Pittston Gazette

              RH T ABLlSll KlD 18 SO. • VOL. XLVU. NO. 1 \ Oldes Newspaper in the Wyoming Valley. PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER It. 1896. ft Weekly local and Family Journal. \nSISfSS To the Conquered. "I (l111't daro to hope, but this bout hall bo my home. " your name ill her prayers. alio still prays for you. " Henry caught the raptain's hand. PALMER AND BUCKNER text in the de.leieney of revenue, which htu its cuuses in the stagnation of trade and re duced consumption, due entirely to the loss ol confidence that liaH followed the Populist threat of free coinage and depreciation of oui money and rtie Republican practice of extrava gunt appropriations beyond the need* of good government. We arraign and condemn th« Populistic conventions of Chicago and St. Louis for their co-operation with the Republican party in creating these conditions—which are pleaded in justification of a heavy increase of the burdens of the people by a further resort to protection. rorcea Dy the galleries. After the banners had come to rest three cheers were given for Palmer. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. I sing the woo oi thu conquered—a winding sheet lor the stain. Oblivion's gulf »«Dr those who fell, who struggled and strove in vain. ere mm ram. " LET HER GET DIRTY." "Toll mo, if I am worthy to be tolfl, where do you got such strength? How can you boar up so well under such inis- The gavel cracked sharply through the shouts and Senator Cafiery was heard announcing, "The secretary will call the roll of states for vice president." Thereupon the secretary called "Keutuoky," and a great laughing cheer went up. General Buck tier was alone in the Held for second place. The band struok Into "My Old Kentucky Home," and the banners were brought down to Kentucky's row while the delegates were singing the chorus. CHAPTEB III Nominees of the Gold Standard Convention at Indianapolis. LESSON XI, THIRD QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 13. Too Much Care and Bathing May Not b« Good for a Baby. As of old, mid tin- plaudit* of thousands, may too victor in triumph .stand While the bl.o.i of the vanquished trickles down and reddens thu yielding sand. fortune?" A heavy rain had been falling all day, and reports from above spoke of higli water coming down. Although Gottlieb had long since lost all hope of over again steaming down the river 011 the Schiller, for high banks had formed between his farm and the river, yet he always read with interest accounts of high water. A dark night set in and the rainfall increased in volume. The old engineer raised steam, as usual, and the bow of the Schiller pressed against the edge of her narrow confines. Henry took his uocustomed place at the wheel. "I never heard such a rain," he mused. 'Good thing wo brought the horses Words to the Farmei*s Regarding the Effects of Depreci- "When my first child was born," said little Mrs. A., "I had the usual young mother's craze for a daintily kept baby. The layette was one of those gorgeotis gift affairs, with frocks which Victoria, I am sure, would have thought much too fine for the royal children—besides every conceivable fantasie in which the most luxurious minded infant could by any possibility be attired. "I had one of those fussy French nurses, immaculate as a new pin; and between us we scrubbed and polished up that poor baby until it's a marvel it didn't fade away before ouz eyes. "Do yon see that woman?" pointing to his wife, who stood a short distance liWijy, leaning on a railing and looking out over tho field. "I get my strength From her." OHIOAGO PLATFORM DENOUNCED. Text of the Lesson, II Sam. nil, 40-01. For the living tho martial music and the clustering laurel wreath. Let the dead rest on forgotten, aa a sword in a rusty bheuih. Memory Verges, 47-50-Golden Text. II ated Currency. The Illinois Senator DrfMtn General Ilragjf Sam. xxli, 2—Commentary by the Rev, IX of WiaconKin For the First I'lace—Ken- Protection Renounced. M. Stearns. FBAUD ON THE COMMUNITY. On the face of youth and health and strength , should the blessing of sunshine fall. A single shadow may well sutEice the face that turns to the wall. When the river receded into its proper channel, the Schiller was teu miles from navigable water. Gottlieb purliased the little field on which his boat ' iiad stuck, together with a small tract of adjoining land, and decided to raise cotton and corn. He hired a party of men and dug under the Schiller until she bad ixvn sunken into a large excavation. Then at the cost of great labor :uid perseverance lie had water hauled in barrels and poured into tho excavation. Again the munificent steamer was afloat, but had to content herself within only a few inches 'if play. One of the crew, an engineer, had been retained, and nearly every evening after his work in the field was done for the day he would raise steam and set the ponderous machinery in motion. Mrs. Langbuerger soon became interested in' raising chickens, and every night she carefully housed her brood on board. In addition to agriculture Gottlieb established'!! school. He experienced no trouble in procuring scholars, for every boy and girl in the neighborhood was charmed with the idea of going to school on a boat. The captain not only taught the ordinary branches, but. instructed the boys in the arte f river navigation, a highly interesting feature, for nearly every boy who lives near a navigable river entertains an aspiring hope that he will one day be a steamboatman. Among the scholars was a bright boy, Henry Rusworm. The captain conceived such friendship for the lad, partly due to tho fact that ho was an orphan, that he adopted the child. There was, though, a tender affection awaiting the lad, for as the years crept along little Ida, Gottlieb's daughter, learned to love him. Her love was not ill bestowed, for Henry worshiped her with that intense ardor which steals into a boy's life sit an early age. CHAPTER II. tucky'x Ki-Oovrrnor Nominated For Vice We therefore denounce protection and its ally, free coinage of silver, as schemes for tht personal profit of a few at the expenses of tht masses and oppose the two parties which stand for these selmmes as hostile to tho peo pie of the republic whose food and shelter, comfort and prosperity are attacked by high or taxes and depreciated money. In line, wt reaffirm the historic Democratic doctrine ol tariff for revenue only. Huckner For Vice President. 40. "For thou hast girded me with Itrength to battle. Them that rose up •gainst mo hast thou subdued under me." The whole of this chapter is repeated in the book of Psalms as number 18, the Holy Spirit thus calling speoial attention to this portion of His writings through David. In ohapter xxiii, 1-3, it is written that whatever the sweet psalmist of Israel spake it was the Spirit of the Lord speaking by him. It is well for us when we recognize the whole Bible as written by the Spirit of God for our benefit. Verse 1 of this chapter says that David spake these words unto the Lord when delivered from Saul and all his enemies. In this first verse of oar lesson and throughout the psalm he acknowledges that God had done everything for him. President—Solid For th«4f«llow Metal. W. F. Broder of Russellville, Ky., oame to the platform and formally placed in nomination "Kentucky's Grand Old Man." Indianapolis, Sept. 4.