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SPEIA4BIXIERS ) OF TIlE PAST
Gems of Oonvention Eloquence rashioned by
Silvery Tongues ,
FAME ACHiEVED BY A SINGLE EFFORT
Uresi t uf I'riiiir 5nvcIu , Cutii-
irtil i % IIi tli. ( rzttrksI I'I.iuiIs
or Iiitrr V.trs..IuiItltiliIs
iit.it Iii ' . ntIiiitL e.tIi'g's.
, I Copyrigt ) , IM , by ynIIcnto 1'rt , 1oton. )
k. ' Senator John M. Thtirton'a brilliant effort -
fort in liclInif of Major \1ciCInIcy at St.
I.otiI. recalls memoirs of some of the great
con eIit1Ofl specehes o the Iast. ) The early
conventions of the relIlJllCatI ) party verc
flOt given over to } Ieec11 making , and \Vlt-
11am M. Evarts 1IeCC11 ) iioinlnatthg Seward
lii 1G0 contained juBt thirty-Mix words. The
bIN'ChICS nanilng Lincoln , Cameron and
Chase were equally brief. The hongest address -
dress was made by Columbus Delano of
Ohio In secondIng the nomInation at Lin-
cohn. ' 1 rIse , " altt lie , 'on behalf of a
portion of the delegation front Ohio to en-
dore the iionilnatlon of the man who can
mpflt rails aiiil maul deinocrats-Abrahlanl
_ f' Lincoln. " Thce vero the flights Into thi
p rcalns of oratory Indulged In at the second
coliventloli of the republican party , the
caglo not being mounted tiiiUt later In the
' campaign. Pre-natal efforts were not regarded -
garded with favor nor the Platform of a
great deliberative body as the place from
vhlchi some Itisty-htinged Cicero shiould
Eound the fulsome praises of some favorite
soil.
soil.At Baltimore In ISGI , though Lincoln was
rcnoniiiiated tlllailhtIlOilAy ) , with the excep-
tioli of the vote of Missouri , the name was
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1iAMES A. GARFIELD ,
Who Named John Sherman.
only formally mentIoned. In 1S68 General
Johil A. Logan only mentioned General
Grant , as did Shelby M Cuhloin at Philadel-
phila in 1872.
GEORGE WILLIAM CUItTIS , ORATOR.
However , the convention of 18C0 was
- . marked by at least one speech that has
become historic. Joshua It. Giddings of
Ohio was a inenther of the convention , hay-
log been sent there as a reprcsentattv' of
the more old fashioned antt-siavery men.
The recent tendency of the party haul been
away from abstractions and In the direction
of the assertion of the practical Issues of
the republican. movement. Mr. Gii'hingM , on
' the other hand , wanted to assert the broader
PrinciPles of the earlier anti-slavery men.
' To this end he sought a place on the corn-
inltteo on resolutions , but the onservatlcu
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whilgs were strong enough to prevent hil
apPointment. When the phatforr'i as reported -
ported , it was found that the broad abstractions -
tions of the platform of 1856 had be.ii omit-
ted. Mr. Giddings obtained the floor and
moved their reinstatement. and the assertion
of the self-evident truths of the Declarat I'm
of Independence. This was oppoied by cue
delegate , as ° all gas" and with the remark
that "we might as well Insert tue golden
rule as the Deciaration of Iiidependnce. ' '
Another said lie believed lit the ten toiii-
lnanlelnents , but dill not wish them put
Into the platform. The amendment was
Voted down and Mr. Gidditigs , sore ! : ' this-
aiiointch , left the convention for his lodg-
higs. On hIs way out he itiet George WIl-
hiaiii Curtis , then a young maii and one
of the delegates from New York ,
to whom lie said : "I see I am out of place
here. " Young Mr. Curtis was strongly In
favor of Mr. Giddings' positIon , and he
mounted a chair and addressed the convention -
tion , movIng the Insertion of the prelude
to the Declaration of Independence aincug
the resolutions. lie closed a spieflhid burst
of eloitleiice with these words : "I have
to ask the convention whether they are
PrePared to go on record as voting down
tile 1)eclaratiou of lndellell1lence. I rise
lilllil ) to ask the genticinen to think well
before , 1111011 the free irairien of the west ,
in the summer of 1860 , they dare to wince
011(1 quail before the assertions of the mcii in
l'hitadeipiila In 1776-before they dare to
shrink from repeating the words that these
grca mull enunciateil. " There was an iln-
IIltl1so cheer fF0111 the vast crowd , the mo-
tioii was carried and Mr. Giddlugs resumed
hiLi seat in th convention ,
- ' 13013 INGERSOLL'S FMIE.
Still , it not until the republican
coovt'iitIOii of 1S711 at CincinnatI that the
floodgates of convention oratory were
fairly opened , and the torrent has not
yet ie'en stcmlueh. The occasion was notable ,
null the army of orators a tilost brilliant
0110. General Stewart L. Woodford sounded
the praises of ltoscoe Conkiing. George
William Curtis presented the liarne of non-
junhlu II. ilrlstow. Itieharti W. Thompson ,
who had been a vroniineot figure at every
republican convention since the birth of tile
party , voiced the clahits of Oliver P. lorton.
John F. Noes of Ohio Presented Rutherford
11 , hayes ; an Inland lawyer froiii hieliefol2-
tame iiaiuetl General John F. ilartranft , null
last. hitit by no Incans least. itobert U. in-
gorsohi inaile his famous speech ( or the niati
from Ijairli' . Its Pt'riotia scro such marvels
of eloquence as only Ingersoll can give utterance -
teranco to. Before ho had finishieth he had
\ given JellIes 0. Iliahie the title by which
lie was knowil to friends and enemies alike
durIng the reniaiudcr of his life. Here are
tile vordii he iiseti : "iiio an armed warner -
nor , like a ; iluiiicd knight , James C. lilaine
: inarcbetl IIOWII the halls of the American
congress , and tiirey hits shining lance full
anti fair against the brazen foreheads of
the ( iofainers of Ills country and the
nanlignels of her hioiior. " Tilts
j slIceCli , which first gave its author
national repute as an orator , ha often been
SiOkeU of as hinproniptu , hut Colonel
Ingersoll says it vas not. "It was the ro-
stilt of years of pondering on tile subject
teatvd" he oiico said to the writer. " 1
wrote tile speech out subMtautially as I
delivered it the night betoru I inaile it. My
brother got me out of beth , anlh Insisted that
I liotihtl make soiiie prelieration for the
morrow's task. I had thought niut'hi on Mr.
.t hilnilie and hIts bervicci , to the country , CR111
; when I PUt 1)011 ) to iaier my thoughts arranged -
ranged 1heiflbIVt5 w ltiiout apparent ef.
tort on I12) part .Many of the sentences bath
tucked themselves away in my memory.
e anti caine back to me lien I wanted them. '
' . .sidu from ( 'oloiiel Ingersoll's effort , that
of Senator Conkiing at Chicago in 1860 ,
nominating General Grant , was vrobably Cud
is liable to remain the most ilotable conven-
Uon speech. It was luade about 1 a , rn on
Juno 6. The tinmes of hhiaine and Windom
had been Presented to th convention , nun
the tate of New York hind been
renchieuh on the roll call. With
nilliet uhlcnity. Cordtllng amoqe from h1i
seat in the center of the hall. and walked
ulown the aisle toward thin platform. Spir-
iteth eheer from the 306 were hiesrul , anl
the hhlaitie ihoiiters. wIth w hiouii the hall
was racked , responded with derisive shouts.
UPOn uuiounting the Idatforin Conkhing
ateppeil upon a reporter's desk , anti , in re-
5110050 to cheers , bowed to all points of
tile coinilass. 'Ilien. raising hits rIght hunnil ,
hit' hundie,1 the conventioui. In a low and
thrilling totie hie titioteti thin first verse of
Miles O'Reilly's tribute to General Grant :
Anil whut'n iisked what utate ho hulls from ,
Our Ilob' El'l ) ) , ' 4hutll be ,
lit' hnil8 from APilomlittox.
