Pittston Gazette

              1 1111#** i£T'' /ar- "7 Oldest !"ewsoauer in the Wyoming Valley. PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1890. AMMIM IBM A Weedy Local and Family Journal. I*14?/™ THE AN UAL MESSAGE. Revenue* of the Government ships for the navy have made very satisfactory progress Since March 4, 1883, nine new vessels have been put in commission, and during this winter four more, including one monitor, will be added. The construction of the other vessels authorized is being pushed, both in government and private yards, with energy and watched with the most scrupulous care. Keueiai tendency of the tne.rket was upward from influences wholly apart from the recent tariff legislation. The enlargement of our currency by the silver bill undoubtedly gave an upward tendency to trade and had a marked effect on prices; but this natural and desired effect of the silver legislation was by many erroneously attributed to the tariff act. snty nn-t safe deposit companies or that more branches in the CniteJ Slates should be authorized thau are stncily necessary to accomplish the object primarily in view, namely, convenient foreign exchanges It u quite important that prompt in'Hon should be taken in this matter, in order that any appropriations fur better communication with these tommies, and'any agreements that may be mane for rec.procal trade, may not be hindered by lite inconvenience of making exchanges through European money centers, or hurdi-ned by ihe tribute which is an incident of that method of business. thanksgiving besides the silent tongue of the political orator, but none that makes rno feel better. I heard a man the other day in a political speech tell the anecdote of the boy who tried to sell his paps as Democratic pnps and failed. Afterward he tried to market them as Republican pups, charging a rise on them because they had their eyes open now. If any one ,who reads this story here will swear that he never read or heard this story before, and that he has not been for tho past 800 years with Emin Bey, I will send him by registered mail a nice feather bed which is almost as good as new. And yet the speaker had been in congress, where most of tho good new stories originate. A congressman who has served one term and cannot tell his constituents at least one good new story —or new at least—ought not to be reelected.The revenues of the government from all sources for the fiscal year ending June SO 1890. were $401,- 903,080.53, and the total expenditures for the same period were $368,018,584.52. The )Dostal receipts have not heretofore been included in th« statement of these aggregates, and for the purpose of comparison the sum of $G0,882 037.92 should be deducted from both sides of the account. The surplus for the year, including the amount applied to the sinking fund, was $10"D,344.490.03. The receipts for 1890 were and the expenditures $15,789,871 in excess of those of 1888. The customs receipts increased $5,885,814.88, and the receipts from internal revenue $11,725,191 89, while on the side of expenditures that for pensions was $19,313,075.03 in excess of the preceding year. AWAY, AWAY DULL CAKK A TUNNEL EPISODE. A PRACTICAL ILLUSTRA- ION. President Harrison's Communi- CliU Sad Tale Hai a Moral for Brlda-' Crooms to Ponder. "Without a moment's warning the train plunged into a tunnel. j There is something frightful in tM« sudden change from the garish light of day to the profound gloom of Cimmerian darkness. f A New Method Which Might 1 cation to Congress. BILL NYE ORDERS YOU ALL TO ed In the Public School There is neither wis lom nor justice in the suggestion that the subject tariff revision shall be again opened before this law has had a fair trial. It is quite true that every tariff schedule is subject to objections. No bill was ever framed, I suppose, that in all of its rates and classifications had the full approval even of a party caucus. Such legislation is always and necessarily the product of compromise as to details, and the pressent law is no exception. But in its general scope and effect I think it will justify the support of those frho believe that American legislation should conserve and defend American trade and the wages of American workmen. The misinformation as to the terms of the act which has been so widely disseminated at home and abroad will be corrected by experience, and the evil auguries as to its results confounded by the market reports, tho savings banks, international trade balances and the general prosperity of our people. Already we begin to hear from abroad aDd from our custom housC« that the prohibitory effect upoq iiniiortations imputed to tiie act is not justified. The imports at the port of New York for the first three weeks of November were nearly 8 per cent, greater than for the same period in 1889 and SO per cent, greater than in the same period of 1888. And so far from being un act to lftnit exports. I confidently believe that under it we shall secure a larger and more profitable participation in foreign trad a than we have ever enjoyed, and that we shall recover a proportionate participation in the oeeaa tarrying trade of the World. BE THANKFUL AT ONCE. Miss Swallow had been all trie morning explaining by means of various examples the process of subtraction, but in spite of her faithful endeavor to make the matter understood by the  distended little brains before her one point remained hopelessly dark. ' "My dear children," finally exclaimed the worthy Miss Swallow *n that full contralto which never failed to itself heard in the Sunday choir, "it is as clear as water. Georgie, pay attention! If I take five out of five what will remain?" The experiments conducted during the vear tc test the relative resisting power of trmor plates have been so valuable as to attract great attention in Europe. The only part of the work upon the new ships that is threatened by unusual delay is the armor plating, and every effort is being made to reduce that to the minimum. It is a source of congratulation that the anticipated influence of tnese modern vessels upon the esprit de corps of the officers and seamen has been fully realized. Confidence and pride in the ship among the crew are equivalent to a secondary battery. Your favorable consideration is invited to the recommendations of the secretary. ' The report of the secretary of the interior exhibits with great fullness and clearness the vast work of that great department and the satisfactory results attained. The suggestions made by him are earnestly commended to the consideration of congress, though they cannot all be given particular mention here. IMPORTANT SUBJECTS TREATED. Tliere Are Severn! Reasons Why You The bill for the relief of the supreme court hat, after many years of discussion, reached a position where final action Is easily attainable, and it is hoped that any differences of opinion may be so harmonized as to save the essential features of this very important measure. In this connection I earnestly renew my recommendation that the salaries of the judges of ihe United States district courts be so readjusted that none of them shall receive less thau $3,0 t) per annum. The subject of the unadjusted Spanish and Mexican land grants, ana the urgent necessity for providing some commission or tribunal for the trial of questions of title growing out of them, were twice biought by me to the attention of congress at the last session. Bills have been reported fioin the proper committees in both hou es upon the subject., and I very earnestly hope that tills congress w ill pui an end to the delay which has attended the settlement of the disputes as to title between the settlers and the claimants under the e grants. TheDe disputes retard the prosperity and disturb the peace of large and important communities. The governor of New Mexico in his a-i report to the secretary of Ihe interior suggess some modifications of the tirovi.ions of the pending bills relating to the small h Dldiugs of farm lauds. I commend to your .attention the suggestions of the secretary of the inter or up n this subject. Should lie, Chief Among Them Ileing A Review of the Year's Governmental Work—Onr Foreign Relations—An Argument fur the McKlnlejr Tariff Law. The Federal Elections lliil Indorsed. Your Ability to Reiul This Thanksgiv- ing Proclamation—Dinner as Usual. ~Dae moment we see flashing past ua a wide spreading landscape on eithex hand. All is gayety, animation, abounding life. The next moment everything is blotted from sight. The noises of the train that came to the ear with a gentle, diffused murmur, are now focused into a deafening, terrible roar that assails the senses like the maddened rush of John L. Sullivan into the field of dramatic art. The timid traveler, with wide open eyes straining to pierce the horrible gloom, braces himself to meet the shock whose coming ho feels with thgt vague sense of alarm that is worse than the absolute foreknowledge of the impending danger. The train plunged on into the dark ness. [Copyright, 1800, by Edgar W. Nye.] The treasury statement for the current fiscal year, partly actual and partly estimated, is as follows: Kec»ipts from all sources, $400 000.000; total expenditures, $354,000,000. leaving a surplus of $52,000,1)00—not lak ing the postal receipts iuto the account on either side. The loss of revenue from customs for the last quarter is estimated at $26,000,000, hut from this is deducted a gain of about $10,000,000, realized during the first four mouths of the year. The following proclamation may not reach the people in time to affect the celebration of Thanksgiving day, but if not it may be used as a reverie or a message to congress: Washington, Dec. 1.