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A Benefieent TToneymoon.
One of the prospective brides that
June will marry, living in the east,
lias planned her wedding with the end
in view of making people happy and
comfortable. She is wealthy enough
to have it as splendid and magnificent
as money and fashion could make it,
but chooses instead a large home wed
ding with plenty of friends and flow
ers, without gifts, and as simple as n
muslin gown and lack of ceremony can
make it. An informal reception with
dancing will follow the service, afti r
which bride and groom will depart for
their own home in the country, close
to the university in which the future
husband is employed as a professor.
There in the little college town, with
the money that an impressive and elab
orate wedding reception would have
cost, the bride will erect a home for
young women students in the college
who are too poor to provide suitable
quarters for themselves. In summer it
will be turned into a home for strug
gling artists and music students. So
one couple, at least, start out with the
idea of letting others less fortunate
share their happiness.
Mot a little perplexity is being caused
in social circles in Washington by the
custom inaugurated by a certain set of
introducing people. It is claimed by
the originators of this custom, writes
a Washington correspondent of the
liicago Record, that people in society
ought to be acquainted and therefore
u:i introduction is an implication that
the parties to it do not belong to the
leading social circles. The hostesses
who have adopted this custom have,
however, brought no end of trouble
upon themselves. Recently a newly
rich woman was endeavoring to enter
tain seven women in her draw ing-room.
Not one of the seven happened to know
any of the others. The call was any
thing but satisfactory, and now these
(.even women all pass the newly-rich
woman by on the street without so
much as a nod. Vet she is confident
that her theory is right, although it
may not be applicable to the curious
social fabric of Washington, w here peo
ple appear and disappear with start
ling rapidity.
"l'eople over 50 would do well to give
up milk and eggs as a diet," Dr. Dear
borne told the members of the New
York Rainy Day »lub. "These are the
structure-forming foods of animals
which mature in a short time, and when
taken in quantities by human beings
whose structures have already formed
they tend only to the hardening and
aging of the tissues." Dr. Dearborne
said that he had seen people who were
beginning to find stair-elimbing diffi
cult and who'were losing their elastici
ty much benefited by eliminating these
nrticles from their diet. "There has
been a great increase in the duration of
life below the age of 50, statistics
prove," he said, "but beyond that period
there has been no improvement." In
his opinion, the person over 50 should
have as good a chance to preserve life
as the child just beginning its struggle
with existence.
A wealthy 65-year-old widower In
Clreene county proved himself (lie other
night a philosopher capable of turning
disappointment into jollity on short
notice, says the Kansas City Journal,
lie had invited numerous guests to par
ticipate in an elaborate feast, the fea
ture of which was to be his marriage to
an attractive young woman who was to
arrive on the evening train from an
other town. The train came, but the
bride-elect did not, the wires bringing
the would-be benedict this message:
"Wedding is off. I'apa says too much
difference in our ages." But there was
no postponement of Ihe festivities, the
jolly old chap insisting that 1 he mer
rymakers should proceed with undi
minished hilarity, as the alleged wed
ding preparations were all a bluff.
A Denver young man wrote his best
girl, after one of those ordinary quar
rels, saying: "1 want you to return
everything that I have given you." She
replied by telling him to call at a cer
tain hour and she would cheerfully
comply with his request beginning
with the kisses. A man can never get
ahead of a woman, except in the matter
of age. If they were born the same
day the male would gain 20 years on
the female in a lifetime.
BRYANITES SILENCED.
Abundance uf Gold Knocks Hie Prop
from tinder Free Sil
vcrlleM.
if the Bryanites succeed in forcing
Ihe old issues into the platform of 1900
their campaign will present, a greater
array of absurdities than it did in ls%,
because of the changed condition in the
currency situation. While it is true
that a double standard of measure is
no more of an absurdity now than it
was in 1896, it is a fact that nature and
the laws of business and of supply and
demand have knocked out about all the
arguments that were employed by the
silverites in defense of their position
in the last campaign.
