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Nebraska Republicans Choose Him for ' the Supreme Bunch. Tllr STATE CONVENTION AT OMAHA A Nenthufnt l*reriil'» that 12 put Man !Mioul<t lie Nominated, unr Tliln Wan Done— Hpi*e<*li of lhe Temporary Chair man—Text of the Platform Adopted i MketeheH of the ('andlilaten Htuie ten , tr*»! Committee, i — ■■ ■ For Supreme Judge— M. B. REESE.of Lincoln For Regents of the State University— < B. (K M’GIETON.of Omaha Dr. \VM. B. ELY ...of Ainsworth | The republican state convention, that met at the auditorium on the ex- | position grounds, Omaha, was In one respect one of the most remarkable . political gatherings that ever assem- j bled In Nebraska. Seldom have per- | sonal preference and ambitions been ) held so completely subservient to party welfare and the successful candl- , dates greeted witii au enthusiasm that i was untainted by any feeling of indl- | vidual disappointment. From begin ning to end the convention was dom- I inated by a single sentiment and that was that the best men should t>e nom- . Inated. Such harmony and enthusi- ! asm as prevailed among the delegates are almost unprecedented in the po- ! litical history of the state and it in- I spired an cnuiusiastie determination ; to carry the state in November. Next to the unanimity' with which ; the convention acted in the selection I of its candidates the most striking feature was the hearty and enthulastic response that greeted the expressions 1 of the speakers in regard to upholding | the administration of President Me- j Kinley. Several times the sentiments of the delegates were expressed in demonstrations of patriotic loyalty that temporarily Interrupted the pro ceedings and from beginning to end the convention was notable for that spontaneous and heartfelt enthusiasm that Is regarded as a harbinger of re publican victory. Chairman K. B. Schneider of the state central committee called the convention to order at 2 o’clock and Secretary Hedlund read the call. Mr. Schneider then Introduced as tempor ary chairman, Frank ('. Keavls of Falls City, who addressed the conven- i tion as follows; ADDRESS OF THE CHAIRMAN. With a people rescued from want j and raised to opulence; with labor employed and the fields of industry singing in every valley and from every hillside; with our foreign commerce the terror of Europe and the wonder of the world; with perfect faith kept with the people and with every prom ise redeemed, we stand on the thresh hold looking into the future with the confidence horn of duty performed and ^ With every assurance of success. The doctrine of the free and unlim ited coinage of silver, accepted by many as the panacea for the distress ing condition of three years ago, a doc trine which flourished when poverty and want sat at the hearthstone, lias been dissiputed by the wave of pros perity that Bwept across the nation and is today but a wreck on the shores of democracy. In its stead the question of trusts is seeking prominence. The rep-,t>ll can party, always the guardian of the people, meets the question with perfect | serenity. Respecting the rights of ! property, granting capital the full de- i gree of freedom that is guaranteed by j the law, the republican party insists | that commercial corporations shall use i their interests so as not to unneces sarily injure or interfere with the rights of others. By its representa tives this party has not long ago de . clared itself on this question, in con gress * enacted the most stringent r laws against thednterstate features of trusts, only to see its efforts made abortive by a democratic majority which embraced the first opportunity to repeal the law. In this state an anti-trust law. created by a republican legislature, lias not merited the atten tion of the democratic attorney gener al until the approach a political cam paign In which this question will he discussed. It would seem that so Rreat un evil should have incited the early action of one so xealous in the cause of the people. It would seem I that the dictator of the democratic party, whose power was supreme enough to induce the governor of this state to refuse an official recognition of the bravery and valor of those gallant heroes of Nebraska, should nave been equally potent in inducing the attor- | iH>v general to proceed against trusts without a delay of three years. For j wnat other power than that of the ' state can l*c exercised to control such combinations? What right has the general government to Interfere with state corporations* l.ct those wnu • burg.