1 a
CONCILIATING THE GOLD DEMOCRATS
An Attempt to Commit Such Political Treason would Result In Failure
or a New Party with Bryan and His Co-workers In Charge.
A recent issue of the Washington
Post devotes nearly a column to an ac
count of some talk arr.org so-called
democratic leaders with reference to
the advisability of modifying the posi
tion of the party on the silver issue so
as to win back the gold democrats. It
is said that this, of course, involves
the displacing of Chairman Jones of
the national committee, and the selec
tion of some other than Mr. Bryan as
a presidential candidate. Of course, we
do n'l know what alleged leaders have
indv eed in any such gibbering idiocy.
Wr imagine that any talk of the kind
hr ,teen very guarded, and that few
h' een very guarded, and t
t Lcrats. if any. in good s
w t actually suggested such a
1 have, though, an exceeding
standing,
a course.
lgly clear
idea of what the result would be. In
the first place, the democratic party
would instantly lose the support of at
least l.ioo.ooo populiBts and fully Suo.oot)
liver republicans. 2.O0O.O0O in all. Great
leadership that would be! Perhaps
those who are contemplating this stra
tegic movement can figure out where
l.e democratic party could get the
necessary votes to make good this 'oss.
but we doubt it. This, however, is not
all. The principle of monetary reform
as laid down in the Chiicago platform
has taken a firm hold of the democrat
ic masses as well as the ublect and
most reliable of its leaders. Any mater
ial departure from the doctrine of that
platform would disrupt the American
party and cause it the loss of three
votes for every gold democrat who was
conciliated- The outcome would be
THAT ENGLISH ALLIANCE.
What It Means to Our Peace and
Prosperity.
As if the United States, with seventy
million people and vast resources, were
not a match fur bankrupt and beggar
id Spain, a country with less available
wealth than the single state 01 ns-
touri. our Tories and Hraerts are
ffroposing "an. - sio-Amerlcan &iU-
ime uui me Tories ana piuiucnia
if F.ngtan.L If the time ever comes
irhen the people cf America can Join
Ibord of England in putting down piu
ocracy and Toryism, we may be g'ad to
Jo so. Hut until then, we will follow
:I.e advice of Washington and JefiVr
on, and preserve the independence of
;he United States. Nothing could be
more shameful than an alliance be
tween American and English pluto
crats, who are worse oppressors than
the Spanish nobles, because they are
more cunning in devising scientific
methods of fraud and extortion. As a
:eult of their love of unearned money,
f their conscienceless rapacity, there
as much suffering in peaceful Lon-
lon now as there Is in war-swept Cuba.
In the slums of that vast and lnfernally
jppressed city, starving mothers are
lursing at their dry breasts the skele
xn forms of their gasping children.
ho. as the weather grows warmer,
will die like flies." to keep up the per
.tnlage of my Lord Rothschild, and to
rive my Lord Salisbury a type of the
English aristocratic gentleman"' In
eague with Shylock. his share in the
- jrofits of bond-dealing imperialism.
Day by day the cries of the starving
joor of London go up to a Just and un-
oreettine God. Day by day tneir poor,
riean corpses are hurried in cheap pine
Xixes to fertiliie potter s neias. uay
I jy day. by the hundreds and the thou
ar.d. in London, and in New York, and
herever Mammon Is the god who gov
erns, these reconcentradoes or piutoc
'atv are reduced by pitying heaven.
abich sends them death to relieve them
'rom a life oppression makes infinitely
i-ftr than death. When Americans
ire asked to ally themselves with
Rothschild and Salisbury, with ptu-
:ooracy and Toryism, to perpetuate
nriitinns as this, and to fix on
.he Deoce of the world the shackles
it fraudulent imperialism, the only
inswer they can give us is that If the
ssues are forced which Messrs. Roths
hild and Salisbury wish to force, then
merians will not lock hands but bay
mta with them. This nation stands
iiKertv not for Toryism, not for
rlutocracy. not for Imperialism. Its
ay lies forward, and if the American
Deople find that they can advance only
sith fixed bayonets, then they will fix
sayenets and advance.
VANTED THE REASON WHY.
Knotty War Problems for States
men to Solve.
"What right have the bondholders and
money changers to control the govern
ments of the United States and Eu--ope?
The right of purchase and brib-
Do the money powers resort to brib
ery and corruption? We make no
-barges, but answer the question by
mquirir.g for what purpose did they
pend $20,000,000 in the campaign of
Could they not spend that money
honestly to secure the election of a
president of the United StatesT We are
compelled to answer that question with
itill another. Could a litigant In a
contested cas involving millions hon
'stly spend $100,000 in a Jury room while
the Jury was deliberating upon the
verdict? It seems to us that it would
te as eay to do that as it would be
to honesty-spend $:0.000.000 in a presi
dential election.
If President McKinley is In a hurry
to organize an army for the capture
of Cu hy don't he appoint officers
who have some military experience and
know how to organize an army? Be
cause American officers of that kind
who have a good record of their own
seldom have a long pedigree.
Is pedigree the only qualification for
an officer In the volunteer army? It
seems to be the only qualification rec
ognized If the persons appointed In
dicate the policy of the administra
tion. Why do the republicans In congress
think the American people are acro
bats? Because they assume they can
pay taxes without money.
How would the payment of taxes
without "money prove that the Ameri
can people -are acrobats? Because ac
robats do such wonderful things and
some people think they can perform
miracles.
Would It be a miracle for the Amer
ican people to pay taxes without mon
ey? It would be the same kind of a
miracle that it would be for a man
to lift himself over the capltol by his
boot straps.
Vice Chancellor Reed heard testi
mony at Jersey City yesterday in a
suit of William J. Wilson of 992 Ave
nue D. Bayor.ne. N. J., for 'divorce
from his wife. Frederlk. The core
ocr.dent dj.'"P-V(1 L. Squires.