—Below is given the full text of President Harrison's messiifce to congress: To the Senate and House of Representatives: The report of the several executive departments which will be lakl before congress in the usual coui-se will exhibit in detail the operations of the government for tho last fiscal year. Only the more important incidents and results, and chiefly such as may be the foundation of the recommendations I shall submit, will be referred to in this annual raessai*- Whereas, it appears by reference to the history of the world and other statistics that the past year has been one unusually prosperous in many respects, and especially to members of the legislature throughout the lengths and breadth of the United States; and Georgia stared blankly at the questioner and dared not answer. The rest of the class were hopelessly entangled, a few attempted to escape the quest*  by failing asleep. Another teacher niK_ have lost patience: not so Miss Swallow. She glanced at her watch, afiT finding it near dinner time opened her satchel and took therefrom a peach—large, luscious, tempting. That excellent lady was right. The idiotic expression disappeared from the faces in front of her and *D"D eyes sparkled. Mouths were opened expectantly; a little tongue smacked. For the year 1KB the total estimated receipt! •re $373,(00.010. anil the estimated expenditure* $857,852,'309.42. leaving an estimated surplus of $15,147,790.34, which, with a cash balance of $52,- 000,000 at the beginning of the year, will give $(57,147,700.58 as the sum available for the redemption of outstanding bonds or other uses. The estimates of receipts and expenditures for the PosfofTlce department, liehig equal, are not included in this statement on either side. The several acts of congress looking to the reduction of the larger Indian reservations, to the more rapid settlement of the Indians upon individual allotments, and the restoration to the public domain of lands in excess of their needs, have been largely carried into effect, so far as the work was confined to the executive. Agreements have been concluded since March 4, 1888, involving the cession to the United States of about 14,720,00C acres of laud. These contracts have, as required by law, been submitted to congress for ratification and for the appropriations necessary to carry them into effect. Those with the SLsseton and Wahpeton, Sac and Fox, Iowa, Pottawatomies and Alisentee Shawnees and Cceur d'Alene tribes have not yet received the sanction of congress. Attention is also called to the fact that the appropriations made in the case of the Sioux Indians have not covered all the stipulated payments. This should be promptly corrected. If an agreement is confirmed all of its terms should be complied with without delay, and full appropriations should be made. The policy outIlued in my la# annual message in relation to the patenting of lands to settlerc upon the public domain has been carried out In the administration of the land office. No general suspicion or imputation of fraud has been allowed to delay the hearing and adjudication of individual cases upon their merits. The purpose has been to perfect the title of honest settlers with such promptness that the value of the entry might not be swallojved up by the expense and extortions to which delay subj cted the claimant. The average monthly issue of agricultural patents has been increased about six thousan I. I would as soon think of going to Duluth and building a big ice machine on the trapped bosom of that great American Bay of Naples as to attempt a new story in tho presence of a member of congress. Boccaccio, Arabian B. Knights or Balzac, after a day or two in the cloak rooms and restaurants of the Capitol, would go home and proceed to plow corn till called home by the hand of death. ooreasint ttansacieu lie year » Chi revenr ave been link so f ilefalcati has beet ity and p every gr ■lmost t -peak o rt'dik a by the be t?eat lio serve congress ration and -el itiom De azid c ; tie ties id us to t va been U eid in , JMf genera. authorised D1 every iiv untinent am1 to aMMttt k esSlOti Ulltil . n atlon an*' ks •pacta in tt* history it is ubteworth' uler an Imperii is a republic hi tl the conference. uference were all last sessiotLj erence is then mi ae congress at Waal at Brussels do devfc • of the slave trade. ■: Toward the end of the ndent monarchical go mtinent, that of Brazil ucceeded by a reputil fere at once establishe. Dent, but it wa-i not eo lib opportunity had Ik that it had popular apf the Courxe of events hi fact, do time was lost. H|MNn| Cx family o: America# OOmiiK dently believed that the gooa countries will be preserved will witness ao loomaaed it uid an expansion of their AitieriOHi The peace of Central turbed through a rev or. which was hot r« hostilities broke 01 emala. threatenin lea in conflict a had been made t The efforjts i ly and zealqusly c_ •ex, and through the alive of tfce United States peace was signed " he republic of fk . was recognised. G . . provisional governmeui drilled in tiie presidency by t •mutic recognition duly follow killing of Oeta. Barrund*' I steamer Acapulco, the port of Ban Jose rareful inquiry. Having, attempt {to invade G, territory, Qen. Barrundia ,*pulco for Panama. The representatives of ihe United 8' ~ his seizuije, first at Cbw. ■r touched, and afterward of tbe steamer refused passenger without! a written ' States minister; the etter, stipulating as ■t Gen. Barrundia's li lie should be trieu jut of his insurrectionary tter was produced to the liy tue military command?; w arrant to take tbe - Gen. Bart undia I It being eviden bad exceeded thi intervening, in comp of the Guatemalan authoi. •fleet, in violation of precec vessel of the United States of charged with politica1 ifc'ht lie triei) for sue described as martia. Iwavow Mr. Mizner's a post. iment here occurs on project and American claims apminme says: relations wit) occupied 'ory, I I cations View The vast a ment has b» ments dunr •nU success. $450,000,000, without rev ■ingle case a earnest elToi of reepousilj employes o them has criticism, because tin but is share nietits »ith employe* i •crutiuy of of admiiu ture. business of the governby the several depart- Ih faithfulness, energy », amounting to above Jllected and disbursed as 1 can ascertain, a or embezzlement. An ade to stimulate a sense c duty in all officers and and the work done by y escaped unfavorable te matters with freedom i good work is not mine, is of the several departf of faithful officers and ler them. The closest vited to all the methods every item of expend!- \V* &\\ The criticisms of the bill that hate coine to us from foreign sources may well be rejected for repugnancy. If these critics really believe that the adoption by ua of a free trade policy, or of tariff rates having reference solely to revenue, would diminish the participation of their own countries in the commerce of the world, their advocacy and promotion by speech nnd other forms of organized efforts of this movement among our people Is a rare exhibition of unselfishness in trade. And on the other hand, if they sincerely believe that the adoption of a protective tariff policy by this country inures to their profit and our hurt it is noticeably strange that they should lead the outcry against the authors of a policy so helpful to their countrymen, and crown with their favor those who would snatch from them a substantial share of a trade with other lands already inadequate to their necessities. There is no disposition among any of our people to promote prohibitory or retaliatory legislation. Our i« Dlieii-s are udopted not to the hurt of others, but to secure for ourselves those advantages that fairly grow out of our favored position as a nation. (Dur form of government, with its incident of universal suffrage, makes it imperative that we shall save our working people from the agitations and distresses which scant work and wages that have no margin for comfort always beget. But after ull this is done it will be found that our markets are open to friendly commercial exchanges of enormous value to the other great powers. From the time of my induction into office the duty of using every power and influence given by law to the executive department for the development of larger markets for our products, especially our farm products, has been kept constantly in mind, and no effort has been or will be spared to promote that en.L We are under no disadvantage in any foreign market, except that we pay our workmen and workwomen better wages than are i«id elsewhere—better attracted ly, better relatively to the cost of the necessaries of life. I do not doubt that a very largely increased foreign trade is accessible to us without bartering for it either our home market for such products of the farm and shop as our own people can supply or the wages of our working people. The act "directing the purchase of silver bullion and the issue of treasury notes thereon," approved July 14, 1800. has been administered by the secretary of the treasury with an earnest purpose to get Into circulation at the earliest possible dates the full monthly amounts of treasury note* contemplated by its provisions and at the same ■ time to give to the market for silver bullion such support as the law contemplates. The recent depreciation in the price of silver has been observed with legret The rapid rise in price which anticipated and followed the passage of the act was influenced i:i some decree b. speculation, and the recent reaction is in part the result of the same cause and In jmrt of the reJent monetary disturbances. Some months of further trial will be necessary to determine the permanent effect of the recent legislation upon silver values, but it is gratifying to know that the increased circulation secured by the act has exerted and will continue to exert a most beneficial influence upon business asd upon general values. The enactment of a national bankrupt law I still repaid as very desirable The constitutioa havicg £iruu to eungress jurisdiction of this sub- At high noon of tha had wedded Glycerine the blissful pair had wedding journey. * day EuletMelone McCurdy, and started 011 their jwded care of that alone and his lovely ; yonng weddad lore there is something intouching,ang devotion of the usband, the seraphio ! the gushing, artless the knowledge that blindly into this Wnfl in the year, move the to pensive reverie. * t t ed, dearest?" inquired e train had emerged nlet," answered the afraid thiii tunnel Glycerine," he whis•*e taken advantage hissed yon, my love." me, dear?' exclaimed de. "Somebody did, '—Chicago Tribune. j the Matter. day a package of torlittle Lilian to cele- ject it should be exercised, and uniform rules f)rovide.l for the administration of the affairs of nsolvent debtors. The inconveuiences rej-u tins from the occasional and temporary exercise of this power by congress, aud from the conflicting state codes of ins lvency which come ir to fores intermediately, should be removed by the enactment of a simp'e, inexpensive and permanent national bankrupt law. 1 also renew my recommendation in favor of legislation affording just copyright protection to foieign authors, on a footing of reciprocal advantage for our authors abroad. Miss Swallow was paring the peach. When she had finished it she proceeeded with measured solemnity: "Here I have a peach. I will divide it into five parts." She did so. "Now, I take one;" and she ate it. "Two;" and the second followed the first. Yes, we are ever glad, ever peaceful and contented, ever thankful and hopeful, when the time cornea to lay aside the battered flambeau club, and with a sigh of relief throw our old lie nailer into the tool box for another two years. Then let ua march on, and, like the bobtail car driver, never look back. Lrt us rejoice that wo aro 6pared to tackle the old thing again for yet another trip. Let us look up and press onward like a bright eyed jay examining tho exterior of The New York World building. Let us lay aside every weight that doth so easily beset us like a Fulton market salesman, and light out liko a man who has been warned away from a hornet's nest by a committee from tho nest itself.In one of the cro train sat Eulet Mbride.In the spectacle o on its first jonrnej expressibly weird and The manly, protectii young and tender Y glow on the cheek c bride—these, with people are rushing of thing every day thoughtful observe] » # » "Were youalarn Mr. Melone, after tL into daylight again. "N-not much, I The friendl oat ions of Ei disturbed, wj interest that hemisphere the con tereI) measures for tho invitatioi Df our country with the the east huve been unDf goodwill and common e states of the western lotably strengthened by "Three;" the children looked anxious. "Four;" some of them rose impatiently. "Five; ah-h! What is leftr "The stone," sighed a disappointed, mournful chorus.—M. Q-. M. in Judge. It may still be possible for this congress to inaugural e, by suitable legislation. a movement looking to uniformity and incrased safety in the use of couplers and brakes upou freight trains engaged in intervale conune-ce Tiie chief diffl culty in the way is to as to the best appliances, simplicity, effectivene s and cost being considered. This difficulty will only yield to legislation, which should be based upon full inquiry and impartial test?. The purpose should he to secure the co-opcration of all well disposed managers and owners, hut the fearful fact that every year's delav involves the sacrifice of 2.001 lives and the maiming of liil,0C0 young men should plead both with congress and the managers against any needless delay. capital to consider welfare. Pursuant to by congress the rvprelepemlent state of the of Hayti met in eonfer- October, 18®, and con- While it liaa not been thought best to renew formally the suggestion of an iuternational conference looking to an agreement touching the full use of biiver for coinage at a uniform ratio, care has been taken to observe closely any change in the situation abroad, and no favorable opportunity will be lost to promote a result which it is confidently believed would confer very large benefits upon the commerce of the world. Science in Domestic Life. T? Mrs. Professor Howe (drowsily)—Did you lock the windows and pnt out the gas, John? iril 10 last. This tmpormost interesting and iaof the western hem- that Brazil, invited Professor Howe—No, I had lost my key and I fastened them; as for putting out the gas I did just the opposite. It was coming out and I closed the aperture internally, thereby keeping it. But Mrs. Howe had gone to sleep.— Lowell Citizen. 1 form of government, in deliberations find re- Tbe recommendations of transmitted to congress The disability pension act, which was approved on the 27th of June last, has been put into operation ax rapidly as was practicable. The increased clerical force provided was selected and assigned to work, and a considerable part of the force en gaged in examinations in the field was recalled and added to the working; force of the office. The examination and adjudication of claims have, by reason of improved methods, been more rapid than ever before. There is no economy to the government in delay, while there is much hardship and injustice to the soldier. The anticipated expenditure, while very large, will not, it is believed, be in excess of the estimates made before the enactment of the law. This liberal enlargement of the general law should suggest a more careful scrutiny of bills for special relief, both as to thfc cases where relief Is granted and as to the amount allowed. Water Supply In the Arid Regions. blushing bride. The recent monetary disturbances in England are not unlikely to suggest a re-examination of opinions ujion this subject. Our very large supply of gold will, if nop lost by impulsive legislation in the supposed interest of silver, give us a position of advantage in promoting a permanent and safe international agreement for the free use of silver as a coin metal. The auhject of the conservation and equal distribution of the water supply of the arid regions has had much atteniion from congress. but has not as yet been put upon a permanent and satisfactory basis Hie urgency of the subject does not grow out of any large prfgent demnnd for the use of these lands for agriculture but out of the danger that the water supply and the sites for the nece-sary catch basins may fall into the bands of individuals or. private coi p rations and , be used to render subservient the large areas dfc- I pendent upon such supply. The owner of the ' water is the own»*r of the binds. however the titles may run. All unappropriated natural water sources ami all necessary reservoir sites should be held by the government for the equal use. at fair rales, of the homestead settlers who will eventually take up thD*se lands. The United Slates should not. in my opinion, undertake the construction of, dams or canals, but should limit its work to sucn surveys and observations as will delermine the water supply, both surface and subterranean, the areas capable of irrigation, and the local ion and storage ca pacity of reservoirs. This doue the uss of the water and of the reservoir sites might be granted to the respective states or territories, or to individuals or associations upon the condition that the necessary works should be constructed and the water furnished at fair rates, without Biscrimination, the rates to be subject to supervision by the legislatures or by boards of water commissioners duly constituted. The essential thing to be secured is the common and equal use i at fair rates of the accumulated water supply. It I were almost better that these lands should remain arid than that those who occupy them should become the slaves of unrestrained nio, nopolies controlling tile one essential element of land values and crop results. The use of the telegraph by the postofflce department as a means for the rapid transmission of writteD communications is, I believe, upon proper terms quite desirable. The government does not own or operate the railroads, and it should not I think own or operate the telegraph lines. It does, however, seem to be quite practicable for the government to oontract with the telegraph companies as It does with the railroad companies to carry at specified rates such communications as the senders may designate fortius method of transmission. I recommend that such legislation be enacted as will enable the postofflce department fairly to test by experiment the advantages of such a use of the telegraph.Whereas, No serious plagne or famine or war has laid waste the fair face of the republic; and I A JAY. The past year has shown us as a people that honesty is the best policy, and for one I think of taking out one myself. It has also convinced ns of the prevalence of evil and its great undesirability in the neighborhood. It has shown ns that the wicked do, of course, prosper sometimes, but they will one day find that shrouds have no pockets in them. Also no vaseline or cold cream for burns, scalds, etc., etc. "If I had not been was a short one. pered, "I should ha of the darkness and' ide to the International lington and the coufere means for the suppres-2onUnuiag, the president Whereas, The wages of a crew of "nearly thirty men working in a button factory in Vineland, N. J., have been advanced 15 per cent, ad valorem since the passage of the McEinley bill; and Whereas, Now times begin to brighten up all over our land as a result of the payment of my election bets; and "Didn't you kisi the wondering Inhalf a dozen times! Would Let Him Ride with the Humans. "Must I take a dog ticket?" ernment on the western ceased to exist and was year the only inde- Avolrtliig Monetary Stringency. The Reciprocity Clause. Feared to Overu On Independence " pedoes was given tc  brato with. After a time sht covered looking for soft uncover between the flagging on -which them. Being asked why she did answered, "So they won't make uoise."