IN I
On Account of Which Man Former Ad
herents Aro Leading tho Patty.
SPEAKERS HAVE NO ARGUMENT
AdinonUucil to Eiclieir Stnle I'olltlci nn a
Talk About tlio Philippine Wiir-Hoi-comb's
Itcconl U Such ns Not to Ailuilt
of nn AlrliiB Speaker Steer Clrar of
the Question.
Tho stato houso la practically ds
Bcrtcd these days, says a Lincoln dis
patch. Tho heat ot tho campaign ha
driven tho faithful fow from tholr
posts at tho holm of stato nnd they
hnvo taken rcfugo at tho popocratlc
headqunrtcro, where they nro concert
ing their efforts In tho mighty task
of rescuing tho old ship "lloform"
from Inevitable destruction. The
fsovemont. towards this point Is gen
ernl from all branches of tho Btnto gov
ernment uudor popocratlc control. Tho
popocratlc committees havo called for
aid and thero was a ready response.
Even tho secretaries of the board of
transportation, each of whom draw
?2,000 a year from tho Etatc, havo put
their Bho'uldcrs to tho wheel nnd aro
working with their fellow reformers
to savo tho Btnto for Bryan. The
hoard ot transportation otllce, which
has always Ncen a quiet place, Is now
In chargo of a stenographer. Secre
taries Laws atd Eclgerton wcro among
tho first to volunteer their services to
tho campaign committee and Secre
tary Jim Dahlman Is performing faith
ful servlco for tho democratic ma
chlno In Omaha. Across tho state
houso corridor In tho ofllco of Land
Commissioner Wolfe, thero wn3 also
it ready1 response. Deputy Nelson, who
asked for an lncreaso In ualnry la3t
year becauso ho was overworked, did
not hesitate to throw off tho burdens
of stato to accept tho tccretaryshlp of
tho populist cocmmlttoc. Tho treasur
er's ofllco Is represented by Charloa
DeFrance, who has been appointed of
llclal press correspondent for tho pop
ulist committee. II. G. McEnteo of
Governor Poyntor's Btaff of statesmen
has engaged apartments adjacent to
tho populist headquarters In tho Wind
sor hotel and la devoting his tlmo to
tho work of tho committee. Henry
Blum, another of tho chief executives
clerks, is taking nn active part In tho
campaign and on dull days puts in
his tlmo In tho Interests of tho "re
form" ticket In Douglas county. At
tho Kearney Industrial school tho boy
of the printing class aro onjoylng a
vacation whllo tnelr lnstructoi4, C. M.
Fnrrls, is working for tho causo In
Lincoln.
Tho fusion machine is not working
to perfcccticn for tho reason that a
great many of the warhorscs wlro
helped to build up the populist party
now rcfuso to get into tho harness.
For some tlmo Chairman Edmlsten has
been addressing frantic lottcrs to old
tlmo popullota asking them to go out
nnd stump tho stato. Ono of thoso
most sought after was G. A. Abbott
of Richardson county. Abbott madu
Bpoechen over mo stato for ooveral
years and In -1898 was a member of tho
platform committee at tho populist
Btuto .unvontion.
It seems that Abbott does not take
kludlj to tho now stylo of reform. A
letter which he recently wroto to Ed
mlstoi has been seen, and reads in part
as follows:
What nhall our speakers nay to tho
voters this fall? It will not do to point
to tho rotten fusion record at the stato
houso, with tho 'systematic plans for
for holdurs and tho rntds on tuo
treasury. Lawlessness runs rampant
thero nd tho free pass curse knows no
end. In defying public sentiment our
prcofint stato house gang beats nil re
publican records. Meservo oven mado
a statement to tho legislature that he
proposed to do as his predecessors
had done.
We sent ono man up thero whom we
knew could be trusted. Ho protested
manfully among that crowd for two
years and did his uest to have things
go ns they should. But overy crook
nnd tho entire tree pass gang tried to
break him down. Kvory ono of you,
from Janitor up to tho highest ofll
cor, helped to persuado Llchty, and
tho entlro 100 of you rejoiced when
ho was finally driven from tho capltol.
By no means allow any of your
speakers to talk stato Issues. Tho rec
ord of our men in power forbld3 any
such thing. Tell your men to talk
nbout tho Phlllpplno war and keep the
minds of tho voters on the other sldu
of tho earth. That is all that is loft
for tho "hold up" gang and tho free
pass grabbers to do.