While silver and wheat parted com
pany long ;i£'o, the Bryanites are now
confronted by a currency condition
that sweeps the last prop from under
their fallacious arguments. It was the
cardinal contention of the silverites in
1596 that there was not enough gold in
the country to supply the demands of
a circulating medium, and that what
little there was had been carefully cor
nered by the capitalists and moneyed
classes. Mr. Harvey, it will be remem
bered, succeeded by means of cleverly
constructed diagrams on paper in put
ling all the gold in the world in a very
small room, while .Mr. Bryan persist
ently harrowed up the feelings of his
auditors by allusions to the "dear dol
lar."
But if the "dear dollar" was in hiding
in 1890, it his come forth in such abund
ance in 1S9!) as to glut all the channels
of industrial and commercial exchange.
I'liere is, in fact, such a tremendous
volume of gold now in circulation that
the business world is a I ready clamoring
for relief from the yellow cains as a
medium of exchange.
The source of Ihis immense tide of
gold money with which the country is
now flooded may be found in the in
creased output of the gold mines of this
continent, the gold payments to this
country from foreign trade balances in
our favor and the general reviving of
trading activity all over the cftuntry.
The trade of the country has. in fact,
become so large that the small bills
have not been sufficient to meet the
requirement sof exchange, and the busi
ness and banking interests have been
compelled to fall back upon gold. The
yellow metal has come forward to fill
up the breach in the circulating
medium caused by an unprecedented
revival of business prosperity.
The count ry, in fact. is surfeitetl with
gold. A new financial situation has not
only come to the front which will de
mand the attention of the next con
gress, but the influx of gold currency
is completely obliterating the fallacies
of the double standard party and must
fix the country for all time upon a per
manent gold standard basis. Chicago
Times-llcrald.
BRYAN AT A LOSS.
Tlie Sll ver-Toiitsued Orator of the
Platte Is De|»r!ve<l of Hi*
Til ii niter.
There are signs that even the jingling
orator of the I'latte is beginning to see
light. In a recent interview lie touched
upon the heaven-born ratio only in
academic accents. lie is no less de
voted to free silver at 1C to 1, ostensibly,
than he has been for the last few years,
but he feels apparently that its sun is
going into an eclipse. With all his en
thusiasm he has reached the point
where he concedes that it may not be
the paramount issue of the next presi
dential campaign. This change of at
titude is of no little significance.
"1 have no doubt," observes Mr. Bry
an, "other issues will be added to the
platform." Then comes the point of
the observation: "Whatever may be
first in the public mind will be the
dominant issue." When William J.
Bryan publicly concedes that silver
may not be the dominant issue of 1900
it is safe to conclude that it is tlie pre
vailing opinion of democrats, whereter
the peripatetic Ncbraskan goes, north
and south, east and west, lie has riv
aled the journeyings of the great Amer
ican traveler, and his convictions have
yielded to the pressure of popular senti
ment. When \V. J. Bryan admits tha*
silver may lose its place as the dom
inant political issue it is safe to
elude that sib-er has lost that plan al
rendy.
Mr. Bryan concluded the brief inter
view with the sensible remark that he
is "not makinga platform for the demo
cratic party; the convention will do
that." That was not the spirit of his
Belmont letter, and the series of post
prandial speeches of a short tithe ago.
Are not Bryan and Bryanism one and
inseparable? It would seem not. Can
it be possible that he is a descendant of
the traditional postmaster who, when
reminded that the new president be
longed to the anti-administration
party, replied: "I would like to seethe
administration that could flop quicker
than I can."
In a word, W. ,T. Bryan is out for the
presidency and not 10 tot. —Chicago
Inter Ocean.