4'ltlth lt famous uipplo tree.
COlLING. TIlE SARCASTIC.
It bail been stlgge5tell to him by a frIend
a few hiot.rs before. Twelve thinusanil pen-
lile Were listening to him. At least three-
fourths of them were Ihialuie mdl. lie be.
gan his peechi with the utmost , lehihera-
tloui. his voice wauu so clear that it could
be heard in every ; uart of the hall. Ills
C ) CR ik.shicd vithi thin Intensity of hits feel.
tugs. I ie was In the pride of lui. Intellectual
tower. Ills gestures , like lila words ,
were Ieliie'rate. lie embodied the true
spirit of imluerlailanl In sPeech auth action.
All hIs Iloints atiuh hits were appreciateil
ani apillaull eti. I I e siokO ) forty iii i ii u tes.
It was a great Sleeehl and one evidently Riot
coilililitteil to lulelnory. The framework was
lii his nliuii , but he hind trustel to the In-
sl'iration of the moment to colupletu' the
fabric. Titi' titiio for placing a candidate
I n uiOill I ii at ton vas I it eu . Conki I ii g over-
S tclulieih t lie I liii it. liii t hi is oh 0(111011CC vau3
so superb and hula bearing so moyni that not
a unturtutir of dIssent was hitard. Suddenly
lie tlire' a thitintherbolt at limbo. It llicrcelh
the Maiuie StatesiflaRl nitl drew yells of
anguish frouii hits supporters. Their cites
ulrowned thit' seliator's voice. Then ensued
a stamping that sounlleh like the roarIng
( it the' sea. 'Tllnc ! time ! ' ' tile ) ' shiouted ,
anti "sit down. "
Couiklliig stood as straight as a Norway
hub. lie challenged the angry galleries by
hits vose. lie gazed at theni for two niiui-
ultes , and then himself at tiled the turhu-
louice , without waiting tue aetloil of the
chair. Untllttohling hiii coat , lie drew a
unnail envelope froni the Inside IOCkct and
Pertisekl the data on its back. A moment
later lie raised lila right hinoil antI vaved
it toward the gallery on lila right. Its cu-
l losity was excited amid the tumultuous cries
ceased. 'lthi a similar wave of hIs hand
be quieted the gallery on his left. Then.
gatlieriog himself , he perorateil In a mcii-
tence of reouarkable beauty. closing wIth
another thiuiitlerbolt for Blame's adherents.
It was this speech that uirnde the R6 stauitl
to theIr guns. To the unpreJuihict'.l oh-
server itvas a cool. calculated auth even
adroitly conceived display of ek'ruemice.
Couikliiig aioiiti could have ca"rted it out.
Ills aplomb was perfect. lie heiit.tt'd ( mice
as if gazpiiig for a word. Time worii cane
at last and drew a whlriwlnil of applause.
It was the vord ' 'nilldeweul , ' ' hued as an
adjective. qualifying the situation in the
south. After closing his speech , Conkling
stopped back from the table , descended
frolil the platform anti resumed his 'eat
amid a shower of plauihlts. Drawing a
handkerchief from his iiocket he wound it
around his iieck , threw hits head back .iii1
llsteimed imiteiitly while James A. Garfield
ldaCcii Joli Shiernian in nomination. Colonel
Ingersoll. who was present , declared Gar-
field's SPeeCh 011 thIs occasIon the best lie
ever made , but Conkhing's was time great
evetit of a notable convention.
'IiANCOCK , TIIR SUPERII. "
Not hess brilliant iii its way was Daniel
Iougherty's brief speech mioininatiumg
ltaiicock for president in the democratic
convention of the same year , held in Cm-
cinuiati. Dougherty was lint a member of
the convciition auth was present solely as a
spectator without thought of participating
iii any way in its proceedings. Though
hastily lirepareJ , lila speech was almost
faultless , and those who heard It pro-
iiouoced It one of the most beautiful anti
lmniircssive of its kind ever delivered In a
lIke body. In 1888. when Cleveland was ro-
miomuimiateti at St. Louts , Iougherty again
made the liresentation speech. This second
speechl was a great effort , but Dougherty
iiever equaled the inspiration of an hour
that made hits Hancock speech Immortal.
He had studied it with too much care ,
knowing lie had a high reputation to main-
tniim , and while none could foil fault with
a single seimteoco or word , and no one could
suggest iiiiIrOvenient , It was not equal to
the liamicock SPeech , because the Hancock
SPeech was incomparable. Its eiTec when
delivered was electrical. It swept the delegates -
gates off their feet and made the propo.seh
stalking horse of the national politicIans
the nominee of the convcntiomm.
It was in the annie conventIon that Colonel
John It. F'eliows of New York first gave
proof of lila mumasteriy power of speech , Johimi
Kelly , who had bolted the democratic state
ticket the year before , contested tile seats
of the county democracy in the convemitioim.
Richard II , hubbard of Texas. stiice nitimis-
ter to Japan , got the platform unexpectedly
an'i Opelied UI ) a big boom for harmony.
his idea of harmony was to give Kelly halt
the delegation. Hubbard is built something
111cc a Itirhmani bull. lie has conipactness
of body amid of expressioii , anti a mighty
dignity of oratory. lie roared to sonic purpose -
pose anti thin faces of tile county ileniocracy
began to blanch as theIr owners heard time
wave of aimhihutIse responsive to Iiubbartl'mt
eiohUi'iiCe. Fellows sat among them with
arms folded. legs crossed and lila curly hieail
at least a toot lower than thin heads of the
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w. IOURKE COCICRAN ,
\'ho Excoriated Cleveland.
delegates hear hilni. Iitmhbarti clearly cap-
tureil the convention when lie closed.
As iellows took thu piatformml tile bihemico was
so hirofouimd that if a thmtstleilown hail blown
iii you eoglth have hearth It roll over time
hour. The coloumei began by saying that lme
had lelomigctl to thu tleniocracy siimce the
day of hits birth , amiii that he had seen iiiaoy
stmamige signs aotl Ilorteilts in time political
sky in hits ilay , but tilts was time first thou
iii hits life that lie hind ever seen a dcnio-
cratle state delegation lmreselmtitmg the corpse
of a tit'iiiocratic caildidato for governor as
its cre'lexmtials for ndmmitsmmion to a democratic
mmatiommal convention. lit thi. clearest Anglo-
Saxon anti with time keenest irony lie held
"Joimmi Kelly's treason" to light anti depicted
its restilts. It was done ito artfully anti
quietly that time most rambuncticus sotmth-
ermiers vereu ftmjly convinced of hubbard's '
mistake , and it 'vius by the skin of Its teeth
that Tanmmmiammy was givemm even time courtesy
of a seat in time ball.
IJOUItKE COCICRAN'S EFFORT.
The Shiet'Chm of the late Wilitani A. Wet-
lace , no&imiuiattiig Samuel J. Randall In the
tlciiici'atic coiivcmitioim of 1881 , was a model
in Its wmt' . and is stilt remeniberod for Its
force and beauty , but time greatest convemi-
tioo speech of recent years was that of
hiotmrku Cochran Iii opposition to the nonmina-
tiomm at Cleveland at Chicago in 1892.