—John M. Palmer of Illinois and Simon Boltvar Huckner of Kentucky, two white, haired veterans of the war, rival commanders of the blue and gray, win nominated by the National Democratic convention president anil vice president on a liriuf but emphatic platform, which repudiates the doctrines enuunciated by tiio Chicago convention; indorses President Cleveland and bis administration in glowing terms; declares for the goid standard, tariff for revenue only, liberal shipping laws, currency reform, civil service and economy in public expenditures. The spirit that animated tliu convention was contained in this declaration of the platform: Sentiments of the Great Commoner That Apply to the Present Crisis. And he who has taken a mortal hurt in tho strenuous battle of life. Let him creep away from the dust and din, from tho arduous toil and strite. M. D. May of Ohio moved the nomination of Buckner by acclamation. A young Bay State delegate said that Massachusetts came from the home of Daniel Webster to the home of Henry Clay and seconded the motion, and was followed by Griffin of New York. Let him go us a wounded animal goes, alone and with glazing eye. To the depths of the silent fastnesses, in silence there to die. .board We demand that henceforth modern and liberal policies toward American shipping shall take the place of our imitation of the restricted statutes of tlie eighteenth century, whiefc have lieen ahandoned by every maritime power bnt the United States, and which to tht nation's humiliation, have driven Americar capital and enterprise to the use of alien fiagt and alien crews, have made the stars and stripes an almost unknown emblem in foreigi. ports and have virtually extinguished tht race of American seamen. We oppose the pre tense that discriminating duties will promote shipping; that scheme is an invitation to oom mercial warfare upon the United States, un- American in the light of our great commer cial treaties, differing no gain whatever tc American siuppuig, greatly iucreasint ocean freights on our agricultural and manu facture'I products. AN APPEAL TO THE POOB. "After a bath in almond meal softened water she did look a darling in her sheer, beribboned draperies, and I, foolish mother, never noticed her languor and waxen skin. I did take note that her hair wouldn't grow; that worried me so that 1 finally called the family doctor. At n late hour he still Bat in the pilot - '( use. The machinery was slowly workg. "Old Bib," ho mused, "must be For the prow of the ship rides high and free that baffles the sa vage gal us, And the wind and rain are a requiem for the wreck of the ship that fails. —Ernest McGaffey- One big shout went up, and Senator Caffery had but to make the formal announcement when the work of the convention was practically done. "Whoever Attempt* Under Whatever udtr tri. us tonight, but ho always works his engine when the weather's Popular Cry to Shake the Stability of the Pnblie Currency, Bring on Distress jaiL'' A second time the standards marohed the aisles while the band played" Yankee Doodle." " in Money Matters and Drive the Coun- The captain came up. "You'd better turn in, Henry. It's getting late. Great Li id! What was that?" try Into the Use of Depreciated Money, A MARINE FARMHOUSE. Resolutions giving the national committee power to exercise the offices of the convention, offered by Broadhead of Missouri, were adooted. They also instructed the oommittee to see that the pames of candidates were plaoed on the ballots in every state. 41. "Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy thorn that hate me." There are many things in the Psalms which the ohuroh cannot appropriate or apply to herself. It is not for us to have tho necks of our enemies or destroy those that bate us.  things are peculiar to Israel and to the King of Israel, the Son of David, when he shall come in His glory to destroy Israel's onemios and establish the kingdom. Oar mission as membors of the body of Christ is to suffer meekly even for well doing; to be cast out, bated and killed for His sake, and yet to take it all patiently. Stabs Yonr Interest and Yonr Happl- "The doctor was a grumpy person, very curt and not over civil at times. 'Bathed too much,' he said briefly. 'Look at her skin—all the life washed out of it Let her get dirty and stay dirty—nothing better for children than jtvdjpiotw neglect.' "Very soon we went to our country place, and I noticed the farmers' babies who ate pie and pickles for breakfast, hot biscuit and pork for supper, sat in puddles and went bareheaded whether the rain fell or the sun scorched. They were inevitable victims of future dyspepsia, but as babies, they were sturdy and rosy, and mine wasn't. The boat had moved. The rain fell in Kuch volume that no rush of water otjakHbe heard. Henry's eyes stood out m a wild stare. The boat moved, careened to one side, steadied herself and shot forward. •'The Democratic p-irty has survived many defeats, but it could not survive a victory wou in bebulf of the doctrine and policy proclaimed hi it,s n iine.it Chicago," and so, in the language of Mr. Hammond new to the Heart." Bj OPIE REID. If any farmer thinks that he is going to do all selling and no buying, or that he is going to sell more than he buys, and thus get ahead of the world by the use of a depreciated and fluctuating currency, we I commend to him the following words of Daniel Webster: of Louisiana, this convention placed iu the hands of other nominees their banner and bade them tling It forth "skyward and seaward, high and wide." [Copyright, IK*), by the Antho^^-"" CHAPTER L "Give me the wheel—give her to me!" exclaimed tho captain. Gold the Necessary Money. Resolutions were also adopted thanking the provisional committee for its work and thanking the people of Indianapolis for their hospitality. Any of the old Mississippi river men eau recall Gottlieb Langbnerger. He was first known as a cabin boy, industrious and economical, and with discretion better ripened than with most boys of his years. His faithfulness caused his gradual advancement, and at 20 years of age 'ie was placed at the head of a large steamboat. This, though, was not the heightHif his ambition. He yearned to own a large boat and be in fact its master. Large boats in those days were often callC«l floating palaces, so unsparing was the means employed in tiieir appointments, and even an industrious man who aspired to the ownership of one could not realize his ambitktas dreams in a day. Gottlieb married a Memphis lady, a girl, not unlike him»Celf, of sturdy German stock. Heart and soul slit) shared his aspirations, and with delight they sum found themselves, in consequence of a fortunate speculation, possessors of sufficient money with which to build their floating palace. When the nominations for president were called for it. wa* apparent that Paliuor would be nominated over tun protest, as the opposition to had concentrated upon hiin. These two name* woro the only ones presented to the convention. It was known that a message from President Cleveland had reached the convention that he could not entertain for a moment the suggestion of Ids own nomination, and his decision was at once accepted as final. Before the states were called for nominations, Henry Wattersun was taken out of the lists by Mr. Carroll of Louisville, who, from the platform, oonveyed to thu convention a message fro,u the Kentucky editor in his retreat in the mountains of Switzerland. Mr. Watterson, Mr. Carroll said, three d ays after the Chicago convention, had cabled thai other candidates must be named or the Democracy was iost. Later lie had said lie did not want the honor, but that if no one else could lie found to take command, he would not ask Others to gCi where lie wnuld not lead. Now that others were ready to accept, he preferred to do battle in the ranks. The experience of mankind has shown that by reason of its native qualities gold is the necessary money of large affairs of comment and business, while silver is conveniently adapted to minor transaction, and the most beneficial use of both together can be Insured only by the adoption of the former as a standard of monetary measure and the maintenance of silver at a parity with gold by its limited coinage under suitable safeguards of law. Thus the'largest possible enjoyment of both metals is gained with a value universally accepted throughout the world, which consti tut-es the only practical bimetallic currency, assuming the most stable standard and especially the bes| and safest way for all who earn their livelihood by lulior or the produce ol husbandry. They cannot suffer when paid it. the best money known to man, bnt are the peculiar and most defenseless victims of a debased and fluctuating currency, which offers continual profits to the money changer at their cost. ' 'Got away, captain; you are too much excited. 