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3 KFEUKIE1 ...... t Our Republican Friends In a Dreadful Mix Up. v i i ! i . .. Til K ri OATH U' ILLLHUNH Y. furling Foul Epithets at Each v Other's Head. BEVEEIDGE'5 TILE IKSIKUATIOSS. Cfcarared Certain Senator With Be In - Responsible For Philippine Trouble Intimated That They Were TraitorsJohn Wanamaker i Calls Him Down-Seating of Aid rlea In the Home an Oatraffe, . Fleelna From Wrath to Come. - (Special Washington Letter,! The cata of Kilkenny were In a heav enly frame of mind beside that of our Republican friends. The cats did not claw half as much hair and hide oft each other as these warring:, snarling, caterwauling: Republicans are clawing off each other. It is awful yes, aw fulthe reckless manner in which they hurl rwt onitlmta na "trnltnr" at each other s nead. iney ought to be arrested for Indecent exposure. "When Senator Beveridge made his great speech the only great speech delivered since the confusion of tongues at Ba belhe insinuated that certain grave and reverend senators were responsi ble for the death of our soldiers in the Philippines and intimated that he would assert that they were traitors If he were speaking In a different forum. lie based his foul insinuation on the fact that their speeches had been re printed by the Filipinos and circulated mend to the exuberant and self com placent young senator, these Immortal lines from Lord Byron: But time at last lets all things even. And if we do but watch the hour . i ' Ther never yet was human power . V Which could ev;'s, if unforgiren, The patient wirch and vigil long i Of him who treasure up a wrong. - : Or, If "he prefers a briefer statement of the case, I commend to his pro foundest consideration the , old ' saw, The whirligig of time brings Its own revenges." the truth of .which he must feel in all Us force when he peruses the following excerpt from Pious John Wanamaker's Philadelphia North American, a rampant Republican or gan. Now, be it remembered that Brother Wanamaker not only runs the biggest Sunday school and the largest bargain counter: in .America, but that he is also one of the chief priests in the temple of Republicanism. , He it was who was made postmaster general in 18S9 because In 1SS3 he fried $400,000 In fat out of the Philadelphia manufac turers in 48 hours In order to help puri fy politics. So Pious John's Republic an credentials are unimpeachable, for he paid hard cash for them. When John speaks, a waiting and expectant world 6tands on tiptoe and cranes Its neck to hear his chunks of wisdom. If he hasn't a right to speak for Repub licans, I beg leave to-rise to a question of information and ask, "Who has?" Pious John has spoken. He hops on to Brother Beverldtrp rndolr. romrlitir.' ruthlessly. The iron must enter the soul of the great Iloosier when he reads Pious John's excoriation. Jehn says- v" , IS BEVERIDGE A TRAITCItf Senator BereriJrs is embarrassed. In his not ablt speech he accused Mr. Hoar and other anti- . -.Mr v. 1114 nn.vuiljtu iuc rillnnuB vu continue their war upon the flag. He pointed out that antiezpanaion speeches had been reprinted in Spanish and distributed among the insurjrr.ts. : Therefor tha deliverers of these speeches were responsible for all the bloodshed in the islands. Mr. ; Beveridge d!3 not ' esactly denounce Mr. Hoar and Sir. Mason and hia Democratic col leagues ss traitors, but he made it tolerably clear " that only his respect " for parliamentary Now the news comes 'from Manila that Senator Bereridge's cwn speech has been translated into Spanish and is being circulated among the na- . tires to nerf t them to persistence in rebellion. His description ot the natural resources of the ' Philippines and his argument that we ought to' hold the islands for the trade advantages they will bring to ua are being cited by the Filipinos as proof that "American premises df good rot- MttMMr ara VA-av1 tm mmalr sTss nnsnnovMlal ploitatiQQ of the Philippines." . Hence it follows that if Mr. Hoar and the other eonrage the Filipino to fight, so is Senator Bev eridge himself. ' Let na hope that the lesson the eloquent young . gentleman from Indiana ' and others will derive . from this enlightening experience is that free J speech cannot and ucht