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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1904)
LOOKING UPWARD. ( ) tn . belovell , I nm ! mll to.nhht , Feeling m ' love le9 ! : ! llure tho.lI It IIhould bo leer little thoughts of lIelt steal Rllentty I > omcthnes 1Ietwcon thlnu Imauo nnd the light. 0 , were there aUKht more sncred In th ' sight 'fhon tn . wnrm WOI1l\1\ : love , I'd glvo It theo ; SlIonce , or suerlfice , or ectnsy ! ' O ! mystic contemplation's holy night. Is there some purer nnmo than Love , that so Iy 80ul may coli theo In her secret II1'a 'er ? Brother , or Friend , or aught-J 110 not So cgeJear n ! ' ! thot J would ( orego. But I should call thee Lovu ugnln , I know , Feeling thy kl ses on my taco nml halrl -Blsn Harlter. In Llpplncott'll. " 'I - ) sr- " . . led 1-1f url\I , B\ ' , VE'1G.OI R. , "Rose Cotto go , " sold Molly Pago. "That's it. r-could cry when I thlnlt H ought to be mine ! " 'I'wo girls had dismounted from their bicycles , and etood staring at n 10ng , low , Ivy.covered cottage. 'I'he bedgo inclosing Its garden 'was dottell with wild roses , and the air was allvo with sounds of summcr. "Then did old Mr. Hurvey tell you he'd leave It to you ? " aslted the oth. oCr girl sympathetically. "Why , many n time ! Ho toolt a great fancy to mo because I used to go and read to him when he was in Westbourno Square , and ho was al. ways talking auout his cottage In the country. Then ho dlod awfully sud. denlr : , 'ou Imow , and there was no will ; and It's gone , with nver 'thlng dso , to n Phlllstino of n nephew In Australia. I Imow he'll want to level it and sow the ground with Imsh or something ! These clodhopplng farm. < ers al..ays talto It as n personal in. . l3Ult if thero's an .thlng between them and the slty IIno ! ' "I fmpposo It's en1ty now ? I wish \'e could see O\'er It , don't 'ou ? " said Mary Fordham. "There's a man worldng in the gar. den. Wo might aslt , perhaps , " said Molly doubtfully. They propped up their bicycles and wallwd toward the gate. 1\Iolly hesl. tatlngly accosted n blue-shlrted baclt which bent over a rosebud. "Do you happen to Imow If there'd bo any objection to our seeing over the cottage ? I Imew the late owner very well. " 1'ho back straightened itseIr In- "tantly , and a bronzed , slx.foot indl. vidual faced the questioner. "Not the allghtest , " he said. His Tolco , , : as pleasant and cuI. turod , and the crimson rUbhed into Molly's cheels. "I bog your pardon , " she faltered , "I thought- " The giant's brown eyes twlnlded. He perfectly understood the worltlngs of the mind of this pretty 'oung worn. j an , who was blushing so becomingly. \ , "I have the Iwy in my poclwt , " he said , "I'm well-well , gardener and ! caretaIer , and hired man , and evory. thing else till Mr. Hamilton arrives. I I-tho fact is , I worlted under him in -1 ' , : Australia , and I'vo come over to see to some of hlB aiTalrs , and get things a bit straight for him. I'm trying to redueo this place to lOomethlng lIlto order. " He strode to the end of the arden , plclted up a loose short coat from the grass , and thrust his long arm into Its sleeves. Then , with an easy "At Y1mr ! service , " ho led the way toward the house. It was a house calculated to delight any woman's heart-a house with long , low rooms , and quaint , unex' I pected corners and recesses suggest- ! Jng delightful possibilities in the mat , ter of furnishing. I "Oh ! " she gasped , as they stood II : I a small bare , sunlit apartment oC pan cled oak with old.fashloned , diamond paned windows , "how could Mr. Ham flton bear