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COMMENTS or THE PRESS.

Mr.. Harrison points with pride to
the election returns from his state.
Gov. Mckinley doesn't-N. Y. World.
when Gen. Harrison says he does
not intend to become q presidential
candidate in 1896 he winks with the
other eye.-Washington Times Qnd.).
Harrison is NOT big enough to
stand two years open campaign for
the nomination, but q still hunt may
give it to him.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat (Rep).
The eternal fitness Of things is
admirably illustrated in the selection
of Mckinley to advocate national bank
ruptcy as q republican success Chi
cago Herald
Again Gen. Harrison denies that
he il candidate for the presidency.
Even the incredulous will begin to
realize that he is In the running and in
to stay.-Detroit Free Presk
This is . great country, and CON.
sidering the fact that it is still af-
flicted with Coxeyism and Mckinley
ism, twin relics of repnblicanism. it II
doing remarkably we'll IN. Y. World.
Ohio has lot of mushroom mill
nonaires It is also prolific in the pro-
duction Of commonwealers- That both
should spring in such profusion from
the soil over which Mckinley and Shor-
man have special guardianship Is full
OF suggestion to the political econo-
mist as well as to the politician who Il
trying to discover what Is demanded
for the good Of the country. Detroit
Free Press
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fresh Blood he said. digging u long
bodlSin into his finger. and dra wing off
the resulting drop of blood in a chem
ical pipette. Now, I add this small
quantity of blood to a litre of water.
You perceive that the resulting mix
ture has the appearance of true water.
The proportion of blood cannot be
more than one in a million. have no
doubt, however, that we shall be able
to obtain the characteristic reaction -
AS he spoke, he threw into the vessel a
few white crystals, and then added
some drops of transparent fluid. In
an instant the contents assumed dull
mahogany color, and a brownish dust
was precipitated to the bottom Of the
glass jar.
"Ha! har' he cried, clapping his
hands, and looking as delighted as Q
child with a new toy. 'sWhat do you
think of that?''
sit seems to be very delicate test -
I remarked.
Beautiful! beautiful! The oid
guaiacum test was very clumsy and I'M
certain. So is the microscopic exami-
nation for blood-corpuscles. The lat
hours old. Now, this appears to act
as well whether the blood is old or
new. Had this test been invented,
there are hundreds of men now walk
ing the earth who would long ago have
paid the penalty OF their crimes
''Indeed!" murmured.
''Criminal cases are continually
Ringing upon that one point. A man
is suspected of a crime months per-
haps after it has been committed. His
linen or clothes are examined, and
brownish stains discovered upon them.
Are they blood-stains, or mud-stains,
or rust-stains. or fruit-stains, or what
are they? That is a question which
has puzzled many an expert, and why?
Because there was no reliable test.
Now we have the Sherlock Holmes
test, and there will no longer be any
difficulty
His eyes fairly glittered as he spoke,
and he put his hand over his heart and
bowed as if to some applauding crowd
conjured up by his imagination.
''You are to be congratulated" re-
marked, considerably surprised at his
enthusiasm.
There was the case of Won Bischof
at Frankfort last year. He would GER
tainly have been hung had this test
been in existence. Then there was
Mason, of Bradford, and the notorious
Muller and Lefevre, of Montpelier,
and Samson, of New Orleans. could
name score of cases in which it would
have been decisive"
"You seem to be walking calendar
of crime" said Stamford, with a laugh.
"You might start. paper on those
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uNscRuPuLous PARTlsANs.

Republicans Unrex.rdru, OF the Interests
o. the People.
The country is still in broad grin
over the beautiful manner in which
Tom Reed and the republicans were
''put to sleep" by Speaker Crisp when
the question of passing the seigniorage
bill over the presidents veto came up
in the house the other day.
When Mr.. Bland brought up the sub
ject there was great glee among the
republicans. Their leaders, with smil-
ing faces and chucl<ling lips, eagerly
gathered in consultation. laying their
plans for the fun they expected to have
at the expense of the democratic side
of the house. They would set their
opponents by the ears; they would
''egg" them on; they would give them
plenty of time and plenty of room. and
they expected the fur and dust to fly
and the democratic party to split wide
open. So engrossed were they in dig
cling this pit for their opponents that
the speaker, in accordance with the
rules, had ordered the vote, the first
name on the roll had been called, and
the republicans were buried in their
own pit before they could bat their
eyes. Their weak. dazed and wholly
Intellectual efforts to extricate them
selves make one of the most ludicrous
chapters in congressional history.
