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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30
ANTiVENisE.
II Has Been Wonderful Discovery FOR
India.

ANuins
Alt.yonino. "a remedy OF the serum
class invented by o decor named Cal.
mettc. has been Bubloctd 10 the sever.
ost practical tosts In lula and ls re-
g..ded la that serpent'idden land IA
one Of the ages most 9luable discov.
cr.os, says the New Yor Times. Asan
instance OF IT, power. p English medl.
cal journal tells Of Hnlco boy who
while drawing water a. a,&ell near
Moerut. trod on and ". ,t,.n nv ,
kraft uBungarus coerlus. 0e sernen,
whose bite is considered more ansor-
Gus than that Of any other snakhn IN
dia except the cobra. Two metubo
were with the boy picked him ulapd
carried him AZ once 10 the quartz. q,
Surgeon Major Rennie. That oflal
says. Not more than three minLs
elapsed from the time he was bith
20 the time saw him. The typical q
print Of a snake bite. with lis two dee
fang punctures and the crescentic ro'
0f small teeth marks. was plainly yisI
bic on the inner side of the tight foot
] no once injected eight cent.meters O
Calmcite's antivoniue serum into n
subcutancous cellular tissue Of the ab
domen. Al the same time the woun
vas treated with a hypode-mic solu
ton o. permanganate OF potash. IN
patient was placed under observation
and never had O bad symptom. lie
now running about. well"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30
BOMBAY WOMEN.
curious Custom Observed In the u,sh..
Caste Families.

'OHlDAy papers tell OF a curious enc.
ON which Is observed annually Nv IN.
..t ioik OF many families belonging
~" hishcr castles IN Lahore avs
,n.- i,ul'io Times AZ about In The
'o,",hg Tho women congregato near I
- "a NaehoWali bazaar ana divtd.
,"s themselves into two hostile nar,,ss
""ilDard each other with az -.
co., mos telling abuse that their in
sa auu''y can Invent Sometime ,b,.
ay wins and sometimes that A vac,
e.o"d OF awe-struck males assombias
-, eN a' mat unearthly hour 10 wI,n.sg
'a unique warfare. Five IN, - 49,
Ia OF hitecn Kauagat davs 49,. -
Nm r' Tor this purpose Then nesco
, ~ DC proclaimed on next year Tbe
80 'onHlct continues an about dav-
III 'eaN' when the exhausted ar.
80 l on opposite siies. mlneie ,ga,n
80. - 'ne utmost cordially. and proceed
ose'her 10 tho iaW. singing sn,,stta
49, ,or me usual matutinaI sblu-
,,a ~ IN the good cd days am vom,n
- 80 IN Lahore. it Is said. used n a.
mn ~ ~ 'hls iingual combat some %
,...- 'a'lles on either side Tber. a
80 80 ''at once upon a time an Afgb.n
.'i'''f was stealthily approacbl,,,
i \. 20 pounce upon Il unaware ,.
~, 'uppened that be- reached Ws,,-a
IT, 5000 two hours before sunriso
49,. proximity 10 tho prey 6ileJ a.
~. OF The Plthau leader Win Id. 80
''i'Nae. and DO ordara5 M Nv
, t' 10 dismount and orar ,bsntg
-, al'. Ihey were certain tbat ~
- 49,, 70 were unconscious on tbsI, 80
'''n' aud therefore absoip,ri,
'lNled Tor defense BB, tb.g ~,
1i'eiy been minute On 49,.
' zen they heard a de.urs IN tsr-,l,t
49," u We're. coming from IN. dt
.'on OF Lahore They hoard s..as
" elephants screaming horse. ,si-h
3 'ameis gurgling. bulls b, -.
80 "a.'i nka t"anglng. wheels rumbil,e
''''' booming warriors roaring "a
'p.'a footing They thought tbs,
capital had got scent on tb. 49,
..on ana vast army was comm. -.
ll'. Them Small their n,r-t1
'H, , hope bad rested on M sn,
~ ~ 'n' surprise they had plapbes
."'s mounted again and rs,r,..d
y, 'ps 10 kabul with all possihia
hut think OF their faeff.- -
/. ,t, "l'n ,a'y learned later h was
"0I'y combat o. females,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

