WORN OUT; USELESS.
OBSOLETE DECLARATION
CAMPAIGN ISSUES.
OF
Democrat Aro Itrafllrmln the Chlcnco
IMatforpuof 18D0,-ln IHsresard of lit
Many Atxurdltlrii and Incnnsrultlee
Out for llrjran and Free Silver.
It being tho fashion of Democratic
tato conventions In 1899 to "reamrm
the Chicago platform of 1890," tho St
Louis Globe-Democrat shrewdly raises
the question whether all or any of
these unanimous reafllrmera havo ac
tually read tho declaration of princi
ples which they now adopt as their
own. Probably they have not. To
uppoae otherwise would bo to assume
a degree of asinine absurdity quite be
yond that which Is commonly charac
teristic of Democratic platform mak
ing. Tako, for example, the Ohio Demo
cratic convention of a few days ago.
Must ono bellevo that tho commltteo
on resolutions knew what It was that
thoy reafllrmed word for word? Is It
posslblo that In tho presence of condi
tions which give tho laugh to calamity
croakers and which show n stato of In
dividual and general prosperity far be
yond any that has over been expe
rienced by tho peoplo of tho United
States, or by anv other nnnnln on th
face of tho earth is it posslblo that wero business conditions on bucIi sta
the Duckoyo Bourbons remembered u' foundations. Good times have
that in tho Chicago nlatform of 189G
which they reaffirmed it Is gravely as
sorted that tho demonetization of bII
vor has resulted Jn "tho prostration of
industry nnd tho impoverishment of
tho peoplo?" Where are tho prostrate
Industries and tho Impoverished peo
ple? Tliey existed In 189C at tho tlmo
tho Chicago platform was promul
gated, as the result, almost wholly, of
iree-trado experiments In tariff mak
ing, but thoy do not exist In 1899, after
two years of Republican tnrlff-muklng.
Much has happened since the Chi
cago platform was written which
makes that dismal apologue "look like
thirty cents;" and yet tho nartv which
"novor learns and never forgets" keeps
right on reaffirming that platform. It
Is asserted, seriously asserted, In these
days of wonderful well-doing, that
monometallism "has locked fast tho
prosperity of an Industrial peoplo In
tho paralysis, of hard times." It IS
such rot as this that Democratic con
ventlons aro now "reaffirming." Well
and truly tho Globe-Democrat remarks
that
"Tho Chicago platform was made In
tho. last year of a Democratic adminis
tration, under a chaotic Democratic
tariff law, and In a period of distress
lng Democratic depression. With the
.passing away of tho Democratic blight
the clouds vanished. "When
the Chicago convention met, that
hybrid absurdity, tho Wilson tariff
law, waB In force, throwing out of
balance all forms of American Indus
try, and at tho same tlmo producing
msumclpnt revenue. Yet tho Chicago
piatrorm contains this clauso: 'Wo
denounce as disturbing to business tho
Republican threat to restoro the Mc
KInley law." The Dlngley law' has
been In operation two years, and tho
people are familiar with Its results,
It has revlvllled our manufactures
without oppressing any ono and as
sisted In bringing about an era giving
employment to all. Tho revenue from
the Dlngley law lb a fourth larger than
that of the Wilson law. Yet tho Chi
?ago platform said tho McKInley law,
upon which tho Dlngley law Is pat
terned, 'enriched the few at tho ex
penso of tho many, restricted trade nnd
deprived tho producers of tho great
American staples of access to tholr
natural markets.' Nevertheless, our
"""V"' "" yruioi, our
toreign trnuo tor tno last two years
. . . ..
has been enormously larger than ever
before, In manufactured articles as
well as tho products of agrlculturo.
Democratic rosolutlon writers would
lo well to read up on tho platform of
1896, and endeavor to evolve somo
thing for present use that Is not abso
lutely ridiculous In tho light of known
facts and conditions.
THE FARMER THINKS.
rte I Well Nutlalled nltli the "Hired
Miui" Now In the Whlto House.