to let this ? " "Well , you see , the whole thing' ! I a. bit cramped to a man who's beer used to an expanse of twenty squar ( miles or so , " said Gerald Wrately I I I . - " ' ' :0 2' "Not the sllohtest , " he said. I with n smile. "By the way , " he adl ed , "you said 'ou 1l1ew old Hard llretty well ? " "YC3. " said Moll ' , "very well. " "Queer thing his dying Intestate. II - . was rather interested because tl1 ' . housolteeler at his Westbourn Square houso-I've just come trO ! , thero-had some 'arn about a girl t . , whom this shant been promised. hoped there was nothing in It. " 1\Iolly was twisting a dirty bllnl ! cord with careful industry. " \Vhy , " she said , "wnen a man dl < without a will , stories oC that so : invarlabl ' don't the1' ) crop up , ) The Iant laughed nor\'onsly. "I 511)-1 wonder If I might asl. yc I I . , . ' , something. The fact Is'ou s'e , Hamilton aaid I WIlS to fnrnlsh this plnco ns soon OR IHlRRlhle. Ho t.hought it would let betler , and I Imow no. bot1 . here , and n chap hardl ) ' lIltCS to undertalw thut sort of thing without advice. I'\'o got nothing 111 ) 'et. I'm puttlug up at the Nag's Head ( or the present. If-if 'ou could aeo 'our way to gl\'ing mo. any sugges. tlons- " "Oh , " aald Molly , "we-wo should be vcry glad to glvo 'ou any-woll- theoretical help in our 110wer- shouldn't we , Mary ? " . . . . . . . " 1\Iolly , " said Aunt Harriet Page , looldng up from her embroldory , " 1'\0 sC'nt ' n card to Mr. Hamilton for Wednesday. It seems to me that If we malto no tul\'ances toward that , young man ho will thlnlt wo have some feallng with regard to Rose Cot. tago. I always tolll 'on , 1'1011) ' , that 'oU made a great deal too lUuch of an old man's IlIle speeches. " 1\Iolly flushed with anno'ance. "I have , got n strong foellng about Rose Cottage , Aunt Harriet ; and I , don't care what Mr. Hamilton thlnlts. I don't want to meet him ! " "That's simply rhllculous ! " snld Miss Page dcclslvely. "I credited 'ou with moro sense. I don't Imow what'a come o\'er 'ou since that absurd holl. day with Mary Fordham , 1'1011y. " Somehow , In splto of her professed unwillingness to meet the Phlllstlno from Australia , she found , during the next day or two , that she was quite looldng forward to Wednesday's..At Home. , She was engaged upon that I I , I II If _ " "Say that again , please 1" particular afternoon In putting the finishing tOllches to her toilet when Miss Page , In semi-deshabllle , hurried into her bedroom. "l\Ioll ' , " she said. "Oh , you're ready-that's right ! Go down at once , will you ? Be'a actually arrived at this hour ! " "Who ? " said 1\1 011 y. "It's only haIr- past three. " "Mr. Hamilton. Say that I'm com. Ing in a minute. " For n moment a refnsal trembled on Moll "s lips , but with a petulant lIttle shoulder.shrug , she wallwd 110wnstairs and turned the hnndlo of the drawlng.rom door. "Good afternoon , l\lIss Page , " said 0. cheerful , familiar voice. "I hoped If I arrived early that the fates mlght- " "You ? " ( altered 1\1 all y. The room seemed to swim for a moment. "Ob , how do 'ou do ? I beg your pardon , but I was told l\Ir. Hamilton was here. " "Well-er- . " Gerald Whately rammed his hands nervously into his trouser pocl\Ots. "You see , the fact is-er-I'm Hamilton myself. I didn't exactly say so at Lelham , because - I " cause-- . "What ? " cried Molly. She sat bolt . upright in 11Cr chair , sur\'eylng him with a sudden angry light In her e 'es. I "Say that again , please ! " . The vl'iltor said it again. lIe was . manifestly happy. . " 1-1 won't bellevo It ! " cried 1\Iolly , Her