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THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
W. V. HANUKIt, I'ubllihfir.
NEMAHA, . . .'. ..NEBRASKA
COWBOY STORIES
ABOUT ROOSEVELT.
iRougli Rider Had luc Friendship
of the Latilemcu.
Quaint Orders Given to the Cow Punch
ers His Experience with a
Broncho The ua'onel Won
Test of Friendship.
"In a most interesting letter In the Chi
cngo Record, duted nt Medora, N. D.,
"William B. Curtis repeats ninny of the
stories told him by the ranchmen and
cowboys of North Dakota and eastern
Montana relative to Gov. Roosevelt lie
says they remember 1dm most kindly and
consider him one of theniBelvcs. Amoug
others Mr. Curtis relates the following:
A. T. Packard, now of Chicago, was
editor of the Bad Lands Cowboy when
Roosevelt was ranching up on the Little
Missouri, and has muuy pleasant recol
lections of those days. Said he: "You
cannot pay a higher compliment to Theo
dore Roosevelt than to saytliat ho won
the friendship of every cowboy in the
Bad Lands. There isn't on earth a more
dependent, self-thinking lot of men than
these same cow-punchers. They have the
faculty of shucking a man out of his
crust and looking his real character
squarely In the face. If they like him it
is a pretty safe guess that the man will
pnss muster anywhere for his sterling
worth, and it is just as safe for any one
who differs from such a conclusion about'
Roosevelt to keep his opinion to himself
in the Bnd Lands. The cowboy is per
fectly willing nt all times to back up in
any way his friendship for Roosevelt. I
wonder what would have happened to
Altgeld if ho had delivered his Toledo
speech nt a Bad Lands round-up?
"Roosevelt had just established his
Ohimney Butte ranch and was driving
in some cattle when I lauded at Medora,
go that I was eotemporary with him.
His name was a little too much for the
average cowboy, and at first he was gen
erally known as Roosenfehler. That he
was destined to popularity was shown
by an almost Immediate change to nick
names, chief of which were 'Old Fotir
Eyes,' because he wore spectacles with
enormous glnsscs, and 'Skin Tooth,'
which ha3 been sufficiently explained by
the cartoonist.
"Nothing nmnsed the cowboys more
than Roosevelt's choice of words and
manner of speech, lie was the purist in
language, and nt first was unable to
tackle the cow-punchers' slang. While
driving the first bunch of cattle to hi3
Chimney Butte ranch a number of them
started up n coulee. An experienced fore
man would have shouted: 'Got a git on
.you there and head them steers,' or 'Hit
the high places and turn 'em.' Roose
velt's order, while equally sharp, nenrly
paralyzed the Hying cow-puncher. It has
been treasured and told and retold whcre:
ever two or more cow-punchers have
gathered together. Standing in his stir
rups, he opened his steel-trap mouth nnd
.veiled: 'Hasten quickly forward yonder.'
"The wonder was It didn't stampede the
herd.
"In the Chimney Butte horse herd,"
continued Mr. Packard, "was a broncho
-named Devil. When you find a horse in
the West with such a name you can be
sure he has earned it. Devil had. One
ni'tcr another the cowboys had tried their
best to 'stay with the leather' on him,
and none had succeeded, even with the
aid of a 'life-preserver' and hobbled stir
rups. He had been given up as a 'spoil
ed' horse, especially after he had acquir
ed the playful habit of trying to bite and
jump on the rider after ho had thrown
him.
"Roosevelt decided to ride Devil nnd
tame him for a saddle horse. It took
-three men to rope nnd tie him down while
the blind and saddle were being put on,
and he was then led to the edge of the
Little Missouri and headed for a quick
sand. Roosovelt mounted, jerked off the
blind, and then began what was called
nt the rime 'the gaul durndest pnnorum
mcr the Bad Lands has ever saw.' The
first jump took Devil into the middle of
the quicksand and Mncmonnies' fountain
became a squirt gun by comparison.
Sand, water, Roosevelt and Devil seem
ed merged into solid body. Finally there
was a separation and Roosevelt 'ascend
d to tnke a look at Wyomiug,' as Bill
Hones facetiously remarked. The next
day and the next and the next there was
the same 'panorammer,' but finally came
a day when Roosevelt 'stayed with the
leather' and brought Devil, thoroughly
tamed, back to the ranch. It may not
sound like much in the telling, but a man
who can tame n horse with Devil's repu
tation enn divide the last cbcw of tobac
co with a cow-puncher. And that is a
Una! test of friendship. lie nt once be
came 'Teddy' to every cowboy in the Bad
"Lands.