Under tho appropriate heading of
"Horse Sense In Iowa," tho New York
Sun prints tho following;
"Upon the occasion of n recent visit
to Iowa I naked a farmer in an Interior
county what tho peoplo of Iowa in
tended to do nt the-next presidential
election, and hia answer was as fol
lows:
"'Wall, I never arguo politics and
nover did, but If I give a man a Job
nd ho does his work well, what's tho
use of turning him off and glttlng a
hew man? Now, Mr. McKInley does
his work right up to the handle, nnd
no man could n dono it better, though
I didn't havo no pnrt In putting him
there. So what's tho sonso In turning
him out and putting a new man In his
placo?
" 'He made n lot of promises about
good times, nnd I can't 8eo as he over
stated the facts either, for certainly
tho tlmos havo been thundering good,
there's no denying thnt.
" 'Now, Bill Bryan comes around
here telling tho boy3 If they didn't
elect him the country would go to hell;
nnd bo quick nbout It. Tears llko Bill'
didn't know what ho was talking
nbout, or was lying, Ukoly tho latter.
Gue3 wo can spare Bill n spell yet, so
ho can get his plctuvo took, Maybo
he'll learn something If h hangs
around tho house and keops his head
cool out thero In Nebraskn. ' he runs
ngaln you oftn easy git tho fool census
by counting hia vote. Ho reminds mo
f a mulo I owned onco tho only tlmo
ho used his bend was at dinner time
rest of tho tlmo ho wps hunting
nround to find something to kick at.
McKInley will go back for mother
term, lcastwlso, that's what tho neigh
uors say, and I'm likewise.' "
W. C. II.
New York, Sept. 11.
The farmers of the United States aro
not saying much about politics Just
now. They aro engaged In harvesting
and marketing at good prices one of
the heaviest crops they havo ever had,
and their cattle, hogs and sheen are
bringing them more money than for a
good many years past. Thoy have
mostly finished paying off the niort
gages which wero a part of tho bless
lngs of free-trade tarlrf tinkering, 1893
1897, and aro now taking the benefit of
tne good times which wero promised
by the "ndvanccngent of prosperity."
They havo stopped thinking nbout 16
to 1 or flat money, and aro not worry-
nb uuuui iiiu iriioLo lilts iuhu
farmer Is a representative typo. Ho
knows what ho lost by tho triumph of
"tariff reform" In 1892, and he knows
how vastly ho Is tho gainer by tho trl
umph of "McKlnloylsm" In 1896. Next
year ho will know how to vote.
Wo Khali Never Fall Hack.
Mr. Jefferson Sellgman, the eminent
financier, Is n pronounced optimist In
respect to the future which lies bo-
foro us. Ho says:
I am as hopeful as ever of tho fu
ture, and can seo nothing to stop tho
onward march of prosperity. Never
I before In the history of tho country
como to stay. Mills and factories of
every kind aro taxed to their utmost
capacity. Railroad business Is limited
only by tho capacity of its rolling
Btock. Each passing week shows some
now high record of earnings.
I do not think thnt wo shall over fall
back to tho conditions that prevailed
a few years ago. Tho wealth of tho
country and tho buying power of tho
world have becomo so enormous thnt
It Is only reasonablo to say that old
forms of business have becomo obso-
leto and a new era has opened."
Tho ono thing most obsolete of nil Is
tho theory of free trade, which had a
temporary resurrection a few years
ago, and which was responsible for tho
evil conditions which existed then and
to which Mr. Sellgman thinks wo will
nover go back. That Industry destroy
ing policy has no part nor lot In pros
perity. Prosperity has como to stay,
and thereforo free trndo must of ne
cessity rctlro Into "Innocuous desue
tude" along with Its most prominent
champion. Freo trade and prosperity
cannot exist at ono and tho samo tlmo
In this country. Wo shall nover fall
back Into tho conditions which pre
vailed a few years ago, because wo
shall not fall back Into free trado
again.
Iteal Cuuies of Prosperity.
A former United States senator, In
a speech delivered In Omaha, at
trlbuted the prosperity which this
country Is now enjoying solely to
natural causes. He urges that nolther
fiscal policy nor faith has anything to
do with It. Upon his theory, this coun
try should havo been most prosperous
In 1897 than over before or since, for
In that year nature was most prodigal
of her gifts In this country than at
any other time. The crops wero tho
largest ever known, and owing to
scarcity abroad, prices wero high.
