OMTOBSOFJHE DAY. !tars of the Political. Firma ment Who Twinkle for the SakeofYotes. YOUNG MEN OF PE03TISE, 1 nclnding the Magnetic Wolcott and Vigorous Bourke Cockran. impetuous foraker, op ohio, Fascinating Fellows, f Gotham, and .Ag gressive Iirjan, of ?ebraska. OLDER MEX WOO HATENT LOST TOWEE tCOEEESFONDEVCE Or Till DISrATCII. New Yoek, Sept 17. These are the palmy days of the campaign orator, and to the number of over 2,000 he is now being heard throughout the land. Many of these speakers are under the direction of the several State committees, but the move Dents of a large number are controlled directly by the national bodies. The mem bers of the latter class are nearly all men of national repute, and their efforts are con fined in the main to the close and doubtful States. Commttteeman "William M. Hahn, of Ohio, directs the movements of the speak ers who labor under the auspices of the Re publican Jfational Committee, ana Commit mitteeman Bradley B. Smalley, of Ver mont, those of the Democratic speakers, Their task is neither an easy nor a pleasant one. Some orators decline to speak in small towns, and others of less extended fame insist upon being scheduled for speeches in New York and other large cities. But both Habn and Smallev are very successful in smoothing over these difficulties, in impressing tne different Chauneey M. Lepra. jH&$ST . via rators with the fields in which they can do 3e most good, and in persuading them to icept the assignments lor which they have een scheduled. Tew Speakers Are Paid Now. Fomerly the cost of stump speeches was the largest item in a bill of campaign ex penses, but it is very different now. The great majority of campaign speakers, aside from their necessary expenses, receive no recompense for their services; those of the first class never da Mr. Blaine has never been paid for his speeches, and the late Senator Conkling not only refused pay for his services in a campaign, but always in sisted upon paying his own expenses, and was cartful to take receipts therefor. Still there are quite a number of attractive Epeakers who are not only paid, but well paid for their speeches. Some receive $100 a week and expenses and a very few as high as 51,000 a week. There are not wanting those who make a business of campaign speaking and have no other regular means of support One speaker, a well-known ex Congressman, has been employed for sev eral years by the National Committee of bis party at a handsome annual salary. It is a common saying that the day of the campaign orator is passing; but never in our history has there been before the public a larger number of brill'ant and effective campaign speakers than there is at the pres ent time. Brightest Stars in the Galaxy. At the head of the list ot Republican cam i paign orators stands by common consent the ' same of Chauneey M. Depew. Mr. Depew believes the orator is born, not made. Ex-Secretary of State Blaine is also enti tled to take first rank as a campaign speaker. He is not a superb orator, but he is an un usually earnest, magnetio and persuasive speaker, and never fails to arouse the en thusiasm and win the affection of his audi ence. In his own peculiar field he is-with-out a peer. Robert G. Ingersoll's appearances as a cam paign speaker have become infrequent of late years, but he has lost none of his pow- Jcrs as a woid painter, and he still remains what Henry Ward Beecher once pronounced him, 'The most brilliant speaker df the English tongue in any land on the globe." There have been few more finished and graceful stump speakers than Carl Schura. r?iftpl Willi -1 (loon rinii n?na -pYiImIi ? always perfectly under his control, he sel Jdom fails to be forceful and is always elo quent Schurz. howeer, is not an im promptu speaker, and even his least im- jortant speeches are written and rewritten cith infinite care and then committed to aemory. For this reason he always refuses Then campaigning to speak at points which ire near to each other for fear of the charge leing made that he is repeating himself. xTiis year, it is said, Schurz will take the stump in support of the election of Cleve land. Governor McKinley, of Ohio, is one of the most popular of the Republican cam paign orators. He is not an eloquent nor an ornate speaker, but he is always logical and coniiucing, and his earnestness and candor carry conviction with them. Tho Fiery