The Prosperity Alphabet.
Abundance of work.
Better times.
Calamity dethroned.
Duly performed.
Expansion realized.
Free silver exposed.
Gold standard continued.,
Hawaii annexed.
Independence to Cuba.
Justice to all. '
Knowledge promoted.
Liberty extended.
McKinlcv's re-election. ,
National honor upheld.
Opportunities Imnrftved.
Protection assured.
Quantities of employment,
Roosevelt a winner.
Stability of credit.
Trade extended.
Union forever.
Values unheld.
Wages increased.
"Xs" more plentiful.
Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Zenith of prosperity.
Talks by Prominent Alcn. J
"I tell you, increase and multiply nnd
expand is the law of this nation's exist
ence. You cnunot limit this great repub
lic by mere boundary lines, saying 'Thus
far shnlt thou go nnd no further.' Just
so far ns our Interests require additional
territory, in the North, in the South, or
on the islands of the ocean, I nm for it."
Stephen A. Douglas, one of Lincoln's
opponents In the election of 1S00.
"I prefer to trust McKlnley nnd influ
ence the policy of my party later In a
way to give the distant lands the best nnd
freest government possible. I cannot
trust a party that has been instrumental
in forcing the ndoptlon oftho treaty in
the Senate and now holds'thc President
responsible for doing his duty. I cannot
trust h party which is so anxious for the
rights of the Filipinos, nnd tramples
these snered rights under foot in our lnud
in the South." Rabbi Ulrsch.
"What I want to say is this: We arc
on the eve of a campaign second in Im
portance to none other In the history of
our party, a campaign on the issues of
which depend our future prosperity. I
don't propose to discuss these issues, but
I wnnt to say a few words to sound n
note of warning which the Importnnce of
this campaign justifies me in saying, not
only to the Republicans of Now Jersey,
but to the Republicans of the whole
country. It is your duty nnd the time is
nt hand when every mnn, no matter how
humble, how prominent or influential, is
called upon to contribute all the efforts,
all the influence in his power to perpet
uate this administration. I tell
you, my friends, in nil sincerity nnd hon
esty, it will not do to take nnything for
granted, not to neglect n single effort, nor
miss n trick. We are confronted by a
desperate foe. The fate of Bryanlsm
hangs in the balance. If killed now, it
is killed forever." M. A. Hannn, In As
bury Pnrk speech.
"Our business, that is, the retail house
for which l" speak, has each year for sev
eral years, handsomely firpnssed its
predecessors. The last six months have
shown grenter sales by a large percent
age, and there is more general satisfac
tion than has ever been shown hereto
fore. Our pay roll is much larger than
NOT TO BE CAUGHT WITH CHAFF,
DEAH DOY LETTtRS-Ho. 2.
My Dear Boy You say that you have
read Mr. Bryan's speech at Indianapolis
and that "there are some things in it that
appear to be reasonable."
Well, Mr. Bryan is a very pleasant
spenker and can make a plausible show
ing when he has a very weak case. He
is a clever, respectable: gentleman who
"earns his bread by the sweat of his
jaw," and he has learned his trade very
well. But let me call your attention to
a few solid facts for you to consider be
fore yqu feel inclined to yield your mind
to his brilliant generalities about impe
rialism. 1. Mr. Bryan's record proves him to
be nn unsafe leader, lie is a theorist
rather than a practical man of affniis.
In every campaign in the pnst and upon
every Issue heretofore presented to the
people for settlement, Mr. Bryan hns
been mistaken. The results have proved
that he was mistaken. The natural pre
sumption Is that he is mistaken now.
When a Democratic Congressman nnd
also a Populist leader in 1S02, Mr. Brynn
was very sure that free trade was the
thing needed to insure prosperity in the
United States. He was sure that the
"robber tariff" was making It hard for
the farmer and the wage earner to live.
He and those who believed as he did
succeeded in convincing the people, and
the Wilson bill, a free trade measure, was
adopted and became a law. Three years
of bitter experience proved that Mr.
Bryan nnd his friends were mistnken.
