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WHO MADE The BilL7



ktn.sy Law EsionsA
The adjournment % congress- has not
been sufficient 10 stop the mouth OF
Senator Frye. Of Maine. His jaw Is
like death. in that II has all seasons for
its own. In speech in Connecticut
last week Er. Frye said:
The Mckinley bill was the best
tariff measure ever enacted. Nchin-
lev did not make that bill. The United
States senate made IL. Reed. Of Maine,
had more TO do with IL than Mckin-
ley"
Mr.. Frye processes 10 be friend OF
Reed. Eocs he call that backing his
friend? II so. it is dangerous kind of
backing. to say the least Of IT, Yet it
chimes in admirably with the claim re-
Gently put forth by some Of Mckinley's
friends that he Is not responsible for
Mckinlcyisrn-
In sense 1t Is true that Reed was
responsible for the Mckinley Jaw
Had he not taken the position he did,
and pushed on the work Of stealing
democratic seats until the republicans
60. good working maiori.y. the bill
would never have got through the
house. But it il not apparent, in the
present state Of our knowledge Of the
secret history Of the period, that Mr..
Reed had very much TO do with the
framing Of the bill
Mr. Mckinley was chairman Of the
committee that reported the OH TO the
house. and he defended it from first TO
last His responsibility Cor il. there
fore. is as complete as il could possibly
be. Bu:, If it comes TO a question "a
credit % for framing the bill. the case
IS somewhat different. II il perfectly
well known that many parts ofthe bill,
/ and these the essential and objection
able features, were not written by
Maj Mckinley at all. On the contrary
they were written By men who during
the campaign of lsss had bought the
right to tax the American people fol
their own benefit. The iron and stee'
manufacturers of the Pittsburgh dis
trict had Henry W. Oliver as theh
head representative at Washington
and when his work was done he went
back and reported that the meta
schedule was that offered by the manu-
facturers." or words to that effect Mr.
Wilson humorously said that the way
and means committee had their table
covered with blanks and that all manu-
facturers whose standing with tn
committee was good Were invited Z
come there and write such sections o
the law rs they desired This is un
questionably substantially the trutl
with reference To the most outrageou
and most characteristic parts OF tn
,aw. They were written by the pei
sons interested in excluding coEnpct
ton on certain articles. and were dc
signed to prohibit importations Of sue
articles entirely or IS nearly as po:
sible-
Under the circumstances IL scarcel
! seems worth W lille To debate the quei
ton who made the Mckinley law
was dictated by the trusts and monop'
lists. but Reed. Mckinley and Harr
. son approved their work.-Louisvill
. Couricr-.I ournal.
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would not be such a bad place to stay
In, after all.
Next day she went about her work
very quietly, and stole away in the
afternoon to Widow Smiths for little
while. The second day she made one
more effort: Don't you think you
could have something done to the roof
after you get the harvest out OF the
way. john
III you want to 60 to the poorhouse,
You can. DON'T" was the concise an
swer.
When John came in at night. his sup
per was ready. but his wife was not to
be seen. He thought she would be in
in moment, but after resting awhile
md seeing no sign Of her. he decided
10 eat, as She had probably been called
to some one Of the neighbors On his
plate lay note:
DEAR JoHN ! have made arrangements
with widow Smith 70 come IN three times a
week and cook the victuals and clean up the
house While am away. ('Good land where's
she goin's') was looking at the poorhouse
the o.her day from the Blue Hill pasture. and
st did look so nice that thought IL I'd got 70
20 there might as well 20 there now II has
Just been painted and asked Gocdy Blake II
IL leaked. and she said no. and I'm going "a
ask Mis- Grove to let me keep the end room
FOR you, for spose IL won't be many week.
before ycull come. too That room looks right
down on the medder that leads TO our bsO
door and think II It's empty she III keep II ~
you for shes always bon real accommodates
ter me
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"Don't forgit 70 take down the coats IN the
lean-to and set the pals ~ quick ~ YOU can
Tor II does come In like sixty when II begins Il
shall work for my keep there. and II they allow
paupers to 10 sisitin. shall come over whes
ken Your anecuonate wife.
"MALvISA WEEKS"
"Wal, | never see the beat o. that
He ate his meal in silence. trying 70
digest the fact that his wife had taken
his frequent illusions To the poorhouse
in earnest. and thought IL She had 10
enter the house some time she might
as well take advantage Of the condition
Of her own home and avail herself Of
its shelter at once. who'd although
she would?' was q question he asked
himself over and over as he took the
pals and went out 10 milk.
