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
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: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
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,
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
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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' .
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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.
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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 ) < .
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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' ,
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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 , '
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. .