And why don't somo of you tako
n good hickory club and knock out
what littlo brains old Buck Tlbblc3
has In his bullet shaped head? 'the
ludopondent used to bo a credltablo
party weekly and opposed rottenness
among our leaders. But for tho last
eight months tho editorials In that pa
per havo been a shamo to tho party.
It Is now simply laughing stock In this
county. SIncero populists desplso a
man who takes money from our lead
ers to defend" their crookedness.
No Knconrugement for rusluntsts.
Wahoo Wasp: It Is a Bourco of In
consolnblo grief to the fusion managers
that tho returned heroes from tho
Philippines havo not set up n whlno
against tho government and about tho
treatment they havo received whllo in
tho omploymont of Unclo Sam. Tho
boys havo steadily maintained the
name soldierly and dignified bearing
that has ever characterized their de
meanor all through tho period ot their
enlistment. Thoy havo Bhown fnr
moro sense than their versatile colf
constltuted proxies who hnvo been
weoplng and walling from tho begin
ning nnd refuso to bo comforted. Ev
ery resourco has been exhausted In an
attempt to creato discontent nnd lam
entation in tho camp, on tho flold
and at homo, out tho gallant boys
havo refused to hearken unto tho voice
of hypocrites. Thoy will not dim tho
lustre of their glorious records ono
lota to gratify the unholy nmbltlcn of
unscrupulous politicians, whose only
R01TEN FUSION RECORD
guldo In life Is nn lnsatlablo green
for place and power.
Not I'll for tho llrnrh.
New York Times (lnd. Dem ). Ne
braska, according to tho ln3t election
In that state, was populist by a plural
ity of 3,422 In a wholo voto of 189.9SI.
In 1897 tho fusion ot Populists nnd
Domocrats carried tho -state by 13.C19
In a wholo voto ot 191,251. According
to tho reports of tho department ot
agriculture, Nebraska s corn crop In
1890 was 29S,599,G38 bushels, valued
nt S38.800.000. In 1897 tho crop was
one ot 241,268,4s0 bushels, valued at
541,000,000. Tho crop of 1898 was 158,
751.CC0, valued at 5111,900,000.
We do not undertake to maintain
with posltlvenes3 that tho apprecia
tion ot tho value of corn slnco 189C
fully explains the changed nttitude ot
tho voters in Nobrnska. It Is appar
ont thnt In thrco years tho corn ct
which they ralso bucIi superb crop3 ad
vanced from nbout 13 cents n bushel
to 19 cents, nnd In 1898 was valued
In tho state at noout 22 cents. It Is
nlso apparent, nccordtng to political re
ports thnt nro undisputed, that tho
Populist or fusion voto In Nobraska
hns fallen oft ns corn nnd otner agri
cultural products Increased In value.
Nebraska Is promising to gather a
crop of 300,000,000 bushels of corn this
year. This Is to no her contribution to
tho enormous nggregato of 2,500,000,000
bushels expected from tho wholo coun
try. If this corn Is ns vnluablo to
Nebraska for consumption, for tho de
velopment of boot nnd pork, ns corn
vn3 a year ago, It represents noout
$80,000,000 of money to tho rnrmers,
or twlco as much money ns tho corn
crop ot 1897, w.ien attachment to tho
party of calamity began to wane.
Colonel Bryan's opening speech In
tho Ncbiauka campaign, spoken nt
O'Neill, seemed to us to breatho an
unwnrrantanic sptm of dissatisfaction,
a somewhat lrratlonablc disposition to
promlso disaster in tho face of pros
porous conditions, nnd to invito cup
port upon tho theory that when tho
existing conditions have changed his
fellow citizens of Nebraska will oo
willing to admit that he was guessing
right and to help him to bo president
with somo purpose ot averting disaster.
Wo havo already remonstrated with
Colonel Bryan for misleading tho
farmers ot Nobraska in this snmo
O'Neill speech by stating that failures
wcro moro frequent immonlntely fol
lowing tho election of McKinlcy than
they wore before ho was elected. It
waB not good pojlcy to mnko bucIi a
statement to farmero who can rend
and probably do read nowspapers, and
who can verify Colonel Bryan's state
ments, or provo them unveraclous, by
government publication. If "honesty
Is tho best policy," ho should havo told
a diametrically contrary story, even
If It wcro likely to lncreaso confldcnco
In tho other party.
lloportn from Nebraska lead us to
bellevo that thero nro other grounds
in that stato for satisfaction than a
good corn crop. Tho people nro em
ployed; thoy havo something to glvo
for tho money they deslro to have,
and instead of being borrowers to a
man, it i3 intimated that thoy havo
monoy to lend. Colonel Bryan Is a
popuiar man in tho stntc. His elo
quence charms tho people when ho
addresses them. But it seems to us
that ho would bo Justillcti in looking
for n better harvest of votes for his
party if tho corn nnd other crops had
been smaller and less valuable this
year.
