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LincoIn's Idea which Mckinley APP
nIlrd 90 the TnrIm.

To all sincere questions by converted
free traders, whose faith i'm protection
Is still little weak. and To all specious
inquiries by disingcnuous opponents of
the american system" in regard TO
the specific rates of the protective tariff
TO be imposed by protectionist con
gress, "A good answer is the story about
Lincoln told by Maj. Mckinley in his
speech before the Marquette club at
Chicago last February. Some one asked
Lincoln how long IA MINIS legs ought TO
be. Lincoln replied: THAT is very
serious question, aud ! have given much
thought 10 il great many times. Some
should bc longer and some shorter; but
! want To tell you mans legs ought
always to be long enough to reach from
the body to the ground" And Mai
Mckinley pressed home the illustration
in these words: And so / tell you, my
inquiring free trade friend, that the legs
Of the next republican tariff law will be
long enough To firmly support the Amer
lean body polite; sustain the public
treasury; lift up our national credit,
and uphold the dignity and independ-
ence OF American labor, and the enter.
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HE CAPITAL.

Tho Tariff Measure Under Consideration
by ConEr"ss-The Republican Members
of the senate Finance Committee NhI
Not Wait for the Final Action OF the
Hous-.
WAsmNGToN, March go. Without
waiting for the house 60 take final ac-
ton on the tariff bin, the republican
mem bers OF the senate committee on
finance have begun the Informal ex-
animation OF the measure. They will
give the subject careful attention. and
IT is understood their meetings are to
bc held somewhere down town away
from the crowds that always hover
about the committee room when this
subject is under investigation. The
republican membc have decided that
no hearings will b. granted.
They will, however, give full at
tention TO printed or typcwritten
briefs which should be Ictt with the
committee on finance These briefs
should refer to specific paragraphs
relative 10 proposed changes in the
house bill, or any other change that
may be suggested in existing customs
laws.
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NATIONAL TAX PER CAPITA.
Its Increase During the Last Four
Democratic Years.


Inns - an interesting study. The ma
tional debt of the United States reached
its lowest point. Sl2.55 per capita of our
population, with the close of the repub-
lican administration i'm 1898. the de-
crease of debt being S1.G7 per capita be-
tween 1890 and 1893. Under the pres
ent democratic administration it has
advanced from $12.5j in 1893 TO S13.41
n 1896, an increase OF Sc cents per capita
in three years. In the same way the per
capita OF interest fell TO "a cents in 500,
increasing at once under a democratic
administration until it reached 40 cents
per capita in 1896. The democratic in
terest tax is higher now than il was I'm
1890 by cents per capita, and is Il
cents per capita more than when the
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usually large attendance. Mr.. Ding
ley said:
Mr.. Speaker: l am instructed TO re-
turn house bill 350 entitled. An act to
provide revenue for the government
and 70 encourage the industries of the
United States with favorable re-
port | ask that the bill and report
may be ordered printed and placed on
the calendar of the whole house on the
state OF the union" As he concluded
there was slight ripple OF applause.
resolution providing for the con
sideration OF the tariff bill. the vote
on its passage 10 be taken on the after.
noon OF March 81. was passed I7g TO
l32. a resolution was then reported
10y Mr.. Henderson, (rep. La to pass
the appropriations bills which failed
at the last session-the sundry civil
general deficiency agricultural and
Indian-with 40 minutes debate on
each side.
WAsmNGToN, March eO-At the ex.
ecutive session of the senate Friday.
John Hay nominated TO be ambassado or
10 Great Britain. and Horace Porter.
TO be ambassador TO France, were con-
iirmed
Minority Report.
W AsHINGroN. March 20. The demo-
cratic members of the ways and means
committee have authorized Mr.. Bailey.
OF Texas, TO prepare the minority re-
port on the tariff bill. 1t will be laid
before the house on Monday next
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There arc Il steps on the stairway
leading 90 the platform No nails we're
used in the construction of the scafTold.
screws and bolts being used The tim
Der used was rough pine of the best
quality. and the foundations consist of
blocks OF wood, the whole structure
being braced securely against the
workhousc building.
The dimensions OF the irclosurc are:
Twcnty-six feet high; first length Of
upright boards, 14 feet; second length.
II feet; size of inclosurc, - feet bv e.
feet; posts are 3 by 9 inches, . feet in
the ground and feet apart.
The inclosure is made OF pine and is
very substantial The ends rest
against the workhouse and Jail re-
spcctively.
a brick walk leads from the kitchen
door 90 a door in the northwest end Of
the Enclosure, which opens upon the
scaHOld steps
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MfNNEAPotIs, Mimi, March 90. -
The rain began falling again Thurs
day night and still continues Friday
morning. This with the large body Of
snow said TO be II inches on the level,
is causing an immense flood OF water
TO pour into the Mississippi river which
is still ice-bound. Reports from North
and south Dakota say that the same
state OF affairs exist there People
living ON low lands adjacent TO the
BOD river and Jim River are already
dcscrtiur their homes.
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JACKSONVILLE, o, March 20. Thurs
day afternoon. while Miss Lille Kim
der, aged H. and Lawrence Vest. aged
II, were wrestling over an old broken
revolver, which no one knew was
loaded, IL was accidentally discharged,
shooting the young girl through the
head. She died a few hours later. She
had come the evening before on a visit
20 her grandmother, at whose home
the accident happened The young
man and the family are nearly dis
tractcd over the terrible affair
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THE SCAFFOLD
On which Scott jackson and AIonzo Wall
ling WIN PAx th. Iennltx.