Foraker of Ohio. The announcement that he is to speak never inns to tttract a large audience, and iho same is true of his great rival in Ohio politics, ex-Governor Foraker. The latter U atall times a stout and unyielding parti san, and as a stump speaker is fervid and impassioned. His style of oratory resem bles in many respects that of Congressman BBrrows, of Michigan, with this difference, ihat while Foraker'c speeches are as a rule impromptu, those of Burrows are first writ ten out and then committed to memory. Some careful critics regard Burrows as one of the most pleasing orators of the present time. He has a maenifioent voice and hii delivery ii easy and graceful. He never fails to prepare himself thoroughly on every occasion, and is able to commit a speech to memory by reading it over a couple of times. John J. lasalls, the vitriolic ex-Senator from Kansas, is also an eloquent stump speaker. He is always caus tic, cutting and severe, and never gives nor asks for quarter in a war of 'words. He is a master ot jibes and sneers, but uses the rapier instead of the bludgeon, 'm w csy Jioger and his dissection of the arguments of an opponent seldom fails to be as skilful as it is merciless. E-xSenator John C Spooner, who is this year making a great fight as the Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, has long been considered the most eloquent political orator in the Northwest. His speeches are simple, to the point and with out any attempt at ornamentation. The Magnetic Colorado Favorite. Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, is an ora tor without a peer in the body of which he is a member, and on the stump he is equally happy and effective. He is a strikingly handsome man, of commanding presence. He possesses a musical and powerful voice, his diction is almost perfect, and his utter ances are always marked by a manly candor that is in itself most winning. In elo quence, effectiveness and grace there are lew orators who are his equals. General Stewart L. Woodford, of New York, is a robust and virile speaker, es pecially eflective in rough and ready cam paigning. He does not now take the active Eart in politics that he formerly did, but is services are always in demand in a na tional contest. The same is true of ex Speaker Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania. 3Ir. Grow belongs to an era that is now closed, but still retains much of the vigor and lorce of his youth. Patriotism, a strong moral sense," earnest convictions, coupled with ability of a high order, impel his success as an orator. I Ex-Congressman Horr, of Michigan, can J Q. JWs. N0 DEAD SPOTS HERE No stagnation centers. The vast floors of our immense store are filled with the newest; the brightest and the freshest in Furniture and Carpets. We call your attention to the most complete line of Bed room Suits ever shown in this city. You will never realize what a complete assortment really means till you come and inspect our grand showing. We illustrate and quote prices to-day on two samples, not leaders thrown out as baits, but fair samples of the stock which we are now displaying. New and original designs in all woods and all finishes. If we can't suit and please you then no other store in this city can, for we show not only al the styles and de signs to be seen elsewhere, iut numbers, that are exclusive with us. E THE MATERIAL AND WORK. INSPECT THE FINISH. THE PRICES WILL PLEASE. Choice effects in design and colorings, and such a quantity from which to select We control many patterns for this market, and these can, of course, not be seen out side our store. Present prices are extremely low. They will not re main at present prices long. Already we have been notified of an advance in many of the carpets we are now showing. The price tendency is upward. Now's the time to buy. A month or six weeks hence you'll see less patterns and pay more for what you select, to say nothing of not taking advantage of our September terms. We open the Grand March at the be ginning of the Fall season with such low prices and easy terms as will hold our old patrons and MAKE MANY NEW ONES. .. - . J,t"i,, ', v ... ' , t AJ. .--- i- .--i. zX ... J?r -I ' ". ., JiVAVl.,1 .. ' , ... . 'r .''.iLnmS - ja. . --j . ij. ni.j.jjig, niBi ii,,iir tit, iTT -,i MtiHrrn?- fiiTi m mrzt- ifirm j ill 1 111 1 ' i iffl -"" t fnffi - TT-niHffl muni r iMirTTnnnsTnmnr mSsmmmiam' ttM"'g'- t iBwimmiiriMi?' "'-"'"iiwiMsrrn i"i nrit r n n -ii n t..,J'-.