Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 October 1893 — Page 4

THE 'INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18. 1S93-TWELVE PAGES.

INDIANA STATE SENTINEL :Iy THE INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL CO. 6. E. lOPSS, BEN A.EATON, President, Vlos PrMidtok b. McCarthy. fecrtlry sad Trennrar.

(Catered at the RoHtofflce at Indian apolls an nrrood class matter.) TERMS PEIl VF.4R I Single copy- tin Advoncfl 91 M) V ask democrats to bear In wind and select their ottii state paper when they eome to take inbarrip Hons sud make op clubs. Agents mnklni; np dabs send fur may Information desired. Addrrxn TIIK l.UIAAI'()MS $ETIKU Indianapoll. Ind. TWELVE PAGES. WEDNESDAY, OCTORER IS, 1SO&. THE CITY FLECTION. Denny is elected mayor by fully two 'thousand plurality. The entire republican ticket goes with him except possibly a ward councilman or two. The government of the city passes into the hands of the republicans. The democratic party steps dawn and out after four years of the best government and jTeatet progress that Indianapolis has ever known. ' It Is In many respects a singular verölet of the people. The splendid mayor.aity majority of two years ago 2.700 -which apparently placed the seal of approval on Mr. Sullivan's first term, is succeeded by a practical reversal of the majority at the close of his second term, which was in every material reBpect the counterpart of his first term. -It is a remarkable reversal of publio opinion on local affairs. A party majority of 450 last year giving place to a large republican majority would seem to indicate a change in political opinion also. It Is doubtful that eliher opinion vould hold good if the exact truth could be learned. It is unquestionable that the democratic vote was east, in proportion that Is, to the total vote. It was not all cast for the democratic ticket. In almost every precinct the democratic vote as counted ran below the democratic vote as checked on the poll lists. There was no failure in the democratic organization. It was complete, and it did Its work well. The trouble was that so many democratic voters were brought to the polls to vote for Dtinny. The .causes that led to this were several. The only ooe of national significance was the disaffection that always arises from the distribution of patronage. Two years ago the republicans had this to contend with, and It wan a serious drawback to them. One year ago they still felt it. This year It fell with full force on the democracy. Nevertheless Its effect was comparatively small. The local disaffection was much the greater. It arose chieiiy from street improvements. Two years ago there was similar disaffection, but not so great. Streets had been improved, but not so many. Each one left its sore spots. The financial panic aggravated the evil a great deal. Two 3-ears ago many republicans, disgusted with the open fight against Btreet improvements rallied to Sullivan's support, and more than offset the democratic dlsaff Lcted. This year they accepted the pledges made by and for their candidate and decided to trust h!m. The democrats received the full weight of the disaffection with no compensating vote. Next In Importance to this aggregation tf supposed personal grievances was the ffect of the A. P. A. organization. It Is useless to attempt to disguise the fact that it Is strong in this city and that Its work was effective. There are not many democrats in it, but comparatively few make a grave difference In close party fights. The organization has claimed 9.000 votes In the city. We do rot believe it has any such number, but If it has drawn 300 democrats into its embrace tha change would be sufficient lo wipe out our fair party majority. Unquestionably the democratic party In Indianapolis, and In Indiana, has this enemy to meet, and It may as well preKre for the struggle. The organization lias won one victory and It may possibly win more, but In the end it will be crushed out. No such vicious and unSAmerican society can exist long In this ountry- Its end will be reached when the people are fully aroused to its objects. The, other influences In the campaign were not of much importance. The morality cry probably affected a few, but not many. There was nothing In tt, and will be nothing in it. The Sentinel feels proud, and believes that the democratic party may feel proud, of the fight the party has made In this campaign. It has stood for progress, for business methods in city affairs, for the rlght3 of the people .gainst the public corporations, and against hypocrisy in all things. There Is nothing to be regretted, nothing for which apologies need be made in the future. We have taken our stand on lines that we can safely hold and trust tiie people to come to us after a brief 'experience with the other party. For the present we must possess our souls in patience and prepare for the future. TO MAYOR DENSY, GREETING. The Sentinel begs to assure Mayor Denny, on the occasion of his induction Into office, of its most distinguished consideration. In so far as he may act for the best Interests of Indianapolis he will bave at all times the cordial support and commendation of The Sentinel. By this he must not understand that his shortcomings will be overlooked. They will be criticised freely and fairly as they deserve. But there will be no petty faultfinding, no exaggeration of evils, no disposition to make mountains out of molehills. The Sentinel does not believe In that kind of politics, which Is subversive of the people's best interests and obstructive to the city's progress. Mayor Denny probably realizes if he does not now he will before he Is many