\Vhmemm Cockman arose to address thin conven-
tiout it hind been to sossioiu throughout the
night. Time delegates lIed been under a
ceaseless strain of contest for many iours ,
amid time ordeal bad been the more exhaust-
lu because of nu uni-estmalued and bowling
inoti in time galleries. Ielczites mmmiii audience -
once Were worn out auth bummed out by the
shouting and feverish excitement whichm
had prevailed for twelve hours. They
were ImpatIent to be o'cr with their
agony of suspense. They were crazy for
a ballot. They wanted mm moore talk , anti
least of all from any one of these uhmo
stenuhlly rcststeil the purpose of the ma-
jortty. The cantiithatcs hail nil beemi vro-
Poseti , anti the crowd wanted tim nonilna-
tiomm of Ciovelantl at once and finally. Un-
tIer circunistamices so depressIng antI hostIle
Cockran began hits great speech. lie spoke
to ears unwilling to listen to hiitn nfltl to
men who hail already mieclileil the ease
against him. but so wonderfthi Is the iowcr
of the dIvine gift of eloqiieiico anti so
irresistible Is it vhmen chargeti with earnest
anil stimeere convictions. that the orator
atliietl even a frenzictl anti hostile multi-
tude. lie compehleti them to listeim to Imirn ,
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RICIIARI ) Il. I1UT113ARD ,
Who Defended Tanirnany Hall.
amid imy hmia gloroums art lie made time histemi-
ing a ilellghit , hateful as many of his words
were to thenm. They were waiting to mioml-
nate a camitlidate for prcsithent , but they hail
before thiemim aim orator. They nitghit Imate
his caumse , but they could mint resist the
spell of hmi genius. All were charmed.
Cockrami liehil thi' comiveimtion spellbound.
auth hmatl hits ouu ii way. As Ime closed the
enchantment ceased. limit lie hiath maim a
nmeniorable speecll anti hits fame as aim
orator hmail been imiade natlommal.
CONLnhRlA mmi'm Es.
It is understood in society circles at Iltida-
pest that tIme eimgageiiment will shortly be mm-
mmoummced of MIss Wanamnaker. daughter of
John \Vammamaker of l'hiiladelhihila , anmi Count
1'cilx l'arioflct.r , h.elm' to tbo wcalLhiy Baron
Simias , owner of Trenscentepiltz.
Lhhlian L. Dodge was ilivorced front Elbert
A. lodge imy a Sami Francisco juiige. Anmong
acts of extreme cruelty chargeil vas that
lodge , "for the liurpose of worrying thie
mlatnttff iumtl to throw her into hysterIcs
ttokleti hicr botiy and time soles of her feet
until lie had remitiereil her almost senimeicss. "
Antiresv Carmiegtt' has purchased for $2OO0
a plot of groimmitl iii Iuquesne , Pa. 0mm which
lie viil erect two handsome builthlugs-one
for a imulihle lIbrary. time other for a gym-
miastimmn auth natatorium. Thin estimnateth coat
of the bullthtrmgs is $150.000. They will be
free to tim citizens of Duquesme anti em-
lIOYCS of the CarnegIe Steel company.
Senator hawley is a very kind hearted
moan. Recently when a little bicycler wan
knocketi tloivmi on the street by a trolley
car Senator Hawley carried hilni into a
nearby tirumg store. tarrleti with the bruised
boy ( or awhile lommger. and , when convinced
that he coimhil tb no further good , Jumped
oil a lasslmmg car anti rcbumed his Jourmmey to
time capitol.
The death of Mrs. Robert J. Niveim iii
Paris is expecteil to brimig another AmerIcan
girl a fortune which will emititle her to be
ranketi aniong time richest young women in
this country. Miss Edith Cohlimms , time ward
of Clmaummcey M. Depew , is Mrs. Nivemi's.
grnntidaughiter , amid , as there are no other
hicirim , It is believed shin will inherit her
grandmother's estate , which hmas beau esti-
niated at about $7OO.OO0.
Charles A. Dana , who has been a literary
mann as long as be has been a joumrimaiist , a
Period of nmore than fifty years , ascriben
his excellent health , his commtImiued mnemmtal
vigor auth activity , at a time wleii muost
men have rcttrci , mainly to his mincer al-
lowitig hiimmmseif to be lii a hurry. Froni hits
youth up lie has setlulously cultivated this
habit , whmtchm has , he says , saved 1dm froni
nervous disortlers from whIch nmore than
half of mis Anmericans really die.
Time wetiding of Robert It. Ifaig anti MIss
E1za CollIns at Ilerkner , Ill. , was forcibly
1)OStPOilCti by a storm. Tue wedhtng guests
had assemimbieti anti time parsomm was ready to
tie the miuptial knot , when thin cyclone suu'opt
down anti took tim imolise away. Many of time
guests were injured , but time bride amid groom
eacapeil. rhmo storm limit the mmiarriage out
of their niiimtls for a tinie. anil tht'mm no trace
of time llcemise could be found. A iltlphtcmmte
of thin iioctmmmment was secimretl time next day
amid time couple were weilileth without Inter-
fcrencc frommm time elements ,
A brilliant weiidlng will take piace In
l'nrts trnmorrouv. It viil ho time mnarriage of
time celebrated American artist , Miss Elizabeth -
beth Gardner , to the famous Fr ncim artist.
M. Ihotiguercaim. Nearly a quarter of a cen-
ttiry bait elapsed muiimce Miss Gardner became
acqtmaiimted with the ceiehrateti Freocht
artist. As a strimggltmmg Anmericaim girl. work-
log day amid night , she first attrnctt'ti time at-
tentlomi of hltnmguemeatm. The master seas mmot
slow Iii discovertmmg pronihime of great fame
I' . his Anit'ricztn Iiimhli , amid as time crowmiing
trmotito to her tmntimmcstlomied tahijmmt , the
h"menchm people presenteti her , in 1887 , witim
a gold miieiial 1mm the exclusive I'ari'i salon.
She is time only Ammmertcamm womnau artist who
has worm a mnethai ,
OtT OF' 'I'll E ORmiNAIm Y.
A Memiommiimmce ( Mich. ) man who siglieti for
famne drank a ulmolc barrel of beer iii one day
recently , hmoiin'g In that way to achieve It.
M. Jacobs , a ironiinent nmerchmammt of Ports-
unoutim , 0. . has ainiomit completed a ilweiling
house imimlit accorthlog to P18 Own desigmis.
The amateur archItect lies just discovered
that In htis munv $7.OCO residence lie failed
to make any provIsion for a fireplace , flue
or chImney.
Mr. KIng , who died near Glenwootl ,
Sehmuyler coumity , Mo. , recently , lived forty-
six days without eating anything except limo
one-sixth vart of aim ordinary pie , armd without -
out eatimig anything whatever for the last
timtrty-tliree days of his life.
Time towmi of Slmaftsbmmry. Vt. . has lmati btmt
fotmr town clerks dtirlng Its chartered ox-
istemiec since 1761. The first. Tiioimiaa Mat-
tlson. iieitl thin Position until 1774 , Jacob
Gaiushma ummtii 1825 , a terimi of flfty-oime
years ; .Mrromi Barton then served fifty-five
years. until ISSO , when ho was miucceciletl by
1'Is semi , ilirammi. m'imo Is the locunibent.
News ( mcmii thlfferent Parts of time parisim
of Itayvilte. l.a. , brtmmgs the intelhIgenc of
stock tlytimg with cimartmon. This is caused
liy the bite of hmorsotihes. timat arti more
nummerotms hum ever before. Ever ) ' remedy
tiiat earl be thoumght of line been imppiieii. but
often time house , umulo or cow atfecteti Is
death In a very abort tirsme.
Mettle imomms , a deaf and tltmnib inmate of
time l'ortsmmiotithi. 0 , coummty Immfirzmiary , while
picking tioum'ers in time seeds , sat upon a
large black snake. The reptIle coileil aroummti
her arimm and bit her on the mieck. She shook
it loose aptl started to run. It followed her
to the etigo of the woody , w'iic'ro several
moo. attracted by her thlstress. came to her
assistance aimul killed time ptmgmiactous rep-
tile. Miss lroimmm was matie sick by time
bIte. but no serious rcstmits fohioweil.
' 'A $10 bill , " aas time Phitladelpimla hiec-
ord , "hearing a rallier InterestIng message
wrItten in red Ink , came Into the hmossosslon
of a hirlaltil motto time other day. Time in-
scrtlmtion , whicim was perfectly le'glble , reatl
as follows : 'Coiicord , August 7 , ' 95.-To the
owmmcr of thIs note : I sincerely hope that It
% % 'tti do you as much gootl as it has mime. I
expect to simm ) ' drunk on it for two weeks.