Ilrjnu In II In Own State.
Hartford Times: Thero is only ono
thing, probably, that can prevent tho
success of tho republicans In Nebras
ka this year. That 13 tho 'efrcct of tho
talk of tho returned soldiers of tho
Nebraska regiment who havo been In
tho Philippines. McKInloy's glittering
generalities about "tho flag" are
laughed at by theso men, who dccluro
thnt tho project of acquiring tho Phil
ippines Is a most foolish ono anil that
tho best thing to do with thoso Islands
and their peoplo is to lot them nlono.
Mr. Brynn, with his three Nobraska
parties In one, is nppenllng strongly
to this sentiment, and It will natural
ly bo of somo use to him. But Nebras
ka was carried by a very slight ma
jority for tho fusion ticket In 189S.
The Nebraska peoplo hnvo had a year
of increased prosperity. If they do
any thinking on political subjects thoy
must realize that tho nrgumcnt-3 which
led them to voto for Mr. Brynn In 1890
wcro erroneous. Of courso, Mr. Brynn
will have to rotlro from tho proslden
tlnl Held If he falls to carry his own
state this year."
Date for I(cptibllr;in.
The following dates havo been as
signed for republican speakers:
E. H. Hinshaw nnd Rev. James Mnll
loy will speak nt Pawnco City on Oc
tober 21 nnd not October 20.
Ex-Governor Crounso Vnlontlne,
October 1G; Alnsworth, October 17;
O'Neill, October 18; Stanton, Octobor
19; West Point, October 20; Scrlbncr,
October 21.
S. P. Davidson nnd D. J. Flnhorty
Grafton, October 12; Exetor, Octobor
13; Strang, Octoocr 11.
Corporal Robert G. Douglas, Com
pany A, First Nebraska Bluo Hill Oc
tober 10; Bladen, October 11; Cowlcg.
Octobor 12; Guido Rock, Octobor 13;
Red Cloud, October 14.
II. C. Russell and R. G. Douglas
Eustls, October 1G; Elwood, October
17; Bertrand, October 18; Loomls, Oc
tober 19; Atlanta, Octobor 20; Funkc,
Octobor 21.
Frank Martin Falrbury, October 28.
W. S. Summers und II. G. Whltmoro
Wnyno, October 10; Ponca, October
17; Emerson, October 18.
Reno Berenger, president of the se
lect committee of tho French senate,
empowered to conduct tho preliminary
examinations of tho persons accused
of conspiracy to chnngo the foim of
government, attempted to examine
Andre Buffet, vice president of the
Young Royalist league, nnd represen
tative of tho polltlcnl burenu of tho
duko of Orleans In Paris. Tho nllegod
conspirator, however, decided to ro
servo his explanations of his conduot
for tho public sittings of tho sonata,
sitting ns n high court.
Thero io a lemon iftove ot 1,000 acres
in San Diego county, Cal nnd It 5s
said to be tho largest In tho world. It
waa begun in 1890, when .170 ncres
woro pluntod, nnd it has been annually
added to, until It has reached Its prat
ent size.
A
Tho Two Nominees for SupromB Judge
Side by Bido.
HOLCOMB APPEARS IN POOR LIGHT
Intelligent, Pntrlotlr, SctMtespectlnij
Men Ought to IIuto No Mlgslvlngi ns
to Whom They Should Voto l'or
llcoso iho Able Jurltt mill llolcomb
tho JL'orslstvnt Offlco Seeker Commrtil.
From tho Lincoln Journal: Bllas
a. llolcomb waa nominted for
Justice ot tho supremo court after
months of individual work looking to
that end, nnd In a convention whoro
all tho machinery of tho fusion forces
was brought into uso to forco tho nom
ination, nnd whero tho influenco ot
thoso using that party for individual
ndvnncomcnt was nrrayed agalnBt tho
host Judgment of hundreds of Individ
ual delegates who desired au abler
and n cleaner man to head their ticket.
Judge M. B. Reese was nominated
for Justice of tho supremo court by
tho unnnlmous voto of tho republican
convention against his individual
wishes nnd over hla protest. His nom
ination was a call from both hla party
nnd thousands of votorB over tho Btnto
who for ten years havo had it in tholr
minds thnt ho ought to be returned
to tho supremo court whero for ono
term ho was ono of tho ablest nnd pur
est men in tho highest court ot tho
stnto of Nebraska.