As he came back. he noticed the seal
ing paint and the bare sashes, and said
To himself: 1T looks wus'n thought
II did" Then he rcmem bered his last
remark To her that she could GO To the
poorhouse IL she wanted TO, he didn't
She had taken him at his word.
Just at dusk, the keeper Of the poor
house drove up. and. stopping before
the house. said To the man sitting on
the doorstep: Hello, Weeks, met with
reverscs?'
mo. not specially. Why
oval, Mis- Weeks she cum up an
talked with my wife alone, and asked
if She might stay and help her "A spell,
an my wfe's real glad she's come cos
she does think your wife knows "a leetle
the most about doin' pickles an things
Of anybody round. an she put her in
the spare room, an sent me down 10
see you"
John chcwed straw vigorously
while he wondered what Mr.. Grove
thought. and what excuse he. one of
the largest tax payers in town, could
make for sending his wife to the poor
house. lie tried TO seem perfectly
easy as he said; 'Wal, the fact is.
told her She could 60. I'm goin ter
hev the house shingled and painted.
an thoughts longs the smell o paint
makes her sick. I'd git her out of the
way; but l 'xpect she'll be some
s'prised. cos didn't let on that was
goin' ter hev it done"
"All right, neighbor, won't sal
nothin' bout it, and turning th'
horse he drove away, but he wondered
and muttered to himself that twas
curis doin's, and he bet there wa
suth;n' that he warn't told
However. the next time he passed tn
Weeks place, there we're men at wori
on the roof, and men painting tn
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1,...- shower that came over the NILS
brought hurry and worry with ~ ior
She must take down everything hahg-
iu.- IN the lean-to, and set pals in half
a dnzen places in the attic. and the car
~, IN the end room had already been
taken M because the numerous wet
tines that il had received were spoil
inc il. and the brilliant colors were all
running together in one indistinsnish-
able blair.
The paint was all off the house in
some places and fast coming OH IN
others: in fact. the cottage was in
state Of peel" all over. The neigh
bors had begun 10 speak about IT, and
,av To Malvina how nice IL would look
raintcd in light colors. And down al
the sewing circle one lady had heard
that She was going To have her house
Wanted, and another asked IF she'd
got 10 hev pantin' done this fan.
She had asked and asked John to
have il done, and for two years she
had asked in vain. First. John must
have a new barn. for "A merciful man
i ,nerciful to his beast" and then he
mus, have new binder, for IL would
sase half the time, and he would need
but one man.
IN vain she told him the house
leaked, in vain she told of the peeling
mint. in vain She bewai.ed the new
ra.r carpet ruined by the dripping
water. and said how tired she was OF
setting pals, and how afraid even 70
20 To the nearest neighbor FOR Tear Oh
a sudden shower and no one at home
to attend 10 it,
Now his last refusal was ringing IN
her ears. and the poor woman, tired
ont with the numerous cares OF |;
farmers wife. just sat down ana cried
But If You think a womans tears enc
the matter. you are much mistaken
The tears are only the beginning.
When she wanted anything done
John was always ready TO start Tor the
poorhouse. and was quite sure thai
anything laid out on the house. inside
or out. was only so many paving stones
on the road to the great, roomy OLE
farmhouse where the dozen or so poo
and crippled ones Of the town were
cared for
The first time she asked MN timiui,
il he didn't think the house neede'
paint he said: YES, l do, but W.
should go to the poorhousc II we go
everything we fancicd-"
When she wondered il he couldn'
have the roof patched. he said: Nc
he couldn't lay out nothin this year
for that binder had jest about swampe
him. an he Gale lated he'd have ter e
ter the poorhouse if he KEEP on spene
in money
She heard about the poorhouse II
She was tired Of it. and one day whe
She was out in the berry pasture sh
sat down and looked at the buildin
which could be seen in the distanc
Just over the hill, and. with qucs
feeling at her heart. She thought II ST.