qulcl ( mind had fiashed to her ! first meeting with the blue.shirtod I worlman. "You-you couldn't be ! " , . "Well , I am , really-Gerald Whate , ly Hamilton , 'ou Imow. Miss Ford , ham found me out the last night al Lelham-caught sight of one of m checlts-only I made her swear not t ( sa ' a word untll-untll- " "You dellherately deceived me ! ' fiashellIolly. . " \Vf11 ! , remember what the alterna , U\'o would have meant ! I conslde : I had P\'ery excuse. " 1\lolI "s blushes deepened. "Vcry EOOII , " continued Gerali Homllton. unhe lngl ) ' , "I began tc Hlhl that-well , that it just matwrel 011 the world to mo whether 'ou JOtec hilI ( > chintz or plnl { , and all that. Onl : I wasn't going to tell 'ou so till ot my affctlrs quite settled-somo 0 lhem were In u bit of a muddlo-anl till I came to your aunt's hOllso in m ; ' . And now- " o\\'n : tame. "Well. " salll Molly unyieldlngly. " 1 still want a tenant for Hose C01 . tago. " . 'I don't see what I'vo got to do wit : that. " "Tho tenant I want wouill-woul Just have to take mo along wIth th place , " said Gerald Hamilton , darln ! } . Ir. "I'\o got so icnd of It. " . ! \Ioll"a taco drooped. "It's rent free , " said the broal shouldered , anxious landlord. 1 Still no rep ! ) ' . Ie "Don't 'ou thlnlt that turnltur 10 would be awfnlly wasted on anybo n else , Molly ? " ,0 Moll ) ' raised a hot face which diD I 1)lell Into the 6usplclon of n smile , ' ' ' ' ' ' 1'hero's-thero's omethlng I ll. that , " she admitted. And then the clodhopplnJ : : farml ! s hcld , ) lit his arms.-Homo Chat. rt - For men and nations , 'ostordl1 lives with to-day Into tQ.morrow.- 1\1 lI ! 1n' l'l r r' . . . . , , EFFECT OF AN APPARITION. Dellef In Its Genulnoness Caused Mind to t1..e : WJY. A col1flgo ctory that is often told nt IIarrll Is citcil 80mel.I1neli :1/1 ohowln , ; the errect of an appr1t1on i Ullon the one who beholds lit I 'rho stor ' Is of a 'outh wlw toolt It Illto hIs wise hend to endeavor convert an InOdel comlH\I1lon of his b ) ' nllilearln ns n ghost hchJro him. He accorfllllgb' dreRsed hlmRelf UII In the usuhl ghost attire. hnvlng IIre\'I. onsly extracted the ball from n I1lstol which alwa 's la ' near the heud 01 his frIcnd's bed. o Upon flrst nwnltenlng ntHl seelnl ! the UIIIOrltlon , Brown , the 'outh whe wus , to he frightened , \'cry coolly looltell his comllnnloll , the ghost , In the fltco and solll : "I Imow rou ; this is n good Jolto : 'ou see I nm not alarmed. ow 'ou moy vanish. " 'I'he ghost stood still. "Go on , 1I0W , " said Brown. "That Is enough. I shall become ungry. Gel , out of here. " Still the ghost did not move. "ll ' - - , " burst forth B'Own , "U 'ou don't get out of hero In three minutes I'll show 'ou. " lIe 'waited the lime stated , dellb' erately lo\'eled his IIlstol and fired. When he snw that the hnmovablo figure stood stock still Brown uttered n shrlel , of f'lght , became convulsed anll soon afterward dlel\ \ . 'I'he ver ' moment he believed It to be 11. ghost his human nature guvo way. Caprice , . She hllng the cnge . . . III the wln ow ; "H ho I'OCS b ) . Hho 1m 111 , "lie will ll'ur m ) ' 1'011111 Hlnllng , Alld whclI 1If' IIftf ! his head , J Hhull be sHUltS here to sew. An he will lJow to me , 1 Imow , " 1'he rohln sall n lov.sweel SOIl , 'rho ) 'Ollllg mUll rulscd his IIpad ; . 