Factories were closed laboring men were
without employment; capital found no
productive investment, and the produce
of the farm brought no ndequate return
to the farmer from 1S03 to 1S07 while
this free trnde bill was the law.
In 1800 Mr. Bryan nnd his Democratic
Populist following dropped tho tariff is
sue like n hot potato and took up thnt
of free silver. During that campaign he
declared that If tho free coinage of sil
ver at tho ratio of 10 to 1 was not adopt
ed, if a gold standard continued to be
the law and became, the fixed policy of
tho country, "that prices will go down Is
ns certain as the law of gravitation;"
that "the rich will .grow richer and tho
poor poorer;" that "there will bo a de
crease in the amount of money In circula
tion:" thnt "the army of the unemployed
will continue to increase."
Results have proved that Mr Bryan
was again mistaken. Every one of his
predictions turned out to be false. Wo
have now a protective tariff and the gold
standard law. Prices have gone up in
stead of down, while the rich have grown
richer, the poor have shared In the gen
eral prosperity, the amount of money In
circulation has largely Increased, and la
bor was never more generally employed
nor more adequately rewarded than now.
Is it not fair to presume thnt the gen
tleman who has always been mistaken
upon every other leading Issue is mistak
en about imperialism, which lie declares
nt any period in our history, on account
of more help being employed and alto
because of higher salaries. In fact, the
general average of wages is higher to-day
than at any time within my knowledge.
Anticipating, I might say that the gen
eral outlook for all trade Is very good and
we have at this moment no reason to
question the sntlsfactorluess of the last
six months of the present year." 13, A.
Selfrldge, of Marshall Field & Co.
"Go Into any city or town enst oP the
Missouri nnd north of the Ohio rivers, and
you will find 80 per cent of the business
men hostile to the supremacy of the Dem
ocratic party. 1 have not seen one busi
ness man who Is not confident that Pres
ident McKlnley will be re-elected, nnd
tills very confidence may prove disas.
trous. Over-confidence Is the only dan
ger which threatens the Republicans. If
the business Interests were not so sure
of success there would not be any doubt
nbout the result in November. There Is
a sense of absolute security in the busi
ness world which Is highly compliment
nry to the Republicans, but over-confidence
mny beget apathy. That is the
only thing wo have to gunrd against."
Chairman Henry 0. Pnyne.
"Originally, Crokcr was a genteel
tough. lie had his uses. Then he grew
rich, the devil knows how, nnd set up for
n vulgar swell. Now he Is the merest
Unsh sport of the la-da-da variety, all
shirt front nnd shiners, and quite bereft
of brains. In the long run, what Hill
will do to him will be a-plenty." Henry
Wnttersou (Democrat).
Gcrtttnnt ComuietH Kxpntiaton.
Commenting on the recently published
report of International trade, the Wecr
Zcitung snys that expansion pays glori
ously In the case of the United States,
and advises Germany to pattern herself
nfter the new world. It points out that
four years ago the trade of the United
States with Cuba amounted to only ?7,
000.000, while it now reaches $18,000,
000. Likewise four years ngo the trade
with Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Phil
ippines was 52.000,000, $4,000,000 and
$300,000 respectively. Now the Porto
Itican commerce amounts to $4,000,000,
that of Hawaii to $13,000,000, and that
with the Philippines to $2,500,000.
Money In Clicnn.
Western towns nnd counties now bor
row money at about 15 Per cent. Truly
prosperity benefits everybody.
to he the "paramount issue of this cam
paign?" 2. Your father remembers two cam
paigns before this when imperialism nnd
militarism were the keynote of the Dem
ocratic war cry. Tho first was in 1S04,
when the mighty Lincoln, whoso naiqe
you bea'r, was n candidate for re-election.
I was not quite old luiough to vote for
him, altlio.igh I was carrying nn Enfield
rifle in the Union nrmy, and I remember
how unjust it hcemed to me because I
was old enough to fight nnd not old
enough to vote. I remember that our
Democratic friends said that the re-election
of Lincoln menut the downfall of
tho republic nud the establishment of an
empire by force of arms.
The same cry came to the front in 1S72
when Gen. Grant was n caudidare for re
election. "Caesarisiu," "nepotism" and
"military tyranny" were the sum and
substance of every Democratic speech,
and the downfall of the republic was pre
dicted, if Grant should be ejected.
Well, the logic of events proved thnt
our Democratic friends were mistnken.
