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& Ills frll'nll ! ! ' trill ! hl'lIrtR blot low , nnd
r , their Rlran : ; 11mbI' wI're n-'earr ,
Thl'lr hlllld" grew chili In his , 011 their
. Itln < 1 I''el ! dl'nth In'ell" ,
On theil' fnceR car\'cn collI , the noollllay
111111 WAS 4.lI'elll' ) " '
"I w1I1 ! l'1I 1111'11 u'llfI Cor thl'lr tr.ar" , "
11..114.1 the pitiful teller of tnles ,
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1 " I' " ' I HI" hOIl ( ' ! ! Jrew "ear I1l1d CudI'd , nnli hi ,
J , ! " 1'1' ' ' wl're hca"wltll Wl'elllllJ ; :
I. : , . . 111" WII" till' hot "lmll1ed brow of the
I it , . atroll , ! lrll1' 1111\11 who fall , , :
, .r Ills \\l'rl' thl' hUII/er / alld toll while the !
iI , . 1111 Il'd world Inr SII'C\1I1I/ \ / ; :
I : ' , : "I will 1 ( > 11 II1l'n thl"'for " their 11I1Ih-
, ! ; ' . ler , " : mld the plt.lrm teller of tule .
HIs II/ht / IItlll' 10\1' J ; : re 1\ ' wear ) ' , nllll run
to a lIeWI'1' IUI'cr' , '
Ar..i Il'fl him thl' lIurple Mrrow that
C'reefl'1 whl're the ! ! UII ! < Ct Jill 11'1
1IIs heart'l' hlood 111'111111'11 Its aenrll'l , nud
hI' Hmlll'd lit II" brimmili/f O\'l'r-
. "I will tell 1111.11 thl" for their jO'III1CI' , "
t1.l1t1 the pillful teller of lulc ! ! .
Dllt IIII'll at In"t 1I1'hl'1I1 how he strlllll'd
. hi" ! loul for tllI II' pll'lI"U'I' ,
' \ ( . " 'nd ' thc ) ' hrnllght him their /fold 111111
' . i' I 11'h' , , laurl'll:1. Ulill the 101'lng that
' , _ I , most a\'all1' ,
' . . . . ' ' " . . An < 1 Ill' kl1'w the tnate of n hO/le / fill-
. . ; . . filled , 111111 the jO ) ' 110 niggard ilia ) '
( " ; ' . ' mealHltc-
f : : J . ' ' 'l'heI'hnll ha\'e thl ! ' , too , fOl' their
. ' , l , ' \ hCnrtl'lllllg : , " rml the pitiful tolll'r
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' was more than half an hour latl' whell
"
I H finally drew up at Wa 'Hllie .Tunc-
tlon , As It jerlwd to 11. stanllstlll all
\ \ extremely pretty girl deBcelllled f'Om
the chair car , anll , after IlroPlllng a
heavy suit case upon the IIIatfol"n1 ,
' wall\Cd rapidly towanl the waltlug-
, oem ,
\ Among the other ] Jasst'ngers who
.alighted was a 'oung IIIl1n , who , fol-
1 lowing Immediately hehlnd the girl ,
, delloslted his suit case III\Cwlso , and
( hen disappeared in the direction of
i 'the news-stand ,
'fhe two suit cases were It'ft staml.
f 1ng side IJy side within a yal'd of each
( Jtber , Both were almost new ; IJoth
I were constructed of a SUllol'lor grade
\ .or leather , and IJoth bore ou one end.
in neat , black lettering , " : \1 , II , "
I A strident whistle , signaled the ap.
preach of the way tl'Ulu for Comllton
I ] 'arl" Miss Marlon Hollanll emerged
11'Om the waiting room , pil'ld np a
, , suit case , and stooll ready to enter the
> car as the train pulled In ,
The 'Ol\ng \ man waR e\'hlentIy fas.
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, tldlous in his choice of elgars , for he
i 1lad barel - time to allllrol1rlate the
I other suit case and scramble up the
I teps of thmolCr , I
, 1\1lss Holland was soon comfortabl ' ,
: established with her suit l'aso safely
towed away besille her , She was to
attend the wedding of hel' dearest
; < 'hum that evening , and Ine\llentally \ ,
; to countenance the occasion by ap' ,
' . pearlng In the role of maid of 11Onor ,
t am ! the dalnt ' raiment upon which
shE ) ] md expended II1I\'h \ time and
1 thought In choosing was far too 11re.
o Ious to be intrusted to the baggage
car ,
I The journey from the .llInction was
, , not a lon one , and on her arrival at
Compton Pari , a carrlale whirled her
rapidly awa ' to the 1\neellll1ds' : country -
try house , some distance ont.