However, these natural causes
largo crops here and small ones abroad
did not make tho prosperity that Is
now with us. Wo had been sending
more money abroad for other articles
than wo wero receiving from abroad;
hundreds of thousands of men would
have been Idle In snlto of the nros-
parity of the farmers, whore now thero
Is a labor famine, and nature's bounty
. , rPfltrln,ni, ,1V ,,, ,n.
: ., . " , ' lt ,
hllltv tn RPfiirn wnrtmnn fnr thn hnrv.
blllty to secure workmen for tho hnrv
vest
Nature did Its part, to bo sure, but
tho Republican administration and
congress did more for tho country,
when n protective tariff law was passed
nnd honest money maintained, than
did nature.
It would havo been n hard and tin
successful task for nature to competo
with freo trado and dishonest forty
five-cent dollars. Tacoma (Wash.)
Ledger,
An Admirable Fit.
Iliilftlmo and Overtime.
Complaints havo been mado acalnst
the ofllcors of somo of tho Fall river
mills for hiring women nnd minors to
work nights ns well as days, but on
Investigation It nppears that, althouch
tho mills In question aro running every
week night until 10 o'clock, they nro
not violating tho law which forbids
tho employment of women and minors
more than fifty-eight hours In a week.
Tho fact that the question has boon
raised nt all presents a situation cu
riously In contrast with that which
existed In former years. Thero wero
no violations of tho flfty-elght-hour
restriction of tho days of the
Wilson tariff. No complaints wero
then heard of over-working wom
en, minors, or any other class
of labor, Tho trouble In that
ghastly period was to keep tho mills
running on hulftimc, to say nothing of
overtlmo.
vm as aH m'wi
ul ito 1,,t-
REPUBLICAN FINANCIERING.
Contract of Treniarr Condition Under
Cleveland and McKlnlor.
Nothing marks raoro clearly tho con
trast betweon Republican orosncrlty
and Democratic adversity than tho not
gold in the treasury of tho United'
States under Cleveland and under Mc-
Klnloy. That accumulation Is tho mer
cury in tho business thermometer of
tho country. It rises or falls with tho
business temperature.
On Thursday. Sept. 7. thcro was re
ported to bo more gold In tho treasury
of tho United States that day than on
any provlous day In tho financial hls-
tory of tho government. Tho not coin
and bullion amounted to $251,618,132,
Including tho $100,000,000 rosorved for
tho redemption of local tonder notes.
i uuviupuuu Ul JCKftl lUnUOr nOlGa.
Wiion resumption began. In 1879. tho
not gold of tho treasury was 9130,249,
457, and It novor fell bolow tho hun
dred million mnrk until 1893. Not
quito a month of Democracy was then
requirod to brlnit tho net nmount be
low tho minimum of safety, whero It
siaod, excopt as tho government wont
into the market and sold bonds, until
after tho era of Democratic rulo was
enoeu by a voto of tho peoplo. Hard
ly had a Democratic president, a Dem
ocratic houso nnd a Democratic sonato
como Into power before tho mercury In
tho treasury department fell bolow
tho freezing point of $100,000,000. By
uio beginning of 1894 It had gone to
$63,050,175, and Jan. 1. 1895. It was
down to $41,705,967. It would havo
been wiped out entirely If It had not
ucon for tho stocks of gold socurod by
bond sales. In 1893 tho amount real
ized from this sourco was $111,166,246,
or raoro than tho total not gold In tho
treasury either when tho year began
or when It closed.
When tho presidential campaign of
1896 began tho nmount was about $90.-
000,000, nnd when tho election Itself
occurred It was $115,000,000. Tho news
that McKInley hnd been elected, nnd
with him a Republican houso of rep-
-w. ....... vo, i.iuii ni'iib uub lu uiu
country, nnd when tho actual change
of administrations camo tho not gold
amounted to about $150,000,000. From
that tlmo all fear of tho ondloss chain
was forgotten. Tho Increase has gono
on steadily until tho ranxlmum of ovor
$250,000,000 has been reached.
With tho contrast botweon Democrat
Ic adversity and Republican prosperity
presented In tMs concoto form. It Is
difficult to concolvo how any man of
ordinary business sonso can fall to bo
Impressed with tho advantngo of hav
Ing tho government conducted on dls
tlnctlvcly Republican lines of policy by
an administration which Inspires flnan-
clal confidence. Chicago Inter Ocean
Our arowlnc Indnitrle.