days older that In making public improvements, adopting necessary sanitary measures and In- taking many other steps conducive to the wtlfare of the whole community, the exercise of a certain amount of arbitrary power is necessary. It is impossible to secure unanimity of opinion as to the means to secure a given end; and those whose views are not accepted are ever ready to air their grievances and regard themselves as much abused. The Sentinel hereby serves notice on this class of "chronic kickers" that it will never Income their organ. It will voice protests against every real Injustice but it will not embarrass the administration by giving undue prominence to trivial complaints. It will never, in any manner, prove an obstruction in the path of the city's progress. During the four years in which Mayor Sullivan's administration has been doing so much to upbuild Indianapolis it has been hampered by the undue prominence which has been given to complaints of chronic malcontents by the opposition press. Mayor Denny will not have this to contend with. The Sentinel wishes Mayor Denny well. It hopes that he will fulfill all his fair promises. It bears him no malice and js-ill ever be as ready to commend him for his good deeds as it lill to condemn him for his bad ones.

LEATHER AD RAW MATERIALS. One of the most Etrlking Instances of the benefits of free raw materials for the manufacturers of this country is the leather industry. In 1872 the duty was taken off from hides, and since then there has been a remarkable growth in the production of leather and leather goods. In 1872 our exports of leather were $2.864.800, and of leather goods JS19.4W, making a total of J3.6S4.209. For the fiscal year 1S93 the exports of leather were $10,518,C63, and of manufactures of leather $2.311.530. making a total of J12.S29.S93. The statistics of the progress may be to some extent Judged from the exports, but it is to be remembered also that the industry supplies also the home consumption, which has grown largely in that time. The figures for the last census have not been published, but in 1SS0 tho Industry had already developed to a wonderful extent. In that year the boot and shoe industry employed 111,002 hands, and on a capital of $42.991,028 paid out $3,001,438 In wags. Leather tanning employed 23.512 hands, and paid $9,204,243 In wages. Curried leather employed 11.053 hands, and paid $4.S4j.513 in wages. Dressed skins employed 3.395 hands, and paid JJ.441.372 in wages. This is unquestionably one of the Industries in which we can compete with foreign nations in the markets of tho world, if we are not held baok by duties on raw materials. , There have been numerous efforts made to secure a duty on hids in the alleged interest of farmers, but they have not succeeded. The republican protectionists, however, have struck several blows at the industry by Increasing duties on raw materials. For example, the duty on ground sumac was raised by the McKinley bill from 3-10 cents per pound to 4-10, for the benefit of the sumac grltders of Virginia and North Carolina, and yet It does not rrotect them because the American sumac can be used only for coarse grades of leather, and the foreign sumac does not compete with it. The duty on degras, or wool grease, was also raised by this bill from 10 per cent, to cent per pound, which on last year's Importation was equal to 22.31 per cent. This increase waa unwarranted, and was made for the accommodation of one firm in Massachusetts. The history of the affair Is thus stated by Mr. Frederic W. Clarke of Boston: Thre years ago when the McKinley bill was being framed it was proposed to put wool degraa on the free list, and I think it was so voted in the ways and means committee, but Senator Aid rich of Rhode Island, expecting that some of the woolen mills In his state would put In plants to make it. proposed a specific duty of 1 cent per pound, which, as degras was then worth about 2i cents a pound, exporter's value, would have quadrupled the duty on this product. Mr. Andrew G. Webster of Boston went with me to Washington, where wa had a hearing before the senate finance committee in regard to this matter, Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island being the strong advocate of the duty, and abetted therein by Messrs. Jerome Marble & Co. of Worcester, Mass., who at that time made the most extravagant and unwarranted statements as to their ability to supply the tanners of the United States in event of the duty being placed on the product. We were able to show that where one workingman would be employed in producing this product one hundred workingmen who handled It in connection with the production of leather would be adversely affected, say nothing about the increased cost to the consumer of leathers In which thi3 article was usd. We were also able to show that all degras which had been produced by this concern had not been of good merchantable quality, and that many of their satemnts could be readily controverted. In spite - of the strenuous efforts of Mr. Aidrlch in the committee his associates, after hearing the evidence which we produced, recommended that Instead of putting a duty of 1 cent per pound on degras, that they offer us a compromise of one-half cent per pound, which comfironiise we subsequently accepted, beieving that it was better to have saved for the leather fraternity one-half cent per pound on the great amount of degras which- they were using than to refuse this concession. The history of the production of degras in this country lias been a marked failure. Although the duty wa9 Increased from 10 per cent, up to ' one-half cent per pound, or say doubled, as the law now stands, the price has steadily fallen, and American producers have fallen out of the race; Mesars. Marble. In particular, who. we understand, after making this savage fight for the duty, and adding to the price of degras In this country, have withdrawn from the manufacture of the same altogether. This statement ought to be enough to put degras on the free list, for degras, fish oil and tallow are the principal oils or greases In making leather. The duty on fish oil, otherwise known as cod oil an oil made from the offal of codfish and allowed to become rancid was raised by the McKinley bill from 23 per cent, to an average of over 30 per cent. The duty on tallow Is a "farmer's duty," and practically amounts to nothing, as this country is a large exporter of tallow. It would unquestionably be an excellent thing if these duties were removed and