did have to go to the poorhouse,
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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Mr.. Foraker and Mr.. Mckinley
NAV have kissed and made up since
Reed committed hari-kari- In fact
many things have happened since
Reed did that--St- Louis Republic
lion. Thomas D. Reed seems TO
have taken time by the forelock and
gone TO the woods in advance OF the
rank and file Of his party. But they
will come after him - Kansas City
Times
Senator Frye says that Reed
wrote the Mckinley bill. and Tho New
York Tribune says it was written By
Harrison and Blaine. II this thing
goes on the correct answer TO the ques-
ton who wrote the bill will be as Diff
cult to find as the answer to who struck
the Honorable William Patterson
Brooklyn Eagle
The advance of business prosper
ity continues and IL may be observed
that IL increases in velocity IS the effect
of the new tariff law is more fully
felt. The money which was taken
from the wage-earners to fatten the
treasures OF trusts under the McKin-
ley era now finds its way to the furni-
turc stores, the grocery stores the
drygoods stores and the art depots. to
provide comforts and luxurics for those
who earn it. That Is the difference
that makes business better and people
happier City Times
Free wool has come TO stay. IL
already affects and lowers the home
price Of woolens and ready made
clothing, and this Is IN object lesson
people will not care TO unlearn. A
vet the maker OF woolens IS too highly
protected with the tax Of from forty 70
fifty per cent. and he Is demonstrate
ing, Is in this shipment OF cheviots,
that he needs no protection. because
he Is meeting abroad successfully the
competition he has said he could NOT
meet at home Free woolens will soou
follow free wool.-St Paul Globe
Senator Frye shouts that II the
people viii give the republican party
unlimited power for ten years Il will
seize the islands of tho seas. plant thu
American dag on them and see that i
never comes down. Not the people
but only Omnipotence itself, coult
grant unlimited power OF that kind
Such policy would involve us in end
less entanglements and wars, with n
adequate compensation Our vast do
main in North America is ccrtainl.
big enough without trying to sprea'
ourselves over the waters Of the ocea'
and over the international pitfalls o
the earth. IL the Frycs were intruste'
with unlimited power they woul
plunge the United States into unlir
tied pandemonium--Louisvills Ccu1
! ier-Journal
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HUMOROUS.

His First Game of Cards -"Dinnis,
phwat-s troomp?' "Shamrocks.' "Aw,
yez mean clubs" "Pfwell. shelalees,
thin~-Harper's Bazaar.
Mrs. Poorc -"Jabez. why do they
say hush money! Mr.. Poore-"l don't
know. Marindy. unless it is that money
talks--N. Y. Morning Journal.
-Hiland-'.My horse is the most in.
telliycnt animal know" Harket-
Go on.~ Hiland-.-He's away up in
gee" -- Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele
graph
He bangs the door the show his spite.
The hateful man. he does not care,
And she 10 make things even quite.
Goes right up stairs and bangs her hair.
Cincinnati Tribune.
Mrs Turnbull-.It's too bad tina
your husband cut of his flowing
beard Mrs Crimple-"Oh, but he
had to do 1t; gave him diamond
scarf pin for = birthday present"
-Landlady (who catches Hall Bed.
room cooking over his gas jet)-"Here,
here; I'll have none OF that" Hall
Bedroom-"You are quite right
madam. It's all for me- ''-Chicagc
| Times Herald
Medical Examiner-"Have there
been rany symptoms Of insanity in
your family?" Applicant for Insur
ance-.Yes, sir--er-that is, my sister
once refused y man worth half mil
lion. "--Tid-Bits-
| Army Surgeon-''What's the mat
ter with YOU. Private Locks?' Privst'
Locks-.Doctor. my boot hurts m.
foot SO that" Army Surgeon-''Ou
Of nv line. Go to the shoemaker"
Boston Transcript
lis that baby strong?" We'll,
should say so. He raised the who'll
family out Of bed at three o'clock thi
morning. and scientists say that that
the hour when every body's strength
1t its lowest point"
A Stir Breeze Clerk looming II
There's . very stif breeze BLOWN
around this corner" Boss-"Ah? Ho'
does il get around the corner II IL is :
stiff p Clerk (shying)-''I suppose
bends in the wind" Detroit Frs
Press
"A Calumny Exploded. They te
u.s." he said dreamily, THAT wome
are extremely susceptible to nattery
1--WE heard that" replied his fricn
well. don't you believe II. ! trio
this morning to tell my wife she vi
so good looking she did not need a nc
spring dress. Washington Star
"A young housekecper who lives
a small Kentucky town had occasi'
to reprimand her cook for neglcctil
her duties. well. Miss Laura,
. been Worried was the reply. I"
\ studyin most 'portart qucstic
Tell de trute. dom know which
| get. winter cloak Or = divohce.
! uarpers Drawer
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kitchen inside. and he thought the
front room was being papered. but he
could not quite tell
Meanwhile Vina was home>ick. and
though she went into the end room
and looked out on the meadow that
She knew reached her home just out OF
sight beyond the woods. 1t only made
the tears come faster. and she won.
dcrcd if she couldn't have stood the
leaks and the pcaling paint little
longer, and then. perhaps. she might
have coaxcd John.
