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    THE OHAIIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JTOY 12 , 181)0 ) ,
THE CANDIDATES AT HOME
Rontino of Li fa and Domestic Surroundings
of MoKinloj anil Jlobart.
THEIRS ARE TYPICAL AMERICAN HOMES
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WASHINGTON. July 10. Miijor McKln-
lay's nomination for the presidency 1ms thus
far mused few changes In the ilnlly routine
\vlUch ho hna followed for montlm past In
Ills modest hut pleasant homo nt Canton , O.
Snvo for tlio expected Incrcnsn In the limn-
licr of visitors things KO on much as they
hnvo Keno slnco the beginning of the year.
The major has been a hard worker all his
life , hut ho enjoys hard work and seems to
thrive upon It. From morning until late at
night he Is engaged , but no ono Is turned
nwny , for he Is never too busy to receive
another caller. IIo gels up about 7 o'clock
and eats sparingly. He smokes a great deal ,
but nuvcr touches liquor. Ilrcnkfnst over lit
plunges at once Into the labors of the clay.
Ills right hand Is James n. Doyle , an old-
tlnio newspaper worker who was his private
secretary while governor , and has since con
tinued in that position. A woman sten
ographer , n relative of the McKlnlcys , and
Samuel Saxton , the major's bright young
nephew , complete the olllco force. The office
opens at the right of the entrance hall In
the McKlnlcy residence. It was flrst dovlucd
BO that Mrs. McKlnlcy could bo within easy
access , and pretty portieres wcro draped be-
i William McKinley's Home.
tweon adjoining rooms. But soon the pil
grimage of callers became so large that ar
tistic cinbclllHhmcut was eschewed and the
fcinlnlno element In politics eliminated. The
quiet and suave Boyle get the apartment
Into business Bbapo soon after his advent ,
and now the reading of papers , the answerIng -
Ing of letters and the reception of visitors
is done In a systematic way.
The constant and crowing demands upon
his time and good mituro aside , the life led
by Major McKlnlcy Is as simple as It Is
wholesome. It Is difficult to realize , viewing
him and his surroundings , his plain , demo
cratic ways and the utter absence of any
thing Ilka form and ceremony , that the
hopes of a great party are centered In him ,
nnd that ho lias been singled out to lead
It In a battle for the loftiest position on this
earth. Ills popularity In bin own borne Is
unbounded. . Ho knows every man In Canton ,
and as his neighbors pass bo speaks to every
one. It Is not recorded that ho over refused
or neglected to answer a letter of one of his
constituents ; or to do an act of kindness for
one of them when opportunity offered. Ho
has never attempted to play the exclusive
or to arrange his appearance with any eye
to effect. IIo seems never to think that
taking his place among his fellows in an
overy-day way is any other than the most
natural thing In the world to do. At the
Hiuno time there Is an Inherent dignity about
the man which preserves him from famil
iarity. Ills friends know his clean mind ,
and , respecting It , regulate their conversa
tion and pick their stories accordingly. Hut
not In the pense" or with the feelltii ; of
dealing with a prude , for they find him
thoroughly companionable on wholesome
inascullno lines. The charge made by those
who do not llko him , or who speak from Ill-
digested hearsay , that Major McKlnlcy la a
cold man finds ample refutation In Canton.
Ho Is not chummy , but ho llkca a chat and
lie tells a story well. IIo la by no means
a man of one idea , nor has his reading been
confined to law and politics. Ho Is , on the
contrary , a very full man , and he talks on
many subjects Moreover , ho loves to talk.
Ho is fond , when opportunity offers , of de
taining a favored caller late at night and
having Bomo story or argument out with
him. Then thu villager will show itself in
him , and ho will walk half way homo with
Ills guest , stopping on some corner for a
protracted parting word. In fact , It is the
villager In Major McKlnloy that constitutes
one of his greatest charms. It keeps him In
touch with the plain people and renders him
nt all times approachable and companion
able. No man ever observed n frill about
him. No man who over approached him wan
frigidly received or curtly turned away , und
no ono ever hesitates on meeting him testate
state fully nny case ho may have sought him
to explain.
The home of Major McKlnley In Canton Is
unpretending , yet comfortable. It is In a
pleasant yard on a pleasant street , thu house
a frame of thu two-story varloty , with n
wins and two porches , over which creep
Vines a perfect veil of clinging vegetation.
There are twelve rooms to the structure.
The yard Is the homo of many a trco and
bush , or was until they were trampled
under foot by sightseers during the last
thrro weeks. The major has no carriage of
Ills own , but drive ! ) out frequently In a llv-
ory outfit , The servants are n scullery
maid , Mrs. McKlnley's attendant and a negro
mnn nt general utility. So fur as preten-
Blons go , the household llfo la as demo
cratic as the most modern typo of Amer
ican citizen could wish.
Major and Mrs , McKlnley began their
married life tcwnty-flve years ugo In the
house In which they now live.Vo have
lived in other houses since , " said he the
other day , "but we have come back to tills
ngnln as ono of the dearest spots on earth. "
This chance remark brings to mind the
romance In thu major's llfo and the
woman who for a quarter of a cen
tury has been more his religion than bis
wife. If the wide world loves a lover. It
ehould lovj McKlnloy. Ho married hla wife
in 1871. Their two children died long ngo
and fed and tilled their hearts with gloom.