4 remarkable phenomena iu The
island OF Triu1lad is the "rtch lake"
situated 90 % Hrg3. tho capital %. tho
island % .s about one and half
miles Iu circumference and elevated
about eighty feet above thc Towel of thp
sea- The water is covered almost enc
ureIy with o. stratum OF asnb1ltum tra-
Nrrel by assures and cray.egs WItl
with vatgr The pitch 90 the sides
is perfectly hard and cold but as one
walks toward che middle thc heat grad
ualy increases and the pitch becomes
softer and softer 40 last @ Is seen
boiling up iu a liquid state and the air
,s strongly imprcgnatci with bitumen
and sulphur During the rainy sea-
son q is possible TO walk over nearly
the whole lake but IN the hot weather
great part can not be approached
This pitch Is much used on the island
Tor roads. pavcmcnta and roofs and Is
exported TO the United States and Can.
ada. Exchange
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

Realizing the Value - our Atmo,phsrc
As Only a storm brings home t1 us
the reality and power o. the atmosphere
so only the distress and anguish % the
soul Iu ths presence OF tac divine power
10 which it a alien aud opposed can
br.ng us tu the realization 90 God Bl,
The storm BE- ROC the truesi disclosure
of iae character aad uHe of the atmos-
phcrg and tde yieN O terrIleI rousel.
ru0r 'aE.s 20 Gods character is as
m.s..aiul 900 roe3rd to him Iu 5llm
even moro s.rs.U.y tIgu Iu storm SEQ
may u...s. tug l..o 'uDEus and ths
Ifo sHHa.u.r. power 90 th. srraal
atmosphere u'tt which Cod surrounds
us Sunday School Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

I have no patience with sensational
preachers To preach what Is known
as sensational sermons Is su.cly not
one OF the duties OF a pastor, There Is
enough In the Bible 10 supply any man
with a SUFFICIENT repertoire o; fresh sub
iccts without the necessity % ccntInu.
ally searching about outside Tor come
thing more sensational Rev n. d.
Meyer. evangelist. New York City.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

Pride q. Oh. u0.. suicidal and satanic
of su.rtrl. IlU. 90 caused tlg nrs,
s.n ia heaven auj lr1y, GO everlasting
destruction tta fallen angels o. is
expansive of almost every Chr.s,-lilo
trait o' character Love and faith
cannot go-eNEl with pride and AFRO,
eancc % destroys humility sentences.
sympathy hunger AND u.rat after
righteousness and even hunger and
thirst after knowledge. 10 g..gyss jhg
Holy Spirit drives 0ut Christ rejects
the Bible. J,sp.scs ,he church. aud
turns away from aI Fuul people Roy
Charles Roads M,,Eui.H.railadclpAia
Pa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30
SCIENCE AND PREsENrrMENrs
"'"''"ena Usually Susceptible q,
I'lepathio Explanation.

Usually suaeeptibl, n, .
I''epaihio Explanation.
VINE times in the coiiree -, 49,. az
nave had what b. called .,res.. 49,
mont Eight times wrote n 5o~n
=, once before learning whether n
"'a true or false. and the ninth tlmo I
, ,p'ne Of IT, says Appleton's science
"0nthIy. Three Of these were f,tso
'u' partly true and partly false one
an nov verified, but probably false
,ha. 'u.'e related 10 subjects In nv
,"Vushts and were probably ugpest-
ny circumstances. Four were tina
aa.. "H',h one might have been guR-
s .ta Dy circumstances. The other |
-. we're not only true and not an
p'''N'iy suggested by circumstance
were among the most agltatlng ev.
IN -, - OF my life One drove me
-, ,pite OF the resistance OF my reason
~ axe a journey which saemed ,bo
-, VI lunatic. and proved the wis.s,
s''Ns could DO Another lm,ell.d
~, 10 write letter 10 a person g,a
~. ~. away 10 whom I had written a
y. "'uIs before, but who happened m
III great trouble AZ the moment
1'' 'he Impulse The third gave mo
.'so'u'' assurance that the very thing /,
~ about 10 happen which I believed T,
i ~ OF all things most impossible I
NY OF course. quote these few OK.
'''"''a as proving the eYlstere. ~ (.
''palhy but merely was ulustr,p,. !.
nav ! mean by apparently te.epatble =
htnomona." '''''' O.
ne vast majority OF apparently su !,
normal phenomena are susceptIb,e =,
D'''paihic explanation. but I'm a l.
use one Is driven 10 other con- pI
sI.s Sometimes knowledge "A pI
an. events not known 10 anyone 4,
,'" Der times a perciplent viii w
~ Ne things At distance or nd
'''"'' ware Of events remote lu re-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

