Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1900 — Page 6

Captain Brabazon

BY B. M. CROKER

I itsu»y • FJo m a Dec .of. go a tl? ft»ica

CHAFTER XXlll.— (Continued.) The door of the drawing room was blocked and they hung outside for n considerable time, like a couple of Peris at (he gate. At last they gradually succeed j ed la edging their wiry in, and’found nn immense, long rooni with seats all down the renter, and nn impromptu stage at the further end, immediately facing the audience was a huge picture frame filled la with curtains, which, when parted, revealed some scenes. Just at ike present moment there was a dead silence, a cessation of whispering and laughing, as the curtains slowly parted and revealed "Helen of Troy,” a tall, white-robed, golden-diademed form, thrown,out by a dusky background, The present personator was beautiful enough to represent the Spartan Queen whose fare had launched a thousand ships. ■ The audience gazed at the lovely living picture for some time in appreciative silence, then, aa the curtain gradually hid her from their gaze, they hurst into long and hearty applause. The tableau was over, the people began to talk, to look about, and finally to move, and a great wave of human faces was soon set toward the door, seeing which our two friends retreaded and sought an'it ct u nry. with other belated folk, in a fernrcmbowexed alcove oh the stairs, from which coign of canfage they could see the whole company lie psst In double review order. “We will have to go and make our bow to Mrs. Boh un before we follow the multitude," said Captain Gee; “and this gives one a splendid chance of seeing who is hete.” indicating with a jerk of his head the stream of people now pouring out of the doorway. “Loffk at that lady with the long neck and big eyes; she is thought a great beauty. She’s not my style,” superciliously# “Do you see those two coming out? They are American heiresses. And thnt's a very prettv girl in black, behind the big woman in red satin. Here she is. What do you think of her? There’s nothing like England, home and heauty, eh? Here she comes! Now,” enforcing his remark with a sharp nudge. Miles obediently looked as he was bidlen, and snw within two stepa of him on (he crowded staircase a girl in black, carrying an enormous while bouquet, arm-in-arm with a ruddy-faced young man, who wns talking to lier with eager Cmpressment. Bhr was listening with a smile, her gaze bent on the ground. A block in front compelled them to halt, and, raising her eyes. Esme found herself once more j face to face with hot* faithless Cousin Miles. And it would ho hard to say which 1 waa the paler of the two. This sudden meeting was a shock to both. Each saw In the other the embodiment of two years’ tribulation standing within two feet. Ksme was certainly the most startled. Kite had been thinking of Miles as far away in South Africn, among the Boers and Kaffirs, and to <• nio ir on hi n quite auexpeetedly in a crowd on a Loudon lobby nearly turned her to stone. She was »o overwhelmed with astonishment that St a red vacantly at him without any token of recognition, and In another moment, pressed forward by the crowd, ■he had passed downstairs. Captain Gee, who had been looking at her with all the power of his keen, little, light eyes, wns amazed at the instantaneous alteration her face had undergone. The »oft curves about her smiling Ups, and her lovely color had disappeared a» if by magic, and left instead a rigid expression and a deathlike pallor. Was she going to faint? Who or what had been tho cause of this electrical effect? He glanced inrotuutarily Ht his friend, and beheld the an me extraordinary change reflected ht bis countenance. The look of easy, careless Indifference had given place to one of proud immobility; and yet he was pate, even through his African tan. What • ited him? What ailed her? The secret wns revealed to him in one flash lie waa generally very successful in jumping to conclusions the girl in block was Esmc, poor Teddy’s sister, Miles’ forsaken bride! Before he had time to put his thoughts Into the form of a question a very piquant, little, dark lady, clad in primrose tulle and blazing with diamonds, had paused in front of his companion, with a ■tided exclamation, and. holding out her hand very eagerly, exclaimed! “Why, Miles! It is Miles! -Who on rarth would have expected to find you here? How very nule’of you uot to come nod ace me. Pray, where have you dropped from?” > “From South Africa this morning," he returned laconically, and now with completely restored self-possession. “Mr. Trent,” said Gussie, sweetly, now turning to her cavalier, and withdrawing her hand from his arm with affected reluctance, “this is my cousin, whom I’ve n<rt seen for uges, just home from the C«pc if you don t mind I’ll go down with him,” and, with n charming smile Mr. Trent wns coolly dismissed, and Miles before he had time to ronllze the fuC found himself walking downstairs aim-m arm'with Gussie, leaving Captain G«e glaring after them with nn exprea■iso of indignant amazement, and muttering angry ejaculation sunder his little auaulj mustache.