not to be suppressed in the United States. It free speech has its disad vantages and that . ia undeniable we must keep tn mind that it also has advantages which ran ot-be surrendered without the sacrifice of Amer ican liberty. tVhen we go to war, we-do so with f1.tMt. tf IrftMll - f tfiM. MXA1- tiona is the freedom ot debate in congress end the privilege of .the citizen to dissent vcrbatly from what his government Is doing. The crime ei lea majesty is unknown to our system. . , - Now, 1 am sorry to say tlnh 1 have not. the honor and pleasure of a per sonal acquaintance, with Senator Bev ' eridge.l never gazed upon his glowing visage but once, and that was at long range, at a unairon uiuuer. i nave been compelled to admire his towering ' genius ana oratorical gyrations at a distance;-Consequently 1 do not know precisely how and where he learned all " those things wondrous and Ipnumer able , things which he knows and which have made him the envy of all the other senators, to say nothing of 3tt0' representatives and delegates in the more numerous branch of the na- granted that, like the rest of us west : era fellows, he learned how to spell nut fit Wphstpr's old hint linokpd ltnll- . Intz book. If he will withdraw his mind from foreign conquest. for a few mo- , ments and turn to the anecdotes in the rear portion of that immortal work, he lt1 Mi M .1. -M9M. Mt.M l ' depends ori whose ox Is gored lie can also realize the force of the philosophy Of the shoe being on t'other foot ; M As Senator Bererldge . ponders tho caustic words, of Brother Wanamaker, he may recall, if he is up in Shakes peare, Cardinal Wolsey's lament: link but my fall and that tliat ruined roe; ; Cromwell, I chcrge thee fling away ambition. ' ' By that sin fell the angels. How can man then. The image of his Maker, hope to win by itt Fareweri, a long farewell, to all my grtatnesS! This la tha state ot man. Today be puts forth Tho tender leaves of hope, tomorrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honor thick upon him; The third day cornea a frost, a killing frost, , And when he thinks, good easy man, full aurely Ilia greatness is a ripening nips his root. : . And tfeen he falls, as I do. ! , r. But, truth to tell, I take no more in terest in a tussle betwixt Wanamaker and Beveridge than did the old woman whose , husband and the bear were fighting and who, with absolute impar tiality, encouraged both combatants by first shouting. "Go It. husband P and then, "Go it. bear!" The more that Re publicans wool each other the better I will be pleased and the better the coun try will be off. . . Som Antitrust Poetry-. : , With Mr. Andrew Carnegie's obserra tfoh, ''Poverty Is a blessed heritage," for a text, George V. Hobart perpetrates the following poemi, ' which stump speakers would do well to paste In their hats for future use and reference: .Trust in Leather, Trust in Ales, f Trust in Copper, Trust In Kails. Trust in Whisky,- Trust In Wine, " ' Trust in Iron, Trust in Twine. ; r Trust In Pickles, Trust in Tools, i i - Trust in Gumdrops, Trust in Mules. i .- Trust in Harness, Trust in Meal, Trust in Dry Goods. Trust in SteeL . Trust in Rubber, Trust in Hens, s Trcst in Paper, Trust in Pens. Trust in Sawdust, Trust in Rice, Trust in Green Goods, Trust in Ice. Here's the limit; Andrew C. Wants a trust in Poverty. j , Another Republican Outrange. . "The earth belongs to the saints; we are the saints; therefore the earth belongs to us," has been Republican logic for, lo, these many years, but at the November election In 1898 the Re publican machine slipped a few cogs In several portlous of the earth, among others :In Alabama, , where Bobbins, Democrat, defeated Aldrich, Republic an, by about 1,400 majority, and in Virginia, where Young defeated Wise and Judge Rhea beat General Walk er, both by handsome majorities. The Republicans with wondrous effrontery promptly ousted Bobbins, who - was elected, and seated Aldrich who was never elected. Then, with, appetites whetted for blood, they yanked Young out and put In Dr. Wise, son of the im mortal Henry A. Wise! This Is the third time hand running that Aldrich ; has crept into ' congress on a contest, ' and the second time that Dr. Wise ha3 performed the same caper. Yet these j outrages