Lincoln nnd Grant were elected, but the
republic lived on. No empire Was estab
lished. No nrmy tyrannized over the peo
ple. The nation grew and prospered.
Free speech, free schools and a free press
not only continued, but enlarged their
privileges and powers.
In this letter I have shown you thnt
tho presumption Is against the Demo
cratic position.
In every campnign for forty years the
logic of events has proved thnt the Dem
ocrats were wrong and the Republicans
right. 1't is not unfair to presume that
such is the case this year.
YOUR FATHER.
Gorninny Proprnn" Um1ir Protection
Germany adopted the protective policy
In 1S78 and In 1881 and again in lS8r
the tariff was made higher nnd the en
forcement more stringent. .Ernest E.
Williams in the National Review (Eng
lish) contrasts the development under the
protective poller.
In 1SG3-00, under free trade, the arer
ago annual production of coal wnB 23,
JM2.000 tons; In 1803-00 it was S3,2DQ,-'
000 tons.
In 1S03-00 tho pig Iron production av
eraged 1,103,000 tons; in 1800 the pro-'
ductlon was 8.1 12.000 tons.
Prosperity follows protection.
ICnthiv on 15 Ccm'h a Pny.
A New York yellow journnl is vigorous
ly advocating the election of William J.
Bryan for President, nnd nt tho same
ttono dally printing articles to prove that
it is possible for a man to live on fifteen
cents a day wages, 'nils is n rery con
sistent thing to do under such circum
stances. With Bryan President there
might soon be such n state of affairs that
the working man would bo glad to earn
fifteen cents a day, and it Is a good thing
for hiin to be informed that ho can live
well and grow fat and prospeious on
that Income according to tho yellow
Democratic organ In question.
I MOM HI'S FAMILY. B
g , A. Story op Country Life. &g
gjf BY ALMA L. PARKER, GUIDE ROCK,, NEB. jfg
A Story in Nino Chapters, ns follows:
1. Tho sign on tho house.
2. Supply niul demand. '
3. Simon's tight for his honor.
1. Cynthia grows skeptical.
5. The ronil to tho poorhotisc missed.
0. Tho Spnnlsh-Ainorlenn wnr.
7. Vlunle Grey's remarkable speech.'
S. The Ulens of the Irishman,
0. Healing of the brench.
CHAPTER I. "
The Sign on the House.
It was nn cvery-dny occurrence to see
Simon Grey standing on tho street cor
ners of Boonsville, making wild ges
tures with his hands. If the one ho
was conversing with wns on the oppo
site bide lu politics, Simon whs always
In a stnto of excited earnestness. "Po
litical" Simon, he wns often called. If
any ono wished to bo posted on any
political question of the day, he wiu
ever ready to explain the subject, ivno,
you could see, by tho nil-wise nnd soif
conlldcnt expression of his face, that ho
enjoyed himself in bo doing.
In his household politics wns still his
topic. He wns ever tnlklug to tho fam
ily of tho "free and unlimited coinage
of silver nt the ratio of 10 to 1," till his
children began to think that nnytulxv
so grand nnd good must come fro
God.
"Pa's gettln' hnppy ngaln," shouted
his Utile son Jimmle, ns he pnssed out
of the door ono day with n paint brush
Wo sjtnll Icnm later what ho did witl
tho brush. Simon Grey die not notice
him, so absorbed were his thoughts in
tho man who was to be tho "nox Presi
dent of the United States" Cynthia.
Simon's wife, wns so busy peelln'
apples nnd listening to her better hnlf
that she nlso fulled to notice Jimmle
and the brush.
Cynthia wns proud of her husband.
She knew he bad nn uncontrollable
temper; yet bis wisdom o'crbnlanced
thnt defect. Her dnughter Viunie wns
highly cducnted, nnd most everyone
said she. wns "naturally sninrt." nnd
then It was invariably added, "she
tnkes after her father."
It wns the talk in Boonsville thnt
Vlnnle Grey would be nomlnnted for
Comity Superintendent 'of' Public
Schools in Warble County. Simon said
If she was nominated he would 'Icqtlon
cer for her from morning till night,
every' day till election; that no Repub
lican humbug would over defeat her.