1'or seventeen years she 1ms been nervously
stricken , an invalid without hopo. a hu
man Illy with a broken stem , needing the
trellis ami support of constant love and
care. And these her husband has always
Riven her. Ho is as attentive as a bride
groom. "There is an element In bis devo
tion to hla wife , " writes a clever woman
who knows them well , "that U eaeler felt
than described , but it Is the element that
BlU-ncfs the scoffers at mairlage , that makes
oi-o think better of one's kind , and at the
tsame time carries with It a tinge of ro
mance that delights all youi'g couples. Per
haps because the major pays a thousand
llttlo courtesies and attentions to his wife ,
not with the air of a man doing big duty ,
but what U lila delight ; that he cces In Ma
Wife still the lovely , girlish bVlde , the
mother of the two fair children who ramu
only to be taken away , the companion Of his
uarly struggles and successes , Is evident ;
that he finds now In his proud maturity , in
tier Kfiitlo sympathy , her Intense apprecia
tion of his work , her frank delight at the
honors paid him , her ever ready response to
bis beautiful devotion , all the spur and
Stimulus he iiix-ds , there Is no doubt , "
Mrs. McKlnloy's 111 health dates frora the
ulrtU and death of ber second child. However -
over , In appearance she is anything but the
Conventional Invalid. Her gowns are always
laBhlouably mada and trimmed and the beau
tiful lacci. Uni aiid UulckUnacks which she ,
I. !
wears htlRhtcn the feolltm of < li b ll ( In
her In > nlldl m which a flnt planes
A second glance t the fftce , however , shows
that fonMnnt nnd acute suffering h * been
lior portion. Her balr which , Mnce n icvcrn
Illness In the winter ot 1830. In whlrh her
llfo wnn despaired of , 1 worn short , Is now
gradually turning pray. Mrs. McKlnfey's
tastes arc those of a homc-lovliiK woman.
She Is an appreciative admirer of line paint
ings and statuary. She docs not care for
music , but Is an enthusiastic attendant , BO
fur as her health will permit , of good dram
atic performances , Her reading Is confined
almost exclusively to newspapers , but slio
In a close student ot them and of public
opinion as evidenced by them. She Is most
charitable. Unable to receive tbo poor who
come to her , she Intrusts to tome member
of her family her Inrgp almsgiving. Her
fingers are rarely Idle the beauty of the
needlework she does Is the envy and despair
of her friends and whatever of her handi
work that Is not sent to adorn the homes
of friend or relative finds Its way to char
itable burars and fairs , or Into the hospitals
for distribution among Invalids less fortu
nate than herself.
"A good sou makes a good husband. "
runs the old saying , and It Is true of Major
McKlnley. His father died a few years ago ,
but his mother still lives at Canton , not
far from her son. She Is now 87 years of
age. but alert and vigorous , mentally nnd
physically. She sees much of her famous
son , and bo waits on her and walks with
her each day he spends In Canton. ISvcn
now , whlln his anxieties should be nnd are
on keenest edge , he visits and walks with
his mother every afternoon. They prefer
the streets of the quiet suburbs of Canton
for these llttlo excursions , and McKlnlcy
may be seen escorting the old lady with the
profoundest deference and affection , while
the conversational Interchange between the
two never flags.
Like Major McKlnloy , Garret A. Hobart ,
the republican candidate for vice president ,
Is very popular In his own town. The writer
was In 1'atcrson on the day of his return
from the St. Louis convention , and the
warmth and enthusiasm of his reception be
spoke n mnn respected and beloved by his
neighbors. Llko McKlnlcy , too , Mr. Hobart
has been a hard worker all his life. IIo has
had bis own way to carve In tbo world
when he arrived In I'atcrson thirty years ago
his entire capital consisted of a new suit
of clothes and fl.GO In cash and the task
has kept him busy. He has succeeded , and
success has mellowed and softened him. He
Is the most approachable of men under any
and all circumstances. He Is apparently In
terested In the caller's business , no matter
how trivial It may be. Appeal to him on
behalf of charity and his heart Is opened at
once. Nor docs his helpfulness end with the
giving of money. If a man In 1'atcrsan gets
Into trouble and stops to think who can best
help him out , the first name that suggests
Itself is that of Hobart. And he has atone
ono time and another helped so many men
that no matter what happens , when others
are In trouble , he generally succeeds In bis
mission ot relief , because he must ask the
assistance ot somebody whom be has himself
helped In former times.
Mr. Hobart's dally labors begin early and
end lute. Ills mail In these days Is Im
mense , but every letter Is read by him per
sonally , and an answer dictated or written.
If not of special Importance , or confidential ,
the answer Is dictated. It the nature of the
answer Involves something strictly personal
and confidential , the answer Is written by
Mr. Ilobart himself. Ho Is a rapid writer
and bis letters are always torso and to the
point. And no matter how busy he may be ,
ho never seems to bo In n rush. He can
handle half a dozen different subjects at a
time and never get them mixed up. His
mind can go from ono subject to another of
an entirely different nature with the rapidity
ot lightning. Ho Is a director of at least
sixty different companies and his memory
Is so retentive that ho can remember the
closest details of each. Ono would Imagine
that with such a complex system of business
as be manages his brain would be all In a
whllr , but It Is not , When he goes to bed
at night ho throws away alt thoughts of
business as be would take off bis clothes ,
and bis head Is not on his pillow tbroo min
utes before ho is sleeping like a tired child. i
Great and varied as Mr. Hobart's Inter
ests are , the doors of his otilce. are never
closed. There Is 110 holy of holies marked
" 1'rlvato. " Tbo only thing on the door Is
the unostentatious name , "Mr. Hobart. "
Ami that door Is never closed. If a
visitor calls bo can see the top of a partly
bald head clicking over a rolltop desk
seven feet long , and if there is some one
sitting at the end of the desk It can bo
seen that he Is engaged. Otherwise it Is
"Walk In" and a cordial greeting and
hearty welcome that mokes ono at ease
ut once. Moreover , Mr. Hobart Is aj un
assuming as ho is democratic. Ho has
horses and carriages galore , but ho gen
erally walks from his bouso to hU olllce.
On Sunday afternoons ho may be seen In
hU four-seated surreys , driving through
the park or the suburbs of I'aterson , but
never alone. He Is too sociable for that.