The 'Olmg man also left the train
at Compton Pari" lie was met hy a
fellow of his own age , and together
the two' tramped along the vl11ago
street toward the hotel. The sllit case
with Its label of "M , II , " followell In
their wake In the graSl } of a Imrter ,
"That was a Rtunnlng girl who came
down In the Jraln with mo , " ohRer\'ed
the new arrival , "I 1I01iceil hpr beforc
we left the cltr , Shonldn't wonder If
she had some part to Ilh1 ' to.nlght ,
Hather late for a woman to ho ani\ ' .
ing , thongh , She'll ha vo to hustle to
get dressed , "
"Vcry IIlwly It was \llsH Holland , "
replied hIs companion , "SIll"s l\lolly's
most Intlmato friend , and Is to be
maid of honor , The olhI's are all
llere , I belle\'e , but slto cOllldn't gt't
I th mngh anr earlll'l' , 1'00 hall } 'Oll
could not meet her hefol'e the show ,
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"Great Scott I"
nut It Is . , to ) ) "i' ! sl'Iw 111 l' that wo Re ( ]
each other first at the l'illlrch , YOII
and the ushers are to have sUPPOJ' '
here with me , and there wi ) ) bo jllst
r about time to get Into our togs after ,
ward , "
I After a very lIvcly m ( > al , which wa
&harel1 with the other masculine ami
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therefore wholly unlmportant-mem
I herof. ! . the P1'081)'tl\0 wedding party
tlte best man , : \Iaurke IIo 't , Ronghl
his teem at the hotel and unloclwi
the leather sull case marlc1. : . II. '
JIIs first careless glan'c within It :
depths gave wa ' o an eXllresslon o.
tht' most Intense SUllJ1'hl ( ' .
A cloul ! or gicamillg , \ocolorel
stuIT had hm'st upon his vision as he :
lifted the lid , 'fwo hlgh'heelod shoes
elhowed one I1I10lher saucily , and a
] 11\11' of olaIJol'ately wrollght 811I , stock ,
Ings were close neighbors , Below
them lay froth of daInty IIngCl'le ,
Into whose mysterIes Hoyt did not
IJCuetrnte ,
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"Great Scott ! ho exelaimed again.
On hel' anlval at the Kneelands' ,
: \1Iss lIe lIand was ral1t urously greeted
by the IJrlde.elect , and tlll'n hunled
Into the dining room to snatch n vel' '
haty Innch , The bridesmaids were
already Ilresslng , anll the maid of
ltonOl' glancell anxiously at the dock
as sill' , In her turn. unloc1wd a suit
case marl\Od " 1\1. H. "
"It's no ule ! I can't go ! "
A moment later Moll. } ' Kneeland
was dra ged f'Om the hUlllls of her
maid and forced along the cOITldor to
the maid of honor's room.
"Lool , at thallI' exclaimed that lal lY ,
traglcall ) ' .
"That" \ s a lIrecheI ' , folded drells
coat , whl'h , In comllan ) ' with all the
' of se\'cl'ely \ ' "
othel' paraphernalia a 1'01"
rect masC'lIl1ne evening gal'h , reposed
cOlltentedlY'ln the Intel'lOI' of the suit
case marlclll. ; . H , "
"Whatever shall I do ? " moaned : \Uss
Holland , "This Is my case , t Imow , but
how in the name of mlral'Ie8 dill these
things get Insille ? And It's after 7
o'clocl" and I've nothing to ) Jllt on !
1\Iy walliing snit Is out of the qnestlon ,
and I certainly can't weal' tlteso ! " She
laughed 1t ' 8terleally , "It's no use-I
can't go , You'll have 10 ho I11UTled
without me ! "
"Tho qu stlon IsVhat , hecame 01
' ? " mld the bride ' ' !
) 'onr things ! , IJI'aC't
l'ally , "One might thlnl , It'US a jolc
hilt wlto wOlIlII ) llay It ? Bllt 'ou 111 ni' ! 1
get a dre ' . .S Homehnw , I shollid nol
feel properly malTlel1 nnless ) ' 011 sa" "
me through , I'll go and see-- "
' ' ' her , lIel
A light Imocl , hllt'I''nptell !
malll was stnnlllng In the hall out
Ride ,
"I beg pl1rdon , 1\I18S Mol1 ' , " she
Ralll , Ilefl'renlially , "but11' , Tom hal
sent a man frol11 the hotel with this
lie sa 's they got mlxod coming up or
the train HOlllohnw , anll Mr , 'l'on
thought It mIght hellJllg to some 0
th ! ' lallies here , If th ( > l'l"s one to g <
h'Itht' man will tal\O It. " Here IIh. .
