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""W k - I AND #r: j m New York City.?Louis XVI. coats, with all their picturesqueness of big rt.vers. hip pocket laps, turn-over cuffs v and lace trimmings are among the sea LOUIS XVI. COAT. son's favored designs. This highly effective May Manton model is cut in ihe most fashionable lines and is adapted to velvet, velveteen, handsome cloth and silk, either with skirt to match or in contrast. The original makes part of a costume, the material for ? which is hunter's green velvet and is trimmed with bands of mink and large jeweled buttons, the rest being of brocade and the revers, collar and cuffs of Irish crochet over white satin. The waist portion fits snugly and Includes single bust darts. The skirt Is seamed on at front and sides, but cut in one with the back and the pocket laps'are attached at the seams. The vest also Is closely fitted and is Joined to the fronts which are extended to turn back and form revers. The sleeves are in coat style with roll-over flaring cuffs and the neck is finished with a deep turn-over collar. To cut this coat for a woman of medium size five and one-half yards of r MISSES' I material twenty inches wide, two and three-fourths yards forty-four inches wide or two and one-fourth yards fiftyfour inches wide will be required, with rrVifrvf o i?oi?rl + n'nntT? Innhnc i IX > L Ll^lKil yj L <X *iUltUlJ 1UV-UVO wide for the vest, one j*ard of all over lace for collar, revers and cuffs, and ( four and seven-eighth yards of fur edging to trim as illustrated. Misses' Lone: Coat. Long coats, that completely cover the ( gown, make eminently stylish, comfortable out-door garments for young girls and are in the height of present styles. The excellent May Manton model, shown in the large drawing, is made from Oxford cloth, with simply stitched edges, and is serviceable at the same time that it is fashionable; but plain or covert cloth hi black, grey, r tan. brown and dark creeii and cheviot are all appropriate for fair weather coats,while waterproof finished cloths are admirable for rainy days. The coat is loosely fitted without a seam at the centre back. It falls in unbroken lines aud may be plain across j the shoulders, or when desired, iht>' applied yoke can be added as shown in the small sketch. The neck is finished with a regulation coat collar and lapels and convenient pockets are inserted in the fronts. The coat sleeves are finished with becoming roll-over cuffs. The closing is effected invisibly by means of a fly. To cut this coat for a miss of fourteen years of age three and one-half yards of material forty-four inches wide, or three yards fifty-four inches Tvide will be required. Risen From the Ranks. Promoted from the ranks of skirt flouncing, flare ruffles are rising in , the scale. They are now an accepted mode of finishing the sleeve or a cloak or Newmarket. The sleeve is normal at the arm-size, and only increases slightly in its proportions at the elbow. Nevertheless, just below i the elbow It is much extended in the Graceful lines given by flare ruffles. The upper one is moderately wide, the geeond and third are increased in pro portion. Flare ruffles are finished witl stitching. They are near relatives t< the rippling revers of fur seen on som< "Louis" coats. The undulating ripples take away the severity of a cloth gar raent. White Satin Linings. How many of these new jackets hav? white satin linings! Sometimes bro caded silk appears when a rich cape of sables is flung backward. The lin ing is pretty sure to be white. This rin intinf>ss is all verv well for wearing over a light theatre waist, but it L? anything but economic to wear a whit< satin lining over a dark cloth waist The dark cloth is sure to come off si little on the white satin. The heat oi the body will surely help to rub off s little of the crimson, brown, green 01 navy blue or black woolen upon the white lining. Gray does not seem to rub off, but other colored woolens are apt to do so. Pretty Silk Sachets. Little silk sachets are to be found it many designs. One of the prettiest varieties is of silk, a small bag, em broidered with forget-me-nots. While handwork is expensive as a whole there are many small things done bj hand which are in good taste. Gilt Metal Buckles. There are buckles made of gilt metal over a background of black satin rib bon, the metal part being jwTeled. Woman's Evening Waist. Full waists of light fabrics made In baby