Sometimes ho and Mm. Hobart may be
seen on the toad behind a pair of buy
horses , Mr. Ilobart , who is an expert
driver , holding the reins , but generally
there Is a crowd In the carriage with him ,
and the carriage ho likes best will scat
twelve persons , Many prominent men have
ridden In that vehicle.
Carroll Hall , Mr. Hobart'a home , Is on
one of the quietest and shadiest streets of
I'aterson. It Is a roomy mansion with many
shaded , landscaped and awulng-coverod windows
dews ami with wide piazzas , where easy
chairs and hammocks Invite siestas. The
house has been altered ullghtly since the
Picture from which the accompanying sketch
Is taken was made , -An addition on the left
has been titled up as an art gallery , und It
already contains a flno collection of paint
ings. Carroll Halt is the center of the social
amenities of I'aterson , and thorn are none
who bear a larger part In the local char
ities and good undertakings tha.ii the master
and bis wife. Mr. Hobart married the
daughter ot his old preceptor In the law ,
and the union has proved In every way a
happy one. Mrs. Hobart U rather above the
medium height for women. With an erect
and well developed figure , gracefully car
ried , a partlcularlr well polled head , blue
nyes , In which the occasional gray glints are
softened by dark brows and lashes , a soft
complexion marked by a few lines which
suggest character rather than years , a gcntlo
and dignified bearing and n low-pitched
voice which readily adapts Itself to every
phase of thought and emotion , she Is nn ex
cellent cuamplc of Whtttlor'i "noble wo
man , nobly planned , "
Mrs. Ilobart Is described by ono who
knows her as of a merry disposition , bright
of wit and ready with an answer on any sub
ject. She Is a brilliant conversationalist and
a wldo reader , but Is essentially a homemaker
maker and a home lover , and It Is as a
hostess that she Is seen at her best. The
hospitality ot the Hobnrts Is well and widely
known , nnd many famous men have gathered
around theirtable. . Just at present , however -
over , the shadow ot great and sore trouble
rests upon the family , nnd Mrs. Hobart's
deep mourning Is but faintly Indicative of
the grief she suffered when , Just about a
year ago , their only daughter , n cultured
nnd lovely girl of 20 , suddenly sickened
nnd died In Italy , nnd was laid to rest among
strangers near the shores of Lake Corno.
There Is a son , a handsome , manly name
sake of his father , whom they call "Junior. "
Ho has n private tutor at home. Is learning
to play the violin , and Is deeply Interested
In bis father's political career.
OUT OP THU ORDINARY.
The Massachusetts legislature has appro
priated $ C,00,000 for good roads.
Sims Hcoves. the famous English tenor ,
Is 74 years of ago and the father of a baby
boy.
Leading electricians claim that the now
vacuum tube light will bo three times as
brilliant as the present light and Its cost
only one-third as much.
A person by the name of Funderburk , re
siding In North Carolina , has a mule that
sweats blood. Probably this Is the only way
the animal con express Its disapprobation
of Its owner's name.
There Is a cat In Olympla now nursing
ono kitten nnd a rabbit. Four of the cat's
kittens wore drowned , and the maternal
Instinct was not satisfied with the ono left ;
so the cat , the Olympian says , went to the
forest nnd caught the young rabbit which
shares with her offspring share and share
alike.
"Jersey Justice" had a poser when a
N'ow llrunswlck citizen was arraigned at the
bar for disturbing the quiet of a populous
tenement by his terrific and variegated
snoring. The testimony of the neighbors
established the fact that the offender snored
"with prodigious continuity and effect" from
the time ho went to sleep until bo woke In
the morning.
An Inventor has patented a metal cat , so
llko the live creature that the most sa
gacious rat Is deceived and runs for dear
life. This metal animal Is doubly terrible
by being coated with phosphorus , so that
It shines In the dark , and the natives of rat-
land may well believe that they see a
ghost or demon or whatever their rodent
Imaginations deem most frightful.
Ilev. Dr. Tupper of Ilaltlmore has just re
turned from a circuit ot the globe , and has
brought with him an Interesting relic. While
In Egypt ho secured the mummy of a babe
which must have lived fully 4,200 years ngo.
As the removal of mummies from Kgypt is
strictly prohibited , the mummy was smug
gled out of the country In the doctor's
valise , and In this'manner It was carried
by him during the remainder of the vojagc
and brought safely to Baltimore.
Miss Maud Davis , who is teaching In Kl-
llotsvlllc , .Me. , says she has a very nice
school house to teach In and some very
.bright pupils , but the black flics are so
thick that she Is obliged to build a smudge
on the sUwe and fill the room full ot smoke
When It gets too thick they all adjourn to
the open air and start a new smudge. She
says she has been In the smoke so much
that she has taken on a fine color , like
that of smoked ham.
Goslings Sharpe's bank In Fleet street
ono ot the oldest private banks In the city
of London , has been amalgamated , together
with half a dozen less known firms , with
llarclay , Dcvnn & Co. The exact date of
the bank's foundation Is unknown , but It
was In existence in 1C50 , as n goldsmith's
shop. , with the sign of "The Three Squir
rels. " The firm has all Its ledgers since
1715 , and can show the bank accounts of
Warren Hastings nnd Lord cilve , of Disbop
Percy , Alexander Pope , Richardson , the nov
elist , Tonson the publisher , lord chancel
lors and lord chief Justices like Camden.
Campbell , Ellenborough and Denman. They
were the bankers of the Times and of the
societies for the propagation of the gospel
and for promoting Christian knowledge.
The title of the firm had remained un
changed for 100 years.
LAI10II AM ) INDUSTRY.
California has 18,000 miners.