. j ' li'hla n lfa hav
life years. Mrs.
Jig house at IB
Newark.
oldenhorn. counsel
I Introduced a re-
if testimony in the
to the defendant.
in Fredo Meyer.
f 'Ji w n says that he saw
' jm ... v
"petie vein inu
'he'ttei0' Squires oergea
r to o,.J-and live with h-n
" art . trio to ufv
his wife llvlns
J " .i,nnt deniefl
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- rteariy s'w - of care-l"'
wss gunntn ana. "j - bisalu Vm witn piacia curiosity,
V lessness. had the index Anger rhils me e thrown into a janla
that a new party would be founded
with the Chicago platform as its creed.
Wm. J. Bryan as its candidate and at
least 4,500.000 votes to begin with. An
attempt to displace Senator Jones as
chairman and Mr. Bryan as th can
didate would Instantly result in miser
able failure; but If by any sort of
trickery it should succeed. It would
sound the death knell (politically) of
those who do it. no matter what they
put into their platform: for every in
telligent democrat would know that it
was cold-blooded treason. The pur
pose of such a move would be to elect
a man who, like Grover Cleveland,
would be a gold man In spite of the
platform. The democratic party has
been deceived and betrayed in the past,
and more than once. It will not be
again. When Mr. Cleveland attempted
to deliver it over to the money power,
which owned him. it repudiated him
and made him a political outcast. In
the last campaign it was again betrayed
by McKinley-Hobart-Palmer-Buckner
democrats. If it should now turn it9
hack upon Its faithful friends and al
lies in that campaign in order to con
ciliate those whose treason elected Mr.
McKinley. it would simply prove its
unfitness to control the destinies of
this nation, and it would speedily drop
out of Eight as a political power. It
will do neither. The gold democrats can
return to the fold If they so desire, but
they must take the democratic party
as it is. They cannot change its prin
ciples, and then come back and run it.
A BEAUTIFUL SOCIALIST.
A Lovely and Talented Society Girl
Does Reform Work.
Among the many remarkable careers
of the modern woman, called "new."
none have been more remarkable than
that of Beatrice Potter, the wife of the
J Er.Rah socialist. Sidney Webb, w ho has
jjust pased throught the United Statis
! en a trip around the wcrld. Renun
ciations of material pleasures for the
sake of an idea have always awed and
Impressed the public imagination fv,r
since the days of Gautama Rudtiha. and
no modern renunciation has been im r
inspiring than that of thid beautiful
socialist.
Miss Potter was the seventh and
youngest daughter of a wealthy Lan
cashire manufacturer, whose wife was
not only the mother of seven beautiful
and gifted girls, not one of whom was
Itss than five feet eight Inches iu
statue, but who was noted for her own
talents and acomplishments. She was
a religious woman, but read her biMe
morning and evening in the original
Hebrew and Greek, and the wrtt:ngs if
the church fathers in Latin which is
not common among even the most rell-
cHnua uvimn Sh WfiS a DTufutind
and persistent student and was until
death the most intimate mend 01 Her
bert Sr,encer. who consulted her not
nnirr o matter, sffortinir hia dailv lif.
hut unon the most abstruse scientific
questions. The eccentricity of this bid-
liant woman was her horror of fat
.nr,i ;r. horaif was. of a fraril.?.
almost transparent, physlqule, and to ,
hr mind adiocse tissue seemed al;nost
a vice. She fed the seven daughters
with the greatst care, weighing every
meal before they were allowed to eat it.
and discovered by accurate experiment
how little a growing girl can eat and
yet retain health and vigor. Later tht-y j
confessed that they never, until mey
had homes of their own. knew what
it una tn fi a ifnsatiiin of iMjrieer.
vt thv thrived unon this severe svs- 1
tern, all seven growing up tall, hand-
some and vigorous, with alert and bril-
hant minds and retaining always the
ciimnoaa of their figures. i
Of all the seven, the youngest. Beat-
-aram th mnct remarkable. She
pursued her studies under the direction J
and with the assistance of Herbert
Spencer, who has always declared hers
. w tha Tnrtot ramBrkBti p rpmalp mina :
he has ever encountered. She was the
tallest of the seven, and when she was
introduced to London society was said
to be one of the most beautiful women
of her generation. Such a girl, who
possessed beside an ample fortune f
her own, was not likely to want f-i
admirers and the most brilliant men of
England were glad to be her friends.
One day. without warning, sne aisap
peared from the ball rooms and drawing '
i xtav Vo i r nnA vna n rit tn h
I VVIII0 v J - , -- ' j
discovered by any of her whilom com-; I
statistics which she had collected her- ,
attention to the condition of the work
ing girls of London, and. putting on
the costume of one. she went into a
sweat shop and shared their existence,
with the secret purpose of studying
Its hardships. Two months later she
reappeared with a mass of facts and
statistics which she had colected her
self, and which she embodied in an
article In one of the reviews, that
stirred all England, was made the sub
ject of debate in parliament and re
sulted In the appointment of a com
mission which Investigated and re
formed the sweat shops. From that
day Beatrice Potter returned ne more ,
to tha world. Her sisters had all mar
rled men of position, but she scorned
their hapry, busy, domestic lives, and
was to be found only among the manual
laborers, sharing the curious delusion
of other socialists that the only labor
worth consideration is such as may
be performed with the hands. Her
turtle led her all over Europe. Occa-
slonally she would reappear for a brief
space and gather about her for an aft- thought. Germany her philosophers and
ernoon her early friends, but her real prar,ce her academicians. From all
companions had ceased to be the men tr.eae sources there went out. and still
who wars making and ruling the Eng- 1 po out. great lights illuminating the
lish empire, and creating its science. .,,aths that lead to knowledge. Nebras
llterature and art. Her friends were . ya nas aj these. But she has more,
those who called on her In their shirt A, th. bench. In the trench, on the lt.
sleeves and smoked clay pipes In her ,.,notive and between the plow handles,
drawing room. Five years ago she intelligence rules the hour. Enlighten
astonlshed even those who knew her , e thought sits at every board, and
Dest oy marrying cmntj -.coo. m
socialist- They set up a modest home
In the east end of London, all her ror
tune. beauty and talent being finally
and irrevocably devoted to the cause
of manual labor.