our leather Industry given the fullest opportunity for competition in the world's markets. The small fraction of cost caused by these duties will prove a serious hlnderance when we come into competition with other nations whose leather manufacturers receive them free of duty.

A MICHIGAN ADVANTAGE. The state of Michigan has a very good constitution. One of its excellent feature's is a provision for removal of officers who are guilty of misconduct. Last May a man named William Sullivan was put in jail at the town nf Corunna, charged with murder. There was little r if any doubt of his guilt. A mob col lected, entered the jail without resistance, took Sullivan from his cell, hanged him on a tree in the jail yard, filled him full of bullets, dragged the body through the streets and left it in a gutter while It went for kerosene to burn it. Then some deputy sheriffs removed the mutilated remains. Governor Rich announced that the lynchers would be arrested and punished. A coroner's jury sat on the remains and returned a verdict of suicide. The governor then applied to the attorney-general for advice, and that official made an investigation of the case and reported to the governor. The report charges the sheriff with willful neglect of duty, in that he made no effort to protect the prisoner, although he knew his life was In jeopardy, and also in that he declared that there would be no investigation of the mob, or effort to punish Its members because "they are all friends of mine." The report recommends that the sheriff be removed from office for cause, and this will probably be done. It Is evident that such power of removal for cause shown should be lodged either In the governor or In some state tribunal that can act quickly. Our constitution provides that "all state, county, township and town oflicers may be Impeached, or removed from office, in such manner as may be prescribed by law." But no law has been adopted by which removal was provided for. Impeachment is entirely too slow and too expensive a process to be resort jd to. The legislature is in session but sixty days in two years, unless specially called, and it would take sixty days to try an average impeachment case.- There ought to be some means provided by which a more speedy and effective disposal of officers who violate their oaths or fail to perform their duties could be made. Properly such provision should be in the constitution, where if would not be subject to repeal, but in the absence of a constitutional provision it would b. well to have one in the statute law. The Roby case has shown that there is need for some greater power of control over local officials, and occasional ljnching and white-capping cases in which there is no elTert at punishment emphasize the fact. Our legislative machinery, by which the governor la to "see that the laws are executed," is seriously defective. OnSTRICTIOMST STEWART. In connection with the obstruction to repeal of the Sherman purchase law In the senate the New York Post revives the account of the connection of Senator Stewart with the Emma mine swindle. Park and Baxter, two Americans, purchased this property subject to the claim of James E. Lyon for one-third ownership. Stewart was Lyon's attorney. The mine was sold in England on fraudulent representations as to its condition and value. The American minister, Gen. Kchenck, was implicated and a great scandal was stirred up. A congressional investigation was ordered and the report by the lion. Abram S. Hewitt, chairman of the committee, presented the facts of the case in very plain Engj lish. Incidentally it showed that Stew- ' art not only went to England and took i an active part in the misrepresentations i by which the sale of the mine was secured, but he also robbed his client of a large part of what was received for his interest by buying him out under false representations. As to this the report says: These materials serve to show how William M. Stewart, a senator of the United States, while acting as counsel I i ror a client wno naa piacea nis interests ! unreservedly in his hands, with whom I he had arranged for a contingent fee, which should have bound him all the ! more zealously to guard the interest of i his client, became the purchaser of that i interest, at a time and under circum stances when he could have computed Its value with almost mathematical certainty, at a price which gave to the client $150,000, which was practically tho contingent fee, and gave to the counsel the larger sum, $27.",0uO, which should have gone to the. client; how this magnificent sum. which was paid by Park to Stewart, not in pursuance of any express written agreement, such as usually regulates large money transactions even among the best of friends, but in accordance with an unwritten understanding apparently based upon a sentiment of honor, which has been formulated into the English language; how the legal redress wisely secured by the law to the client under such circumstances was cut off by a further payment at a later date, which Stewart stigmatizes as blackmail, and a release secured, which, as a summary of the whole transaction as a legal curiosity, and a model form for lawyers who desire to secure protection from their clients, it Is well to preserve. To state It more briefly, Lyon found out that Ketwart bad "worked" him. and demanded settlement of him. Stewart succeeded In buying him off for $".0,000 and took from him a receipt which protected him from litigation in the matter. This report was made in 137G. and Mr. Stewart has been representing his small but interesting constituency in the senate evsince. It is singular that rtpubliean senators who a few months since were fearful of being contaminated by a reformed embezeler should never have shown evidence of objection to this accomplished operator, who has never indicated any Intention of reformation. The Ohio synod has refused to hear Prof. Preserved Smith's appeal. It is to be hoped that this will end the matter. Th country is thoroughly out of patience with the Smiths and Briggses, who persist In their attempts to continue In theological associations which

they affect to despise. Whether their beliefs be right or wrong they are Injuring the cause of Christianity by their course.