—Jhdge. The efforts of the secretary to Increase the volume of money ill circulation by keeping down the treasury surplus to the lowest practicable limit have been unremitting and in a very high degree successful. The tables presented by iiim showing the increase of money in cir ulation during the last two decades, and especially the table showing the increase during the nineteen months he has administered the affairs of the department, are Interesting and instructive. The increase of money in circulation during the nineteen months has been in the aggregate $93,866,618, or about $1.50 per capita, and of this only $7,100,- 000 was due to the recent silver legislation. That this substantial and needed aid given to commerce resulted in an enormous reduction of the public debt and of the annual interest charge is matter of increased satisfaction. There have be*3 purchased and redeemed since March 4, 18H9, 4 and 4££ per cent, bonds to the amount of $211,833,450, at a cost of $3*6,630,741, resulting In the reduction of the annual interest charge of $8,967,009, and a total saving of interest of $51,- 6W,?06. In many of the products of wood and iron, and b. Diplomatic relations with the new governipletely recognized until in meats and bread stuffs, we have advantages that only need better facilities of intercourse and transportation to secure for them large foreign markets The reciprocity clause of the tariff act wisely and effectively opens the way to secure a large reciprocal trade in exchange for the free admission to our ports of certain products. The right of independent nations to make special reciprocal trade concessions is well established, and does not impair either the comity due to other powers or what is known as the "favored nation clause." no generally found in commercial treaties. What is given to one for an adequate agreed consideration cannot be claimed by another freely. The state of the revenues was such that we could dispense with any import duties upon coffee, tea, hides, and the lower grades of sugar and molaam*. That the large advantage resulting to the countries producing and exporting these articles by placing them on the free list entitled us to expect a fair return in the way of customs concessions upoti articles exported by us to them was so obvious that to have gratuitously abandoned this opportunity to enlarge our trade would have been an unpardonable error. Let us rejoice that Ward McAllister among sensible people is regarded as a doubtful ward, and that snobbery is not society in this country among the great majority and never will be till money is more plenty. n afforded to ascertain Dval aud support. When yielded assurance of this Whereas, The man who was on the stump a few weeks ago, and now in the pottages, has ceased to state that we are now upon the eve of one of the most important elections in the history of this or any other country; and Whereas, Tne reception of the literary works of Tolstoi and McAllister have given us good reason to believe that the scavenger and the snob most still keep outside of good society; and Whereas, I feel like it; id places to drop j so she ikD much After devoting a few lines each to the Mormon situation, the admission of the new states, commendat on of the work of the patent office and the census, the president says: m. welcome into the inweait .8. It u CJDflrelations of the two And that the future cirnaey of intercourse mutual commerce. extending to the Dew At the last session I had occasion to return with my objections several bills making provisions for the erection of public buildings, for the reason that the expenditures contemplated were m my opinion greatly in excess of any public need. No class of legislation is more liable to abuse, or to degenerate into an unseemly scramble alout the public treasury, than this. There should be exercised in this matter a wise economy based upon some responsible and impartial examination and report as to each case, under a general law. Let us be glaCl that tlio town of New York has still some good hunting and fishing within the city limits, and that •within eight of the Statue of Liberty one may still successfully hunt the fleet footed chamois of the Harlem. Approximately Correct. Black—I hear that our old frit boy has married. Well, I su] has settled down, and now is as the needle to the pole? White (a professor of natural science) —Yes; with the customary allowance for outside attraction, of course.—Lowell Citizen. Complication*. Gay- pose he true as America has again been lutionary change in Sal- Dguised by other states, between Salvador and to involve all Central Therefore, I, Edgar Wilson Nye, of the county of Richmond, and state of New York, do hereby constitute and set aside the Thursday following the publication of this proclamation as a day of general joy and thanksgiving throughout the land. I am personally gratified that we are to have a long, cold winter, which will give a boom to my new Almanac and fur overcoat, the latter of which I did not have a chance to show off last season except one evening at a reception. to undo the progress ard a union of their in'liii government were -ted to ooinpo«e their active efforts of the s a provisional 45, whereby the r to choose its Szeta, the chief has since been the assembly, and *1. --on board the Pawliile anchored in 1e Guatemala, de; failed in a revo- Juatemala from took passage - consent of the State* was sought am peri oo, where at San Jose, to give up his - order from the latter furnished the 'he condition of his i should be spared, only for offenses movements, captain of the er at San Jose, ItfusenKer from the «i«t«»d capture and that the minister, bounds of hia au.iance with the de-itias, to author'lit, the seiz. of a paaaenjrer offenses, in order offenses under 'aw, I was convct and recall I JXicr with great pleasure the statement of the secretary that the receipts from internal revenue have increased during the last fiscal year nearly $12,000,000, and that the cost of collecting this larger revenue was leas by $90,617 than for the same purpose in the preceding year. The percentage of cost of collecting the customs revenue was less for the last fiscal year than ever before.The Agricultural Situation* Tlit-re were hut two methods of maintaining control of this question open to congress—to place all of these articles upon the dutiable list subject to such tre.ty- agreements as could be secured or to place them all presently upon the free list, but subject to the reitiiposftioii of specified duties if the countries from which we received them should refuse to give to us suitable reciprocal benefits. This latter method, I think, possesses great advmiMfrNt. It express-* In advance • he consent of congress to reciprocity arrangements affecting these products, which must otherwise have Ixi-n delayed and unascertained until each trearv was ratified by the senate and the necessiiry legislation enacted by congress. Experience has shown that some treaties looking to reciprocal trade have failed to secure a two-thirds vote in the senate for ratification, and others having passed that stage have for years awaited the concurrence of the house and senate in such modifications of our revenue laws as were necessary to give effect to their provisions. The report of the secretary of agriculture deserves especial attention in view of the fact that the year has been marked in a very unusual degree by agitation and organization among the farmers looking to an increase in the profita of their business. It will be found that the efforts of the department have been intelligently and saalously dovoted to the promotion of the interests intrusted to its care. Gentleman—Why do you always hegin to beg on the top floor instead of beginning at the first floor? Mendicant—Well, you see, if I begi» at the top floor and am thrown down a flight of stairs I can keep right on begging on the next floor.—Texas Sittings. One Way to Take It. A Pointer for Canvasaers. treaty o' riDtht of own ruler of tlie ' confl The year last past has been one of almost unexampled prosperity from the subscriber's standpoint, and Thanksgiving proclamations are generally written by a man who is feeling pretty comfortablo himself. The year has indeed been real prosperous. Our growth throughout the length and breadth of the land has been*1 phenomenal, and in some cases reprehensible. If padding had been as high before the census was taken as it is now many United States cities would have been eyether much depressed in figures of hopelessly in debt. Another cause for congratulation is that for a few months New York has not been ashamed of her babies, bringing out many from concealment anc* counting the noses of nations yet unborn. Over and above all, we congratulate everybody and shake hands with voters and ourselves because the election is over. The loud smelling torch and candidate have been laid aside till another time, and the campaign lie, with a large, irregular nailhole in it, is in the hell box of the country paper. There are many causes for personal gratulation and congratulation. The stout lady who had a room above mine at the boarding house, and who was jumping the rope in order to reduce her weight, has decided that it is not benefiting her and has ceased. We are having a new ceiling put on my room. Also to the roof of my head. I do not find large pieces of plaster in my bed in the morning, and soon I can take off the piece I have on my nose. "Oh. no; yon can travel as an ordinary passenger."—Philadelphia Times. diploim Tlie ciflc rnuil transit in muiidwl t lulionar Mexa-at St A Of The customs administration board provided for by the act of June 10, 1800, was selected with great care and is composed in part of men whoae previous experience in the administration of the old customs regulations had made them familiar with the evils to be remedied, and in part of men whose legal and judicial acquirements and experience seemed to fit them for the work of interpreting and applying the new statute. The chief aim of the law is to secure honest valuations of all dutiable merchandise and to make these valuations uniform at all our porta of entry. "Take back the heart thou gavest!" "Why should I take it back?" There was a hueh of expectancy, and the listeners leaned far out over the veranda to catch the dying note of Love's lyric. "B&cause," came the reply wafted softly on the wings of evening, "because the boarders won't eat it." It was the butcher.