Two years ago the fruits of her
studies appeared in the form of a monu
mental work on the subject or laoor
and wages. In it no theories were ad
vanced, no doctrines promulgated. It
contained simply the mass of facts
out of which doctrines and theories
might be built. This year another great
work, bearing her own as wr4l as her
husband's name, has appeared. In it
she elaborates the conclusions she has
drawn from her facts, and while pro
founder students of the social question
by no means accept her theories, it is
universally admitted that no more mas
terly and scientific presentation of the
question has been made of recent years,
and that the beautiful woman, who
deserted the London ball rooms less
than & - decade ago. has produced a
work which will be a text book an)
a mine of reference for all students
of modern sociology.
A Sunday school superintendent of
Alma. Kan., purchased two gross of
American flags the other day for dis
tribution to his pupils. When the pur
chase arrived and the big bundle of
flags was opened he found the follow
ing Inscription printed upon each: "Re
member the Maine, and to bell with
Spain!" The superintendent said that
his expressed his sentiments, our ne
Sclded to Indefinitely postpone the
attribution.
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I servarv, at to tbe effect of balloons
,mi monsters, otners seemea
TRIBUTE TO NEBRASKA.
Address of C. J. Symth on Nebia?
ka Day at Exposition.
Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen
This is Nebraska's day! It is on thi
day that we may sound the praises o
!ur Brand commonwealth. She bids ne
oons do this, not in a spirit of vanity
(hut that she may be known as she is
Not one Jot or tittle would she tax
from the glory of her sister states wh
fiave come here to display in thes
huilldings and upon these grounds th
Evidences of their growth, their wealth
and their enterprise.
, With delight will she listen when tbev
tell o ftheir resources and their tri
urophs. To them she extends that wel
come which becomes a generous
broad-minded and truly American com
rnon wealth: and to none will she yleW
In admiration of their greatness
If we would understand Nebraska a
she is, the work of her sons in bring
Ing her to her present condition and th
probabilities of her future we must loofc
back and contemplate, if only for
moment, the small beginnings from
which she sprang.
, In 1834 the congress of the Unlte-1
States denominated thf territory ot
Kvhich she was then a part as "Th
Indian Country." It was. In fact, a
that time the country of the savag
The white man had no dominion there
in, and the sweet word "home was
without a meaning on all its broal
prairies. Less than fifty years ago the
Maha Indians held title to the land on
which we stand, and the entire whit
population at that time in this vast ter
ritorv did not exceed 5.000 souls. Ne
braska'a fields were then unfilled, he
orchards had not been planted, no city
or town, or village, could be found
within her borders. So near is her then
condition to the present that It is with
in the memory of many who have tni
day come within the gates of this beau
tiful place dedicated to art and progres
enlightenment and culture.
' Not many years after the Omaha
ceded their title to this territory to th
United States. Nebraska's pioneer
came and commenced the work of horn;
building and state building. The day
of the freighters followed: the Union
Pacific was projected and finished; ths
01 team eave way to the freight train
the prairie schooner to the upholstered
car. and thus has the evolution went oi
until within the short span of forty-five
years it has culmniated in the palaces
of art that lift their classic outline
w ithin the walls of this exposition. Mar
vellous has been the progress. Re
markable must be the people who
brought it about. Forty-five years ag
a wilderness, today a garden of beauty
and of plenty. Forty-five years ago th
hunting ground of the savage, today
t--n millions of cultivated acres antl
prettier and richer fields never delight,
ed the human vision. Cities and towns
that tell of refinement and prosperity
of independence and happiness, arise on
everv hand. Twelve hundred thousand
people have their homes within her bor
ders, enjoy her beauty, ana love nei
Tor what she is.
The surplus products of her farms
last year that is the products she was
able to send to market were wortr
over I35.0fO.OO0. She has over 3.000 fac
! tories with a capital Invested of $40,
000 000. These factories pay yearly mon
I V,in tl" fuVI irful In unpen and the value
I of their outout is nearly J95.0O0.0O0 an
! nuaUy. Here on the border of her chief
! city are located packing houses which
j bring Nebraska near to the second
! t,ackinir center of the world. These
houses have the enormous slaughter
! lrg capacity 01 a.ouv came, mis?
i and .i"W sheep per day. In this one
! line of manufacturing alone, 7,000 mer
are employed. From South Omaha are
shipped to every part of the-habltable
globe, beef and pork ana otner pro-
ducts. Fourteen lines of railway hav-
, wig a mileage 01 mn, mj -t-
i.braska's commerce. These roads ar
eouirred with all modern lmprove-
jr.ents. and pay over $S.000.000 yearly In
pvaeei Nebraska's bonded debt is les
1 than a quarter of a million, cr about 14
cer.i? per capita, while the least her
surrounding states can snow is j.b.-
per capita. In the salubrloueness of her
iiimate Nebraska, excels all others.
Ou.aha. her chief city. Is the most
healthful city of 100.00 Inhabitants in
the union. Within Nebraska's borders
ic inrateo ine center 01 ii.tr iiaiiou. oijj
e expect mat ore aay win Ut rMu
ihed heie the capital of the rerublic.
This is but a glimpse of Nebraska as
she is materially: how Is she In those
departments of activity which develop
the higher nature of man. which refines
his thoughts and makes mm a rorce in
the dominion of taste and intellect? Six
universities. 29 colleges. 17 academies.