A Ilttlo tnblo has been compiled by
tho bureau of statistics with a view to
showing how wonderfully our Indus
tries havo grown during tho past nine
years. Tho showing made Is remark
able and will certainly bo far from
comiorting to tho manufacturers of
Europe. A portion of tho table is ap
pended:
Pel.
1S99.
. 1S90. Inc.
Iron, tons, consum
ed half year
0,577,307 4,49C,S5t 40
Cotton, ycar'H tak
ings, sjnnnors'
utiles
3,230,018
2,313,473
400,000,000
S,9 13,300
Wool, pounds, estl-
rwtteH of trniln . ..r.nn nnn nnn
811k, ltntiortH. raw.
Hounds ana i
I n d 1 ii rubber.
03
pounds. Imports,
raw r.i n?n
Boots nnd shoes.
33,812,374 61
cnBes shipped .... 2,700,877
2.110.109 23
By consulting tho census return nf
J6JU 11 18 found that tho Iron Industry
tnen employed somo 500.000 men; thnt
tl, cotton mills furnished work for
somo i&u.uuo. nnd tho boot and shoo
factories emnloyed 182.000. hii Tfin nnn
worn fivm, i. ,
were glVOll WOrK bv thn nlllr ntirt .....
hor trnd Tf M, fni.i i. ... V
- " - J " -J uiajv UUU I 1 1 I la I
.... . . ...u .uuiu KIVVII UUU VI! IS
correct, nnd It Is certnlnly as near cor
rcct as such statistics can bo, tho ln
uiisirios nnmed aro now omploying
iuv,uuu moro peopio man In 1890, and
Instead of furnishing work for 892,000
uiiuuuyine 1.342.0 n.
.... aiUiUo .d uoruwniy expand-
ng In a commerc al way as well as In
.0 manor or territory, and wo believe
mat tno start has Just been mndn
T.o, . ,1 i. .
uiuw, .uwver, who oppose
1111H I'tini th nrf n 1 nvn.H nin. .. . 1
" w.w.,.. Aiuuaiuu aim aiivo-
cato a policy of freo trado which would
mako It necessnry to add a column
showing tho porcontago of decrease In
tho tablo given above. Nino years of
freo trado would toll an entirely dlf.
fforent story. Des Moines flown)
Stato Register.
Product of Itepulilli-nn 1'nllnln.
Tho Lehl sugar factory started lt
season's run yesterday, with unusually
rich promise. The season's product of
sugar thero will bo greator than ever,
ut:i:iiiiMj 01 uio neiter nimiitv nf i,n
beots and tho satisfactory yield and
! .1.. .... , . UUU I
nlready tho plans for next season enn
template operations a good deal more
than double thoso of this season in
magnltudo and product. Tho nloneor
sugar factory Is a great Institution.
sure enough, and an osnnniniiv mttr
lng featuro of It Is that It Is a direct
product of Republican policies Salt
Lnko City Trlbuno.
McKInley la to Illume,
A number of construction concern.
havo had to closo their works tompora
rlly because tho Iron nnd stool mills of
tho country aro unnblo to keen tin with
their orders. If It wasn't for tho pres.
cnt administration, tho Chlcnco Post
says, this never would havo happened.
j no iron ana steel mills would havo
moro material on hand thnn thnv
could conveniently diaposn of, nnd, In
cidentally, most of thorn , would im
shut down. Thus It Is nlaln thnt thin
man McKInley must bo defeated at tho
next eloctlon. Nowaygo (.Mich,) Ro
publican. Tho height of tho rock of Gibraltar
Is nbout 1.437 feot
A CONFIDENTIAL MAN.
They wero very like, this father nnd
aaugnter. Llzzlo was his younccst.
and although sho had attained tho ago
of 18, sho was still childish in her
ways.
The Judge placed his hand tenderly
on tho Ilttlo, curly head. "Whero has
my Ilttlo daughter been?"
"Oh. I havo been tin to thn hnlt talk
ing with tho housekecner nnd wanitpr.