1 know where we are, going through the Welling field. The water naturally turns to the right here, for the land is low." Lightning flashed. "Don't you sec?" "You know about the governor of North Carolina and the governor of South Carolina," shouted a West Virginia delegate amid a roar of laughter. "I move the convention adjourn sine die." "Sir, I pronounce the author of such sentiments to be guilty of attempting a detestable fraud on the community; a double fraud; a fraud which is to cheat men out of their property and out of the earnings of their labor by first cheating them out of their misunderstanding. 42. " They looked, but there was none to save, even, unto the Lord, but He answerod them not." As it is written in Mio. iii, 4, "Thon shall they cry unto the Lord, but He will not hear them, ns they have behaved themselves ill in their doings." And in Prov. i, 28, "Then shall they call upon Me, but I will not answer; they steal 1 seek Me early, but they shall not find Me." Those who seek simply from fear and only because they dread His judgments may not expect to be heard. But see the contrast in Jer. xxlx, 18. The motion was put and carried, the first convention of the National Democratic party adjourned sine die. "God bless tho boy." "I invested in gingham pinafores and ■tout shoes, dumped a load of clean sand at the side door, and inaugurated a perpetual feast of mnd pies. Pauline was instructed not to say 'Don't' save in extreme moments, and baby began to live the life of a young animal left to the beneficient care of sunshine and fresh air, undisturbed save at regular intervals for food and sleep. "Bless us all," Henry replied. Mrs. Langbuerger and Ida rushed into the pilothouse. John McAuiey Palmer in a native of Kentucky. He was horn in Scott county on Sept. 13, 1817. When he was 14 years old, the family moved to Madison oounty. Ills. He entered Alton (now Shartleff) college in 1835, but, owing to laok of funds, was never graduated. Afterward he taught school to support himself, and in 1839 was admitted fo the bat«i He was elected probate judge of Macoupin county in 1843 and re-elected In 1848. He went to the state senate in 1862 and again in 1854. He was a delegate to the first Republican state convention in Illinois in 1856 and presided over it The same year he was a delegate to the convention in Philadelphia which nominated John C. Fremont for president. In I860 he was one of the electors at large on the Lincoln ticket, and the following year attended the peace conference at Washington. Senator John M. Palmer. " ' The natural hatred of the poor to the rich.' Sir, it shall not be till the last moment of my existence; it shall only be when I am drawn to the verge of oblivion, when I shall cease to have respect or affection for anything on earth, that I will believe the people of the United States capable of being effectually deluded, cajoled and driven about in herds by such abominable frauds as this. If they shall sink to that point, If they so far cease to be men as to yield to such pretenses and such olamor, they will be slaves already; slaves to their own passions, slaves to the fraud And knavery of pretended friends. "Now we turn into Bobson's narrow field," he said aa another flush of lightning illuminated the yellow sheet of water. "Where can we get into the river, Henry?" "We go over Jackson's field into Cove creek, and then on to the river. I've planned tho route many a time and have walked over it a hundred timt s." Realizing these truths demonstrated by ion* public inconvenience and loss, the Democrats party, in the interest* of the masses anil ol equal justice to all, practically established bD legislation fn kKtt unrl 1S53 the gold standard of monetary measurement and likewise entire ly diverted the government from banking ana currency issues. To this long established Democratic policy we adhere and insist upon the maintenance ol the gold standard and to .the parity therewith of every dollar issued by tlie government, and we are tirmly opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver and to the compulsory purchase, of silver bnllion. 43. '-Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth." See a similar figure in II Kings xiii, 7, and Mia vii, 10. To be thoroughly subdued Is very humiliating, but everything or person that is exalted against God roust be broaght low (Isa. ii, 11, 17). To be cheerfnlly subject and willing to be subdued for God's glory is very blesseji, and it is the privilege of every believer to lie as clay In the hands of the potter for God's glory and for our highest good (Isa. lxiv, 8). "I never had my wax dolly again; but in the autumn I carried home a blooming, sturdy little maid, whose splendid spirits and perfect health more than compensated far occasional mud stains and torn pinafores/'—New York Tribune. "Fifteen years since the Schiller came up the rivt r," the captain said. The years kept roiling on, as indeed they should, for no man of sense could have expected a halt of time simply because a stoamlioat had run ugrouiid. The Schiller was kept ill exoelli nt repair. Every year she was fleshly painted, and every piece of wood was replaced with befitting material. "Here we are," as another flash of lightning lit up with a glare the mighty, rushing river. Fur a time no one spoke. Morning slowly advanced, and when the light was sufficient the Schiller was landed. A crew was soon formed. The roll rail immediately developed an overwhelming majority in favor of Senator Palmer, but it proceeded to the end. Palmer receiving 757'/4 votes and Bragg imi-i. At its conclusion tire  of the IroD Brigade mounted a chair and In a brief but graceful speech moved that the nomination be made unanimoug, and pledged that he and Wisconsin in the coming battle would bo where brave soldiers should always be, nearest the flashing of the guns. He was given three hearty cheers, and General Palmer was declared " 'The national hatred of the poor aganst the rich.' "The danger of a moneyed aristocracy.' Sir, I admonish the people against "he object of cries likes these. I admonish ivery Intelligent laborer in the country to be on his guard against such delusions. I ;ell him the attempt is to play off his passions against his interests, and to prevail •Dn him in the name of liberty to destroy ill the fruits of liberty, in the name of lDatrloti«in to injure and afflict his country, in the name of his own independence to destroy that very independence, and make him a beggar and a slave. AN ANCIENT LOVER. At last Gottlieb was the owner of a fine boat, and, with his wife and little girl Ida on board, he proudly plowed the mighty river. During an extremely high stage of water, the highest ever lenown in that day, he went up the Arkansas as far as Fort Smith, took on a large shipment of cotton and came down with a sweep. With what feelings of self congratulation did he stand on deck and .vorvey the people who ruHhed from their houses to watch the Schiller as she passed, and how his wife, knowing so well his feelings, shared them! They had passed Little Rock and entered the low and sandy district, when a dark night came on. 44. "Thou hast also delivered me from the strivings of my people." Some of these strivings are inoluded in the long wan between the houses of Saul and David and the later strifes throughout all the tribe6 of Israel (chapters Hi, 