. 6.690 common schools and 75 private
schools educate 360.0v0 of her sons and
ncbtpl
Many has she among her citizens who
have won fame at the bar. in the
rminril rooms of the nation, and in
everv forum of debate. The logic and
learning of one have impressed them
selves permanently upon that great tri
bunal, the supreme court of the United
States, while the eloquence of another
held echo mute, revived oratory in the
nation and compelled the admiration of
the world.
This Is Nebraska's day. and this ex
position is her palace. As she steps to
the main entrance thereof to welcome
her guests of the Trans-Mississippi re
gion notice the Inscription on her shield.
It illustrates the fact that she has tne
lowest rate of ill'teracy of all the states
.f this union. Tte national govern
'ment has placed her iercentage at 3.11.
On her risht stands her younger sister
Wyoming, and on her left her older sis
ter. Iowa. No state, no principality, no
kingdom, no empire, possesses so small
a rate of illiteracy as Nebraska. The
ancients had their scholars, their ora
tors, their libraries and. their law gir
Kneland has her leaders of
illiteracy is a curiosity.
How appropriate then that the rep
resentatives of this Trans-Mississippi
region should select this state as the
place wherein to exhibit to the world
their best specimens of the triumph of
mind over matter. And what speci
mens they are! From the rough wood,
the sand, the lime, and other materials
io more inviting to the eye. these build
ings and grounds have been fashioned.
Intelligence, taste, knowledge, all kave
reached their highest expression In the
work. If you would see a picture as
beautiful as ever man created, contem
plate the Grand Court when illuminated
at night. Go into the buildings. look
at the evidence there of what man has
done, and then say. if you will, that
his achievements in the Trans-Mlssls-slppl
country have not been surpass
ingly great. But do not be surprised,
for In this region we possess the best
blood and brains of our country. From
the east, from every nation under the
un. have come to us energy, inde
pendence of character, and Irresistible
jprogressiveness that knows no bait
aintll it reaches tts goal or the grave.
From what race sprung those men? The
Anglo-Saxon? Those who weep because
we have not lords, and castles, and
crests, and other evidences of barbar
ism, answer "yes." Men who deal in
ifacts and not fancies, answer "no."
Jteed the ames of those who perished
with the Maine, wh supported the im
nortal Dewey, or who went into the
Jaws ef death with the heroic Hobson.
Were they all Anglo-Saxon? Who will
say so? Truth declares that many
races were represented there. The
bine and the English, tbe German and
the Irish. Shoulder to shoulder they
stood behind the guns of their adopted
reuntry. offered their lives on her al
(tars, and thanked God that they were
Americans, the best race that ever
biassed th saxtb, the couaslnaUon. of
ill that is good in all the races of the
vorld.
Today Nebraska sends greetings to
he oppressed of every race, and of
very clime. To all. no matter of what
are they come, who have energy, in-
lligence and Industry, coupled with a
ive of freedom, she opens wide her
ates and bids them welcome. Here
;nder the blessings of our fire instl
utions. and breathing the air of the
.nest healthful climate in the world,
hey will have their energy stimulated.
:helr industry rewarded, and their lib
erty protected.
It was Cicero who said that "the con
templation of celestial things would
-nake a man both speak and think more
sublimely and magnificently when he
lescends to human affairs." This is but
me of the many truths spoken by that
plendld pagan. Within the walls of
he exposition we may not contemplate
elestiai things, but we may contem
plate in the chaste architecture of the
structures. In the 5plendor of ttie court
at night, in the specimens of each de
partment within the buildings, in the
music of the orchestras and the song
it the choruses that which lifts the
nlnd and expands the soul. From such
.ontemplatlon no one can pass without
carrying with him ennobling effects.
This exposition, conceived, planned
and completed by Nbraskans. is a
great university In which we may all
be students, no matter what our con
dition or our age. Here art spreads
her treasures before the eyes of all.
Here burns the torch of knowledge.
Here science unlocks the secrets of na
ture. Here all unite to make man bet
ter and bring him nearer the infinite
ideal. We marvel at the products of
our soil and arplaud the genius of our
people, but In everything we see the
finger of destiny, and realize that "God
stands within the shadow keeping
watch above his own."
CROWNED GYPSY KING.
Quaint Pomp and Ceremony of th
Romany Tribe.
With much quaint pomp and cere
mony. and in the presence or a vast
concourse of spectators, a Gypsy King
was crowned yesterday on Kirk let
holm green.
The chosen of the Romany tribe Is
named Charles Blythe Rutherford. He
has passed the age of three score and
ten, and besides being crowned king
his Gypsy subjects also proclaimed him
earl of Little Egypt, says the London
Mail.
Prince Charlie, as he Is familiarly
termed, is a fine specimen of manhood.
It is years since he gave up the roving
habits of his tribe and devoted himself
to the more prosaic occupation of
keeping a lodging bouse in the village
of Kirk Yetholm. but his admirers
proudly proclaim that he is descended
from the royal Gypsy house of Faa,
Blythe and Rutherford.
Charles Blythe Rutherford s mother
was Queen Etether. the last Gypsy
sovereign crowned at Yetholm. Esther
does not appear to have been too heav.
ily endowed with this world s goods.
seeing that she applied for parish re
lief and was refused on the ground
that she had visible means of support(
as a "mugger- that is to say, sne pos
sessed a horse and cart to convey her
muss to the customers who patrsVilzed
her.
The Gypsy queen was offered admis
sion to the poorhouse. but refused, and
lived in until 1883 in her own "palace."
a low, one-storied, whitewashed cottage
with an onen hearth fire, tne smoice
from which passed out through a hole
n the roof. Quite recently Charles
himself removed into this "palace
the lodging house not having proved a
ucratlve Investment.