-',-J . . . ::iL,, , ,i THE3 ba depended upon to speak almost daily during National campaign. His demo cratic way, hit keen invective and his plain and homely wit make him extremely popular with the masses. General George A. Sheridan is another speaker who always performs constant service in a National campaign. Sheridan, aside from singular gifts of eloquence, is a natural wit, and of his campaigning tours many amusing stories are told. How an Orator Avenged Himself. Daring the campaign of 1880 he was billed to speak one night in a small town in Southern Indiana. The reception com mittee and his auditors were under the im pression that it was General Phil Sheridan who was to address them, and the mayor of the town in introducing the speaker said: "Fellow citizens I have to announce to you this evening a serious disappointment. We supposed that the State Committee was to send us this evening that gallant soldier, General Phil Sheridan, bnt instead they have sent us General George A Sheridan, a man of whom we have never heard before. But as it is only for one night we will have to make" the best of it, and I have the honor oi introaucing to vou General lieorce A. Sheridan, who will now address you on the issues of the campaign." General Sheridan' surprise at this exhi bition of ill-breeding can easily be im agined, but he was equal to the occasion. Advancing to the fronf of the platform, he said: "fellow citizens. This is a world of disappointments. When I left New York and journeyed westward to fulfil this en gagement, I pictured to myself a progressive andprosperous Western city, witti an in telligent and well-informed populace and a courteous and able Mayor. But to my sur prise and sorrow what do I find here ? Only a hole in the Indiana mud with the people and the Mayor fit to wallow in the mud. However, as it is only for one night, we will have to make the best of it, aad I will now deliver the speech which the State Committee sent me here to deliver." Stars In the Democratic Sky. A list of the leading Democratic campaign orators would include W. Bourke Cockran, John R. Fellows, Roger Q. Mills, John G. Jbto E. FcUmn. Carlisle, John M. Palmer, Daniel W. Voor hees, Joseph Blackburn, William L. Wil son, William J. Bryan, Henry Watterson, John W. Daniel, John M. Allen, Richard B. Hubbard, Wade Hampton and David B. HilL Cockran, like Depew, stands by com mon consent at the head of the list. He was born an orator and his great speech be- ETS 923, 925, 927 E. SUTS PEU PITTSBURG DISPATCH. fore the Chicago Convention shows the heights of which he is capable when folly aroused. Cockran is a huge man physically, heavy eyed, broad-chested and full-jawed. At hit Jiobert G. IngtnoU. best his manner is awe-inspiring and con vincing. His voioe is melodious and power ful, his gestures natural and impressive, and his diction obaste and sparkling. Zeal ous and impetuous, he always leaves behind him the impression of believing in what he says. His theory of oratory can be given in a few words. "I believe," said he the other day, "tbat a man in order to make a great speech should be antagonized, stung, as it were, to effort. Ordinary speech mak ing is vapid and leads to nothing. At any rate it bores me. Given a condition ot things where two factions are fighting for a principle, a theory or an idea, whatever it is, and there's whero oratory Bhines like a lamp. But to talk for the sake of talking, Just to make mere pleasantries and plati tudes, tbat is not oratory." Commands a Fascinating Rhetoric John R. Fellows is in some respects an abler man than Cockran, and narrowly es capes real greatness as a man and orator. He can speak with ease and happy effect on almost any subject, and his rhetoric is al ways brilliant and fascinating. Had Fel lows more stiength of cbaraoter he would doubtless long since have achieved the last ing success he always seems on the point of grasping. Conviction is one of the things which Fellows lack, tut of which Roger Q. Mills has an abundance. Mills as a pub lie speaker is nothing if not earnest and his candor and frankness seldom fail to move and impress even a hostile audience. The speechss of John G. Carlisle lack eloquence and fire, but like those of Gov ernor McKinley they art always logical, lucid and convincing. Fairntss and