on. a free .ballot, and a fair LUUUl MIX- CUUiUllllfU Willi it BUUCIIIXIO nlous smirk and in the name of poll 1 1-' cal purity by the self, styled God and morality party. In commenting on these case the Washington Post gold- ., bug, independent, high tariff, says:" , . ' The seat stealing' in the house of representatives cannot be justified 'on the mere ground that the dominant party neds more majority. ' The voters have a happy faculty of aettling with the politi cal organization that substitutes brutality- for justice. . , v , . ' : ' The Post makes another jab at them In this wise: - 'The house of representatives simply gave Mr. Bobbins of Alabama the Porto Rico jolt. 1 . Yet again The' Post remarks: The second wrong never remedies an injustice, but at the same time there are people who will not 6hed tears if the next house - ia Democratic and aome of the aeat stealers are given robust doses ot their own nasty nostrums. Now, let it not be forgotten that in election cases members sit as a Jury judges of both the law and the facts. Yet when the Robbins case was being argued as a matter of curiosity I count ed the occupants of .the ISO seats on the Republican side of the house and found six members, two pages and one assistant doorkeeper! That, too, while Judge De Armond was speaking an able man, a clear headed lawyer but when the time came to vote Republic an w members trooped in from every point of the compass and cast their ballots to oust a man fairly elected on evidence of which they had heard or read not one single word or syllable. Could any greater farce than that be conjured up by the most imaginative novelist in existence? I think not. and yet a few months ago our great papers went into hysterics about the travesty on justice, perpetrated in the, Dreyfus case! Frauce Is 3,000 miles away. A travesty as badvas the Dreyfus case is performed In congress, and these same papers are dumb as oysters. It is no light matter to eject a properly elected and qualified representative from his seat. The man. is little; the represent ative Is everything. He stands for the majesty, the dignity, the power, the hopes and aspirations of a great con-, t.tituency who have n right to be heard In congress and heard through the man they elect and not through one elected ly the,, house of representatives. Campatsnlnar In Tennessee. Mark Twain says, "Blessed . is .the j man who bloweth his own horn lest it ! le not blown." Mr. Gibson of Tennes j ree has a Jewel of a campaign manager ; who has evidently, taken Mark's lesson lo heart,.with variations. He does, not. ro far as appears, blow his own horn. , l;ut he exnlteth Brother Gibson's horn ; In the following lusty," refreshing and exultant mqnuer: , . Y-: ' ' , Ciaaox HnADccacTEas. . i MATXAreviu-K. Tenn.. March 6. CIBSOVS GREAT WORKS IX LAST CONGRESS. He did tavre than any other of our con grcsftr.en In anv one term. . ' READ IKS RECORD. 1. He. put through more southern wsr claims, the total number being SS3, amounting to over ?t.200.0." : , - 2. He put through more special pension bills, the total numbering C5. v . S. He had more men commissioned as officers in the army by the president, the total number be in 41.. ;.., , . ' 4. He had mere men appointed postmasters, the total -number being 329. ' 5. He had more new postoffiees established, the total number being 74. . 0. lie made more visits to and calls on the pen sion bureau in Washington, the total number be. 1 lng about 12.000. all in the interest of the pen- i si oners, - t 7. Ue sent out mora vegetable seed, the tottl nflmber of packages fcefng 29,000, 17,000 of which he bought with hia own money. -, 8. He sent out more pamphlets and books for farmers, the total number being 67,000, most of them paid for out of his own pocket.? 9. He aent out more of ids own speeches on the great questions of the day, the total number be ing 107,000. ' i - - ' 10. He wrote more letters to his constituents in relation to their business at Washington, the total number being 47,000 since McKinley's election.' . '11. He was moro-regular in attending the ses sions of congress and missed, fewer roll calls. ' 12. He save more oi his time to the business of the people and spent less of it in idleness and pleasure.'- "... 