'fhp ml\lIlon tllrncll U'a ) ' und blushed. "I 11111 Il fool ! " Hho 1'1III : And W'lIt cn brolllerlnl ; " III sl11e ' ra1l1llt whlte milk. A IIlpk-c'cll , as 'fhe young man 10llered Hlowl ) ' B ) ' Ihe honl'o threc Unll's thnt 11nr : Sill' tnok hel' bl1'll from the window . . . : . "Hl' 11I'cd not look this WCl ) . Shl' t < a t III her IIlano lung And slghcd und 1I111)'ed u death-sad song. Bllt when the Iln ) ' wns done ! she snll1 , "I wlRh that he would come ! Hemem l'rlury , If he callR 'l'o-lIlght , I'm nol at home. " So wtll'lI ho run , IIho went-the eIrI- She wellt Ulld let him In hersol ! . ' 1'he ) ' sans ; tuB lullg' together 'I'helr songR love.sweet. Ikath-snd : ' 1'he robin wol < c Cram his Blulllbol' , And rung Ollt , c1l'ur nnll gll1d. "Now go ! " she coldly said : " 'Us late : " And followed him-to latch the I'ate. lIE' took the rOSE'b1111 trom her hair. \\'hlle , "l'ou IIhllll not ! " she Il1111 : IIe clollell her hand wlthlll hlH own , And. while Ill'r tongue forbolle , I1er will waR dnl'ltcncd In the ccllpse or binding 10\'e Ullon his II liS. -\"lIIlnm Deun lIowellll. Keep Your Temper. The unwritten laws hoth or soclet , and good manners are innumerable , but there Is one that wo cannot paSf over in silence , and that is-never lose 'our temper. This applies especlall ' when play , In gau1..cs. Brldgo and croquet in partIcular have milch to answer for. Ufelong f1'lendshlps have been .hattered , ideals brol < cn and cast to the grollnd b ) ' a wrong lead , and the frown or sigh with whlc t it is greeted ; or 11 bad miss at croquet and the ilI.con' cealed annoyance of one'lil partner iD con luence. ' 1'0 lese one's temper in prlvato I bad enough , but to do so in public is unpardonable. It is a crhno wltlc no hostess can forgive , for It maltm all the other guests feel uncomfort- ahle , Ullil disturbs that outward cahr which Js the essence of all good so clet ) ' . The First Moving Day. It was a touching scene. 'fhe 11\1.1 band was sitting heavily against till wall , his hair was disheveled and hi : e 'es were staring vacantly at till dreary waste before him. The wlfl was sobbing dlsconsolatel ) ' and toylnl wIth n few faded flowers. They wef4 without a bome-dlspossessed. Therl were no household effects scatterel nhout ; no furniture van haeltCd up tc claim a parlor suite that had beCl purchased on the installment Illan no pitying throng was there to 1001 on-they were alone , homeless , forcel t mo\'e ! SllIlIlenl ) ' the man scratched hi head a hstrnctelll ) ' and nslwd : "Sa ) ' , E\'e , what da ' of the menU Is this ? " "The first of 1\Ia ' , Adam , " answerel r the weeping woman. New Explosion Motor for Boats. A handy explosion motor for ' } JOat ! a French invention. Is helng made 11 1'ngland. ' : Anyone ta1\lng this "steOl Ing prollUlsor" to a lalw , river or th seashlo may attach it to any boat h finds there that Is within Its rang of lJOwer. A rlilldcr Ismnecessal' the heat Lolng steered by var 'ln the angle the a\3 \ of the propelle m<Cs with the Itcel. As the Ilr ( peller can e completely turne around a reverse action is given. , twolve.horsepower propulsor has hee succl'ssfully : apliliell to n launcl which towed a 300.ton cunal barg with a lend of 150 tons or sand. Counterfeit Money Also "Goes. " Mr. Hamilton says the emperor ( Korea haa great difficulty with hi finances , which are Increased by tll excesslvo counterfeiting of money- e\'on of nickels. To 8uch a pitch h this condition of affairs attained , sa ) tbe author , that \n \ ChemulHJ ) quot : tlons are current for (1) ( ) governmOl 11' nlcl\ols , (2) ( ) flrst.class counterfeits , l : medium collnterfelts , (4) ( ) those lIas In able. anI ) ' atter darl. . ! r A Destructive Torpedo. The Austrlun tOretlo } tactory I Flnmo hus producoll a slender ml IY silo twent . .thrco feet in length wbl ( - can ho IUschargetl accurately a dl t-:1nco : or 3,800 