Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 10, Petersburg, Pike County, 17 July 1896 — Page 6

THE PLATFORM. .■Declaration of Principles of the v Democratic Party fruMtod by the Committee oa Resolutions for Adopt loa by the National Convoution at Its Session In Chicago. Chicago, July 8.—Following is the full text of Ihe declaration of principles and platform presented by the •committee on resolutions in the democratic national convention at its session in Chicago: We. the democrats of the United States, in national convention assembled, do reaffirm our allegiance to those treat essential principles of justice and liberty upon which our Institutions are founded, and which the democratic party ha* advocated from Jefferson's time to our own—freedom of speech, freedom of the ' press, freedom of conscience, the preservation of personal rights, the equality of alt citizens j before the law. and the faithful observance of -constitutional limitations.* During all these years the democratic party tins resisted the tendency of selfish interests to the centralization of governmental power, and ateadfastly maintained the integrity of the dual scheme of government established by the -founders of this rcpiblic of republics. Under fuf guidance aud teachings the great principle ■of local self government has found its best expression in the maintenance of the rights of •the states and in its assertion of the necessity ■ -of.confining the general government to the exercise of the powers granted by the constitution of the United States. Civil and Itellglou* Liberty. The const; tut ion of the United States guarantees to every citizen the rights of civil and religious liberty. The democratic party has always been the exponent of political liberty and eu.igious freedom and it renews its obligation* aud reaffirms its devot.on^to these fundamental principles of the constitution. Ihe Platform. The Money Out** turn.

lieoognixlng that the money question Is paramount to all others at this lime, we invite attention to the fact that the federal constitu- ; lion name* silver and sold lovetteras the money metals of the. United States and that the first coliu^e law passed by congress under the constitution ntaue the silver floiiar the monetary unit of value and admitted gold to i free coinage at a ratio ba*aJ upon the '•liver dollar unit Wp declare that the act of 1973. debonetlxlng ; •liver without thi> knowledge or app ‘oval of the American people, has re^u.ted tn the appreciation of gold and a- corresponding fall in the yteea of cotnmo lltics produced by the people: • heavy increase In the burden of fixation and .j of all debts, public and private: the enrich- j sum of the money-lending c-iaa* #t hopie and •broad, the prostration of industry and impoverishment of the people. We are unalterably opposed to mor.omeialistn. wld h has io ted fa t the pros- ; perlty of an industr.al people tn 'die paralysis of hard times, t.oid motuuuetall'ain i$ a British policy. And its adoption has brought other 'nations into financial servitude to London It ts not only un-Ameri< an. but anti-American; a.ul it can be fastened on the United States only by the nlHUf of that spirit and love ot ti(M rty which pr claimed our po'ltical tndesxe.ndence in 17; , and nron it in the war of be revolution Krer- and fnllruited Coinage. We dem.UKt th‘ fr • aid unlimited cpinape of both silver at gold at the present ptipal ratio of It* to I w i ., .' v mtirtg lor the aid or ooii-eutof any otlcr nation We demand tli t the standard silver dollar •bail be a full Paii tender, equally with gold. i for all debts, public and .pr.vate.and we favor sj' h legistall prevet f »r the future, the demonetization of any kind of legai-teu--tVer money by private contract. WV tn oppose : t<* the policy "u,I practice of •urrenden g 1 ildersof ti e c , •f the United Mutes. th** opitop reserved by law tat the jfovi ruuicnt Cf re ee::. : g such obligation, it either silver coin or gold coin. Jtond Issues and Circulating Medium. We are opjx>sed to the issuing of interestbearing bonds of the United ''lutes in time of grace, and condemn th-y trafficking with bankz*«r syndicates which, in exchange for bonds ■and at an toqqpious profit to ttedtselve*. M.pld» Vbe federal treasury with gold to maintain •the policy of gold roor.omeiallUniOougrcs* alone ha. th- power to coin and !s•aue money, and !’it i lent Jackson dee.ared •but this p.wt a count not In de.i gatcd t > corjporatioos or individuals We therefore de•nouace the issuance of notes Intended to circulate as money by national banks as ;n deroga- i •ton of the constitution, a »d we demand that) •II paper which is made a legal tender for pub- j tie and prlvaie debts, or which is' receivable tor dueeto the United States, shall be issued! *i»y tbe govern men l of the United States, aud j small be redeemable in coin. Tariff for Kevenue. We bold that tariff duties should be levied " for purposes of revenue, such duties to be so ; adjusted as to operate equally throughout the j Xviuntry. aud not discriminate between class ' Mr section, and that taxation ah luld lit- linutet! bf M»e ne-.;s of t‘.e government Lent stiy and j «e-oi<omicatiy adeii hi stored

