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WE SELL Estey Organs, Standard Organs, Chicago Cottage Organs, Clark & Storey Organs. i WHEN O lONATlH! I.OWIIY lend Hit- tflc- r ai-iini nim iiKiiln. "t'nierlcljru Is ii i"tol" lit- cxclainiod. miKi-ily, and tore the ;"l' pli'Ci' if yellow paper inlo bits " 'i I threw them Into tile wusle-b.iKket. , 'Veto the Lnmpton tipprupriniinii! A'li)-, u lint's the iiuin thinking of." S sVn.itiir l.owry whs :i boss. He bo.ssed rwu western state, untl bossed it y-iiWuisihly from ward-heeler to Kovor- '".(M He diri'ered from other bosses ill (hbUnethods. He was honest. Honesty " a (inality seldom found In political .1 uijfos. sjij that It is straiiKe that l.owry Should have succeeded. It was only 'hroutjli remarkable eourfiRe, botii mornl and physical, and a .singular power of will thai he had i oine to the jttop. He was what people call a strong man, You could see this strength In Athe lar(;e, niuscuhir frame, and the massive, eommandiiiK- t'eatures. Ami Lowry had honest men under liini, and could depend on tliein to obey unlets. That is why l.owry's enemies styled him the coriuptest boss t listt ever eit- U red politics. The senator was slttitiB In his com niltlee room at Hie eapiiol, wlieti lie Kave uttorauce to the forceful remarks above iuoled. He hud Just received n ttlCKiaiu from ColeridKe, the machine K-overnor of his state, Informing; him very respectfully, yet very firmly, that f the l.aniptim appropriation bill passed tile state legislature he would '(to It. Tln senator was a very niiKry man, and a very mystllied one. lie i ould mil see what reason there could l'c to move Coleridge lo oppope this bill, lie knew (for lie himself hail fatheicd U) Unit it uas n perfectly Just measure ; one uii.u would go lur toward pro ' tioliliK the welfare of the people, lfo liiievf thiM Coleriil,'o hiis noililtiK If not "i.'i houcn man: hence, he sotiKht In . alii for an eNplunulloii of this, his Hist ''mteiupt, to oppose the will of the bosp. The imiro the senator thought about ( It. the niorn jierplesed and the nunv niiKfy he became. Ho ut last lie dashed nl'f the lolloivliiK teliwimi lo the kov- eruor: , "I'oiue to Washington at onee. .Meet nieltl; hotel, at s ji, m., on the ,S,Ut.V Vqll," he remarkid Kilmly, his fiillBt't hiivlOK cooled a little, "that iiiKlit to iii'lnu .Mr, I'oimiiiBo around, ,llu probably won't 1:011m, but a tele '( Kt-ain of submission il do just a well." ,nd tho boss chuckled content- , "lll'l 'FUP 1'X' l'"5' Ii" iccelvi-d a reply In which tho Rovornor "regretted tlmt tho prciiROif business would not permit him to do us the senator luul ivfiuested." "Kilt," the governor (mil added, "I am uhtiiya ut home to Henator l.owry." TiVIiuii tlu senator had recoveitd troni the sluick of ivadhiR this InteivstiiiB i idslle, the humor of tlui situation thai or u politician declining to do as hiti boss b.idi hlin bcfjiut to dawn upon jiipi, and ho was oven heard lo express Udiiilrutlon for the governors "sand " "Neveithelt'ss," ho said, "the liinp. ton hill must go through, and 1 will nut allow Coleridge to thwart me In this mutter, not even If 1 have to go all tho way toT o preycm ll. Hut, Hist, I'll see, how 11 threat will woik," Accordingly, he sent the governor an THE BOSS GAVE other message. He thanked him ver kindly ror his eouites., but said that he would advise him 10 change his mind in regard to tin.' Lampion appio pilation. Else, very likely, there would lie a different candidate for governor at the next election. In less than an hour a reply from the governor, (juite as positive as the first and shin per in tone, reached the senator. The next day Senator l.owry, bag In hand, commanding and distinguished In his high hat and well-llttlng frock coat, mounted the steps of the !U,-, westward-bound expiess, The boss and the governor were In the executive chamber. The governor sat al his desk, ouol mid collected. Tho boss was hefoio the governor In a big, comfortable roeking-cliair, looking at him keenly fiom beneath his huh' closed eye-lids. The