13. He has been more honored by Speaker Hen derson than any other southern' Republican, hay ing been made vice chairman of three important committees viz, invalid pensions, war claims and revision of tha laws. ' 14. He has bee.n more attentive to the' wants and wishes ot the common man, especially to those of the soldiers, the farmers and the work iAgraen..., " .- t - ', m.;T:''. i"' t3 Remember, all of the atone work was done during one term and docs not include what Judge Gibson did during his first term. And yet a few people are saying that he has not done anything. A Farmer's! Letter, on Binder Twine. If a tnaQ in public life were to make a speech or write a letter in, favor of putting binder twine on the free list, all the protection organs in the land would jump on him with both feet. Not long since, when I Introduced a bill to put binder, twine on the, free list, that is precisely what they did to mei - The other day I received a letter from one of my -German constituents, Mr. Louis nubert. .ori' the subiect. He Is not a stump apeakerfbr a writer for the press, ue is a plain, Industrious, sen sible farmer, living jn Audrain county, Mo., which Is a magnificent agricultur al country. Mr. Hubert had no idea that anybody except myself would ever read his letter, but It Is such ' a clear, terse, comprehensive statement of the case In favor of .binder twine being placed on the free list that I give it to my readers entire. It goes straight as a bullet to the mark. Here it is: P , ! Mexico, Mo., March 3.' Hon, Champ Clark, Washington: Dear Sir As our representative in congress I would like to call your attention to a great evil that is threatening the farmers in general the duty on binding twine. This article is an abso lute necessity for the farmer to save his hard earned crop. At "a meeting of twine dealers re--cently in Nebraska it was found that only 15 per cent ot the necessary twine to harvest the com ing crop was on hand, at a price of from 15 to 18 cents per pound. Now, what is the farmer a-going to do about It, with a duty on top of such high prices? This is the object of this letter. Do everything you can to get the binding twine on the free list. I do not think that there is anything the farmers would appreciate more than just this one article being on the free list. The farmer certainly has enough load to carry on the imposed high trust prions on almost all everyday articles of neces sity. : - . - :. . ' ' . , A& a consequence ot imperialistic and ! unjust aggression in a country where we got out twine has caused the shortness of the present supply, consequently, high-prices on binding twine. Our government ought to encourage its people instead of ' demoralising their existence and in come. The farmers must wcrk hard before a crop is matured, at the same time standing risks and chancea to lose all by hall, storm, ' cyclones, in sects, etc., and consequently it's a shame to tax him for saving his crop, the foundation of pros perity in a land. - ? . Now; I have just written this to you. If you possibly can do something for us , against the duty on binding, twine, please do so, and you cer tainly "will earti the praises of every farmer in the United States." Sirf I have the honor td be, yours respectfully, - lf , -. . y Louis Hubert. . I submit to all .who read these letters that that is an unanswerable argument in favor' of free binding twine and also a rather hard knock against our new fangled and senseless policy of Impe rialism. - - ' 1 "Benevolent Suffocation." ; "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's." "Give tlie devil his due" and kindred sayings are familiar to the ears of men. The Washington Post and I differ as to many things Indeed nearly all things political but when that great goldbug, high tariff journal makes an invention or a discovery in "technical terminology" It is entitled to the praise, the unstinted praise, of all who wrestle with our conglomerate and exceedingly live, not to say lively, language. ,The Post has achieved the distinction of evolving from its. inner consciousness a new phrase, a' striking phrase, a phrase that fits like a glove, a phrase which will probably survive the Republican party, a phrase which ex proprio vlgore will go to every place where our vernacular is spoken. It is "benevolent suffocation" grows out of our amazing conduct toward Porto Rico, or Puerto Rico if you please, and fills a long felt want. It Is a fit com panion piece to "criminal aggression" and "benevolent assimilation." I take ofT my hat to The Post for making this timely and appropriate and bril liant contribution to our political liter ature, .