Dun's Review pictures last week in these words: It Is difficult to detect any signs nf Improvement. While there has been some addition to the number of manufacturing establishments and the number of hands at work during the past week, it is becoming painfully clear that the orders obtained do not suffice to keep employed at full time even the limited force at present engaged. The business transacted is still far below that of last ypar in volume, in railroad earnings the decrease being 10.6 per cent, in spite of large world's fair business, and in payments through the principal clearing house3 outside of New York the decrease is 28.0 per cent. Reports from other cities disclose a distinct check in business. There is on the whole less activity and less confidence regarding the future than thera was a week ago. and this is In many cases attributed to the uncertainty regarding the monetary future -which delay in the senate causes. While the volume of all kinds of money in circulation has increased $21,377.247 during the month of September, and is now greater by almost $106.000,000 than it was this time last year, the embarrassment Is now, as it has been all the time, due to a lack cf confidence rather than to a lack of currency. The senate is making Itself an enemy in every man in the country who is suffering from Its delay. It may be acoepted, as a general proposition, that In these days of telegraphs, interlocking switches, etc., collisions on railroads are wholly Inexcusable. Then arises the question as to the responsibility of the officials. Occasionally a derelict switchman or telegraph operator is brought to justice for causing the wholesale slaughter of human beings through his negligence. These cases are rare, but those in which the officials are brought to book are unknown. Yet these latter, by giving more attention to the welfare of their patrons and less to the payment of dividends on watered stock, could almost eliminate collisions from the list of causes of disaster by rail. It Is high time that some of them were made to realize the full weight cf their responsibility. Pokagon, son of the Indian chief who sold the government the land on which Chicago stands, says that he was never paid for jt. He also says his father named the place, and that It means "place where the skunk dwells." Chicago may be that place, but it was named more than two hundred years ago, and the people then said it meant "the place of the wild garlic." The Ft. Wayne Gazette has, up to the present time, wholly neglected to ascribe the small-pox epidemic at Munde to the malign influence of the Indianapolis charter. We very much fr that the Gazette is remiss in its duty to the party of high moral ideas. The Vigilant has had a comparatively easy task in retaining the America's cup. Lord Duma ven will have the satisfaction of knowing that the Valkyrie poshed the American harder than any of her compeers have been pushed for many years. Oar compliments to the A. P. A., and The Sentinel will Always be found ready to meet It on its own ground or on any other. Knovvnothingism will always find a resolute opponent here. One of the effects of the Australian ballot law is that you never know what has happened until the Lallots are counted. But It Is a good law just the same. Anderson continues to hold the palm in the "infant wonder" line. The latest is a twelve-year-old suicide. AMENITIES OF LIFE. A Snsricestlve Renwirk and Some Reflections Lpon the Same. "I was off with Toby the other day paying a visit at a country house. It was a little house and there were other guests, so Toby and 1 had to share one room. I was making my toilet with the lavish use of towels, which I dearly enjoy, when Toby remarked: '1 say. old Chap, you ought to be a bit economical In towels and such things in a little house like this. I happen to know there is only one servant, and saving work is an object.' Toby is a trifle brusque at times, but he certainly has a comprehensive mental grasp, and his remarks set me pondering. It would be a good thing if we men were more thoughtful and considerate wherv we are paying visits at country hotises. "Men get so in the habits of hotel life that perhaps it is difficult to remember the limitations of a small and modest establishment. In a hotel we always have the feeling that we are paying so much a day. and it becomes a matter of conscience with us to get full value for our money. Towels are only one of the many things in which one may be reasonable. There are" many services we are accustomed to having done for us by servants at home th-it we can easily do for Ourselves. Another point do get up to breakfast, at a reasonable hour. Your hosteps may say, genially, 'Come to breakfast as late as you like,' but be sure she does not expect you to 'like to come very much after the hour at which the meal Is served." Thus discourses Brummel in Harper's Bazar. llndn't the Nerve. Young Ruffin's mother-in-law was sick. Her health had struck a tlaw And with the kind concern that moves The average son-in-law He straightway to the settlement On double-quick did chase. And brought a doctor hack with him To diagnose the case. With nnxlous mien he waited thpn Until the doctor rave Hfl 1 seen the patient, and in turn This honest verdict gave: "She needs no medicine, young man. There'll be no helo fr hr. Unless yoü forthwith send her to A warmer climate, sir." No word young Ruffin spoke, hut to The woodshed he mad tracks. And straightway coming back did bring A newly sharpAned ax. This handing to the man who did All human ailment'; serve, "You do It, doctor, dear." said he, "I haven't got the nerve." Hoaln Courier. All Kept Anake. New Pastor "My sermon today was bastlly prepared, but I was glad to note that none ofrtie congregation went to sleep." y i Host's Small Roy "No, the flies was awful today." Street & Smith's Good News. You've No Iilea How nicely Hood's Sarsaparilla hits the needs of people who feel "all tired out" or "run down," from any cause. It Feems to oil up the whole mechanism of the body so that all moves smoothly and work becomes delight.