—Epoch. A very substantial improvement in the market prices of the leading farm products during the rear is noticed. Tlie price of wheat advanced from 81 cents in October, 1880. to $1.00*4 in October, 1890; corn from 81 cents to cents; oats from cent* to 43 cents, and barley from 03 cents to 78 cents. Meats showed a substantial but •ot so large an increase. The export trade in live animals and fowls shows a very 1 irge increase; the total value of such exports tor the year eod- Ing June 30, 1890, was $38,000,000; and the increase over the preceding year was over $15,000,00). Nearly 200.000 more cattle and over 45, 00 more hogs were exported than in the preceding year. The export trade in beef and pork products and in dairy products was very largely increased, the increase in the article of butter alone being from 15,501,978 pounds to 29,748,Ois! pounds, and the total increase in the value of meat and dairy products exported being $34,000,000. This trade, so directly helpful to the farmer, it is believed will lie yet further and very largely increased when the system of inspection and sanitary supervision now provided by law is brought fully into operation. The efforts of the secretary to establish the healthfulness of our meats against the disparaging imputations that have been put upon them abroad have resulted in substantial progress. Veterinary surgeons sent out by the department are now allowed to participate in the inspection of the live cattle from this country landed at the English docks, and during the several months 'they have beeu on duty no case of pleuro-pneumouia has been reported. This inspection abroad, and the domestic inspection of live auimals and pork products, provided for by the act of Aug. 80, I860, will afford as perfect a guarantee for the wbolesomeness of our meats offered for foreign consumption as is anywhere given to any food product, and its non-acceptance will quite clearly reveal the real motive or any continued restriction of their use; and, that having been made clear, the duty of the executive will be very plain. The information given by the secretary of the progress and prospects of the beet sugar industry is full of interest. It has already poiuted the experimental stage and is a commercial success. The area over which the sugar beet can be successfully cultivated is very large, and another field crop of great value is offered to the choice of the farmer. Election Laws. If any intelligent and loyal company of American cMzeus were required to catalogue the essential human conditions of national life I do not doubt that with absolute unanimity they would begin with "free and honest elections," and it is gratifying to know that generally theie is a growing and non-partisan demand for better election laws. But against this sign of hope and progress must be set the depressing and undeniable fact that election laws and methods are sometimes cunningly contrived to secure minority control, while violence completes the shortcomings of fraud. to effect the steair The capfa We now have the concurrence of hotb houses in advance in a distinct and definite offer of free entry to our ports of specific articles The executive Is not required to deal in coniecture as to what congress will accept. Indeed, This reciprocity provision is more than an offer. Our part of tlie bargain is complete; delivery has been made; and when the countries from which we receive sugar, coffee, tea and hides have placed on their free lists such of our products as shall be agreed upon, as an equivalent for our concension. a proclamation of that fact completes tilt* transaction; and in the mean time our own people have free sugar, lea. coffee anil hides. Unitm ■J i HI BB Action tl and that growing It liad been made manifest by a congressional investigation tliat a system of undervaluation bad been long in use by certain classes of importers, resulting not only in a great loss of revenue, hut in a most intolerable discrimination against honesty. It is not seen bow this legislation, when it is understood, can be regarded by the citizens of any country having commercial dealings with us as unfriendly. If any duty is supposed to be excessive let the complaint be lodged there. It Will surely not be claimed by any well disposed people that a remedy may be sought and allowed la a system of quasi smuggling. An Ancient Custom. "Fans, my dear Lola," said Miss Uncertainage, as she slowly waved her fan back and forth, "fans, I am told, were used by the ancients as early as 166 B. C." ~ This k Acapulco as his v tteamer. im killed. Jlr. Mizner thority ip maotls fan mac ore on i in trans Iii my last annual message I suggested that the development of the existing law providing a federal supervision of congressional elections offered an effective method of reforming these •buses. The need of such a law has mauifmted itse.f iri many parts of the country, end its wholesome restraints and penalties will be useful in all. The constitutionality of such legislation has beeu affirmed by the supreme court. Its probable effectiveness is evidenced by the character of the opposition that Is made to it. It lias been denounced as if it were a new exercise or federal power and an invasion of the rights of ttie states Nothing could be further from the truth. Congress has already fixed the time for the election of members of congress. It has declared that votes for members of congress must be by written or printed ballot: it has provided for the appointment by the circuit courts in certain cases, and upon the petition of a certain number of citizens, of election supervisors, and made it their duty to supervise the registration of voters conducted by the state officers; to challenge persons offering to register: to personally inspect and scrutinize the registry lists and to ufflx their names to the lists for the purpose of identification and the prevention of frauds; to atteud at elections and remain with the boxes till the votes are all eit* and counted; to attach to the regiat ry lists a nd election returns any statement touching the accuracy and fairness of the registry and election, and to take and transmit to the clerk of the house of representatives any evidence of fraudulent practices which msy be presented to them. The same law provides for the appointment of deputy United States marshals to attend at the polls, support the supervisors in the discharge of their duties and to arrest persons violating the election laws. The provisions of this familiar title of the revised statutes have been put Into exercise by both the great political parties. and in ttie north as well as in the south, by the filing with the court of the petitions required by the law. "Indeed," replied the vivacious Miss Lulu. "It is remarkable how tenacious of habits we are."—Chicago Times. J he indications thus far given are very hopeof early and favorable action b.v the countries from which we receive our Urge imports of coffee and sugar, and it is confidently believed that if steam communication with these countries can te promptly improved and enlarged the next year will show a most gratifying increase in our exports of breadstuffs and provisions as well as of some important lines of manufactured goods. In addition to the important bills that became laws before the adjon' nment of the last session, come other bills of the hichest Importance were well advanced toward a final vote and now stand upon the calendars of the two houses in favored positions. The present session has a fixed limit, und if these measures are not now brought to a final vote all the work that has been done upon them by this congress is lost. The pro|»r c nsideration of tbene_ of an apportionment bill and of the annual appropriation bills will require not only that no working day of the session shall be lost, but that measures of minor and local interest shall not be allowed to interrupt or retard the progress of those that are of universal interest. In view of these conditions, I refrain from bringing before you at this time some suggestions that would otherwise be made, and most earnestly invoke your attention to the duty of perfecting the Imjiortant legislation now well advanced. To some of these measures which seem to me most important I now briefly call your attention. I desire to repeat with added urgency the recommendations contained in my last annual message in relation to the development of American steamship Ijnes. The reciprocity clause of the tariff bill will be largely limited, and its benefits retarded and diminished, if provision is not cunteni|)oraneously mode to encourage the establishment of first class steam communication between our ports and the ports of such nations as may meet our overtures for enlarged commercial exchanges The steamship carrying the mails statedly and frequently, and offering to passengers a comfortable, safe and speedy transit, is the first condition of foreign trade. It carries the order or the buyer, but not all that is ordered or bought, it gives to the sailing vessels such cargoes as are not urgent or perishable, and. indirectly at least, promotes that important adjunct of commerce. There is now both in this country and in the nations of Central and South America • state of expectation and confidence as to increased trade that will give a double value to your prompt action upon this question. The present situation of our mail communication with Australia illustrates the importance of early action by congress. The Oceanic Meamsbip company maintains a line of steamers between Ban Francisco, Sidney aud Auckland, consisting of three vessels, two of w hich are of United States registry and one of foreign registry. For the service done by this line in carrying the mails we pay annually the suin of $40,000, being, as estimated, the full sea and United States inland postage. which is the limit fixed by law. The colonics of New South Wales and New Zealand have been paying annually to these lines £87.000 for carrying the mails from Sidney and Auckland to San Francisco. The contract under which this payment has been made Is now about to expire, and those colonies have refused to renew the contract unless the United States shall pay a more equitable proportion of the whole sum necessary to maintain the service. Mrs. Burkey—Jonathan Burkey, you stop annoyin' your poor old  or youH git th' slipper 'plied to yer. Jonathan—I ain't 'noyin' him. He's goin't' take a pill fer his rhematiz, an* he asked me t' blow it down his throat with my bean shooter.