fashion are in the height o? style for evening wear and are both charming and almost universally becoming, The very pretty model illustrated is ol loulsine silk, in a soft shade of pink, banded with black velvet ribbon and finished with a drapery of pink tullt at the neck Over the shoulders art black velvet straps, covered with embroidery in pink and white and held by fancy ornaments. All soft, pliable materials are, however, appropriate and the waist can be raised either bj being made high, with yoke and long sleeves, or low with elbow sleeves, having the shoulders cut away or not, ai shown in the small drawings. .ONG COAT. The lining is carefully fitted and closes at the centre front. The full soft back and fronts are simply gath ered at upper aud lower edges and arranged over the foundation. The extension straps are cut in one with the waist and covered with any desired material. The tulle bertha is shirred on indicated lines and arranged over the neck edge. When yoke and sleeves are desired they can be made of the same or contrasting material, either as a separate guimpe with the lining for a foundation as part of the waist. The elbow sleeves are both fashionable and cut on exceptionally good lines, as the puffs fall exactly at the elbows, so allowing perfect freedom for the arms. To cut this waist for a woman oi medium size, two yards of material twenty-one or twenty-seven inches wide, or one and seven-eighth yarde evening waist. forty-four inches wide will be re quired, with two and one-eighth yardi of nil-over lace for yoke and lonj sleeves, one and one-half yards foi elbow sleeves and one yard of chlffoi or tulle for bertha. II ? Burned Fortune For Religion. The Rev. Charles Waggle, of Cincinnati. nas just closed a revival in Pittsylvania County, in which he taught sanctification in extreme form. He declared that the use and raising of tobacco was a vile sin. He told his converts to destroy their crops, and Matthew Serco, a young farmer, emptied his barns of $8000 worth of tobacco, piled it in a heap, invited his neighbors and set fire to it.?Roanoke (Va.) Correspondence Philadelphia ) Record. > Most Costly of Silver Services. ? 'Few people, at least in this country. possess plate worth such a fabulous sum as that owned by London's Lord Mayor during his term of office. Its face value has been computed to be ! slightly over $100,000, though three times that amount would not buy It, ! owing to the historical interest attached to many of the articles. The ! two solid silver soup tureeus, which ! are employed at the banquets to dis' tribute 100 gallons of clear turtle to the guests, are valued at $2500 apiece, and are said to have been in possest sion of the corporation for over a cen tury. Moreover, there is a gross of i silver dinner plates worth $7500, 200 ' ice pails valued at nearly $5000, 200 , entree dishes, the cost of which $10,i 000 would not cover; eighty solid sili ver meat dishes, worth another $10,000, and hundreds of other articles, such as grape scissors, saltcellars, waiters' trays, decanter labels, etc.. ? nil /v# rvrtlrl ai* eilvor onH tralnoH ail vi ouuu jjuiu on i v/i | uuu iuauvw at over $25,000. This collection of plate is constantly being increased, for * every Lord Mayor, at tDe expiration 1 of his term of office, is expected to add an item, the cost of which must not be lower than $500.?London TitBits. Unlucky Names For Ships. Nothing Is ever likely to shake the naval superstition that ships named after things that sting are doomed to , loss. Besides the Viper and Cobra, the Serpent was lost with nearly all her crew, the Wasp was wrecked with heavy loss off Tory Island, and a sec; ond Wasp, a gunboat, disappeared in a typhoon, never to be heard of again. I In consequence of this double disaster , to ships named Wasp, that name has I been struck out of the Admirality list of available names.' In the past I we lost Rattlesnake, Gadfly and Hor, net. Probably a new Viper and a new Cobra will be built, but should anyI thing happen to either of them the , name is almost certain to be changed by the authorities in deference to , sentiment that prevails afloat concerning unlucky names. The only exception that obtains is the Resolution. The present ship is the tenth. No less than eight of them have had tragic fates, and the present one some years since very nearly met disaster at sea. Most of the old Resolutions, however, earned first glory in battle, hence the