Silas A. Holcomb makes meagre
sncrlflco and hopes for great gain In
nccoptlng tho fusion nomination. Ho
has no legal practice in tho courts to
sncrlflco nnd has had nono since eight
yenrs ngo when ho closed his ofllco In
Broken Bow to bocomo an ofllco holder.
His sacrifice then was a discontinuance
ot a practlco largely mado up of chat
tel loan business and the foreclosure
of mortgages on wio property of unfor
tunato debtors. His personal sacrifice
now would bo tho loss of ?50 n month
as prosldent of an iusurnnco company
provided ho let go ot it if elected
to tho supremo bench.
Judgo M. B. Reoso elected to tho su
premo court will leave behind him a
legal business in tho higher courts ot
tho state, worth moro to him ovory
year than tho salary ot a Judgo. At
tho cnll of the peoplo of tho stato ho
will lcavo his present position as dean
of tho stato university law school nt
n better salary than tho ono ho nccepts.
At tho cnll of tho peoplo of Nebraska
ho makes theso sacrifices. Ho does
moro than this, no will tnko to tho
bench a Judicial mind continuously
trained to tho law, nn unbroken growth
In tho knowlcdgo of tho law nnd a
high mtndcdncss In tho dlschargo of
his duties entirely removed from tho
polltlcnl passions nnd prejudices In
which his opponent has hna constant
training for years and which consti
tute his principal qualifications.
Silas A. Holcomb for yearn has been
a persistent ofllco seeker. Ho ran for
county superintendent In Hamilton
county. Ho was teaching school with
a third grado certificate nnd becauso
ho failed to get n second grnao ono ho
tried to boat tho county nuperlntond
cut. Ho failed in this nnd took his
qualifications at once into tho legal
profession. Ho soon ran for district
Judgo and was elected. Ho then ran
for supremo Judge nnd wns defented.
Twlco thon he ran for governor nnd
wns elected and ngnln ho has iorccd.
his nomination iori Bupremo Judgo.
Unlike tho long line of ox-governors
In this stnto whom tho peoplo hnvo
honored, after soven years of contin
uous ofllco holding he hungers for all
that la in Bight
Judgo M. B. Rccso wns first nomi
nated for tho stato Bennte, which
nomination ho declined. Ho wns thrco
times nomlnatod nnd elected district
nttornoy, this nomination coming to
him unsought. Ho mado no personal
effort for tho nomination for supremo
Judge, nnd In tho cnmpnlgn, mado no
speeches urging nls own election. At
tho closo of his term us Judgo any ef
fort or campaign on his pnrt would
havo secured him a ronomlnntlon but
he would not lcavo tho bench for such
work or nsk nn Individual his support.
Tho vindication of his right position
has beon delaycn ten ysara, but it
comes this year in u public Bontlmont
that took overy delogato In tuo repub
llcnn convention to his foot cheering
tho nomination nnd gives thousands
of honest voters In tho other party nn
opportunity to voto both for tho man
nnd his principle.
Silas A. Holcomb has no respect
for tlto sontlmont thnt haB over
whelmingly prevailed In Nebraska
against a cnndldato for tno highest
court In tho sinto going up or down
soliciting votes for himself nnd de
grading tho olrtco to tho plnco of n
ward fracas. Lacking thnt element of
self-respect thnt would hold himself
up to tho public expectation, ho takes
tho ofllco ana hlmseu into the pnsslons
nnd prejudices of n personal campaign
that unfits him to pass in Judgmont
on tho interests and property oi tho
people. It Is tho brcnitlng in Nobras
ka of an unnroken lino of precedont.
Samuel Maxwell, In his long and dis
tinguished career on tho Bupremo
bench, never descended to such prac
tice. George B. Lake, whose impress
Is nbundnnt in thodcclslon of thocourt,
nover solicited n nomination or toured
tho stato for an election. Judgo Amasa
Cobb nnd Juuge Norvnl wore not por
sonnl solicitors for votes, or candldntea
who arrayed themselves In factional
wrangling after ofllco. Judge Sullivan,
now sitting on tho boncn, was nomi
nated and elected without personal
solicitation or cnmrtaJgnlng on his
part. Ho did not abandon his luw bus
iness nt Columbus to scheme nnd plot
months boforo tho convention fqr his
nomlnntlon nnd with a dignity becom
ing tho high ofllco whlun ho holds,
ho mado no speeches In self glorifica
tion or begging tho suffrages of tho
people. ,
Judgo M. B. Reese In Bpenklng to
his nolghbors and friends when Bent
for to meet them In a public meeting
In r.is honor, snld, "A great mnny oi
my frlonds havo writton mo asking:
'What nro you going to do? When
ar. you going to stump?' Nothing I
can conceivo oi is moro disgusting
than a candldato for this hlRh oHIcb
running about crrr tho Btato in talk
ing rnntchos with nil who will talk
with him. Arraying neighbor against
neighbor nnd getting on tho wrong
eldo with tho peoplo and with himself.