* the republican congress with , responsibility for the creation of | trusts point to one iustauce where a j trust has be«n ervatrd by virtue of a ! f'-dwral law. 1st those who prute so I loudly of the wrongs tutlirted by this j ■is taltsm of wealth suggest n remedy by means of wbl<h such conihinatloua • an he regulated or destroyed lt> any |w»»f other than that whbh created thnfU. list trusts Will not Is the Issue, though tbs republican part* would welcome sitrh a i oldest Tki< roadl Mows at hums are io» satisfactory fur agitation to he Mtereaaful and the plat tuns const ru* led by tae <-en v< ntioii »f this sad next year aotsi iher«fnr« be bread « sough to ram h beyotol th* > oaMnes of this continent. aernsa the distant seas sad unto the seal of war I til debus* Ilf the weak asu the oHprssaed has hrooght forth ira • on t e at plated p«oM> Bts. h as rid tad the r* mil backward forty years, again making the basic proo lyts id the 1» puMbraa party that of palrtottaai sad hat least hanor, lh< m .lain party ckarg. . that thn admiaistralbiiy is dealroyiag ths r» orrtitle and •wkysrttag ths pttrpuas •*f tk# us ion that as propose a viola “••a of tha ytrtaelpbra of ths Ihwlam t*«a af Indepandsis* I Hysterical vaporings and rash asser tions will not alter the issue from that of patriotism and national honor. Let me emphasize the statement that from now until the polls are closed in 1900 this question and this alone is before the American people. Though the at tack of the unfriendly at home and the assaults of the enemy abroad may make the duty of preserving the honor of the nation more difficult of per formance. ,t will only result In greater effort that tne obligations of the United States to protect the lives and property interests in Its new posses sions may be fulfilled; that the duty of maintaining peace and concord in the islands and of putting down a re bellion against the sovereignty of this government may be speedily effected, and forever establishing the fact be fore the nations of the world thal the stars and stripes once raised in honor will never be lowered in dishonor. 1 am proud that never in its history from Its birth until this hour has an enemy of the United States ever looked to the republican party for aid and comfort. 1 thank God that any man, be he civilized or savage, who spills the blood of an American soldier, who would trail the flag in the dust, who would trample it beneath his feet as a rag, knows that so long as the affairs of this government are In the hands of the republican party there awaits him and awaits him only an uncon ditional surrender. Though war be hideous, there are things worse than war. Though war be frightful, through its channels has come the progress of the world: Though the islands in the far east be red with blood, the result will be civ ilization where savagery exists; Chris tianity where paganism abides, pro gress where festers decay, a govern ment of law where anarchy prevails, and the sunlight of a new age where the shadows of a dead century lie. Let me leave with all pratriots, re gardless of party, the words of a vol unteer soldier, the expressions of a Christian gentleman, the thoughts of a finished statesmen: “Peace first, then, with chanty for ail, an estab lished government of law and order, protecting Lie and property and occu pation, for the well being of the peo ple, in which they will participate under the stars and stripes.” Mr. Reavis caught the convention with his opening statement that he saw in Omaha one of the most notable examples of expansion with which we are confronted, and the incisive sen tences in which he disucssed the trust question and the so-called anti-imper ialism were frequently appluudcd. Services of a committee on creden tials were dispensed with and the del egates were seated find accredited. The temporary organization was made per manent and was completed by the elec tion of W. L. Pickett of Cass county as secretary and W. H. Harris of Hall county as reading clerk. A committee on resolutions war ap pointed consisting of G. M. Lambert son, L. 1). Richards and E. Rosewater at large, and C. H. Gere from the First congressional district, J. H. Van Dusen of the Second. A. A. Welch of the Third, E. J. Hainer of tne Fourth. G. H. Thummel pf the r lfth and Norris Brown of the Sixth. Major Julius Kilian of the First Ne braska spoke briefly. He declared that he was glad to stand with a party that is for prosperity, progress and the advancement of civilization. He urged the party to stand by tne flag and effectively silence the opposition that is seeking to embarass the ad ministration. The convention then proceeded to nominate a candidate for supreme judge and nominating speeches were limited to five minutes. Adams coun ty presented the name of Lorenzo Crounse, Buffalo county named E. C. Calkins of Kearney, Johnson county nominated S. P. Davidson of Tecum seh and the name of Judge S. H. Sedg wick of York was presented by York county. Judge M. B. Reese was pre sented by Nance county and the men tion of his name elicited a burst of handclapping and cheers. c lie roll call, not counting the coun ties that were passed, gave Reese 287; Sedgwick, 208; Davidson. 