Ing through the great rooms, and, oh,
pnpaj sno really took mo into tho
beautiful conservatory, and I saw such
lovely, flnmlnir mission flowers, nnd
tn great, creamy, magnolia blossoms,
n.nd. dear me, I can't toll you of all
tho lovely things."
I DuuuLiiiy blUUUCd I)y Bt'ClIlK
a gentleman approaching from tho op-
posuo sido of tho road.
"Mr. Ray, I bellovo?"
Tho Judge bowed.
"Agent for tho St. Leon placo?"
"Yes, Blr."
"I camo to seo you In recant to It.
uuu
"And you aro Mr. SL I.enn'n rrinfl.
uentiai clerk, Mr. Hartley! I bellovo
I received a letter from him today In
forming mo that you would nrrlvn this
WCCK. YCS. Ves: como rlpht nn n
the houso and wo will talk over thn w.
pairs, shall wo begin them Immo-
uinieiy?"
ip.n, ,. .,, . .
havo brought lZ . n? T,01!
clork ' Yo lioJ thnr nMdCn,Ua
rooms to bo nanerr. nd "i? n
rooms to bo papered and cleaned, and
our pink dresses to bo made, -ngninst
iioroert at. Leon's arrival. Well, I
shnll seo that ho is put in tho Ilttlo
room over tho kitchen. ,Ho will nover
Know tho difference." nnd ninnelm
oank back In n Btudied iittlturin nn thn
Born, wondering If handsome Uert St.
icon would fancy her lovclv nlnk
morning dress thnt she had mndo for
ins special bonoflt.
Iho door of tho dining-room was
njar, and Mr. Hartley, standing boforo
i uiu iiru in inn niTin imrin? iin.i i.nnfi
it all.
"Mr. Confidential Clork. von nrn ir.
Ing," and Lizzie pushed tho whlto kit
ten from her Inn and camo ovrr n his
sine. "I am sorry you- heard them.
but never mind, I'll bo your friend."
"Your fricndshln Is very dear to mo.
my mtio girl."
i m not a little girl! 1 was 18 last
week."
tin i . . .
i-uruou mo, young inuy. but can
you tell mo something of tho hall?
Whnt sort of a dIuco is It?"
Lizzie, LIzzlol you aro talklne far
moro than Is necessary. Go to vour
l'rencn, immediately!'
A month had passed by. Mr. Hart
ley had exchanged his closo apart
ments over tho kitchen for moro com-
MR. CONFIDENTIAL CLERIC, YOU
ARE CRYING.
uu,OU8 .onc8 . " 10 .vlB Inn,
wnenco ho calmly superintended tho
...... ... 1 u
nkfHnnJ I i .
improvements at UIO
hall.
nnd all tho gossip exchanged between
himself and Lizzie was In tho course
of her rambles through tho St. Leon
woods.
And now Mr. Hartley sat In tho samo
'tin nnvtnn ..t.nen T t t I. .1 n .
little parlor whore Llzzlo
vm, tn ,.. i.i i.i...i .....
the appearance ofcthe Judge.
"You wish to seo mo. Mr. Hartley?'
"Yes. sir. I camo to ask vo.i fnr thn
hnnd nt vnn. (ImiphlAP.vnni. 1111. T I ..
y. ""r.'"-' ..uio Uli.'
zle. I love her moro than my llfo.
v. -
juugo uoy.
"xou can not havo her! No. n r. I
look for something higher for my
daughter than a confidential clerk. If
that Ib all, I bid you good evenlnc."
isext night tho Judgo rodo slowly
home to dinner, feeling a presentiment
of evil.
"Whoro la Llzzlo?" ho Inquired of
lliancne, as ho entered tho cozy dining
room. "In her room, I suppose mournlnc
niter nor denr. clork."
"Well, call her to dinner, child."
Blanche went, but returned lmme-
dlate'y with a pnlo, frightened face,
l(ai, , ,,, .. ..... ....
She Is not thero, pap, but this noto
lay on her tnble."
Tho Judgo broko tho seal and read.
witn a race that had grown suddenly
pnip;
"By tho tlmo thnt you read theso
worda - dcnrest papa, your Ilttlo Llzzlo
wl" be anotl,cr's- I shall ho married
to Mr. Hartley. I hopo It Is not wrong.
for Indeed I do lovo him very much."
as no folded tho noto with stern
features a light step crossed tho
threshold, and Lizzie s arms were
around his neck; tho confidential clork
standing at tho door with a faca whero
prldo and lndomltablo resolution
struggled for the mastery.