John was homcsick. too. and hurried
the carpenters and painters till they
made Jokes among themselves about his
impatence The home was not home
with Vina gone, and he thought per-
haps she might get So used To living IN
a big house that she would never again
care for the little house she had called
home SO long.
With fear and trembling he harnessed
the horse, put on his best suit OF
clothes and started for the poorhouse.
.She's awful sot. an eff she's TUX no
ton she's going ter live in that big
poorhouse. nothinll fetch er back.
Mebbe il l told her I'd build house
next year, she'd come" SO he tried to
90 over all the arguments he would
use with the woman who was more
ready to return than he could possibly
be to have her.
She sa. on the back porch knitting.
when Mrs. Grove called her to answer
the doorbell. for her hands were in the
bread. John Weeks argument fed.
neck and sobbed:
1--WE been SO lonesome, oh. john"
And he patted her shoulder and said:
"Sove 1. Why. so've l.
Then when she could think she said.
with curious expression on her face:
Have you come TO stayY"
mo. say. Why. I'm willin'-rn do
nightingale build . house II you'll
only come back 70 live. Miss smith
cant make bread 1T to chew
/ Happy woman that went riding down
the valley by Johns side. and told him
Of her stay in the poorhouse- Happy
John when they came out beyond the
the woods, and the cottage with its
new paint and bright blinds looked al
them. for then Why put her head down
on his shoulder. and cried that she
would never go away again. and that
il was all wrong for her TO go when she
did.
And he said very grufiy: 1T was al
right. and she could 20 again whenever
she wanted to. IL she'd only come bach
, when he come after her"
She does not look lonsingIy at tn
) big poorhousc now. and John neve
,, mentions II. Malyina has had the sew
! ing circle meet in the parlor- and sh'
; took them all over the house. an'
Z showed them the new paint and paper
: till some one declared: John Week
: couldn't be called s;ingy about tn
: house. anyway"
l VIVA repeated it to him. with this I'd
|. dition: Il do like To have folks thin
wal Of yc. John. Household
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THE INCOME TAX DECISION.
Democratic Opinions OF the Action of tn
Supreme Court

Supreme Court.
The law is practically dead letter,
for what is left of It is most unjust.
since it taxes energy and brain instead
OF accumulated wealth and idle copi-
tal-Denver Times
II you pay rent ron pay income tax;
IL you receive rent you do not pay In
come tax Thus say the wise men OF
the United States supreme court
Chicago Time>-He-ald-
As the income tax law now stands Il
should BE entitled an act for the dis
enlargement OF thrift IN the producing
classes. The incoming congress should
repeal it at the earliest possible mo
ment-N. Y. Herald.
Though the central principle OF the
income tax remains. the decision OF
the supreme court invites further at
tacks and the law cannot be deemed
settled until a positive affirmation or
rejection Is obtained.-St- Louis Re-
public
1t looks as IL the income tax would
not bear very heavily on the wealthiest
families in this country. The inn
mense fortune Of the Astors is largely
invested in real estate, and its cnor-
nous income is chiefly in the shape OF
rents from the same--Boston Herald.
Now that it has developed to he
senses Of Gov Mckinley. as the result
Of personal observation and inquiry,
that the industries of the south are re-
viving and expanding. he suddenly dis
covers that the one thing they need il
protection Of the Mckinley brand The
ma Tor Is the dangerous man dominated
By one idea-Detroit Free Press
The supreme court has performed .
traditional feat Of driving . coach and
| four through the income tax law.
There Is very little left Of its effective
provisions, even in its present condi-
ton. and there will Be still less when
the lawyers Of the land have accepted
what is practically the invitation of the
court to submit the undecided questions
70 = iull bench--N. Y. TimeA
With rents and state and municipal
bonds exempt from taxation under The
income tax law there il mighty little
left Of il, and the tie vote on the re
I ut3tuucI Vi tklc law kCuoCAS ~ ~ s~ssA
that every little popgun in the lane
will he turned upon IL, and the upsho
Of the whole matter will be that litiga
ton enough will result TO almost ca
up the receiptA-St Paul Globe
The effect Of the decision Is TO cx
er1pt the large incomes from invest
mcn;s and to tax incomes from indus
try. Thus law int ndcd TO correct II
some measure the injustice Of taxation
levied wholly upon consumption create
BY virtue Of the decision Of tho court
. greater injustice by exempting tina
, form Of accumulation which Is most s.