J. it. ' The Bristol maIm imas no intention of
following time ( iuesttommable example set by
the formner owner , tmmmd he Is wondering
how a man could stay drunk for to weeks
on $10 , even in Concord , Mass ,
; jjj OF \ VILLAiLI'1i1xI4E ! \ : \ \
Eventful Life of the Hclpmoet of the Re-
pubilcan Oandiaatc ,
CAREER AS THE BELLE OF CANTON
it'OiIM I'OstOIl flil A Il Simlijeet ii , HMIl'l'l' $ .
ihly i'iihttles , itimil l hIt m'hl hIl
tern't i'il I it II er II ithiii miii's
l'lmtiis ii miii l'roiiimcCtN.
The wife of time man most proimilnemmt
in volltlcai life today iq Ms. Wil-
Ilaimi McKinley. Iii time eyes of time 1mb-
lie she is hardly less obscure than lie Is
famminims. limit tilts is by rio imicans emi cc-
coumit of lack of iiierlt , for of her it may be
trmhly saiti that ' 'nono know her but to love
her , nomm nameti her but to Praise. "
A writer in the New York Worhti , in a
sketch of her lIfe , says it ias not been mmmi-
evemmtftml. It is emily less when commipared
with that of her husband , whose fame has
womi hinm millions of friends , ccitt IlossiblI'
eqtmally as mnamiy onemnies , In the woriti.
Shin is kimown to time people of this coummtry
as thu imivahiih , atTcctiommate wife \Vtlhinmii
McKiiilt'y , wimose career rho lies watcimeth ,
anih whom she has aided 1mm inca > - ways.
There is mint a mmioro solicitous wonman 1mm the
Uiittcti States at thIs thin' thami Mrs. hut
Saxtomi McICtmihoy. 11cr lIfe is wrapped up iii
the career of her imimsbamiil , anti day by ihay
she talks with hmlimm amid reviews the presemmt
political situation , 'tthi her imusbammti iie
caimie to ( 'amitomi last January to begin anew
their mnarrlcii lIfe-to start housekeepitig in
thin samne home iii which , twenty-fire years
before , as bride amid groom , they stn'teti :
out in the woritl together. 11cr hiusbanti ,
liliOii whose heath bath been poured hmomiors ,
wanted to seek a Place f rest amid qtmlet ,
so lie said , amid timtthor they came from Co.
hmmnmblms after the duties of the guborna-
tonal 0111cc hind ended. Itest from office
caine. Work ( or ofce followed.
In time midst of the cammyass matlo for the
Presidential nomination by Mr. McKinley
his faithful spouse has been a companion to
oliver and In her owmt way aid hiimn to the
eflort. It is said of her that years ago she
stated to a frIend that \\'ihilarn McKinley
some day wouhil be president of thc United
States. To thIs belief she has cIting ummttl
the IeOPle have alnmost deehareth that they
arc ready to fulfill her prediction. For her
hmusbanii she lives and mnm'cs and thinks.
The daily life of Mrs. MhCloley is imot devoid -
void of interesting events. Wlmen able she
walks ahotmt tue house amid veranda , tiiougii
sIte rarely uris that privilege. She reatls
the papers. auth has acquired so witie a
range of things political and questions ceo-
mionmlc that mnamiy a man whose voice is
heard in congressional debate wotmltl be mm
worthy opponent of hers 1mm pcimit of fact
amiti argument , Silo receives callers and cmi-
tertatna atlniiraiily , she tines fancy work ,
takes daily thrives and aIds her hiusbanil in
opening time hmunilretis of letters vhmichi coitie
to hIm tlaliy , 11cr life , then , Is a busy omie ,
but tiiere are days whiemm' she is scarcely
sti-ong cmiotmghi to pertorma any of the acts
miamned , for Mrs. McKInley is iii fact-an in-
valid.
valid.When
When time truth of her life becomes fixed
in the miulnuis of thin people , her suffering
is recogmtizctl as Intense. and her heroIsm
iii overcoming paimm and brooking the disap-
poImitnicmmt of life are examples well
worthy of lmimltation. She has never been
litCViht or sellhsim. Most women 1mm slmmmiiar
circumstances would have been both. 11cr
ways. are ways of Imicasaniness antI all her
paths are peace. 11cr ill-hicaith dates from
girlhood. As a student she with difficulty
carried the rtuthlcs of the course , by reason
of this condition , but with constant care
amid frequent mnctllcal attcntlorm , she overcame -
came all trouble sufficicmitly to emmJoy life
auth to taste of its pleasures. Her actual In-
vaildlsmu tiates from the bIrth of their ccc-
end child , imi 1871. This child died in its imm _
famicy anti was followed by the first chIld.
a tlauglmter of 3 years , a short tirno after-
ward. Her mother also died about thIs tlnie.
Thse sorrows were more than she cotihil
bear , anti sue never recovered , At present
In appearance auth in actual health her conthi-
tion is better than for several years jim-
vious.
Mrs. :1cKiuley was tile first chIld of Janice
amid Mary Saxton of Canton.
She has 0mm brother amid one sister , both
prnrnincmit resldentaof , thi city. As a child
anti young womrtn she was vivacious and
had friends among all clrrscs. She had
then the happy faculty of becomntog cmi-
ilcareth to tlmoso who know her-a trait
which is hers still. 11cr education was ob-
taimmetl tim the Public schools of Cammton , at a
school in Cievelammd , amid inter at Brook hall
seminary , Media , Pa. , then ulider the charge
of a Miss Eastman , who was a well known
educator of that iliac. Hero Mrs. McKInley ,
timemi Itia laxton , spent thrqe years. After
this he spent clx mouths with a party of
frientis vIsitIng ioiumts of lfitercct in Europe.
\'hmemi chic returned to Cantomm , a young
womiami , hmamitisomne and refined , a career of
behicmuhip was opemi to her. She addeth to her
charnmimig manners a dash of coquetry , just
enough to make the young mcii eager to be
p. frIend of time worthy young swoman.
Ilci. father was a mnarm of staid character
amid pronotmmiceti oplninn , . lie wan thou a
baIccr amid lie commcluded to give ills
daughter sucim a tmalmmiog as would fit her
to cope with nil the duticu of woman , mmew
or old. Accordingly Miss Ida was Installed
as assistamit in the hammk , and there is a
comiimnomi saytmig here thia't 11cr fair taco at-
tracteth bouquets and bank notes to time
window. 'Shme must be trmtjnetl , " saul hem'
father , "tu buy her mvii breath if necessary ,
anti not to sell iiersolrjo matrimony. "
Mr. axtomi bath mnafrIetl happily , nnih he
jealously guarded imis miaughcr. Ills lilac-
trig 11cr in the bammk was a master stroke.
She was imnviimg itmiiimicsS to think tuimomit
anti was fitting herself for ti'e ' trials of life
and adversIty if they should conic.
Of suitors Miss Itla Saxtpn had mmian > ' .
There were among' theib 1119 bct 1mm Polmit
of Positioui anti wealth the country knew.
\'lieii Miss Saxtomm retumneth from Ibm for.
cigo tour Major McKinley . 'mcasflrly ; started
Iii hits legal career. Ills honest face amid
manly bearhimg vanltmished all rivals , me-
moved time young wommman from the camihmier's
window amid woim fmoni honest James Sax-
ton thmcmue wortis wiuemm tim hammtl of the
'laughter was gaIned :
"Yoti are the only nmaiu Iimsvoevor known
to whom I wotmiih trust mmmy daughter. "
The choice of Major Meifinley and MIss
lila Saxtoim proved to imca happy omme for
each.
each.Mrs.
Mrs. MchCImmloy has always .assisteth hem'
hiusbammti 1mm politIcs. 11cr ill lmeaith hiss Iii
nowise thetorreil her from enjoyIng the political -
litical liommors lie hums won , nor lmas it pro-
'cntetl her fromn being a wise coumimicior.
her tmaimieti mmii has over beemi active , amid
her procemice hiss timimu amitl agatmi served as
amm inspiratlomi to her husband.