-- , : . . . Fleeing From the Wrath to Come. ... It Is said that, even after, Noah had built . the"ark and It had been raining two or three day s out of the 'predes tined 40, certain antediluvians the Re publicans of that day scoffed at No ah's invitation to repent and remarked: "Go to, Noah! It Isn't much of a show er after all." Everybody knows what happened to , them. . They r were the Paynes. Dalzells,, Cannons, ,Dollivers. Steeles, Grosyenors and ,Tawneys of that damp season. 3 ' - i ''. But in all times there have been those who had sense enough to go in out of the ra!n,?to take shelter ffoin an impending storm. My good personal friend. Hon. George W. Paris of Terre Haute. Ind.. is one of these. Paris is a rampant Republican, a splendid, '.hand some gentleman, and went , with the majority on the Porto Rican bill. But" Faris Is one of the wise men who" keep their fingers on the public pulse and their ears to the ground to note the movements of men. Paris is not goinj? to stand for re-election. Paris hat, sense enough to flee from the wrath to come. Three. times hand running Far is has carried a close district by the skin of his teeth. ,He knows enongh not to buck against fate. ' So Faris goes back voluntarily to his law busi ness, which. 1 hope, will prosperMany of his Republican brethren will follow him Involuntarily in . "the melancholy days of November." - Thi Line Up There are two great armies now slow ly mobilizing for the coming political battle, i On one side stand those who re vere the constitution and the declaration of independence; who "believe in the greatest personal liberty compatible with justice; who believe in equal rights to all and spepial privileges to none; who be lieve that issuing money is a function of government and should never be delega ted to individuals; who believe that pub lic utilities should belong to the public and be opeiated by the government for the common good; who believe that no man is good enough to govern another man without that man's consent, On the other side are arrayed those who pro fess to believe that the constitution and the declaration of independence are glit tering generalities containing some real ly pretty sentiments but of no practical application at this time; who believe in maintaining - a great standing army in time ot peace; who believe iq surrender ing the right to issue a circulating' me dium to a favored fewjwho believe in private ownership and monopoly of pub lic ..utilities; who believe . in conquering by force of . arms a weaker nation ana then "niaking all the money possible out of the transaction." - r ; s - ! Surely the questions which must be discussed during the coming campaign are grave enough, important enough for Nebraska editors to give their best ef forts in discussing them. Yet there are several editors in the state that seeming ly have not the ability or inclination to go much farther in. the cause of reform than a continual, harping ; on the pass question. When these editors show their sincerity by absolutely refusing to barter advertising space, for , editorial mileage, pay cash for their fare and re quire cash for their railroad advertising, then I'll believe they are not simply talk ing to the galleries. DeFhamcb. 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Pay these corporations for them just what they are truly , worth and in this transaction let us be careful that no injustice is done either to the people or iq I the stockholders of these railways. But someone says, how could the government pay the interest upon the enormous public debt which this purchase would create. ,Mr. Chairman, the people who are the government, are paying it to-day.