On which Scott jackson and Atonzo Wall
ling WA Pay tn. Penalty.
NEWPORT, KY, March 2O.-The di-
mansions OF the scaffo.d upon which
jackson and Walling are to die have
been changed somewhat since the first
specifications were submitted 10 Shcr-
III Plummer. The correct plans are as
follows.
From the ground TO the floor upon
which the prisoners win stand, . feet;
from the floor TO the cross beam. feet;
total height, Il feet; floor 10 feet by II
feet, which also represents tho outside
measurement OF the scafTold from ton
TO bottom. the corner posts. inches
by inches; cross beam. the same:
floor ioistS, . 10y inches: floor boards.
- inch; iron bolts, ! inch thick.
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THE FLOOD SITUATION
In the Vicinity OF sioux city. Ia. Grow,


SIOUX CITY, Ia, March 20 Though
many OF Thursday nights rumors OF
drownings were unconfrmed Friday.
the actual situation is growing worse.
The Floyd river had carried ont every
bridge from Lcmers to "a mile above
Sioux City. and is still rising. The val.
ley is full from hill to hill. the towns
OF Merrill. linton and Sioux City sub
urbs of Springdale, Lynn and Leeds,
flooded and many houses in this city,
II is said, are surrounded 10y water. on
the Big Sioux. many bridges are out.
and At Hawarden. the water is report
ed five feet deep in the streets. The
North Western is said 90 have not a
bridge left between Huron and ia.
warden The Missouri is still frozen
here, but is rumorcd % be breaking
and gorging at Onawalii,, some dis
lance further down.
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= Court clerk Talked Too much.

CLEVELAND, o., March 19.-Albcrt J.
Cook, deputy clerk in the common
pleas court, was discharged Thursday.
II developed hc had been talking TO
iurymen and endeavoring 90 influence
their action. II is presumed that many
new trials will be demanded Of cases
IN which Cook Is supposed to have
taken an interest II is doubtful IL
new trials can be refused should they
be demanded
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Turkey Advised 10 Attnck Greco.

ATHENS, March cot is rumored
Friday that Russia is urging Turlkcy
TO attack Greece, Offering official as
iistance 90 the porte IL this be done.
Russia believes that the first battle
would result in defeat for the Creek
troops. and she could then call of the
Turks and propose terms that Greece
would be bound to accept
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LANCASTER Ky. March 1o.-In tho
circuit court. George Dunn was sem
fenced 90 the pen.tcntiary for life for
housebrcaldng. He had been convict
ed Of felony twice before. and the life
term was given him under the habitual
criminal law.
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HIooay connlct in Psr.nh,.