The manufacture of paper teeth Is the
newest ,
A Michigan toothpick mill turns out 7,500-
000 of the slivers daily.
The average wages paid In the Swiss
V
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Garret A. Hobart's Home.
cotton mills Is between 20 and CO cents
n day ,
A cashmere shawl weaver In Persia earns ,
by the hardest labor , about 40 cents a day.
In Vienna laundry women work seven
teen hours a day for $2.50 a week and their
meals.
All the laborers In tbo employ of the
city of Springfield , Mass. , are to bu uni
formed after the style Inaugurated by Col
onel Waring in New York BOIIIO tlmo nuo.
The convict made pedestal for the General
Grant monument at Ran Francisco has fin
ally been rejected for one made by union
labor.
Coarse threads , of which largo quantities
used to bo sent from England to Japan , are
now made In the latter country , except the
finest quality. The Imports of row cotton
from America , China und India have nearly
doubled In the past three years.
The bicycle has called Into existence n
vast amount of new business , which given
employment to not less than 100,000 persons
and furnishes work and wages Indirectly tea
a much larger number beside.
An effort Is on foot to secure four or five
Mergenthalcr typesetting machines for Ty
pographical union No. 3 of Cincinnati , the
object being to give all unemployed members
who are not operators an opportunity to
learn. The matter has been placed In the
hands of a committee of the union , with
Instructions to report at the next meeting.
IliirUU-ii'N A ml ru
The best salvo in the world for cuts ,
bruise * , sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever
sores , tetter , chapped hands , chilblains ,
corns and all skin eruptions , and positively
cures piles or no pay required. It Is guaran
teed to give perfect satisfaction or money re
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For tale
by Kuhn & Co.
Novel lf of I.nro ,
A rather novel use ot lace seen on some of
the latest gowns la a plaiting of straight-
edged Insertion zet on around the bottom of
the dress nkirt underneath the ruffles , which
are also finished on the edge with the same
plaiting , and it Is said to bo very effective ,
as it serves to stiffen thv rufllca anil make
them eland out prettily.
DEPTHS OF THE FIRMAMENT
Penetrated by Photography nnd the Telescope -
oscopo and Rendered More Intelligible ,
STRUCTURE OF THE SIDEREAL SYSTEM
Achievement * of Astronomer * liy the
Aid of Moili'rri" liiNtriiinetttx .
llnj-n of l.lfclit IMMIO
OlilTlu4 .Milky Wny.
( Copyright , ISM , the S , & McClure Company. )
In tbo recent progress which has been
made In the study of the heavens , the
photographic plate has played a most Im
portant part. Indeed , the facilities which
the resources of photography have placed
at the disposal of the astronomer arc every
day Increasing. The older methods of ob
servation are In many cases gradually
being displaced by the more accurate and
far more comprehensive methods which the
camera otters. U has been asserted , and I
do not think that the truth of the asser
tion will bo questioned , that the advance In
the astronomer's art which is duo to the
Introduction ot the photographic plate Into
the observatory. Is not less far reaching In
Its effects than the advance which was
Inaugurated when Galileo first turned his
newly made telescope to the sky , and thus
wonderfully augmented the space penetrat
ing Dower of human vision.
Almost the first feature which will strike
the observer who Is examining n good
photograph ot the sidereal depths , Is that
though there may be hardly any part of . ' ) : >
area presented which Is quite free from
stars , yet that they are distributed with
very great Irregularity. In some regions
the stars are aggregated In countless
myriads , Indeed In many parts of the
heavens they lie BO closely packed that
the Individual points euii hardly bo dis
tinguished separately. Ordinary observa
tion , even with the unaided eye , prepares
us In a measure for this striking Irregu
larity In stellar distribution.
Who has not often dwelt with admiration
on that glorious stellar glidlo which we
know as the Milky Way. It Is a mighty
zone of stars surrounding our solar sys
tem. Indeed n Just estimate of the relation
of the sun to other bodies In the scheme
of the universe would regard our great
luminary merely as ono ot similar stars ag-
giegated In countless myriads to form the
Milky Way. From the peculiar nature of
the stars in the galaxy , as this sytitem is
often called. It Is quite obvious that these
wonderful starry clusters have sonic bond
of connection between their component
parts , due probably to a common origin.
To realize the splendor of the Milky Way
wo have to remember that minute as the
stars of which It Is composed may seem
from where we arc situated , yet each our
of those btars Is In truth shining with the
Independent brilliance of UKUII. It might
have been thought that It would bo quite
Impossible for 1111 object so vast nnd so
bright as our sun to display no greater
splendor than that feeble twinkle which Is
all that reaches us from one of the stars In
the MUky Way. Here , however , the ques
tion ot distance Is > \ttt \ paramount im
portance.
If the sun which shine's In our skies were
to bo withdrawn from 'our neighborhood Into
tbo depth of spaco.j If Itcre to be carried
to a distance as remote as Is that of mnnj
of the stars which wo see around us , ou"
great luminary wonld ( idvo lost all Its preeminent
eminent splendor , nnd would have dwindled
to the relative Insignificance of a small star ,
not nearly so bright as many of those stars
which shine over oUr beads every night. I
do not Indeed say that each and every one
of the stars in the Milky Way ! s as large as
our sun ; no ono who understood the evi
dence would have the'hardihood to alflrm BO
gigantic a proposition. At the same time I
should add that I do not know any ground *
on which such a statement could be cer
tainly contradicted if any one did ailtrm It.
The probability BUCIIIB to be that , though
ninny of the stars In Uio. MJlliy'ay may re-
-.oniblo our sun In luster or dimensions , yet
there are in that ma'fvelous group KV.IIB
lisser and gi cater In nearly ns many gra l ° s
of magnitudes as there are objects In the
galaxy Itself.