Slmpn lmd already been trying to prove
to the people of Boonsville that his
daughter Vinnlu wns the one Warble
County needed for Superintendent. She
hnd been nwny to college; hnd taught
school In Warble County for three suc
cessive years, and the citizens of
Boonsville knew her by "experlnientinl
knowledge" to bo n good teacher. She
wns now Instructor of the grammar de
partment of the Boonsville city schools,
nnd 'many claimed she should hare the
high school, though the young profes
sor, Olen nnrrington, wns "well liked."
It seemed evident that Viunie would
receive the nomination; but as Cynthia
snld, "You call never tell; don't count
your chickens before they'ro hatched."
"You always look on tho dark side,
Cynthia," snld Simon. "Wish I had n
wife with n more cheerful disposition,
nnd a better knowledge of the questions
thnt so concern our welfare."
"Well, I guess ns long as I bake your
bread, mend your socks, nnd make your
apple pies, nnd ns long ns you have
enough wisdom for two, we can get
along nil right."
Their conversation wns here Inter
rupted by Vlnnle entering the room.
She had Just returned from, school.
Vlnnle Grey was Indeed pretty.
Whenever slic came home her smllo
seemed to make the old home brighter.
This evening disgust was depicted on
her usually bright countenance.
."Father," she said, "I was ashamed
Of.'my home to-night. For the first time
In my life I felt humiliated when I
came In sight of the house."
."Vlnnle," ,snld her father, "Is It possi
ble that because the young professor,
GJen Harrington, has been paying at
tentions to you for some time, nnd bo
cause he Is sort of well-off, that you
cherish hopes of a so much better resi
dence that you are nshanied of your
home?"
"I am astonished!" said Vlnnle.
whoever thought of such u ridiculous
Idea! What made me nshanied of my
home was the word "Bryan." In big
black letters, over the front door. How
did it happen to be there?"
. ! knew nothing nbout it, Vlnnle.
You must be mistaken."
"Indeed, I nm not. If you know
nothing nbout it, thou Jlininle must bo
the perpetrator of the crime."
'Crime!" repented Simon. "Would
vou consider thnt a crime? If lie hnd
have painted McKlnley there you
might so couslder It, but such n noblo
name as Brynn looks well nny plnce.
It will show to tlto world thnt we aro
on the side of right."
"It Is n disgrace," snld Vlnnle. "Whnt
will the Republicans think of us, nnd
even the Democrats and Populists will
know that Is not the place for his niune.
As far ns showing thnt wo nre on tho
side of right, time may provo thnt wo
nro on tho sldo of -wrong. I bcllevo
thnt Free Silver Is whnt we need, but
1 have never studied tho subject much,
nud It mny be n mistake."
"Vlnnle," Interrupted SJmon. "Have
n't you been rendln' the papers I take?
Dou't them noble papers of mine con
vince you thnt it Isn't a tuistnke? Why
in those countries where they have tho
sliver stnudnrd of money, they nro
nwny ahead of us hi riches nnd civili
zation." "The Mexicans nnd natives of heath
en India, ahead of us lu civilization?"
repeated VInule. "Why, then, do wo
send them missionaries?"
"I guess we don't send nny mission
aries to Mexico."
"But whnt nbout India."
"They mny send them there, but It
is very likely that It's a Republican
scheme to make people think they
don't know nnything."
"It can t be possible, father, for It Is
the church that sends missionaries, and
lu regnrd to their riches, I nm told that
the laborers work for (1 cents u day.
We nre continually hearing of the fiun
shlng people there. Charley Reynolds
has traveled In Mexico, nnd you know
what ho says concerning their condi
tion. Their laboring clnsscB llvo lu ex
treme poverty."
"I don't wnnt you to mention whnt
old man Reynolds has said. Those Re
publicans will tell you nnything for a
devilish purpose. I dnre say thoso
Mexicans wouldn't trnde their condi
tions for ours. If they're not nil rich
down there, It's their own fnult, but
hero In this Infernal country n fellow
en n work dny and night, sulllng 10-cent
corn, nnd 2-cent hogs nnd then, see tho
mortgage enrry nwny his farm. Them
rich fellows up In Washington nre got
tin' richer off of our skin. O, It riles mo
to think of itl I do hope Coxoy will
uiiike things hot for 'cm. I shudder to
think of McKlnIey'8 futo, If he's elect
ed, nnd mnkes times ten times ns bad
as they are now. Tliu otny reason I
should like to see McKlnley elected Is
to see these Republicans like Reynolds
and old mnn Harrington squirm. My!