- These corporations are taxing the people by exorbitant freight rates to pay the interest on all of the bonded debt of these roads, dividends on much watered stock, and' in addition, hundreds of millions annually for the benefit of these trusts, monopolies and and favored shippers. . , Mr. Chairman, under government own ership, the people are only changing the managers - of their highways," for these railways are the people's highways, and one of the greatest jurists that this land ever produced has said, "that a public highway cannot be private property." And the people have the right to control their highways and maintain . them on the principles of equality. Lockwood. , EDUCATION FOR THE DEAF Furnished Free by the State at. the School For Deaf and Dumb In Omaha. Professor H. E. Dawes has sent out a circular calling the attention of the peo ple of the state to the Nebraska school for the deaf and dumb, and to the : fact that there is no charge for tuition. There are doubtless a large nUmber of deaf chilefen in the state who should be in this school taking advantage of the provision made . by the state for their education. , 4- Many parents of deaf children permit them to grow up in ignorance,' not kr o.v ing that it is possible for them to receive an education, or that the state provides such education as freely for the deaf as for the hearing. . ' ' - The school occupies, six " large brick buildings, located upon large and spaj "o is grounds, about five miles northwest f r jm the postoffl se, but ' within the Omaha city limits. Twenty teachers are employed to give instruction in the literary, articulation, art and. industrial SehOrt's. ', r. . . It is tbq earnest desire of the manage ment to bring into this institution every deaf or dumb boy or girl that may be entitled to the benefits of the education to generously provided . by the state. . , .Persons having deaf children should wiit to Prof e or H. E. Dawes, Omaha, Nebraska. "' '" - - v' ,': To tit . . ., Day Take Lixalive Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund " tho money if it fail 4 to cu rn. 1 XV? G rove's signature is on. each r s;ti ri:y, .: Judge Hnlcomb; in the case of Rogers & Bro. vs. Marriott, has laid down the rulo for determining whether a purchase of grain for future delivery(on the board of trade) is , gambling contract and void or a bona fide " contract : enforceable in the court?.- The rule as laid down by Judge Holcomh U that where no actual delivery is contemplated by either party, the transact ion is mere gambling on the fluctuation in market quotations and not enforceable in our courts. The Arlington Hotel corner 9th and Q sts., Lincoln, Neb. Best $1.00 day house in the west. Mks. M. E, Turnkk, . . . , . Proprietor. : Dr. Lenore-Perky, 141 So. 12th St. Diseu?es of Women. Chronic Diseases. Electrical treatment . . . A &TREET Pt ATER; My first acquaint nce'witb bailiffs bo- gan at the early age of 12. . My father had failed In business, and money matters were pressing heavily upon him. .There had been a great many hastily convened family councils, from which the members had separated with gloomy and despairing countenances. y'- i ?.- .a.-.- .-.. : My family also began to exhibit a dis taste for taking walks abroad, though usually the most ' indefatigable of pedes: trians. I myself was solemnly warned to give up my rambles and furthermore was threatened with dure and awful penalties if I answered a knock or ring on any pre tensefwhatever. .r'Tv " ' " ' '' ' i ' I shall never forget the" first day of the liege. From dewy morn to shadowy eve knocks resounded at unexpected Intervals on our front door. ,. - ' ; Sometimes it was a single hopeless sa lute. Then would come a smart, buiil nesslike summons as if the knocker were in a hurry and couldn't wait for the life of him, followed after an interval by; a lazy rat-a-tat-tat, with a final dropping of the knocker, as if the effort were too much for the executant. ,...', After that an Infinitive variety of fancy salutes were delivered such as only a mas-' ter of the art could execute.". . . T"v" I 'l Then ensued a delightful lull, dur&K which we fell into ft dona.;. From thU wis were rudely awakened by some one play ing with diabolical .energy a frantic fan tasia. .. - . - - The samevariety of ffort had -been lavished on the bell, and J) dusk ltatlli swayed uneasily to and fro, as though loath to. stop, its ' horrible 4 tintinnabulations. Our back door