"Papa, forgive ual"
"I'll see you hanged first!" roared
tho old gontlemnn. "Begone, both of
you! eg, stnrve, but never como to
mo for assistance!"
"Oh, papa," pleaded Lizzie, "I want
to explnln."
"I won't hear you."
.,fiA i, , ... . .
im i mu, sum mo cierK; "como,
Ilttlo wife, wo hnvo each cthor left, o: tho Instruments, Is used In trans
you know," and they went from the forrlng tho blood to thn Insect's atoru
house, .Ph.
Blancho was Just coming out of hys
terics when thero camo a ring at tho
bell, and a gentleman bearing a for
eign-looking carpet-bag was ushered
in.
"Is this Mr. Ray?" J
The Judgo bowed.
"Is Mr. St. Leon here?"
"Mr. St, Leon, sir, Is lu Paranhdm,
Brazil.'
"I think you nro mlstal-cn, sir, as I
havo been Informed ho Is V.t this mo
ment In his native vlllncc.'
"Hcrbort St. Leon nt homo nnd not
send word to mo, his agent? I must go
io mo linn Immediately."
ft!to.fi"e R !
thn i?nhi ,i,i. . .... .n
winked denancn nt thn i.ititHnB-
8torm without as the Judtto rnns: the
hell at tho great front door.
Mr. St. Leon has ho arrived?"
Tho servant bowed nnd ushnrnd him
Into a room whoso suporbly nrranged
lurnuuro struck Mr. Ray with an ln-
uennito idea of luxury.
Lizzie was standlnc bv a tall nla-
baatar vaso. that stood In tho bav win
dow, arranging tho tronlo vines that
curied around Its standard, and tho
light from tho colored lamps shono
down on tho curly bond so dear to tho
Judgo's hearL Tho confidential clork
stood near.
i wish to seo jour maatcr, young
man."
"I nm nt your sorvlec, nlr."
,u" "ret no mo mtscnicr cares
wll0llcr you nro or not? I wish to see
Mr- St Lcon"
""orbcrt St. Loon Is my name, sir."
yoii? Woli t n,m,i, ..
'ion arol Who tho mischief cares
" a w f) i t, JUII nvi
mo coniidcntlal clcrkl
"I novor told you I was. You took
thnt for granted. As tho confidential
clerk I wooed and won your daughter.
As Herbert St. Leon I could havo
gained no greater treasure." Now
lork Dally News.
STORIES OF RAVENS.
They
Are Clever ltlrd and Seem
to
liuve Itonannliig 1'imoni.
Many stories nro told of tho clever
ness of tho raven, n bird that roully
seems to hnvp reasoning powers. Ono
of these stories tells how tho raven by
a skillful Btrntagem got n young haro
for Its dinner. It had pounced upon
tho Ilttlo animal, but tho mother hnro
drove It away. Then the ruvon slowly
retreated, encouraging tho mother to
follow him, nnd oven pretondlng that
ho was afraid of her. In this fashion
ho led her n considerable tllstanco
from tho young ono nnd then suddenly,
before tho haro hnd tlmo to rcallzo tho
meaning of tho trick, ho rose In tho
nlr. flew swiftly back, caught tho young
haro In his beak, and bora It away
A similar plan was adopted by somo
ravens that wished to steel food from
a dog. They tensed him till ho grow bo
angry that ho chased them from tho
opot, but tho artful birds turned sharp
ly around, easily reached tho dish be
foro him, nnd carried oft tho choicer
bits In triumph. As to tho raven's
powor of speech, tho following story,
which is given on tho authority of
Capt, Brown, who vouches for its truth,
will show how aptly It can talk. A
gentleman whllo traveling through a
wood In tho south of England wns
startled by hearing a shout of "fair
play, gentleman; fair play!" uttered
in loud tones. Tho cry bolng presently
repeated, tho traveler thought It must
proceed from somo ono In distress and
at onco began to search for him. Ho
soon discovered two ravcnB fiercely at
tacking n third. Ho waB so struck with
tho appeal of tho oppressed bird that
he promptly rescued him, It turned
out that tho victim wns a tamo raven,
bolonglng to n house In tho neighbor
hood, and tho cry that It had used
bo opportunely wns ono of mnny that It
hnd boon tutightto uttor. Philadelphia
Times.