Wouldn't they twist If hogs went still
lower nnd wool went down to nothing,
where It would go, If It went nny lower
thai) It Is now. Old Joe Harrington
sells lots of eggs nnd butter, nnd If tlioy
declined nny more, he'd have to sell
his cows nnd chickens; that is, if ho
could find n buyer for 'oni,
"Nevertheless, seeing I nm n patriot
nnd not n mnn of spite, I hope to glory
thnt Brynn will sink McKlnley clear
out of sight In November, and lie will,
so help me God!"
Vlnnle laUgbed to see her fntlier's
earnestness. Ills voice hnd Increased
In volumes 'till tho "So help me Godl"
rung out with nwful clennfess.
"Simon," said Cynthln, "nnybody
would think you was swenrln."
"Let 'em think it if they wnnt to. I
guess its nobody's business If I call on
God to help nie down McKlnley. I have
been thlnkln' of sending for my brother
Ezra, back In Pennsylvania, to comu
out here, nnd help me down the Re
publicans In Wnrble County. Now,
none of my folks ever saw Ezra, nnd
If you did, you'd be astonished with
Ills great Intelligence. He Is n well
cducnted mnn, nnd honest us the day Is
long. Father gave him a better school
ing than ho did me, which probably
nccounts for the difference In us at
present. He made enough In ills
younger days by his good skill nud
careful management to keep him the
rest of his dajs. Ah! I wish you could
see Ezra. I do wish ho would come
out here, nnd lecture in the cnuso or
Free Silver during the campaign. Of
course, he never wns a real orator, but
he is a good talker used to make
stump speeches nt school to ninuse the
boys. Something like Abo Lincoln In
that respect.
"Be ii joke on you. Simon," said Cyn
thia, "If lie was like Abe Lincoln In
polities, nnd lie might be, for nil you
know."
"Have you lost your ronson?" said
Simon, Impatiently. "Abraham Lin
coln didn't live In this ngo of the world.
It wasn't quite such n disgrace to bo
n Republican then us It Is now. To be
sure, .Ezra has never told mo his poll
tics, but my renson tells me thnt n man
us noble, us honest, nnd ns Intelligent
us he Is, could be nothing else but u
Populist."
Simon continued to eulogize his
brother for borne time, nnd then start
ed for Boonsville to get the evening
nihil. Cynthln proceeded with the
"uillkln' nnd feedln' calves." If she
had been more Intellectual, more like
Simon, she meditated, she might get
nlong with more pleasure nud less
work. But Cynthln wns quite content
ed, though humble her surroundings.
If Bryan was elected, Simon hnd said,
everything would be changed, sho
wouldn't have to drudge nil her life.
Nor did she believe that such u ca
lamity ever could come, as tho election
or McKlnley, which Simon had said
would menn thnt "nil but the classes
would starve to death."
"Now, Vlnnle," sho medltnted, "kind
er hangs townrd the "'epubllcnns. I
heard her tollln' Anna nnd Mnry (they
were the twin girls of tho household)
thnt she Intended to make u study of
the silver question, and thut sho
wouldn't be surprised If pa was wrongs
Anywny, she wns goln' to tot tlmo provcJ
nil things to her. If McKlnley wn
elected nnd times got better then she'd)
know thnt our money system doesn't
need changing, but if times got worse,
then she'd think the Populists were
right, or if Brynn wns elected Bhc'd
wntch his administration Just the same.
Anna hnd snld that surely would bo
tho simplest wny of proving which sldo
wns right, but Mary, olio knew right
now thnt 10 to 1 wns Just what wo
needed, that It meant slxtccen dollars
whore we hnvo ono now, nnd nnybody
ought to know thnt would bo n good
thing, nnd then Vlnnle nnd Anna laugh
ed and eald she had better find out tho
true meaning of 10 to 1 before she com
menced to nrguc."
"I hope," Cynthln thought to herself,
"that Vlnnle will be loyal to the Popu
list party, for they mny give her tho
candidacy for Superintendent."
Cynthln hnd now finished mllkln' anil
! gone to the kitchen, to help the girls
with tho evening work. Suddenly tho
door Hew open, nnd Simon plunged Into
the room. He had returned much soon
er thnn usual, nnd Cynthln wondered
whnt could be the mntter. Ho seemed
"mad," nnd without saying n word to
explain his distorted appearance, threw
a postnl card on the table. With n
heavy crash his fist came down after
It. From the noise produced, she might
have thought ho used u sledge hammer.