CHAPTER XXIV. Hr. Hepburn was by no means a stupid ymng man, and be bad not failed to noth* his partner’* violent start, her audios aQence, and her sinking color. In bla •w* mind be attributed these symptoms •a ■ dark, soldierly looking fellow they hwi peaaed on the stairs. Her faint rea®**t for a glass of water, Jhe shaking flawrrs iu her hand, all inuTeated ,aoine aansari>t>«nd pslnfnl sgitntfon; for Miss wane serene, self-possessed young • 4aif. m.w l- not ghaam t 6 demonstrations. H* had ItfMim that has ease was quite hagaicas, and, strange and uncommon as • anay appear, was content, at any rate seriesi i. tp range himself as friend. If hr had wanted further testimony that her

heart could never be his, it hud now been meted out to him abundantly. “Esme, come here!” cried the tactless, the reckless Augusta, who considered it a good thing to get this meeting over, and was fully resolved that it should take place in her presence. “Slip would not miss if for anything,” she fold herself, emphatically; and it was best to put everything on a comfortable footing once for all. “Don’t you see Miles? He onlyarrived to-day!” pointing to him with her fan. Of course Esme saw Miles; she was not blind. She put out her hand very promptly, and said, in a cool, civil tone of voice: “How do you do. Miles?” meeting her late lover's troubled gaze with the utmost composure. He uttered something inaudible. lie was not nearly as self possessed as the young lady; but then she had been schooling herself for this ordeal, and she would Booned die than allow her faithless cousin to imagine that be was anything to her now but the most indifferent acquaintance. Mr. Hepburn and Gussie gazed with, eager interest at this litt’A drama in real life. It was a tableau vivant not included ip thethey were the only spectators, although (he room was crowded; none but they knew that the couple before them had not met since the eve of what was to have'been their wedding day! They seemed like the rest of the company to the casual, careless eye—a tall, pretty, pale girl, a bronzed, dark young man, talking society platitudes; but sharp-sighted Gussie observed how grave Miles was, how strangely set his mouth, how formal his sentences; and Mr. Hppburn was not to be deceived by Miss Brabazon’s present easy manner, and soft, society smiles—they were assumed for the occasion. “Miles, I wish to present you to. Mrs. Bohun,” spoke Captain Gee, and Miles, having made a deep obeisance to his majestic hostess, and uttered one or two disjointed remarks, was despotically borne away, and introduced to a lively young maiden In an aesthetic white garment, with a tousled head, adorned with a very pointed,, fierce-looking green wrpath. Miles mechanically conveyed his partner to the music room and found her a seat. Luckily for him she was a very loquacious individual; he had only to smile, or nod, and drop an occasional monosyllable, to maintain his share of the conversation; and all the time he was revolving this one burning question in his head, “How am 1 to get away?” To be forced to meet Esme and Hepburn—to stand calmly by and see another man in his plnce—was unbearable! Esme and Mr. Hepburn were seated in a window nearly opposite, and, do as lie would, he could not help seeing them—nor resist looking nt them. Tlie young lady beside him, who had not caught his rat e. and who had been relating one or two interesting anecdotes of the company to his inattentive ear, observed that his eyes frequently strayed in one direction, and quite misinterpreting his gaze, said:

"I see you are looking at Miss Brabazon; is she not too utterly perfect—just a picture? 1 know her; we attend the same cooking class." “Indeed!" now all close, concentrated attention. “She is such a nice girl, and immensely admired, but she does not care for anything of that sort. I do think it is so sweet of her,” pausing and surveying Esme, with melancholy meditation. “What do you mean?” rather sharply. “Why does she not care?” “There is," promptly responding to tMs sudden show of interest, “a very romantic story about her. They say she' will never marry, because once,” lowering her voice, “she cared very much for sonic man; ha was in the artny, I believe, the wedding clay was fixed, indeed the bride was dresaed, the church dec-orated, and he never c-atne; he left the country. Wns it n<4 quite too utterly awful? Some people say that she was to blame, that she had flirted with someone else. Still it was a frightful thing to happen to any girl, was it not?” opening her eyes very wide, and surveying her companion interrogatively. “Why—who told you this? llow did you hear ft?” he naked, in a strange voice. "An intimate friend of theirs told me. Site bogged me nut to mention it, and,” coloring guiltily, “of eourse I don’t; but to you, n strangev, it does not matter. It gives her an interest to you, does it not—and accounts for her rather sad and deliciously weary expression,” she concluded, with rapturous enthusiasm. "I am not a stronger,” returned Miles, quickly, seized by some ungovernable impulse that made him speak in spite of himself. ‘ k l can tell you even more than what you have bees so good as to relate to me. I can tell you the whole story," with a look of stern resolve. “Would you care to hear it?" “Yea, 1 should,” «he returned, with frank curiosity, and a glance of mild interrogation, wonderina much at the extraordinary change in ids voice and manner. This new acq.iaintance of hers, with the somber dark eyes and preoccupied manner, was eetjeutly swayed by variable moods. "Then listen to me,” suddenly leaning toward her, and speaking in a low, impressive whisper, an action not lost upon his late lady Sore. “I was the man!" “You?” ejaculated the girl, faintly. "Oh, no, you are jokiqg; you look the very last person in the world, I am sure,” hesitating, “To be guilty of such disgraceful conduct,” he added, completing the sentence for her. “Nevertheless it is true; I was the bridegroom who left the country; It was all o#lng to a mistake, a frightful delusion, that has riist roe-pretty deaf.” Thera was a frankness and simplicity about this confession that almost took •way his hearer's breath. She looked at him, then she looked across at Esme, trying vainly to think of some effective

and sympathetic remark, to remrer tha power of expression. “You will think it strange that I should tell you; I don’t explain why, but 1 wish you to know that it wd| my fault from first to last, I fancied—l—l—was under a delusion about someone else, and X,” ■glancing over involuntarily at Esme, who was now quite feverishly gay,, “fim the only sufferer. If you hear the story again; you, at any rate, know the sequel,” he added in a low voice. The mediaeval-looking maiden beside him was mute. Her bewildered, nervous, puzzled stare was a sight to see; so aghast was she at Captaip, Brabazqn’s amazing announcement as to be quite run short of words until he started another loss personal topic. Meanwhile Mr. Hepburn was leaning Closely and confidentially on the back of Esmc’s chair, presumably whispering soft nothings into her not inattentive ear, and now and then casting a rapid, but searching glance over in the direction of Miles; glances wrongly inter- . preted by that hot-tempered gentleman us so many triumphant challenges, calling to his notice the fact that the jewel he had spurned, and cast away, had been won, and would be worn, by one who knew its value. An hour later Mrs. Vashon and her sister,were rolling homeward in the little green brougham, tete-a-tete at last. “Well, Esme,” exclaimed her chaperon, impressively, “was it not extraordinary our meeting Miles to-night? I nearly screamed when 1 saw him on the stairs; I positively thought if was his ghost! llow nice he is! I wish poor dear Freddy had a little of his good looks. AH the same, looks bring in no income, and you are not to think of him, my love.” She paused expressively, and drew up the window. “You need not alarm yourself, Gussie; everything was at an end long ago between Miles and me,” she replied with an averted face, and a shade of frost in her tone. (To be continued.)