W'hcmi rohitIcal pm'efermeimb first cammio to
formmmer ( lovermmor McKinley it was lmts wife
who commvlncetl imlni that he shoulti accept.
She behieveti imimpilcltly In his talents , ammil
that lila services would be for time good of
the state 'no was certain. She has never
wavered iii her tailim In her hmimmihamith's comm.
vlctions , ammd conseqmmemitly sue is a pro-
tectionlst , anti believes the country must
have a protective tariff law. aId a friend ,
speaking of her , recently :
'Mrs. McKIimluy is such a devoted wife
that I verily believe timat if hmer husband
should hiecomime a free trailer , slm ' , too , 1mm a
short time would he a convert to time faith. "
Sime has commfiuleoce in hmlmmm , not oimly as a
public ofihctal. but mmmi a moan. 11cr Ilimiess
lIes been overcommmo by her affectlomi , arid
she has traveled thotmsands of miles wimen
che was weak iii body. nwreiy that site
mnlghmt be near hitumi. She hiss emmcou'igeth
lmimn by word , look amid presence , am. ho
Imas in knIghtly style returned the favors
amm'I reciprocated the sacrel affection.
In early years Mrs. McKinley was a mmicm-
ber of the Presbyterian church. She later
joined the MethodIst church. She was active
tivo in Sunday school work , She acquired
thmm'mi as a teacher of time young a strong
affeettomu for chmihihremu , w hmichm 1mm inter years
was lmitemmsified , tmtmttl now' shm is Passiomu-
ately foimd of tiinin. Her hmusband shares
m'ithm her tlmis characteristic , anti It is mio
ummmcomnmnon sigimt to see them stop their
carriage In order to sPeak to sommmc urchin
1mm tim streets , imo mimatter how tim Child immay
be cinti
She delIghts to lucre chiiuircmi call uioml ,
hint , antI takes especial pleastire In lilneilig
her arnie abotmt thmemmi auth chirttimig Iii a
chmai'mntng , yet miaturni way. Next to Item'
love for chmlidren 18 her fontiness for flowers.
11cr fnvom'Ites are plmik roses , antI it Is
t'ltieimi , if ever , that she does not have
thucmmm near her. Sime lma mio Vets , probably
becatise he has imath butt fe' years of real
hmonme life. Music delights her , but chic does
not pin > ' . ahthiouglm iii her girlhooti ( lays
she both piayeil auth satmg. Art amid statuary
attract her , anti she has loathe it good eoi-
lectiomi. Tim thramuia hiss a fascimmation for
Mrs. McKinley , amid if her health permmults
mime amitl her liusbamith attenti as moammy first-
class thramnas as possible. Sue is a personal
friend anti warmmi ntlmnirer of Josepim Jotter-
soii.
\Vheii hot engageti In thin niatters miicmi-
tiotmed , Mrs. MclCimuhey spemitla mnticim tliuie
in crociietimmg slippers whIch she liestowmi
as mutnor gifts to friends amid imospitais.
Indced , more thami 3.000 pairs of clIppers
have been macdc by her to cover time weary
feet of ummfortummates.
Item' imomiie life lies been short , for out of
the twemuty-fivo years of marrieth lIfe more
thamm twenty have boemi pimst'tl imy her hmtis-
bamuil in public servIce. She lies hivcti imi
hotels , ihotiimtlcss a source of regret. chico
her fragile hoiiy imiatiti It mmmore thicim imiupera-
tIve that she ciiouhui have a quiet place.
She has never comimplttineti , but has urged
Mr. MelCImile > ' to Ptislm forward , iii Ills Pub-
lie career. 11cr face betrays a faint lami-
guor , suggestive of the invalid , bmmt It Is
fair anti bears a stammip of beauty , 1mm spite
of tIme19 years clue carries. In stattimo
mulme Is five feet four inches , lml weight about
135 poumiiis. Her dresses are simmiple , hut
her bonmmets are eclecteti with great care , a
imiatter iii which her better hmahf takes Per-
serial tiellghmt. Sime hiss a pnchmant for rare
laces , and has mimatie a collectiomi , the be-
gimmnimmg of which dates back to her schoolgIrl -
gIrl days.
As thin latly of tile white house. which it
Is qumite likely she will be , she whll enter-
taimi with rare grace , as chic diii wimile at tile
Ebbitt in Washitmigton as ami nestatamit to
Mrs. hayes. Carrying with her ambItion ,
force of character. suavity of manner , Inborn -
born ease , and a devotIon to thin life work
of tier husband , she wIll take first ramik as
ami cntertahmmer-thme of President Mc-
ICimmley. At dinner parties shin ttmmns her
wilme glass down amid is a firmim advocate of
temnperance , the primiciples of wimichi shin and
her husuianti practice. 11cr life has beemi a
constant object lesson to Major MchClmilcy ,
as an InspIratIon , w'hilchm tends to spur huimn
oil to greater achievements and a wIfe smmchm
as timousamids of homes need to snake them
better.
( OSSmI' AIIOF'I' N'I'hD ) M EN.
A story Is tolti of a Conncctlctmt woman
who wanted to see "Joe" Jefferson play in
Now York City , amid also wanted lmls auto-
graph. Shin immtended to mnake up a party
to conic down for time pla > , auth wlmcmi she
was omtiering the seats a bright Idea struck
her. She drew a check payable to the order
of Josephi Jeffersomi , amid a day or two after-
vards it came back to her bank with time
autograph of the comedIan mieatly intlorsed
upon it. That autograph Is miow pasted In
time woman's albtmmn , with a little note ox-
plalmilog the nature of the cimeck.
Penrose Fitzgeralti , the member of Par-
hlamnent for Cambrithge , Is a breezy , popular
Irlshimamm , of wiioni many good stories are
tolti. lie is rather miear sigiitcti , amid seidomii
remembers names. A few days ago lie met
a fellow member of Parllameimt , Viscount
Kllcotmrsto , wiio bath just become earl of
Cavaui. Tue new Carl spoke to Mr. Fltz-
gerald In the lobby , ammil , observing a puz-
zied look , was good enough to say pleasantly -
antly , " 1 mice you tlon't know vimo I amn.
My miarne is Cavan. " "Of course , of course ,
may thear fellow , " was the ammswer , "but for
a mnonient , I admit , I took you for that ass
Kilcoursle. "
Samuel Loyii , thieinventor of time fifteen
"Pigs In clover , " and ninny other pmmzzlca ,
lives in Brooklyn , N. V. Beshtles belmig a
puzie maker , un is an artist of sonic abilIty ,
the inventor of several muecimaimleal devices ,
a clever writer , a profound mathenmatician
smith a fine chess lhayer. He is probably tue
foronmost forniumlator of chiess probienimi in
this country ; his first iirlze for a problerim
% as taken when lie was but 14 yeam's old.
\'iien the rage over the fifteen puzzle was
at Its height , Mr. Loyti , as a grand Juror ,
had to visit au insamme asylum , viiere ho saw
live meim in one ward emigaged in making
Intricate computations on the puzzle with
chalk on thu. walls.
William 11 of Germany enjoys time mmnInpma
tiletluction of being tiie only Europeami
sovemelgmi who has ever tlescentlcd to hilmi
lcitelieim amid ' 'had It out' ' s'iUm time conk.