perpetuation of the name. ?London Chronicle. The Appalachian Park. The proposed Appalachian national park purchase in West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee and the Carolinas would cover a long, narrow slip of the Alleghany, Cumberland and Blue Ridge ranges. The area would be about 6390 square miles, or one-seventh the size of the State of Tennessee. It would be more than four times as large as Rhode Island, a quarter larger than Connecticut, three times larger then Delaware, and about the same area as Connecticut and Rhode Island together. We hope the enterprise will be a success. It is high time that some authority intervened to save the remnant of the once magnificent Appalachian timber tract in the South from total .destruction. The States apparently cannot. They will not even try.?Chattanooga Times. Flantr on Wheela. Every woman who keeps a rubber plant or a palm?and where is the woman who doesn't, nowadays??has had occasion to lament the usual unwieldliness of its potting. At the recent flower show movable wheeling dishes were shown, which permit the easy moving of plants from place to | place without the marring of hardwood floors or the usual wear and tear on carpets. These dishes, which are like large, flower-pot saucers, are made of fiber, which is not affected by iuois-""innt rust- .md are licrht. strons It Ul C, ?. u _ and durable. They come in varying l j sizes, from one inch in diameter to twenty-two. with castors of hard wood. ?New York Mail and Express. : gpj|r HI Svrv ! |l | It is pure. !r| || II It is gentle, fe I It is pleasant. ^ III It is efficacious. |s III It is not expensh j| I It is good for chil ^ || j It is excellent foi \W ;ijg it is convenient i ^ ) I It is perfectly saf p i| It is used by mill ij|| It stands highest, & I f If y?u use ^ y?u |j | produces. Benefits In Smallpox. A limited advent of smallpox such as we are now witnessing in London has, at any rate, this advantage, that it leads a large number of people to get definite information on the subjecti of vaccination and enables medical men to read a lesson to which at other times the public may turn a deaf or indifferent ear. The laziest or least curious individual becomes in-, terested to know the truth about pre-! ventive measures when smallpox is next door.?London Lancet. The Transit of Venus. In the "Life of Major-General Sir Robert Murdock Smith. K. C. M. G.," we have this story: "On their way between Telriz and Teheran the members of the expedition sent to Persia by the German Government to. observe the transit of Venus met a solitary European lady, riding in the opposite direction, a member of the English colony, who was as clever as she was beautiful. Having been long resident in Persia, she was fearlessly riding alone, a long; way ahead of ner caravan. "The Germans marveled at such an orvnorlHnn In au/>Vi o A o t>tt affl wondered she wasn't afraid?wouldn't She let some of them stand by till hei servants and baggage came up? No, she was quite at ease, and usually in her travels was far ahead of her attendants, whose mules, more heavily laden, could not keep her pace. 'And now, gentlemen,' she said, 'who are you, and where are you bound for?' "They introduced each other; one was the astronomer, another the photographer, another the archaeologist and naturalist, and so on, and they were going to Ispahan to observe the transit of Venus. The lady smiled, started her pony, and waved her adieus, saying: 'To observe the transit of Venus. Ah! well you can go home now, gentlemen, youT duty is done. Goodbye.' " Queen Victoria Trying to Servant!. Even in the royal h6usehold the post of housemaid is apparently no sine cure, and I remember long ago hearing a story of a lady who, while engaging a new servant, naturally made the Inquiry as to "why she had left her last place." It came out then that she had' been employed at Buckingham Palace, and that she left because "really Her Majesty (the late Queen) was that particular that after you had done dusting everything , quite aa much as necessary, she would pass her lace handkerchief across a table or a chair and notice even the tiniest speck." Even Buckingham Palace is not good enough for servants nowadays, it seems! It was told of the late Queen that she was so difficile as to the making of her bed that It took the chambermaids two hours daily to make it, as the undersheet had to be most carefully and smoothly stitched to the lower mattress