BEAUTY'S GREATEST FOE

An 111-Teiuper Is Always Sure to Ruin Its Victim’s Heauty. Bad temper and worry will trace more wrinkles in ondiight than hot and cold bathing and massage and complexion brushes and creams and lotions can wash out in a year’s faithful application. Physicians assert that an immense amount of nerve-force is expended In every fit of had temper; that when one little part of the nervous system gets wrong the face first records it. The eyes begin losing the luster of youth, muscles become flabby, the skin refuses to contract accordingly, and the inevitable result is wrinkles, femininity’s fiercest and most insidious, foe. There is no use attempting to reason with a woman about the evil effects of ill-tem-I>er while she is in an ugly mood. She knows perfectly well that it is bad form; that it savors of the coarse and underbred; that it is weak and belitting and immoral, and that if. hurts her cause to lose her temper. But she does not stop at just that time to think about it, and to remind her of the fact only adds fuel to the flames. But when she is cool and serene and at peace with all the world, if you can convince her that each fit of temper adds a year to her age by weakening her mental force by tracing crowtracks about her eyes and telltale lines around her month, she will probably think twice before again forgetting herself. For no matter what she asserts to the contrary, woman prizes youth and beauty above every other gift the gods hold it in their power to bestow upon mortals.—Woman’s Home Companion.

A nimal Actors in London.

Every year there are simultau ously required several hundreds of ho: 8 * and ponies alone for atage purposes—quite unconnected with circuses—and such animals and others are tinned specially with a view to their value when let out on hire. Most of these animals arc, of course, wanted for the pageants of pantomimes, but the great run on military and racing pi ces of late years has insured a constant demand for trained horses, the last year’s touring season aloue accounting for over fifty of these animals. Again, the managers of touring companies visiting small towns have of late taken a leaf out of the circus man's book, aud have found that for the “leading man" in a “horsey” or military piece to take bis rides constantly about the towns’visltrd has insured a degree of advertisement that n score of posters would scarcely give. The stage horse provider lias of late years, too, found ready customers In the stars of the music halls, who are not now content with having horses for their London rounds, but take iuto tlie provinces showy steeds that excite attention when ridden through the streets. This sort of catering for stage folks is a separate branch of business, a:id at the present time one firm following It have out on hire more than two hundred horses.

Improving Them.

“Very orten," remarked the longhaired man, “the printer mixes up words in my poems, thus creating different meaalngs and thoughts from what I Intended.” “That so?” Inquired the practical man. “How much does he charge you?”—lndianapolis Sun.

The Venerable Bede.

St. Bede the Venerable's feast day Is to be observed by Roman Catholics all over the world ns well as In Englnti* from 1901 on, according to a recent do cree of the sacred congregation of rites. His day in the calendar will be May 27, his birthday.

The Weather Prophets.

Bill—l see It txqly rains about once a year iu Lower Egypt, on the of the Mediterranean. Jill—And I don’t suppose the weather clerks out there enn locate that day.— Yonkers Statesman.

SAID BY RICHARDSON.