201; Cal kins, 174: Crounse, 100. Douglas county gave Davidson 10; Sedgwick, 44; Calkins, 20; Crounse, 9. and lteese, 14. Before the secretary could com plete the call, the Douglas delegation inaugurated a landslide to Reese that settled the nomination in sixty sec onds. When Mayor Moores announced that Douglas countv had decided to east its solid vote for Reese the con vention was instantly stampeded. Delegates Btood on their chairs and waved handkerchiefs and umbrellas, while they cheered tumultously for the Nance county candidate. In the midst of the confusion Buffalo county changed its enitre vote from Calkins to Reese. Adams went from Crounse to Reese and Cass. Dodge and Burt also swung Into the Reese column. This ended the voting and a motion to suspend i..«* rules and nointiiate Judge Reese by acclamation was car ried with great enthusiasm. 'I tie nano chimed in with the selection and the demonstration continued for severui minutes. Judge ftedgwlrk congratulated the convention on the unanimity of tta action and paid a hearty tribute to the qualities of Judge l(e< , • He declared that he was glad to say that the people will have au ojqortunlty this fall to vote for a lawyer for the supreme lien* h In preferring to a politician Judge Calkins and Judge Davidson responded in a similar vein and then occurred one of the iiosi striking incidents of the convention Chaplain J II Matlley of the Viral Nebraska eras discovered among the »««*« tutors and he responded to an en thusiasm1 demand for his presence on the platform. Ilia spec k was brief, hot II stirred the delegate* to a dem onstration that was tue spectacular event of the iftaVffMMk Rev Ma Ik ■ aid m beginning that he was a not a politician. Iota only a preacher 'I have never even voted a republican lb bet,1* he declared bwt i tel s* to | t hurt S that believes that 'while the leaip holds oat to burn the vilest e,ns%*r may return I am glad to have the art * tie t* of addrewaiag a convert.owe 4 a party that b it* ,«v that the wot id to move.' that beltsves that the shoes that Wet, targe enough fn the bo p*y be too small for the man In time of |ea<s I am for the adwiiato tration when It In right In time of aar, wh»a the ttm« fur talk ta «t«r and the time for action has come, then l am for the administration right or wrong. I have followed the old flag over the rice fields of Luzon with the best regiment that Uncle Sam ever sent to the front and 1 propose to fol low it here. There was never a time when the republican party had so I great an obligation resting on it has it has at this time. The issue of this contest will not be settled in the Phil ippines, but r.ght here at the ballot box. And i have come uome to vote as I shot.” The applause that continued almost Incessantly while Chaplain Mailley was speaking burst into a storm of cheers as he closed. The band struck up "The Star Spangled Manner" and for the next five minutes the enthusi asm of the delegates was literally riot ous. They were in a mood for more speechmaking and Senator John M. Thurston was caiieu on to add a shor. address along somewhat similar lines. He congratulated the convention on the fact that it had picked a winner and paid a high tribute to Judge Reese as a Jurist, patriot and citizen. I He compared the condition of the peo I pie now with what it was three years , ago and added that, in this campaign, ! the republican party lias written on its banner two wonderful words, "Patriot ism and Prosperity.'’ Referring to the Philippine situation i Senator Thurston said that tne duty I of this country came not by chance, but by the Inevitable logic of a suc cessful prosecution of the war. it was because the American fleet sailed into Manila harbor witli the right sort of a man on board. The stars and stripes were raised there, as they float here, not as un emblem o» aggression or imperialism, but as the flag of llb ( erty, the hope of freemen and the suc i cor of the oppressed. As long as any enemy of the Uniteu States is pointing a musket at ioat flag it shall never come down. The committee appointed to com municate with Judge Hecse reported tha he had given assurance that he would accept the nomination and when Senator Hay ward was called on for a speech he excused himself by saying that the report from Judge Reese was the best Bpeet.. that the convention could listen to. The report of the committee on resolutions was then rea. by G. M. Dambertson. It required only one ballot to select the nominees for regent. The candi dates were K. G. McGilton of Douglas county, Dr. William H. Kly of Drown, J. D. Darnes of Madison and J. K. Dyne of Kurm.a. On motion of W. K. Peebles, Mr. McGilton was named by acclamation and the ballot for the remaining place resulted: Kly, S57; Marries, 363; Dyne, 37. 