Few modern hymns are perhaps bet
ter known than shall We Meet Be.
yond the Riyer9' yet the majority OF
those who have sung e are probably
not aware that the author is a. l.. Hast
.rrs the antl-in0del editor oi Boston
The hymn was originally a letter from
Mr. HASTINGS 90 an only brother aud
was given 20 the public about 1880.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

4 product called "V.ro glass. " which.
90 IS asserted. presents an effective bar.
rler against drr. consists of mesh.
work OF wire omhtldgdin GLASS plate
Eycn when licked by flames and raised
90 red heat. 20 does not TAN 10 pieces,
and it not only resists the heat o., fire.
but also the SCATTERING effects OF cold
water poured over Il while Il ls yet
rfnvInr hot
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

tlsh crown from Edward II Of England.
When a boy be- attended private schools
IN Stirling and later was graduated az
Glasgow College finishing his cduca-
ton in Germany he studied theology
at the Divinity Hal. OF the Free
Church Of scotland and was ordained
10 the ministry. For q time hc was
pastor Of a mission station "a, Malta.
and, returning 90 h.a native country
was appointed lecturer 300 science 10
the Free Church College iu Glasgow iu
1871 aud q professor BOO 1854 Ile also
bad charge OF a W0rk.nEmCu.s mission
while connected with tAe college 300
vacations we're spent Zoo travel upon
thD continent so that before lDay.lg
college he was perfectly Of home in aii
European countries During DIS coli
lcgo .iig Doc became Interested lu
DHIgh, L. d0oiyE revival work ia
Edinburgh. and with other student
took au ag'.sp part lu %. iu tho line %.
relieving suffering and wan, am1Hl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

The little village OF Martin. Mich,
has not had a saloon Tor thirty years.
but so many drunken men were seen
on the streets lately that an inyostlga-
ton was ordered The authorities
found Joint that contained fifteen
barrels OF whisky In the cellar OF a
private residence near the business
center.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

over thirty cities aut towns In on
larlo have adopted the provincial cur
few law. The corporation OF Ottawa
has decided TO apply O. To- that city.
Children under n, unaccomplnied 10y
parents or guardians must not be- In
the streets after . D. M
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

10 Those whose Hearts Are seated.
iAo Bible ls o sealed book 90 those
whose hearts are sealed when th,
heart BE- opened like that 0f Lydia. what
% wonderful book 30 ls' Tho critic
goes 90 tho Bible with DIS lantern
throws ifs rays across thD sacred pages
secs something here and there that does
n1' agree with h.s notions auI closes
'ho rH0k with q feeling thr, there .
very little tl. Bible can teach hm It
saH jesus who nI. o thank thee ID
Father Lord 20 heaven and Garth boz
auo tflr tlH HIf those th.uu r1m
t.r WH. and prudent and revealed
'..m unto tahoE Tho Bh.e las %
Hsbf U. ..s own auI Do. vino would ar.
OBJ, ..Eht mus. IIfs th. children ~ la.
ur. before thD ancient pillar of l.g.
walk iu chat light
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