\ M<*HHiire Tluit I.♦ Nocdcil,
Of course the gold standard is estab
lished in this country, and it will re
main established as long as the repub
lican party remains in power. It would
be well, however, to establish it by di
rect enactment, as the republicans pro
pose to do by the measure which the
republican members oft he house end of
the joint committee recommend. A
base money president., if one should
ever chance to be i lectrd, could not
upset the gold standard if such a pro
vision as this was put on the statute
book. Nothing except an act of con
gress passed in the constitutional way
could overthrow the gold standard
after the passatre of the bill wl.ich the
republicans propose. That protisinn
should be put in. whatever financial
measure passes the cor "is which
meets this yeir.—St. T.oui: t lobe-Dem
ocrat.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNK 15, 1899.
SCATTERING SILVER FORCES.
The Cheap Money Mimdnrd I* Ilclni;
IleKerted liy Political
Heavy WelifhtM.
The announcement by ex-Senator
I'ctl'cr that lie has returned to the re
publican fold need cause no gjeat .sur
prise. lie states the case with frank
ness. Originally u republican, he left
the party at a time when Kansas and
other western states as the result of
crop failures were struggling with very
lean years. The people were much dis
heartened. and in their distress many
of them ascribed their troubles to the
financial policy of the republican party.
Hut with the revival of good times,
with business thriving and the farmers
of llie west on high ground again, Mr.
I'ctTer sees the error of his hasty con
clusions and resumes his old political
relations.
The n< \t twelvemonth wity probably
reveal throughout the west many men
like Mr. I'ctTer. The populist party i i
tliii section as originally formed wast
recruited almost entirely from the rt
publicans. The hard times explaini 1
the organization there. Such planks it
the platform as the initiative and refer
endum, govern ment ownership and cot -
trol of railroad and telegraph lines, and
government loans on crops and li'e
stock, were largely fancy touches, de
signed to finish off and attract attri
tion to the propaganda for a larger vil
li me of money. P,ut more money
enough of it at least to case up tie
whole situation—has come by the od
agencies; and many of these men, with
the wrinkles in their stomachs filial
out and their wallets again in shape,
are willing to post pone a general re
forming of the government to a later
day.
But what will Bryan do? The Ne
braska leader cannot afford to recog
nize or yield to the good times. Tiny
have arrived not only without his cca
sent, but against his predictions. lie
cannot abandon free silver, lie ctinnat
a fford to confess himself in error about
silver. Other refuge has he none. He
sees this, lie is as frank on his sale
as Mr. IVITer is on his. He will consent
to additions to the Chicago platform,
but not to the dropping of a single is
sue it proclaims. By adhering to it le
will lose many votes, particularly in
the west, but were he to abandon it 1 e
would lose his only claim to renomina
tion. Washington Star.
A POLICY THAT PROTECTS.
Suuthcrn Industrie* Miicnurfiffcil and
Increased l»> the Diiitfltry
Tariff.
The protective policy continues to be
justified by its fruits. Secretary Wil
son, of the department of agriculture,
has just returned from a trip to Louisi
ana and Texas. Those southern states
have found that they need the protect
ive policy of the republican party. The
secretary says of the sugar industry:
"Very , \t, nsivt improvements have late
ly be, a made in the sugar factories in an
ticipation of a life-and-death struggle with
sugar countries where labor is ch< apcrand
conditions rjui; as favorable. The en
couragi ment given by the Liingley tariff
will have a tenth r.cy to increase the area
of production ai:U attract capital to the en
terprise. The pi ■ pie ar> much more cjn
cerned over the future policy of congress
respecting their industry than they are
over the heavy loss on the coming crop by
low temp' : uur s. They are pleased to
note tl.- >:r> at increase of sugar produc
tion from l" ts In th • northern states,
judging that U; y will not be alone in the
futur' when public policies are framed re
garding the importation of tlnir product.
The larg' amount of mom y being paid to
foreign countries for saccharine matter
gives abundant opportunity for eniterpri.se
in the production of sugar within the
United States, and every effort will now be
made by th, producers of sugar to earn
that money."
in regard to the political situation,
the secretary said:
"The p op], accommodate themselves to
circumstances politically. The republic
ans say: 'We want proto< tion.' others,
who do not like to use the word 'protec
tion,' say: 'The government needs rev
enue.' jjut, however it is put, the present
policies of ihe» government are very pop
ular."