MoNrEvIDEo March 49, "A battle oc-
Cured iu the province Of Paysuda be-
tween large bodies Of government
troops and insurgents The total
losses ON both sides were 1000 men.
IL is not stated which side was VIC
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NV YORK, March 20 A WalLstreet
report has 10 that Cleveland will join
law firm which will bear the name
Of Cleveland, Carlisle & Stetson. Tx
Secretary Carlisle and Stetson. who is
New York lawyer, arc already the
counsel for j. Pierpout Morgan's bank
inc firm
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WAsHNGTON, March IT, Secretary
Of the Interior Bliss to-day appointed
Forest Raynor, Of Brooklyn, N. ",
private secretary. vice Price Lane
Mr. Baynor was the campaign secre-
tary TO Secretary Bliss and was for.
merly connected with the Fourth ma
tional bank. OF New York
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LONDON, March 20 According TO a
dispatch from Larissa, the Turkish
consuls in Thessaly have been ordered
by the porte TO vacate their posts and
return TO Constantinople should they
deem such action advisable.
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tHArTANooGA. Tenn, March Ca
small -uH in which were three boys
was caps zed Friday i'm the Tennessee
river near Chattanooga island. oppo.
site The city Two OF thc boys. John
Davis. aged l5. and James Edwards. 10
years old, were unable TO swim in the
svIfl ourrunt and werc drowned.
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PermItted to Rsopen ID noor..

WAsWNGToN, March 1.-THE First
national bank Of Sioux City. Ia, which
suspended payment Novem Der 10,
1896, and was placed temporarily in
the hands Of receiver, has been per.
mitted 70 reopen its doors for business
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CASTAWAYS.
Out Of 80 Persons on Board Onh
Four known to 6e Saved.

For Six DAYS aud Nights a Boat Load OF
feopt~ SnTvr t"r Eoof aud Water
Macy 90 Ta-N GO EsvtnS Mad
Near Two Score Dir.
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The TARIFF sILL

Reported In the House by Dir. Din-ley
Chairman of the ways and Mean. Com
mitt-r.
NASHINoroN, March 2G-After the
-eading OF the Journal ri.ay Mr.
pingley (reo, Me-. chairman of the
committee on ways and means re.
ported the tariff bill. When ne rose a
great hush fell upon the house and
galleries ootl being filed by an un.
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BEElIN, March 90 High winds and
severe hail storms prevailed through
out the greater part OF Germany
Thursday night, doing a great deal Of
damage i'm many places. Several lives
were lost and many persons in ured.
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upon each other" Hard times are felt
everywhere and prosperity touches
everyone. We have had enough OF free
trade hard times and are ready to go
back TO protection and prosperity.
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LONDON, March 1o-The education
bill has passed the common stage in
The house Of commons
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During the two first years Of the
Gorman-Wilson bin It bsu increased
the sale OF foreign hay foo the United
states by 500, sos tons, worth s3.O4G. C89.
more than they sold us during the first
.wo years Of the Mckinley tariff.
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England is more nearly free trade
country than any other. and her sys-
tenn Of taxation furnishes an unmistnlt-
able example Of the practice and priu-
ciplc Of revenue tariff. Her import
duties are imposed almost exclusively
upon articles which cannot be produced
by her own people upon her own soil.
Tobacco, snuff, cigars. chicory, cocoa.
currauts, figs. raisins. rum, brandy.
wine. ter and coffee, these are the ar
ticles from which her customs revenue
is derived articles. in the min. not
produced in England but which must
be supplied from abroad. while pruc-
tically all competing products % for
eign make and production are AL
mitted through her customhouscs free
OF duty
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prises and occupations cf the American
people This is Mckinley answer and
II covers the question, as do all the
answers of the great apostle Of pro-
lection and friend OF American labor.
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NEw YORK, March 20. Sylvester
Scovcl has not been banished from
Cuba. lie may be allowed TO continue
his work there as correspondent pro-
vidcd he remains safely within Span
ish lines, where Dons can watch him.
VIII Attend Grant Monument Dedication.
NEW YOEK, March co. Mayor
Strong announced Saturday that Pres
ident Mckinley, Vice President Ho-
bart the cabinet, Mai Gen. Miles, and
several members OF the diplomatic
corps at Washington had accepted in
vitations TO be present on April % at
the Grant monument dedication.
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Money Lost 90 Farmers.
farrg.r.s..as ...s. ....,.