The "Archbishop of Yetholm." who
placed the crown on the Romany mon
arch's brow, was Mr. Gladstone, the
villaee blacksmith. whose father
crowned Prince Charlie's mother, and
whose family are said to possess the
hereditary privilege of crowning the
Gyrsy sovereigns. Th crown itself
was made of tin. adorned witn tinsei
and surmounted by a thistle, and the
archbishop, in performing the coro
nation ceremony, delivered a speech in
the Romany tongue. After Prince
Charlie had duly responded, a proces
sion was formed, in which mounted
men. a brass band, a mace bearer and
herald preceded the rcyal carriage,
drawn by six asses, and after the
neighboring vlliages had been visited
he proceedings wound up witn atn-
letic sports, a public dinner and a
dance.
It Is. of course. In its associations
with the past that the Interest of yes-
erdav's ceremony lies. The rati,
from whom Prince Charlie is descend
ed, claimed that their name was a
contraction of Pharaoh, and asserted
hat they were once connected by blood
with the ancient kings of Egypt. So
far back as 1540 James V. of Scotland
made a treaty with "Johonne Faw,
Lord and Erie of Little Egypt." ac
knowledging his kingship and giving
him the right to administer law to and
inflict punishment on his fellow Egyp-
iana. Not lone afterward, nowever.
James changed his attitude, and issued
an order commanding his loyal sub
jects --henever they found three Gyp
sies t;ether to slay two of them with
out mercy. James I. endeavored
alnly to exterminate the race, hut th
dvance of modern civilization has done
rhat succeeding monarchs vainly at-
empted to accomplish.
The best dressing for black leather
s orange Juice. Take a slice or quar-
er of an orange and rub it thoroughly
all over the shoe or boot and allow it
o dy. Then brush briskly with a sort
brush until It shines like a looking
glass.
A most convenient dressing ror tan
hoes Is the Inside of a banana skin.
This Is rubbed well and evenly all over
he sboe. and removes all spots ana
dirt, mm well as gives a fine poiisn.
which last is brought out by using a
flannel cloth for wiping dry and an
other clexin flannel for polishing.
A slice cf lemon is also used as a tan
leather dresvjng.
Patent leathvr must never be wacaea
or polished with anything but an oil.
A fine sweet oil or vaseline is tne oesi.
They are the hai-t kind of shoes to
keep in good order. It is necessary
to take a clean sponge and clean them
from all dirt before applying the ol.
mar then be rubbed dry at once
with a flannel or other soft cloth which
w ill not scratch the patent finish.
People who have frequently groaned
over the fallings and the inadequa
cies of the common piazza screens
of wood so generally in use in country
houses, will be glad to learn of a new
device in this connection that has the
merit of simplicity, never gets out of
order, and can be made at home. What
of quite as great importance, th
screens of this new fashion are more
picturesque for a country house than
hose of the wooden blinds, ana snaae
he eyes far better at the seashore.
They are made of dark blue or aaric
green denim, each of the width from
iazza tost to piazza post, inis aenim
firmly tacked onto a stout poie.
hich forms the bottom of the shade.
The shade's top Is fitted out with eye-
ets. and It is fastened to the top of
he piazsa with hooks, strings being
r ranged to hoist the shade up or to
et it roll down. It rolls up on tbe pole
exactly the reverse fashion from the
sual window shade.
Miss Addle Lake of Elizabeth. N. J..
now Mrs. Cecil fctaniey isewrerry.
soldier's bride, had said her last good-
ve to her warfaring lover when he
natched her from a moving train and
arrled her off to the regimental chap-
aln.
Amable Bruneau and wife of Bid-
dleford. Me., have seven children. Every
member of the family was born 00
August T.
THE QUEER END OF A GIRL'S ROMANCE.
She Married a Spaniard and Became a Spy Seek Revenue Agalnc
Her Native Land for tha Death of Her Husband In Cuba.
A woman Is the eyes, ears and brains
of the Spanish spy system here.
Interesting as has been some of the
Information published about the Mont
real colony of Spanish officials, the
most sensational story bearing upon
the operations of the staff of the for
mer Spanish minister to Washington
has not hitherto got into print. Family
influence has kept the story secret here.
The truth is. the most valuable spy
of Spain is a boatuiful woman, daugh
ter of one of the lxst families.
A year before the arrival of the car
avels one of the most notable naval
visitors to the port of Montteal was the
French warship Mir.erve, flying the flag
of Hear Admiral VIgne. commanding
the French squadron in American wa
ters. The vessel remained here a Ions
time, and the officers enjoyed them
selves immensely. One good mother
had her hopes realized.
The day the Minerve left port to the
tunes of Vive la Canadienne and the
Marseillaise, La Patrie and La Monde
announced the engagement of the step
daughter of a prominent Judge of the
Court of Queen's Itench to Lieutenant
de Poitras. the Admiral's flag officer.
Before Christmas the marriage was
quiet ly solemnized in the Roman Cath
olic urchiepiscopal palace.
The match appeared a splendid one,
but the wedding brought bitter soirow
to one heart, that of Mile. Josephine de
Cl.apcllo. the "woman" ot tliis story
and the life long friend of the biide .
tl.e oiar.ge blossoms and the gaieties
wt-ie a mockery to her. for the mar
riage meant separation from the indi
vidual whom of all others she lovt-d
best. A motherless, sisterless girl her
self, the bride had been not only her
friend, but her adviser In all things.
The intimate relationship between
Miss de Chappelle and her fiiend con
sequently kept the former in a very
prominent position in Canadian society.
but after the marriage of litr friend
she appeared to lose Interest in social
engagements and society saw little of
her.
Separation from her friend appeared
destimd to put a stop altogether to her
participation in the doings of the so
ciety In which she had been hitherto
so keenly inteiested. Htr father, at
firEt not altogether sorry at the change
that had apparently come over his only
daughter, eventually became concerned.