so that there never was the slightest wrinkle, which story recalls the fairy tale of the Princess and the crumpled rose leaf.?The Onlooker. Califpil&'a Galley*. Prince Orsini, who is the owner or the beautiful Lake Nemi, near Roma, has facilitated in every possible way the efforts of the Italian Government to raise the two galleys of Caligula which were sunk A. D. 41 off the shores of this lovely sheet of water. Sufficient has been recovered at present to disclose the astounding fact that the vessels in question measure respectively 225 feet and 237 feet in length by 60 feet and 75 feet in width. Their docks were evidently covered with splendid mosaics, and already an immense number of magnificent bronze objects, among them a beautiful head of Medusa, are to be seen at the Prince's villa, where eventually a museum is to be organized of objects in connection with the sunken galleys. Teachers Deier* ? Better Pay. The average life of the country teacher is not over three years. Why Is this? Why does he not continue in the business as long as he lives and is able to work? The reason is evident. The remuneration is not sufficient This state of things should not exist in our schools. Well qualified teachers should receive, at least, as much as first class mechanics. Until this is done, teaching will never take its proper place, and the best results will neVer be secured. Teaching has to be learned, like any other kind of business, and it Is a reckless waste all rnnnrl tn hnro toanhors Ipnvr* th<* xrnrlc just when they have learned to do It with some facility.?John McBurney, In Ohio Teacher. Why ^ i pof % familv l&x&tiv* *4 re. Idren. ladies. or .business men. e under all circumstances. ions of families the world over. , as a laxative, with physicians. have the best laxative the world iffiiimVriiir - nil"i n iTi^ f ? * Ctlut fieqnola Named For McKlnley. Secretary J. J. Lerman, of the YoI Semite Vallpv flnmmisslrm havlncr been sent by the Commissioners to select a tree in the Mariposa Big Tree Grove to be named "William McKinley," visited the big trees on Monday, October 21. Many trees were looked at. A fine sequoia that stands between "Washington" and "Lincoln" was selected as the tree which will be known as "William McKinley." It is estimated to be 3000 years old.?San Francisco Call. Ulster, Ireland, had only seven dry days in December. Prostrate With Rheumatic Fever Six Times Within Twenty Years. This was the case of Mr. Eli Wiltshire, of Landsdown Terrace, Calne, Wis., who, during this time, suffered the most intense agony. He writes: "T Uaarfilif inrlnraa fViD foofimAniala JL UC?1 bllj 1UUVIO& I>UW vvgnuiwiuuuj which you publish of St. Jacobs Oil as a pain killer, for I have been a sufferer from rheumatism and kindred complaints at different times during the last twenty years. I have been laid prostrate with rheumatic fever six times during that period, therefore I consider I know something. about rheumatism. During all of these twenty years I have tried various advertised , rheumatic remedies, oils, ointments and embrocations. None of them gave me much relief, but when I tried St. Jacobs Oil I found quite different results. It eased the pain almost immediately, and has done for me what all other remedies put together never began to do. "I could give you several cases that have been cured, which have come under my notice, and through my recommendation; also one of toothache, one of faceache and one of sore throat. "I have recommended St. Jacobs Oil and shall continue to do so by every means in my power, as I consider you deserving of every support." A barrel of gasoline confined in a cellar has twice the explosive force of a barrel of gunpowder. A Christmas Dinner That Was Not Eaten Because of indigestion! This sorry tale would not have been told if the system had been regulated and the digestion "perfected by the use of Nature's remedy, Garfield Tea. This wonderful Horb medicine cures all forma of stomach, liver and bowel derangements, cleanses the system, purifies the blood and lays the foundation for long life and continued good health. Woman's crowning glory is sometimes her hair, but more often her hat. Each package of Putnam Fadeless Dye colors either Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly at one boiling. Sold by all druggists. The glazing of pens, In some varieties [ considered an important operation, is done I with shellac dissolved in naphtha. I Wish All a Happy New Year. Happiness that comes with good health is given to all who use Nature's gift, Garfield Tea. 1 This Herb Cure cleanses the system, purifies i the blood and removes the cause of disease. 