THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , JUNE 00 , I SOI ) .
AS PROPER MEN AS EVER TROD.
By I'UITII LANIGAN.
S * ® * * ? )
( Copyright , UM , by Kdlth Lnnlgnn. )
The Vandals WAS a club for men who had
nothing to do and plenty of time and money
to do It. To belong to It was almost as dim-
cult ns to ce the Indian woman behind the
screen. First , one must have done some
thing to earn admission , written a book , era
a play , or explored , or hunted In dark lands ,
or bocn prominent In politics , or something
tlmt showed one was not In the common run ;
nml next , one must \ > a 1/ravo enough to ad-
mlro In ono's own way , not to grovel before
BotnoLhlng ono heard was great unlcsi one
felt It was reully so. Ono must have the
strength to stand by the right In nrt or
politics , no matter If It were unpopular and
held up to ridicule. One must demand purity
In everything ; set a high standard and ncvur
lower It a Jot.
The membership of this club was limited
to fifty and to become a member required a
unanimous vote. ( Many of ho club's fol
lowers were scattered over ttio globe , and an
applicant wa kept waiting until votes caino
In from Alaska and Egypt and India , or
nhorovnr a Vandal might happen to bo. The
members were all bachelors and upon mar-
rlago were forced to resign. Not that the
club discouraged matrimony , far from It ;
Indeed , It waa a common story how one of Its
members , having eloped , brought his fluncro
to Iho club and they were married then and
there , and having In his haste not provided
himself with money , the groom waa pent on
bis _ wedding trip with a purse filled with
contributions from the club. The club turn'
out onmiUKo for the wedding of any ono of
their number , and with the same breath that
deplored Its Ions wlUicd Iho groom joy.
If a man were so fortunate as to obtain
the forty-nlno votes for . there was never
jnoro than ono vacancy and became Initi
ated Into this Ideal club , his happiness was
assured. All that was demanded was that
every member should bo present at the bi
ennial dinner ; It kept them In toujh , and
was besides an Institution of the club. It
wfcs n great affair , this dinner. To It gath
ered all the club's sons , keen-eyed politi
cians from Vienna , London and Watlilng-
tent browu-sklnncd hunters from Africa and
India , stolid oxnloreis from the far north ,
gllb-tongucd novelists from New York and
Paris , nervous , high-strung actors , or again ,
mon who wcro busy dolug nothing.
Once ovcry two years they came together
and discussed subjects dear to all.
After the evening had passed and before
the members dispersed all gathered In the
library and sllenco reigned , as the Cb > f
Vandal produced a silver loving-cup , nnd
filling It said solemnly : "Tho Vandals hero
assembled do promise , upon their honor , to
assist each other In every trial , perplexity
or trouble. Wo shall bo closer than friends
have over been before , most of us have
been tried nnd tested. Our affection shall
pass the love of brothers. Drink. " As each
member drank the toast ho pledged him-
Belt anew In his devotion to his brother
members.
The president of the United Statce la a
great man , so Is the czar of Russia , but
In the eyes of the Vandals their Chief sur
passed any dignitary on earth ; to bo a
Vandal was a great thing ; to bo Chief Van
dal , a term that lasted during membership ,
wag the highest honor one could obtain.
'At this tlmo the Chief Vandal was
rhlllsamay Dcrrlo of Maryland. Ho was
distinguished , Inasmuch as ho had been
sent twice to the senate and was consid
ered the best orator In the United States.
'I'blllsamay ' was adored > by the Vandals ;
they tfalrly made a god out of hlrm Ho
was honest , sincere , enthusiastic.patlpnl of
stupidity anti-tolerant of cleverness. 'IIo '
had boon Chief Vandal for eight years and
no Vandal chief had ever been so popular
nnd now now. It was 'whispered that bo
had become engaged.
Ho had spent the summer In Brittany ,
\vhoro ho had met some people and where
ho had paid much attention to n certa'n
Eugcnlo Hughlet , a young girl from New
Orleans of good family nnd rtaadlng. True
the engagement had not boon announced cs
yet , but well. It was worth while to have
one's congratulations ready.