had also suffered heavily. We muffled the bell ' the morning of tlie second day, but onr united wits could sug gest nothing to defend us from the assaults of our chief torturer, the door knocker, i " On the fourth day a pitying angel in the shape ' of a dirty, disreputable boy, came to our aid. r He came dudng a oeasa tion of hostilities and howling . through the letter box, made us "the following ' offer- "I ' kin tell a yer how to stop" fie knockin g if yer'll gi me ft quarter. " My father hesitated for some time and then i pushed , a quarter. Under the door, saying grimly : "What does it matter? He won't be the first who has swindled me. " "I say," said the boy '8 voloe In answer to the. quaxtor, "what sort of a turnip have yer got screwed on fr ,Why don't yer open the door when yefgets.a chance and break the knocker off. Jerk it up, guVfnor. It'll snap like a match." - : i -x v-) -; "Good heavens!" ejaculated my father in a crestfallen tone. "Imagine none of us thinking of that!" ' : V Vm; That day and the' next . passed quietly.: The house seemed: unnaturally silent,1 And every one grew depressed. We seemed, ooh straiued to move about softly, and the conversation was carried on In whispers; : ' On thp sixth day of our ' investment: ft letter was dropped into the letter box by the morning's post. We were at breakfast at the time. It was for my father. As he took it I saw his face flush: . After toying: with it a moment In a hesitating way he . tore open the cover and commenced to peruse its contents. His face grew happier every minute as he read it. "Your uncle, whom I have not seen for years," he explained, "owing to a foolish misunderstanding, writes to say he shall be here today. He has heard of our mis fortunes and reproaches me for hot letting him know of my troubles. Tomorrow, through his aid, I rejoice to say, we shall bo free to go in or out as the spirit moves us.",, .- :,' . v;;:: : . After breakfast he called for hia olarlnet, an instrument which he played with much sweetness, and commenced with the very appropriate air, "There's Silver Lining to Every Cloud." r ; A little later, to our surprise, a similar instrument began to play the same tune in the street. We crowded with one accord to the front windows and beheld on the opposite side of the road a most miserable looking musician tooting on an instru ment as dilapidated as himself... L. . :. 'Poor fellow, " said my father pitying ly, "how cold he looks! Agnes, my dear," he continued, addressing my 'eldest sister, "see if you can make him drink of hot coffee." .: yc--'.:. , : .' ; : Agnes hastened to obey him, and when she had gone he tapped at the window and attracted the attention of the musician, who at once ' abandoned his performance and hastened across to us. . "You seem very cold.. Would you like a drink of something hot?" ' " The musician bowed gratefully and said he would. . '. v,' . -.- "We are in a little trouble here," said my father apologetically, "and cannot open ' our doors" as freely as .we should like.'' . ' - u i, :,,,.' V "I see," said the .man; winking know ingly and giving" his drunken looking billycock a lazy flip. "Bailiffs, ehf" , My father nodded and said, "Would you be kind enough to east your eyes up and down the street and see if the coast is clear, and then I will hand you out some coffee."' ' '. v - , The player answered this by going to the garden . gate and making a survey. When he .returned, he 'said: "All's clear, sir. There's not a thing in sight but a po liceman and a couple of sparrows:" ' Tak ing tho coffee, my father , now sought the front door., .vi:-;...-.,7l,.,.'T.:; iw. , ; : "You are sure there's no one about?" he asked cautiously. .;.' :J, "Not a soul," whispered the musician. Thus emboldened, my father threw open the door and was in , the act of bending down to reach tho jUg of coffee, which he had placed for convenience on the floor, when the musician slipped past him, say ing as he did so:' , V ' v h .. , .. 