—Judge. The report of the secretary of war exhibits several gratifying results attained during the year by wise and unostentatious methods. The percentage of desertions from the army (in evil for which both congress and the department have Ion? been seeking a remedy) has been reAuced during the past year 44 per cent., and for the months of August and September, during which time the favorable effects of the acta of June 16 were felt. 33 per cent, as compared with the same months of 18S3. The War Secretary's Report. MY FUR COAT. Judge Stuffy—Have you anything to say before sentence is passed upon you? Prisoner—The ring I am accused of stealing is not gold, your honor. It is fire gilt. Judge Stuffy—Gilt being acknowledged, I will give you only six years.— Jewelers' Weekly. Oar Intelligent Judiciary. that be n *hat niLs (trained to him from t I am also glad that I have succeeded in obtaining literary recognition abroad, having been complimented recently by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales by letter for the strength and beauty of my "Lines Written on a Tattooed Girl." He says he likes them for their sterling worth, and says they have been adopted by several very attractive English girls among his acquaintances, Bome in blue ink and others in shrimp pink. The prince writes me that should any other girls in England adopt the lines he will let me know. Brief Then L the Nicaraugn* Chili. A Clear Case. Our . eral years diplomatic hi*too sideration and ha correspondence. i Chin*, which have for aevro important a place in our iave called for careful conbeen the subject of much "Don't get so hot. Yousayhe's libeled you, but then you stop. What did he say?" The result# attained by a reorganization and consolidation of the division-* having charge of the hospital and service records of the volunteer soldiers are very remark ble. This change was effected in July, 1889, and at that time there were 40,654 coses awaiting attention, more than half of these being calls from the Pension offlce for information necessary to the adjudication of pension claims. On the 30th day of June last, though over S00,0(X) new calls had come in, there was not a single case that had not been examined and answered. "He said I talked like a book." "That's ho libel." A Queer Purse. The coinmuUK of the Chinese ministe have brought into . Jie whole subject of out conventional relations with bin country, and at the won* time this government, through its legation at Peking, baa sought to arrange variom niatteni and complaint! touching tbe '"' in and protection of out- citizens in China. In pursuance of the concurrent resolution of Oct. 1, 1HU0,1 have proposed to tbe governments of Mexico and Great Britain to consider a conventional regulation of the passage of Chinese laborers across our southern and northern frontier*. On the 2»d day of August last Sir Edmund Mon•on, the arbitrator selected under the treaty of Dec. 8, 18S8. rendered an award to ihe effect that no compensation was due from the Danish government to the United States on account of what is co ntuonly kn ,wn as tbe Carlos Butterfleld claim. Comment on our amicable relations with France and on the Sarnoan situation follows, after which comes: The British Rxtradltlon Treaty. Children—Please, sir, give us twentyfive cents' worth of molasses in this jar. Storekeeper—All right, little one. See, the jar is full. Now give me the money. Children—Please, sir, the money is at the bottom of the jar.—Fliegeude Blaetter."But he specified the book. McAllisters.—New York Sun. It was Now, therefore, be it remembered that on the day and date above named, .at the residences of those to whom these presents may come, and in such manner as may seem most fitting and proper, fol] permission is hereby given to celebrate the day as to best show an appreciation of the blessings showered upon as in the past and to express the hope that the future will be even more abundant. They'd Stand Together. Tlie secretary of the treasury concurs in the recommendation of the secretory of agriculture thai the official supervision provided by the tariff law for sugar of domestic production shall be transferred to the department of agriculture. The law relating to the civil service has, so far as ] can learn, been executed by those having the power of appointment in the classified service witli fidelity and impartiality, and the service has been increasingly satisfactory. Tiie report of the commission shows a large amount of good work done during the year with very limited appropriations.But the clearing up of the political atmosphere is the chief cause for national joy, and the greatest. Why, by the way, should we have elections so frequently? If they were two or three times as far apart we could almost afford to let congress pass any bill it wanted to, and we could meet it with our savings from gin and kerosene. And to whom does the great shoreless sea of campaign funds go? Does it go to the church or the state, the widow or the orphan, the honest industrious or afflicted? Hardryder—By jiminie, this horse is something dweadfnl. I shall nevah be able to sit down at l!io hunt dinner. I concur in the recommendations of the secretary (hat adequate and regular appropriations be continued for coast defense works and ordnance. Plans have bum practically agreed upon, and there can be no good reason for delaying the execution of them; while the defenseless stAie of our great seaports furnishes an urgent reason for wise expedition. Wobbleton—Never mind, old chappie. I pLnll stand by you.—New York World. Paradise. "Did you enjoy it off in the country, Jimmie?" How Foolish! "Did I? Had a bully time. I used to get up before anybody in the hotel, and change all the boots and ring the fire alarms, and I broke nine panes of glass in one week."—Harper's Bazar. It is not therefore a question whether we shall have a federal election law. for we now have one. and liave had for nearly twenty years, but whether we shall have an effective law. The present law stops just short of effectiveness, for it surrenders to the local authorities all control over the certification which establishes the prima facie right to a neat in the bouse of representatives. This defect should be cured. Equnlity of representation and the parity of the electors must tie maintained, or everything that is valsable in our system of goverumeut is lost. The qualifications of an elector must tie sought in the law, not in the opinions, prejudices or fears of any class, however powerful. The path of the elector to the ballot box must be free from the ambush of fear and the ent icements of fraud; the count so true and open that none shall gainsay it. "It was a magnificent mine, but they ruined it." "How?" The encouragement that has been extended tc the militia of the states, generally and most appropriately designated the "National Cluard," should be continued and enlarged. These military organizations constitute, in a large _ie, the army of the United States, while about fiTc-sixths of the annual cost of their maintenance is defrayed by the states. The Work of Congress. I cannot close this proclamation without expressing thus publicly on behalf of the American people the thanks of the nation, coupled with my own of course, to the president of the United States for various favors shown and for cigars left at this office. My brother was running for office in Minneapolis, and so 1 gave them to him. "The poor idiots took all the gold out of it !"—Harper's Bazar. I congratulate the congress and the country upon the passage at the first session of the Fiftyfirst congress of an unusual number of laws of very high importance. That the results of this legislation will be the quickening and enlargement of our manufacturing industries, larger and better markets for our breadstuff* and provisions both at home and abroad, more constant employment and belter wages for our working people, and an increased supply of a safe currency for the transaction of business, I do not doubt. Some of these measures were enacted at so late a period that the beneficial effects upon commerce whic-i were In the contemplation of congress have as yet but partially manifested themselves. The general trade and Industrial condition* throughout the country during the year have shown a marked improvement. For many years prior to 1888 the merchandise balances of foreign trade bad been largely in our favor, but during that year and the year following they turned against us. It is very gratifying to know that the last fiscal year again shows a balance in our favor of over $68,U00,U*M. The bank clearings, which furnish a good test of the volume of business transacted, for the first ten months of the year }f®0 show, as compared with the same months of 1889, an increase for the whole country of about g.4 pCween t., while the increase outside of the city of Sew York was over 13 per cent. Nay, beautiful reader with the violet breath; nay, soft voiced reader with the high, intellectual sealskin shoulders on your wrap, the grand old ocean of campaign funds steals not up to lave the feet of the starving, or cool the brow of the invalid. It quenches not the thirst of the dying and it softens not the bed of 6nHering. Why He Carries It. A Good Word. "Do you notice that Juggles always carries a cane nowadays?" The new treaty of extradition with Great Britain, after due - ratification#was proclaimed on the 25th of last March. Its beneficial working is already apparent. The difference bet ween tbe two governments touching the fur seal question in the lvhring sea is not yet adjusted, as will be seen by the correspondence which will soon be laid before congress. The offer to submit the question to arbitration, as proposed by her majesty's government, has not bee accepted for the reason that the form of submission proposed is not thought to he calculated to awure a conclusion satisfactory to either party. It is sincerely hoped that before the opening of another sealing season some arrangement may be effected which will assure to the United $tatea a property right, derived from Russia, which was not disregarded by any nation for more than eighty years preceding the outbreak of the eajisting trouble. In the tariff act a wrong was done to the kingdom of Hawaii which j am bound to presume was wholly unintentional. Duties were levied on certain commodities which are Included in the reciprocity treaty now existing between the United States and the kingdom ol Hawaii, without indicating the necessary exception in favor of that kingdom. I hope comrress will reprjr what might ■Uierwise seem to be a breach of faith on the part of this government. Belle (in a pout)—Haven't you one good word to say of my lover? Bess—Yes, indeed, Belle, dear; he has a very pretty name.