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"I think," said M'Kinley, with a comical grin, "you might know that by his high-flown manner of sleeping he snores very politely, and like a gentleman, all out." "Well done, Alick," said the priest, laughing; "go home, boys, it's near bed-time; Paddy, ma bouchal, are the horses ready?" "They'll be at the door in a jiffy, your Reverence," said Paddy going out.

"I think if you wor," said M'Kinley, "the light weights and short measures would be comin' acrass your conscience." "No, in troth, Alick, wouldn't they; but may be if you wor, the promise you broke to Sally Mitchell might trouble you a bit: at any rate, I've a prayer, and if I only repated it wanst, I mightn't be afeard of all the divils in hell."

That good Christian man and enlightened politician, the late President M'Kinley, paid a visit to Tuskegee at the end of 1899, and on behalf of the nation he was thankful for what was being done.

In the same year the Republicans came again to power, and presently their new tariff out-M'Kinleyed the M'Kinley Act of 1890, raising the duties, which the Democrats had lowered, to a higher level than formerly.

By the President: WILLIAM M'KINLEY. JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary of State. The blockade was not a mere paper blockade, but an exceedingly effective one. Before two days had passed, the prizes taken began to multiply in numbers and in value. The second capture was the Spanish freighter Pedro, of Bilboa, which was taken by the New York in the afternoon of the first day's cruising.

"By the President: William M'Kinley. "John D. Long, Secretary of the Navy." The Admiral personally responded, cabling to the Secretary of the Navy: "Manila, March 4. Please accept for yourself, the President and Congress and my countrymen my heartfelt thanks for the great honor which has been conferred upon me. Dewey."

Governor M'Duffie of South Carolina has signalized himself also, both by shooting and being shot, so has Governor Poindexter, and Governor Rowan, and Judge M'Kinley of the U.S. Supreme Court, late senator in Congress from Alabama, but we desist; a full catalogue would fill pages.

Syme is known as "the father of protection," and has been able, by the force of his indomitable will, to impose on the colony a tariff which can be compared only to the M'Kinley tariff in America, thus showing that irresponsible leadership in either form is more favourable to the rule of private interests than to the general welfare.

"Behave yourself, Alick; it's a shame for you to be sich a hardened crathur: upon my sannies, I blieve your afeard of neither God nor the divil the Lord purtect and guard us from the dirty baste!" "You mane particklarly them that uses short measures and light weights," rejoined M'Kinley. There was another pause, for the horseman was within a few perches of the crossroads.

"Boys, take care of yourselves," said Shane Fadh, "if the Square comes, he won't be a pleasant customer he was a terrible fellow in his day: I'll hould goold to silver that he'll have the smell of brimstone about him." "Nancy, where's your prayer now?" said M'Kinley, with a grin: "I think you had betther out with it, and thry if it keeps this old brimstone Square on the wrong side of the house."