There Is NO work co snail no art 20
mean, but q an comCa from cod. and ia
a special glft from hlm. n when az
thy work, thou te-l Thy spiit stirred
within thee, receive q with solemn Joy.
and thus learn 20 do thY work In God
instead Of s,Tnieh;way ncoing from
Thy task.-John raulcf.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

This" said the enthusiastic young
reporter. lis going to be one Of the
best stories the paper has had for a
month. Now mark my words"
whereupon the editor seized his
large club-shaped blue pencil and %
did.-lndianapols IourpeL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

Good % be- helping Kindred. good 70
dwell
B,amg,gss and Just Co glls
Good to give lim.. with GOODWILL Ia
the heart.
Albeit The store No ruaos
Good Co speak sweet gul gentle words.
20 De
McrC.ial patient mill.
To hear the Ia. ,aJ h..l 90, leading
DAYS
Innocent wud,iI.'
Edwin Arnold.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

some fool editor suggests that In
these trouhlous times every woman
should go armed" That's a nice idea.
n a woman had q pistol she'd insist on
carrying 90 around Ia her hand
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30
Oood V.e Tor The Orran.

The Christian Union church n
Rockport, lll., has an organ with SUM-
client volume TO drown the voice OF q
highly orthodox sister, who tried,
last sunday, to procipitate an argu.
mcnt with the minister after ne had
concluded a very liberal sermon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

o '''dnt km the small n,s
a Marhlnerf.

MafhluarF
w % noted ioi wisdom. a. evs-y
Tvs. Dnt as fowl OF pr.v ~
pe ne ls certainly epec.t.-
/ says ths Cleveland p.sin
. an engineer OF a train -
90 near GUonsburr. IND r.
Ing fAIni 90 De- a COW or Tors,
/ bukthe rails almost direr,l,
object. ocom0tive. Aafirir,f
damage he put on ALI al.
running engine struck IN.
what thcn'as slight ana nj
on the cowlkcd out en- The
object. carrieand discovered
giue, but cou,a eagle lv.,~
was although licked up The
was not an eagle.of the en-
sengers Of the Or, wh.t q
bird 20 Do an Uwl. thar I,
nearly hye feet from o nas-
tigatlon proved that ~
time he was struck. vas -
the ground a lamb that
pounds Birds have an 81
adventures but perhaps
oldest one Of recent days Is
befell a sparrow a. Anderson
few into a knife and bar manu-.
and getting too near a small whe,
sucked In. Tho workmen noticed
into the wheel. but knowing that
cylinder was rcyuivinF 40 a speel
l50 revolutions o. minute. took Il 20.
granted that he bird had been killed
When the factory shut down az noon
the men were astouishcd 10 hear a gen.
DE chirp from The wheel and 10. there
was the sparrow as wei AS ever They
found that the bird had clung 10 the
strengthening rod o. the inside Of the
wheel and vas in semi-dazed condi-
ton. They picked him up and put hin
, on a table. and from thence. after col.
Letting his Wits the little bird Few 4
freedom. The wheel In which the blrt
rode made 81 900 revolutions while 1
was upon Il. and so the tiny teathere,
'reature travelled seveniy-three AMI
sight-tenlhs miles In the embrace Of I
dy-wheeL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30
sPARR


n, ,,. NTH, by Acting the
un square o. iati'an'
mo- lIe 10 fay trees per o. Frank
lnrtop Times. Thegauds Hs
IN conviction that thi the Wash q
80 stand. Wen, thdeap-root-
stcoI. d sul stands n 10 life
Al high noon one day7r elm :
crowd around the tree, but sim
watching q stand. They vs. a
chat Away out on the tort u
o. a slender branch hung a
Somehow % had become oniant
a piece of twine and could not ext,
Itself This 10 itself was bad enc
but there vas worse behind. 4
black cai was also ont on the be
and rlariug hungrIly az the spa
The cat had crept out after the im
oned bird. until the branch. Der
b beneath the cats weight. bad W,
b his catship that further advance
. perhaps. a prologue 20 fall Bu
sparrow didn't know this. and,
I struggling with an its puuy str
10 free itself % vas piteously b,
ID ing It's possible fate IN sparrow
b guage. This was what the crow
10 looking at The crowd yelle
kinds Of things at the cat. but Il
y kept It's hungry eyes on the sps
% Then a small boy with a slur
% happened along Small boys
q slungshots are not generally We
n IN civilization. but this one re
10 an ovation when he knocked n
e on the limb az the frs; shot.
j. shook the sparrow free and dr.
% unhurt into the small boy
q which he held under the limb
a celye a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