The problem of delci minim ? the distance
nf a star from the earth is ono which , tuxoi-
the highest resources of thp observing as
tronomer. Of nil the millions of the celes
tial best there are hardly lOO stars whoso
distances have been inrpsiircd with ac
curacy by those surveying operations by
which alone this problem can be accurately
solved. We are , however , not quite destltuti
of methods by which we can In some degree
estimate the remoteness of other stars , even
though their distances may be so great as
to elude entirely nil the more direct methods
of measurement. Suppose that a star were
Just bright enough to be visible to the un-
aldcd eye , and then suppose that particular
star were to bo withdrawn to a distance ten
times cs great. It would still remain visi
ble to the unaided eye , and then suppose that
particular star were to be withdrawn to a
distance ten times as great. It would still
remain visible to us by the help of a small
telescope. If the star were withdrawn to a
distance 100 times as great It would still
scncrnlly remain within the ken of n Inrgr
telescope. When , tnerefore , our large tele-
ncopc-s reveal millions of slurs , which seem
just on the verge of visibility , It is plain
that thobo stars , assuming that they arc In
trinsically as bright aa the stars wbleh can
just bo seen with the unaided eye , must be
at least 100 times as remote.
It should also be.observed that n star ns
bright as Slrius would still be visible to the
unaided eye , though of course only as n
very small point. If It were translated to a
distance ten tinu'.i ns great cs that at which
it Is-now situated ; If Slrius were at a dis-
tanro n hundred fold greater than that nt
which It now lies , It would still
bo found within the range of a
tcloscore of moderate power. In
deed , If Slrlus were nt .1 distance 1,000
times as great as that by which It Is at
present separated from us , It vould still not
have passed beyond the ken of our mightiest
telescopes. Wo Imvo thus sound reasons for
our belief that some of the stars which wo
can see through our great telescopes are at
least 1,000 times as remote from the earth
ns Slrius.
Ileeent researches made by Dr. 0111 and
Dr. Elkln at the Cupe of Good Hope have
demonstrated what the distance of Slrius
amounts to. It has been shown that thr
rays from Slrlns. traveling an they du with
the stupendous speed of light , namely , nt
the rate of 180,000 miles each second , would i
nevertheless require not less than nine years
to traverse tbo distance between that stnr
and our system. In other words , when we
are looking at Slrius tonight , we do not
sec that star ns It Is at present , but we-
SPO It as It was nine years ago. The llsht
which reaches our eyps tonight must In
fact hove left the star nine years before.
Wo have already shown * that there Is good
reason for the belief that there are Htarn
which are still vlslblp In our great tele
scopes , notwithstanding'that they are 1.000
times further from us than the : brilliant
Slrlus. It follows Iiy u line of reasoning
which It seems Imppsslblo to question that
the light from such , a star must have occu
pied a period of not less limn 2,000 years
In Its Journey to tho' ' earth. The consequences
quences of such a pnleulatlon are Indeed
momentous. It Is plain .that we do not see
such stars tonight as they are tonight , but
as they were when our earth wus 0,000
years younger. Thu light from such stars
which Is now entering pur eyes at the close
of Us unparalleled Jmir'ney has occupied all
that long Interval -inr-croaslng the abyss
which Intervenes between the solar system
and the awful stellar depths. This vast
tlmo has been required for the journey , not
withstanding the fact that the light speeds
on Its way with a velocity which would
carry It seven times round the earth In a
second. Indeed , the stars might hnvo to
tally ceased to exist for the past 9,000 years
and we should still find them shining In
their places. Not until all the light which
was on Its way to earth at the time of the
star's extinction had entered our eyes would
the tidings of that extinction have become
known to us. We are looking at such stars
as they existed long before the earliest
period to which any records of human his
tory extend.
Wo can Illustrate the same subject In an-
otber way. Suppose that there wore astron
omers In those remote stars and that they
were equipped with telescopes enormously
more powerful thun any telescope * which
wo have orer constructed Suppose th t
nolwlthstundlnn the vn t dlstftnco at which
they lie they had the mentis ot scrutinizing
carefully the features of this earth. In what
condition would our Rlobe bo presented from
their point of vlow. These distant observers
would not see any traces of the cities and
the nations that now exist. Hrltaln would
appear to them as n forest Inhabited by a
few savages and North America would bo
the home of the bison and the red man.
They would look down on an Egypt In which
the 1'yramlds had not yet been built , and
they might survey the sites of llnbylon and
Nineveh long cro those famous cities had
been reared.
Besides those sidereal objects of which wo
have spoken there are of course othcps
seemingly as numerous ns the sands on the
seashore. No spectacle which the heavens
display Is more Impressive to the beholder
than that of A globular cluster. In hLlch
thousands of stars are beheld pakod olotely
together within the limits of 'ils n ld of
view. Each ot those stars Is Itself : i cun ,
the whole forming a dense group ot as
sociated suns. Indescribable ! ndi 3d r.iust
be the glory which would shine upon n
planet which was situated In such n system.
It seems , however , Impossible that planets
In association with thousands of suns , filch
ns are found In a globular cluster , could
possess climatic conditions nt sufllcl-jnt ion-
stancy to meet the requirements of orgnnlp
llfo. Kor the development of llfo practical
stability of climate would swm to bo es
sential. Such conditions could , < o f.\r ns wo
know , only be secured In a system like our
own , which Is controlled by a single sun ,
around which the several planets revolve.
In such n case there would bo no disturb
ances to the regular motion of each plniut ,
o.icept those trilling ones which arise from
the attraction of the other planets equally
beholden to the central luminary. Hut a
planet primarily attached to ono of the suns
belonging to a globular cluster would lie so
much disturbed In Its revolution by the at
tractions of the other surrounding runs tbat
the movement of the body wjuld In all
probability bo too Irregular to bo com
patible with any stable climatic conditions.