impar tiality are among Mr. Carlisle's dominant traits and he would have made a splendid jndge. General John M. Palmer is a giant on the stump. Though now 75 he has all the force and vigor ot a man of SO, and he is a fighter who Is at his best when the odds are against him. Acgresiion, sound common sense and wisdom of the homely sort which appeals to the understanding or tho masses mark all of his speeches on the stump. Two 3Ien Wlio Have Futures. Congressman William L. Wilson, who, as permanent chairman of the late Chicago convention, delivered a striking and memo &M iE2T"iE5i l COME IN AND These two Bedroom Suits. They are here in the store as well as in the paper. What we advertise we have, and we like you to come in and ask for just what we advertise. This elegant Hardwood Suit, antique finish, full size You'll not find its like in the city. BIN m . II Gill v This handsome Suit; in Hardwood, Antique Finish,, Cheval Mirror 17x30, for $21. Its equal for the price is not to be found. ffsTsP SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER" table speech, la one of the ablest defenders of the tariff views of hla party. A man of the ripest culture, he is a olose and cogent reasoner, and his diction Is always ohaste and eles-ant. Congressman William J Bryan, ofHobraska, though now serving his first term In the House, has already taken front rank as an orator, and his services are in eager demand In the present campaign. Bryan bears a striking resemblance to the late Samuel J. Randall, is brainy, aggressive and fearless, and issnre to bo Heard from more and more frequently in the future. Henry Watterson on the stump exhibits many of the characteristics which have made him famous as an editor. He Is always pictnresqne, interesting and attractive, and, it should be added, always odd. But Wat terson's personality Is full of virility and obarm and colors all tbat he says and does. The Southern orator most popular with Northern audiences Is Congressman John M. Allen. He is a wit, whose humor is of the most droll and fetching kind and he is an ideal story teller. After Allen has been talking a quarter of an hour his audience Is with him, and he "fills on the stump the plaoe formerly occupied by Tom Corwin and Sunset Cor. Senator David B. Hill writes out all his speeches with the greatest care and then commits them to memory. As a speaker ho Is rarely eloquent, but Is ever adroit, sagaolous and plausible. He knows perfectly the arguments that will sway a mixed audience, and uses them with a skIU and effect which even his enemies admire. Rurus R, Wilson. LATE NEWS IN BipF. Bolivia has a serious Indian outbreak. The Grange picnic near Bellefonte closed yesterday. The Pennsylvania State College at Belletonte opened Friday. The German Catholic Sooleties of Amer ica meet In Dubuque, la., to-day. French reports of a Franco-Russian al Uanoe aro discredited In Russia. -John Lelmor, a wife-beater at Little Rock, was whitecapped Friday night. The new bridge spanning the Mississippi at Clinton, la., was fluishod yesterday. Six Portuguese navvies wero killed and ten injured in a lailroad accident yesterday. The Amopr of Afghanistan promises to receive the British General, Robot ts.ln Octo ber. The story of tne suicide at Monte Carlo of Jane Ai matrons, of Now York, Is a canard. Seven men were killed in a boiler ex plosion at Stapleton, Que., near Montreal, yesterday. Hereafter all foreign money, except United States money, will be barred out of Guatemala. Tl e Brotherhood of Firemen, in session at Cincinnati, adoptod strong resolutions against the Reading combine. The American Society of Professors of Dancing have accepted three new round dances at tbelr session in Chicago. Chicago ladies aro doing their best to have the statue of Dianaln Madison Square, New Tork, transferred to the World's Fair. Spain is trying to get a Papal decree, commanding Spainlsh Catholics to adheie to the reigning dynasty ns against the Carllsts. People living in the neighborhood burned the pest Douse near Nashville, yes terday, for fear It would be used In case of cholera. Near Star, O., twin sons of Scott Robin son died a day apart of the same symptoms and weie buried In the same coffin at Green ville, O. Constable Blanset, who was convicted at Greensburg of manslaughter, has been re 'lease! on ball pending an application for a new trial. State Senator Sparks, of