At his seicneury 011 the Ottawa river.
living the peaceful, healthy life of the
Cai adian seigneur, occupied in his tim
ber limits, his horses and his parish
church. M. Louis de Chappelle had
little time and less inclination for so
cial distractions.
He was devoted to his daughter, and
nothing was dmitd her. At her moth
er's dying request the bringing up of
the girl was intrusted to the care of
her sister, the accomplished wife or M.
Lamoureux. one of the wealthiest mer
chants and bankers in Montr, al.
M. Lamoureux i the brother of the
mother of Mme. de Poitias. Js phine
had been given a most thorough educa
tion, first taking a thorough course at
the Convent of the Sacred Hait. anJ
following it at Vassal-, in the United
States. The latter course was prob
ably a result of the advice of M. La
moureux. On ber return from the states a visit
to Mme. de Poitias was decided ut on.
and the whole of the next winter Jo
seDhlne spent In Paris as hT guest.
Here she regained her old-time gaiety
which had characterized her rormer
career In Canada. The following spring
the young lady returned to Canada, ap
parently herself again.
A month before the caravels arrived
In Montreal, on June 19. 183. Joseph
ine received a letter from her friend
In Paris which caused her some sur
prise. Shortly after she had left Paris.
Mme. de Poitras wrote, the latter had
had as a gueat in her house an old
friend of her husband. Lieutenant Con
cas. of the Spanish royal navy. The
! two officers had been educated together
In a naval -college on the Bay of Bis
cay, and after obtaining commissions
In the fleets of their respective coun
tries had seen more or U ss of one an
other as their sea duty happened to
be on the same station. Fneiidlv at
school, their friendship became more
firmly 'cemented during their service.
Then came the part of the communi
cation which especially interested Jo
sephine. Mme. de Poitras addd that the first
evening Concas stopped at her house
he had his attention attracted to one
of Josephine'. photographs in her cab
inet, and at once became very much
interested, insisting upon his hostess
showing him ail Josephine's pictures
In the house.
Mme. de Poitras added that she
feared her guest, a splendid young fel
low in every way. and a member of one
of the most eminent 1 ami lies in Spain,
as could be Judged by his diplomatic
appointments, had fallen head over ears
In love with her through her portrait.
Other letters passed between the
friends before the caravels arrived in
Montreal. Mme. de Poitras never neg
lecting to mention Josephine's young
admirer, and Josephine on her part be
coming gradually interested.
It was. consequently, with consider
able fluttering of her blithesome heart
that she at last received a letter from
Mme. de Poitias conveying the Infor
mation that at his own request Concas
had received an appointment to one of
th caravels, then on their way across
the Atlantic.
A few days later another letter came,
explaining that Concas had made her
promise that he should see Josephine
In Montreal, and she begged her friend
to do him the courtesy of securing him
an invitation to Mme. I.amouieiix's.
Josephine had become Interested In
the man who had shown himself so
strangely attracted toward her. and
she took the most certain way to se
cure an Introduction.
She explained to the mayor. Hon. Al
fonso dea Jardines, M. P.. whom she
had known all her lifetime, as he was
a personal friend and confidential
banker of her father, that she desire.d
an Introduction to Lieutenant Concas
as she bad a communication for him
from her old friend. Mme. de Poitras.
As tbe program Laid down Included
tbe presentation of the party to the
officers of the little ships, the request
was not hard to comply with, though
the mayor wondered somewhat at the
girl's manner of making the request.
The introduction appeared agreeable
to both, and the Hireling was . prob
ably on both sides a caat of love at
first sight.
The two appeared suit?d to one an
other, and though the caravels re
mained only two days at Montreal,
the circumstances had been geneially
remarked.
As soon as the caravels had received
the deluge of official welcomes at Chi
cago. Concas obtained a week's leave
and came to Montreal, and so Inti
mate were the young couple that the
announcement of the engagement was
expected by every one Immediately
after the return of tbe young officer
to his ship.
While the crews of the caravels re
mained in America the young people
found many opportunities to meet. Fi
nally Concas returned to his duties at
Paris and the lovers found such con
solation as they could in correspond
ence. After leaving Montreal Concas had
some duty at Washington, and delay
keeping him there. Josephine seized the
opportunity to pay a long-promised
visit to some friends living on Four
teenth street. Northwest. Bvfore sep
arating to proceed respectively north
and south, the pair were married.
Efforts have beer, made to throw dis
credit upon the story that there was a
legal marriage, but the suspicion Is
wholly uncalled for.
Tto carasaoay was. performed by
priest cf the Roman Catholic church
An officer ol tlu- Spaiiih Its-lion a::c
a French-Canadian physician practic
ing in Baltimore er the witnesses.
It is explained now that there were
good reasons on Concas' part for keep
ing the marriage secret. Progress in
the diplomatic service In Spain depends
upon infleuniiai political backing. Con
cas was being advanced largely through
the influence of a man who was ambi
tious to give his family something cf
a rilip in the social scale by an alliance
between his daughter and Concas. At
the moment of his marriage the young
olfieer could not Jeopaidize his chances
of advancement by antagonizing his
influential patron, so the mariiage hLd
to be kept seciet.
He hoped it would not be for long,
as the successful accomplishment of his
mission to Cuba would place him be
yond the nt-ed of assistance outsule his
profession. It appeals that the Span
ish government had found it almost
impossible to complete some Important
batteries 011 the Cuban coast, on ac
count of some difficulty in providing
a revetment suitable for the peculiar
sand and the climate. Concas hud
kept bis eyes open while In England,
and he offered to do the work if the
materials and workmen required were
placed at his command. He eventu
ally got all he wanted.
Concas told his wife, on departure.
j that after a month's work In Cuba he
: frit sure he would be in a position to
claim ht-r openly without fear of the
conseqeuiices.