Tho supreme court Is our court of last
resort. Entrusted In Its hands nro tho
ttves, liberties and property of tho peo
plo No ono can havo any conception
ot the obligations dovolvlng upon thai
ofllco until ho has tried It. Tho slgtV
ot n candldato for that ofllco Joining
in a political fight, talking at tho top
of his volco, for his own Interest, Is
not elevating. No individual could bo
Hove that such an Individual could so
change his nature nftcr ascending to
tho bench to administer equal Jiistlco
In a enso boforo him. A Judge snould
feel thnt ho hns no prejudice, political
or otherwise, to sway hla judgment. 1
do nut bellevo a man rouitt bo feel
who mixed In political tights to secure
nn election."
llrynn Cnllmt on to IZxplittn.
Tho following open letter to William
Jennings Bryan is from Wm. B. Ely ot
Lincoln:
In your O'Neill speech you denounc
ed tho present republican administra
tion as guilty of violating the letter
and spirit ot tho Declaration of Indo
pendenco in attempting to cocrco rec
ognition of American sovereignty in
tho Phlllpplno lslnnds. Will you con
descend to drop oplgrnm nnd phrnse
mnklng for a moment and glvo tho
peoplo of your ndopted Btnto tho logic
by which you nrrlvo at such a conclu
ulon? An occasional resort to rea
soning nnd argument would bo a pleas
ing relief from tho monotony of dec
lamation. By every rulo of lnw recognized by
civilized nntlons tho Philippine lslnnds
havo been under Spanish sovereignty
with ono short Intermission, for tho
Inst 400 yonra. Upon several occasions
ono tribe, tho Tngalos, havo attempted
resistance, but nono ot theso rovolts
has ever assumed greater proportions
thnn that of moro Insurrection. Suc
cess, tho cruclnl test under such con
ditions, when rovolt rises to tho dig
nity of revolution and sovereignty
passes, has fulled overy time. So thnt
tho fact remains thnt theso l3lnnd3
woro Spnnlsh territory till February 7
last, when tho sennto ratified tho trea
ty of Paris. Spain had nn nclunl sov
ereignty thero to transfer nnd by tin
tonus of thnt treaty sho did transfer
it to tho United States. It nppeara,
then, thnt our legal tltlo to tho nrchl
pelngo is beyond possibility ot ques
tion. By every tenot of lntcrnntlonnl com
ity, thorcforo, tho Phlllpplno Islands
beenmo Amorlcan territory Immedi
ately upon tho ratification of that
treaty, upon tho ono condition that wo
havo tho power to enforco our sover
eignty; for thcultlmnto foundation
upon which nil Goverclgnty rests is tho
power to enforco obedience.
This being nccoptod ns a truo state
ment of tho enso, will you cxplnln how
tho principles of tho Dcclnratlon ot
Indopendenco becomo nppllcnblo to It
at nil in Its prcsont Btnto ot de
velopment? It Is conceded thnt, nftcr
its establishment nnd recognition,
American sovereignty might bo so
.prostituted ns to contraveno tho decla
ration. But how is it posalblo to vlo
lnto tho declaration In attempting to
maintain American sovereignty upon
American eoII, unless It can bo Bhown
to bo of such a chnractor, per se, ns to
bo subversive, of tho fundaniontnl hu
mnn rights as enunciated in thnt im
mortal instrument?
But, in tho present dovolopmcnt of
tho situation, tho character of tho sov
ereignty to be enforced upon thoso in
lands la not under consideration. Tha
position which you and your coadju
tors tnko Is thnt Amorlcan sovereignty
Bhould not bo enforced thoro at all:
that It cannot bo without violation of
tho dcclnratlon.
Without regard to any specific lino
of policy toward theso Islands, which
mny or may not bo In tho mind of tho
president, wo hnvo no right .to assume
othcrwlso than that tho sovereignty
ultimately to bo enforced thero will
bo In nllgnment with cstnbllsncd
American Institutions.