Their little plot, which was thus frus-
trated, was in keeping with their entire
course since the democracy assumed
power. Since the 4th of March, 1898,
the republicans have never made q
movement which did not look to the
advantage of their party rather than to
the good of the country. 1t matters
not how grave has been the public me-
cessity, or how serious the demand for
craftsmanship and patriotism rather
than political intrigue and partisan
ship. the repu blicans have never risen
above desire to tie the hands OF the
party in power. to divide it with dis
sensions, and to protract and intensity
the evils from which the country was
suffering and from which it was crying
for speedy relief, because by so doing
they thought they could arouse the
wrath OF the people against the demo-
Gratis.
They pursued this policy of obstruc-
ton and irritation with reference to
the repeal of the sherman act, voting
for it at last when they could no long
er prevent a vote, and Immediately aft
erward making concerted effort to
prevent the recuperation of the coun-
try by insisting that the business de-
preston had not been due to the Sher-
man act, but to the fear of tariff re-
form, proceeding, at the same time,
with systematic efforts to incite a fear
of tariff reform.
They are pursuing the same policy
with reference to the tariff bill, doing
all they can to prevent a settlement OF
tariff legislation because they believe
that continued uncertainty, no viewer
much it may injure the country. will
also injure the democratic party.
Their plan in the house to get up q
long wrangle over the seigniorage bill
veto was simply another effort to make
party capital at whatever cost to the
common good, which is now so depend
emit upon financial stability and integ-
rity.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
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A TALE OF THE SEA.

The Gallant Captain of tho Coast Guard
Was ON Duty.
r It was midnight on the coast near
the smugglers' cave, and the sky was
inky black. with dtful gusts of wind,
portentous Of the coming storm.
1t was such night as smugglers
choose to do their deeds, and the coast
guard had been doubled, and the men
instructed to be doubly diligent, for
many rumors had been coming to the
authorities.
Lying just above small inlet where
boat could land with the greatest
amount Of safety, was Capt. Virgins,
who had been boasting to the pretty
girls Of the village what captures he
would make that night. He had his
trusty smooth bore in his hand and lay
thinking of the hero he would be If the
Fates threw in his way some of these
smugglers, for whom fine reward was
offered.
Suddenly the captain heard the
sound of oars and the voices of those in
the boat. It was too dark to see. but
he strained every nerve, and waited.
It was evident that the boatmen knew
the locality. for presently the boat
turned into the inlet, and in very
short time the captain heard its keel
scrape on the gravelly beach
Now was offered the opportunity Of
the captains life, and with bound no
was on the shore and had the pirate
crew covered with his open mouthed
smooth-bore.
''Halt," he yelled, with an almost
frightened screech; Halt or I'll fire"
Don't shoot" come back the reply;
s'we'll surrender"
tWhat have You got in that boat?''
demanded the now fearless captain,
coming forward with more or less eau
ton to prevent possible surprise.
Nothing but leak, !" answered one
of the marauders, as the captain
plunged into them, land we pulled in
here to bail her out and stop it"
Alas, it was too true; the captain had
been deceived; the smuRglers were viii
lage fishermen getting an early start;
they had mistaken the captain for q
smuggler and he had scared them al
most to death; and the following even-
ing they told the story, and every girl
in town asked the captain over and
over again what was in the boat-De.
troit Free Press
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-24
THE SLIGHT or M.kinLEYlsM.,

:
Tho ExtortIonate TrIbate Levied on tho
Country by the Republicans
In his recent speech on the tariff bill
Senator Voorhees, admirably presented
the reasons why the country should
be freed from the crushing burden OF
McKinleyism- So convincing were his
arguments for the necessity Of radical
reform and SO scathing his denuncia-
ton of the system which brought the
country to the verge OF ruin that there
was added humiliation In his admis-
sion that the measure reported by the
committee was not to his liking. Con-
cessions had been made to a powerful
and INSCRIPTIONS opposition in order
to secure passage Of the bill Those
men had their way whom the eloquent
senator pictures as striding the corrl-
doris of the capitol issuing their edicta
in the tones of dictators for or against
the enactment of pending measures in
the halls of congress.