yards. , OLD AND NE'V ISSUES WEAKNESS OF EX.PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S POSITION. I . While the Former Dcmccrltle Leader Crltlclses Dryanlsm , He Forgcts That the Qucstlons He R"I ; es Also Have Been P"ssed Upon. Gro\'er Cle\'elanll hns lIeclnred his ! Jollof that there Is an olportunlty for I Delllocmtlc succe8S In the coming lu'esltJl'l1t1nl election. Dnt the former Preshlon nnmos conditions under which that oPllor. tUlllty must bo elllhrncl'd which will not appeal to all the Democrats In. . t 1e Innd. 110 Rn 's In the first lilaco . that the fighting forces of the Dellloc , rac ' 111USt not ho SU111 1110 n ll to third defeat In a strange cause. ' 1'hey must be gl\'en the true mll'ln , ; cr ' . Of course ho means thnt BI''anIRm , In nIl Its IIhases , 111USt bo ahandoned. "Obsolete Issues and 11uestlons no 10n 1' challenging lJOllIIlnr IntOl'est , " 110 so's , "should bo manfully auan. doned. " That. of com'se , nplllles to the Issues raised by Br'an , but In the next breath Mr. Clevelaml mges the raising of the Isslle of tariff reform , and an nplleal to the lIeo111e for econom ' 11'1 the OX\lC1l1l1ture \ of puhllc money , ns well as nn arraignment of the Hellubllcans for having mallo anll brolten promises , He would also nt. tacI : the Repuullcan llollcy with re' SIJCct to the Phlllllpines. But Is not Mr. Clo\'elanll to 'lng with obsolete Issues hl1l1Eelf ? Did not the Amerlc\11 llCoplo put the seal of their dls:1.Pllro\'al UIIOU tariff reform In lS9G ? Dill the ' not QXllress their appro\'nl of the Phlllppino 1I01lc ' In . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 190U ? Is It not possible that Mr. Ulevelo.nd Is as much of a baclt num. ber as Mr. Bryan la In his way ? Of course , this is a question for Democmts to decldo. and they will have to meet It.-Cleveland Leader. Tha Mal' ' ! Who Knows. "A potltlon asltlng the two great po. lItlcal parties to promlso the Filipino poplo ( that they will ultimately be glvon their Indellellllenco has been clr. culated. The Democmtlc party wIll , of course , grant what the petition I\sls. I sincerely hope the Republican party will not be lell Into any uch rll'claratlon. * * The tlm tor 1I1clsion cannot arlso for several gen. eratlons. A people 90 pel' cent oC whom are still In a state of gross Ignorance , and all of whom have been for 400 years denied any oxperlence of 6e1'governIDent at all , cannot bo made over In 0. decade. The hope of auc. CI'SS : oC our worlt In the Philippines is tranquility of the lIuhllc mind and a condition of public attention In whIch ' the conservative , penceCul anll edu. cated momhers of the community are able to glvo their hest eiTorts and s 'mpathy to the present worl , of 1m. I llroving the exI8t1n governmC'nt.- ' Secretary 'faft to the Hamilton club. " After UII ) eX11C1'lenco of 1900 It seems Incredible that an ' considerable numher of Americans should again en. ter into Il conspiracy to destroy the condltlon on which n stnble govel'n. ment has Leon hullt UII In the Philip. ) lInes , anlI yet that there Is fiuch a cOnSIlrac ' Is shown hy Secretary Tnft's warning. Ills ndvlce may therefore bo well considered. It Is a common sense view f'Om a man who Imows molO of the Philippines than any other Amerlcon-a man who stonds higher In the estimation of the Filipinos U an any other AmCl'lcIU : : , It comes from a man who remained in the Philippines a year aHel' ho I was as.slgned t duty In tills country , on tletltlon of the Filipino peoplo. It I comes from n man who received the highest testimonials of I'egnrd anll at. fectlon from the FiIlplnos , whoso gov. ernmont ho had organized and con. ducted. Secretory Tnft s calts , not in has. tillty to the Filipinos , not as ono proJtllllced ngalnst them , but as ono who Imows thom and who la 'uterest. ' oil in their present IlrogroBs and their future weltare. 