The vicissitudes of climate with which wo
dwellers on the earth are familiar Mould
seem as nothing in comparison with the
vicissitudes of climate In a planet belonging
to a system of several suns. It would seem
that occasionally the planet must come to
near to one or other of the attracting suns
that If any life had existed on such n
planet It would necessarily bo scorched to
destruction.
Uesldes these globular clusters , the
heavens contain many other associations
of stars arranged In striking groups. We
may mention , for instance , the famous
cluster In Perseus , an object of Indescribable
beauty , which fortunately lies within the
reach of telescopes of comparatively modcr-
nto power. There are also many
flusters so distant that the stars are hardly
to bo discerned separately , In which case
the object looks like a nebula and the reso
lution of the nebula , as It Is called ,
that Is , the perception of the Isolated stars of
which the nebulous looking object Is formed ,
becomes a problem which can only be
solved by the very highest telescope power.
It has been conjectured that these dim nnd
distant clusters may be associations of stars
very llko that Milky Way which Is relatively
quite close to the solar system. It may In
deed be the case that a sidereal group like
the Milky Way would , If transferred to an
extremely remote part of the universe ,
present much the same appearance In our
telescopes as that which ono of these neb
ulous clusters docs at present.
Magnificent as arc the sidereal systems
displayed to our observation we ought still
to remember that there is a limit to our
vision. Even the largest and most brilliant
of suns might be so remote iia to be entirely
beyond tin ; ken of the greatest of telescopes
and the most sensitive of photographic
plates. Doiibtlcbs stars exist In profusion
elsewhere then In those parts of space which
alone come within range of our Instruments.
As space Is boundless It follows that the
regions through which our telescopes have
hitherto conveyed our vision must bo as
nothing In comparison with the realms
whoso contents must ever remain utterly
unknown. Innumerable as may seem the
Ktnrs whose existence Is already manifest
there is every reason to believe that they
do not amount to one-millionth part of the
stars which occupy the Impenetrable depths
of the firmament. Sill IIOUEUT BALL.
OITV cmr.vciij ritociioii.\cs.
I'ut 111 Ilif Forenoon | ) | NIMISSIIK' | Clt.i
Jnll I'ropoHl t IOIIN.
The city council was In session most cf
the forenoon yesterday and transacted a
consi.lcrablo amount of routine business.
The invitation of the Thurston Repub
lican club to the council and beads of de
partments to participate in the reception
which will be given to Hon. J. II. MacColl
at the city hall
next Thursday evening was
accepted.
The mayor's appointment of II. T. Leavltt ,
? ranl < L. Hallor and T. K. Sudborough as
.nernbers of the
public library board was
referred to the committee on judiciary. '
A resolution which provided for the pay
ment of a small damage claim out of tlio
general fund b'rought out a long Informal
discussion on the financial condition of the
city , after which the council went Into
committee of the whole to consider the
city jail propositions.
W. 11. Taylor was given av opportunity
to explain his proposition to erect a jail at
Sixteenth and Leavcnworth streets , lie sub-
mltlLMl a proposition tor a larger building
than was contemplated In his original plan
IIo offered to build n two-story brick build
ing , CfixbS feet and lease It to the city tor
a rental of ? 3,2UO for the flrst year and
$3,800 per year for the four succeeding
> cars. Or he would make the building
UCxU2 feet and claim a rental of $ ! ) , COJ
I for the first year and $1,200 per year for
the next four years. In each ease the city
to have the option of extending the lease
for an additional live years ut the highest
flgmu named.
George Darker urged his proposition , to
convert the Garlleld block on Howard
street Into a Jail building and rent It at $300 $
a month.
The merits of the propositions wcro dis
cussed ut length , more particular attention
being paid ta the proposition presented by
Mr. Taylor. Iluscall wanted to accept this
proposition , but lienawu took the ground
that the expense was unnecessary at this
time. The city was not financially able to
enter Into the contract nnd thu matter
( mould be laid over for at least another
year.
Christie took the same vlow. It would
cost the city at least J2.BOO to put the build
ing In Hhape , as contemplated In the propo
sition. Then a fireman and n laborer would
have to he employed for the steam plant ,
and the total cost to the city for the first
year would be not less than JD.OOO , whlrh ,
added to the Jl.L'OO rental for the second
year , would bo equal to what It would cost
the city to erect a building on ono of Its
own lota. The result would bo that the
city would pay an amount for a Jail In two
years that would furnish It with a building
of Its own that would last for many years
to come.
Wheeler advocated the acceptance of tbo
proposition on the ground that the approach
of the exposition made It necessary that
bnnio plan should be adopted ut once.
Kennard offered a resolution by which
the proposition was accepted nnd the city
attorney was Instructed to draw a contract
in accordance with tbo proposition for the
larger building.
The committee voted to recommend this
resolution to the council for adoption , and
on returning to regular session , the whole
matter was laid over until the next regular
meeting ,
] llds for tbo restoration of tbo gratings In
tlio basement windows of the eity hall were
submitted and referred. The Nebraska
Stone company offered to put In stone grat
ings for $102. Tlio bids of tbo I'axton ft
Vlerling Iron works for Iron gratings ranged
front $185 to $325 , according to the style
adopted.
A resolution was Introduced by Saundcis
and adopted , by which an Invitation was
extended to the national convention of
llulldlng and Loan associations to meet In'
Omaha In 1898. The 1896 convention will
meet in Philadelphia July 22.
An ordinance was passed establishing
sewer district No. 21 1. This contemplates
about 1,000 feet of sewer , extending south
on Twenty-seventh street , from Its Inter
section with Hickory street. .
Councilman Hurkley was grunted a thirty
days' leave of absence.
The Hoard of Public Works was directed
to continue the sidewalk repair gang.