senator was the llrst lo speak. "liovet'iior." he said abiuptly, '( want to know why you've taken this fool notion Into your hrad to veto the l.amptou Appropriation. No hedging, now; what's your reason','" The governor laughed pleasantly. "Oh, well, I suppose I might Just as well tell you. It's because I am going to gel married." ".Married!" exclaimed l.oivery, "What's that got to do with the l.atnp lon .ippiopriiitlou. Are you irazy, man V" "No," returned the governor, com placently, "at least, I don't think so," And he laughed ugaln. "The fuel Is, senator," ho continued, "my marrying has a gieat deal to do with this bill, and If vou'll be patient and give me a little time, I will clear It all up to you. lint llrst of all, r want you to admit, senator, that while tin' l.iiiuplon bill Is a very good thing for the people of this stale, still it Is by no menus necessary for their wel fare. Isn't that so, senator',"' Tho senator fi owned and thought a minute. "Yes," he dually auieed, "Thill's so," ".Now," couilmi'Ml Do- governor, "Isn't It nearly essential to tho average man's happiness that he marry the girl the girl ho loves',"' "1 suppose so," said l.oivery, with an air of resignation, though not being a married iium ho leally knew nothing about It. "Now. senator, here's the ease in n nutshell. If thu Lampion appropria tion goes through, i lose the girl! Do you ultimo me, senator',"' "Do I blame von!" thundered back the boss, "do 1 blame you for putting your own selfish Interests before tha welfare of this state! I'ertiilulv, gov ernor, I do hliline you. Certainly esery until of honor should blame ou." The ho became suddenly calm. "You have not yet told me governor, how tho passage of tho I.timptoii bill can ho affect your at'i'iilis of heart.' Thu Biiyeriior was cool. "The young lady In the affair, si n ator, Is the daughter or old Maurice t.'unimlnas, one tmu of thu fifth ward. You know Cummings, and you can understand why he would be opposed lo this bill-Interests In thu I.ule n wsniaraciraiawiarewm AiO I'oiisolUlated. I went to as mil .ill that. Now. win n :k 1'uiumUiKs for his 'daughter's hand, he gave but with one condltilon dltion that 1 veto " "And you accepted to governor','" burst out the his consent, . That eon it, did you, boss, indig- iiantly. "Is this the honesty of which you boasted to me " ".Vow, senator," interrupted the gov ernor. "I realise thai I have been sel llsh in this matter, but. accordion lo my way of louklng al It, I have not been dishonest. And I have, at least, the right to explain." "I did not give Ciinmiings an answer, until I hud thought it over a week, m fact, my llrst impulse was !ndlgnnnll, to reject this proposal, lint In my calmer moments I came to He- con clusion that the people of this suite, happy and prosperous as they aie, do not need the Lampion appropriation bill half as much us I need .Mildred Ctiinnilugs. You, Henator, may end my career, If you wish. Hut I have made uii my mind, and will not change It I know that your heart ,1s In the right place, senator, and It Is my honest belief that If von should meet .Miss I'unmilugs and tall; with her for about live minutes, yon would see my side of the llllesllou Very quickly," Hut the boss mope nnd nicked up his hat "dood-mornlng, governor, gov ernor," lie sail coldly, and started to leave. At that moment the vale secictary entered going up to Coleridge, to 111 111 in a low tone govei nor s pil- llu loom, and, raid something . The governor Immediately became extlted, "Show her 111, illllek!" he said ali' rtipily. Then he tinned toward the icireat Ing' form of Fenalor l.owry, and "Hun," ho said, "why I say, senator, won't you" The senator turned around, his countenance dark and forbidding, and thenext Instant at 11 door opposite there uppciired a young woman, tall, graceful and beauili'ul. Her entrance was like a .sudden burst of sunshine, A great rose, pinned to her breast, scented the air with Its fragrance. With a curious smile she was look lag at the boss. The latter stood as though rooied lo the