The secretary expressed the opinion
that the encouragement given by the
Dinghy tariff has had a marked effect
on the rice producers around the gulf,
and that extensive arrangements are
generally being made to produce ail the
rice consumed in the United States,
which he thinks will soon be brought
about.
The republican party is the party of
prosperity, and the more prosperous
the people are the better they like the
policies of that party.—Troy Times.
CURRENT COMMENT.
CTSome editors are so addicted tolhe
Mark llanna habit that they persist in
seeing the Ohio man's hand in Torn
Reed's retirement. — Washington Post.
ICIf the ghost of Mr. Jefferson at
tends democratic banquets it must be in
a sad state of bewilderment. Such a job
lot of contrary "thinks" was never
ascribed to a defenseless spirit before.
—Chicago Times-11 era Id.
C ISryan linils it difficult to let goof
his pet theory about silver, even
though it has been knocked full of holes
by the return of prosperity. Very soon
there will not be enough of it left to get
a grip on.—Cleveland Leader.
I7\Ye do not see the use of the meet
ing of a democratic national convent ion
next year. Bryan is already nominated,
and he himself declared the platform
for the party. Why goto the expense of
a trip to Chicago?— Mobile Register.
CMr. William Jennings Bryan has
thus far been unable to explain to the
satisfaction of the plain people of the
country how an issue that was heaven
ordained iu IS9C> should be completely
forgotten in 1899. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
CTlie sirueruent of Mr. Bryan that
it tntiki s little difference who the dem
aeratic nominee may be is sound.
! Thanks to Mr. Bryan find bis rule or
en in policy, no democrat will stand any
j chance of being elected next year.—
I Kansas City Journal.
TO DELAY THE INQUIRY.
Sena tor tlamin lire la re* that A t trill |>ta
Have Keen Made to!*' ru si rale ilie
Work ol (lie I'ore l-'ond I'oillllifittMloll*
( hieago. June s.- Senator Mason, of
the pure food commission,made the fol
lowing positive statement last night:
"I wish to say that this commission
wi I prepare a bill compelling manu
fafturers of food products to mark
their goods for what they tire; for in
stance, chicory must not be labeled
coTcc, but chicory.
"We will have in the bill a provision
tint will absolutely prohibit the in
troduction of deleterious substances in
foul products, that which is ileleteri
ois to be left to the evidence submit
ted to impartial scientific men.
"I propose to offer an amendment to
th>' revenue bill which will absolutely
priliibit the importation of food ar
ticles the sale of which is prohibited
in the country from which they are ex
ported."
Reports that attempts have been
mule recently to intimidate Sen
ator Mason because of his policy to
thoroughly investigate the food pro
ducts of the country, no mutter where
his lightning may strike were denied
by him.
On the heels of this denial he made
the follow ig suggestive statement:
"'.''here is one concern in this citv that
has already threatened to ruin me."
"What concern is that?" the senator
was asked.
"The glucose trust," he answered
and continued: "It is the old story
of the flour bill. I stoo,| by the bill for
unadulterated flour and have always
believed I compelled it's passage. At,
that time the glucose mvn did every
thing in tliei • power to frighten me or
in some way get me off the track of my
purpose. Why. they even went to my
son. who was newly wed anil had only
a scant home for himself, and offered
him a salary of SIO,OOO a year to act
as attorney for tliem, making the im
plied condition that he should haul me
away from the support of the flour bill.
The adulterators of food products are
pursuing similar tactics to-day and
that is why I am determined that be
fore the investigation proceeds further
fellow members of the committee must
step in and share the burden of re
sponsibility."
A WAR CLOUD.
II in lleady to Itreali Over Nicaragua
and I oxta tiiea.
New Orleans. June s.- From advices
received last night from liluofields, via
the steamship Simnivn. which sailed
from that port June 1, Xicarauga and
Costa Rica are on the brink of war.