Eugenie once seen vras nompthln ? rot
soon to bo foreotton. Her debut created a
furore through the eouth , her winter In
Now York had been murh that of a princess
In n most loynl city. Her portrait was cx-
liliblted Jn nil picture galleries. It showed
n tall , thin girl , with masses of poldcn hn'r
waved back jitalnly from a beautiful fore
head ; bly. dark , reddtoh-brcwn eyes , n
delicate mouth with thin lips. Flic was clad
Jn whlt snttn and stood against yellow
curtains with a larco bunch of scarlet end
yellow roses In her hand. You pronounced
the picture ntunnlnc before you had seen
her and snld "Perfect" with an Indrawn
r Dreath. but after-you had'seen her you
were angry the picture didn't do her
She was In X w York now and at the
home of one of thn Vandals. The Vandals
worshipped her ns ono man. On the last dny
of her stay In New York hrr host , the
Vandal , bogged his mother to bring her and
her people that night to dinner , to which
nho assented , provided thov mlnht come
late and leave cnrly. "Anything you like , "
ho said , "only please oome. " I |
It was BO quickly arranged that though
nil the available Vnmlnls were summoned ;
they only numbered some twenty odd , and ,
though PhlllBamay hnd bcr > n notified , at 7 , i
when the oncn gathered , there was no sign I
of her. i
and Mrs. Protrenuo ' '
When Mrs. IIURhlet ,
her New York hnstrss , entered , the Vamlilo
rose , while Joyce , the JioPt for iho nlsM , 1
welcomed them , but when Eugenic followed
them the Vandals moved In a body towards I |
the door. Eugonlo smiled at the phalanx of i
auon bearing down upon her. j |
"Hew do you do , " she said , Broiling with '
both hands extended. "How do you do , " |
The men crowded round shaking hands ,
and ihnnklng her for coming.
She bore It all very wrll , greeting all Im
partially and stood unable to advance , until
a movement behind her enabled her to gain
a seat while the outsiders of her group wel- j
corned the newcomer. It was I'hlllsaroay.
somewhat nervous , 'but ' his own attractive
self. i
After ho had greeted the wcmen ho was |
handed from man to man with hearty wel
come. Their Joy at seeing him was deep
and earnest
"How fond you 11 are of him , " said Eu
genie to the man at her left , a certain
Oorrge Alton.
"He's a fine follow , " Alton answered en
thusiastically. "Wo all ICTC him , how
could no help IP He's true 'blue , Miss
Hughlot , a man's man to the rore. "
Dinner was announced and they alt moved
Into the dining room. After a few minutes
the Vandals saw that Eugenie treated all
1 alike and that PhlllBamay seemed awkward
and ci nstralncd , that there was not even
companionship between thnm , so after ut
tering deep thanksgiving they began to enJoy -
Joy themselves to their hearts' content. Tha
dinner was a great succees , the evening
after It was a greater , and -when the w men
went to put on their wraps the Vandals felt
that they had surpassed themselves.
While they were waiting the women's re
turn they all turned to Phlllsamay.
"How goes It , old man ? " "Back In New
York for good ? " "Missed you awfully. "
"Whero'vc you been at ? " and then Alton ,
Phlllsamay's other self , burst out.
"Wo heard , Phir , that you and Miss
Hughlet were engaged and were all In
mourning nt the thought of losing you.
We're no glad we're to keep you , Phil ,
though If you had been In love with her wo
couldn't have blamed you. "
Phlllsamay laughed , after a moment ho
stopped and turned sharply to the group.
"Before you all , I say I love her , I wor
ship her , " then more softly , "but It's no
use , boys , I can't tell her ; she frightens me ,
awes mo , my tongue refuses to speak.
Nor can I write , words are cold , dull things.
Besides "
line women wrro In the hall now , and
Phlllsnmay continued In a lower tone , but
with equal feeling :
"Tomorrow she leaves here , this was my
| last chance , and I I have thrown It
i uway. I "
"Jlr. Derrlc , " Mrs. Hughlet said from the
doorway , "pray come nnd tell us what the
Latin In this script over the fireplace means.
We're having such a dispute. "
Phlllsamny turned to the door.
"It's all up , " he eald over his shoulder , to
the men. "I " and ho went nearer to the
i door.
I "book here , " said Alton quickly. "If we
detain the rthcr two , cr.a't you ask her ? "
"No , no , " rhlllsamay whispered back. "I
don't dare risk It. I I tell you I got epeech-
j less before bor when I try to talk of It. "
"Coming. Mrs. Hughlet , " and he went Into
the hall.
The Vandals lo-iked at each other.
'MIo's hard hit , " Alton slid , "hard hit.
She goes tomorrow and It's his last chance.