Warrensbnrg, Mo., author of the Missouri Australian Bal lot law. cut his throat with a razor Friday. No cause known. An explosion of a coal oil stove at Miss ouri Valley, la., yesterday, started a flie Lmk -. ' an IS." -189a' which burned Mrs. Eokenbaugh's home and her four oblldren. The scandal of the day In Canada Is the ruffianly conduct on board the flagship L'Arethuso of the Montreal guests of Ad miral do Lebraun and the officers of his fleet. John R. Arnold!, late Chief Meohanical Engineer of the Dominion Department of Public Works, has been found guilty or mis demeanor In office, and notgullty of fraud. Judgment was leserved. General Bandel, commandant of the military lofces for Chihuahua, has been re-' called to the City of Mexico to account for his failure to suppress the insurrection at Guerrensvila two weeks ago. Ovfing to the absence of the attorney for the Reading there was no meeting yp'stor dayof the examiners to take tentmom- In the case of the State againt the Rnadln; combination. A meeting will bo held next Wednesday. , Thirty brigand nttacked the residence of the parish priest Zedda, Sardinia, and stole all the money and valuable s they conld find. The priest and a servant were b-ully wounded. A villager who dune to their as sistance was shot dead. AG. A. R. excursion train on the Lehigh valley Railroad collldod with a switch en gine at Fairview, Pa., yesterday morning. Engineer Andrew Brown and Biggagemas ter George Entorllne will die. None ot the passengers were badly lnjurod. The hearing on a writ of habeas corpus In the case ot Sheriff Laumeister, of San Francisco, sentenced to 21 hours' Imprison ment for contempt of court in failing to exe cute John McNulty after the latter's re prieve bad expired, resulted Friday in the Sheriff's release. The Court ruled that it wouia do an anomalous state or affairs to confine a Sheriff in his own county Jail. j urtuermoro, oucriu L.aumei-uer wu not in contempt, because the Governor's reprieve had destroyed the warrant lor hanging Mc Nulty. Ogontz, the former Philadelph'a home of Jav Cooke, was the scene of a disastrous fire Frldny night. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Craven came to town yesterday ufteinoon, leaving their two children, aged 1 and 3 years, in care of Sarah Cullen, a servant. After put ting the children to bed alio attempted to fill a burning lamp. Instead of using kero sene she got the gasoline by mistake. A terrible explosion followed mid the House, a frame one, buist into flames. The two children were burned to a. crlsn. The servant was taken to the Hebrew Hospital aud died yesterday morning. A Cook Book Free. The Price Flavoring Extract Companv, of 71 Warren street, New York, will send their excellent book of cooking recipes tree of charge to everv lady who writes for one and mentions the Pittsburg Dispatch. For Bayers From Far and Near. Assortment of furniture complete. No better poods made. Prices always right. Schoxk&ck & Sox, 711 Liberty street. CoMPETiirr, trustworthy and experienced women furnished by the hour to take charge of packing, cleaning and rearranging of household effects. W. A. Hoxveleb, Storage. EXPOSITION Have you taken a ride on the new merry-go-round at the Exposi tion: Bring tha children. They will enjoy It. 6,000,000 Paving Brick. Wo will contract to deliver 5,000,000 pav ing brick in CO days. Bract Bra Fibk Clay Co., West Bridge ater, Beaver county, Pa. Fall Saltings, Trouserings and overcoatings now ready at Pltcalrn's, 434 Wood street. Shall in size, great in results; De Witt's Little Early Riers. Best pill for constipation, best for sick headache and sour stomach. SEE bed, for only $21. ., iwk. jfcgJa is r" K. ' " '- "1-99 A ., K i 4 ft"".-""'' 'lk "V- wlilif' WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH. BY DAVID LOWRY. CALL BIGHTS CHAPTER J. Dorothea Lee stood near the dresser with one hand resting upon a shelf, lost in thought. A neat, trim figure, plainly clad a kindly, handsome, but better than all, a true face with fine lines. A young woman with sharp features and keen, shifting eyes entered the room and glanced at Dame Lee. 