"sin,,rly is the parent Of truth, ="
ays the Philadelphia Methodist. "Sho
fesrs mo- enemies. for virtue is her
ne,dasi friend. She ahhors a lie, and
Is no nattercr. An open heart Is her
device and honor Is her ultimate end.
VIVA, joys are hers' She roama a, will
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

ROFEs5OR Henry
Drummond the c.l-
obrnted writer on
religious subject
died 10 Wells. Eng
land. the other day.
Professor Drum
mond was born in
1851. on the field
OF BannOckburn,
where Ia 1914,
Robert Bruce
wres,pl the Scot
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

Horses have been offered az oxford.
Ne. this week IN open market az rs,
and take your pick"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30
WAS A LEARNED MAN.
THE LATE PROFESSOR henry
DRUMMOND.

one ~ the Greatest writers o. the Con
fury on Theology and Great Explorer
Made survey of the Yellowstone
National Para lis Greatest Works.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30
CRIME DECREASING
GROWTH or a FEELING oEptrv
AND TENDERNESS.

''"'n"'''n Of Certain onen.es STATE.
''''a"' DO Not Ton q. How mu,,
Circumstance aud T.m,,.,,.
Weigh. ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30
ui,sk nm. Gold.

Black Hills OAK, gold mines expect
10 turn out this year SioOloooo In bull
lion
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

Covers should
always spring
Beneath my feet.
! know too well the poison and the
sting
OF things 200 sweet
Tor one thing only. Lord dear Lord. /
plead.
Lead mo arrht
Though strength should falter and
though heart should bleed
Through Peace 20 Light
30 not AK. o Lord. that Thou
shouldst shed
Full radiance here.
Give but q ray OF peace that I may
tread
Without a fear
DO mot ask my cross 10 understand
My way tO see,
Better boz darkness just 90 fci Thy
hand
And follow Thee
~ ls lIEo restless day. but pc.c5 az
vino
Like quiet uIeht.
lca 900. % Lord. 600 perfect day shall
shine
Through Peace 90 IIrh'
Holy Family
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

Through Peace e. light hitter Regrets
over Departed Onrs Something
Greater Than Resistance To Those
Whose Heart. Are Sealed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30

HERE prevails 4
comforting belief
that the standing
army o. crime Is
steadily dIminish
ing and that with
tae aid Of school
boards and reform
atorles. We are
making sure ifslow
progress IN com
batting IA. 49,.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-01-11
General News Items.

Four children were burned to death
in a farm house in Westield, Wise.
one day last week.
Gen. Francis A. Walker of Boston,
a man well-known in the country
died of apoplexy last week.
Bank failures continue in the West,
notably at ST. Paul and that vicinity.
The hard times are wedding out some
of the weaker institutions.
After a long elaboration the jury
on the Bran case have brought in a
verdict of guilty. He has not been
sentenced yet and without doubt will
secure another trial. tAta
Fire broke out in the chapel of the
convent in Quebec last Wednesday
morning, which caused the death of
seven of the nuns by suffocation, and
the loss of about 5000 worth of
property.
Dwight L. Moody has begun a ser
les of meetings in Boston and it is
expected that the whole city will be
stirred by his efforts. At the same
time Sam Jones, the remarkable
Southern preacher, is at work in that
city. Murphy, the temperance ora
tor, is carrying on a great work in
the same city. 1t looks as though
there might be reformation in Bos-
ton, such as gas not been seen there
in many years.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-01-11
VERMONTS NEW DEER LAW.