Coffee has mmever been a stromig point with
time Iierlimicrs , and it seems thiat the Imperial
coffee is ho bolter than the rest. Ills
mnajemity grew weary of complaining to ofit-
core of the imeusehiolil , anti omm mornIng
actually went below stairs to investigate
matters for himself. After the chock of time
Inmperlal resenee had subsided , \'Ihliarn 11 ,
emnperor of Gerimmany , kIng of l'rucsumt , sol-
diem' , sailor , sportsman. imet. theatrical mnami-
ager , orchestral leather filth absolute ammthmor-
Ity aIm ovcrythmlmmg. ilemnonstrated that there
m.aa stIll cue nmore thilimg that he kmiew all
about , and that was coffee ,
'fhme Boston Tr'inscript says that Jumhian
Scott , mirtmmnmner boy. company E , Third \'er-
mont volunteers , "receiveth the first con-
grcssional medal for bravery at the battle
of Lee's MII13 , Va. , April 16 , 1862. His duties -
ties tIlti mint rcqtmire him to be present emi
the field. Learmilng that four companies of
ills regiment , imicluding hits own , lied crossetl
time creek and were suffering terrible losses.
amith that ninny of his comnraties were killeth
coil s'otmntlctl , lie started for time scene ,
forthetl the cre 4c , and , In time face of a ter-
rthilo fire and counter-charge from the cmi-
emy , succeedeti umiaided In bringing two cc-
verely wounded conimades across time creek.
A general ortler was Isatied by his brigade
commimanther , Gemieral 'fitmidy' SmIth , corn-
nicmithlrmg the heroic bravery of this drumu-
mrer boy. Tlmo act of comigress granting the
mmietiai of imonor was passed July 12 , 1S62 ,
amid it is rcportetl that Secretary Stautomi
was so pleased with the bravery of this boy
that its coon as time inetlais were ready lie
suit tue first one to Jtmiian Scott. "
SIlas Ihetta , hio lies just tiled at his Imomo
near Camden , N. J. , was for years omie of
time foremost agriculturicta of New Jersey.
lie introditced Guernsey cattle into the state ,
amid ' : as president of the Amnericamm Guemn-
boy Cattle chub sluice 18110. lIe ras horn emma
a farmim in this state sIxty-eIght years ago ,
amid fitted hmlmnseif for time profession of
scimool teaching. For seven years he was
iirlmmt'lpai of tue pulmllc schools of Syracuse.
N. Y. ; then PrinciPal of time schools of Nibs.
Mlchm. . anti in 18th he vitc mmmailo Iirhiicival
of tile State Normal school at Tremiton , N.
J. Ill hmealtht causeth imimmi to retmmrmm to farm-
log , hmowovcr. and 1mm 1871 lie settled eu tilt.
farm. whmi're lie gleammeih loforimmation for
agricultural anii cattle articles , cmiii for hoc-
turcs before tanners' climbs ammil Institutes.
lie was one of time niost active zmicmmmlerc of
time New Jersey Ialrymnen's association , time
State hoard of Agricuituro ammth time Camutiemi
Cotmnty hoard of Agriculture , besides mmiany
other organizatiomis of a similar nature.
Alexammder H. Mcflufey , well known as time
author of McGurfey's school readers and
spellers , vlmiclm were so Popular many years
ago , has just tuie1 in Cincimmimati at thin age
of 79. Imi speaklmig of him time CIncinnatI
Tritnirme sa > s : "Mr. McCltlffe > "s death me-
mmitves another of tue hilomicers who have
been instrumoemital in aiiibng time progress
of Climcimmnatl. as well aim prommioting the edu-
( atlonimi Interests of the entire mmattoo , r.tith
time iiubhic at large will regret the coti of
hitmi well-spent life. After his graduation
from time Miami unlvorlty , of which hits
brother , V. II. Meauftey , was presIdent , hm
wait tmistahlcti as jmrofcssor of belies icttres
at time iS'oodms'artl college , this city , being
at that tIme only IS years of age. Iurlng
his occupancy of that chair his bocawe noted
as a rernerlcal'hy hrhlhinmmt teimehuer , zmiith wan
womitierfully uiccessftil iii lmimm muiethunti of Iii-
struettemu. lie Prehmareti thin fammiotis scliooh
meatlers thuut hmavc' t'Iimce bet'mm so widely imseil.
These m'ere Ptibli5hiCti uimmiltr lila hii'otimer's
miamue , altimougim time latter himud nothiiiug to
.10 wIth the authorship bc > 'emmtl mmiert'ly sit-
per'ising thin work. lflmrimig thIs tilde lIe
stuithictl law , amid at the age of 21 was mul-
mumitteti to time bar. Soomi after he llmibhIshleti
tmnther hmis own muahmio time MeUttitey Speller ,
whelm PrOVcl as remarkable a success as
the rcathers Imad been. "
- a- -
itnIIumnL'S ,
Time M&'thiodlst ehmtmrcim of Canada line a
comuumnittee at work PreParimig a new church
C S tech isni.
Recent statIstics show that thi hemigtim of
a congregattommal laMorat , ( ' iii Great lirltlan
is ohmic amiti a qumarter years.
11ev.'iiitamn Cuihami 1iIck , a withehy
kmmowmm revivalist of Kentucky , can rehient
from imueniory every worth 1mm tIme Ilihile cx'
edit tIle book of i'salmmis.
Samukey , tIme simmgiimg evatigeitst , mtIil draws
great crowths. Acsoclatiomm hail , but Brookhymm ,
wmts mlot lug c'lmommghu to hioiii tIme nseimihl , > '
that ttmi'mmcil out to hear hIm sIng emi Summthay
ovemmimmg last.
Am'cimbisiiop O'Reilly of AdelaIde mu set
t > 'lL' hike a Profeasitimmal eommmposltor.Vltcmm
lie cstaiilishietl time Catholic htecoril In \\'st
AustralIa lie % 'as obliged to set hits owml
type amid to teach the art to otimur priests ,
hiccltles editImi time Paper.
11ev. Thiommias 11111 , hio is salti to be
the oldest Nomieomiformmmtct mimimmister iii Rug-
Inuith itt active service , lies rotireii , after a
mnlmmtstry of fifty-sevemi years , time last tlmlrty-
two of whmicht were spiummt mum Imastor of time
Comigregatiommal chmtmreii of North i"hmiehiley.
'l'lie l'resbytcrInn cimurehi of Emmglnuitl , it
lila ) , lie w'vrtit notIng , commmiist of i00 eomm-
grogatiomis , grouped into clevcmt lireslil'teries.
There are about 5.500 mnhmiimutcrs and 0111cc-
bearers , ammmh 70,000 comnmntiim.lcmmmits , beshiles
7iOO Stimuihay school teacliermt amid St,000
schtolam's.
Tue year book of the Voumig Mcmi's Chris-
thin asocIatlomm for tIme curremut > 'car , wimicim
has Just alipeared , reports time mmumnbcr of
actIve mncmmmbers for the lireceihtmug year as
h20S20 , tIme aggregate nmemnberslmlp beimig 263-
2t18. Tilere mire 234 assoctattoims whlclm hold
religtoumi mmieetimmgs for boys.
Forty thuousammtl Japanese have become
Professeii Cimristiamis thmrommghu thin efforts of
mmiissiommarles , Ammmomig these are mmmamiy high
Iii social rammk , anti of tIme greatest Intel-
lectumal mmowcr smith Imillumemice. I mmdepeotlemmt
lmi all thmhmmgs , tIme Japamiese now desire to
direct time affairs of time native churches
thieniseives , amiil are growing restive ummither
tIme leathersumlp and control of mniscbon boartis.
Time St. Paul papers say that 300 mnemobers
of the Swedish EvangelIcal chmmmrchm , 1mm St.
Patti have emnpimasied their dissent from tIme
church d isciprine , vhicim forbiths mnemnliershmlp
in secret bemieficiary orthers , by scccthimmg amid
formimig a mmew church 1mm thme I'rotestamtt
Episcopal foltl. Their cervices wIll be
contiticteti in tIme Swedlshl iamigmmage , and will
1)0 ) iilemitical with those of tile State Church
of Swetlemi.