He's been , a g"o < l chief and he's a good fel-
I low. Fellows , there's only one way. If
I ho cannot propnso for himself , we must
propose for him "
There was absolutu silence In the room ,
I the mem Tookod doubtful and the silence was
| not one of approval. Flnallv Joyre spoke up.
"It's deucwl awkward , It's the most im
pertinent thing I ever heard of , " he said ,
pulling his moustache as ho spoke. "She's
here ns our guest , and wo sh uldn't subject
her to anything so embarrassing. It'll bo
* fairly bad If she doesn't love him , but It'll
' , bo Infinitely worse It she doos. Has she
got to confess to/.twnntythreo asses like
us that she loves a man who can't do hn !
own proposing ? "
' "Bcsldps , " spoke up another , "suppose we
men the whole affnlr. Suppose rho gets
j mad nnd wo ruin PUU's chance ? "
"This under rur own roof , too , " Jovco
went on. " "Wo owe her protection. I'm
afraid It won't go , Alton. "
. "Oh , of course. " Alton said bitterly. "Put
; yrurcclvcs on the safe side. Why need It
be so awful ? It lun't as It Phil know any
thing aleut It. We can Juit say rtio awes
j him so that h can't talk to her of It , and
we want to helji. "
I The curtains vyero parting , Eugenie was
coming.
| "Quick. " Alton whispered. "Are you with
mo ? "
A murmur of assent. Eugenie had
'
parted the curtains.
j "A secret confab. " she laughed. "Do I
i In'crfere ? Shall I go back ? You look Just
1 HVe conspirators on the stage. "
She Mood by the doorway and turned a
Hushing face toward them. She had her
clcak on , and her fan and scarf In her hand.
"No , no , " Joyce answered quickly. "Come
In , sit down here. Let us enjoy you. Phil's
talking I > atln script ; that means ho won't
finish for an hour. "
IIo pulled a big chair up to the fire and
patted the cushions Invitingly. Eugenie sat
down , loosening her wraps.
"Yes , " she Bald , "he's a marvelous
speaker , Isn't ho ? He's " eho broke off
with a laugh and leaned back In the chair ,
She looked pale nnd tired and kept moving
her fan -before her face.
"He's great , " Alton eald cnthuslastlsally ,
"He's he broke off as vaguely as Bug. nl
1
hod , and laughed lamely. Outside the 1
regular rise nnd fall of Phlllsamay's voice I
could bo heard , and the ejaculations of the
women. "Ho'll hold Vin , " Alton thought ,
The men hnd gathered around the Ore
In a semicircle. Eugcnlo smiled at them.
Secretly the compact group made her
nervous.
"So many cf you. " oho said , "and all
BO grave. Has anything happened ? " She
half rose from her chair and looked around
as If f r aid.
"No , no , " said Alton , penitently , "noth-
Inc. on my honor. We wore " with a burst
of admiration "we were thinking how I
beg your pardon , Miss Hugblet , I'm sure ,
but you make men "
Mies Huxhlet leaned back.
"Of course , " she said hurriedly , then
"HOW FOND YOU AIA , ABB OF HIM. " SAID EUGENIE.
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more collectedly. "Wo have had such a
kvely evening. "
Alton drew In hU breath , and gava aleck
lock from the corner of his eye at the men ;
sat'oflcd by the set of faces , ho went on :
"Miss Hughlet"nve want 'to begin lack-
wards , ask your pardon first , aud offend
afterwards. We know you are under our
roof , ibut you go away tomorrow anJ we
want to ubk a favor. It's our only chance ,
you se. Don't think that wo forget that
T.B are your hosts. Ae soon as 1 ay any
thing you don't like. Just raise your baud
and I'll otop , and It shall 'bo dead from that
second on. Now may I speak ? "
Miss Huchlet glanced at the men's seri
ous faces * nd smiled.
"Safety lies Jn numbers/ ' she said.
"Probably thinks we want her to sing , "
Alton thought bltteny. Then aloud : "You
are very good. " IIo paused a moment as If
casting around for words , but began again
bluntly.
"You'ro so lovely. Miss Huchlct , and you
can have no idea how your beauty upsets ,
men. You know how Phil's talk thrills you
through Well , your beauty makes a man
cboko and gasp , and makes the words die In
his throat and "
( Eugenic paled and half rose.
"Is that all you have to say" she asked ,
with cold anger. "Can you not leave me
and my looks out ? "
Alton answered with calmness , though
his heart seemed In his mouth.