1 -' "By your leave, guv'nor, I'll drink it inside. It's a bit warmer than but." ' ', M y father . dropped the Jug in amaze ment, and the hot coffee went streaming over the oilcloth. ; ' . " Well, of all the trioks!" he gasped. He glared at the triumphant bailiff in mingled rage and mortification, then turn ed sharply on his heel and hid his discom fiture in the sitting room, , the door, of which ' he slammed behind Mm with :a bang that made the house tremble. "r - ; 1 My uncle soon afterward arrived, and the man in possession was paid out amid general rejoicing. y It is alniost needless to say that my father never took any in terest in strolling players again. The iron had entered his soul too deeply. -London News.. ?r . :.--v"", . .. . ; ' - Doslneei. New " gon -in -law Here's only 19,600 marks; you promised my wife a dowry of 20,000. , . . , Father-in-law 1 always knock off 2 por cent for cash. Fliegcnde Blatter. ' ;:, And Soon After. -' Sprockett Do yon have to be examined by a physician before yon join the Wheel men's club? r - ' - .' Wheeler No; afterward. Yonkcr? Statesman. 1 ' 1121 Md t!or other car Ioftd oWilaok-MoUnft llubbfer and Steel Tire Carriages, Phaetons, Bup giee, and Road Wagons; which makes our stock more complete than ever. Rubbe tire, feu-underextnsion top carriage (0 spring the finest on the marketi Rub ber tlrtfpEietOns, rubber tire road wagons, rubber tire buggies i and f. We bav? some bftrfftias id isecond hind extension' top, cut-under carriages, $110, tlOO, il ? i'il.wft'isilSN ,-gggjrt 1 " wJ"r1" 4 phaetons, leather top, 935, 45, 50, 65 and $15; 5 top buggies, J35, 45, 15, 25 and til r 5 road wagons, 20, and one $8; 2 springs wagons, $15 and $18, We have new justset up two-seated surreya and buggies; and spring wagons, B grades, anc warranted, at yeryi low prices, . THE CELEBRATED HARRISON FARM WAG ON. Ccaa and see and get a bargain. We will meet all catalogue" prices. t.!ol!ns f to Co.'s Goods Stock Cutters, Planters, Listers, Disc Harrows Reasons NEW BADGER why the Secause the operator has more control of it. No other is as independent of the iam. Being operated with a lever in combination with pivoted pole and gangs he easily keeps it in proper place, even though the team is not kept centered over the plants is easily operated on side hills, as a slight change in direction ot whee ' overcomes the tendency to slip down, and in turning at the end many plants maj be saved that would be lost with other cultivators. . , BLUE VALLEY FEED MULLS The only practical mill for farmers' use. We fully guarantee' Blue Valley Mills for one year. The Blue Valley Mills will grind your corn cob and all, shelled corn, wheat, oats, rye, kaffir corn, sor ghum, and in fact all kinds' of grain. ' Ve positively guarantee -the Blue Valley Mills . : to grind all kinds of, grain corn, cob and all OR ANY KIND of small grain. A COMPLETE OUTFIT of Tools, etc., ;4 tr.m'-W ZS--f-'rzi t.f i.. CONTENTS - - . : r 1 Iron stand for lasts' . 1 Iron last for men's work ' ? 1 Iron last for boys' work 1 Ifon last for women's work 1 Iron last for children's work 1 Shoemaker's hammer I Shoemaker's kniie - -' 1 Patent peg awl handle 1 Peg awl " 1 Sewing.BwI handle 1 Hewing awl 1 Harness awl handle ' 1 Harness awl .-, t- 1 Wrench for peg awl handle -1 Bottle leather cement - , . 1 Bottle rubber cement. . 1 Bnneh bristles " 1 Rail shoe thread 3 Pairs of half soles SSI & "SPSS PniPF t9 Pffl PT paclwd In wooden box with hlngrd lid. Weight 19 1 IlllUk 4 11.11 Ukl No family can afford to he without one of these outfit:. 1V1I pay for Itself many times over each year. - SEEDS Grass, German Millet, Red Top, Alfalfa, HARDWARE and IMPLEMENTS 999999 MENTION this Paper " when trading with this Finn.' Write them. I IP! EY BROS D Bueeiss for Sale Have just received E is superior to OTHER CULTIVATORS hi (or Shoe, Harness, Tinware Repairi CONTEXTS Continual. 1 Ball shoe wax 1 Package half-solin n!l 1 Package hi half-soling nail 1 Package S half-soitngrtaiU 1 Package M half-soling oaii 4 Pnirs heel plate Vt Doz. shoe and harness c1 1 Saw cud liartie clamp . 1 Box harness and belt riH! 1 Rivet spt for ume 1 Harness and belt punch 1 Htildering iron 1 Handle for soldering iron 1 liar solder 1 Box resin . 1 Bottle soldering fluid 1 Copy directions for solder ice 1 Copy direefns for V-soling.t We carry all kinds of field seeds Clover, Timothy,: Kentucky Bk. and Cane. Also an immense stock i A uroer oy mall it you rant come in person. A . , . . Chirago Prices met . . A Ms. 1 at. WARE C0.r COR. 9TH & 0 STS w---