THE FRINCE OF INDIA.

At last the book, awaited with so much Impatience, is in the hands of the reading public Never had a writer a more ati tentlve audience. It is safe to say that j already fully five hundred thousand reoI pie have read this great book. That It is ' great, the greatest of all Mr. Wallace's novels will undoubtedly be the verdict. , In the beginning, the nameless, myster ious traveler, delving into the hidden and forgotten tomb of Hiram, king of Tyre, stands out clear as a silhouette of ebony against an ivory background, and in spite of the hints as to his identity, the declaration contained in his mention of his visit to the tomb a thousand years before, comes as a shock to the reader. It Is difficult, too, to reconcile the opulence of this man, living on through the j ages because he is accursed with the traditional idea of the shoemaker who spoke harshly to the Nazarene on his way to death, but, throughout the book Mr. Wallace preserves the unities, even in this. He has given a character of his own conception; a new wandering Jew, and withal one more in keeping with the real national characteristics of the race. The first chapters of the book move slowly but the Interest Is sustained. The description of the concourse of pilgrims on their way to Mecca is the first great movement. In this, all that one has learned from the stories of travelers, all that comes through the atlas of the ubiquitous newspaper correspondent. Is related as by an eyewitness. There Is the racing and rushing of horses and camels; the faltering and dying of foot travelers along the way from weariness; the deaths by epidemics; the noüe and confusion of the different nationalities: yet all faithful, all pressing to the same goal to kneel and kiss the Kaaba. At this stage of the story the Jew poses as a man of great wealth from India, and gives himself the title of prince. He Is on his way to Constantinople, and It is over fifty years since he visited the tomb of Hiram and carried away jewels enough to enable him to support this title with proper magnificence. Upon his arrival in Constantinople his object Is made plain. He Is a student of all religions. In his life of fourteen centuries he has had ample time for study and research after wearying of all other roads of passing time. He Is imbued with the idea of establishing a universal religion. God is God. and all wise and holy men who have preached His truth and lived or died for Him are His sons and His prophets. He seeks an audience with Emperor Constantine. This Is granted. In this audience are the monks and priests of the city, already divided amongst themselves, constantly bickering over the small matters that through nil ages have tangled humanity In the ecclesiastical machinery of the churches. The description of this meeting and the secession of Gennadlus makes one of the most spir?ed chapters in the second volume. It shows too the state of affairs, religiously and politically, that made the Christian capital an easy prey for the Turk. Th Jew. though the central figure In the history (one hesitates in calling it a stoy), is surrounded by strong characters; the historical not more real to the reader than those drawn from the writer's Imagination. The young Jewess, "Lael," will live in memory? svet a picture as Scott's "Rebecca." The "Emir Mlrza," afterwards "Count Corti." if he be real or fictitious, is now a creature of life and action: the loyal friend, the fearless soldier, the grandest lover of woman that mortal mind can conceive. The character of "Constantine" gives one a vision of a man of noble stature, with a face where justice and mercy blend and give It the gracious outlines of strength and beauty. The "Princess Irene" combines all that i5 sweet and grand and beautiful In womanhood. The sultan, too. "Mahommed" is it unpardonable to rejoice that he conquered the wrangling factions of Christians and proclaimed on entering the church of Sancta Sophia, "The house is defiled with idolatrous images Islam is in the saddle?" If it be wrong to be glad for the youthful conquerer that all things good and desirable came to his hand, then muet Mr. Wallace take the blame to himself for drawing a character so entirely adorable. The speech of the sultan to "Irene" is a fine piece of work. Mr. Wallace gives no references, so the words must be his own. There are expressed all the anxiety of the lover, who has been ß!l but hnpeles?, visiting the lady in disguise, and In the ardor of youth using all manner of artifices to gain a glimpse of the lovely face; there are proclaim"! the noblest purposes of a royal conquerer and a generous soul, still the lover. The finesse, too; the reminder of the manner in which she may save her people, and yet the liberty to go where she wills. If it were simply a love story, with all elements of history left out, still It would be great for the play of human passions and the dellniatlon of human character. After a careful reading one Is continually astonished at the wealth of material Mr. Wallace has used in these pages, and the vast researches he must have made to draw his material together. Besides the different nations mentioned, their dress and many of their usages of religious and everyday life are described. But It is this that makes a great element of the historical novel. There, too, astrology plays an important part. The reading of the stars Is believed in by small and great, and is considered a part of religion. The descriptions of buildings and streets could only have been given after the most thorough study as well as the enjoyment of the fortunate circumstances that gave Mr. Wallace opportunity to gaze upon, the centuries-old buildings of Constantinople. It was a stroke of genius to Introduce the cistern episode. I can recall nothing so terrible and striking in former fiction; not even the Journey of "Jean Valjean" through the Paris sewer Is to be compared with it. The descriptions of natural scenery are an interesting part of the book. But there are always exceptions to be made. Sometimes a reader would prefer fewer descriptions of dress. One will fancy the time and nationality, and In these pictorial days one grows Impatient to follow the thread that leads through the labyrinth of the story Instead of reading a long paragraph that brings to mind a picture Illustrating a magazine article on ancient fashions. This, however, is a matter of taste. Many persons reyel in talks on costuming; the persons who make the society columns imperative In the daily papers. One thing more, and that is, Mr. Wallace does not leave sufficient margin for the intelligence of his atvllence. He drops from his theme to the present in asides to the reader and one loses the dramatic effect of a situation mucn the j same as If he were constantly lnterrupt- ; ed In his reading by a persistent talker, a crying child or a solitary fly. j Oat likes, when reading, to move In