"No , " he said. "It all concerns you you
and your beauty. "
Eugenie turned with Hashing eyes.
"It doesn't cecm to strike you dumb , " j |
she said.
Alton flushed and bit his Up ; he looked
! nt her hand ; It was lyinE still and quiet In , ,
i
her lap. .
"As I said , " ho went on as If eho had not
spol.cn. "Your beauty prevents people from
talking to you. It would seem sacrilegious
to nsk you a certain question and and
( with a break ) I know a chap who loves
j you and he daren't ask you to love him
! because your beauty checks him. Wo want
I to ask for him ; he doesn't know we're
i asking you. Hn loves you and you're
going away and he's missed his last chance
' nnd wo wo l"ve him nnd you'ro going
< away , " ho finished lamely.
I Miss Hughle-t was looking In the fire , her
face- bidden by the slowly moving fan ; they
could pee lier breathing quickly , yet her
i hand hnd not moved. |
"It's Phil , " Alton went on after n pause.
Don't bo angry with us , Miss Hughlet ; don't
think wo "
Miss Hughlet closed her fan and turned
to the group.
"I don't know -why I'm not angry with
you oil , " she said , "but I'm not. "
"Eugenie , Eugenie , " Mrs. Hughjet called
from the hall. "Come now , we really must
go. "
Eugonlo rose.
"Yea , " she said , "coming. " She turned to
the group , hesitate ) , and then eald eoftly ,
and with tears In her eyes :
"Thank you ; but Phil must do his own
proposing. "
She clipped through the curtains quickly ,
but Alton was ahead of her and whispered
to Phlllsamay :
"Sb loves you , Phil ; tell her now , she
loves you. "
The women were moving to the door , but
Phlllfiamay stepped beside Eugenia.
"I I love you , " he said. "I have always
loved you. It la my last chance , Eugenie. "
Eugenlo held out both her bands ,
The Vandals turned out in full force at
the wedding ; It was a great affair.
Dirt IIIn JZytu Deceive Illmf
A drunken Irishman , one who had all the
marks of a "pipe-liner. " fell asleep on the
etepB cf the Third Presbyterian church , oppo
site the I'ubllo Safety building , yesterday ,
morning , says the Plttsburg New a. A police
official saw him. ard sent a couple of negro
porters across the street to take him to tba
Central police station. The two walked up
to him , eelred him by either arm and ralrcd
him to his feoU With some labor be pulled
his eyes open. He looked to the left and
eaw a negro la working clothes holding him.
He turned his Lead around slowly and looked
to the right. There ISM another negro in
Ut * MLBL * tort of clothei. Then ha began to
struggle. Ho tried to kirk the shins of lib
capkis. Ho yelled "Pi-llce ! " They rushed
him through Cherry alley and Into a cell.
Ho saw where he was after the crcltement
passed , and ho called 'Sergeant William R.
McShono to him. * .
"Of'shur. " he raid , rarely , "was't ono cr
two mln that brunc me here ? "
"One. " replied the scrgenr.t.
"Was he white cr najgur ? "
4V hlto. "
"Have brash but'ns ? "
"Yes. he wore a uniform. "
He was plainly alarmed at this Informa
tion. He tried his best to think.
"Of'fahur. " he paid , finally , with the nlr
of a man who had leaii-ei ! the worst , "sin"
f'ra docthor. "
Why She Dlxllkcd It.
Chicago Post : "I understand she says
that Tittle summer retort eho went to vaa
a lovely place ? "
"Yes , Indeed. It was on Ideal spot , accord
Ing to her account. Beautiful country ,
splendid accommodations and pure country
air. "
"And yet she didn't stay there. What was
the matter ? "
"Too lonely. "
"But she never did lll.c association with
strangers. " .
"True ; hat she likes to have them admire
her gowns. "
LA110K AND INDUSTRY.
English coiriorles employ 385,000 people.
Chicago Is to have a $1,000,000 paper mill.
Electricity has supplanted steam on the
railroad from Milan to * Monza , the oldest
railroad in Italy.
In the south within the last Qvo months
$17,000,000 of new capital lias been Invested
In cotton mills.
During the month of May the American
Federation of Labor received sixty-three
applications for charters , fifty-eight of which
were granted.
Next to the seamen of the United States ,
British seamen get higher wagea and better
faro and more comfortable conditions of cm.
ploymcut than do ecauien of any other
country.