Now, Mr. Bryan, If you will show
thnt that sovereignty is of bucIi n nn
turo, per so, as to bo iUbverslvo of tho
fundamental rights of the islnndeirt
"to Hfo. liberty nnd tho pursuit of hap
piness," if you will provo that our gov
ernment of them will not bo "insti
tuted for tho mnlntenanco of theso
rights," nnd tho Filipinos having beon
granted a voice in tho government,
if you will demonstrate that It will not
"derivo its Just powers from tho con
sent of tho govornod" wo will all ngrco
that your contention Is well grounded.
Tho proof of nil this Is tho burden
which your denunciation imposes upon
your shoulders. If you nro In posses
sion of all tho necessary facta to sup
port It, well and good. But unless you
do produce tho facts to provo your con
tention tho universal verdict of tho
American peoplo nnd of tho civilized
world will bo that you and your coad
jutors nro "nn evil brood that foulj
Its own nest."
York Times: Evoryhody nlmost
admits that Slippery SI llolcomb Is
not a fit man for tho supromo bench.
His own partisans hnvo frequently
denounced him nnd still admit that
his election in itself would bo a bad
thing for tho state. Still there aro
democrats who, admitting this, ndvo
cnto his election becauso they say it
may bo advantageous to Mr. Brynn at
somo futuro tlmo. This Booms to bo
cnrrylng partisanship, or horo wor
ship, to a very dangerous oxtremlty.
Mr. Bryan haa absorbed tho democra
cy of NobraHKa until ho is nil thero Is
of it, and has awalloweu the populist
puny, um. uiu peopio oi tuo Btnto will
hardly bo willing to mnko na great
sacrifices as aro asked of them for his
sake. When It comes to debasing tho
supreme court for a man whoso Inter
eata would bo ndvanced by such do
hnBement, It will bo found that tho
mass ot people will not ngreo to It.
Unprincipled politicians may deslro It
and peek to bring It nbout, hut bucIi
far-fetched nnd Inexcusable political
fine work cannot succeed.
Much BurprlBo io occasioned by tho
nnnouncoment that Professor Arthur
R. Marsh hna resigned his chnlr of
comparative lltoraturo In Harvard uni
versity nnd will go into business, it
wns partly through tho efforts of Pro
fosBor Miruh that tho chair wob oatab-IlBhefi,
NPIIILIPPOPOLIS
QUAINT BAVARIAN CITY IS COS
MOPOLITAN fnrkn, ITtini, tirceki nnit Ilnlsarlnns
Keep the Street Alive with tiny
Colon Tho Bleep ot the Merchant
Carrier, rj
A merchant cnrrlcr, in chargo of a
rohiclo laden with heavy boxes, pre
fers to Bleep In his wagon In tho court
na custodian ot hla goods, says tho
Chautauqunn. Ho Is perfectly com
fortable ns ho cats hla black bread and
cucumber, Bitting on tho curbstone;
nls sleep will bo sound nnd refreshing,
In spite ot tho neighing ot horses, tho
braying of donkeys nnd tho nngry
shouting and quarreling of servants
and stablo boys. Neither will tho
fumes of vllo tobr o or th- Jrunken
tirawla of a party of fellows of tlio
barer sort disturb hla dreams in tho
least. Following tho labyrinth of
streets, wo como to a ward of tho city
on tho outskirts, whero artisans or
small traders And ront adapted to their
means. Thoy live nlmost llko villagers
and tho women sit on tho ground out
side tho gates, knitting and talking.
Their bright scarlet Jackets nnd gowns
ot bluo or purplo glvo nn Idea ot na
tlvo costumes. From this quarter tho
way to tho open fields lien past hoops
of rcfuso nnd ncres of Turkish graves.
Tho wnyaldo well, whoso high root In
vltcs us to rest under its friendly shot
tcr, may resomblo Jncob'B, for Its Blzo
promises water both for Hocka nnd
hords. Boyond tho city limits is tho
Boonnr-Jcok, or hill fountain. Graded
down from Its slope nnd furnished with
Bents, it Is a favorlto resort on fcatl
vnls nnd holidays. Following tho
plcnsuro party como tho venders ot
Ices, Bwcctmcata nnd colored drlnka,
Open carriages nro constantly passing
on tho drlvowny. Tho Turkish driver,
perched high on Urn front seat of a
phaeton, la brilliant In rod fez nna
braided coat; his passengess nro two
stylishly dressed Bulgnrlnn girls, nc
companled by their chaperon. In tho
next turnout a whlto-cnppcd nurso 13
surrounded by hor charges. Greek
women, elegantly nttlred In heavy
satin dresses nnd bright Bilk headgear,
sit stlflly na tho cnrrlago Jolts over tho
rough stones. Tho party on tho hlll
Bldo mnko nn nttrnctlvo plcturo na thoy
sit feasting and drinking, rcgnlcd by
Uio lively strains ot tho bands or bag
pipes. Tho rocko echo tho Bounds of
music nnd laughter till tho shadows
fall and tho lights twlnklo from their
homes on tho hills.