THE PERMANENT CHAip*|AN REVIEWS ISSUES. Finandf the Leader—Trusts and Imperialism Are Warmly Denounced— Administration's Attitude in Cuba, Porto Rico and Philippines Criticisod. The speech of J. D. Richardson of Tennessee, permanent chairman of the natiohal Democratic convention, was as follows: I am deeply sensible of the great honor you have bestowed upon me In calling me to preside over this great Democratic convention. Wo have been clothed with the authority to name formally the candidates who at the next election are to be chosen President and Vice President of the United States, and to lay down a platform of principles upon which the battle is to be fought and the victory won. With your permission 1 will address myself to some of the issues of the Impending campaign. The last great national contest for supremacy was fought mainly upon one issue; that is to say, one Issue was paramount In the struggle. That Issue was familiarly called "16 to 1.” It Involved the question of the free coinage of gold and sliver at a ratio of sixteen parts of silver to one part of gold, with which all of us are familiar. The momentous Issue This year Is again 16 to 1, hut the sixteen parts to the one part of this campaign, which I will briefly discuss, are wholly different from those of 1896. 1 will refer to the sixteen parts and then to the one part. These sixteen parts are: 1. We have the issue fraught with Indescribable Importance to our people native born, and those who have for patriotic reasons cast their fortunes with us—namely, ■that of the republic against the empire. On this part alone of the sixteen, if there were no ether, we confidently expect to win a sweeping victory la November. The Republican party stands for empire. The Democratic party stands for the republic, for the declaration of Independence, and the Constitution oLjjur country. Trusts a heading I-sue. 2. The paternal and fostering care given by those with whom we contend to the combinations of corporations and companies Into powerful organizations familiarly kuown as trusts. Under three years of Republican rule, while they controlled the Presidency, the Senate, and the House of Representatives—that Is, the law-making power of the government—trusts have h-au propagated uud fostered by legislation nntll they not only dominate all markets, both the buying and selling, but defy the very power of the government itself. The farcical efforts put forth by the Republican party in an alleged attempt to restrain them In the dying hours of the late session of Congress only excited ridicule and contempt and served to emphasize their Inability and disinclination to grapple with the monsters and i eg date thtlr conduct and actions. No matter what their excuse* may be, the fact is their policies have created them, and, though clothed with all power, they refuse to enact legislation to control them. 3. Called to power March 4, 1897, under a pledge to reform the currency, they seized the first opportunity to fasteu upon the land the highest protective tariff law ever put upon the statute hooks of any country. This law was enacted, uot to raise revenue, but to give protection to favored manufacturer-. It failed to raise sufficient revenue for the government, hut answered the purpose of enriching the favored few, while It robbed the many, and at the same time brought forth trusts to plague us as numerous as the lfce and locusts of Egypt. Their high protective tariff Is the mother of trusts. 4. This administration came into power with a solemn declaration in favor of bimetallism and a pledge to promote it. It has failed to keep that pledge. It hits erected In its stead the single standard of gold, and has endeavored to destroy all hope of bimetallism. in doing this it has built up a powerful national Utnk trust and has given us n currency based upon the debts and liabilities of the government. We stand for bimetallism and not for a monometallic staudnrd of either one or the other metal. Attitnde Toward .Vonroe Doctrine. 5. The dominant party has recently made the frandulent declaration that it favored the Monroe doctrine, and yet their President and Secretary cf State Imve done all In their power to nullify and abrogate that famous and much-revered Democratic doctrine. In the name of Its Democratic author, James Monii.c, I denounce their vaumed advocacy of tin * truly American doctrine as false and hypocritical. We stand for this doctrine in its essence and form, and demand Its rigid enforcement. 6. In order to obtain place and power they pledged themselves, In the Interest of an expanding commerce, to construct a waterway to ronuect the two great oceans. They have repudiated this promise. They have negotiated the Hay-Pauucefote treaty which, while it virtually abrogates the Monroe doctrine, renders It impossible to build au American canal. Under the terms and provisions of this treaty, which Is English and not American, the canal can never he constructed. We stand for an American canal, owned, constructed, operated and fcfrtlfled by America. 7. They declared In their platform that their party was responsible for the merit system, that It was their creature and that the civil service law should be protected and Its operations extended. Their protection of this law has been such ns the wolf gives the lamb. The/ did not dare openly repeal the law or U: modify It by an act of Congress, but they have insidiously, by an order from the President, extorted from him to ntd them to obtain and hold political power, greatly impaired the efficiency of the law. By the President's order many thorn sand lucrative offices regularly covered by the civil service law were taken from under Its protection, and these places turned over to his partisan followers In a vain effort to satisfy their political greed. 8. They declared In their platform In favor of the admission of the territories of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma ns States of the Union, yet, nfter nearly four years of full power, they are still Territories. Under the wicked rule of law aa EOw applied by the Republican party to some of our. Territoib s they may at an early date find erected between themselves and the balance of the Union a tariff wall which will serve to pauperize them while It enriches others. ‘‘Plain Duty” In Porto Rico. 1). When Congress last assembled ihe President. In Ills first utterance addressed to the representatives fresh from the people, solemnly urged upon them that It was their plain duty to give free trade to Porto Uleo. Ills party leaders, quick to obey his Injunction, made ready to comply with his recommendations. But In a night -almost !n the twinkling of an eye—the mighty magnates of the trusts swept down upon Wash'ngtou and Interposed their strung arm, and plain duty vanished Ilk* mist before the rising sun. The President wheeled luto line, the Republican party reversed Its policy, and set up a tariff wall between the island of Porto Hlco and the remainder or the United Btnu-s. 1( Is not at all surprising that In the recent somewhat lengthy declarations of principles enunciated by the party In convention assembled, while they enlarge upon almost every political question, they could not find the space to point with pride to the achieve* ments of their pnrty In Its dealings with that unhappy Inland. The Democratic party statute for equal taxation, equal rights and opportunities to all who come under the folds of the flag. 10. They wholly failed bv their legislation and by the cheaper method of platform declaration to tell the country what their policy Is In respect to the Philippine Islands. For two years, by their equivocating policy, and uo policy at nil, they have continued In that arculpelago a war, expensive lu human blood, as well us In money. Incompetent to deal with this question, and too cownrdly *tfi avow their real purpose of Imperialism ind militarism In dealing with these aud kindred colonial questions, they should be retired from power, and the control should oe glvon to a pnrty honest, bold and pntri>tlc enough to apply Amcrlcnh theories and precepts to existing conditions, and thereby olve them In harmony with the underlying principles of the declaration of lndepemb , race and the Constitution of our country--11. Another part of. the Usuo of the. camlialkh this Vear Is the scandalous dealings of • high cabinet officer with prlvjtt 1 # bangs‘of ‘ the country. These scandals are notorious, iml are based upon the earnest and repealed written demands of the officers of some of .’Uese banks that they should be fsvored by this administration because of inpney con* .itbuted by them with which to buy the