The output of sardines on the Maine
coast Is flKely to bo Increased from 900,000
cans In 1S9S to 2,000,000 this year , In con
sequence of the Introduction of the new
canning machine.
Eight hundred Japanese workmen are now
employed in track work on railways In
Washington and Oregon , and they are Bald
to give better and more constant services
than whlto labor.
I Tbo sawmills of Portland last year cut
130,000,000 feet of lumber , at S3 per 1.000.
worth $104,000,000. The cut of tbo state
brings tbo total value of Orcgou's lumber
production to $4,39SCS5.43.
| At present there are only twenty-three
cities In the United States and Canada in
which carpentom work ten hours per day.
On hundred and five have the eight-hour
rule and 4L'i work ulno hours a day ,
I Ono of Uncle Sam's Alaskan Islands can
I boast the largest stamp mill In the world ,
It has 610 stamus and crushes quartz enough
dally to give $8,640 In gold , which the other
mills In tbo plant increase to $14,000.
An order Issued by the Delaware , Lacka-
I wanna & We&tern railroad forbids its em
ployes to engage In outside business. A
number of tbo foremen are Interested In re-
tall stores along the line and have been
compelling men under them to patronize
tlieso establishments. These actions
prompted the Issuing of the order.
Y
i The worklncinan's Insurance laws have-
bad a very good effect In German cities In
diminishing tuberculosis by compelling the
waso'carnlng classes to join sick clubs , and
thereby putting them in the way of taking
bettor care cf tbelr health and providing
them with medical attendance and nursing
at an early stage when tuberculosis In not
yet Incurable.
The National Tube Works company has
just completed the shipment to New York
of a large consignment of pipe to be used In
the Rand mines. South Africa. It Is of
the lapweld make and twenty-eight Inches
| In diameter. The National Tube Works
company received tbo contract In competi
tion with plants In Germany , England and
thn United States.
I A comparleon of the earnings of men and
women In tbo Etato of Now York ehows
that C9.2 per cent of them earned between
SCO and $115 In the quarter , while 37.8 per
cent earned between $75 and $100 ; the
number that earned more than $150 In the
quarter ( equivalent to $2 a day ) was Insig
nificant. On the other hand , more than one.
half the men earned more ( ban $150 each.
\
HOW FACES AIIE ENAJini.iD.
An Intcrrntlnjr rroccni Hint Fn l Ion-
nl lo AVciiiirn Submit To.
I had a long conversation the other day
with a Frenchwoman who calls herself n
"compIolMi specialist. " and \\ho tray bo
I said to bo an artist In her own line ftorli ,
I writes a Paris correspondent. Her pari.cu-
lar fame has resulted from her marvelous
success with the women who have cone
to her to bo enameled. The woman I men
tion pursues her calling In Paris , where she
has an Immense clientele , not eo much as
ono would think among the actresses aud
demlmondalnca , but ch efiy among the fash
ionable and wealthy women of London , New
York and Paris.
The nrt of enameling. It nppcorF , Is cine cf
such exquisite delicacy and such cl sc and
absolute detail th&t there are but few people
ple In the world who have acquired the
perfection necessary to ghe the desired ef
fect to the patient who ul l\ca to be ren
dered beautiful. This fact innlccb tbo pro-
efF1 ? a rcoiarhably expensive one , nnd the
specialist of whom I nm speaking told mo
that she absolutely refuses to enamel any
one at a less cist than fifty guineas , or
about $256.
Some llttlo account of this expensive
beautifying process may be Interesting , for
certainly It cpcned my eyes to a good deal
regarding the endurance of the feminine
sex. First of all tbo ckln has to be specially
prepared for the reception of the enamel ,
and hero let me say that It is not every
skin than can be enameled. Complexions
that are very coarse , for instance , will not
oeslmilato the rnamol , either readily or suc
cessfully , aud these the face painter refuses
to treat unless her patient will screw up her
courage to go through , first of all , a very
trying , though not painful operation , by
which she Is absolutely cklnncd , and then
to wait until such a time us a now skin
grows , \\hlch may bo of a better texture
than that which she has cbrd.
But , allowing that the patient has a suf
ficiently finely grained skin to allow of the
enameling process to bo begun at once , it
must be first prepared by a series of wa < hes
and manipulations for a period of three
days.