1t was most significant admission
of the senator that .those men who
own and represent these wooden in
terests do not hesitate to declare on
what terms a bill vitality affecting
seventy million of people will be per-
mitted to become a law and in default
Of what provisions for financial profits
to themselves they will insure its de-
feat" It is conceded that the bill does
not meet the popular demand which It
aims to appease. It is step in the
right direction, but a much shorter and
more disappointing step than the peo-
pie called tor in the exercise of their
sovereign right
But let there be no misapprehension
az to where the responsibility for this
deplorable state of affairs belongs. 1t
rests with that arrogant and grasping
power which has been protected in
the accumulation of a strength which
dares to essay control of national legis-
lation. It was dominant and unques.
toned in the latter days OF republican
supremacy. It owned legislators and
dictated their line Of policy. 1t was as
powerful in political a. in financial at
fairs It was plutocracy representing
but an insignificant fraction in the
number of our population, yet 1t was
in absolute control of our national at
fairs. The epublican party served 1t
and the entire country paid extortion-
ate tribute.
It is this element which has asserted
itself in the senate and forced the sub
mission of an unacceptable tariff bill.
It has triumphed for the time but has
called attention to an influence that
must be suppressed before the rule OF
tho people can be assured. In this
view of the case the present loss and
humiliation Of the country may in the
end be its gain. It is made palmer than
ever before to the average citizen that
his wishes count as nothing against
those who are rapidly absorbing tho
wealth as well as the power of the ma
ton. Senator Voorhees, has pointed out
the evils for which they are RESPONSE
BILE, and time will accomplish tho
changes which the safety OF the coun-
try demands Free Press
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SPARED of, and when at last came 70
myself and became convalescent ]
was so weak and emaciated that a
medical board determined that not a
day should be lost in sending me back
dinghy, in the troop-ship Orontes, and
landed a month later on Portsmouth
jetty, with my health irretrievably
ruined, but with permission from pa
ternal government to spend the next
nine months in attempting to i'm
prove it.
had neither kith nor lin in Eng
land. and was therefore Is free as air
or as free as an inco..e Of eleven
shillings and sixpence a day will per-
NIT man to be. Under such circum-
stances 1 naturally gravitated to Lon
don, that great cesspool into which
all the loungers and idlers of the en-
pire are irresistibly drained. There
/ stayed for some time at private
hotel in the Strand, leading a COM
fortress, meaningless existence, and
spending such money as had con-
siderably more freely than l ought.
So alarming did the state of my finances
become that soon realized that must
either leave the metropolis and rusti-
cate somewhere in the country, or that
/ must make a complete alteration in
my style of living. Choosing the lat
ter alternative, began by making up
my mind to leave the hotel, and to
take up my quarters in some less pre-
tentious and less expensive domicile.
On the very day that had come to
this conclusion, was standing at the
Criterion bar, when some one tapped
me on the shoulder, and turning
round recognized young Stamford,
who had been a dresser under me at
Bart's. The sight of a friendly face
in the great wilderness of London is a
pleasant thing indeed to a lonely man.
In old days Stamford had never been
a particular crony of mine, but now 1
hailed him with enthusiasm, and he,
in turn. appeared to be delighted to see
me. In the exuberance of my JOY
asked him to lunch with me at the
Holborn, and we started off together in
a hanson.
Whatever have you been doing
with yourself, Watson?' he asked, in
undisguised wonder, as we ratified
through the crowded London streats.
"You are as thin as a lath and as brown
as nut"
gave him short sketch of my adj
ventures, and had hardly concluded it
by the time that we reached our des-
tination.
Poor devil!' he said, commiserating-
ly, after he had listened to my misfor-
tunes. "What are you up to now?''
Looking for lodgings" answered.
'Trying to solve the problem as to
whether it is possible to get comforta-
BILE rooms at q reasonable price,"
"That's q strange thing" remarked
my companion you are the second
man to-day that has used that express
sion to me-"
ssAnd who was the first?" asked.