IUIA ..s..s....... z. 20. NtL.al AlIF,lIl.gIf
Every pound OF This imported sugar
which we consume should be produced
from American grown cane OF beets:
and the SOS, 695 800 sent abroad. in two
years, should have been distributed
among American farmers and sugar
factories dotted throughout the coun-
try. The democratic free traders
stopped Mr.. McKinleY's policy Of doing
thia.
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republican administration ceased in
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THE LENGTH OF THE LEGS.

skin, their best genius and their best
invention"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-16

were; about hanging, and walking the
plank, and storms at sea, and the Dry
Tortugas, and wild deeds and places on
the Spanish main. BY his own account.
he must have lived his life among some
of the vickedest men that God ever al
lowed upon the sea; and the language
in which he told these stories shocked
our plain country people almost as
much as the crimes that he described.
My father was always saying the inn
would be ruined, for people would soon
cease coming there to be tyrannized
over and put down, and sent shivering g
to their beds; but l really believe his
presence did us good. People were
frightened at the time, but on looking
back they rather liked it; it was fine
excitement in quiet country life; and
there was even party of the younger
men who pretended TO admire him, call
ing him "true sea-dog," and real
old salt" and such like names, and say
ing there was the sort of man that
made England terrible at sea.
In one way, indeed, he bade fair to
ruin us; for he kept on staying week
after week, and at last month after
month, so that all the money had been
long exhausted, and still my father
never plucked up the heart to insist on
having more. If ever he mentioned 1t,
the captain blew through his nose SO
loudly that you might say he roared,
and stared my poor father out Of the
room have seen him wrin pinp his
hands after such a rebuff, and am sure
the annoyance and the terror he lived
in must have greatly hastcned his early
and unhappy death.
All the time he lived with us the cap
tain made no change whatever in his
dress but to buy some stockings from
n hawlper. One of the cocks of his hat
having fallen down, he let it hang from
that day forth, though it was a great
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-16

your own back. You have been drink
ing rum; you have had a stroke, pre-
cisely as L told you; and have just,
very much against my own will,
dragged you headforemost out of the
grave. Now, Mr.. Bones"
That's not my name" he inter
rupted.
"Much I care" returned the doctor.
"It's the name of buccaneer of my ac-
quaintance; and call you by it for the
sake of shortness, and what | have to
cay to you is this: one glass of rum
won't kin you, but ii you take one
you'll take another and another, and
stake my wig lf you don't break off
ihort, you'll die-do you understand
that?-die, and go TO your own place,
Ike the man in the Bible. Come, now,
make an effort. I'll help you to your
bed for once"
Between us, with much trouble, we
managed to hoist him upstairs, and laid
him on his bed, where his head fell back
on the pillow, as if he were almost faint
ing.
"Now, mind you" said the doctor, Il
clear my conscience-the name of rum
for you is death"
And with that he went Off to see my
father, taking me with him by the arm.
This is nothing" he said, as soon as
he had closed the door. II have drawn
blood enough to keep him quiet awhile;
he should lie for week where he is
that is the best thing for him and you;
but another stroke would settle him."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-16
CHAPTER III.