FOOD IN FICTION.
Women novelists, particularly Oulda
rarely allow tholr heroes and heroines
to partako of a substantial meal, whllo
In tho pages of tho men wrltors feasts
abound. Comparo Dickens nnd Thnck
crny. Each Is fond of foodlng his char
actors, but Thackoray tellB of tho feasts
with an epicurean touch, an apprecla
tlon of tho dollcaclos of tho tablo,
whllo Dickens' written meals nro al
wayB hearty, plain, boiled beef and
greens and meat pics ruling.
In Scott's storleB thero Ib n hint of
plcturosquo splendor about tho dlnnora
ho describes. There aro "noblo" meals
and much geniality and good-fellow-sMp.
Tho elegant young mon of wliom
Oulda writes usually broakfast at mid
day on poaches, chocolate and cakes,
nnd yet nro great athletes and gonernl
wonders on this sybaritic diet. Dis
raeli does not descend to specify monls,
but hns a wny of introducing gorgeous
banquets of unlimited courses. Every
thine In "Lothulr" hnpponH at dlnnor
nn.. ...1 otnt ICHIn iilr.lu in nonlnlmit tlirnnpli It? Tlmn h
Jelly" and ortolans usually form part
of tho menu.
The llruk nf thn Mniqulto.
Tho beak of tho mosquito Is simply
a toolbox, whoroln the mosquito keeps
six miniature surgical Instruments In
perfect order. Two of theso Instru-
mentH nro oxactly counterparts of tho
surgeon'B Innco, ono Is a Bpotr with a
(lotibic-uaruuii nuuu, uio lourtn ib n
ncodlo of exqulHlto Ilnoncss, n saw nnd
1 11 1. .1 It.. M .
a pump going to mako up tho comple
ment. Tho spear Ih tho Inrgost of tho
six tools, and Ib used for making tho
Initial puncture; next th? lances or
knives uro brought Into jjliiy to cnuso
tho blood to How moro freely, in caso
this last operation "fulls of having tho
dcBlred effect, tho saw nnd tho needlo
nro carefully and feelingly lnsrj-ted In
a lateral direction In tho victim's flesh.
The ninnii. thn inoxt ilnllcito nt nil oU.
A PLUCKY WOMAN PILOT.
She Attraeti the Attention of Tourist a I
California.
Tho vocation of Miss Jennie Vin
cent, tho woman pilot of San Pedro
harbor, has attracted much attention
from oastorn tourists In southern Cal
ifornia. Miss Vincent is probably tho
only woman steam-pilot In tho world,
nnd If sho had not emigrated west from
her paternal homo for generations at
Marblohcad, Mass., sho would no doubt
bo now engaged in somo Now England
town In n pursuit that has been worn
nn's for nges. Sho In a slight, bluo-
llt-halred. cheerful Ilttlo lady
of nbout 23 years. Her two older
brothers camo to California to cngago
In tho now Industry of sardlno packing
on tho Pacific coast, Sho camo later
to keep houso for them. Financial re
verses camo upon tho brothers, and
MIbs Vlncont, having no moro houso
to keep after tho sheriff hod had hia
aalo, looked about for somo employ
ment lu her new western homo. Sho
had alwayH lived by tho sea at Marblo-
head nnd had been with nn undo for
dnya at a tlmo on n stoam craft of
which he was tho onglneor. From hor
girlhood alio hnd known how machin
ery in smnll propollcr steamboats Is
operated, and sho hnd many times tried
her hand nt piloting for her uncle. So,
when nnanclnl clouds lowered ovor the
Vlncont cottngo nt Sun Pedro, MIbs
cuungo nt aim I'ouro, auss
Jonnlo resolved to becomo a pilot on.
tho ,lftrbor thcr- Btudled navlga-
tlon, learned tho lawB of pilotage and
monn.hiin .i , -
1 "v.im imiw - IIVU OUI1IU litUUUJ 4U7 mm
pilot for n Ilttlo tug In tho harbor.