IICt(1 Into the \'IJom \ a suit case marl ,
cd1. . II , "
At Iln'elsel ' 8 : 20 t 1\0 C'l101'lIs fron
"l.oIH'ngrln" IJenl1 ! forth and the 111'1
dal ] JI''sMlon swept up the churl' !
alsli' , 'fho ushel'i' ! wcre a sel of fi\ll \
'oung fellows , and the tlx hrhlesnlUld
as Ilrctly girls aM ono coulll wish t ,
see ,
But IHJllO of all the llI1't ! ' , not e\'e
excepting the ! ! hlmmf'l'lng whlto.rohe
I bride , uttracted mOl'o admiring atte !
lion than 11I11 the maid of honol' , wb
was a radlaut. vision In rose.colore
crellO ,
, ta\ll'lco \ Hoyt's eyes oxpres8ell tit
utlllost admiration os he handed he
I Into the carriage that was to tal ,
I thom ba'k from the ( 'hureh , lie Ilfte
, cautiously a fole ! of the wsy clou
, thl4t swept against bls l\1we ,
"One cl1n f\'m \ very IIttlo Idea (
the cffect of these ( 'relltlonH until 011
,
ses ! them WOI'II , " ho III 118ee ! , aB If t
hlmsulf. "neall ) ' . I should nevt'r 111\\
C glwssell that this was half so level '
Iw added , slIIllIng sh 'I ' .
1 I 8e:1 \ I lIIonths latl'r u tmmae1
.a. . , ' _
latelr attired 'oung couple " ' nl 8CI1r-
1''ln ! : down the WlIllt which stretched
In frunt of II handsome bOll8e in 11
Baltlmol'e stl'l.l'l.
A9 they s ) > ranl : into the carrlago
1I1t ! a woited lhem a. negro 110rter
swullg jaunt II ) ' down th I wIIIl ( , He
WII ! ' ! grltllllnl : fl'om cor to l'ar , nnd 111
uuch hand hu bora hcalenther
suit easu , Both were marlicd " 1\1. II , "
III ut'ut blucl , letters nnd hoth were
lavlshl ' adorned with Imots nnd fus-
teens of while I'lbhon-Luc. } ' : 'In 'o , lu
Boston GlolJe ,
BALD SPOT CAUSED SUFFERING.
Girl Suffered Because Her Ide:1 Wo.
So Disfigured ,
"What \\'oulll lIIl' to do , " she f1\\hl \ ,
foltlln 111'1' hnlllll1 ttlJo\'e h'r head , "Is
to SUCCOI' paid headell men ! 1'011'
11l'\'r hl'ar at1 'thlllg ahout II mall'/ !
hall' hOllI ; ; hlH'Ownlug \ glOl' ' , bl1t It.'s
a sad , Hall thllto Hee It failing 111(0
Il'aYl' ! ! In Nm'l.Hllhor I1nd tlot IJo able
to 11ft a hand ,
"Now , al 0111' hOlll'llIng house thel'e
IH n man-mthCl' a halldsome mnn-
who sltB lit II tahh' In fl'Ont of me.
. \t the hal'l , of his AIIlIIit' ( henll Is a
IIncI' ] us lal'ge us n bntter plale thnt I
watlh : , day hy Ila ' , with fns'lnated
eyes , as the thatch becomes thlnller
nnd I hlnnol' ,
\\'oullin't allow u worl , of nrt to
ho d'facl'd If 1 could help It , " she
went on , wHl'II1I ' : "a lid I consider a
human beln , espcclally a ood.lool , .
In ! ; lI1ale one , ful' lI10re beantiful thlln
auy ) > Iclurt' or stntue , So , Imagine 111) '
feellllgs fiS I see him snplnely allowing
hltnl'elt' to he IlefaC'ell hy time , or u
dl'l'h ' hat , 01' whato\'el' it Is thut docs
It !