The Times-Democrat correspondent,
under date of the Sunniva's sailing
writes:
"The other day, when flen. Torres
left Blueliehls for the Interior via Sail
Juan I >«• I Norte with in." soldiers and
41 prisoners, the Costa Rican .authori
ties on the San Juan river, where that
river pases through Costa Rican terri
tory and up which stream it was neces
sary togo in order to reach Managua,
refu>«-d to allow the force to pass
through.
"As a consequence the soldiers and
prisoners were left in (ireytown and
Torres went on into the interior to re
port the matter ti) Zelnva. As yet tin
action has been taken. Troops and
Supplies, it is said, are being rushed tn
the border by both Costa Rica and
Nicaragua. All kinds of rumors are
beintr circulated in Minefields.
"This condition of affairs lends sig
nificance to a gathering held in Blue
fields on May "»). when (ien. Hstrada
called a meeting of the merchants and
business men of Minefields. In open
ing the meeting he read a telegram
from President Zehiya wherein it was
stated that it was the purpose of the
government to retire till the paper
money and to put the country on a
silver basis.
"'The jreneral thefi explained that it
would be necessary to raise 1.000.00(1
sejs no the Atlantic f-oast. He stated
that he had called the meeting to con
sult with the business men of the const
and to get their advice as to bow
money could be raised. Tfe expects to
raise ihc loan from the merchants and
has given them until Thursday at 2 p.
tn. to think the matter over and give
their answer. It is said that the Nica
ragua n government is retiring paper
money tit, the rate of .'IO.OOO to 40,000
sols a month. The demand for silver
money is believed to lie created by the
pending war. for Nicaragua needs mu
nitions and her paper money is worth
less outside of her own boundaries."
iMMiraiiee Company in 'l?rouble.
Concord, N. 11.. June 8. The su
preme court yesterday granted the pe
tition of Insurance Commissioner T.in
ehan for the appointment of a receiver
for the Provident Mutual ♦lelief asso
ciation, one of the oldest and largest
fraternal benefit organizations in the
state. The court will natiie a receiver
later. From its incorporation until
June, Isos. all claims against the asso
ciation were paid in full, but since the
latter date only ">0 per cent, has been
paid. No statement of the liabilities
and assets is available.
Convicted ol Train SCo l>t>cr> .
Hartville, Mo., .Tune Si.-—Jacob fag
lev, a farmer, but who has been a jus
tice ol the peace, chairman of the
populist county committee and minis
ter of the gospel, was yesterday found
guilty of complicity in the robbery of
the K. C„ I t. S. & M. railroad train at
Macomb last January, and sentenced
to 1" years in the penitentiary.
Seori-* of (aoid Seelicr* l*cri*li.
Scatlle, Wash., June s. The list of
prospectors who have perished in the
rush to the Yukon gold fields over the
I'dmonton trail is growing and if re
ports brought down by the steamer
Laurada from southeastern Alaska are
to be believed, it will be very large
when the full story is told. Fifty are
reported to have been drowned in
(ireat Slave lake. 20 have perished in
the rapids of the Mud ami Laird rivers,
ten have frozen to death, "."i have died
from scurvy. The bodies of a score
who died of exposure have been found.
>f people who died from exposure have
been found.
QUESADA'S REWARD.
A \I>II Known (nlian ti A ppoinled
lo IC,|>re«eii t iiiii ( onulr) In
ln£loiii
Havana. .lune s.—Director of Posts
Pathbone has discovered an immense
abuse of the frail Icing privilege. Kver.V
official in the island owns one. There
fire about 3(10 persons in all who are
using the frank for personal communi
cation and ihose of friends. The let
ters of alcaldes and police captains in
the various villages are sent under
franks in envelopes enclosing franked
cn\> lopes for replies. The postmasters
have been ordered to k'-. pa strict rec
ord of the franked mail handled for a
week and to estimate the revenue lost
in this way. Many parties have been
arrested in Matan/as for re-using
stamps, and among tliein are several
prominent merchants.