WedenoutiC.ea'.diM'iibingtobusiiiesstfce re- ] gtubitcan threat to restore the McKinley law. which ha. been twice c ndemned by the pe<>- t pie in national < r-t .-. nv and which. enacted uo> r the faise p;-’a of potvetioa to hanae industry. proved a prolific breeder of trusts and j Monopolies, enriched the Jew at itc cxpHiw •sf the want. n-*« ctcd trade and deprived the .pwdvceni of tfeegreat A me lean stap[i • of ac* som* to their na’.u.a. market < Until the cv-.n-y j question la settled we°a -« oppu>. | toaoyacri- j ' tatioa for furta-r < ha ages m our tar; if laws, r except such as are necessary to meet the de- j •eil to reven.ue caused by ths adverse decision . .**C Oat supreme coutt on the interne tax. liut ■for this di t-ls.vD by the -epren.e ,, .y there «ruti<d be nodeficittn the rete?n:i: uus'.e: the law taw d by a democratic futures In strict pur--eusnee of the uniform decisions of that court Cor nearly one hundred years, that court liav- ; In* in that decision sustained constitutional ■objections to its enactment which ha 1 pre- j •rlousiy been overruled by the ablest judges j who have ever sat on that bench. We declare j that it is the duty of cc6gr*«s to use all the ] • constitutional power which remains after that decision, or whi h ir.av come from its reversal »by the court as it may hereafter be con- ; atnuted. so that the burdens of taxation may be equally and Impartially laid, to the end that wealth may bear its due proportion of the eapeases of the government. Protection of \uterlema Labor. VT« bold that the most efficient way of pro--toettng American labor is to prevent the importation of foreign pauper labor to compete | •w.tb it la tbe home market, and that the value 4»f tbe home market to our American farmers 4uw> artisan* u greatly reduced by a nc eut enuactary system which depresses.the prices of their products below the cost of Ipreduction. • bed thus deprives them of the means of pur- ■ chasing the products of our home manufattortea., and as labor creates the wealth of the •ouuLry. we demand the passage of such laws os may be necessary to protect it in all its righto. . Ws are In favor of the arbitration of dtffer- - will between employers engaged in intercoms! free and their emaovri. and reoot such legislation as is necessary to carry eat this principle Tbe absorption of wealth by tbe few. the j > consolidation of our leading railroad sys- ; teeu and the formation of trusts and pool* ; require a stricter coutrol by the federal gov- j «nmtn‘ t* those artenos of commerce We Remind tbe enlargement of the powers of tbe ! fater-state commerce commission, and such restrict ion* sad guarantees is tbe control af railroads as will protect the poo pie from robbwy wad oppression Oppressive Taistlow. We denounce toe profligate waste of the { rasonev wrung from the people by oppressive 1 taxation and the lavish appropriations of re-j -«*-«• i ..tpuDlloan eongres-ee. which have kept i 4at.es risk, while the labor that ■*« tbeas ts »

unemployed »ud the proamts of peop.ew toil ire depressed in price till they do looser repay the cost of production. We demand a return to that simplicity and economy which befits a democratic govern* meet and a reduction la the number of useless offices, the salaries of which drain tue substance of the people. Federal Interference. We denounce arbitrary interference by federal authorities in local affairs as a violation of the constitution of the United States and a crime against free institutions. aa4 we especially object to government by injunction a new and highly dangerous form of oppresby which federal judges, in contempt of ws of the states and rights of citizen.*, e at once legislators, judges and exeeuand we approve the bill passed at the session of the United States senate and Bow pending in the house of representatives relative to contempts in federal courts, and providing for trials by jury in certain cases of contempt. Government Discrimination. No discrimination should be indulged by the jgoventment of the United States in favor of any of its debtors. We approve of the refusal of the Fifty-third congress to pass the Pacific railroad funding bill, and denounce tho effort of the present republican congress to enact a similar measure. Union Pensioners. Recognizing the just , claims of deserving Union soldiers, we heartily indorse the rule of present commissioner of pensions that no napies shall be arbitrarily dropped "from the pension .roll, and the fa^t of enlistment and service should be deemed conclusive evidence against disease and disability before enlistment. Admission of Territories. . , We favor the admission of the territories of Ne<jr Mexico. Arizona and Oklahoma into the Union as states and we favor the early admi-**-kion of all the territories having the necessary population and resource to entitle tiiem to ktajehood.and while they remain territories wo hol|l that the officials appointed to administer the government of any territory, together with Ihe District of Columbia and Alaska, hoiild lie bona fide residents of the erJ-itory or district iu-wh!ch the duties are tt. >0 performed. The democratic party believes In qome rule, and that ail public libels of the United States should be appropriated to the establishment of free homes for Aifecrie&a citizen We recommend that the territory of Alaska be granted a delegate in congress, and that tue general iaad an 1 timber laws of tho United states he extended to said territory, i The Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe doctrine as originally dec'ared ‘ and as interpreted by succeeding presidents, ls-a( permanent part of the foreign po icy of ele | United States and must at alt times b» j ailatained. !