1 The Laplanders average four feet eleven inches in height and are the shortest peoI pie in Europe. - Winter Tourist Kates?Season 1901-1903. The Southern Railway, the direct route ta the winter resorts of Florida, Georgia, tin I JJtrolinaa and tne boutti ana Hoattiweit, announcea excursion tickets will be placed on sale October 15th to April 30th, with final limit May 31, 1902. Perfect Dining and Pullman Service on all through trains. For fall particulars regarding rate, descriptive matter, call on or address New York Office, 271 and , 1185 Broadway, or Alex. 8. Thweatt, Eastern Pass. Agent, 1185 Broadway. It's easier for a woman to drive a bargain than to drive a nail. Best For the Bowels. No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. Cascabets help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movemonta, cost you ju3t 10 cents to start getting your health back. Cascabets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Bew ire of imitations. When a girl becomes a Mrs. she never ! will be Missed. A Good Way to Begin 1902. Cleanse the system, purify the blood and regulate the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels with the Herb medicine, Garfield Tea, insuring health and happiness for the New Year. Knowledge is power except in the case of a man who knows he's been whipped. FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervousness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Bestorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise free Dr. B. H. Klise, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Phila. Pa. The only reason some people don't make fools of themselves is because the opportu, nity is lacking. i Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children i teething, soften the gumB, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. Many a man thinks his wife is gifted as a mind reader when in reality he taljia in bis sleep. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken o* as a cough cure.?J. W. O'Bbiex, 322 Third ; Avenue, N., Minneapolia, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. Fortune sroilp? on f?me of us. and .saves th?* ri'?f of us flie lniifh. B e caM Its component parts are all who! It acts gently without unpleasai It is wholly free from objections It contains the laxative principl It contains the carminative prin< It contains wholesome aromatic agreeable and refreshing to tt All are pure. All are delicately blended. All are skillfully and scientifica' Its value is due to our method of the orginalky and simplicity < To get its beneficial effects ? bu Manufactured 1 (auforKia pfi San Francisco, Louisville, Ky. FOR SALE BY ALL LEAD INC Parachute For Attending Chimney. An ingenious ^cheme for attaching the rigging to the top of a high chimney, in order to enable it to be painted, is described in the Electrical Review. The resourceful engineer had a sort of parachute made, which fitted inside the stack quite snugly. To this a string was attached, and the draft in the stack soon carried the parachute up ana out. xne siring was secured by a heavier cord attached, and to this a rope, after which the adjustment of the rigging was an easy matter. How'a This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney 4 Co., Props., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to cr .-ry out any obligation made by their firm. West 4 Tbtjax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Walding, Rinnan <fc Mae tin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act mg directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Hall'B Family Pills are the best. The most ductile metal is platinum. Wires have been made of it very little thicker than the threads of a spider web. Bronchitis " I have kept Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in my house for a great many years. It is the best medicine in the world for coughs and colds." J. C. Williams, Attica, N. Y. All serious lung troubles begin with a tickling in the throat. You can stop this at first in a single night with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Use it also for bronchitis, consumption, hard colds, and for coughs of all kinds. Hill dm I Tti Mi l II AlH?aW?. Consult your doctor. If he says take It, then