A communication from the Knights of Ak <
Bar-Den , asking the city to provide at once
for the street Illuminations during the state
k V.JSS.'ivJ'.l ' ? - 'v VAwV.1 , * : , , ; * . < < ivt. . - . .i.-wn3 , uV
| The Early Days of The Bee. [ >
Recollections of Its rounding nv IURRV ciRUnt ,
and Its rounder. nn iiffs riRsi
;
I can , 1 fear , hardly add anything of In
terest to the stirring story already printed
In these columns of the genesis of The Dee.
Yet , as ono closely associated with Kdward
Hosowntor In the early days ot the Journal ,
n few words from the present writer pour
servlr n 1'hlstolro , possibly may not bo
out of placo.
"Wo cultivate literature on a little oat
meal , " was the motto originally chosen by
the founders of the Edinburgh llevlew.
Something similar might have been said of
The Ilco at the outset of Its career. Its
origin , llko that of the N'ow York Herald
and the London Dally Telegraph , was lowly ;
nor was Its birthplace , known as Hedflcld's.
at all suggestive. In spite of Its ruby red
aspect ami roscato associations , In more
senses than ono , of the Kleld of Cloth of
Gold emblazoned In French nnnals.
Involutions , wo are told , are not made
out of rosewnter. The fact , however , re
mains that , under Edward llosowatcr's fos
tering fatherhood , the baby lleo speedily
waxed fat and strong , too. If It didn't kick ,
while It fairly revolutionized the fourth es
tate In Nebraska.
The lire was aggressive from the start.
After a fashion worthy ot the medieval
agitation of Florence It smashed ninny an
Idol In the Pantheon of partisan politics.
Mr. lloscwntcr had already given a taste of
his fearless quality ns a member of tbo
state legislature that Impeached Governor
llutler. His subsequent victories won by
sheer force of character and tenacity of
purpose , are too well known In his own
.state to need recapitulation nt my hands.
Against bribery and corruption In politics
his volrc nnd pen have always been lifted.
Nor Is It too much to say that with tbo
publication of The lleo a new soul passed
Into the journalism and politics of Ne
braska. The ancients of the local press , as
well as of politics , regarded the new paper
ns an Impudent Interloper. They might
well regard It as nn architect of ruin to their
vile and sordid Interests. The spirit that
animated Mr. Itosowatcr's action as a mem
ber of the legislature glowed fiercely In
columns ot bis paper. Yet his career ns a
reformer was never characterized by cruelty
to his enemies. He realized the golden rule
fair festivities , was referred to the finance
committee.
The ordinance , levying nn annual license
ot $40 on coal dealers , was passed.
AVU.I , lUOMAI.V A Gil A I ) K OltOSSIXG.
Courts Deny Hit * Injlinrl Ion AUc < 1 Tor
li.v tinIllirllnulon. .
Judge Kcysor yesterday morning denied
an Injunction aaked for by the Burlington
railroad to restrain tbo county commissioners
from grading a road across the tracks of the
railway south of Seymour park. The com
missioners had let the contract for making I I
a grade crossing at the point In controversy ,
the road being on a section line and having
been declared a public road some tlmo ago ,
but never having been opened for travel.
The Burlington sought to have the commis
sioners put In an overhead crossing Instead
of a grade crossing , and also raised the
point that the road had not been properly
opened for the reason that appraisers had
never been appointed to assess the damages
to the owners of the property taken In open-
Ing' the road.
Before the Burlington people took the
mutter Into court they asked the commis
sioners to make an overhead crossing and
all the members of the Board of County
Commissioners went to the spot In company
with several railway officials to view the
situation. It was decided that an overhead
crossing would necessitate a heavy fill and
dirt would have to be carted a long distance ,
making the cost of the approaches very
heavy. The commissioners therefore refused
to change the arrangements already made
and the railway people thereupon .secured a
restraining order from Judge Fawcett , who
set the case for hearing before Judge Kcy
sor. The latter , utter bearing the cose , re
fused to grant an Injunction and held , re
garding the point of irregularity In the
opening of tlio road , that the ro ; l wan on
n section line , and the statutes provided that
all section lines were public roads , subject
to certain conditions , nnd that the proce
dure required In the opening of roads under
ordinary conditions did not apply to the
opening of roads along section lines.
The road In question is ono running south
from Seymour park and Is the only road In
that vicinity which accommodates the travel
desiring to come north from that part of tbo
county.
Some tlmo ago the one-year old child ot
Mr. M. E. Lindsley , of Franklin 1'orks.
Pa. , had a very severe attack ot colic. She
Buffered great pain. Mr. Lindsley gave her
a dose ot Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and In ten minutes her
distress was gone. This la the best medi
cine In the world for children when
troubled with colic or diarrhoea. It never
falls to effect a prompt cure. When re
duced with water anil sweetened It Is
pleasant for them to tnko. Jt tdiould be
kept In every homo , esplcally during the
Biimmcr months. For sale by all druggists.
of Roman statesmanship , "Pnrccro subjectlj
et ilebellitro superbos" to eparo the fallea
and lo crush the Insolent spoilsmen. On *
larger stage ho might have rivaled Disraeli
and emulated tbo philanthropy ot IllrscU
and Montcfloro. What Hornco Greclcy
Achieved In the Umpire State Mr. llosowfttef
has achieved In Nebraska , and It Is to hlj
Immortal honor that , llko the Illustrious
founder of the New York Tribune , ho hAti
never countenanced the Intrusion of sccta *
rlantsm Into party councils.
It was said of the famous architect of Sf ,
Paul's cathedral In London. "SI nu.lrtls
inonumcntuni , clrcumsplco" ( Should you
seek his monument , look around ) The
stately lleo building Is doubtless n splcndM
memorial of spirited enterprise nnd crcatlvO
energy ; but n still nobler monument moro
durable than bronze or mnrblc Is the groa
organ of public opinion , which Mr. Hose'
witter ban , amid formidable dUllcilltlcs and
In spite of Impllrnblc foes , consecrated to
the genius of good government.