spot, awkward and oniharratsed, gassing al her in sur prise mill manlfesi admiration, and trying, at tin' sanio time, with much effort and llttl" success, to frown. The governor was equal lo the situation. ".Mildred," he said, stepping forward, "let mo Introduce you to Senator l.owry, of whom you have so often heard inu sneak." The senator bowed pioiuundl. Miss Ciunniiims favored him with a smile. The senator Mlllled. then he .smirked; he was more nervous than when he delivered his iiiulden speech In 1 on gres. He wanted to speak, but did not know what to say. The dazzling, homily or this young lady was loo much for hlin. At last he spoke: "The governor." she said, "has made me an indent admirer of you, Henator l.owry." Tlie sciialilr was gallant by nature, and essentially a piiii of neiye. HI h"au wint Ivek to the ri'tlil plui' and 0---X -fea. MM ' h:iAKm'ti.tsrt:' - - . ' .- - - " Inland'; - - liC. SCRANTON.' commeiii Mil to bint as it should: he be came suddenly at his ease. With a magiiilieleiit air he answered "MNh ('illuming.-:, th,. governor should feel i cause lur great shame that lie bus not long ago made me an ardent admirer of you and vour beauty." The young lady blushed, as it was I only proper that she should do and the next inomeni me ixe-s a 1111 tne nrnie lolln' of the henehm.iu of the boss, wiie sealed face to face, ihe senator charmed bv the vouug lady's beauty, .Miss I'uminlugs deeply hileresicd In Ihe senator's easy llow of speech. In Ihe meanwhile, (ovcruor Coleridge, pretending 10 read a book, was contemplating- with great d'-llghl a situa tion which, he thought, could not fall lo b" of advantage to himself, .'carl, an hour missed before Jib's Cunmilngs was suddenly reminded of an engagement. She arose and de lighted the senator with another smile: the senator's coutllv bow would havi dime credit lo any southern gentleman of ilt'iy .e.ns ago. And with a swish of skirts AIlss Cunmilngs had vanished. The room was dark uryuiii. The boss looked at the governor; Ihe , governor looked at the boss. The gov , ernor smiled a knowing' smile: the burs smiled 11 sickly smile. ' Hill Henator l.owry, as I said befoie, I was i'hhi ntlally a man of nerve, t-o he ! braced himself, while his face took on the appearance of great ileterininallou. ! Advancing to the governor, he took the i hitter's hanr in his own light grasp. ' "Coleridge," he said, "I congratulate I you. I'm an ass. She's a beauty, and I I don't blame you." I "llow aboiii ihe l.amntnn bill, seua ' tor," the governor asked, with amused, yet ailnililng eyes. Damn It." Hall Stoner l.usk, In the (It oigetown College .lournal, CRIMES OF THE CORSET. Effotts in France to Prohibit tho Wear of tho Article. I'.llii. I.i II' I' l" till' . u, Tlili'lli". In the four hundred years that have elapsed wince Catharine do .McdlclH In troduced corsets Into r'niueo crUlelsni 0 the article and of the women wear ing it has not been lacking. Indeed, It was not long utter the death of Catherine when a celebrated Krench savant guve a public lecture in his dissecting loom at the Hotel Dleu to demonstrate the "crimes" of which the cor-et was guilty, These lectures raised much discussion at ihe time, nnd they, perhaps, and not coipictry and the feminine love of change, wete re sponsible for the loose, llo.itillg lilies of the Wiitteau pleat, or, a century af terward, fin' Ihe costumes of the Plivc lolre. Xow another celebrated French doctor has icturiied to tho charge, and, not content with lecturing and dem onstrating' the evils of corsets, has gone so far as to form a bill which ll Ik his Intention 10 present to the chamber, and which, In the (use of Its becoming 11 law, would most effectually put a stop lo what (Ills doctor terms "the i I'liiio of womanhood." Dr. Maiechal Is a phy.slci.in whose reputation would not lead one to ac 1 use hlin of iiteio sensationalism, yet tho charges that ho liriuga against cor s.ds In his recent lecture are perhaps j mole striugeiii man tuoso ever uttered j before by any member uf the antl-cor- set brigade. Or. .Marechal