IA fellow who is working at the
.hemical Laboratory up at the hospital.
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rnr.e Stages Of Love.

Clara-I don't know what to make OF
your brother. For three months after
we met he did nothing but write poetry
to me.
Dora-Has he stopped that2
Eyes Since then he has made me
some nice presents, but he has even
stopped that"
Hum! Let-me-see. I have Il.
The household pages Of our newspa.
pers have been clipped terribly Of late.
No doubt he Is making collection Of
cooking recipes Hes IN earnest IN.
7. Weekly.
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was duly attached to the Fifth North
cumberland fusiliers as assistant sur
geo1l. The regiment was stationed in
India at the time, and before l could
join it the second Afghan war had
broken out. On landing at Bombay I
learned that my corps had advanced
through the passes and was already
deep in the enemy's country. 1 fol-
lowed, however, with many other Off
GERS who were in the same situation as
myself. and succeeded in reaching
Candahar in safety, where found my
regiment, and at once entered upon my
new duties.
The campaign brought honors and
promotion to many, but for me it had
nothing but misfortune and disaster.
l was removed from my brigade and
attached to the Berkshires, with whom
Iserved at the fatal battle of Maiwand.
There l was struck on the shoulder by
a Jezail bullet, which shattered the
bone and grazed the subclavian artery.
/ should have fallen into the hands of
the murderous Ghazis had it not been
for the dev ,tion and courage shown
by Murray, my orderly, who threw me
across pack-horse and succeeded in
bringing me safely to the British lines.
Worn with pain, and weak from the
prolonged hardships which had I'M
dergone, was removed, with a great
train of wounded sufferers, to the base
hospital at Peshawur. Here I rallied,
and had already improved SO far as to
be able to walk about the wards, and
even to bask a little upon the veranda,
when I was struck down by enteric
fever, that curse of our Indian posses
sions. For months my life was de-
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PROSPERITY AND TAXES.
High Tariff Productive of Hard Times
and BaukruptCy.

High Tariff Productive of Hard Times
and Bankruptcy.
When the failure of a prudent farm
ers' crops creates a gap between the
receipts and expenditures on settle
ment day he Immediately contrives to
reduce expenses and increase reve-
nues. Any other course would entail
bankruptcy in the end. When bust
ness is dull and the profits on reduced
sales fails to meet the fixed charges Of
the enterprise the prudent merchant
or manufacturer sets about devising
means to reduce rents and minimize
other expenditures to the end that
threatened insolvency may be averted.
When an intelligent people are bur-
dened with charges beyond their ca
pacity to pay, the wise course is to
adopt measures to lessen the charges
SO that their labor may be released
from needless taxation.
The American people are suffering
from excessive taxation. When bust
ness is brisk, sales rapid and profits
large the merchant can stand high
rent, liberal wages to employees and
costly methods of transacting bust
ness. When crops are abundant and
ready market supplies an active de.
mand at high prices, the farmer doesn't
feel the expense of implements But
when conditions are reversed, and in
stead of profits as the result of bust.
ness effort in the store or ceaseless toll
on the farm. the roundup shows
loss, economies must be introduced to
prevent disaster. Then difference of
a few hundred dollars year in wages
and rent and few dollars apiece on
farm machinery becomes matter OF
Importance.
After the war the release of q vas,
army with large sums representing
their wages in their pockets made bust.
ness all through the country lively.
Prices were high because the money
was actively employed. Taxes were
high, but that made no difference.
Profits were SO large that the amounts
drawn by means of taxation were not
missed. But gradually things have
changed Profits have dwindled and
rything has decreased except taxes
They 90 on and increase while the
ability to pay is lessened. The conse-
quence is bankruptcy, and the remedy
is in reducing the charges. Any capa-
BILE business man or intelligent farmer
understands this.-Kansas City Times
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lines. Call it the Police News of the
Past"
every interesting reading it might
be made, too,' remarked Sherlock
Holmes, sticking small piece of plas-
ter over the prick on his finger. 81
have to be careful" he continued, turn
ing to me with smile, ''for / dabble
with poisons good deal" He held
out his hand as he spoke, and noticed
that it was all notified over with SINH
lar pieces of plaster and discolored with
strong acids.
