up
cousin was giving an evening social.
The polacca was in full swing when
Johnnie rushed into the room and
shouted; Cousin Mary, the bulls down
here in the orchard raising gewhilli-
kins w
IL was more than human endurance
could stand. In Johnnie Jones's lexicon
to day there is no such word as "bull."
Evening journal., 1893-08-25

PEFFER has accomplished one good
result; he has usurped the Senate floor
from that greater bore. Senator Stewart.
Evening journal., 1893-08-25
STOLE an Ex Representatives chickens

Chicken thieves entered the coop of
ex- representative Thomas j Day, in
Brandy vine hundred. and carried of
about dozen fine fowls. The thieves
cut of the heads and they were found at
! the entrance Of the coop this morning.