'i he nomina tion of Dr. Kly was made unanimous. John T. Mallalieu of the special committee appointed by the stare cen tral committee to recommend a plan for increasing the efficiency of that organization submitted a report, the principal feature of which was a rec ommendation mat the term of service be extendeu to two years. In order to put this plan in operation It wat suggested that the convention elect the committeemen from the odd senatorial districts for one year, and those from the even districts for two years. The report was adopted without opposition. The names of the new committee men from the various districts were handed to the secretary and the com mittee was author.zed to select its own chairman after consulting the prefer ences of the candidates. The commit tee was also given the usual authority to All any vacancies • that may occur on the ticket and after paslng a resolu lution thanking the exposition associa tion for the courtesies extended i-.e convention adjourned. THE PLATFORM. Following is the platform adopted by the convention: We congratulate our country: A prospermia nation, whose revenues are larger than at any period in its his tory; whose commerce is greater than it has ever known; whose treasury contains more money than it has held since the establishment of the govern ment; whose internal industries have attained an activity and stability here tofore unthought of; whose agricul tural interests flourish as never be fore; whose laborers are more gen erally and continually employed at better paying wages than history lias heretofore recorded; whose financial policy, based upon gold, commands the | confidence of the world and whose | great heart, thrilled by the sufferings and • struggles of an oppressed people, nerved the strong arm that intervened in humanity's cause, is the proud rec ord of the republican purty in the na tion under I lie wise, temperate and courageous leadership of William Mc Kinley. We heartily endorse the wise, con ' servatlve and patriotic administration I of President McKinley end congratu late the president upon his success in j dealing with the delicate and difficult problems arising from our war with j Spain, end we repose Implicit confl ! deni e In his ability to cope with every f issue that may prescut itself for aolu ! tlon In the future. While we deplore the insurrection In the Philippine islands, yet we recog nise the duties and obligations till nosed upon our nation by the victory of our navy and the matchless raim of j our arms, resulting In the treaty of | Paris, which imposed upon th«* preal I dent the duty of maintaining the au thority of the ITillt-d Slates over the territory at (juiced thereby, aud so long I as there Is one gun pointed at an % inert tan soldier, so long ns there It ! an armed enemy assaulting our Mag at long must patriotic and loyal Amer ican* uphold our p esidsnt In effto t- < tug pmtei tlon. trau<tuiilty and psaee I to all who recognise our lawful orcupa I tioa. To th* Nebraska volunteers in our midst we tender our heartfelt congrat* I ulationa on their safe return we glory In the cau.<*e tn which ia*y f night In ; <t-moion with their tomrades i,g tana and *»a m»w steeping under trope i svvea and w*t lint have by thstr I magnificent MthUsrly >| .stole* Mkltril- . I «d In camp on the mpk and on the gsM of httil* again kw MMiitt <1 that iii. ,• <| I. ti.i i i tic-, -.i mi • tur n i ship are not limited to ant section tut ( .million tn i< it aatPnal life. I hey ( have living nr -lead won mightily fnr . hum><atly. addeo ns «r III iHffi : ti*K 4a4 ah Nilhf * wulff Hill | iftv M4 IH + i! f btnifA Thvt we i** tn fa» t of l»t»* at psa sions and a liberal construction of tne pension laws. We adhere unequivocally to the gold standard and are unalterably opposed to the free coinage of silver. Gold has been our standard since 1834 and is now the standard or every civilized and important country in the woriu. After more than twenty years of harmful agitation and a campaign of extraordinary earnestness and full dis cussion the people of the United States by a majority of more than 500,000. decided in favor of that standard. Our experience and present prosperity in the amplest and fullest measure dem onstrate the wisdom Of that d#< ision. For the national defense, for the reinforcement of the navy, for tne en largement of our foreign market, for the employment of American work ingmen in the mines, forests, farms, mills, factories and ship yards, we favor the enactment of appropriate legislation so that Am^rican-bullt, American- owned and American manned ships may regain the carry ing of foreign commerce. We denounce the attempt now des perately beiiin made to again array labor and capital in hostile camps. The republican party now, as always, op poses trusts and