After Josephine returned to Canada
she received several letters from her
husband In Cuba, all complaining bit
terly of the sympathy shown the Cu
ban rebels by the American people, and
explaining several times that but for
the asristance received from the United
States the levoi: would easily be
stamped out. At last came a lett r
I rom concas w arnig joeepmiie i.
r-onlil not hear from him for some time.
as he had left for a part of the island
cut off from communication with the
rtst cf the world.
Then came a period of agonizing sus
pense for the unfortunate youiik wife.
By this lime she realized that she was
about to become a mother, but she
shtaiik from telling ber story to her
father, for he would feel hurt at her
failuie to take him into her confidence
earlier and she hoped that every day
would bring news of Concas or per
haps woid rrom the husband himself
Kxplanations would then be so much
more simple.
Weeks passed but no word of Con
cas came; months slipped by. Fearing
that her secret could be kept no longer,
Josephine made an excuse to go to
New York. Thither was summoned
some weeks later the old seigneur of the
Ottawa manoir,
His daughter was In a very critical
state of health, and if he wanted to see
her alive he had better proceed by the
next train. There was no need to hurry
the old gentlema:.; he did not have
one wink of sleep between the receipt
of the telegram and his arrival at tl.e
private hospital where his daughter
was a patient.
A great improvement had taken place
in the condition of the young mother,
for she was a mother now, but for "n
moment the venerable seigneur devout
ly wished that be had seen his chil.1
dead before his face. There was an
artgry scene, but the old man became
scmewhat reconciled on hearing his
daughter's story. A couple of month
later M. de Chappelle returned with
Josephine to the manoir.
The little child died In New York
immediately before the return of the
old seigneur and his daughter to the
manoir, and this accounts for the new
made little grave in the De Chappelle
lot in the country cemetery, which s.-t
so many tongues a wagging In the Ot
tawa valley at the time.
Still no word come from Concss. Jo
sephine never doubted his fidelity, but
her fatht r, perhaps naturally, was not
satislied. If Concas were an honest
man why did he not claim his wife
and set her good name right before
the world? So the old gentleman ar
gued. At last news of her missing husband
reached Josephine, and truly dreadful
news It was. It eame in a letter from
Mme. de Poitras. of Paris. The ofii
clal retutns of the operations against
the insurgents of Santiago de Cuba
during the twelve months had Just been
published, and one of the first names
among the killed had been that of Lieu
tenant Concas, of the navy. The re
pot t explained that the lieutenant and
a number of military officers had lost
their lives in the destruction of a trans
port train by dynamite.
The official report stated that the
explosives were supplied from the Unit
ed Stales, and tbat the laying and firing
of the mines were superintended by
expert American engineers.
It Is not unnatural for a woman dif
fering In nationality from her husband
to sympathtie with his country In an
International dispute or actual war.
even were her own country the other
disputant; It is little wonder that Jo
sephine's love for Concas and her close
association with the Spanish diplomatic
circle at Washington led her sympathies
to the side of Spain.
Josephine's hatred of Americans be
came intensely Diner, ane was reaay
to take oil'.clal Spanish reports as fact,
and doing so naturally blamed the
president of tbe United States for her
bereavement.
She said to her father, she repeated
it in acknowledging a kind little letter
of sympathy from the young officer of
the Spanish legation at Washington
who had acted as witness at her Ill
starred marriage.
Meantime sinister reports about the
Internal affairs of the De Chappelle
household got about. There was abun
dant theme for scandal In the little
grave. The strain proved too mucn tor
the proud and honorable old seigneur.
His brain weakened, and he Is no
practically a prisoner In his own house.
This was the position ot affairs when
the declaration of war between Spain
and the United States put th world on
tiptoe of excitement. The most press
ing Imemdlate need of Spain was an In
telligence department in America.
Ther was not so much as a framework
to start with, but the staff of the Span
ish legation at Washington came to
Canada and at one set to work to
bring tbe spy service into being.
As soon as th Spaniards reached
Montreal Mm. Concas called upon the
young officer, who had been the solitary
witness of her marriage. He Intro
duced her to Lieutenant Carranza.
For some time the pride of Josephine
revolted at the suggestion tLat she
shou'd become m spy. but wily argu
ment and her lately born hatred of
the A.nertcan people changed her mind,
and a day or two afterward she left
mysteriously for the United States.
Just where she operated is not defi
nitely known, but it Is believed that
she did secret work In Washingtcn and
New York. She has been regarded by
the representatives of the United States
government as very dangerous spy.
She is a brilliant woman, speaks Eng
lish and French equally well, and with
out the least suspicion of an accent,
and had while laying her plans he
great advantage of a close acquaint
anceship with Infleuntlal people in some
of the largest cities of the Unltedd
States
It is suspected that her special mis
sion on her first trip was to operate
through her friendships with the
daughters of a cabinet minister, and
of an official of th state department
at Washington, who were her school
mates both at the Sacred Heart con
vent and at Vassar. to obtain some es
sential Information.
About a week ago. -when there were
DTospect ot Carranaa and his anaoei
ts being expelled from the country.
losephlne suddenly returned to Mor.t-
.-al. and has been there ever slni-e.
iving In a rented flat near the historic
Spanish headquarters on Tupper street.
"he has not been seen with the Span-
rds. but doubtless has been in con
stant communication with them in an
ncirett way.
In H e event of Du IJosc and Carranza
avii.ir, J tephine de Chappelle will be
given even more latitude in her oper
ations as a Spanish spy.
Qualities of a Perfect Lover.
In all great matters he will be on
with her; in trifles, if he can not think
as she does, he will agree to differ.
In ever thing he will respect and
look up to her; she will be to him the
best and dearest woman in the whole
woild.