SEWINQ BUTTONS ON.
Somo Instructions In tho flcnllo Art
Printed for Ilnohrlorx Only.
Bachelors will find horo somo good
Instructions for Bowing on that missing
button: Tho requisites for success
fully doing this aro, firstly, a largo
amount of patience; secondly, n tough
cuticle, nnd, lnatly, but by no mcana
least, a good early religious train
ing. Having -these, get your needle
threaded; the beat way to do this 13 to
got somo ono elao to thread It. Now
thrust It through tho cloth; by hold
ing your thumb on tho other sldo you
will easily know when you havo suc
ceeded. Tlio ncodlo la then pulled
through by tho teeth; but this la llablo
to splinter thorn, or, worso still, to
break tho needle, in which enso you
will havo to begin anow. Somo prefer
faatenlng tho nccdlo In a vlso nnd then
pulling tho cloth. Tho above is tho
ordlnnry method. Wo prefer tho fol
lowing, which renders ono Independent
of tho ncodlo: Get a corkscrow and
Jab its point through tho cloth, push
tho cotton through tho holo nnd thon
through tho button; repeat n fow
times. Should you hnvo sown tho but
ton on out of placo tho right way Is
to mako another buttonholo with a
knlfo. If you happen to cut through
tho edgo of tho cloth, try ngnln'. Wo
think theso Blmplo instructions will
cnnblo you to bow on a button that will
hold for nt least n week.
1VIlotr of tho Crnrnwllrh.
Tho lato czarowltch of Russia left a
widow nnd fnmlly, His imperial high
ness waa morganatlcnlly mnrrled to a
beautiful young girl, who boforo her
mnrriago with him was In poor cir
cumstances nnd earned her living as
a telegraphist, but who was descended
from n princely family of tho lino of
Alio last king of Grualcn. Tho widow
has thrco sons, nnd it is expected that
tho czar will make her a suitable al
lowance, but nothing Is yet known,
Tho mnrriago of tho lato czarowltch
was an open secret in Russia und It
took plnco with tho consent ot tho lato
emperor, Alexander HI., who la re
ported to hnvo said that It waa wrong
to deny a dying man any wish ho
might hnvo. Ho lived in great happi
ness with his beautiful young wife,
who was devoted to him, and who Is
reported to bo overwhelmed with grief
nt hla denth. London Newa.
IVhlHtlliu TriH'i lii Africa.
Schwelnfurth, tho African traveler,
describes nn insect organ builder. In
tho country of tho Shlllooks, ho says,
acacia groves extend over nn nrea of
a hundred Bquaro miles. From tho nt
tacka of Insects which havo worked
to tho Insldo their Ivory whlto Bhoots
nro often swollen nt tholr base with
globular bladders measuring nbout nn
Inch In diameter. After tho Insect has
managed to glldo out of Its circular
holo this shoot becomes a sort of
musical iiiBtrument upon which tho
wind produces fiutc-liko sounds. On
this account natives of tho Soudan
hnvo named It tho whistling trco.
THE TRAMP WON.
How the Ineenlon II olio Won n Det of
I'lro Dollnr.
"Thcro's a nueer story connected
with that chair," said nn old catcror
of this city, pointing to a substantial
plcco of furniture in his prlvnto office.
l nna it originally In my bar. for my
own uso, but I novor got a chanco. It
Was nlWnya OCCtinlcd bV Rnmn wlaltnr
or other who couldn't rcBlst tho temp
tation to sit down, It looked bo com-
rortanio. I got exasperated about tho
thing, and ono dny I was expressing
mysolf pretty freely when a tramp
wnndcrcd in to hog a drink. 'What'll
you glvo mo If I fix that chnlr bo no
body'll uso It but you?' ho nskod. 'Flvo
dollars,' I ropllcd, never supposing ho
wns in earnest. Ho went down to tho
telegraph ofllco, stole n small plcco ot
Insulated wlro nnd wrapped it around
tho nrm of tho chnlr. 'Thoro you nro,'
said he, 'now watch what happens.' In
a few moments a customer sauntered
In, edged over to tho chair nnd waa
about to sit down, when ho naw tho
wlro. 'No, you don't!' ho exclaimed,
backing away. JYou can't catch mo!'