cure and 10 the value of which IN
; owner has contributed the least. Will
| taxing the productive industry. Tncr
, Is. however. cause for qualification !
tho fact that the principle of the law
/ not shaken. Tho Justice of taxing 81
1 perfluity and npportioning the cost {
: government with some regard to abb
|. ity TO pay and benefits received - ~
d~nied.--N. Y. World
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r.
who proposes to seek the north pole
in balloon. is almost q giant In
stature and his strength Is extraordi-
nary. He is in correspondence with
NJ. de Fonville the French aeronaut,
and cortemplatcs going 10 Paris to
have his balloon constructed there.
Gen. A. j. Pleasanton. OF Philadel-
phia left one Of the largest private
libraries in that city, numbering
about Is, 900 volumes. Gen. Pleasan-
ton was widely known rs lover OF
books. and had many rare editions
Among his books were tine collections
relating to Napoleon and to Shakes
peare.
1t is said that the late Hans Won
Bulow left directions that postmor-
TEN examination Of his brain should be
made 10 ascertain the cause OF the ex-
circulating headache from which he
was a lifelong sufferer. The autopsy
revealed the fact that the end OF the
nerves had become imbedded in scar
of an injury to the brain, which he had
received In childhood.
Peter the Great OF Russia had the
typical face Of Russian peasant. A
short, thick nose. with large nostrils.
heavy brows. full, sensual lips, wide
mouth aud high cheek bones were
among his most prominent features
His head was almost round and showed
by its width at the ears that com
bativeness Of disposition that was one
of the leading points of his character.
MIR Gladstone is a believer in the
theory that man can do better mental
work every day to extreme old age IL
he takes care Of his body. He claims
that the mind grows stronger and
clearer as the body loses vitality, and
that it is only disease of the latter that
can prevent an intellectual progress
that will go on to the end. He is GER
tainly a good illustration OF his work
ing theory.
Col. Will ii. Vischer. the humorist,
enjoys his reputation for homelness-
Speaking Of his yearnings for comeli-
ness. the humorist said: rWhen
married and had a little daughter.
had some one who really admired me.
To her was an Apollo. One day Bill
Nve was in nv Office with me. and MY
little girl came in and began making
love to me. as was her way. calling
me all sorts of sweet names. Nice
papa said she; pretty papa Nys
turned around and said in his peculiar
drawl: 'Vischer, are you trying to
make a humorist out of that child?''
1t was during the Commonwealth
that John Playford printed "Ayre'
and Dialogues" book that comprise!
with many pleasant pieces the frs
three that ever we're defined by thu
word glee. term that later times
have wontedly acknowledged an'
boasted as the designa ton of class o
music specially English 1t was dur
ing the Commonwealth that the same
publisher issued several editions o
The Dancing Master each being I
variation Of the foregoing; and this /
the work to which we owe the preser
, walton of all the beautiful Englisl
ballad tunes Of earlier date that are
many of them. not to be found in prev
Gus print or manuscript II was !
that very opera. 1.-The Siege {
Rhodes" that Mrs Colman. daughter
in-law OF one of the composers. SUI
tanned the character of Ianthe. she b.
ing the first woman who ever too
part in a public musical or dramati
performance in England.
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Oxr Of the rcigning beauties Of Eng
fish society il Lady Grey Egcrton. She
was baltimore girl by birth: and .
descendant Of Mad Anthony Wayne.
Oddly enough, her maiden name CORE.
spondcd with the heroine OF one OF
Richard Harding Davis stories. sue
was formerly Miss Eleanor Cuyler.
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1T takes very little evidence to con-
vince a man in the line OF his prcjudices.
1t would take more evidence than hc
will listen to to convince him against
those prcjudiccs 1t Is mans attitude
toward evidence. rather than the evil
dencc itself. that Ordinarily measures
the practical value Of evidence.
Truuhull
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In 1872 somebody sent Catherine do
Nlcdici box Of powdered tobacco
leaves. She acquired taste for the
herb. both chewing and snuffing, or
rather smelling It. and for many years
the plant was called in France herbc dc
Ia Refine.
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now ONE WIFE MANAGED.
vhy John Weeks Built Pretty
New Homo.

I'D SANINfE
What can't be
cured must be
endured. New
version-"W
can't be en-
4 II re d must
needs be L cared"
A very tired
w q IN a n was
Malvina Weeks,
and She said
she should new
err be rested
again till She
could have the
house painted
and shingled.