'Something in the servant's manner attracted Dame Lee's attention; she looked sharply at the servant in turn as she said: '"Tis time the cow was milked." "The cow was milked a good quarter of an hour ago." , "Then see that she is well bedded." Her mistress looked after her, then turning quickly to the dresser took a flask from her pocket, filled it with milk, and hastily con cealed it. She was in the act of placing some cakes in her pocket when she heard a footstep, and presently the apprentice crossed the room. "Ezra, could yon not find time to mend the hinge on the door? It has been loose this week or more," says Mistress Lee. "I've been busy this wsek." "Your time would be as well employed mending the hinge as making bullets." The apprentice had cooly advanced to a shelf in a oorner and picked up a bullet mold mean time. He turned curtly upon his mistress. "There's some folks in Salem will tell you if it had not been for bullets at Narra ganiett fight none of us would be here to day." "Well, well," replied Mistress Lee calmly, "there's no fear of Indians now. Take time to mend the door. The hasp is loose in the stable, too; it would be the better of some nails." The apprentice looked at her as sne walked away. "The mistress' tongue is sharper since they began to talk about James Lee." He was cutting the lead in sizes to suit his need, when Ann re entered. Dropping the knife and lead, he caught her in his arms, and was on the point THESE TERM'S- XARE STILL IN FORCED On a Bill of $10 $i down and 50c a week. On a Bill of $25 $5 down and $1 a week. On a Bill of $50 ........ .$8 down and $2 a week. On a Bill of $75 $10 down and $2.50 a week. On a Bill of $100 $12.50 down and $3 a week. In addition to the above we will give free this month: WITH EACH BILL OF $10 A good Jute Rug, 36x72. inches, worth $1.50. WITH EACH BILL OF I able worth $2.50. WITH EACH 5ILL OF anything in the stock to the value of $5. WITH EACH BILL OF $75 Your choice of any ar tide in the store to the value of 57.5a WITH EACH BILL OF $100 Choice of any article in the store; value $10. BUT ARE FOR SEPTEMB ER SCORES OF ARTICLED We keep that we cannot so much as name, not even in an advertisement of this size: OUR MISSION IS1 TO FURNISH TOUR HOME COMPLETE WITH THE CHEAPEST or FINEST QUALITY OF GOODS AT THE LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH or ON TIME PAYMENTS. IT IS A GOOD LANGUAGE, Is the English for general purposes, but its poverty appears to us when we at tempt to describe a stock of Furniture and Housefurnishings such as we are now showing. 923, 925, 927 PEIAVE EESEEVID.l of kissing her when a familiar footstep startled them into a sense of propriety as John Lee confronted them. He smiled grimly as he looked from one to th'e othec, "I would advice yon Ezra to make your bullets outside hereafter." Then he passed on without further word1. "Now yon see what you have done?" said Ann. "Why need we care? They will know ft some day." "Know what, Ezra Easty?" . 'Ton know well what I mean," the ap prentice answered, looking at her open mouthed. Ann tossed her head, Ezra slammed the mold down and strode out, slamming the door behind him. "Poor Ezra he is so stupid." Ann looked out of the window after him, then her glance fell on the dresser. "More cakes missing. There was a dishful. 'Tis the mistress or Janet. And the milk I am sure somebody has been at the milk again." Ann Bigger pursed her thin lips, nodded her Lead and looked about her in a fnrtive manner. "Surely the house is bewitched, but it is as much as my lite is worth to whisper it," Her head was wagging when she left the room. A little after Mistress Lee came in with a rush-light, placed it on a table, and sat down with'her work basket She was joined by her husband soon. He closed the door carefully as he entered, and ad dressing his wife in a low tone said: "Dorothea, has our Janet refused Giles Ellis?" "I do not know, John." Mistress Lee looked up at her husband, then resumed her work. 'It ill suits me to trifle with Giles Ellis now when disgrace has overtaken the name of Lee through my brother James' crimes." "I do not like him. I would be sorry to see bur daughter married to Giles Ellis." "And why? Is his family not as good as anv between Salem and Boston? Is he not sober and industrious? What more would you have? Surely you have not said aught against Giles in her presence?" erBOTH ARE RIGHTS There would not be such universal activi ty in trade this month if there was any thing wrong with our stoclcer our prices. $25 A good Oak Center $50 We allow a selection of ONLY, 4 i. J ? 1 1; 1 A 3 h 8 im- ' J-.- ', Jt&UK0 "!'i':!-fl"'"'-TOSR