About noon / stopped at the captains
door with some cooling drinks and
medicines. He was lying very much
as we had left him, only a little higher.
and he seemed both weak and excited.
Jim" he said, you're the only one
here that's worth anything; and you
know I've been always good to you.
Never IA month but I've given you sill
yer fourpenny for yourself And now
you see, mate, I'm pretty low, and de-
serted by all; and Jim, you'll bring me
one nogain OF rum, now won't you,
matey?
the Doctor" I began.
But he broke in cursing the doctor, in
feeble voice, but heartily. Doctors
is all swabs," lac said; "Hnd that doctor
there, why, what do he know about
seafagiug men? ! been in places hot
AS pitch, and mates dropping round
with yellow Jack, and the blessed land
n-heaving like the sea with earth
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-16
No.

soft-spoken, eyeless creature gripped 1t
in a moment like wise. was so much
startled that l struggled to withdraw:
but the blind man pulled me close up to
him with a single action of hise-1n.
Now. boy" he said, take me in to
the captain"
Sir" said l, upon my word dare
not"
"Oh," he sneered, that's it'll Take
me in straight. or III break your arm"
He gave it, as he spoke, wrench that
made me cry out.
Sir" said /, lit is for yourself mean.
The captain is not what he used to be-
He sits with drawn cutlass. Another
gentleman"
Come, now, march, interrupted he;
and l never heard a voice so cruel, and
cold, and ugly as that blind mans II
cowed me more than the pain; and
began to obey him at once, walking
straight in at the door and toward the
parlor, where the sick old buccaneer
was sitting, dazed with rum. The
blind man clung close to me, holding
me in with one iron fist, and leaning al
most more of his weight on me than ]
could carry. Lead me straight up to
him, and when I'm in full view cry out:
Here's friend for you, Bill If you
don't, I'll do this and with that he gave
me a twitch that 1 thought would have
made me faint. Between this and that,
l was so utterly terrified by the blind
beggar that forgot my terror of the
captain, and, as opened the parlor
door, cried out the words he had or
dered in trembling voice.
The poor captain raised his eyes, and
at one look the rum went out Of him,
and left him staring sober. The express
sion of his face was not SO much of ter
ror as of mortal sickness. He made
movement to rise, but do not believe
he had enough force left in his body.
Now, Bill, sit where you are" said
the beggar. "If l can't see, can hear
finger stirring. Business Is business.
Hold out your left hand. Boy, take his
left hand by the wrist, and bring 1t
near my right"
We both obeyed him to the letter, and
saw him pass something from the
hollow of the hand that held his stick
into the palm of the captains, which
closed upon it instantly.
And now that's done," said the blind
man; and at the words he suddenly
left hold of me, and, with incredible
accuracy and nimbieness, skipped out
of the parlor and into the road, where.
as / stood motionless. could hear his
stick go tap-tap-tapping into the dis
tance.
It was some time before either I or
the captain seemed to gather our senses;
but at length, and about the same mo-
ment, l released his wrist, which was
still holding, and he drew in his hand.
and looked sharply into the palm.
"Ten o'clock" he cried. "Six hours
Well do them yet" and he sprung to his
feet.
Even as he did so, he reeled, put his
hand to his throat, stood swaying for
a moment, and then, with peculiar
sound, fell from his whole height face
foremost to the floor,
ran to him at once, calling my
mother. But haste was all in vain.
The captain had been struck dead by
laundering apoplexy. 1t is curious
thing to understand, for had certain
ly never liked the man, though of late
I had begun to pity him, but as soon
as saw that he was dead, burst into
flood Of tears. 1t was the second
death / had known, and the sorrow OF
the first was still fresh in my heart.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-16

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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-16
A sticLIer for The RuIes

There's one thing j like about my
wife" said Henpecked TO his friend
satupon; shes n thorough sports
woman"
How SOP"
"Why, she never knocks me down
without allowing ten seconds to elapse
before striking me again. IN. Y. jour
nal
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-16
She Appeals

"John," said the wife of the citizen
who had just settled his freak election
bet like little man, 'the next time you
want to bet on an election, just agree
that, in case you lose, you won't make
q fool of yourself for three months. 1t
will be quite as difficult as anything else
you could undertake, and it will spare
the feelings of your relatives. Puck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-16

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You get better goods, more care.
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It's satisfaction to wear first.
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