the atmosphere of the time, to forget there was a solitary workman In his den, weaving by millions of pencil strokes the spell that holds him fast. This cannot be done if one continually comes across sentences like this: "By the reader's permission," or "the reader will remember," etc., etc. This method of composition may bridge over places in the story where the author wishes to drop one set of characters and take up another and endeavors to avoid seeming abrupt. It is, too, very often an unconscious desire to be courteous to the future reader and insure a proper understanding, but, nevertheless, it is a blemish. The possible reader should be allowed to look out for himself. A strong writer must not bind himself down to the requirements of the weaklings of humanity. It is not meet that the gods go upon crutches because ignorance among men fosters rheumatism. One reader I wot of, when coming to the chapter where Sergius, condemned for heresy, was taken to the Cynegion as food for the old Hon, inly prayed that he be not interrupted with a reminder that it had been mentioned before how Nilo passed his time in prison, and the net he now brought out, etc. The aside did not come. No man could have written that chapter without entire forgetfulness of self, nor while he cared a kreutzer whether he ever had a reader or not. (New York: Harper & Brothers.) MARGRET HOLMES BATES.

HOW THE ROMANCE ENDED. They Were Parting and at Lat Understood Each Other. It was their last moonlight stroll upon the beach, at least for some time. She was to return to the city with her father cn the following day, while he Intended to remain at the summer resort until college opened. She was sorry for him, for he had been very devoted during the four weeks they had been together at the seashore, and now on the eve of parting seemed depressed. She was a trifle nervous, too, for he seemed inclined to say something that she, for good and sufficient reasons, did not care to hear. Indeed, she rather regretted that she had flirted with him so desperately, for she realized now that it was likely to mit her in a very embarrassing position. Then they walked along in silence for a short time and then he said slowly: "Time has passed very pleasantly here, has it not? And now you are going away, and I suppose In two weeks you will have forgotten about me." "Oh, no." she said quickly, and checked herself. "We may never meet again." he said gloomily. "We probably never will unless unless " He looked at her. but her eyes were on the ground and she was silent. "Unless you really care a little just a little for me." he continued. "Then I hope to hear from you once in a while, and Christmas we might meet." "But mamma " she began. "She need not know anything about it." he argued. "We can correspond without her knowledge. Don't 3ay r.o. Why should we part forever after so manv deliahtful days? You can't be so cruel." She more than ever regretted that she had allowed him to pay her such devoted attention, but she realized that she must be firm now. "Harry," she said, trying to be kind as well as firm, "you don't understand. I blame myself very much for what has passed, and the only reparation I can make is to bo honest with you now. I never thought you would take all this seriously I Harry, perfect frankness Is best now. however much it may hurt. I am engaged to be married next January." She expected to see him break down entirely, but he didn't. He looked up in surprise and said: "So am I. but what of it? January Is five months away." Now, what girl could stand that? She was angry in an Instant. Here was a base, deceitful man who had been paying her attentions all summer, and she had Just learned that he was engaged to be married. "So you've Just been trifling with me!" she exclaimed. "You've Just been amusing yourself! I should think you would be ashamed to look me in the face and ask me to write to you. For four weeks you have delibrately been acting a lie for the purpose of deceiving me!' "And you?" he said pleasantly. The summer romance ended there. Chicago Post. A Song of Five. There were five little girls with golden hair Who plaved by the deep bluy sea; Ball they: "Wherever else yoü roam, There's none so happy as we. For the days are long, and the sea Is blue. And the sun shines bright and fair; Oh! we're perfectly sure there are no such girls. Though you search out everywhere." There were five little crabs from out the sea, Five little crabs so fine. And they looked around en the golden sand And drew themselves up In line. Then five little fingers we stretched out wide To the place where those crabs did sit. And five little tears came rolling down. For five little hands were bit. Then five dear mothers with loving care Kissed each of those fingers sore. And Hve little faces looked so glad. For five little smiles they wore. No more they thought of the cruel bite. No more the tear drops fell. For those five little wounds had each been kissed. And the kiss had made them well. Then ten little feet sped gladly on Back to the sea once more. And five little noses were raised on high As they passed the crabs on the shore. '"Twas rude, 'twas cruel, 'twas bad," they said, "To bite little girls so fa!r." But the crabs looked on and calmly smiled. And they didn't seem to care. Why Lamps Rnrn Rndly. A lamp burning badly develops more heat than usual, the light is red and the compustion Imperfect, producing a disagreeable odor. Science says this mayarise from the air not being properly reveberated against the flame, or from the shape of the chimney allowing of back currents, or from the lamp being dirty, the airholes clogged, the wick damp or dirty, the presence of traces of vegetable or animal oil In the vessels used for filling or from the oil itself, the presence of heavy oils or refining chemicals. When the oils are not homogeneous, a light and heavy oil being mixed, the heat developed is greater than with either oil separately, this result being more pronounced than when a poor wick is used. Light and Disease. Experiments as to the effect of sunlight and also the electric light upon bacilli have recently been made by Dr. Thomf.s Geisler. He found the germ of typhoid fever to be greatly retarded in growth, and his observations not only confirm the popular belief in the healthfulness of sunshine In and about the house, but point to the üse of electric light as a valuable adjunct of the sickroom. Told by J. Sterling: Morton. The Good Pastor "I noticed that you looked pleased when I denounced certain members of our congregation for visiting bad places, deacon, but I could not understand why you threw up your hand In such a peculiar way and slapped your knee." The Deacon "Oh, that was because you reminded me of where I left my umbrella." I Cure Nervousness and Constipation. Dr. Snoop's Restorative Nerve Pills sent free with Medical Book to prove merit, for 2c stamp. Druggists, 25c. Dr. Snoop. Box X, Racine. Wis.

CAPERS OF A GEORGIA STOR31.