" 'I'he WOl'st of It Is , " she ( 'ontillucd ,
hlll'l'lod , a ! ! one of hel' l'OI11I11\llons \
mad ( ' ai' ! If' to slleal"that I Imow n
1'1'11),11 ' , \\'hal. what ( 'all I do ? ]
I'all't go up to n strange man 111111 say :
' Il' , So and So , for the 10\0 of beauty -
ty , I1ppl'I1I'm castor 011 to 'Olll' scalp
vlgot'ollsly each IIlght , and he saved ! '
So thel' ( ' t sit , meal ai'll' ! ' meal , ami
suffm' vlcal'lousl. } ' ! It' ! ! harrowlllg ! "
"Why don't 'ou wl'lte an a nOli ) "
mous letter to him ? " Inquired ono 01
hpr IIstClll'rs ,
"I lIe\'el' thought of that , " replied
the gh'l , " 'l'hat's a gooll Idea , "
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BELIEVE MANY STRANGE THINGS
Innumerable Superstitions Prevalent
mong the Sicilians.
People of Sicily ut'e va81Iy sUIICl'sti-
tlous , The Slclllau believes-to give
u few examples-In the existence of a
douhlt'.tallod lizard which con.
deRceads to tal\O In Its mouth the Will'
nlng lIumbers of the lotter. } ' , He he.
1I1'\'es It Is IInlucly to tUaJ'I' ' or bogln
a joul'ney on a 1'uesday 01' a FI'hlay.
1I0 helle\'es In the Ilowel' of maledictions -
tions and of the ( ' \11 e.'e and atte 1llts
to defend hlmHelf against them b ) '
\\'eltrln , ! ; amulets-snch as the corno ,
It ( , OI'al Imitation of the horn oC the
goat-hy slllttln thl'ee times on tbe
\'Ound while IlI'onouncing a magic
formula. or ( In cel'taln cllHtrlcts ) b ) '
\'odng ] the name of Virgil , who
sonll'how acquired , cImlng the middle
ages , 11. blzarrt' repntatlon as u magi.
clan , lIe bello\'es In sorccrers , of
whom It gOOlll ) ' numlwr IJI'al'tlco pro-
fesHlonally on his Island , sellln 10
him , among other wonderworlln ! ;
chal'ms , grotesQue colored Images of
St , Paul to be attached to barren fruit
trt''s and IJarrels In which wine haH
somed , lIe believes that. a person
bOl'l1 on a Frida ) ' Is able to pr'dlct
the fnture , and that 11. pel'son born on
, luno 29 ( the fete of St. Paul , who
wali unharmed by the vlpel' which en'
ell'eloll his hand ) Is able to do both
those thlu s and to charm sel'llents
heHldes ,
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Senator Lunches on Pie ,
Sonatm' Platt of Connecticllt comN
honi'stly by hIs Ihwotlon to ) lIe , He
waH 1J00'n In a flecllon wht'l' ( , Ille Is II
fa vol'lte allli 1\:18 \ : lI\"ed thel'o 11I0st 01
his lon life , When his lunch hOI\l \
; al'l'lv s he entel's inlo no d talled ex ,
I planations , The Conn'ctlcnt senatOI
I calls hli' ! ( 'olored mesHengel'o
" , III1It'S , " he says , "hrlng my lunch :
A vlsltOl' haJlllOned In the room 01
till' ( : ommlLtee on Cllim when thh
lIallr message was dellvt'red to .JamHi !
In a few IIIlnuloi' ! the meSHen er J'J
l tlll'l\,11 \ CI'OIll the restnrant , IIparlnf
two cholco cuts of cIIHtul'I1 pie ,
"P'I'haps yon thlnl. two pieces 0
: ' )110 ) are a big lunch for a man 0
almost fOil I' scom real's , " flahl ? llr
Platt lu light convt'rsatlon ,
'I'he vl8ltot' Ilrotl'stl'd , hilt : \h'o Plat
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IHldel1 with calm IlhlloHophy :
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"Well. I hayo eaten IlH man ) ' a !
; three pieces. "
1 Case , of Tempting Fate ,
r SU\1el'stltltions \ of actm' foIl : gl'n
erully ha\"o e\'ldentl ) ' no place In thl
mind of , Jnlla 1\larlowe , Some enl
: tsl\Od her recentl ' If she holle\'es It
\11 \ Oll1pns ,
"That qnesllon reminds mol' sail
the aCII't'ss , "of IIn Incillent that oc
cUl'l'el1 dllr n l'l'heal'salH of'hm
I\nlhthooll : ! Was In Flower. ' Ono 0
the actors ollOncd his umhrella on tit ,
stag , . . ,
" 'Oh , 'Oll mustn't do that ! ' said 111 :
n Hta o I1HlIlagt'I' ,
d . . 'I'd 1\1\0 \ to Iwow wh ' ? ' WllR th
I' respol1se ,
" ' hecanse It's ball Incl"
o 'SllIIply " Th
downer ml/ht / ; see It und tal\O It awa
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fl'om 'Oll
e At'tel' which 110 fnrther exposltlo
from : 'IlisHlal'lowe ; Heoll1ed neceHsar1 .