On the fourth day the enamel Itself IB ap
plied and this really amounts when dry
to a complete false skin. The application of
It is a most exquisitely delicate matter , for
It must be "wiped" In with such perfect
regularity nnd attention to the grain of the
skin that this In Itself is a ( business of no
small moment. Ono person only can apply
the enamel , for the difference of applica
tion Is at once BOtlcoaWo to the eya as , for
I Instance , the difference of an artist's hand
can be always detected In a picture that ho
j allows s me nr else to touch "up. " After
i this extra rkln of most delicate and beau--l
! tltul whiteness and smoothness has been
1
successfully lE'rouuccd upon Its unsatisfac
tory surface the enameling operation Is (
practical- ) concluded and the patient maybe I
bo regarded as ready to compete with the
world gcnrr-lly In point of beauty.
B it , It madarnc h still dissatisfied with
her charms , the face dcctcr can do still
more for bor. She can during four days
occupied In the cnEimtllnor process have her
eyelashes and ryejrows dcctorcd to mich
nn extent that they seem to Increase visibly
nnd miraculously In length and beauty.
She can alro , by a certain subtlu operation ,
i have n fare'natlng dimple Introduced upon
I htT left cheel : and sl > e ran bo taught how
to make up her mouth so that It may ap
pear the perfection of bowed b auty. Then
she is given flnnllv a preparation which she
Is to apply several times dally to her neck , I
arms and face. For , mark you , she may j
! not touch any of thoto doctored portions
of her body with the ordinary cleansing
fluid of wrrm or cold water. ,
The enamel lasts f r exactly six months
and during all that tlmo mtidnmo has not
washed herself. She polishes the surface
of her neck , arms , hands and face with the
lotion supplied to her by the beauty doctor - (
tor , but otherwise she absolutely has not
allowed a drop of water to touch her. At
the rnd of six months llttlo Inequalities nnd
a blotched appearance begin to show upon
thn akin and this warns her of the begin
ning of the end. The tlmo has come when
Bho must either onoo more appear in her
true colors or else go through another
operation.
The strange part of the treatment Is thit
a woman who lias once place'l her.'flf In
the hands of an onameler cannot go to nn-
I other artist In the line to renew the process ,
j for no two onamclors are aftlo tn complete
or retouch the work of another , The enam
I eled woman Is , In fact , nil her llfo long at
( the mercy of the one person to whom she
j originally submitted the remaking of her
I akin. Therefore , granted that her nock
and face are assuming the preparatory
" " of her enamel ,
symptoms of the "break-up"
she at once proceeds to call In the aid of
the person who Is responsible for the suc
cess of her appearance , The false skin Is
then submitted to some sort of chemical
process , by which It Is , ns It were , chipped
off , and then the original skin being laid
bare , this , too , has to bo absolutely taken oft
and the surface prepared for n. fresh nat
ural skin as well as a new artificial covering.
This is an operation that , of course , lasts
for even a longer period than the initial
ono , and adds likewise to the expense that
was primarily Incurred. But after about n
| week or ten days' retirement madame once
more appears , radiant , exquisitely perfumed
and with a complexion that rivals the lilies
and the rosc .
Uy Tn xii tin 11.
Detroit Journar : Once upon a time n bil
lionaire conceived thn Idea that It would bo
disgraceful to die rleh.
Accordingly he fell to giving his -Health
nwny. But It soon became apparent that he
had more wealth thin ho could possibly give
away In 400 years , working ten hours a day.
"What shall I do ? " he asked himself , In
much alarm.
But he was a resourceful1 man and It was
not long till be hit upon the happy ex
pedient of revealing all his belongings to the
nnscFsors. That being done , ho was speed
ily reduced to penury.
Survival of tile Fit tout.
Chicago Tribune : "Tho name of your
paper Is the Uocky Mountain Prospect , I be
lieve ? "
i "No : that used to bo the name of It , but
wo call It simply the Prospect now. "
"Why Is that ? "
"Well , the fact la. wo hnd to do It. It
was a pretty long name , 5011 know , nnd in
writing to us peoplVs got In the habit of
dropping out the 'Mountain. ' We had to
drop the 'Hocky' then In order to nave the
Prospect. "
Mum , Kir.
Detroit Journal : In his earnestness tbo
great populist orator forgot himself.
"Lot un not wash our party linen in pub
lic ! " ho cried , passionately.
Instantly bis nudlonco was upon its feet ,
crying out angrily.
"I should sny , " faltered the orator , now ,
clearly much chagrined , "let us not oponge
our party celluloid In public ! "
Hereupon there was much applause , fol
lowed by elnglng by tbo glee club.
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