Iii time New South Church of 130510mm last
Summday eveolmig Rev. Leslie W. Eprague
was installed as Imctor antI at time camne
time smith by the caine service , Imis wife ,
Item' . Lita Frost Sprague , was installed as
assistant pastor. Mr. amid Mrs. Sprague
have been together in tIme muinistry for seveim
years. Time > ' were graduated together from
the Theological senmtmiary at MeatlvIlle , I'a. ,
anti iii hSS9 were mnarrleti. The followIng
year they were ordaiumeti 1mm All Souls' church
iii Chicago , and coon afterward were called
to a cimmmrch in Mumiroc'ls. . From there
they wemmt to Pomona , Cal. , where thmey cue-
ceedeti in building a chmmrchm in time roughest
part of the towmi , Their success 1mm Pomimona
was such timat they were called to thin pa.s-
torate of the Seconti tJrihtitrh n cifliF h ld
San Francisco. That was two years ago.
TIme > ' came to Boston to the New South
church in Janumary of thia year ,
. . ,
SOME Omm ) 'I'i3iEitS _
The two oldest active bankers in Detroit
are Albert Ives and Jamnes F. Joy , who are
almost 86 years old.
Mrs. Lucy Arthur , a coloreti woman , tiled
In Stockton , Cal. , a few tiays ago at the
age of lOS years , 3 months anti 28 days.
Mrs. Jane Robertson , who has Just dIed
at St. Iiyncimiti'e , Que. , at time age of 79
years , waa a cousin of Lummgfehiuw and et
Noah Webster.
Leo Mock , who has just thleth In Milwatm-
kee at the ago of 91 , was a miative of Alsace -
sace , anti was once one of the most expert
sworthsmiien in thin worlti.
Dr. James Martlncau , time celebrated Rug-
hail Ummitariamm cil'Ioe , who seas Pt years old
last niomith. is tiescrtbeti by time English
papers as In mood hucaith emil keen amid
strong Iii intellect.
Mrs. JulIa Ward Howe is younger evcmm
at 77 tl'ami she was when Oliver Wendell
hholmnemm called her " 70 years yoummger. " She
preserves vitim Imer atlvamiclng years a fine
emitimusiasm for everythmlng of feminine iii-
terest ,
Time widow of Paul Locroix , better known
in Paris as "La fltimhiophlle Jacob , " diet ]
recently at Piracy imi her 91st year. Site
hind assisted her liummbant.i 1mm niammy of imla
llt.ram'y ummitlertakings , anti was herself the
author of several novels ,
W'llhiammm V'aterman of Dowagian , Mteh. , is
82 years old , but has reasomi to expect that
twemmty years or more vIhl be vouchsafed to
hmlnm. Ills father , a resubmit of Grand
Itapids. Wis. , was niarrIeii at time ago af
100 amitl lived happily witil his wife for
fourteemi years.
The late LailyVatklii , widow of time
fotmnder of tIme llltmstrateii Lommtlomm News ,
wait mmmarried to SIr Etiward Watkin In 1892.
when chic vmts 82 years old. She m'as thmeim
and remaincti until shortly before her
death a vigorous , clear-hmeailed old lady.
She imati always taken no active interest
In tIme managemnemit of her newspaper.
Fronm time town of Cloomiy , in West dare ,
Irelanti , is reported the death of a maim
mmamneil Conway. who was 111 years old. lie
wall a bog ranger on the estate of Lord
InhltltmImm , amid almost to time last was Iii
perfect possession of his factmlties , lie used
to walk two miles every Summday to mnass.
lie hail a distinct recohlectiomi of tIme irish
rebehliomi of 1798 , in which lIe hmad taken
an actIve part as a boy.
The German papers annoumnco the death ,
last mnontim In Berltmm , at tIme age of 83 , of
time miman who took care of Rmimpror William
I for thirty years. Ills. mmamne was Emmgel ,
smith the old emnimeror was so mnueli attacimed
to imimmm that lie ereateth a special tItle for
hmimu-"Gnmderoben-Intcmmdaflt. " lie . haul
charge of time emperor's historic eollectIomi.
anil it was his special duty to see to it
that the scrap book cootalmilmig newspaper
cllppimmgs mnatie for time emnperor was placed
before bimn pronipthy every mmmormiimmg.
Stiles MeMihiami of ' St. Albans , Vt. , will
celehirate hIs 100th blrtiithay on July 10.
When PresIdent Cleveland was a boy Mr.
MoMIllan used to take care of him , anil In
recognitIon of time fact lie lies amikemi time
ccptemiam'Iami to slmenth time ammmmivcrsary at
time white house. About fort > ' ieophe fromim
St. Albans will accompany imlnm to Wash-
ington.'hmen Mr. McMllhan was 4 years
of age he su > 'a lie milmook limmnihs with George
ammii MarthmaVasimlngtomm 1mm Albammy ; but imims
mmummnory immust lie at fault , \Vamtbimigtoim
dIed when lie was 3years old.
W'AVSIiEhIISES ,
I
. SVmitten for 'rime Iit'p.
StretchIng omit ghimd hmrmntls to greet mc-
Just mu cmtsumti hmiLKsCr.li > '
lhmimizlmmg thow'mm from heIghts Elysian
h.ivlng truths for those who tIle.
Gifts from Goti to those who Journey
'rhirougit the mystery of time mmight ,
Fimltimful guides to imoint all mnortmtlmm
'ro thmo way that letmtimt to lIght.
SprInging up by comnmrmomu road-ways
( 'blued 1mm nib their timtimmty gruce ,
Modest , r'umre anti stcudfust spirits ,
Chlltiremm of a lowly ritci , .
harsh wlntli4 rudely toss anti twist them-
Fierce stmns thrirmk timely hlcrfumnm Ill
fleituty-sttthiy sw'vet tiiiti trustful-
Swulloweti up hiy unknown sin ,
Gleams of goimius-IiamnIng lmeacomms-
Flowers that bloom bemittie the umity ,
Fmngritmice. music , attire of evetmimig ,
1tud ( rein darkness umito day.
JJELLE W1LLEY GUE.
Wlnsidc , Neb.
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IIEICEI ) ) IX BYI1OST1IE SIOUX
Au Adventure ofLientonant arceac aiul IIi
Fawhleo cotits ,
WIND-UP OF A HUNT FOR BUFFALO
Sii I ml tt'ii Pig I. t for II ft Smtrriimnli1
Iii- hit' iii.'iit > -t tiistiiii'i' ut
Creemie's ) , . _ , ' , . ' Ipy
1'rIt'iiuily iimiitmiits.
( Cc.pymighmt , 186 , ht t. S. Met ! tiie , 1.Imnttei )
lttrlmmg time mmmonthi of May , lSG5 , tuG
scouts , viio were mme'arly nib l'awnce In.
thlnims , mere givemi permumtsstotm to go mlthi
time l'mmm'miees oil their ammmmmmal bumilaho hitmmmt ,
Time l'awmmee trIbe vits greatly pleaseti , for
where thiert' are buffaloes tlmero art' hmiiilaui ,
amid time Sioux were ever cmi thit' Ionhoum t ( ou
aIm opportunIty to droim in on tIn. ' l'aw miremu
viiemm time > ' vem e least t'xpecteti , l.ate ono
afterimoon a Part > ' of time scouts. eight 1mm
miummimber. becautm e seiiam'at eu fm-nih I lie mumaium
force tiurimmg thin t'xcltemmmemit inctthi'mtt ttm a
chmae after hmiffalocmi. amiii , before tlit'y lmatt
tIm slightest hitmit of tianger , were comuipletoly'
surroumntleti h > ' a baud of at least 100 Siommx
Tile liummterii m crc In a smmimmll bastmu lii tiiim
santhlmhiis whIle tIme low bltiffs faIrly hiristieth
witim ft'athiers. Time Sioum , wtimmitl tliuslm for-
waril , shoot amid thou retreat. Lit'utenammt
Crecile , two other whIte imien mutiti five Paw-
imees coniposed tile party of mumoumtmm. 'ruts itt-
the stool holmium ] a cirelmiar breastwork -
work formiicd by theIr horses , bitt at time
first charge of thin savage Sioux time poor
ammlmmmals sammk to time sammil amid dteti. Time
scouts miow crotmeimcti by time tiesti hermit's
amid halt a titizemi Siomix fell mlurlmmg time next
chmarge. One savage who nppt'arcil to ho
timore fearless timmuim thin rest ilamiumeth forwaril ,
cv Imlemm I i > ' I mmtemmth I mm g t o lithe over time I I t tb
hammmh of scouts. Alas for imimmm ! timt're were ,
besitles Cmeetie , three SImm shots In thimit
little cIrcle , ammti before timts tiarimig bravo
got within fifty yartls of time horse works , a
bullet llcreetl lila bralim. lmmsteatl of drop-
lilmig to the groumnih anti tlying this Imiiiiami
begami to leap ammd boumnii abommt , exactly lIke
a chickemu wommiti wIth Its imeati cut oft. never
stopping umitil lie rohicti down w'ltimlmu fifteems
feet of the scouts ,
There ivas a boy In Creede's hurt > ' . SIt-
ta-re-kit hmy nammie , a very immtelhigemit Paw-
mice , 18 > 'cnrs old , who hmatl gene witim time
lletmtemmammt \'nmihImmgtomt omice to ace thm
hiresidemit of tile Umilted States. Timero
seemed to be no sumaihow of Imope for tlu
scouts , amiti this yoummg mumamm started to ruin.