-New YOI'\ ! Times ,
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A Type ,
, \R I\turo' " pl'rff'l't jJIl ' Jk' hlesseI ,
HllI1 thuu IIf.1i WII ' III l'II.quciit / ! !
Of whut'l1hlll thllM Iii lH "I ,
AIIII lit < t h ' 11101 II tn 1'\1' J hrollA'ht"
Willi I'lIl'Il KI\l'l't Hrm'l' III' IlIulI hat
t < ollh'l ,
' 1'111' faurll' or th ) ' 1'1I1I1 II' wJ'lIJht :
: Thv . 1"1 aI' " Kllrl' : III ) " ( UII\II'\ \ \ mt : 1'8 ,
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clCHI" "I ; IIr. ' " : bar"
: : : 'a'.IY 1I1t11l tb ) 1\1111 11.1' 1 < 1111'1'
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[ 8 EASY ro'OltGE1. . '
HINTS TO EDITORS AS TO THniR
OPPORTUNITIES.
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President M the New York State Re.
pUblican Editorial Association Tells
H 1 1 Brethren' of the Press That
They Must Keep Vital Issues In the
ForeDround ,
Dlle uI'H'eclution ) of the Importance
of the IMBII ! ) to hn dcchllJlI Itl the cum.
IW I n of 1 U04'aK Mhown In the an'
n\lal addl'ess of WIlliam A , Sm 'th , of
the Owcgo 'rlmcs , 118 Ilreshient of the
New YOI'I , Stuto Hepubllcllll Elillol'lal
u"socll1t1on , at the n\letlng ! or Allr\ \ !
1:1 : Hlghtly l'I'eslcll'nt Sm'th Ullmon.
IHhci ! his hl'othl't' ell\tOl'M \ of the grave
011I1 fllN'eachlng ( 'ol1soqllelll''H of the
QlIl'stlons to bo dccldell this yenr :
rlghtlr II ( ! WUl'118 them that Hellllb.
Ilean 1Clltot's ! o ( the Htate must. be
prelllll'lJll to do their share of the
t\ghtln \ If wc 1\1'0 to IWCI ) . 111 powur
"the pal't ' of pwtccllon , honest mOI1 ( , '
nlHI pro IINons tlnH'B , " 'l'het.o Is no
Ill1pstion of honest n1011" ) ' luvoh'cd In
tht6 . ' " ' , The Domoerntlc
) .t'al"I1tl'lIgglc :
I
) ll.'rty will not agllin overload ItIlCIr to :
the slnldl1g Ilolnt wllh any " 113 to 1"
foolishness , Thllt ISh "lIe Is deull , for ,
( > \1'1' 1I0all , llut the Issue that Is110
t.I1I1 ' , as mueh alive as at an ' pre.
, 'lolls 1H.1'101i 111 the cOllntl'Y's hl81ot'r.
Is ] JI'ot o'lIon anll IH'OS Ilm'ous t hlll'h ,
Iu his alldl'Oi'S 1'I'eHhllJnt Smrth HIlIII :
" 'rhls 'eal' , the IHt"folll' Ilnnlver-
sal' ' of the foul1ll1ng or Ithe He)1IIb. )
IIl'an party , III'omlstH to 1m a nllmor' !
uhle 0110 , JlII'lng the Pl1st } 'OI1I' , nn
off 'eal' In lJOIlt's ! , there hils heen
bnt IIttio01'1 , fot' this Ilssocll1t1on to
110 , We Ilre now on the thl'eHhohl of
a \'I'I'y ImJlol'll1l1t I'amlllllgn , Ilnll III'oh.
ahly none thl1t have 11I' ( ' cdell It hllvo
bl'l'u RO Impol'tant fal'.I'el1chlllg \ to
stcatIpOI'Rlstcntl ( ' , fnlthfUIl ) ' Icpt
111 the plain vlow of tholr reuders the
prlncllllos , the fncts , the conditions ,
the unllorl'lng caUJes oC 0111' IH'osper
ous tlmos ? How man ) ' hn\'o constl1l1t.