'■en. Rrooke has issued orders ap
p' i■ i i11tr (onzalcs Ouesada special com
mb-ioner for Cuba at Washington
with a salary of $."i,000. Those who
believe the policy followed by Come/,
is ,i wise one and they include a ma
jority of the most prominent Cubans in
Havana are much phased with this
appointment, considering it a just re
ward of years of faithful service. On
the other hand the former members
of the military assembly, and those
who always oppose everything the gov
* riimcut docs, complain bitterly sav
in y the appointment an intentional
insult, on the groir d, as they allege,
that Quc-ada is a traitor to the real in
terests of the island, which will not bo.
safe in his hands. They assert also
that he is an American in his ideas,
holding views which are not suited to
Cuba.
\t a meeting of Havana merchants
yesterday the project of Collector llliss
to improve the Havana warehouses ac
cording to plans designed by Sylvester
Scovel, was unanimously approved.
Collector l'.liss had expected some op
position. He had thought the mer
chants might side with the lightermen,
fearing the subsequent building of
docks. On the contrary 'he merchants
announced their intention of lighting
the lighters ai d asked the collector to
include docks in the 1 >tal estimate,
which will be more than s*.>.(>oo,ooo.
According to a dispatch from Cama
junn. the prolonged dry spell there,
quite extraordinary in 'lie history of
tlx district, is causing ureal damage,
and a large part of the province of
Santa Clara is sull'ering. \ good deal
of ground was prepared during the
spring for sugar cultivation, but the
eane could not be planted in many in
stances. anil in others large fields were
burned.
FLOODS IN THE SOUTHWEST.
Teva* Town* *uftVr Severely from an
Overflow ol the Colorado ICiver.
Austin. Tex., June - \ s a result of
a terrible waterspout and exceedingly
heavy rains Tuesday night the Colo
rado river is raging out of its banks,
lieports from Marble Tails and I.lano.
miles above, show a .'JS-l'oot rise
there, doing great damage to property.
The cotton mill at Marble l-'alls was
wrecked. The waterworks, the river
bridge awd other property were dam
aged. Debris is pouring down the
river by the car loiitfl. Small houses
which have been swept front their in
secure mooring along the river front,
are seen floating far out in the stream,
though the inmates doubtless have es
caped. as there is no sitrn of life about
the cottages. There is great damage,
reported to crops and farms. Tim
treat dam and power house at Marble
Calls is in immediate danger of being
washed away. The wafer is pouring
over the great 1,500-foot dam spanning
Ihc river in a solid sheet of mud and
debris 1. feet deep and roaring so as
to be heard for mile-.
IS ON THE WANE.
Brewer#' Vigilance* ummittee Claim*
thai lll* I'roliihillon Idea I s
I. round.
Detroit. .Tune 8.- The dollar a barre.
war revenue tax on beer was the sub
jeet of considerable adverse discussion
in the first day's st ss ion oft he coin en
tion of the United States Itrewers' as
sociation. It appeared from the re
port of the board of trustees that tliO
trade has been somewhat demoralized
by the fact that some brewers add the
entire tax to the price of their beet,
while others add only a fraction of the
tax.
The annual report of the vigilance
eonunittt e said: " Prohibition contin
ues to decline very rapidly: the num
ber of its advocates grows smaller each
year; the arguments in its favor have
assumed a degree of puerility which
almost precludes their serious discus
sion by men of average intelligence;
the open contempt for and flagrant
violations of prohibitory laws, unsup
ported by a healthy public sentiment,
have made so profound an impression
upon the minds of intelligent citizens
Hint rational propi*dl ions calculated to
remedy the evils of the absurd system
are eagerly taken up. and from vear to
year receive a st rongcr support."'
Tin' Outlook llrlgliti n*.
London. .Tune v \ liiu-b authority
112 the colonial office states that the ne
gotiations with reference to the Alas
kan i pies tion arc in the rosiest possi
condition. After the interview which
the Cnited States ambassador. Joseph
H. Choate, had on Tuesday with the
Marquis of Salisbury at the foreign
office, the lines of a prospective settle
ment and for carrying on the tliseus
• ion in the high commission wire
formally submitted to the secretary of
■ .tale for the colonies.