Next October the first deer legally
killed in Vermont for about twenty
years will fell victim of the hunters
rifle. Such is the effect of a law pass
ed at the recent session of the State
Legislature. Since late in the seven
ties, when the first deer law in the
State was enacted, deer hunting has
been forbidden under penalty of
heavy fines, and the animals have so
increased in numbers that by October
1897, there probably will be no better
hunting grounds in the East than Yer
mont, with the exception of some
parts of Maine.
The provisions of the law which has
just been passed are that the month
October shall be an open season for
deer, that no hunter shall kill more
than two deer during the month, that
they shall not be hunted with dogs or
jacks, enticed by salt ticks, or killed
in yards, and that none shall be taken
out of the state unless by the person
who shot it.
The granting of an open season on
deer was accomplished in the face of
a strong opposition, and has evoked
much adverse comment. 1t was in
reality fight between the farming
and the sporting element of the State
which the farmers won by force of
numbers. When the first law against
shooting deer was enacted, twenty
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-01-11
years ago, the animals were almost
extinct in the State

years ago, the animals were almost
extinct in the State.
It would be useless, of course, to
try to guess how many deer there are
in the State at the present time, but
some idea of their numbers and their
lack of fear may be gained from the
fact that the last Legislature had to
consider two or three bills for dam
ages done by the animals to the grow
ing crops.
Three deer will do as much dam
age to a field of oats as herd of cows
would, and their propensity for mis-
chief was the cause in no small part
of the passage of the law allowing
them to be hunted In addition to
this, protected as they have been
they have small reason to fear man,
so that they have become extremely
tame.
Many of the opponents of the law
recently passed believe that in the
two open months which will ensue
before the law can be repealed since
the State legislature meets biennially
the deer will be nearly exterminated
by pot hunters and sportsmen from
within and without the State. Yet
such result seems improbable. The
deer are at present very tame8 and
fearless, to be sure, but a week of
hunting would teach them to be as
wary as any Adirondack deer, and,
unlike the Adirondacks, the Green
Mountains have no guides. They
stretch from Massachusetts to Derby
Line, nowhere thickIy populated and
in many places with stretches of for
ests several miles in extent unbroken
by the woodman's axe and uncrossed
by roads, except the runways of the
deer. The hunter from without the
State must penetrate these mountains
alone, and unless he has a good
kno Wedge of the habitspof the, ami
mails he wants, he stands an excellent
chance Of leaving them empty
handed Exchange. 1CIe quQ
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-01-11
aFREE WOOL.n

According to the estimate of the
National Association of Wool Manu-
facturers, the American clip of wool
last year was the smallest since 1880.
It's total was 272, 464, 70e pounds, as
compared with 294 ,296, 726 pounds in
1895. cit will be noticed" says the
Bulletin, 'sthat the clip has declined
generally throughout the Atlantic
slope, the Gulf States, the central
Western States, the Mississippi val
ley and the Pacific Slope. The Rocky
Mountain table lands have barely
held their own; the only marked in
crease is in Montana. The locality of
the heaviest losses shows that free
wool has struck its hardest blow at
the farmer who raises sheep chiefly
farms"
Free trade always hits the small
producer hardest. The rich manu-
facturer, the great ranchman with
hundreds and thousands of acres
have relatively little to fear from it,
1t strikes it's worst blow at the man
young in business, the farmer strug-
Cling for homestead. This is the
unfailing lesson of history. But there
is another point in which the returns
of the Bulletin wildly show the SIMS
ter results of our ''tarlff reform" ex-
pertinent. The total supply of do
nestle wool on hand unsOld in the
United States on Jan. 1, 1897, was
123, 55s, Oso pounds, or almost one
half of the entire clip of the year pre-
ceding. This is the largest amount of
unsoId wool on hand in any year Of
which there is any record. lis about
twice the amount remaining unsold
on Jan. 1, 1898, although the wool
clip of 1882 was much larger than
that of 1896 and much larger amount
of wool had been thrown upon the
market.