I ' mallo ) lInin the rensons for our
IlrospeI'H ' anll the danerll altclll1nnl
ullon nn ' lioll rtUrt' from snfe , sOllnet
Hcpuhllenn Iiollcles ? Not 10 ) ler CUl1t ,
wo ventUl'o to flnr. Thu ' have had
other things to : . ! 1 nlt of , nllli they
ha\'u thollght nnll written of other
things fur more thnn the. } ' have
thought or wl'llten IIIJollt the olenll'nts '
end ( 'anReB or ! Il'08IHH'OUS tlmos , "Our
) leople forget caill ! ' , " Undoubtedly
the ' 110 , The ' fOl'get Ubetwcen e1cc ,
tlOIIH , " because they 111'0 ) lermlttod te
forget , It Is up to neJlubllelln olltorf !
, to I'omumbol' nIl the tlmo , and 1101
' ' fOl' a short three lIlonlh ! ! once
In U\'CI' ' foul' 'uars. If thc ' will dc
I this our lJeOlo ) will not 80 cusllr for
get , nUl ! dlsl1stl'ollS lallsell of mumor"
1I1to that of 18t2 ! will not be so I1ublE
to OCClll' .
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A Most PItiable Journal ,
'
Sa 'H the SIH'lntllcld Helluhllclln , re
ferrlng to COlltl'OlIot' Grout' ! ! IJI'OIIOSN
bond Malu : "Bnt It 18 quite posslblt
that hu ( Cnntrollur Gmushoulc \ )
1001 , for n 8hlm ) ) In tlw 1I\0ney nl l'lwt
been Use of the conditlolls of business
whldl glvlJ 110 a81Urallt'O ! of mailltain
Ing the Il.vol of the soenllClI IlrllSIJUr'
It ' lIIHlol' which thc CUUlltl'r Is suffer'
I II'l'hnt / ; Shll1111 Is liS lI1uch to III ?
oxppelell If 1\11' , HOllso\'olt Is ( 'Iectl'd
as If the DemJ'mt8 h ' AOIno 11111\0 of
fortulle should deCeat hll11 , "
" 'fhls 80.'ullell IJI'OSlOt'ltr ) "IHlm
whlch the ( 'nlllltl' ' Is RulTerlng"-thI8
of ( 'onrse , Is n cOlleontmtlon of IWg ,
slmlsm , 8UrcaRI11 allil a Hallgl'enom
conilition 0 ( ' gra. } ' mathH' , Lot. us se (
under what. . "sn.cnlle ! ] 11\'OsIJOI'lty' \
SllrlngOehl Is suIT'I'lng , III 1St ! I , ton
'eUl'1 ! ago , the halll , ct'nrh1gs ! 01
SIH'lnHl1oltl and HfI'ol\O wel'o $0:1,000 : ,
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Uncle Sam-"Are we to have that 1lnd of cobwebs once more spre d ever the
doors of American mete rles ? Heaven forbid I"
the American Ileople as this 1II'0111180S
to he ,
"You can always trust thp Demo-
I rrntlc pal't. } ' to have a 'parall101lllt'
IsslIe , Whell thlJ assoclatloll was
formed the Dell1o'ratlc Issne WIIS free
trude , eight 'ears ago It was free
sll\'er , mul four yearH ago militarism
and Imperialism , with fl'ee sllvt'I' as
, a shle Il1sne. 'I'hls year the paramount
Issue has not IJeon sharply dolilled as
! } 'ot , hut 'ou call rest assul'ed that
0111' Demoeratlc ft'lNlds will have Olle ,
"It 1001s now as If the brunt of the
O ht will be III lho 8tato of New Yorl , :
that the two olll1osln1 ; candidates will
ho soils of the gmllire State , alltI that
wo nro to meet Il united Damocra ( ' ) ' ,
thongh lIot united on IIrlnclpp ! , hnt
sll11llly for the spoils of olllco , It will
he no eas ' cllInllalgll ; the Imttlo will
ht ! fast allil furlons , anI ! the Hepllh ,
limn editor's of this Rtate will hnYe
to do their share of the lighting , The
\'oterR , eSllcclally these In the conlltl' ) '
IUstrlcts , will ha0 to he eduratell and
arousud to the necesRlty of } leoplllg
the gran 11 old p rt ' In power , the pnr- ,
t. } ' of protectloll , hOlwst 1l10oe ' and
1 IIrOHleroUR ] tlmcs , Our people fOl'get
ensll ) ' . 1\tany of thol11 Ia\'o alt'eady
forgotten the ( 'ondltloll III which the
' . HelJUjJllcnn pal't ' foulld thp ( 'ountry
when the ' rotul'llel1
:1oven years ago ,
to 11Ower , SOllp hOllscs were IIOllllllu'
o theil , but the ' SOOIl gave way to Iho
1I1111''h of good times , 'rho nH1\'haut \ ,
the farmer , the mllllufatiurel' toul. on
neW courage : the ( ' ] osod mallllfarto-
e rleR " , el'l } open cd anll rllnlling on full
tll11l' ! : the promises of the mart 'red
e l\teKlllle ' wel'o Qukld ' fllilillpd , alld
) ' [ II'OIIIIOI'lty was aJ111l ; un actnallt ' . "
' 1'rlle It Is thut "our Ilcopio font't
n easily , " The ) ' forget IHtRt Ills ( ' : waIJeII
. . from : they forget alllw the callBe of
Ihoso Ills and the meolls wlH'I'ehy
eseapo waK made ) osslhle , Itl'l1l1hll'an
llItors , lIot ulono In Now YOI'It , bllt
111 nlI tho. ! stutes of Iho Union , nro ex.