Sympathy for Cuba. We extend our sympathy to the people ot Cuba in their heroic struggle for liberty'and independence. Tenure for Public Office. We are opposedto life tenure in the public rytce We favor appointments based upon sefit. fixel term* «f office, and such adtntstration of the civil service laws as will Cord c;uai opportunities to all citizens of aseriainod Illness. -No Third Term. W'c declare it to be the an written law of this public, established by custom and u-Niise of ne hundred years and sanctiond by the examletof the greatest ar. I wisest of those who ounded and have maintained our government hat no man hould be eligible for a third term the presidential office. National Waterways. The federal government shoufd care for dnd improve the Mississippi river and other great waterways of the republic so as to secure for the interior states easy and cheap transportatidn to the tidewater. When any waterway <1 the republic is of sufficient importance to t emand aid of the government such'aid sh< id Ik- extended upon a dedmte plan of coniitmc ujs work until perrnan. nt improvement Is secured. (j'on- 'dirg In the justice of our cause and. ’he l ecessity.of its success at the polls. we submit the foregoing declaration of principles and purposes to the considerate judgment of the American people. We invite the support of s If citizens who approve them and who desire to! have them mode effective through legislation for the relief of the people and the resoratjlon of the country's prosperity. FIGHTJNG RAILS. A Hard Battle Between Two of the Birda for a Clam. “I was hunting rail an the Newark marshes a few days ago,” said a wellknown sportsman, “when I heard the rpost terrific squawking’ and chapteri|ig over in the tules. From the sound I concluded that there must be at least a hundred rail, and each trying to make itself heard above the others. I worked my way cautiously through t he- tules and soon satv in a little opening ahead of me two muddy and bedraggled rails fighting over a clam, and it was the funniest fight I ever saw in my life.

“I he binis glared at each ott er, with their feathers ruffled, and then sprang together. Oae want euver on if.-'* back and Say there kicking its leg* ujp in the air and yelling like a gootf fellow, while the other dance 1 around looking for an opening. e Finally he found it. and, jumping on the prostrate bird’s breast, he stood and stamped with his big feet and stabbed with nil’ i sjiarp bill till the under bird ha i man* aged to struggle up. Then they stood oyer the clam and swore at each other. They didu’t use cuss Words, but still 1 cbuld see that they were swearing. They looked like a couple of muddy teamsters quarreling over the right ol way. And the amount of noise they “Finally one of the birds got a stab in the neck which made him turn and run, while the other inspected the calm with the most ridiculous complacency, as if he had just performed great public service and that was his reward. The <palm apparently* proved satisfactory, and the rail went to work tti open it. lie stuck his long bill dpwn the clams throat, tickled it till he had to open its shell to cough, aud then yanked it out in a jiffy.”—i»an Francisco Post. It has always been supposed thatoui letter y was a “lineal descendant" from the Roman y, which, in the time of Cicero, was borrowed from the lireek alphabet to represent upsilou in the translation of Greek names. It is shown, however, by late investigations, that the letter is only used to transliterate borrowed words which come to us directly from the Greek, or indirectly from the Latin or FrenchIn the majority of cases our English y is a semiconsonant, corresponding in j vaiue to the continental European j. i V was adopted by the Anglo-Saxon, along with the other Roman letters, from the Latin alphabet, ita value being; approximately that of L In fact, it i» claimed that there is not a “lineal descendant” of the “Anglo-Saxon y known. The t^odera English y is not a v at all, but a"g, which the Roman* evolved from a still earlier Louis Republic. Oar Latter “V."