combinations having for their purpose the sttling of compe tition and arbitrarily controlling pro duction or fixing prices, but we also recognize that legitimate business in terests. fairly capitalized and honestly managed, have built up our industries at home, given the ,arges. employment to us to successfully compete with for eign countries in the markets of the world. Such Industries must not be struck down by legislation aimed at dishonestly organized institutions which destroy legitimate enterprise and the opportunities of labor and plunder the public. We favor the cre ation by act of congress of a bureau of supervision uno control of corpor ations engaged in interstate business, with powers similar to those exercised over national banks t»y the comptrol ler or toe currency, eniorcmg auch puolidty and regulations as shall effectually prevent dishonest methods and practices, and generally such leg islation, state and national, as from time to time may be required for the correction of abuses. We commend to the thoughtful con sideration of the republican party of the nation the proposition that a na tional convention he called by two thirds of the states to revise -..e con stitution of the United States unuer provision of article v of the federal constitution. That as republicans we make recog nition of the loyalty and exalted pa triotism of the sound money demo crats and men of all parties who put aside partisanship in order to maintain the honor and good faith of the nation, and in resistance to the Chicago plat form and its candidate. That we condemn the veto of Sen ate File 279 of the last legislature's vote of thanks to the First Nebraska volunteers, as unkind, un-American, and unpatriotic, and we particularly resent the Implication contained in tne governor’s word s when he says: "I cannot stultify myself and the calm Judgment of the thinking people of this commonwealth by giving official sanction to the statement that the war now carried on in the far-away Phil ippines Is in defense of the principles of our government and is adding more glory to our flag.” We denounce the attempt of the fu sionists to fraudulently count an amendment to the constitution as rat ified which had ^een rejected by a de cisive majority of the electors, and we regard as a confession of guilt the re fusal of former state officers implicat ed in the conspiracy to rape the ballot box to appear before a legislative in vestigating committee. We arraign the fusion state govern ment for its failure to institute the re forms promised to the people in plat forms and from the stump, anil its subserviency to corporate monopolies which they had denounced before then election. Tup republican party recognizes the importance of agriculture and the ne cessity of promoting agricultural edu cation. Through the foresight and wis dom of honored members of the party the Nebraska university enjoys the benefits of national appropriations for this purpose. We nave pride in the good wo.'k along this line now being done by our chief institution of learn ing and pledge continued and faithful efforts to the end that all such funds shall be properly administered. We arraign the fusion forces for their failure to redeem the promises made to the people of this state of nu honest and economic administration of state affairs. We especially con demn the misappropriation of public funds in the discharge of private debts by a fusion ex-governor, and we de nounce as subversive of good govern ment the conduct of tne auditor's of fee by the fusion incuiubent. 'I lie tin seemly squabble now existing between the two executive o...ces as to the in surance department has scandalized our state and demonstrates the itniit in ss of the pres' lit oBl'Ials to conduct the public atfalrs of the state. THK CANIUIUTKB. Judge M It Reese has teen a resi dent of Nebraska twenty-three yeaia. He is a native of Illinois, having ceil bom in Macoupin county in lit.ki. tie received a common school education and. being dcsirioiiM of fun her culture, attended a seminary fur two years, paving his own expenses. I luting that period he developed the spirit of tnde pettdettec and sell reliant ' character istic of all men who attain eminence, lie was elected a hi* in tier of lta» stale ciMistttutional convt ntion in l*TS and assisted In framing our present atats constitution In Ibe fail of lot be was elected distrlt t attorney of lbs then Fourth .udictal uisiriet and waa re r ter ted In l*TT and again In I <>, prat tbally without opposition In Nit timber. i»«l .or Knot n-ignrd hr* i ostium larking iwo niontba of bold’ lug it, alx year*. In tbs fall of Ivtl be waa nominated for the position of supreme- judge and was elected, l» m tiMng on the le«'h for six yearn, the last twu of wube h- servetl as chief Just lee Ills career as a nwpevm* judge to