Presidency of 1896. Correspondence submitted to Congress shows that. In one case at mate, an appeal from an Institution In New xqrk City to the Beeretary of the Treasury for financial assistance, because, as It wat claimed, the officers of the bank had con tributed liberally to the election of the preaent chief executive, was not made In rain, and the akked-for assistance In this case from the government was freely. If not corruptly, given. "Embalmed Beef” for Soldiers. 12. The scandals which surrounded the War Department In feeding embalmed beef to the soldiers,.ln Its purchase of old yachts, tugs, ocean liners, ocean tramps, barges, scows, etc., for use as army transports constitute an important chapter. 13. go also thp scandals in connection with th,e postoffice matters In Cuba, and the scandals In connection with the expenditure of the funds of the Paris’exposition. Time will not permit an amplification of a(f these scandals. 14. They loudly proclaim that theirs is the party of liberty,, and In theic valug.ory boast of their very name, Republican, yet they are caught coquetting and forming secret entangling alliances or the most detcstnble character with the old mother monarchy. They stand supinely by and refuse even an expression of sympathy with the Boer republics In their heroic and unequal struggle for existence ns against the gross oppressions and brutal efforts nt enslavement of the sameA>ld tyrant who went down In defeat when hesought to prevent the establishment of our own liberty-loving republic. They thus permit a brave people In love with their free republican Institutions to perish from the earth, lest by one word of sympathy and comfort they might offend the delicate sensibilities of their new found ally, Great Britain. 15. An Important chapter Is the oft-re-peated promise, made to be broken, that when the war ceased the oppressive, burdensome and vexntlous war taxes on many articles of prime necessity should be repealed or reduced. Though the war closed two years ago, and notwithstanding there Is a large and growing surplus In the treasury, not one dollar of reduction In these taxes has been made. It is known that delegation after delegation of citizens, suffering from these burdens, .crowded the committee rooms at Washington, and literally begged for seme relief. It Is true that those of us who constitute the minority of. Congress Joined in that appeal and declared our readiness to support any and all measures that might In some degree remove these burdens Of taxation. But a deaf ear was turned by the Republicans to all such efforts for relief, and none came. It Is well known, aUo, that no relief will be given by tbe- party In power. and It Is vain for overburdened people to look tQ them while present policies are attempted to be enforced. The only hope for relief lies la huyllug from power the Republican party and the restoration of the party which believes In simple and cconoiu leal government. Cost of “IniiieVialistn.” Sixteenth and Last—The coat of Republicanism and Its twin monster Imperialism. This Is neither the tfme nor the occasion to discuss in detail the Increased appropilatlon made necessary by the Republican policy of Imperialism. Briefly, however, 1 will mention that the average of appropriations per year for all purposes of government for the two years immediately preced'ng "the Spanish-American war were about $473.000,, 000. The average expenditures per annum for each of the throe years since that war, Including the fiscal year upon which we have Just entered, show an Increase of nearly s3< <0,000,000. The .total Increase for the three years will be nearly $990,000,009. And in like proportion It will go on. This shows the difference iu cost of the empire as against the republic. These figures refer alone to the 'money cost of the change, and do not Include the expense of the blood of the American boys, the price <<f which Is far beyond computation. In the Republican Congress just closed not one dollar could be had for much-needed public buildings throughout the country at home, but many millions were promptly voted to prosecute a war In the far-away I’hlllpplne Islands. Not a dollar for necessary Improvements of our rivers and barbers at home, but millions to be stolen and squandered In Cuba and our new Insular possessions. Nothing for the Isthmian canal, and many other enterprises and objects, but more than $200,000,900 was freely given for the army aud navy, for imperialism and military, for gold aud glory. I said at the outset that the Issue this year was again 16 to 1. The foregoing are briefly the sixteen parts of the Issue. What Is the one parti ___ v We have seen that pin:form pledges are made and broken; that good intentions of men are many times set nt naught: that plain duly clearly set forth and understood is disregarded; that some men nro weak and vacillating and may change their soletnu opinions In a day. Il is apparent, therefore. to nI: that in this supreme exigency of the rep: bile a demand goes f rth. uot for a faint hearted declaration «f platform platitudes, but for a*man. Yes, a man who stands like a mighty rock In the desert: a man who, knowing the right, will dare <lo the right; a man who. “rather than follow a multitude to do evil,” will stand, like I’otupey’s pillar, conspicuously by himself, uud single In Integrity. Such a man, ns the one part, this convention will tender to the nation ns their candidate for President—a man who Is unsurpassed a* a citizen, uncqtijiicd as nn orator, courageous as a soldier, conspicuous lu every element that constitutes the typical and the true American, William J. Bryan, of Nebraska.