SEWALL, OF MAINE, A Decidedly Dark Horae, Nominated for VIce-Vi’Mident-Th* Marne of I-^aod war Withdrawn, and McLenu RekaMd iJbrt Candidate, and the Hat air Man war Ubm< Imo^iy Nominated on the Fifth Ballot— ! Sketeh of MU Ufa Chicago, July 13.—The national dem* ocr&tic convention closed up its ticket and adjourned sine die shortly after I three o'clock yesterday. It selected for vice-president the Maine shipowner and shipbuilder, Arthur Sewail, for many years chairman of the demo-j I cratic state committee of that state. ! The result was not reached without a ! struggle. The same number of bal- ; lots were required to make it as to make the nomination for president— 1 viz.: five. Sixteen candidates were placed in nomination or voted for, ! with or without their consent, in the first ballot. All but four, .quickly dropped out of sight. - They were Messrs. Bland, Sibley, McLean and bewail. 'After the first ballot, a movement was started (chiefly at the Instigation of Gov. Altgeld of Illinois) to throw the nomination to Bland, of Missouri “Silver Dick Bland,” as his sponsor, benator Vest, dubbed him. The Missouri delegation kept out of the movement at first, but reserved its vote in order to cast it for Bland at a later stage if there was u probability of thereby turning the scale in his favor. This did not happen on the second ballot, and Missouri voted for other candidates, but on the third ballot Missouri presented Mr. Bland's name, explaining that it jdhl so without authority from him and awaited results. They were not encouraging. Me Bland received \ about fifty votes fewer oin the third ballot with h:s delegation’supporting him thau he did on the second ballot, when they voted for other candidates. Upon this showing Gov. Stone presented to the convention a dispatch received from Mr. Bland inentioniug the advisability of nominating two candidate* from tive west aud promptly withdrew Mr. Bland's name.

Mr. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, starteu in with a rush, receiving 163 votes on ; the first ballot, but lost 50 votes on the, second, and was withdrawn by a telegram addressed to lion.f Amos Cummings, of New York, before the third ballot could be taken, though he still retained seatteriug supporters. Mr. McLean’s name was hot formally placed in nomination, but was brought before the convention by the Ohio delegation voting for him. Starting with^ll votes he ran up to *296 on the fourth ballot and then the chair- i man of the Ohio delegation read a [ telegram from him stating that all , votes cast for him were cast against his expressed wish and without au- ■ tbority. Although the chairman of the Ohio delegation qualified this declaration by saying it was the voice of Mr. McLean and not that of tiie delegation, the convention listened to | Mr. McLean and he passed out. , ■. j Mr. Arthur Sewali, of Maiu£, the successful candidate, though present in the city as a member of the national democratic committee and in the convention just, before his nomination, and though for many years he has been the chairman of the democratic state committee of Maine, was personally known to few members on the floor. He was placed in nomination by a delegate from the distant state of California, who gave no personal details as to the candidal. The seconder of Mr. Sewali, Mr. Thomas, of Colorado/added little to the information possessed by the convention, except that he testified to Mr. Sewall’s business ability as a shipbuilder, railroad president and bank president.” On the first ballot Mr. Sewali received 100 votes. On the second he dropped down to 39, and jumped up again to 97 on the third ballot. After the withdrawal of Bland and Sibley he reached second place on the fourth ballot, standing 261 to McLean's 293. and was nominated unanimously on the fifth ballot. There was nothing more then for the convention to do but tp pass the customary votes of thanks' and adjourn, and it did so iu comparative si fence.

Sketch of Arthur Seirall. Arthur Sewall was born at.-Bath, Ale.^ November 25, 1835. He lists been a life-long democrat and has been chairman of the Maine democratic . state committee for many years.. His residence is the Sewall estate in Bath, which has been in possession of the Sewall family since 1760, when his grandfather took title, only three removes from a grant by King George. Mr. Sewall married in 1859. His wife was Emma D, Crooker, of Bath. There art; two children—.Harold M. ami Win. 1). Harold was appointed during Mr. Cleveland's first administration consul general at Samoa, but has since gon» over to the republican party. Mr. Sewall has been engaged most of his life in ship building and ship owning. In the olden da>'s he built wooden whalers and coasters, for which the state of Maine was famous. The.firm has been Sewall «fc Son for three generations. Mr. Sewall -is president and principal owner of the Bath national bank. He was presided tor nine years of the Maine Central railroad, which is the railroad system of that state. He resigned the latter position two years ago. He wras at one time president of the Eastern railroad, and has still quite considerable interests in railroads and railroad building. THAT SPEECH DIO IT. Kloqaeaee Is Sol « Lost Art Says Ei-Sm-ator Walsh, of Georgia. Chicago, July 1?.—In speaking to a representative of the United Press lost night about Mr. Bryan's nomination, ejt-Senator Walsh, of Georgia, said: “Mr. Bryan’s Speech secured his nomination. I knew that he was elo- . quent, but bis speech has made him . great Thursday morning he did not ! appear to be a possibility, but his ad- \ dress to the convention made him a * certainty. Eloquence is not a lost art, j as the seqnei shown