—Yankee Blade. "Yes. It was voted to him at a church fair for being the ugliest man in the county. He wants to meet once more the man that made the presentation speech.—Chicago Times. The report of tbe attorney general is under the law submitted directly to congress, but as the depertinent of justice is one of «be executive departments some reference to the work done is appropriate here. Tlie Attorney General's Report. He writes me that outside of the Eighth ward he does not think the cigars did him any noticeable harm. Such a law should be absolutely non-partisan and impartial. It should give tlio advantage to honesty and the control to majorities. Surely there is nothing sectional about tuis cieed, aud if it shall happen that the penalties of law s intended to enforce rights fall here and not there it is not because the law is sectional, but because, happily, crime is local and not universal. Nor should it be forgotten that every law, whether relating to elections or to any other subject, whei her enacted by the stale or by the nation, has lorce behind it. The courts, the marshal or constable, the pp-s- nomitatiis. the prison, are all anil ulwavs behind the law. A Shoemaker's Child Goes Barefoot. "Where's the proprietor?' asked a man as he entered a downtown restaurant. "He's gone home to dinner, sir," replied a waiter.—Harper's Bazar. A Tale la Two Chapter*. L A vigorous and, in the main, an effective effort has been made to bring to trial and punishment all violators of tbe law; but, at tbe same time,' care has been taken that frivolous and technical offence* should not be used to swell the feesol officers or to harass well disposed citizens. Eape cial attention is called to the facta connected with the prosecution of violations of the election lawi and of offenses against U' «,ed States officers. Tbe number of convictions secured, very many ol them upon pleas of guilty, will, it is hoped, have a salutary restraining influence. There have been several ca*-s where [Costuiasters appointed by me have been subject*! to violent interference in the C'scharge of their official duties and to persecu- and personal violence of the most extreme character. The campaign fund lubricates the wheels of swift rolling jobs. It prints and distributes tracts, which nobody reads. It buys the services of untnusioal bands, whose notes are protested on every corner, and the juice of whose alto horns is flavored with the demon ruin. It buys coal oil which seeks to outstench the record of the candidate. The exercises of the day may be so arrangeu as to best subserve the interests of those who may read this. Meals of course will be served at each home according to its own customs, and nothing whatever in this proclamation shall be so construed as to jerk dinner out of the middle of the day and put it into the shank of the evening. n. —Puck. In the Dark. The hall was dark. I heard The rustle of a skirt. "Ha, ha!" thoojfht I, 'Tn catch You now, my little flirt." (Jue cannot be justly charged with unfriendliness lo any section or class who seeks only to restrain violation* of law aud of personal right. No community will find lawlessness profitable. No community can afford to have it known that the officers who are charged with the preservation of the public peace and the restraint of the criminal classes are themselves the product of fraud or violence The magistrate is then without respect and the law without sanction The Boo'U of lawlessness cannot be leveed and made to ruu in one channel. The killing of a United Stale* marshal carrying a writ of arrest for au election offense is full of prompting and suggest ion to men who are pursued by a city marblial for a crime agaiust life or property. But it is said that this legislation will revive race animosities, aud some have even suggested that when the peaceful methods of fraud are made impossible they may be supplanted by intimi.iatiou and violence If the proposed law gives- to any qualified elector by a hair's weight more than his equal influence or detracts by so much from any other Qualified elector it is fatallv impeached. But if the law is equal aud the snimosities It is tp evoke grow out of the fact that some electors have been accustomed to exercise i he franchise for others as well as for themselves. Ihen these animosities ought not lo be eonfeased without shame, ami cannot be given any weight in the dis"ussiuu without dishonor. No cnoice is left to me but to euforce with vigor all laws intended to secure to the citizen his constitutional lights, and to recommend that the inadequacies of such laws be promptly remedied. If to promote with zeal and ready interest every project for the development of its material interests, iis l ivers, harbors, mines and factoriea, aud the intelligence, peace and security under the law CCf its communities aud its homes is not accepted as sufficient evidence of friendliness to any state or section, I cannot add connivance at election practices that not only disinrn local results, b:n rob iheelectors of other states and seotions of tle-cr most prtcwlew pollt c11 rivliut. The ('ivp i rat ion of the geneial a;M''' priation bills slnmf i he conducted with the greatest care and fh- i lo-est scrutiuj of expenditures. Appropriations should be adequate to the need* of the public service, but they Miuuld be absolutely free from prodigality I venture anam to remind you that the brief time i enniiuiug for the consideration of the important legislation now awaiiiutr your attention offers no margin for waste. If tta present duty is discharged with Diligence, 11 ie iry and courage, the work of the Fifty-first congress may be confidently submitted to the considerate judgment of the people. BE.N J. HARRISON. Softly I sallied forth. Resolved when I bad kissed her That I'd make her believe I'd thought it was my sister. The inareata of clearlnprs and volume of business and decroa&s of busings failures arc mentioned. Then comes: It buys oratory which would make the auditorium of perdition hiss, aud create a coolness even among the hands in the engine room of Satan's great exposition. It buys speeches that would empty a union depot, speeches that would stop a clock, speeches that would remove superfluous hair, speeches that would cut holes in a steak, gpeeches that would remove warts, speeches that would scour knives, set saws, remove verdigris, grease stains, moth patches, freckles or wooden buildings. Then the great Dalanoo goes down tne parched throat of men who have no money or physical strength or brains to throw away, but who improve this opportunity to raise blood blisters on their souls, and drift away from their homes into the dark shadows of doubtful primaries and rum soaked rallies. Some day while congress is not too busy, and while feeling comfortable, I wish that a law or joint resolution—I guess a joint resolution would bo best— which would extend the term of office of everybody just twice as long, and thus relieve the swelling of the great political joint, and reduce those regular biennial panics on Wall street, could go through. In saying this I think I voice tho sentiment of many of our best people on Staten Island. Of course, I can handle an ordinary Wall street panic myself temporarily each fall if it does not come too early but suppose this regular political panic should strike the country just after I had bought my coall There are many other pauses for Done at my place, duo east of Constable's Hook, this 20th day of November, in the Eighteen Hundred and Ninetieth year of our Lord and of the Independence of the United States the One Hundred and Fourteenth. I am advised by the postmaster general that the Uuite i Slates receives for carrying the Australian mails, brought to San Francisco in these Steamers, by rail to Vancouver an estimated annual income of $T5,H0ii. while, as I have stated, we are paying out for the support of the steamship line that brings this mail to us only $J6.iD0, leaving, an annual surplus resulting from this service' of $.H.DO. The trade of the United State* witfi Australia, which is in a considerable part carried by these steamers, and the whole of which is practically dependent upon the mail communication which they maintain, is largely in our favor. The value of our export* of domestic merchandise during the taut year xss over $115,000,000 greater than the preceding year, and was only exceeded once in our history. About ll (JO.000,000 of this excess was in agricultural products. The production of pi* iron—always a good gauge of general prosperity—is shown by a recent census bulletin to have been 