well hit-nan Aft r hav-ng the bench ..e eatabilsb 4 hiWeslf again ta the practice of law tn Uttuix tci iMunu ft Mrtiiliva, kuwuso for regent of ib« dial* naive.slti van bora tn Wnniwia forty yearn »«»«. When be was it vents old kb falbet moved on a fat us an* from then vs his boyhood and youth was that of a farmer'll son. He attended the State University of Wisconsin, graduating therefrom in 1883, and afterward tho law department of the name inst.tu tion. from which he graduated in 1885. He came to Nebraska in 1888. I)r. W. B. Ely was oorn in Boston, Mass., in 1842. hw iiegan the study ot music at un early age and taught music In the femaie seminary ut Ca nandaigua, N. Y., several years, also in the female seminary at Home, Ga. ife commenced studying medicine at Home, On., and entered the college of medicine Ht Cniversity of Michigan in 1876, graduated In 1787, practiced medi cine in New York until 1889, when he removed to Ainsworth, Neb., where he bus resided ever since. STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. The new state centra? committee consists of uie following: W. W. Wil son, Table Rock; r". C. Boyd. South Auburn; David Brown, Nebraska City; M. M. Butler, Weeping Water; I. D. Clarke, Papilllon; H. E. Palmer and E. W. Slmeral, Omaha; A. H. Murdock, South v.maha; John F. Nes btt, Tekamah; W. E. Peebles, Pen der; L. A. Williams, Blair; John A. Ehrhart, Stanton; A. M. Post, Colum bua; J. A. Price, Stuart; W. R. Akers, Gerlng; W. W. iiaskeli, Ord; John T. Mullalteu, Kearney; J. V. Bcghtol, Friend; G. E. Emery, Beatrice; r'. M. Wetherald, Hebron; N. V. Har lan, York; A. C. Epperson, Clay Center; J. S. Iijpover, Blue Hill; J. A. Piped, Alma; F. M. Rath burn, McCook; James L. McIntosh, Cozad. The newly elected committee met at. the Millard hotel, elected E. J. Halner chairman and selected Lincoln as thf state headquarters. Ylftlttiifc In IlniiKkiilf. A representative of the American syndicate tliat Is lighting the city of Bangkok with electricity said to a New York man the other day: “The place has a population of nearly 1,000. 000, and much of it is built on the water. King Chulalongkorn has two queens and live children. He also lias two full brothers and twenty ha.lt brothers. The place is on dry land. In the river quarter when a family wants to go visiting there Is no swimming or paddling of boats, but a regular house moving. Residences are built of bam boo hoards and palm leaves, and have a piazza in front and sometimes a wiag at each end. Paterfamilias and tits rest of the household pole the estao lishment from place to place. They tie up alongside of your residence and spend front a week to a year as your neighbor. Of course you can pole your house away, but that generally causes unpleasantness.“ American Art Feature* In Dremlen. Art institutions of the United States are coming in for a searching examin ation by a commissioner, A. N. Meyer, or the king of Saxony, who is seeking features for a new institute to be es tablished in the city of Dresden. The agent for the ruler of the kingdom of Saxony is director of a vast home for anthropological and ethnological ex hibits, and, as the institution 1b to be enlarged, everything in the way of modern improvement is sought. Phil adelphia's museums have been studied, as well as those of New York and Boston, and Mr. Meyer is now in Chi cago. Before he goes home, however, every city in the United States which boasts of an art institute will be care fully investigated. It is Mr. Meyer’s ■ hope that ho tnay take hont'.’ with him ' ntuny suggestions of value to his sov ) ereign. _ Queer Funeral Feature*. “I’ve seen some mighty queei thing* in my time," says an old gravedigger, quoted by the Baltimore Sun. “I’ve seen people—mourners, I mean eaten sight of a name on the card tied to some flower piece, and they have gone straight to worn to tear up the hole thing. I’ll tell you another thing I've noticed. When a woman comes along and makes a big fuss at her husband's funeral, and says, ’Throw me In; l can’t live without him!’ 1 know that In a few weeks' time I'll see her out here leaning on some young fellow's urm. 1 It's never failed. It’s happened every | time. But the people—women and men. too—who don’t take on a lot, but just keep still, and sometimes don t i even shed a tear, that’s the kind that grleven. You don’t Leu that kind i marrying again soon.” An WK.noo HImkeepeare. Mr. Sidney, in uie Atmheuaeum, ex plains why the recent copy of the first Shakespeare folio, just sold at a Lun ! don auction, brought such a large | price. The book realized $8,600, or double the price of an ordinary copy ; in late years. The folio was entirely ; unknown unntil it appeared in the auc tion room, It having been in the posses sion of a family In Belgium for more than 100 years. It is text, though the 1 margins of a