A FRIGHTFUL WRECK Caoied by a Collision Between u Excursion Train and a Freight—Thlrty-On* PenoM Already Dead, and Many of the Three Score Wounded Expected to Die— i A Day of General Mourning In Omaha— Death’! Harvest. Omaha, Ne&, July 13.—An appalling j accident to an excursion train oc~ purred this evening at Logan, la., 35 miles east of this city on the line of the Chicago & Northwestern road, in which 3? persons living in this city, Council Bluffs, Missouri Valley and in* tervening points were killed and twice that number injured. Many of the injured will in ail probability die be* fore morning. Further Particular* of the Frightful fr -“i; Wreck. , * ' . Omaha, Neb., July 13.—This has. been a day of general mourning in^ Jtnaha. The harvest of death from the Logan (la.) wreck of Saturday night lias beeu increased and the list of victims now numbers 31. The crowds of anxious people at the depots did not scatter with the break | of day, although the exciteuient of,the uight wore off as relatives and friends of the dead ones became convinced of the worst. About seven o'clock the tirst funeral train from the scene of the catastrophe arrived at the Union depot. This train contained many of the mor4 seriously injured, and as the poor unfortunates were lifted in blankets fruim: the car, the groans of the jwouude j mingled wit^i the agoniaedljsobs oil relatives and friends. Twenty of the. injured were taken in ambulances to tit. Joseam's hospital. Several of them canafot live. At $:30 o'clock the train carrying llie dead was sighted coming across the long Union Pacific trestle.- The contrast with the scene of the day before, when the happy excursionists were leaving, was awful. As the train drew up Td the station a special cordon of police guarded tSe approaches aud kept the crowd back. Seventeen bodies, laid on pine boards and covered with a plain muslin shroud, were taken one fey one and placed in a long row on the door of the baggage room. Only friends of the missing ones were alloweT ad-‘ mission. Those silent forms gave evidence of the force of the collision. Headless trunks, bodies without limbs, limbs without bodies.

a gruesome spectacle, were gathered in that small space. Occasionally some one wouid recognize [he features of a son of daughter. Kind friends would gently lead them from the room, aud the body would be tieketed and sent to the undertakers. Women fainted, and anguish was 'pictured on the faces of many. • A complete list of the dead is as follows: A. M. Gerard, Council Bluffs, la. Owen Cavanaugh, Omaha, aged 1A Willie Cosgrove, Omaha. E. G. Winegar, brake man, Boone, la. Fred Neiison, Omaha. ■ Lawrence Peterson, engineer waterworks, Council Bluffs. Mrs. Carroll, Omaha. Infant sou of Mr. aud;Mrs. CarrolL Mrs. Bradley, wife of moulder, Union Pacific shops, Omaha. Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley. — Dudson, son of Sam Dodson, Omaha. William Summit, Missouri Valley. Mrs. Neiison, Omaha. John Perkins, Omaha. Pierson, son of Andrew Pierson, machinist, 13 years old. John Larson, 16 3'ears old. WorldHerald carrier. Patrick Scully, stationary - engineer. Union Pacific shops. Miss Maggie Cosgrove, Omaha. Charles Hehnan, Missouri Valley” la. William Wilson, Council Bluffs. j Claire, son of .Robert Claire, boiler maker, Omaha; head off, and body identified by shoes. John Cosgrove, Omaha. James Cosgrove, head -torn off from mouth up; identified only by laundry mark, Omaha. George A. Lawrence, tinsmith, Omaha. Walter Jennings, Missouri Valley, la. John McDermott, machinist, Omaha. Mary Tracy, Omaha. Mrs Joun Kahler, Council Bluffs Infant of Mr. and Mrs. John Kahler, thpee. mouths old. Philip Carroll, boy. John Kinzic, Omaha. Another Fatal Kailrot i Wreck. Chicago, July 13.—An express train on the Wiseoustu was wrecked at Aitenheim, ten miles west of the city last evening. Five killed and several injured.