cot'dlnglr prolle to fOI'get. What wonder -
der , Ihell , thut their reallol's should
It forgl't ! ? Ho. . . . mnllY of the 1I\\1l.I'I'H ( \ : .
of the NI.YOI'I , Slate Hepllhllcan
F.1l1t'orlnaRsoclaton \ ! nre hllllll lp s In
lhls r'gal'lI ? IIow 1I1an ' of 11\,1II \ have
.
11 the vast four rears , for e ; . . . . .L'.l" '
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000 , Lnllt ) 'eur the bllnl , cleal'lngs 0
t\I.se : two cllles amomllell to $ IOG ,
000,000 , IIn In'rease of noarl ) ' 70 ) Ie
rent , As the Hopuhli = 'tlll'ell Imo\\ '
the hllnl , clearings of the wholl ) ( ' 011I1
try hll\'e 11I01'0 thall dOllblcd sillco i
Ilrotectivu , turUf displaced the fro' '
t\'llile \ n\ellSlll'O or the lat : Delllocrati
lulllllnlstmtlon.
The Ilelnhlll'an ) seolUs to get mat
del' and IIIlIdllel' I'ver ' Ila ) ' sln1\lly \ 1) (
( 'aus ! ! Its long IJI'edlctcd allli hOled ) fo
IJanie does not 1'01110. 'l'hat cdltorlll
IInder the cllption "Wo ' { 'old YOII So
haR been standing ! ! O lonl ; , aod ' (
Ihere arc no signs that It can he use
for months or' plrhUpR } oears to COIll (
What n comment IIllOn IJI'otendell h
telllgenco that a once great. Amel'l,1I
lIowspallQt' will not he hllJIJY and su
Islled till adversity tal\Os thu Illneo (
Ilrol'perlt ) ' ,
That Tariff PI'ank ,
It hpcomes more allli 11101'0 evlde
thllt the Ingcnnlt ' of Democratic Ilia
fOI'l11 IInl1ders111 bo taxed to the n
most when It comes to nxln lip th
tnt'llf plllnk at St , Louis , ' 1'he 1IIJ0)ll )
are mU1er IIsed to free t ra o stralldle :
Ihey hllvo even been decel\'e(1 ( t\\'o c
three times , hilt not again so see
aHel' the experience nnder the 1m
free tmlle Inw , 'rho 1I0st thlllg th
nem'ratlc party cnn do Is to slil
the tnrlff [ Ilanl , this tlmt' , By the wa
Is Parlwr IL Clevelanll anll BI' 'lIn fl'u
trallI' or a. Hili and 1\1 IIrph ' protol
tlonlst ?
In Spite of AD ,
In splt ( > of the free IIIIP hOllseH (
189:1 : to 18913 , the' smol < elcHs C'llltl1nO '
the clmwll flll'torleR , ' the IllIe worl
men , the want and slIITPI'lng of th ;
period or dopresslon , alld In sllto ) .
the 1)\'osllcrlt \ ) ' we are nllw enjoyln
, ' In the Demol'l'I1t
there Is st III a ( I'y
part ) ' for fl'O tl'ade. By what trkl. I
logic 01' oratory the Democl'ntS " , 'J
attoml1t. to ) lersllad ( ' the l eoplo ,
adopt 1111 unt'proteetlon ! meaKllro
Al present not vary ( 'lear , bllt thel
IR no douht that nn CTOI't ! will I
I lIIadp. III that IIlret'tion.-l\unsl\s CII
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Jourllal
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Mere SUDgestlon ,
"I lJelievo I'll Iny out a gote courM
on the fnrlll , father , " sulci the roturnell
cello e 'outh , swooping his gaze OVer
the slopln pnsture ,
"All right , my son , " responded the
grahalred man , "an' whllo 'ou'ro
about it lot 11I0 Buggest thnt : rou turD
the oM hllmo Into n. cltlbhotllm , OC
COllrSQ , I'm II leotlo too 0111 fer
calldy , IJut I couIc ! nct as janitor , an'
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your mothl'r ! c01I11I do the scrubbln.-
IndlanaJolls ( Sun.