1; xix, 9). Trouble from enemies without Is bad enough, but trouble within a nation or church or family is much worse. Yet from ail He is able to deliver. When ho speaks of being head of the nations and a people whom he knows not serving him, we think of the sure mercies of David of Isa. lv, 8-5. Ha Waa Courting at tli« Ajje of 183, Bat Not Successfully. While the captain was standing on the shore a man approached him and said: But we denounce also the further malnte nance of the present costly patchwork system of national paper, as a constant source of injury and peril. We assert- the necessity of such intelligent currency reform as will confine tht government to its legitimate functions, completely separated from the banking business, and afford to all set tions of our country a uni form, safe and elastic bank currency undei governmental supervision, measured in volume by the needs of business. He was elected colonel of the Fourteenth regiment of Illinois infantry May 9, 1861, and iti the following November was made brigadier general of volunteers. He led it division in Pope's operations against New Madrid and Island No. 10 in March and April, 1862, and later took part In the o]Deratiiins against Corinth. He took part in the battle of Murfrfeesbord in December, 1862. nfter which he was promoted to be major general of volunteers. Two remarkable cases of longevity were recalled recently by a conversasion between several gentlemen in this city, says the Shelby ville Gazette. They were discussing the death of Rev. Geo. McCall, the veteran Baptist preacher, when it was authentically stated that Mr. McCall's great grandfather lived to the ripe old age of 127 years. He was a bachelor at 100 and took a notion to get married. He carried out his idea. Three sons were born to him, and he lived to see the oldest son old enough to vote. One Sunday when the captain and his wife had gone to church Ida went up into the pilothouse, where Henry sat at tin1 wheel. They had both arrived at the shy age, and, at times, through very excess of love, avoided each other. /* f "You don't remember me, do you?" "Why, Quirmer, how are you?" "You don't, know how glad I am that ron are ;:g;tin afloat." "I didn't kn«.w you were here," said Ida, blushing. "Go aboard. Henry doesn't know the river, and 1 want you to teach him. In ot her words, take your old place. There, don't mention it, but go aboard, for we are going to start in a few minutes." "If you had known it, you wouldn't have come up, would yon?" The fidelity, patriotism and courage with which President Cleveland has fulfilled hit great public tru.;t. the high character of hit administration, its wisdom and energy in tb€ maintenance of civil order and the inforcw muit of the laws, its equal regard for the rights of every class and every section, itt firm and dignifying conduct of foreign affairs, and its sturdy persistence in upholding the credit and honor of the nation, are fully recognized by the Democratic party, and will secure to him a place in history beside the fa thers of the republic. Cleveland's Adirf nintration Indorsed. At Chlcknmauga Palmer commanded a division, and in October, 1863, he was assigned to the command of the Fourteenth army corps. He distinguished himself at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. 45. "Strangers shall submit themselves unto me. As soon as they hear they shall be obedient unto me." This also makes us think of Messiah's reign when "they that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his.onemies shall llok the dust" (Ps. xxii, 9). Sons of strangers shall build up Zion's walls, and their kings shall minister unto Israel (Isa. Ix, 10). The word "submit" is in the margin rendered "lie or yield feigned obedience." It Is the same In Ps. lxvi, 8, and margin, and points to those who in the millennial reign of Christ will only be nominally subject and will follow the devil when he is loosed from the pit (Rev. xx, 7-10). "Yes, I would have come, but I wouldn't have come so soon." That night Henry and Ida were mar- "Has he a dollar? He is advised to do that which will destroy half Its value. Has he hands to labor? Let him rather fold them and sit still than be pushed on by fraud and artifice to support measures which will render his labor useless and hopeless. "Don't yon think we'd better tie up till morning?" asked Gottlieb of the pilot "You would have come sooner if you had thought Web Jones had been here," Cleaning a boy whom Henry knew she disliked ried. "What boat is that?" asked a man at Helena the other day. General Palmer was elected governor of Illinois as a Republican in 1868. Afterward not being In harmony with his party on the issue of protection, he left it. As a Democrat he was defeated for governor in 1888. Two years later he was elected L'nited States senator by a Democratic legislature. This was considered remarkable, but one of the crowd, whose character, religiously and socially, are above reproach, told an authentic account of his great who was one of Georgia's pioneer citizens. This old gentleman lived to be 180 years old. He lived in a log cabin in the northern end of which was cut a square hole. The man turned the head of his bed to that hole and slept that way in the warmest and coldest weather. His wife died when he was 90 years old, and for many years he lived as a widower. At the age of 115 he cut an entirely new set of teeth, and at the age of 128 one morning saddled his own horse and sprang into the saddle and rode 80 miles to address a widow and ask her to be his wife. He e vidently was rejected, for he rode back that day and lived seven years longer. » "That's the Schiller, built by old man Langbnerger. Henry Itusworm is the captain now, but the old man is bo full of life that he goes out every trip." "Not at all necessary. I know the river like a book." "No, I wouldn't either." "You like him better than anybody, anyway." "Yes, but remember that the water is higher than yon ever saw it before." "You know Ldon't," hnreyef beam ing with tfndorness. "Then whom do you like better?" "Sir, the very man of all others who has the deepest Interest In a sound currency, who suffers most by mischievous legislation in money matters. Is the man who jarns his daily bread by his dally toll. A depreciated currency, sudden changes of prices, paper money falling between morn ing and noon, and falling still lower between noon and night—these things constitute the very harvest time of speculators, and of the whole race of those who ire at once Idle and crafty, and of that other race, too, the Catilines of all times, marked so as to be known forever, by one stroke of the historian's pen, 'those greedy Df other men's property and prodigal of their own.' "Who says it is?" the pilot answered rather sharply, for some river men are proud of their record in this way and dislike the very mention of recent waters being higher than any they have seen in the past THE END. We also commend the administration for thi great progress made in the reform of the pub lie service, and we indorse its effort to extent the merit system still further. We demand that no backward step lie taken, but that th« reform 1st and advanced until th» un-Democratic spoilrsystum of appolntmentt shall be eradicated. A Hint to Bores. General Simon H, Bnekner. "Somebody. Law, look at that bird on the jackstaff!" Two gentlemen who were playing cards at the Prince of Wales' club recently wero very much annoyed by other members who stood behind their chairs and interested themselves in the game. Finally one of the players asked one of the spectators to play the hand for him until he returned. Simon liollvnr Buckner was horn in Kentucky in 1823. At the age of 21 he was graduated from the United State* military academy at west Point, and for two years war the assistant professor of ethles. 