110 is the mun "ho Imows.-Chlcago Inter Ocean. The Mayflower Question. 'fho intensely picayunish aspect f the criticism of the occaslonul use at the converted yacht1\Ia 'f\ower \ by the Prosldent should 1110 ltept It out of _ the list of campaign IssneD. Hut the I Democratic mlnorltt : : lealler l1iClllOed the matter h ) ' som relnarl\s In I ho House , and the President haa seen I1t to rCllty In the form or a commtll1lca. tlon signed hy Secretary l\Ioot1 . . The omclol statement malwR IIhort wQrlc of the nttactts that have heen made \IPOII the l'reshlent lor his l\ta 'Oo\V'r trips. It Is to lIe regratted that an equally con\'lnclng rCllly cannot ho mUtle to the criticism or the Prosl. ( IImt's free'IJUss journe 's hy rail , notahly his free rillo on his long West. ern trip n 'ear ago. When the Pres. 1I1ent lI'a'els all the 'acht 1\lnYl1ower , ho 0C' at go\'Crnmont expl'nso : Inrge. l ' . and that Is entirety proper. Wh ' , tlll'n , Hhould ho not travel at go\'ern. ment oxpense-If ho does not pny the travelln hill out of his own purse- when ho tours the COtllltr ) ' b ' laml ? 'rhe only reasonahlo criticIsm UIon : 'Ilr. HOOSO\'l'U'S course Is that ho , ac , celltod thC' ' fa\'or lIf fl'eo " 1lOclnl trnills from llrlvntl' mlll'oad conloratlons. Conyrcs : ! ought to Ilt'o\'hlo for the cost or Preslllcntlal tours , If Uwy call ho conshlerell n legltlmato chnrgo upon the treasury.-Chlcago 'l'rlhuno. CleJr and Dtflnlte. The only hOlle of genulno tnrlrr roe fOl'm Is in the lll\l't . that has a just detestation of the SllOliotory Dlngloy act , and not In the pnrty that alngs Its IlI'alseR with lho sUIlCrstitious he. lie ! that It Is the lIIaln source of the countr "s prosllerll ' . - Phlludelphla Hecord. ' ' cal\lllll reflects 'I'hat this \ stntoment the Democrntle vlow and Intention ra- garlllng the tarlrr there Is no room for douht. It Is well to Intow whOl'o wo ! ! tnl\ll atlll what to oXllect. Tariff ro. . fOl'1n , as construed hy the general body of Democmts , means preclsoly what the neconl SI'II. : . It menus that Democmts hate a 1111 doteHt the Ding' ley act autl the lll'otectiou which It carries , 1\1111 that the nbsolute repeal THE REGULAR QUAD RENNIAL SQUAW ) < . . , - . " AlJ l , TAj ' ; { lIJ1\\\ \ \ \ I m.W , EltUlfJaft1 \ ! r' . .i 'f1 / ( II' l\\\'W7Y \ \ \ I ' 'l"v'- , ? { ; } ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of that act would ho uno of the flrs : steps in leglslntl\'e procedure to bl talwn ntter the Domocmtlc part ) should have obtained full control 0 national affairs. After that ? Anothel Slclmon ot Democratic tariiT malthll of the sort that was Innteted upon tlH country In 1894. Tnrlff reform tor years later will lIeod no now rlefinl tlOl1. It remains alwuys the same , al ways hostllo to the prlnclplo aud pol Icy of protection , I\IWa 'H ruinous tl huslness , always deHtructl\'o of pros perity. This year the Domocratlc par ty will once moro solemuly consecratl Itself to tariff reform , and the countr : wJll Imow precisely whnt to antlclpatl as the result of : t. Democrntlc victor : at the polls next Novemher. 'fho is sue Is made cleal' and deflnlto by tlll Uecord. 