WAS HIS GREATEST TREASURE.

Moilcat Choice Which nn American Mtulc of a t won!. Somebody wjys telliug just the other day, of a wonderful eastern relic, which is in the possession of an ex-minister to Siam, says the Washington Post. It was when the ex-minister was a fullfledged representative of the majesty of a free people that lie was invited out of his legation to visit a prince, or a subking. or some other provincial ruler under tlie dominion of the king of Slant. He was right royally entertained, and when the time for his departure drew near his host desired to load him down with costly presents. The American minister refused, again and ngaln, to take the valuable gifts pressed upon him, but nt last, seeing thut to go away empty handed would be mortally to Insult bis princely host, he decided to take the smallest aud least valuable of ull the things shown him. He looked about the treasure room and saw hanging on one wall a perfectly plain oltl sword. Its scabbard was uot Jewelled, and Its hilt was quite plain. Surely ho might take so small a gift as that. He signified his desire to possess the weapon, and it was given him. When ho went back to tbe capital his majesty expressed a royal curiosity to know what the prince itud given him. The swoid was shown him. His majesty fairly bubbled with excitement. That sword! Why, he had been trying for years and years to get possession of It. He had offered the prince Its weight and double Its weight In gold and precious stones, but the prince had always refused to part with It. It was a historic sword, a sacred sword, and scarcely less precious to the prince than his crown Itself. It wns hundreds of years old ,aud the king would have given his eye teeth for It. The American had asked for something vastly more precious than any of the gorgeous Jewels tie hail refused to accept, aud Oriental pulitracsa had gran tod his request. He hail brought, away. urtth JjJm sotufthinff that ah thej I>ower of .the, mighty, rnuan rch himself 1 had not been able to obtain. Houses were first nuinliered in Philadelphia In 1811.