46. " Strangers shall fade away, and they shall 1x3 afraid out of their close places." Thoy shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth. They shall be afraid of tho Lord our God and shall fear because of thee (Mic. vii, 17). It shall be a firm rulo, as with a rod of irou, and those who have evil in their hearts shall fear to do it because of the swift judgments that shall be sent on evildoers. The awful judgments of the tribulation period shall not soon be forgotten. "Never mind the bird." "He's gone now." "Oh, I don't know particularly who says it is, but from what I can gather here and there the river has passed her highest mark of former years-" "Are yon quite sure you saw a bird?" "Why shouldn't I be?" "I don't know. I eee a bird any time hen I look at you." We demand strict economy in the appropria Hons ami in the administration of the govern m«nt. JOHN M I'ALMKK. At the' outbreak of the Mexican1 war Buckner, who was a second lieutenant Ht the time, was placed on active service and sent to the front. For gallantry at Contrerns and Cherubusco he was brevetted first lieutenant. At Molino del Key he again distinguished himself, winning the brevet of captain. In August, 1848, he whs appointed assistant instructor of infantry tactics at West Point, remaining there for seven years, at the end of which time he resigned. He then moved to Chicago, accepting the place of superintendent of oonstructiun of the custom house. In 1856 he helped to raise a regiment In Illinois for the Utah expedition and was elected colonel of it. ''His command was never mustered into servioe, however. Returning to his native state, he practiced law for awhile and became prominent in the order known as the Knights of the Golden Circle. the nominee amid an enthusiastic liBinnnstrntion, during which the statu guidons were carried about the hall in the wake of the standard of Illinois. We fuvor arbitration for the settlement oi international disputes. "Yon art- doubtless good authority on the Mississippi, captain, but I don't think you are very well acquainted with the Arkansas." "I'm net n bird. I can't fly." We favor a lib ral policy of pensions to de serving soldiers and sailors of the Unitcc States. "Yes, yoaean. Yon have. Yon have flown into my sou} and fluttered against my heart." t he locked down and toyed with a tassti that hung frcni a rich ■ord around her waist. '-'Don't you know that I worship yon?" The spectator took the cards, whereupon the first player left the room. Pretty soon the second player followed the example of the first The two substitutes played for some time, when one of them asked the waiter where the two origin.il players were. There never was any doubt a twin t General Buckner's nomination for vice president, except while the nomination wax lining talked of for Senator I'alnier for president. When Chairma C Cattery instructed the secretary to call the states for nominations for vice president, the latter call sd but one state, "'Kentucky," and thC band struck up "Mv Old Kentuck;. Home." Wiffiain K. Bradder of Russell vilie, Ky., placed General Buckner's name formally in nomination and the nomina tion was forthwith made unanimous. The supremo eonrt of the United States wui wisely established by the franiers of our eon stitution as one of the three oo-ordinat* branches of the government. Its independence and authority to interpret the law of the lane without fear of favor must lie maintained. "All right, go ahead." 47. "The Lord Uveth, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation." In the Lord Jehovah is the Rock of Ages' strength (Isa. xxvi, 4, margin). He is the God of truth, tho living God, the King of eternity. At His wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide His indignation (Jer. x, 10, margin). The night grew darker and darker, and a fog crept along the water and rose into the air. Not a light could be seen along the shore. "No, for you avoid me." "You avoid me." "D.iu't yon know why?" "Yes,"and ho caught her in his arms. We condemn all efforts to degrade that trib unal, or impair the confidence and respect which it hus deservedly held. "Capitalists too, may outlive Bach times; they may either prey on the earnings of labor by their cent, per cent, or they may hoard. But the laboring man, what can he hoard? Preying on nobody, lie becomes the prey of all. His property is in his hands. His reliance, his fand, bis productive freehold, his all, is his labor. Whether he work on his own small capital or another's, his living is still earned by his industry; and when the money of the country becomes depreciated or debased, whether it be adulterated coin or paper without credit, that industry is robbed of it* reward. He then labors for i country whose laws cheat him out of lis bread. IN AN OSTRICH'S STOMACH. "They are playing cards in the next room,'' was the waiter's reply.—London Tit-Bits. Autopsy on ■ Dead Ostrich DlscoYers D "Wish I had taken his advice," mused the pilot "Hanged if I thought that a few drinks would make me so obstinate. To tell the God's trnth, I don't know where I nin. The river must have risen wonderfully, for the whole country seems to be overflowed. I'd land, bnt am afraid." He strained his eyes and "rumraagKl" his recollection. Gottlieb, with au anxions face, came into the pilothouse. The Democratic party ever has maintained, and ever will maintain the supremacy of law. the independence of its judicial ad ministration, the inviolability of contract and the obligations of all good citizens to resist ev ery illegitt trnst, combination or attempt against the just rights of property and tin good order of society, in which are bound uj. the pease and happiness of our people. J oak Shop. The post-mortem examination of one of the flock of ostriches owned by Barnam & Bailey, which was on exhibition at the Central Park menagerie, revealed a surprising condition of its interior. The small boy is supposed to carry around in his pockets a wonderful collection of articles, but the stomach of the huge bird contained an even mor* varied assortment. The digestive capabilities of an ostrich are even greater than those of a Harlem goat, and it is less particular as to what it swallows. What a glorious day it was for them. . w many little words of sweet noth jgness passed between them as they sat Two years of hard work at Drury Lane satisfied Sims Reeves of his success, and he went off to the continent bent on having his voice still better cultivated. First he got all he could from Siguor Jiordogni in Paris; then he startled for Milan, where he placed hiifiself imder Mazzucato, then director of the Conservatoire. Here he studied hard and led on the whole a joyous life. It was in the days of the Austrian tyranny, of which the English tenor soon had a taste. He had secured an engagement at La Scala, the most celebrated opera house in Italy, and one night he had to intimate his inability to sing, owing to a sore throat. The doctor inspected his larynx and declared that he could sing if he liked. He still refused, and a squad of gendarmes accordingly called •it. his lodgings with a carriage and carried him oil to the theater. However, as the old saying goes, you may take a iiorse to the water, but you cannot make him drink. The gendarme led the tenor to the stage, but that waS the extent of their powers. They faile d to make him sing.