Hesiili* Irani Ultra*.
New York. June s, \lthotigh the
temperature was several degrees low
er during the latter part of Wednesday
and a stitV cooling breeze from the
northeast started up last night, the re
cord of fatalities exfeeded by far thouc
of Tuesday iu tlii-- city ami vicinity.
Mtogether there were '.'j deaths from
the heat in this vicinity and ten of
these victims were women. Aside
from this there were ;!'{ prostrations,
the victims of which are still in the
city hospitals in a more or less serious
condition. In New Yoffk City alone £0
deaths were recorded.
jj 44 Pride Goeth ■
Before a Fall/' j
i Some proud people think they are }
J strong, ridicule the idea, of disease, i
, neglect health, let the blood run I
i dotun, and stomach, kidneys and •
liver become deranged. Take Hood's 112
, Sarsaparilla and you tuill prevent v
' the fall and save your oride.
A FLAT DWELLER'S THEORY.
After Golnir Throtigrh an Ipp-Moking
riant lit; Was Onto His
Steam Heater.
"Mister," said the man who had been go
ing through the plant where they make ar
tificial hi;, "I'll never forget this'visit. Fin
much obliged to you. \ou have given me a
hint that'll probably be worth hundreds of
dollars in doctors' bills."
"You don't say so."
"\es, sir Now, let me understand it all
clearly. Those pipes carry the gas which
circulates all around the water and freezes
it up so tight that any bouquets and things
that happen to be floating around can't pos
sibly get away until they re thawed out."
"That's the scheme, simply stated."
"Well, I'm glad to know about it."
"It's a very interest ing process."
"It's more than interesting. It shows th©
way in which a man w ill goon thinking hard
of his fellow man, when mebbe it w as all a,
mistake. I'm glad to feel that 1 have been
doing some one an injustice, and that I can
go forth and candidly own up that I ua»
bearing malice where it was not due."
"Are you interested in an ice plant?" in
quired the ati iehe, suspiciously.
"No. I'.ut I've studied temperature. All
I've got to do now is to call attention to
the mistake and have it corrected. That's
the kind of pipes the man got into our f!at
under the iinpre.-sion that he was putting
in a steam heater."—Washington Star.
SONG OF THE SHIRT WAIST.
It Arise* When the Airy, Fairy Fa
vorite of the Ladies Makes
Its Appearance.
Hark! the pipes of Fan are pleading —liks
a sweetheart interceding—in behalf of lazy
fellows nowadays—for the proud and paint
ed tulip—and tiie meek ami minted julep—
are a-bloom again along life's arid way-!
Yea, it works a chap's unloading—when ho
knows that nature's wooing—from the up
land sand the lowlands and the uteres —
W hen the noontide glow sin splendor—wheat
the nights are soft and tender —and the cap
tivating shirt waist reappears!
W hen the liver-pad is writing—and the
lily-pad is tilting —on the breeze be
dimpled bosom of the pool—When the ripe
red rose comes pleasing and the ripe red
nose stops sneezing -and the little boys play
hookey from the school.
It is lawful to be lazy—when each dear,
old-fashioned daisy—breathes a message from
the fragrant yester years—When the fields
are sweet with clover—and (be still my
heart) moreover—when the airy, fairy shirt
waist reappears!
When the violet blossoms happy—on the
coatlet, ot' the cappie—When we hustle out
the old mosquito bar —When the tipsy holds
wassail—in his honeysuckle castle—when
the troubadour is tuning his catarrh.
When that tired, transcendent feeling—•
into _ every heart comes stealing - sweetly
pensive, like a sunny maiden's tears—When
the bird choirs lift their voices—when, in
short,all earth rejoices—and the immemorial
shirt waist reappears!—N. (J. Times Demo
crat.
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Some persons chew chewing-gum and
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