'I'hnnlts ! Big Export Totals. The stntlstlcfl or the exports ( If de mestlc products , lucludlng hreadRtuiTf 11\0 steel ( , provisions , raw cotton ani mlneml oils , for the eight months ute 'I to Feb , 29 , show that the factors 0 11I'cductlon : on which the Unlt States has alwa ' 1'1 ' relied for a larg aharo of its foreign trade are still (11 Ing theil' worl. , The exports of hrcu : ! ! tnrrs hy themselves are the lowm for six 'OllrS , and show a steady an ritther l1nsatldfactory decrease sillc 18U9. Dnt the aln In othel' respecl -pnrtlcularl ' lI\'e stocl { , cotton an mlneml oils-more than counterba ances this loss , allcl maltes a total c $ GOG,730HiG ! , 01' $8,000,000 more tha the totnl for 1901 , which has herotc fm'o heen the hannel' 'eal' In this rl sllect. 'fhls gnlu Is somewhat 1101 tmllzcd h ) ' the docreoso In exports ( manufnctllrm ; not statistically repor ell in the hulletln hefore us. Bnt tll grnncl totals aWl lenve a comfortnhl mnnln in OUl' favor from oUl' forelg trade. Democratic Party Temporizes , The nopnbllcan party Is the pari of protection alld ! Jolleves In mali talnlnJ ; proper tarlfr safeguurds. 'n Democratic party contal118 alar { trfe trade element and wonld it dared commit itself bodily to fr ( trade. But It aWl has ellough wi dom to reallzo that such a cour ! woull1 he political suicIde , ao it ter porlzes.-'l'roy 'flmes. StupendouD Figures , The New Yorlt clearlnJ ; house 111 h un its second half centur ' of e lItence. ' 1'he huslness for Hlo' fif years recently ended foots up to $ f 07,811,2f O,380 In exchanJl's , anll $7 G35,9,17.2 8 In holancos. TheRe n stulICllllous Ogures , nIlll are dne lar ly to ahout forty yenrs or protl'etll 1IIII'Ing the holt Ce.1tl'ry exist on co Ihe clcarlnI ; housl' , . . , TODD' CONf : n G@@t , . . ) @ E tIee@ . Did You Ever ? Old YOII o\'er know woman go to buy ( I , pair IIr shlles ' 1'hl1t IIll1n't tell the shopmnl\ that she wllntel1 number "twos , " Allll 'OIl'\'O HOOII the wily 'sortor" over 81\'I\'e \ 111111 bOXE'R pore Anl1 Roll'ct with lIenlllllh chuckle 1\ large , wlilu slzoll number rOllr. Then this "Innocellt" In cattco 8ccurel1 the llrorferl'llloot . \nl1 COlUlI1oncC'l to tnke her "ortles" from 1IHllr or wl'lI growlI feet : At the night lit whlC'h the " /lortor" gazed IIroulHI In IIWU IInll frlJrht : , But \l'IIM cnllet ! hllck 10 hla HenSM when she sOIII , ' ' 'l'hu'ro rnther tight. " Solll "tho tnult In ) ' III the Instop"-i1nd ' she thoU ht It 11IIIhty odd 'hat till' ) ' dldn't lel'l'll nRsnrtll10nts that werl ! JUllt II trille hrond , ' ' ' 'I'hen IIIIIII ho Ollell hlH boxes onll betore thu dllll1/1l'l IlIIt- A SI'IIUrOIlIl , Illr/o 1111.1lIumhcr 11\'e , ' In whIch she crushell her foot. Then lJelltows IIpon the "Rorter" S ho hllIHII's UII the IIhoes A 9111I1e-tOl' hU'R thu enl ' mall thnt ; "er 1:1t\'e : her "tWOII. " llut nil the dour behlnll her swlllgs she does not hear the IIIUlh : For ho go\'o h'l' nil IIho aakoll tor-by II 1I0ublE' nllilI hnlt. -11. 'I' . gelwrt , III Phllnllelphla Press. ' - - Horse 8 Years Old LIt Work. There is n horse In the town of nO 'llton , Va" Imown us Morgan , whleh Is oIlier than most of Its Inhnbl. tunts. lIe was fOltled In the month of April , in the rear 1876 , In the county of Mecltlonbnr , ; . ' Morgan hns no clnlms to nrlstoe. ruc ) ' , and his Ilelllgl'ee Is not recorded In the hooltB , hut for moro thnn t\\'en- . t 'el1rs ho has been faithful col. lector of tnxe ! ! , his master helnJ ; the treusurel' of the count . to the 1st of Januat'y last. 'fhough 1\Iorgan Is 28 renrs or nge , ho has unlll now performed nIl the duties oC anr horse. 