The Ideal sweetheart will respect his
beloved's moods, and perceive thc-m In
stinctively. If she is silent he will not
talk; should she sparkle with anima
tion he will catch the infection.
lie will be a protector, a Li- to d-ft-r.d
h:s lady's cause to the uttermost.
H.uuid any Jare to Insult her they
will suffer speedy vengeance; should
they insult her, tl.ty iii have to reck
on with him.
lie will be no trifling Lovelace, but a
strong man, offering to the woman of
his heart a man's quiet, constant hom
age. Not professing great things, but
1 doing them. Placing her wishes before
his own, and her welfare above all else.
Not neglecting her woik to tilfle in her
company, or putting her on one side
for the sake of his career or hi am
bition. Upon occasion he will be masterful
and make up her mind for her; but an
a general rule he will gladly do hr
pleasure. He will not be too ready t
take "No" for an answer. He will
always ask again, remembering tha
story that for the sin of our tint pat
ent in saying "Yes" when she should
have said "No." we. h-r daughters, aie
compelled to say "No" when we mean
"Yes."
His sweetheart will feel that he Is re-
,,aL)e and dependable, a man of deds
. .. . ' . ...
as well as flattering words, and know
that in the hour of trouble or need
she has a strong arm to support her.
and a Etrong hcait ready to comfort
and watch over her. In all her trial
and difficulties she will turn to him
and he will think for her. proving hi
love and forethought in things ttnal'
and great.
He will behave with courtliness ar.d
friendship to her friends and relatives;
he will try to look at them with her
eyes, while to her mother ke will show
aft'ectlon and respect, remembering that
it Is to her he owes his dear one, an-i
that she was once somebody else's
sweetheart. He may also reflect that
his love will In fulness of time be
somebody's mother-in-law and be len
ient with that much-maligned lady In
consequence. As truly as any knight
of old. he will be his laiy's servant.
When his work Is done he will b
ready to go anywhere with ht-r,
or do anything for her, from carry
ing a parcel to escorting her to a party
or social function.
He will never worry or scold. If re
proof is necessary he will be tender
and patient, always making a re
proachful look serve Instead f an
angry word. Outward defeience he
wi.l pay her as a matter of course,
whether they are alone or not. He will
adjust her cushion, open the door fr
her. take off his hat as to a stranger,
button her gloves, carry her fan and
yield her all those little services that
are so deservedly dear to the heatt
of every true woman.
He will not be an Idler. He will
have a trade, or business or profes
sion upon which to expend his super
fluous energy, for a lazy man Is no
woman's ideal. In public he will con
ceal tbe extent of his affection, and if
he wants to convey it to the loved one
he will do it so delicately that 110 one
else will notice It a touch of the hand
In passing her anything, a tiny pres
sure as he wraps a cloak around her
shoulders, but nothing more, lest he
rouse the ready smile that comes to
tiie faces of those who watch covertly
for signs of "softness" Ir the unfortu
nate couple. Jealousy will be far
from him his trust will be too entire,
his confidence in himself too gr-ut
for such a confession of weakness, dis
trust and Inferiority to be possible.
The ideal lover will admire his sweet
heart's clothes. He will not be one of
those men who do not know one color
from another, and ran not distinguish
between a toque ar.d a hat. He will
notice everything she has on. snd ex.
press his opinion rery diffidently if
it be unfavorable, 'out he will exprer
it nevertheless, for only by so doing
can his sweetheart learn hew best to
please him. He will not be of a pain
fully punctual turn of mind, and mln-'
ute the time !t takes to put on a hat
and Jacket. If he has to wait a few
minutes for her he will do It patiently
and as a matter of course. Being Ideal,
not real, he will sometimes accompany
her on a shopping expedition snd give
his verdict upon the color of her spring
dress or the shape of a new hat.
For Care of Infants.
The Importance of the care of a child
during its first and second summers
cannot be over-estimated. Parents, as
well as physicians, are handicapped by
the Infant's inability to speak, but the
expression of countenance betrays the
sensations of even the youngest. Par
ticularly Is this true in case of sickness.
The expression of a usually healthy In
fant becomes so changed within 24
hours that it is hardly possible to rec
ognize the little one.
The eyeballs sink back Into the or
bits so that the lids are scarcely able
to cover the eye. The nose becomes
pointed and the ruddy lips sharp and
thin. A diarrhoea (or summer com
plaint) of several hours' standing will
make the skin soft and lax. Sniutl
folds form in it. If the disease contin
ues the adipose tissue will disappear,
leaving tbe face flabby.
The manner in which nutriment is ad.
ministered to a child Is not material
It can be fed from the first day of it
life with a spoon, but I think it Is bet
ter to use a bottle, because the mus
cles of the face are exercised In an
equal manner, as at the breast of the
mother.
To prevent summer complaint disease
th child should be bathed .it least oi e
a day. and given plenty cf. fresh air.
the air of the river is very healthy for
Infants. The mother or nurse should
take it on one of the many river ex
cursions at least once a week; or. if
they cannot spare the time or money,
they may take them down to the river
or over on tha ferryboat every morn
ing. Dress th child as lightly as possible,
except th stomach, which should be
covered with a plec of flannel cloth
the year around.
Po not let the child He on too soft a
bed. A moss or hair mattress is lh
best. Let it sleep slone.
Little 4-year-old Harry was not feel
ing well and his father suggested that
he might be taking the chlckenpox.
then prevalent. Harry went to bed
laughing at the Idea, but early next
morning he cam down looking very
serious, and said: "You're right, papa;
It is tbe cnlckenpox; I found a feather
in the bed."
"Of course. John said the teacher,
"you would rather be right than be
president." After thinking the matter
over for a few minutes. John cautiously
replied: "Well. I'd rather be right than
be vice president." Detroit Journal.
Mamma Never say you can't. There
i no urh word at can't. Tommy-.
There always seems to be such a word
vhaa X ask It I can have mor jelly.
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