LABOR NOTES

The American federation of Labor gained 160,000 members during 1890. The eight-hour system has been Inaugurated on the police force at Memphis, Tenn. The eight-hour doy has been enforced in nearly all cities and towns in New England. Seventeen States and territories have Jaw* forbidding the practice of blacklisting employes. The Illinois Central Railroad Company is selling shares of stock on the Installment plan to Its employes. It costs 74 cents in wages to produce a pair of men’s flue grade, calf, welt, lace shoes, single soles and box toes. Labor Is paid 9 cents per yard for producing one yard of finest body brusecls carpet. Price at stores, $1.25 per yard. Thirteen States -in the Union have statutes which make it lawful for workingmen to combine to increase their wages. Average wages of cloakmakers in sweatshops of Cincinnati is $9 per week for family of six persons, living in two rooms. The Woman’s International Trade Union Label League lias organized a large branch in Chicago and is spreading to other cities. The World’s Labor Congress will hold its sessions In Paris from Sept 23 to 28. Delegates from qvery country will be present. Street railway motormen in Virginia work 1114 hours and receive $1.57 per Conductors work eleven hours and receive $1.50 per day. Constitution of Utah provides for arbitration, prohibits child labor, convict labor and blacklisting and provides for eight-hour day on public work. Trades unionism has had a phenomenal growth in Georgia in the last year. There are three times as many local unions and four times as many organized workers as one year ago.

HEAT OF THE EARTH FOR FUEL.

Forain Scheme in the Sixties for l'rocuring Unlimited Steam I’owcr. “A distinguished scientist has serisuggested the sinking of boilers deep enough to use the heat of tlie earth as fuel,” said a prominent engineer ol this city. “That sounds rather fantastic, in view of the fact that a depth of 12,000 feet would be necessary to boil water, but a scheme of the same sort was urged with great energy back in the 'oos by a Washington inventor named Forain. If my memory is correct,” says a writer in the New Orleans Tiiues-Democrat, “Forain was a man of considerable means and a mathematician of ability. The internal heat of the earth is supposed to equal about one degree to tire 100 feet of penetration, but he claimed to have discovered that tbe percentage was very much greater and increased in compound ratio after a certain depth was reached, lie figured out an elaborate table and proposed to sink a huge shaft, with accumulators at the bottom, from which unlimited steam would be supplied to the surface. All that wns needed was a few million dollars’ capital to pay for the digging-aud the plant, and he immediately set to work to raise the amount. It is a striking commentary upon the short memory of the reading public that this singular enterprise, which attracted so much attention nt the time and was the subject of almost unlimited newspaper notoriety, should now be practically forgotten. Forain succeeded iu interesting a number of people of wealth and formed a Joint stock company, but meanwhile his calculations were assailed by scientists, and It was shown pretty clearly that the figures were Incorrect. He replied with great bitterness, and the consequence was that the scheme went to pieces in the shook of controversy. What became of Forain I don’t know. If the problem Is ever actually solved, I suppose be will be fished out of the limbo of cranks and visionaries to take his proper place in history.”

The Rock of Gibraltar.

England's famous natural fortification is stluated nt the southern extremity of Spain, In Andalusia. At vnrlout times great sums of money have been expended to ndd to Its Impregnability, until now It is regarded as nn almosl Indestructible stronghold. The chlel points of defense are on Its western side. Several miles of caverns and galleries penetrate the rock, which pro scuts a solid and formidable front 00 the land side; on the other great caunon frown upon the Bay of Gibraltar. The fortress Is fairly honeycombed with bombshells and cannon ’"balls. II wns taken from the original owneri over 150 years ago.

Parole System for the Insane.

A parole system Is in use at the hospital for the Insane'in Nebraska, undoi ' which those mildly afllicted are placed in the custody of their friends for ninety days before being finally discharged.

Shore Line of the Great Lakes.

The United States shore lines of tiro great lakes are ns follows: Ontario, 23<J miles; Erie, 370 miles; Huron, Bit] miles; Superior, 960 miles; Michigan, ' Every woman must spoil something; a man, baby, or dog. We have noticed It Is rarely a man.