110 has receh'cd no favors because of ngo , and has met every engagement 111 the tlmo , and when not eng-a ell in collecting taxes ho wns the favorlto driving- horse or the II1111e8 and children oC the family. and In uddltion hauled his own bod. ding nnd wood for the winter. Mr. Wells , 1\Iorgan's master , thlnls his horao's long life and fitness for , en'lco is duo to mothollical attontlon ilnll treatment ; that ho dlscovorod the exact quantlt ' of food , purlIculnr. , Iy g'mln , necessary to Iwell him in the hest condltlon.-ntchmond 'I'imes.Dls. patch. . Mastodon Tooth In Tennessee. A magnilicent and perfect mustodor tooth wus unenrthed at the Tennessee Murblo company's property near Con. cOrll n few dl1 's ago , nnd was hrought to Knoxville , where It has created con. tlldorablo cnrloslty. The tooth was found in malting n dam for the opera. tlon of a hydraulic ram. 'fhe tooth is a fossil , but Idontlcally.IIlto the orlgl. nal tooth. It shows very Inc1ont ro nnd surfuce condition of a real tooth. It is about seven inches in length across the crown and about four Inches wide. The roots are perfect. 0 , excellt where broken off near the 1)Olnts. ' 1'ho brolOn places show the hollow part of the tooth , It is thought that the tooth is the only purt of the mastodon to bo fouUlI at the place , the tooth being probably carried to the Illneo by water.-Knox. vlllo ( Tenn. ) Journal. Handless Fiddler. Franle : Clawson Is the name of alngular fiddler of Atlanta , who Is without hands. 1\Iany years ngo bo was caught in a hllzzard and his arms frozen so badly that both hands were amputated at the wrists. I'or 11. long tlmo the violin was silent and ho sup. po d that his fiddling days were over. Ho decidOI , however , to oxpori. ment , and , bolng a mechanical genius , ho mode a contrivance of heuvy wlro t ) which would enable him to wield tha how , The fingering was moro difficult hnt by long Jractlco ho traiaed th stump of his left hand to malw the , . necessary shifts trom ono string to nnother and too varying posltlons With the violin held in place by , hhr chin and Imees nnd with the help at hla fingerless arms , Clawson D1I1nages' to play his old.lImo selections "with ! ncarly as much sltl\l \ as ho formerly did. - - Odd Carving , A newly imported statuette or n. Ilrlest cal'velt In one ploco of i\'ory , shows how remurlmhle the JalJOneso are ancl what It wonderfnl Ilhtlenco . they have. 'fho 1I1'lest is beurlng in : his right hnnd n slaff , to whlc is honnll n lotus hulb , whllo In the open palm of the left halHl ho holds a. . mlnlatul'o figure of himself , exact as to detail. gvery hnlr or his heall and every . detail of the bed and drapery are perfect. 'fho flowing robes are as thin as paper. Ono can nlmost see under the finger nails ; the arms show as far as the elbow , Insldo of the loose sleeves , , ovldenclng the wonderful skill of the carver and how carefully y ho must have done his work to prevent - . vent the dellcato Ivory from breaking Ie to pieces under his tools. ; 0 0'I ass. ' 0 1\ \ cHiT of natural glass can be saen . In Yellowstone Park , 'yyomlng , It Is 10 half a mlle long and from ono hun- n. drod anll fift ' to two hundred and ninety feet high , the material of which It consists being as good class as that artificiallY manufactured. 'I'ho dense { ; lass which forms the base Is from 18 . , > oventy.l1\'o to ono hundred feet th-ck , x. while the upper portion , having Pluf- ty . fored and survived manyases ot wind I , I1nel ralJl , has naturall ) ' worn much 1 , thinner. or course , the color of there ro cliff Is not that of natural g1118S- c- : lranspat'ont IInll whlto-but Is mostly m lack unll some places mo ttl 011 and of ItrealtOd with brownish red IIUll shooes : : It olive green anel brown. .