And hero it may. ut the risk of a dubious
pun , be affirmed that there hnvo been no
A. P. A.'s In the Omnha apiary. The Dee
has always been thr outspoken champion of
elvll and religious liberty , and has never
aped the mean ways of know-nothlnglsm.
The dcnrcndnnt of a rare long subjected to
the worst evils of bad government In the
old world , Mr. Hosewntvr has always vindi
cated tbo rights ot religious freedom In the
new.
Although n fearless fighter ho has nt All
times been fair nnd consldernlo to unscrupU
|
Ions opponents. His nature Is broad ana
generous , ns becomes the founder ami
proprietor of The Hro. There Is , In fact , tt
Rood deal of what ono of the most nccom.
pllshod of English critics. Matthew Arnoldf
cells "swcetnesj and light" In his. makeup ]
When I llrst met him some ( wonty-flvq
years ago his conversation fairly sparltlod
with lively sallies of wit and bunion
and there was n sub-actdlty that
Imparted n charm nnd pleasant flavor to hla
breezy talk. Socially and Intellectually hd
was at once semi-Semitic and
- , seml-Snlnvd-
titati. His hospitality was boundless. By
hU friends and associates at least among
whom may bo numbered the present writer
It may with truth be snld of Edward Hose-
water , "Extltictus nmabltur Idem. "
HA nny GEUALDE.
Till ? IHKAI , .
Donahue's MnRnzlnp. '
Wi are unsntl.Mlled. nnd know not why ;
Wo seek for the Ideal ot our dreams ,
And .strive lo reach It guided by the
bourns
Of truth iitul faith. Setting our standard
high ,
" \Vo struggle on : but when the prlzo In nigh
We llml that It eludes us , and It xcems
To beckon onward , mocking with 113
gleams
T.Ike sonic bright mirage In the eastern sky.
With eyes blind to tin1 glory hero below ,
Our thought * forever turned nwny from
earth ,
Wo eo no benuty nround us and the
worth
Hidden In humble things wo never know.
Wo Kropo nnd puns unliee'dlng on the
way
The good that wo uVo seeking day by
day.
Ex-Senator Bradbury of Augusta , Mo.t
with his 91 years resting lightly upon him ,
attended thu meeting of the trustees of
Bowdoin college last week , and had as good
a tlmo as a ' 05 alumnus at the danca on
the green.
WOMEN Ann WOMBX ONLrnre most com
petent lo fully appreciate , tbc purity , eweeC-
Dci-i , and Jrllcacy of Cimcmu KOAf , nnd
10 dlicovornew tlp forltdnlly. 1oclcin e ,
purify , mill bQ.iutlfy thij skin , to allay Itch-
lug and InltutloD , lo benl cliafirnjs , cxcor'lti.
tlonn , nnd ulcjratlve wcnkni > * K' * , nollilii ( { so
pare , 10 Bwcot.io ipeedlly effcclrvo a w&rift
tails wtih CUTICUIIA SOAP , fallowed , wbch
noccfaary , by mil J application * of CuilcuiU
( oliitmmt ) , tbo great Mil urc.
Sold throiihout the wnrll. tvicr. Cwicon * . Wc.l
Soil1. Mi i ieioirtvT. : H\e. \ , init II. l'orimlnvo
AJiiiCiiEM. Co r."ni I'liiprlttorn , Hcilon.
CJ-"llow ia 1'raluce I.uiutUiit Ilulr , " milled li .
MUOM'I. ! ! wltUMui iiMion. Toke
' 3no nlhor. SrfHU , lat.j'om ; I'll'llfu-
3 ; VII
HOW THE BIQOEST OMAHA ,
and RiGhesf Show on Earth , Wednesday ,
Till : USUAL IiXIIIHlTJON GROUNDS , 20th STKKI2T.
THE LARGEST MENAGERIE EVER EXHIBITED !
The New aggregation one of tbo most powerful In the world , Now York Herald ,
THE GREAT , GLORIOUS
Am.rica's ' Greatest Shows Consolidated ,
Greatest In Everything.
The Greatest Gapiliil ,
The Greatest Trains ,
'Hie Greatest Tents ,
2 Greatest Menageries ,
2 Greatest Circus.l.s ,
2 Greatest Ilippmlroines ,
Gro itest Kxcluslve Features ,
Greatest Arenie Feats ,
2 Greatest Herds of Klcphunts ,
Great Trained Hen Lions ,
Great Educated fc'cals ,
2 Grout Hippopotamuses ,
Great Sumatra Rhinoceros ,
Greatest Races , Greatest Chariot *
cers , Greatest Jockeys , Greatest
Thoroughbreds , Greatest Course ,
Greatest Track Successes , Great
Circus Maxiinu.s ,
4 Great RingSt
2 Great StnpjCB ,
GREAT AERIAL TRIUMPHS ,
300 Star Artists ,
100 Great Acts ,
2GREAF PARADES UNITED !
At 10 A. MWednesday , July 15.
Two performances only , at 2 and 8 p. in.
] > oors open an hour earlier.
12 waterproof tentH. Heating capacity ,
15.0QU. 25 uniformed unbent. Numbi red ,
uclually reserved xeatH. on sale ut Kl'lIN
& CO 'H drutf store , corner 15th nd Douglas *
utrtetH Admission. V ) cents ; children un
der 9 yearn , 25 cent * ) .
OMAHA COU.NUII * IIM'PKH , TiiPKiIuj- , July 14 ,
I.I.NCOI.V , TI.iir.nlM > - , Jiilr 10 ,
Wednesday I'rl.lur , July JT.