makes ih" I astonishing assertion, and pretends to ; buck It up by slailsilcs, that out of a j hundred young women who wear cor- scu'oiily thirty retain perfect health. Tie- law that l)r Marshal Is endeav TOiwagCTBE&viJawwffitmcW oring io have passed is divided into three articles. Article I forbids auv woman under thirty to wear a corset of any description. Any woman con Mi u d of doing so shall be punished Ov llll'i'i' nimille; nl liiiiii't.titxi.tttl I r 1 the dellmtiieiii should be a minor her I parents or guardians as well shall be j londemneii to pay a line of from inn i iron francs. Article 11 permits any woman over I thirty to wear any corset she wishes. Article 111 provides for ihe most rig orous formnlitjis surrouuillmv the maiuifactiii'lim and ;iic of corsets. I'.very due licensed tr. mj corsets shall be obl'.L,."i 10 tale- tie name, address and age ot every li'i.vc:. and shall be subject-to line and conllscalloii of busi ness In (.!' of an illegal sale. Although Dr. .Marechal asks Unit leg islation shall only take coymznm f the evils of eors( ts al present, he is by no means lo slop there In his disliv inr dress reform, lie has a L'ooil deal 10 say on the subject of high heels and pointed iocs, of lliil.. gloves and lorn. skills. In short, he claims that wom en's diess bus caused a frightful physi cal deterioration In ihe human species. While the cranium of the Merovingian woman had a canaclly of l.So cubic centimeters, that of the modi in French woman has a capacity of only l.yaT cubic centimeters, and this loss, ihe doctor declines, Is due to the habit of wearing heavy headdresses, As 10 whether or no a modern French head weighing on!, .:;" cubic centimeters Is worth more than a .Merovingian omni um weighing- somewhat more is a sub ject on which the learned doctor dots not ctue to enter, lie Is convinced that corsets, hats, veils ami various 'other Items of ihe feminine waidrobe are bad, and has come to the conclusion that t women vvlll not be pel sanded to dis card them they should be forced to do so, Dr. .Marietta 1 Is an ardeni supporter of tho woman's lights movement In France, and yet Ii Is to men and the law that he appeals to bring about the reform which lie has so much at heart. He tacitly admits that the vanity of the aver.tuo woman will not allow her to give up these couuetl'lcs, and that she must be brought to do so iluoush the Intervention of her old. time "lord and miisier." the mail and husband, Dill It has been lUYflied by people whose persph ully has been broutdlt to bear oil Ihe sllblecl that the stl'ougesl Ob Jectloiis to the uiicorsDled llirure ciiuie 1 mm man tne ordinary, average man, When he shall become convinced that a trig waist ami loniined hips are urn necessary lo 11 woman's good appear and! there Is a possibility llnil the cor set will be done away with. ----- . . DOMESTIC HINTS, I'i.niri'. uliiili lutr lei,iiiu illti'iiloiul, !ii.i,' id !(. kIihiiIiI llUll' I In' ll.lrk- tl'lll'ltl'll .llHl Put jilctiiir mill nMilr vliv, ilii-lcil. Wlieti .Ml I'lilrf ilnwii iiull in- 1.11I I1.111I mil k-t nil ii flmklit, I1.111K 11 In llio hiil f,,r ,, ti'tt lium, mill lli" ii'lilt will 1 lieu In. ,ik ui,,,, ll" CU'l. lllllIIP Hit! til , 0 ,'..l llll'llli U 'II lMii. nu'il minium'. .'iiiii'l Willi I'iiuiiii. i will li..: .- 1 : . I HI -Mill I III' III' 'l lUlll'llf -III., J. ill .!' iiiiiIi'.1iii mini' hkiii jMt-i' ;ci.iy In (lie ,ir. Willie iliniifb, .ill,,, 1 ( linen, ttliltli .tie ,, I,. i.iil.iil ,iwjy lor Hiiii linn', rlionlil li l.ilii in Mill' lUllt' l.lll'-, HI, Ull.lt l. llUK'l', .III Hill Hl'tO ut lilut- -lll Jin I dun In u klicci w miMiit I til,. Tlii. Hill I. u I' tlii'in in'in liniiliii.' yi-lluw. All IM4V HJ.V 10 llt'.lll llllip llllllllll'.ti h in in. 11 I In m lui .1 inmmnt in tin- i-Iimiu ii.h.i .1 lioilln Kililt', mil iliy will. .. 1I1J11 ilntli, .mil ii.nl.'i wltli fill i'i'ti'il'- Hi'iiiciiiliii' llul 11,1 . imii 1 uii lu ikiIiiI l Ijiiiu vi'll unlctt Hie I'Iiiiiit U knit ill-Jit, Vi. mJ ! 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