—Gentleman's Magazine. When a Tenor Would Not 8ing. 48. "It is God that avengeth me and that bringeth down the people under me." It was one of the blessed habits of David'a life to see and acknowledge God in everything. When he had Saul in his power and might easily have slain him, he preferred to leave hiiu to God. When Absalom drove him from bis throne, he said, seeing God's hand in it, "Let Him do to me as seemeth good unto Him." When Shimer cursed and stoned him, instead of letting Abishai kill him, ho said that if the Lord wanted him to endure this be would not even ask why (I Sam. xxvi, 10; II Sam. xv, 26; xvi, 10). After the convention had adjourned Sen ator Palmer succumlDed. He said he would aocept. lie Imd never yet failed to respond to the call of duty, lie said, and ho could not do so now such a cause at stake. »ij lUO, || —/#• $ «fe. I if! tit yw Believing these principles to be essential t* the well being of the republic, we submit them to tUe consideration of the American people. In 1861, us soon as the civil war began, Goneral Buckner was made commander of the state guard of Kentuoky and adjutant general. In September with a large force he occupied Bowling Green, from which place he withdrew upon the evacuation of Fort Henry. He oommanded a brigade in the battles of Feb. 13, 14 and 15, 1862, at Fort Donelson, and after the esoape of Pillow and Floyd, General Buckner surrendered the fort, with 16,000 men und stores to General Grant. During the summer Buckner was a prisoner at Fort Warren, in Boston harbor. Proceeilinftn In Detail. "Where are we, Mr. (^uirmer?" IXDIAKAPOLLS, Sept. 4. — When the con ventlon of the National Democratic party convened for its second session, the report of the committee on resolutions was tin first business in order.- The committee, however, was not ready to report While waiting for this report speeches were delivered by a number of prominent delegates, among them Ixilng Colonel W. C. P. Breckinridge, the famous Blue Grass orat.'ir; DeWitt C. Warner of New York, H. A. Hammond of Georgia, F. W. Lehman of Missouri, W. D. By nun i of Indiana and Comptroller of the Currency Kck ols of Illinois, I'resent at ion of Candidates. "Somewhat near the Giles place; bnt, to tell you the truth, I don't know exactly where. Wish I had taken your advice, for the whole country is overflowed."A motion of Mr. Breckinridge of Ken tucky to proceed to tho nomination of a candidate to stand on the excellent platform adopted wag carried. Thereupon the call of states for nominations was begun. " I would say to every owner of every luarter section of land in the west, I .vould say to every.man in the east who follows his own plow, and to every mechanic, artisan and laborer in every city in the country—I would say to every uutfi everywhere who wishes by honest means to gain an honest living, ' Beware )f wolves in sheeps' clothing. Whoever attempts under whatever popular cry, to shake the stability of the public currency, bring on distress in money matters and drive the country into the use of depreciated money, stabs your interest and your happiness to the heart.' " The ostrich, which was dissected by a taxidermist, G. Rowley, a few dayi ago, had in its stomach the following articles. One wooden clothespin; twe pieces of glass, the bottoms of beer bottles; a mouth harmonica, five inches long and two inches wide; a metal Bkatekey; the ferrule of an umbrella, with a piece of the stick in it about four inches long; an ordinary brass door key, five inches long; a woman's black horn comb; a woman's silk handkerchief ; two pieces of coal, about an inch thick, and three stones about an inch thick, with some cabbage, grass, lettuce, oelery, common dirt and a few minoz pieces of vegetables. L. .L. liilljourne of Michigan placed Senator Palmer in nomination and there was a series of second speeches. Burr W. Tones of Wisconsin nominated General Hrngg, "the hero of 60 battles and thu commander of the Iron Brigade." Illinois waited until all the other states lind been called. Then Judge Mornn of Chicago took the stand and said they had reooguiz#d from tho first that Senator Palmer was the man to lead the fight. Ho was, he said, a platform in himself. All his life he had fought iiatism, greenbackism, free silver and other vagaries. But he had sealed their lips. After seeing the temper of the convention, however, he said Illinois was cumiielled to join hands with her sister states In support of Senator Palmer. A. J. Carroll of Kentucky withdrew the name of Henry Watterson. He eulogized Mr. Watterson, anil amifcinccd thut the Kentucky editor bad cabled from Switzerland that he could not have his name pre- Fonted because General Buckner was already leading in the fight for the vice 49. "Thou also hast lifted me np on high above them that rose up against me. Thou hast delivered me from the violent man." In the morning of the resurrection, the morning without clouds (chapter xxlll, 4), the morning when God shall help Israel (Ps. xlvl, 6, margin), when the upright shall have dominion over the wicked (Ps. xlix, 14), when our Lord shall come In His glory and by the brightness of His coming destroy that wicked one, the man of sin (II Thess. ii, 3, 8), then shall we see the complete fulfillment of these things of which David sang and of which he in his own experience had remarkable bnt only partial fulfillment. "I wish you had. Some of the passengers have gone to bed. Think I'd better have them aroused." He turned to go and had taken hold of the doorknob when the boat struck. In August, 1863, he was exchanged and assumed command of the First division of Hardee's corps In Braxton Bragg's army in Tennessee. Promoted to a major generalship he was assigned to the Third division and took part In the battles of Murfreesboro and Chickamauga. He surrendered to General Osterhaus at Baton Rouge, May 26, 1865. "Aground, by all the gods that ever flew over water!" exelaiined the pilot The captain's face was as pale as a ghost. Still holding the doorknob, he looked at the pilot and said: Mr. Ochs of Tennessee offered n resolu•ion expressing the deep loss the national Democracy felt In the death of Massachusetts' brilliant governor, William Russell. "You have ruined me." "Don't think that, captain. She struck very easily, and I think that by unloading a few bales of cotton wo can ■hove her off." The resolution was adopted hy a rising vote, and Dr. Bvcrett of Massachusetts, at the request of the Bay State delegation, took the stage ami responded feelingly In behalf of Massachusetts to this great tribute to her distinguished son. In 1887 General Buckner was elooted governor of Kentucky. He was one of the pallbearers at General Grant's funeral. The two men hud been much attached to each other. They were fellow cadets at West Point, Grant graduating a year before Buckner. 50. "Therefore I will give thanks nnto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto Thy name." God's purpose with Israel in the past and in the future is the same, and that is to make Himself such a name through them in the eyes of all nations that all nations may turn to and subniit to the one living and true God for their good (Josh, lv, 24; II Sam. vii, 28 24; Kzek. xxxvii, 27, 28; Rom. xi, 13. 15). PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY. Gottlieb, without replying, went below. The grounding had been so easy that the passengers were not in the least frightened, but stood about and joked. One man asked the captain why he didn't call his boat the Plow boy and another man, a great wag and self appointed wit said: Kewaotiable Doubt. Property I* the fruit of labor. Property it desirable, I* a positive rood In the world. That Dnme should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let no man who Is homeless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus, by exampls, assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when it is built.— ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The ostrich did not die from the effects of the junk shop in its stomach, but from tuberculosis. The bird will be mounted in the museum, and perhaps the collection may be framed near by, not to point out the evil effects of indiscriminate eating, but to 6how the use to which an ostrich's stomach may be put. "Don't j/o« know tluit I xrornltip you?" n the pilothouse looking out over ihe cornstalks that shook their silks tnd silvery yassels in the stirring air. "Pardner," said Derringer Dan, "you'll excuse me, but I'll have to quit you. I ain't a-playin no more poker this The I'ialfonu. Wlien the platform was at last brought In, after the convention had been in session three hours, It wits read amid an al most continuous storm of applause and was adopted unanimously without a word ot debate. The followwing is the full text of the platform: National Committee Organize. When Gottlieb returned at evening and came up into the pilothouse where Henry sat in his soul's own twilight, lost in a rC verie of sweet content be touched the young man, who was unconscious of his approach, and said: "But you have a lot of chips yet," re marked the yeiung man from the east evenin." Indianapolis, Sept. 4.—The national committee of the National Democratic party held a meeting immediately after the convention had adjourned. It was decided to have an exocutlve committee of nine to manage the campaign, und W. D. Bynum was selected without opposition for chairman of the executive committee. Mr. Bynuiji was appointed to select the other mem oers of the executive committee. John P. Frenz.el of Indianapolis was chosen for treasurer, but the choice of a secretary was left to the committee. Both the presidential and vice presidential candidates will be notified of their nomination in Louisville, on Sept. 12. Headquarters of the executive committee will probably be looated in Chloago, where the other Democratic organization is conducting its work. Generals Palmor and Buckner were both escorted to tho committee meeting by Messrs. Traocy of New York and Cable of Illinois. Their entrance was heurtlly applauded. Senator Palmer made brief remarks to the committee and participated in the discussion. When Mr. Bynum was asked whether the organization would send out speakers and literature, he replied, "All that I can say now Is that we will conduct a political campaign.""I know it, and I'm goin to cash 'em in too. You look like er tenderfoot an ye talk like tine, but I'vo heard o* people that got bunkoed and bought gold bricks even ef they did read the newspa- an orter know better. " The roll of states was again called, add the voting fur candidates began amid the presidency "Say, cap'n, wliy don't you call her the Wheelbarrow?" This convention hen assembled to uphold the principles upon which depend the honoi and welfare of thC- American people, in order that Democrats, throughout the Union may unit® their patriotic effort* to avert disastei from their cou: try and raiu from their party. 51. ' He is the tower of salvation for his king and showeth mercy to His anointed, unto David and to his seed forevermore." While David was his anointed, he was a type of the Messiah, Son of David, in whom all the promises will surely be fulfilled. The New Testament begins and ends with the Son of David (Math, i, 1: Rev. xxii, 16), for it begins and ends with Israel and the kingdom of God on earth The sure and everlasting covenant of God was David's comfort in his dying bout (chapter xxiil, 5). There is nothing ao sure as the promises of God. A Queer Libel Coats 96,000. "Because," Gottlieb replied, "she ■will make more than one track before she gets out of here. " "Keeping her well in the channel, are yon, my boy?" A k /3M y\ -st* .%3K; loP^ Miss Ella Russell has jost recovered £1,000 damages for libel from a London musical journal. The libel consisted in placing her name on a programme below that of two other singers after she had asked to have it struck out. Sir Joseph Barnby, Mr. Augustus Manns, and other concert directors testified that she was entitled to a higher plaoa and that the appearance of her name where it was put would injure her is her profession. Hh Been Restored. All night they worked without avail. Morning dawned upon a scene of dreary waste. The Schiller was in a little field between two strips of wood. Hope was soon abandoned, for the water was falling rapidly. The pilot kejit out of the captain's way, but he need not have done so, for the poor fellow's face showed sadness instead of anger. When the crew haCl been called to be paid off and dismissed, the captain said: "Boys, I hate to put you off here, but it can't be helped. This field, I am told, was never overflowed before, and it is useless to expect, a rise in the river. I have made arrangements to have this cotton hauled away. The passengers will also receive transportation. Where is Mr. Qu inner?" "Here 1 am, sir. " "Why don't you come up and get your money?" "Yes," ho replied, humoring the jokr "I really don't quite follow you." "I had four nine spots a little while The Democratic party in pledged to equal and exact justice to all men of every creisi and oonditien. to the largest lre»*dom of the individual eonai-it' nt with good government, to the preservation of the federal government in its constitutional vigor and to the support at the states in all their just rights, to economy in the public expenditures, to the main ten an c« of the public faith and sound money, and it i» opposed to paternalism and class legislation. Tiie declarations of the Chicago convention attack individual freedom, the right oi private contract, the independence of the Judieiary, and the authority of the president to lnforce federal laws. They advocate a reckless attempt to increase the price of silver by legislation, to the debasement of our monetary standard, and threaten unlimited issues of paper money by the government. They abandon for He publican allies the lJomocratie cause of tariff reform to court the favor of protectionists tf their fiscal h♦resy. When the free coiners talk about the necessity of restoring silver to the position that it occupied prior to 1873, they ignore the fact that the government has done that very thing fifty times over by the coinage of more than fifty times as many sllvor dollars as were coined In the whole previous history of th« country.—Forest ItepublJ'tta. "L-. ik out for snags. I have Iwl suf- Qcienr connucnce in you to promote you to this position of trust, so keep a sharp lookout.'' aga" "SartiiL An ye didn't do a thing but say ye'd stay out. Then I had a flush, an ye said tin: same. I got four kings an a ace, an ye laid down yer hand ez usual." "Did you?" "I shall, captain." "As the old maid at the quilting said, Why so pensive?' " "Nothing." " 'Remarkable' don't seem ter quite cover the ground fur ma Pardner, I don't say yer worfcin one o' these here Roentgen ray outfits on me. All I say is that I ain't a-playin no more poker this evenin."—Washington Star. "That was remarkable." "Yes, there is something. Come, out tvith it, my boy. " Modern Norwegian Literature. LUue Kuunlug Brook. Little brook, little brook. Yon have such'a happy look. Such a very merry manner as you swerve and To Become Beautiful. Two atrong complaints are often heard against Norwegian literature. We are told not only by people of Roman stock, with whom the difference of race may cause some difficulty, but also by people of our own kin—that it is not clear; that it is ' 'misty." But do people suppose there arc mists in a mountain land? Mist comes from the sea and the lake*. Lowlands have mist, but the mountains bar it off and keep the weather clear. In lowlands the imagination is richer in colors and shadows, and has more daring, though more uncertain—almost adventurous—conceptions. In mountain lands it is clearer and narrower. The power of the mountaineer's imagination is not its compass, but its intensity. His art characterizes more strongly. By characterization I do not think of the endless crowd of details, which often are only another kind of mist, but, generally speaking, a power to put the figure in the landscape and the landscape in the figure—which is of decisive importance for the representation both of races and men. In this respect I believe that no other literature at present