Inasumiuch as lie started 1mm tim ihireetiomi ot
time eanmp , uvimichi was but a mmmllt' awn > ' , it
Is hut fair to suggest timat ime mmtay imavo
takeum this fatal step is'itlm tue hope of
muotifylng time Pasvnees of the stnto mf at-
fairs. Tiutmi was tile oplmilon of Crecde , wimilo
others thought lie was tlrlvemm muinti iiy thi&
1espc'rato mimmrrounthings. lie hail gone less
thmami hO yards isimen a Sioux rothe up be-
slthe hmlmmi auth felled hIm to time grommomi with
a war chili. Time yoummg scommt started to
rise , ii'as on his knees , whmemi time Sioux ,
having thlsmnoummtetl , reachicuh for time scout'a
haIr witim Itis left hand. All tlmis im'ae secit
by the boy's compauiomms.
"Oh , it was awful ! " said Crcede , relating
thmimm story to time writer , "We lint ] been
together too znuch. He was so hiram'e , so
homiest , auth so good. Of course. lie was only'
cmi Imimilamm ; but I saw tIm steel blathe ghlsten
itmg in ihe settlmmg sum-saw tIme savage at
one swift stroke sever time scalp from timat
. boy's imenil. rm'as sIck at heart. It is imafo
to say that title was time last scalp that
SIoux ever lifted. After lie hmati beemi
scalped tIme boy got up mmml waikei on , right
by the savage Slommx , lie was safe enough
hOW. Notimlng on carih woumlil temmmpt an
lniliamm to totmch a maui who hail been
scaljCti , hot even to kill him. "
ittit let us rettmrn to the hittie bamuti iii
time basin surroimntleth by time Sioux. It is
Indeed a small bamid mmmv. Four of timema
arc death , one scalpeth ammtt gomme ; limit mmmi often
as their \'incimcstcrs bark a Stoumx tirops ,
There was notumimig left now hut to light to
the enil.
Death 1mm thIs way was better titan being
bumrneti alive. There was no hope-mint a.
shadow ; for imo % ' ere tlmey to know that
one of their conipanions hmati seemm time Sioumx
surromid thieni antI that time wimolt' force of
I'awmmee scouts were rltiing to the relIef
of thIs handful of men , who were ammmuslng
themselves at rifle practice whIle they
watteti for theatim. nut the tiarkect imour
irCcetlCS limo dawn , and imow ivitlt a wild
yell , time resctmers ilasheti tlowmm upon time
mmmurtleromms Sioux , im'hmo , witimommt firing a idiot.
fletl fromn tIme fiehil , leaving timirteemi ummmiuchry
Intilamma upon the battle grounti.
TIme brave boy never returned. lie took
his own lIfe , perhaps ; for an loullami never
cares to live after lie has lost lila scalp ,
knowing that hIs compammiomme look uimon
hint as they look upon time deati.
One of Creetle's comnpammtons of tIme plains
is responsible for tim foilowtmmg , which milmowa
titat the imeolit kmiew not what fear was
A large body' of Shouts Inillammmt were
camped imear North Platte , Nob. , havIng
conic there to meet m.omno peace commmmnissiomm-
ore stmit out from Wasimlimgton. We vero
camped ahiotmt eight molies below thieimm ,
quietly resting dimrImmg the cesmuatiomm of imos-
tillties , yet commstamitly on tue alert to guarth
against a foray fmommm ommr foes above. Our
best scotitmm were sent otmt every eveiiimmg 1mm
the direction of Northi Platte to mmote any
evitiemices of a mmiglmt ralil that nmiglit appear.
anti our Immdlans were imistructeil to l'ave their
arms In Perfect order anti iii t'amy reach
witemi timey rolieti up in timeir lmiammketmm for
sleep.
Creetie's horse imati becomne lane and wan
next to useless for field work. \\e miiil not.
have an extra aimlmnal In camp , ammil for three
or four days lie tried hmarth to trade the cmiii-
pled horse to an lmmtlban scout for a good one.
lie offereti extravagammt etithit ( or a tratle , limit
the Inihlamms knew too well the mmear lmmnximmmity
of a natural enemy anti would take mm risks
on tielmig without a mount in the event ot
trotible.
\'e were sitting in the tent one evening
taking a good mmlghit suiolw , whiemi commue one
began to chaff Creche about his "timree-
legged horse. " Nick took it all gootl-
natumrctihy , smnlhimmg 1mm hits ow'ii ( Illicit way fit
our remnimrkmm , auth mitiomi lie sat with lila eyes
bemmt on time grotmnmti , as If 1mm miem p reflectIon.
Suththcnly lie arose , buckbeii omm hum iiistoi.
Piekcth imp ills rltie amid started from time bitt
without a woril.
" 'lmere are you going , Nick ? " snub one
aakeih.
"Going to see that time pickets sire out alt
right , " ho relilied , as time temmt flap closed be-
hmlmmtl himn.
This mme'cnieii mmattmrah enough , ammii we soon
turneth into our blankets amitl thmotigimt 110
more of the mactier. W'hen ire roiit'il out at
thayhireak ni'xt mimomning It wait mmotlceil that
Creeilo'mi hlammketmi hmati mmot hmeemm usetl ami
that lie was hot In time lent. 0mm of time hioya
remmiarketl lust imo haml iaimi tlowmm oumt 1mm time
grass to sleep smith woulil put 1mm ami appear-
ammec at breakfast tIme , aniLwe all accepted
this aim time true oxjmianmatiohi of hmls absence ,
half an hour hatc'r , wliemm we were about to
eat breakfast , ommu of time pickets caine in
anti rehmortetl mmommietitiog comnlng from up time
river. Our field glasses soon thenmommstrated
time fact that it Wmimi a man riihiumg omme horse
ammti leatilumg four otimers. As ho camne closer
sm'e recognizeti Crct'de , anil lie coomm rode iu ,
dlmmnmoummtctl amid begun to ummcincim imis amhihI6 ,
w'itim tim thulet remimarlc
" ( lumens I tmimghmt to get ono gooil mnount
out of this hiumichi. "
" \Vhiere did you get timemmi ? " Major North >
asked.
"Ui , tue river a little ways. "
" 'imat mild > 'oum tie wIth your own horse'tm
"Trailed hmlmmi for these even mmii. "
liii hail gommu uiomtc 1mm tim night , stolemi
immto time hmerti of time SIoux mmear North Platte ,
unimatidieti hits lame horse and Imlaced the sad.
die on amm IndIan's , cmiii , heaibbng fommr others.
got away Ummohseri't'ui ammmh reachmcml cammip
saft'iy. It ivas a bold anti desperate unicior.
takimmg , limit one entirely in keeping with bt
adventurous spirit , CV 'VA1tMA.N '