do as he says. II he tells yon not to take It, then don't take It Ha knows. Leave It with him. We are willing. J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. DISCOMFORT AFTER MEALS Feeling oppressed with a sensation of stuffiness ana findinn the food both to dia tend and painfully bang like a heavy weight at the pit of the stomach are symptoms of Indigestion. With these the sufferers will often have Constipation, Inward Piles, Fullness of the Blood in the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn, Headache, Disgust of Food, Gaseous Eructations. Sinking or Fluttering of the Heart, Choking or Suffocating Sensations when in a lying posture, Dizziness on rising suddenly, Dots or Webs before the Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in the Head, Deficiency of Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eves, Pain in the Side, Chest, Limbs and Sudden Flushes of Heat. A few doses of DADWAY'S ?> PILLS will free the system of all the above named disorders. Purely vegetable. Price, 25 cents per box. Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of price. MDWAY & CO., 55 Elm St., N. Y. Be sura to get "Radway's." ? ; II wapsicum vaseline Put up In Collapsible Tubes. A Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the most delicate skin. The pain allaying and curative qualities of thisarti le are wonderful. It will stop the tcothftch* at once, and relieve headache and sciatica. We recommend it as the best and safest external counter-irritant known, also as an external remedy for pains in the chest and stomach and all rheumatic, neuralgic and grouty complaints. A trial will pro've what we claim for it, and it wiU be found to be invaluable in the household. Many people say "It is the best of all your preparations." Price, 15 cents, at aU druggists, or other dealms, or by sending this amount to us in postage stamps we will send you a tube by mail. Xo article should be accepled by the public unless the same carries our label, as otherwise it is not genuine. CHEESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING CO., 17 SUte Street, New York Oity. Dr. Benermann's Healing Salve, Used in his private practice lor 3n years, now first Kiven to the"public for old ulcer* nnd running HoreM that your physician has failed to cure. Try it. 25 cents. Prepared only by his, daughter, Jirs. Eliz vbbth Beyleb, 86 Buah street, Brooklyn, N. Y. ADVERTISING3 e. II esome* IK it after-effects. || VI # ible substances. 1 | ? es of plants, :iples of plants. JF|; | jji : liquids which are l||| % le taste. ||| | 'I I ii.l lly compounded. i ij $ 1 $ is manufacture and to ' | | >f the combination. , jj ;i ? ji j;l | y the genuine. '/J $ ii;;i -a by jSij; | Ml Cal. $ New York. N. Y. IIf1 The Seattle Floating Dock. -\ JThe Seattle floating dry dock, or the 'tA first section of it, was launched late* s-% ly. This dock, when finished, will be 200 feet long and eighty, feet wide, the . pontoon is twelve feet deep and the * - ^ towers thirty feet high; me displace- ' ^ ment is 2000 tons and the lifting cApacity 3000 tons. This dock Is so ion structed that it may be used in conjunction with another of like dimen? , sions now under construction, and the two will readily lift the Largest ship ^ In Pacific waters. The Beet Sugar Industry. | A most important artidle giving Messrs. Oxnard's and Cutting's view# '-M x .o' on the beet sugar Industry in tliit" country appeared on the editorial pagt ^ of the New York Evening Post of De- y namhai. 19 Incf (111(1 no OVPPT hntl/lfr ' ' V. hold In the land Is Interested In. sugat ? c>J the article will be of universal Interest M THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY. ' "-"-M The Evening Post bids the heartiest welcome to every American Industry y J that can stand on its own bottom and make its way without leaning on the . ^ ppor rates. Among these self-support ; 3 Ing industries we are glad to know, if ~ ~ fipi* the production of beet sugar. At all events, It was such two years ago. Wc publish elsewhere a letter written in 1899, and signed by Mr. Oxnard and ; Mr. Cutting, the chiefs of this Indus* try on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, showing that this was the - ? happy condition of the trade at thai * time. If parties masquerading as beet . ^ sugar producer*, are besieging the ^ President and Congress at thlB mo- >> mont nnd nrotonfUnc thflf thpv will h? ruined if Cuban sugar is admitted for . six