The Mule's Placid Smile ,
"Is that 'ollr mule ? " u81\OII the man
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who WIIS going Oshlng , .
"YaBslr , " salll the colorell mnn , who
\\1111 sHting 011 11 IlIg by the roall ,
"Docs ho Itlclt ? "
" 'Deoll , mlstllh , ho ain't got no
calise to 1lcl ( . lIe's glttln' his own
wn ' right along , I'm 110 ono dat'll
ha'I.de worl' ' un' dlmclIll ' . "
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1I1111gol1 , IIe-Die hOllsecleanlng
gag WHIIt" ! ! 1110 IJI'OIl1i sllrlt ) In a neW
Illaco e"cry sll'lng ) , Din mol't1in' a
lady aslwd 1110 ler IJeat n rug for llIe
brualfast ,
The Retort Courteous.
Miss Blzo-I notice 'OIl'l'C cluo-
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In ! ; hon8e , Mrs. Nowcome , and J wa
afraid } 'Oll might be tempted to , throw
'Olll' mltblHh Ollt. on the IJacl , lot , I
jllst'lIntcI ! to sa ' that wo don't do
that sort of thhag hero ,
1\Irs , Nowcomo-t bllrnell al1 our
rllbbll1h In the fut'naeo this morning.
Miss llIzze ) ' , Including an old IJook on
"rmlluette" which I might have ! ! aved
for 'ou-Phlladolllhill Press ,
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"Your grl1l11lfl1lhur Is nearly 100
rears old , IIow dill ho manage to lIve
so long ? " ,
"PUI'O contrnrlneRs , "
"Contrariness ? 1Iow's thal. ? "
"YOII Imow there 111'0 rnlcs pre-
fil'lIwII for Iwopll } who want to ilvo
10 II ( } old'cll , he nm'el' follows auy
DC them. "
Rural Opinion ,
Mrs , C\'Il\\'oot-'J'hey \ do say that
I.'anny 111111 her clt ) ' huband have a
com forte hlo 11111'101' ,
Mr. Cmwoot-Nothlng comfortnhto
lIbollt It , Why , when I Hat In my
shirt 8leu\'cs and started to Bmolto
} ; 'l1nIlY objected ,
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No Malaria ,
"IH there an ) ' malal'la around here' ! " .
aswd ] the tonl'lst ,
"NolIe , " was the prompt responso.
" 'rhere's a heap 0' chills au' fever ,
hut If anybod ) ' glts to cullin' It by
hllh.tonellnnmes he's lIable to glt Into'
(1IIl1culty ,
Horrors of War , I
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hand died a hero In the war , it it
hadn't heen for that battle 'ou would.
n'l ho here today ,
1\11' , Bos81m Wright-War Is , indeed ,
a dreadful thing ,
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"Now , that phrase , " said the tea h.
cr , "Is an Idlolll , Does Imy little bet
Imow what. an Idiom Is ? " ,
"Yes'\11 \ , " flllled little ' 1'0 III my ,
iG SIa'al1ps , " 'I'hl1t's what fla Is when mil
C' don't. want him to huve his own way
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and he does , "
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Indispensable ,
Lal\foutt-Somo of the grcatcut writ. '
era tell us that IlIl1tl'lmony blunts a
man's l\11aglna \ tlon ,
T.atoIt-Nonsonso' ! \Yh ' a married -
ried man must. ha vo Il SUIIl'l'h Imaging -
g , Jtlon to got UI' excuse ! ! when he b able -
le Bent ,
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111 Almost a Confession ,
Lo "Your hushiulil seems to bo ettln , ;
i bnld very 1'I\I1I1I1y , " 1i11111 the faulIIY :
ro friend ,
In "Yes , " nnswered Mrs , Ntggshy ,
ly " , ' ' ! handfd' '
"nlt'ro Is slu'ccb' 11 100l
It > . HCIll ! 7 r-'esto ! certainlY' ,
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