Last September sho passed an exam
ination required by tho stnto board of
pilot commissioners, nnd last January
alio held hor cortlflcnto ns a sccond
clasa pilot, sho has In tho past few
months piloted Pacific const ships into
San Diego nnd San Pedro harbors.
Miss Vincent makes from $90 to $120
n month as a pilot, and her ambltkm
Is to becomo so oxpert In a fow yo.ua
thnt sho may paBs an examination to
do flrat-clasa piloting In 8an Francisco
bay, whoro sho bollovcs sho can thoiv
mako several hundred dollars a month.
Tho pilot fees In California nro $5 per
foot on tho draught of tho craft and
nlso 4 cents per ton of merchandise.
Thcro nro mnny vcssols of 3,000 tons
that como Into Snn Francisco bay, and
tho pay for thorn is $220 each. Now
York Journnl.
MUSICAL CLUBS IN SMALLTOWN
llrnnrhei of Work It la AdvUablo for
Them to Take Up.
Thcro Is ono prlnclplo that must bo
strictly ndhercd to In any succcossful
vlllngo musical society, thcro numt brf
no drono, Bays tho Ladles' Homo Jour
nal. Tho Instant that any ono is ad-'
mlttod to 'momborshlp on any other
grounds than ability tho dccllno of tho'
My has bogun. Regular attondnnco'
cun 00 aocurou oniy uy arousing tno en-
wiuainsm oi tno momoerB. rno ono
word that expresses tho possibilities of
concerted Instrumental music for tho
vlllago Ib orchestra. This word, whllo)
rather prctontlous In sound, may havol
an oxtromoly humblo application. Or-i
chestra Is mentioned ns opposed to
band; tho orchestra, bolng Intended for
indoor practlco, Is capable of oxortlng a!
most refining lnfluonco. It Is to chorus
work that tho vocal energies of tho,
singers of tho town must bo mainly do-'
voted, and It la best to nssumo a high
stand from tho outset, and establish nn
"oratorio socloty," rather than a "chor
us" or "choral club." For this nurnoso
a woll-balanced group of thirty or forty
voices Is sufllclont If It Is composod of1
mombcrs who can really sing. A small
chorus of unexpected volume of tono
Is much moro effoctlvo than a largo
one with a disappointing volume. It
may bo Just aa woll to cnll attontlon to
tho fact that the largo music empor
ium a, oapcclnlly thoso In Boston, Now
York, Philadelphia nnd Chicago, nro al
ways ready to glvo odvlco and nsslst
anco in tho selection of music whoro
tho members of clubs, individually
or collectively, do not know Just whoJ
Is best for tholr purpose.
Foothill Fox.
"When tho purault of wonlth tempts
you, my son," said tho sago, "remem
ber tho fablo of tho fox that hungored
for some wonderfully flno grapes grow
ing in a garden, tho only entranco to
which was through n holo In tho wall.
It was so small thnt ho hnd to fast
three daya boforo ho could crawl
through It. After ho had got Inaldo
nnd filled himself ho was too largo to
crawl back through tho holo, and was
compelled to fast nnothor throo dayB
boforo ho could mnko hia escape from
tho garden. So ho went out ua poor as
ho wont In."
"Ves," said tho nmbltlous young man.
"but why didn't tho fool fox tako a lot
of grapes to tho holo and push thorn
carried away enough to keep him fat
for a month,"
Hupremely I'rnctlnal,
Mrs. Fuller Twaddlo "Yes, sho's a:
vory practical woman, n regular utlll-'
tarlan. But thoy say sho has a skoin-
ton In her closet." Mrs. Gndaboutl
Chlnn "Sho has? Well, I'll bet sho,
"sea It to hang hor coat on to koop If
In shnpe, If It's nnywhero near tho
right slzo." Now York World.
Herr Krujip,
Herr Krupp, who Is ono of tho rich
est men lu Prussln, Is a son of tho
founder of the Essen Bteol works. Old,
Krupp started with two mon In 1827
The boh now employs 20,000 workmen
In tho mills and mines nnd has built
thorn 20,000 houses.
Two may talk nnd ono may hoar, but
thrco cannot tako part In a conversa
tion of tho most slucero and searching
sort. Emorson,