I'VE came here on business" said
Stamford, sitting down on three
legged stool and pushing another one
in my direction with his foot my
friend here wants to take diggings,
and as you were complaining that you
could get no one to go halves with
you, 1 thought that had better bring
you together"
Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted
at the idea of sharing his rooms with
me. ~ have my eye on suite in
Baker sircet," he said, (which would
suit US down to tjle ground. You don't
mind ths smell of strong tobacco,
hope?"
Il always smoke ships myself 1
answered.
That's good enough. I generally
have chemicals about, and occasional
ly do experiments. Would that annoy
you?"
'By no means"
''Let me see-what are my other
oh IN, fho At
times and don't open my mouth for
am sulky when do that. just let me
alone and I'll soon be all right. What
have you to confess, now? It's just as
well for two fellows to know the
worst of one another before they be-
gin to live together"
/ laughed at this ton.
81 keep bull-pup,"I said, land OBJ
ject to rows, because my nerves are
shaken, and get up at all sorts of ul,-
godly hours, and am extremely lazy.
1 have another set of vices when I'm
well, but those are the principal ones
at present"
''Do you include violin-playing in
your category of rows?" he asked,
anxiously.
at depends on the player" an
swered. "a well-played violin is treat
for the gods; a badly played one"
''Oh, that's all right" he cried, with
a merry laugh. 81 think we may con-
slider the thing as settled-that is, il
the rooms are agreeable to YOU"
'sWhen shall we see them?''
''Can for me here at noon tomorrow,
and we'll go together and settle every
thing" he answered.
''All right-noon exactly" said I,
shaking his hand.
We left him working among his
chemicals. and we walked together to-
ward my hotel.
''By the way" I asked suddenly,
stopping and turning upon Stamford,
show the deuce did he know that had
come from Afghanistan?"
My companion smiled an enigmatical
smile That's just his little pecul-
iarity," he said. "a good many peo
pie have wanted 60 know how he finds
things out"
rro Az rO,cwvvYrrpy
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-24
Mr. SHERLOCK HOLME

n the year 1878 l
took my degree
of doctor of
medicine of the
univer sity of
London, and
proce e ded to
N e tley to go
t hroug h t h c
cours e pre-
scribed for sur
geons in tn e
army. Having
completed m Y
StudieS there I
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TARIFF AND WAGES.

facts and Figures Which Strongly Con-
denim the Protection Policy.
j. Schoenhof, the well-known tariff
writer, has been following up line of
inquiry upon which he entered some
two years ago. with results which
should be instructive to victims OF the
protectionist delusion
Taking the census returns of manu-
features. he shows that the average OF
wages and the average increase in
wages from 1880 to 1890 is much great
er in the unprotected and exporting in
dustries than in the highly protected
industries In neither class does he in
clude any Industries except such as are
classed as manufacturing by the CEN
sus bureau Wages in seventeen un-
protected and exporting industries in
1890 ranged from $4O7 to s676 per head.
while In eight highly protected indus
tries the range was from 1914 to 1897.
The increase in wages over 1880 in the
unprotected industries ranged from sac
to Sl2S per head, the average being SIS,
while in the protected industries the
increase ranged from $40 to ST, aver
aging SOL.
From further examination of the re-
turns it appears that wages paid in the
manufacture of articles made from raw
materials carrying the highest rate of
protection averaged in 1890 $414 for
males and 1915 for females. In the
manufacture Of articles advanced from
first stage to articles finished for use
the average for males was $50 and for
females 1916. Mr.. Schoenhof presents
tables taken from the census showing
the number employed and the wages
paid in occupations under these and
other heads, all of which 20 to show
very clearly that the tariff has nothing
at all to do with making high wages in
this country.
Mr.. Schoenhof directs attention to
the fact that sugar refining, which en-
joys protection equal to four times
the entire labor cost of refining, pays
an average of only 1888 per head in
wages, while meat packing. which is
not protected at. all and which exports
largely and completes directly with
foreign ''pauper labor" pays an aver
age of S556, and wholesale slaughter
ing pays an average of 5000. In the
unprotected building trades the range
is from 1925 to $652, against an average
of only $414 for males in the manufac-
lures which are most favored by the
tariff laws.-Chicago Herald.