A Sort of Kindly Carefulness Characterized All Its Pranks. Col. Richard Malcolm Johnston, the writer of southern plantation sketches, tells some wonderful stories about Georgia weather. He admits that he would not believe them himself were it not for his unbounded faith In everything Georgian in general, and his personal knowledge and unlimited confidence In the veracity of the men who told hlrn the 6tories in particular. "I heard Ohem." he said, "while on a visit to my old home In Hancock county, Georgia, some years ago, and I know that they are true. We had a big storm there about ten years eco: the folks I called it a hurricane, the weather men said it was a tornado,. But, hurricane or tornado. It cut some queer old capeis. Col. Humber, over in Putman county, saw the storm coming up and knew it was gir.g to be a big one. There were a number of ladles at his house and, of course, his first thoueht was for them, so he g..t them all safely in their ro..ms and went down into the large hall which ran through his house and shut the door. Now. Col. Humber is a big man weighs amout two hundred pounds. When he got down stairs he found the storm was blowing through his hallway, and before he knew what had happened it had picked him up. carried him out on the lawn, and laid him down not roughly, but gently. At the same time it took a heavy stone and brick chimney off the house and laid It on top of him to keep him in place. It didn't throw the chimney on him. but laid It down with so little force that only his leg was broken. In a moment or two another gust came along, ricked up the. chimney, and carried It off. and Col. Humber crawled back into the house. "That same storm went a little further on till it came to a barn in which were two horses, two mules and two cows. These were In separate compartments. With a whirl the roof of the barn was taken off as clean as a whistle and carried away, and while the s'ock was wondering what had happened, a section of the storm went in the top of that barn, lifted those horses and mules and cows high up In the air and set them down again without hurting ort of them. But the queer prt of the proceeding was that when it had those animals in the air the tornado changed their position fo that when it set them on their feet the mules were where the cows had been, the cows were in the horses' apartments, and th horses were occupying the mules' stalls. "But that storm hadn't fin'shed cutting up its capers. It struck a house In the same county and made its way into a. lady's chamber. A bureau was standing against the wall, having on It a I"t of such traps and trinkets as ladies usually have cosmetics, boitles and so on. A bandbox with a few laces inside was standing by its side. The wind tonic that bureau, moved it to another part of the room, but didn't disturb th bandbox. It went into another lady's room, picked up a trunk filled with clothing, carried It out of a window, and waftd it over into Hancock county my own county and deposited it in a field forty mils away from the hoi?e from which It had been taken. It was found there unbroken the next day and returned to the owner, whose Initials were stencilled on Its end. I am glad, however." remarked the genial colonel, as he wiped his forehead. "that the storm didn't carry that trunk more than forty miles. I couldn't have believed another mile." "Georgia Is a gret state." he continued, "but even such storms as this do not occur e.ften. To prove that such queer things do happen, there is a section of a telegraph jxle in the museum of the state university. This pole has a light cypress shir.gle sticking through it, about half of it projecting from each side. That shingle was pi-ked up In a storm and blown clear through the telegraph pol- and left sticnin: there." Baltimore Sun. GAME IN Tim YOSFMITR VIMTY. Fine Kall Huntlnsr for rtears, Deer, Grouse nnd