few leaves are torn, and It wui probably bound 200 years ago. ! The measurements are 12T»i8% inches, i so that It is nut at all a copy as three i well known examples owned In Kng laud. KiiMii VIill'll I III our «ar<l M'n Susan l» Anthony, who has | Ju-t returned from the congress of women In London, *: Id that she was much linpieseed with the mark-d i change in public sentiment toward i woman stiff!age In Knglaud since her 1 visit there sixteen years ago “Then,' j **id Mi«i Anthony, ' Mrs. dtanton an t ui)self visited London, and It was only Ml. most llbeial of till' liberal parly 1 who gave us s hearty welcome. There w tv no recognition, nr even a thought i * 'O il US lit til titled cts >il This tiro* we were received by winy of lbs i fitted ladies, and grand reception t - t tin »ci» Hticivt»« p»*» \ New Jersey man b * pat* wled S I bit> bins pc'«t wbirb will ugsomModat* bb yi lew as well as bsr**v ibe portion of the post nearest the pavement being provided with slots u s ttt» ‘*itf width : in admit the wheel of tbs Machine V waver to* Ustressr % mot-meat It on fat." is Migtau | (|t |lt<l lit# frsltt ttitftdittillUitl (uf g'ltentor to t'.ilowsi |l i’, K*»dec uf ; the Im li tiiae* sue on the way bwgte from the f’ui'ippinas. John Elbert, who died in Chicago last week, was the first engineer to take a locomotive west out of Chicago. In 1S42 he went to that city, taking th4 first engine from the east. It was named Pioneer, and is now on exhibi tion in the Field Columbian museum Miscellaneous Thomas A. r-dlson, who haa pur chased the Ortiz gold mines in New Mexico, paying something like $3,000, 000, will treat the ore hy his new elec trical process and for this purpose he will build a large reduction plant at once. 1 —. - ■■ 44 The Prudent Man Setteth His House in Order/* Your human tenement should be given even more careful attention than the house you live in. Set it in order by thoroughly renovating your whole system through blood made pure by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. Then cx>ery organ •will ad promptly and regularly. ^Coed'S Sa’iMilKHiffk The same (Ire that makes the dross evidently purges the gold. An You I kIiis Allen'* Knol-Kinr! It is the only euro for Swollen, Smarting, Horning, Sweating Feet. Corns and Hanlons. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken Into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE, Ad dress Allen S. Olmsted, I.eltoy, N. V. Character is the on.'y reliable certi ficate issued by the school of life. FIFTY CENTS FOB NOTHING. What will the inventive brain of man do next? This Is a question some one asks almost dally. There Is one, ihough, who leads all others, who for a quarter of a century has been making tine laundry starch, and to-day Is of fering the public the finest starch ever placed on the market. Ask your grocer for a coupon book which will enable you to get the first two packages of tills new starch, "ItED CROSS” (trade mark brand), also two children’s Shakespeare pictures, paint ed In twelve beautiful colors, natural as life, or the Twentieth Century Girl Cal endar, all absolutely free. All gro cers are authorized to give ten largo packages of "RED CROSS STARCH” with twenty of the Shakespeare pic tures of ten of the Twentieth Century Girl Calendars to the first five purchas ers of the “ENDLESS CHAIN STARCH BOOK.” This is one of the greatest offers ever made to Introduce “RED CROSS” laundry starch, J. C. Hublnger’s latest Invention. The man who condemns all others, condemns himself most. A MAMMOTH INSTITUTION. To those who are accustomed to sending away from home for their goods it Is of the greatest Importance to know the character and reliability of the establishments selling goods to families from catalogues. The great emporium of the John M. Smyth Co., located at 150 to 166 West Madison street, Chicago, has been established for a third of a century, and has fur nished over a half a million homes in Chicago and vicinity alone. This firm enjoys the confidence of the public by its many years of fair dealing. It Is sues an Immense Illustrated catalogue that should be in every family, as it describes and gives the price of every article required for household use. A sample of the extraordinary values of fered by this firm is shown in the Illus tration of the lady’s ulster in another column of this paper. These garments are indeed wonderful values, and yet they are but a sample of the thousand and one useful articles illustrated and described in the beautiful catalogue of the John M. Smyth Company. In the south within the last five months $7,000,000 of new capital has been invested in cotton mills. Acts gently on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels ( ,tANSES THE $VSTEM v ... EFFECTUALLY re “"tnau e"(CTS •v» »«» ItHVmi - h*1'F • ftV OUN.’MVKO.SVKYrt? #► > »» m m .I,