surpasses the NC Drwegian, —Bjornst jerne Bjornson in Forum. Eat fruit for breakfast, eat fruit for luncheon. Avoid pastry. Shun muffins and crumpets. j And buttered toast. Eat whole meal bread. Refuse rice pudding. Decline potatoes i£ they are served more than once a day. "My boy," again. The young man looked earnestly into the captain's eyes, I ut saw no glow C f unusual tenderness. Discouraged, foolish fellow, thinking tiiat the captain should have divined his heart's secret, he again mode an evasive reply. ourve and crook, And your ripples, one and one. Reach each other's hands and run Like laughing little children in the Bun. * '* Au Intensified Slight. Little brook, sing to me, ti'ng about a bumblebee That tumbled from a lily bell and grumbled lie had presented his petition at the back door, and, though repulsed, was not despondent It had been slammed in his face, but he knocked again. In view of these and other grave departures from Demociyttic principles we cannot support the candidates of that convention, nor l* bound by i n acts. The Democratic party hav survived many defeats, but •'ould not survWt a Victory vnm in behalf of the doctrine and policy proclaimed in its name at Chicago. wildest enthusiasm. The roll call resultoil as follows: Palmer, 757^4; Bragg, 124 X. S1MOS B. BUCKXEIi "Come, Henry, I see that something is indeed the matter with you. Tell mC what it is." mumblingly Because be wet the film Of his wing and had to swim, While the water bugs raoed round and laughed at him. Do not drink too much tea or coffee. Chicago, Sept. 4.—Referring to the revival of the rumor that Arthur Sewall would withdraw from the Democratic ticket,, Chairman Junes of the national committee, who is now in this city, said: "The talk about the retirement of our candidate for vice president IS too absurd to be seriously considered. Mr. Sewall's letter, written just after the nomination of Mr. Bryan by the St. Louis convention, is a splendid illustration of his loyalty to his associate on the Democratic national ticket. Hi' sees no embarrassment what ever in Mr. Bryan's nomination for president by another party and upon another ticket, but believes it to be an important step toward ceriain viotory for tiie sliver cause." Srwail Will Not Withdraw. Walk four miles every day. "Because, sir, I don't deserve it." "Nonsense. Do you suppose I think you grounded this boat purposely?" "No, but I am the cause of its lieing here." "If you don't get away from here," the woman said, "it'll be the worse for you." When the result was announced, General Bragg aiose amid the cheering of the convention. He mounted a chair. There were cries for him to take the platform, but the nturdvold veteran shook his head. When ijulet- was restored, lie thanked his state and his followers and then said he could do himself no greater honor than to move to make General Palmer's nomination unanimous. He pledged the support of himself and his state to the ticket. "We will be found," heconcluded, ''where moil should always be In battle, nearest the Hashing of the guns." General Bragg's motion was carried with a whoop, and three cheers for the "Iron commander" were called for and given with a will. Senator CalTery then declared John M. Palmer the nominee of the National Democratic party for president of the United States. All of the state banners were carried around the hall in procession, while the band played ''The Ked, White and Blue," and tlio delegates standing on their chairs, shouted cheers which were re-en- Take a bath every day. Wash the face every night in warm water. Sleep eight hours a night.—Evening World. "Can't yu see?" "No. How can I?" "Have you been so unobservant all "I'm goinaway, ma'am," he replied. "I'm go in away. I jest wanted ter bring somethin ter yer mind." "Well, I don't want anything brought The conditions, however, which make possible such utterances from a national convention are the direct re.-ult of elans legislation by the Republican party. It still proclaims it has for the power and duty of gov eminent to raiso and maintain price* by law, and it proposes no remedy for existing evih except oppressive and unjust taxation. Little brook, alng a song Of a leaf that sailed Down the golden braided center of your cur- these years?" "What do you mean, lad? You an actually mysterious." A Clever Girl. "Yes, and I am the cause of its being rent BWift and strong And a dragon fly that lit On the tilting rim of It And rode away and wasn't scared a bit. A young lady was sitting with her lover in a charmingly decorated recess. On her knee was a diminutive niece. In the adjoining room, with the door open, were the rest of the company. Says the little niece, in a jealous and very audible voice. "Auntie, kiss me, too." 1 leave you to imagine what had just happened. "You should say twice, Ethel dear; two is not grammar." was the immediate rejoinder. Clever girl that.—Scranton (Kan) Gazette. built." "You said that I had ruined you." "Did I? Well, it was because 1 was vexed at the time." "Oh, sir, if I am presumptuous, forgive me. Yon took me when I was homeless and gave me a welcome fnll of kindness. Yon have C ducati d me"— to my mind." "I can't help that. I ain't a-goin away tell I've awakened ye ter a full sense o' what ye're doin. Ye read 'bout what a wrong thing it is fur ter hev a man ask fur bread an ter give 'im a Renews Faith In Drmorratic I'rlnelplea. And sing how oft In glee Came a truant boy like me. Who loved to lean and listen to your lilting The National Democracy here convened therefore renews its declaration of faith il Democratic principles, especially as applies tt the conditions of the times. Taxation, tariff, excise or direct, is rightfully imposed only fot public purpose and not. for private gain. It* amount is justly measured by public expendi tures, which *hould be limited by scrupulous economy. The stun derived by the treasury from tariff and excise levies is affected by the Ptate of trade and volume of consumption The amount required by the treasury is deter mined by the appropriations made by con greas. The demand of the Republican party for aq Innmmi in tariff t«vutinn huw i+.w nrg "I have never seen such another man as yon are, captain. Many a man would not only have eanrd me, but would almost have wiped me from the face of the earth." "And taught you to lie a pilot melody Till the gurgle and refrain Of your music In his brain "YCis, taught me everything I know, and it grieves me to think that I have taken advantage of youi kindness." "How?" "By loving Ida." stone?' Wrought a happiness aa keen to him as pain. "Well, that's purty bad. But ter hev a man ask fur bread an givin 'im a stone pales inter insignificance alongside o' the oncharity ye're guilty of when he tuiks fur custard pie an ye give 'im the marble heart."—Detroit Free iw  'Yes." Little brook, laugh and leap. Do not let the dreamer weep. Sing him all the songs of summer till he sink "But that would not wipe tin boat Nominated For Congress, from the face of the earth," the captain replied, with a sad smile. "What are you going to do, captain?" "Stay here." "In hones of a rise?" _  "You are a foolish boy. And is this the weight that oppresses you? Why, New Youk, Sept. 4.—The following nominations for congress have been made: Eighth district, J. Murray Mitchell; Tenth, Clarence W. Meade; Thirteenth, K. C. Shannon; Fourteenth, Lemuel & Qi)ia« _ In softest sleep, And then sing soft and low Through his dreams of long ago. Sing back to him the re?t be used to know. —James Whitoomb Uiley. Madge—I'm in an awful fix. Ethel—What is it, dear* Henry, when she was a little girl, in flowing nightgown, kneeling by her mother at night, she used to mention Madge—Jack insists that I shall return bis engagement ring, and for the life of me I can't toll which one it is. D A If Acme and Rhcttm DAVlVkj Dr. MUe»- HeivaFliwtaa. ■ell Dr. AUle*