Quail. "The bears are having a great time In the Yosemite valley this season," sail John P. Irish yesterday. "I have just returned from the valley, and I left everybody wondering what brought the bears around. At least a l z n have been seen In the valley during the summer, but none of them have be n killed, r.s the valley is not a hunting ground. Nobody has been hurt nor has any stock been killed. It Is supposed that the bears come into the valley to eat the choke cherries, which grow In great profusion tiwre and are a favorite food for bruin. "AH the beare seen were of the cinnamon species the California brown bear not so large as a grizzly, but a bolder, saucier, and more predatory beast. The people living In the valley have not beeen at all aiarmed at the presence of the bears, because a bear must be either desperately hungry or cornered to attack a human being. "Game has not been so abundant In the vicinity of the valley for years, and that is saying a good deal, for there has always been excellent hunting in th neighborhood. In the mountains round about are great numbers of deer -nd grouse, while the chaparral country la alive with mountain quail. Any man who loves good hunting and a breath of the finest mountain air in the world should go up there within the next two months. This is the most delightful season to be in the mountains, and Is pre-eminently the game season for deer and grouse. The young birds are splendid shooting, and cannot be surpassed for eating. "After this rush of summer travel to the valley is over the trout fishing, too, is better than at any other season. It is strange that men who desire to have a two or three weeks' outing with rod and gun should nc-t take in the region around Yosemite valley during the autumn months. ' They can combine all the excitement of healthy sport with sightseeing. There is no better hunting ground in the state than within a circls of forty miles around Yosemite. and certainly no more picturesque combina tion of mountain, forest and waterfall. It is like pursuing the chase in the preserves of the Great Spirit. The notion that Yosemite valley should only ba visited in the early summer is erroneous. In seasons following a light snowfall this is In a measure true, but the Indian summer which follows deep snow on th upper steeps of the Sierra is a time when the valley and the mighty forests around present some of th ir most charming aspects. Now the falls are all running and the vernal tints are deeper as the season la tens. The air is cheerier, the roads are better for the early rains and the foliage tints of the deciduous trees are beginning to mellow and change from green to brown and gold. There is no more charming season around Yosemite especially for the camper and sportsman than September and October, and I am surprised that more people (lo not go there at that time. I do not mean on a mere flying trip to look at th. valley, but to spend two or three weks in the neighborhood hunting and fishing." San Francisco Chronicle. Fireproof l'aper.--" The adaptability cf-paper is regarded as llkelv to lead to a solution of the problem of rendering dwellinrs and business structures tire-proof. The Industr'ai World savK it Is now found that papr can be made perfectly fire-proof while remaining amenable to the same treatment in the matter of color, polishing and handling as most woods. Such a material offers all of the advantages as i.n Ideal substance for floors, and it can be used eoually well for the walls of buildings. Besides this It can be used In the finish and furniture of houses and would unquestionably do much to reduce the leril of lire, against which Insufficient provision Is but too often taken. California. New and Interesting books about California. Its climate and productions, and general information, sent free. Address A. Phillips & Co., 104 S. ClarksU. Chicago, I1L