"Simon Grey, you'll break thnt ta
ble Are you crazy?"
"No, sir! But darn the luck! Rend
thnt Infcrnnl enrd nnd find out for your
self." Cynthln, picking It up, rend theso
words:
"W , Pa., Sept. 10, 1S00.
"Mr. Simon Grey, Boonsville:
"Denr Brother I nm coming to mnko
you n visit. Will arrive Wednesday ou
the west-bound train.
"Hurrah for McKlnley!!!
"EHRA GREY."
CHAPTER II.
Supply nnd Demand.
Five days had passed by since tho
postnl card from Ezra Grey was re
ceived. It wns now the dny for him to
arrive lu Boonsville.
The County Convention of the Peo
ple's Independent party hud been held,
mill Vlmilf. firm? tffta oMf..fiuafiil tit rn.
............. .w ..., .,..v.o
celvlng the nomination. She wns now
candidate for County Superintendent
of Public Schools In Wnrblo County on
thfl. Populist ticket.
Political Simon wns very proud of his
daughter, and only one thing marred
his haimlness tho nwful fnct that his
brother Ezrn wns Republican.
Ills first Impulse nfter reading thnt
"Hurrah for McKlnley," followed by
three exclamation points, was to give
Ills brother u cool welcome, but nfter
much thought nud consideration he de
cided to treat him nil right ns long as
Ezra didn't let his neighbors know thnt
he was Republican. He felt If It be-
.enme known in Boonsvlllo It would dis
grace tho Grey family, especially as ho
had snld so much nbout Bending for hl
brother to give n series of lectures lu
favor of Free Silver.
It wns n bitter cup for him to swnl
low, but there wns no way to escape.
So when Ezra Grey stepped from tho
platform of the train Simon grasped
his hand nnd gave It u heaity shake, at
the same time tuklng n secret survey of
his clothes to see If liu had a McKlnley
button on, To his satisfaction there
was nothing nbout his person to Inform
people of the nwful truth; so with ncul
delight he Introduced him to nil he met
ns his brother, Mr. Grey, from Pennsyl
vania. Just as they wore preparing to start
for home Ezra Grey's keen car heard a
group of men, near by. discussing him.
One of the men. evidently a Populist,
wns heard to remnrk:
"Talk nbout the Populist party being
composed of Ignorant men, and then
look at thnt fellow's face. Would you
call him nn Ignoramus?"
By this time the two brothers had
started up tho dusty road, and Ezra
Grey heard no more of the conversa
tion. "Say. Simon." ho snld, "did you hear
those fellows discussing me? They
seem to huve the Impression thnt I am
n Populist. Wonder how they ever
happened to think thnt?" he said, laugh-
iK.
"Blame me for thnt," snld Simon. "I
told them that I had u brother back in.
Pennsylvania capable of making
speeches, nnd I thought of sending for
him to lecture for Free Sliver In these
parts through the campaign. This wns
before I received your enrd, of course.
"Is it possible, Ezra, that you have not
yet seen the light?"
Ezrn Grey chuckled, In spite of Si
mon's solemnity.
"The light? Is thnt the name they
hnve for the silver delusion in this part
of the country? So you nre n 'Pop,' are
you. Simon?"
"Indeed I nm, I nm proud of that dis
tinction." "Well. Simon, I nm truly sorry that
you hnve been led Into the sliver trap.
I hnvo spent much time studying tho
subject, nnd I nm thoroughly convinced
that free silver Is not what wo need
and thnt it Is u fraud."
(To be continued.)
Why He Will Vote To- llrynn,
Prosperity hns made labor scarce in
Knnsas and the thriving fanners nro
compelled to Import men to harvest the
crops these days, said a well-known
wheat farmer who has just liarvoMed
100,000 bushels which brought him $70,
000. He said in the course of conver
sation: "I voted for McKlnley four years
ago, but this year I am going to vote for
Bryan." I naked him why, If condition
were so prosperous. "Well," he snld,
"four years ngo 1' could get all the labor
T wanted nt a dollar a day, hut now I
have hard work getting men nt $3 and
oven $5, and we farmers nre too busy
paying off mortgages to hunt the uieu
up." It strike me that sonic people art
hard to satisfy,