months at half the present rates of duty their false pretences ought to be exposed. ' Y-'l? The letter of Messrs. Oxnard and ' V Cutting was probably written for the A purpose of inducing the farmers of the Mississippi Valley to go more largely . $ into the cultivation of beets for the sugar.factories. This was a laudable motive for telling the truth and showing the large profits which awaited. It both the beet grower and the manufacturer if the industry were perseveringly and Intelligently prosecuted. To x A this end It was pointed out that farm- ^ ers could clear $85 per acre by culti- "f'p vating beets, and might even make ,f $100. But in order to Assure the cultivator that he would nSt be ex^yosed to reverses by possible changes in the Lai.iix, uicj piuuccucu iu ouuw uiai ujc industry stood in no need of protection. . * The beet sugar industry, these gentlemen say, "stands on as firm a baste ~ ; as any Illness In the country." They point out" the fact?a very. important one?that their product comes out as a * ' .-7a finished article, refined and granulated. It is not, like cane sugar grown in the ' >... ^ West India Islands, a black and offensive paste, whicji must be carried In > '3 wagons to the seaboard and thence by ships to the United States, where, after another handling, it is put through a costly refinery, and then shipped by rail to the consumer, who may possl- ' bly be in Nebraska, alongside a beet sugar factory, which turns' out the refined and granulated article at one fell swoop. Indeed, the advantages of the producer of beet sugar for supplying the domestic consumption are very : great. We have no doubt that Messrs. Oxnard and Cutting are within bounds when they say that "sugar can be produced here cheaper than it can be in Europe." The reasons for this are that? "The sugar industry is, after all, , . . j merely an agricultural one, We can undersell Europe in all other crops, ' , # and sugar is no exception." It follows as naturally ds the making of flour from wheat. If we can produce wheat cheaper than Europe, then naturally we can produce flour cheaper, as we do. But the writers of the letter do not depend upon a-priori reasoning to prove that they can make sugar aMrpcegt without tariff protection/-"They point to the fact that under the McKinlej . tariff of 1890, when sugar was free of dutv. the nrice of the article was four cents per pound. Yet a net profit of $3 per ton was made by the beet sugar' factories under those conditions, not counting any bounty on the home production of sugar. They boast that they made this profit while working under absolute free trade, and they have a right to be proud of this result of their skill and ' industry. Many beet sugar factories had been started in bygone years, back in the sixties and seventies of the nineteenth century, and had failed, because the projectors did not understand the business. Since then great progress has hppn made, both here and abroad, in the cultivation and manipulation of the beet. What was impossible thirty years ago is now entirely feasible. The industry is already on a solid and enduring basis. There are factories in the United States, these gentlemen tell us in their letter, capable of using 350,000 tons of beets per annum at a profit of $3 per ton, and this would make a profit of $1,050,000 as the in- / come to be earned under absolute free trade. It must be plain to readers of this letter, signed by the captains 'of the beet sugar industry, that the people in Washington who are declaiming against the temporary measure which the President of the United States urges for the relief of the Cqban people, are either grossly ignorant of the subject, or are practising gross deception. The tenable ground for them is to say: "Other people are having protection that they do not need, and therefore we ought to have more than we need." This would be consistent with the letter of Messrs. Oxnard and Cutting, but nothing else is so. Successfully Prosecutes Claims. M Late Principal Bz&mtnar U.S. PadsIod Bureau, (j 3yrslar.ivll war. ISadjudicatiuc claim*,attj sine* P.OODCY NEW DISCOVERT; ilni I J IT U O 1 qaiok r?lie'?ndcur?? wont c*s??- Book of testimonial! and 10 d?.ya' treatr-^ak Freo. Dr. H. H. 0*EEN'a?0K8. *ox ?. Atiaata, ttw. G*Id Hadal at Baffinl* ExiMltUt. _ McILHENNY'S TABASCO aSaaasss^aaB^BjEiafli T5 CURES WHEftE ALL ELSE FAILS. qT L Beat Couch Syrup. Ta?tea Good. Use H tit In tine. Sold by clrug?Ut*. . Cl__ v