He got his drink nnd went out, chuck
ling over his clovornoss. In half nn
hour flvo or six others npproached tho
chair, with tho ovldont intontion of
camping thoro, but noticed tho wlro
and bent a rotrcnt. In tho courso of
tho day only ono man really ncatod
himself. JIo w.ib a fat old follow, and
didn't observo tho attachment until ho
hnd settled down. Instantly ho bogan
to Btrugglo to his feet. 'Don't you
turn on thnt current!' ho yollcd; 'don't
you daro do It, or I'll hnvo you ar
rcstcdl' Ab eoon na ho could got up
ho shot out. I gave tho tramp his ?5
and enjoyed undlsputod possession na
long ns tho chair remained In tho bar.
Everybody supposed It wn3 rigged up
for a practical Joko." New Orloana
Times-Democrat.
ARE WOMEN TO WEAR WIGS?
riuhlon' Latest Decrro from 1'iirl
if colffurca crodlt8 It to a moro ohvloua
nlatlon of causo and effect thnn can
hcgonorally discovered In feminlno
fnsjlons. Tho explnnntlon la briefly
thcCln tho past fashions crlmplng
Irtos nnd curllng-tonga to produco
waTy and romnntlo locks damaged tho
vitality ot tho hnlr. Then tho pompa
dourTroll strained It back until naturo
proccedqd to rovengo herself by pro
ducing nico littlo baro spots on tho
head8 ot fashlonnblo womon. After
which, when tho coming fashlonablo
effect requires moro hair than tho
feminlno hoad Is nblo to furnish, re
course must bo had to the hair of com
merce If fashion calls for wigs, wigs
will bo worn. Wo can sot that down
na sottlcd by tho testimony ot tho cen
turloa na to feminlno fidelity to tho
fashions. Nevertheless, wo would urgo
upon tho hotter half of society to tako
tills scientific fashlonablo prediction
in tho light of a warning rnthor than
a chart. Dear ladles, prcsorvo your
hair. If you must wear wlga you will
still bo tho mistresses of maacullno
nffcctIon3. t
Wives of (Irrnt Men. l
Robert Burns married n farm girl,
with whom ho fell in lovo while thoy
worked togethor In a plowed flold. Mil
ton married tho daughter of a country
squire, nnd llvod with hor but n short
tlmo. Ho was an nustoro lttornry re
cluse, whllo sho was a rosy, romping
country lass, who could not enduro
tho rostrnlnt Imposed upon her, bo thoy
separated. Subsequently, howovor,
she roturncd, nnd thoy wcro tolorably
happy. Queen Victoria and Prlnco Al
bert woro cousins a raro oxamplo In
tho long lino of English monarchs
wherein tho marital vows wero sa
credly observed and slnccro affoctlon
oxlstcd. Slinkcspoaro loved nnd wodded
n farmer's daughter. Washington mar
ried n woman with two children. It
Is easy enough to say she waa worthy
of him, nnd they lived na married peo
plo should live In perfect harmony
with each other.
Trusted Ills Doj Too Fur.
It la not nlways safe to put too much
trust In a dog. An Ellsworth man had
a highly prized dog, and when a
nolghbor presented a bill for two hona
which ho claimed had beon killed by
tho brute, tho dog owner waa grlovod
and positively rofusod to hollovo tho
chargo or pay for tho hens. A fow
days later tho Ellsworth man waa driv
ing by tho farm whero tho hens had
been killed. The dog waa with him In
tho carriage. Ho drovo into tho farm
er's yard to provo to him that his dog
waa not guilty. "Lot out your hens,"
ho said, "and I'll call tho dog out of
tho carriage to provo that ho will not
kill hens." It was done. Before tho
dog could bo stopped ho had killed
four. Tho owner of tho dog, who nover
dishonors a Just hill, pulled out his
wallet and sottlod for six hens. Ban
gor (Me.) Commercial.
Ktntliit; It Properly.
Proud Damo "I do not see how yon
could think of marrying Into such a
commonplaco family ns that," Roman
tic Daughter "Oh, I'm not going to
marry Into his family; ho's going to
marry Into our family." Stray Stories.
Slio Knour Illm.
Now York World: Ella That
woman's husband Is a treasure. Btolla
Well, I don't think (.hero's nny dan
ger of her laying up her treasuro la
heaven.
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