153 per cent, greater in 1800 than in 1880, and the production of steel 31)0 per cent, greater. Mining In coal has had no limitation except that resulting from deficient transportation. The general testimony is that labor Is everywhere ful y employed, and the reports for the last year show a smaller number or employes affected by strikes and lockouts than In any year since 18W. The depression in the prices of agricultural products has been greatly relieved and a buoyant and hopeful tone was beginning to be felt by all our people. These promising influences hare been in some degree checked by the surprising and very unfavorable monetary events which have recently taken place in England. It Is gratifying to know that these did not grow in any degree out of the financial relations of London with our people or out of any discredit attached to our securities held in that market. The return of our bonds and stocks was caused by a money stringency in England. not by any loss of value or credit in the securities themselves. We could not, however, wholly es«!a!De the ill effects of a foreign monetary agitation accompanied by such extraordinary incidents as characterized this. It is not believed, however, that these evil incidents, which have for the time unfavorably affected values In this country, can long withstand the KU-oog. safe and wholesome Influences which are operating to give to our people profitable returns in all branches of legitimate trade and Industry. The apprehension that our tariff may again and at once be subjected to important general changes would undoubtedly add a depressing Influence of the most serious character. The general tariff act has only partially gone into operation, some of its important provisions being limited to take effect at dates yet in the future. The general provisions of the law have been in force less than sixty days. Its permanent effects upon trade and prices still largely stand in coQiectu re. It is curious to note that the advance In the prices of articles wholly unaffected by the tariff act was by many hastily ascribed to that t&L Notice was not taken of tl\e fact that the The deed was done. Oh, bliss! Could any man resist her? was made— it was my sister! Some of these cases have been dealt with through the department of justiee, and in some cases the postofflces have been abolished or suspended. 1 have directed the postmaster general to pursue this course in all cases where other efforts railed to secure for any postmaster, not himself in fault, an opportunity peacefully to exercise the duties of bis office. But such action will not supplant thfe efforts of the department of jus tic* to bring the particular offenders to punishment. —George Birdseye in Judg* Tit for Tat. After touching i meet with those of p»*sident says: dealings of our gorerni, Italy and Portugal, the He (bitterly)—It is curious to notice the strange affinity between women and cats. The revision of our empire of Japan has cC treaty relation* with ihe inrinued to be the subject of correspondence. Tbe both grave and delicate; r duty 10 aee that the instates are not by any due discrimination. I sinvision as will satisfy the of the Japanese governpresent and long existing Japan and tbe United Our total exports of merchandise to Australasian ports during the fiscal year ending June SO, 1890, were 11 l,'.'8a,4S4, while the total imports of merchandise from these ports were only $4,2T7,67#. If we are not wi ling to see this important steamship line withdrawn, or continued with Vancouver substituted for San Francisco as the American terminal, congress should put it iq the power of the postmaster general to make * liberal increase in the amount now paid for the transportation of this important mail. The south Atlantic aud gulf ports occupy • favored position toward the new and Important commerce which the reciprocity Clause of the tariff act and the postal shipping bill are designed to promote. Steamship lines from these porta to some northern port or 8outh America will almost certainly effect • connection between the railroad systems of the continents long before any continuous line of railroad* can be put into operation. The very large appropriation made at the las'session for the harbor of Galveston was justified, as It seemed to me. by these considerations The great northwest will feel tiie advantage of trunk line* to the south as well as to the east, and of the new market s opened for their surplus food products, and for many of their manufactured products. Dictated. Letter stenographed and typewrote by or consideration and questions involved are and, while it will be nv te rests of the United changes exposed to unl cerely hope that such re legitimate expectations' inent, and rpaintain the friendly relations betwei States, will be effected. After recommending: that our mission at the City of Mexico be raisedj to that of the flrat class, and commentingjOn our friendly relations with that country, the president says: The cordial character of our rela'ions with Spain warrants the hope that by the continuance of methods of friendly negotiation much may be accomplished In the direction of an adjustment of pending questions an4 of the increase of our trade. The extent and development of our trade with the island of Cuba invest the commercial relations of the United States and Spain with I peculiar importance. It in not doubted that a special arrangement in regard to commerce, based upon the reciprocity provision of the recent tariff act, would operate most beneficially for both governments. This subject is now receiving attenlion. [ The vacation by judicial decrees of fraudulent certificates of naturalization upon bills in equity filed by the attorney general iu the circuit court of the United States is a naw application of a familiar equity jurisdiction. Nearly one hundred such decrees have been taken during the year, the evidence disclosing that a very large numberM fraudulent certificates of naturalization have been issued. And in this connection I beg to renew my recommendation that the laws be eo amended as to require a more full and searching inquiry into all the facts necessary to naturalization before any certificates are granted. It certainly if not too much to require that an application for American citizenship shall be heard with as much care and recorded with as much formality as are given to cases involving the pettiest property right. She (sarcastically) — Do you really think so? But how about the affinity between some men and puppies?—Harper's Bazar. Gladys Plastron Revers, Secretary, Stenographer and Plain Cooking.Obeyed Orders. A colored domestic in one of the families of this city is a wonder of obedience and good nature. She was upstairs and her mistress called to hen Always Needed Rescuing. Oldboy—Young man, don't try to fly too high at first Always begin at the bottom and work up. Won't Always Work. Scollops—That's a fine dog yon have there. What do yon call him? Taggs—Emin Pasha. "Annt Mary, come here! I want yon to hnrry, too." Flippant Youth—That's all right it you want to climb a ladder; bat what if you want to dig a well?—I.ight Scollops—Why do you call him that? Taggs—Because I've had to spend so much lime finding him.—Boston Courier.Aunt Mary started with more effort at haste than actual success. She had left a bit of soap on one of the higher steps, and it sent her bumping down the stairs in a most startling manner. When she struck the hall floor she picked herself up and answered all the excited inquiries as to her condition with the mere remark, accompanied by a grin: "I reckon yer tole me ter hurry down, didn' yer?"—Washington Post. Oat of Fashion Ii Out of the World. Aunt Kate (severely)—Penelope, I saw Tom Barry kiss yon last evening. You should not let him do so until you are engaged at least. A Boston-Chicago Mtteh. Hotel Clerk—See that couple there? They have just been married. The bride is from Boston and the groom from Chicago,After brief commendatory reference to the postmaster general's report, the president says: The passage of the act to ".mend certain sections of the revised statutes relating to lotteries, approved Sept. 19,1890, has been received with great and deserved popular favor. The postoffloe department and the deiCartmeot of justiae at ones entered upon the enforcement of the law with sympathetic vigor, and already the public mails have been largely freed from the fraudulent and demoralising appeals and literature emanating from the lottery companies. Penelope—Oh, he says that all the girls let him.—Life. Friend—That so? Sort of pork and beans as it were, eh?—Life. I had occasion in May last to transmit to congress a report adopted by the international American conference upon the subject of the ln» corporation of an international American bank, with a view to facdititlng pioney exchanges between the states represented in that conference. Such an institution would grently promote the trade we are seeking to develop I renew the recommendation ihat a careful aud well guarded charter be granted I do not think the powers granted should Include tljose ordinarily exercised by trust, guar- The International Bank Scheme. Nightmare. More, Perhaps. "You ought to take more exercise. Play tennis." An Irqnwood minister manied a couple and baptized a baby, all under the same roof and during the same evening. Just as he left the house he was called to preach a funeral rermon, thus running the gamut of his professional duties."I dreamed of you iast night," she C!aid with a lingering glance. "Did yon, really?" he inquired eagerly. "Yes; I always dream when I cat lobster and pie at night."—Washington Post, The restoration of John Ericsson's remains to Sweden and the work of the Venezuela M.im. commission are subjects of remark. Then the president turns to "I can't play tennis." "That don't make any difference. You can get just as much exercise trying to plav."—Harper's Bazar. N«vy and Department of the Interior. The construction and equipment of the wr