FIERCE FLAMES. 4 Five ii a ml red Thuuiaiul Dollar Fire . iflslM St. Lru .*. * I St. Louis, July 13.—About 2:13o'clock this morning tire broke out in the terminal elevator, at the corner of Second and liiddle streets. The lire men worked heroically but could not get the tire under control until the immense structure and its valuable contents were entirely destroyed. Half an hour after the .fire,was discovered a large 200-foot ; smoke stack fell to the ground with a crash, narrowly missing several firemen who were working dirietly under it. For two blocks around the paint on the houses blistered and peeled oft, and one could not'- stand within two and a half blocks of the fire. Loss, estimate at $500,'-X); .insurance unknown. , public Officials. Odd Baopoiiilbl* for the Hodjrmk) DteSt. Petmsbvbo, July 12.—The inquiry into the terrible disaster that occurred in the llodynsky plain,’ jnat outside of Moscow, on the occasion oi the coronation of the czar, has been concluded. Police , Prefect Vlassovskv, Gen. Bleu, president of the feta committee; M. Budberg, a member of the committee, and the. architect of sheds, are declared Jf be answerable for the disaster. They will be arraigned before a senate tribunal.

NOVELS AND NOVELISTS. Imogene Gainey and Stephen Crane are becoming known in France through recent translations. Joseph Hatton’s next- novel will be a historical romance laid in Venice and in a village of northern England. It appears that Harold Frederic is the author of the novel “March Hares,” which recently appeared anonymously in London. George Horton, the United States consul at Athens, has written a historical story of Greece to be called “Constantine.” Catulle Mendes has written a new volume which he calls “L'Homme-Orckr stre.” The work is sSid to be as whimsical as the title, which is saving a good 'deal. iJaakoff Pr<ilooker is engaged upon^n Anglo-Kussian romance to be called “Palasha and Masha,” which narrates the fortunes of two Russian sisters daughters of Dissenters, introducing tragic episodes which the author claims to be facts. The publication of John Davidson’s volume of short stories, “Miss Armstrong's and Other Circumstances," leaves him free to devote all his energies to the poems with which he hoj>esto increase the fame he won by his “Fleet Street Eclogues.”

MUCH IN LITTLE. There is little {pleasure in the world chat is sincere and true beside that of cioing our duty and doing good.—Tillotson. It is the inevitable end of guilt that it places its own punishment on o chance which is sure, to occur.—L. E. London. The compliments and ceremonies of our breeding should recall", however remotely. the grandeur of our destiny.— Emerson. t ree will is not the liberty todo whatever one likes, but the power of doing whatever one sees ought to be done.— 3. Macdonald. Often the elements that move and mold society are the results of the sister’s counsel and the mother’s prayer. — K. II. Chapin. ^ Of what use is genius, if the organ is too convex or concave, and cannot find a focal distance within the actual horizon of human life.-^-Emerson. THE NEWSPAPERS. A new journal in Milan is devoted \ solely to acetylene and its applications The Melbourne Argus is now 50 years old. In that time it has swallowed many other papers, including a Times, a Standard, and a Daily News. Its present editor, Mr. Haddon, has been ir charge of the newspaper for 30 years. William Black, whose novel “Briseis” has recently appeared in book form, was once a leader writer on the London News. He says his journalistic experience helped him but little as a novelist, though he ‘--recommends “a reporter’s career as valuable for gaining experience of life. Sweden appears to be a good country for newspaper men. The Storthing has= two state grants of 1,000 kroner each to enable young journalists to get foreign experience, and all editors aie hereafter to have free use of the railways when traveling in the exercise of their profession. IN CYCLEDOM. An enterprising cracker bakery of Washington h*-* now placed upon the market a “bicycle biscuit-"

Travel with > ftiend Wlio will protect you from those enemie*nausea. Indigestion, malaria and the sick* ness produced by rocking on the waves, and sometimes by inland traveling over the rough beds of the ill laid railroads* boch a friend is Hostetler’s Stomach Bitters* Ocean mariners, yachtsmen, commerial and theatrical agents and tourists testify to the protective potency of this effective safeguard, which conquers also rheum* tisrn, nervousness and biliousness. Mbs. New ed (to clerk}—“Have you an) wax for polished floors I’’ Clerk—“No; w* only have sealing wax.” Mrs. Nuwed— “Wen; that will do. Hit’s for the ceiling! suppose it willdo for the floor just aa welit” —Washington Times. ^ ' “Where does the weather forecast man go for his vacation i” “He doesn’t go. anywhere ; he doesn’t dare to come down, out ot that tower.’’—Chicago Tribune. Low Rate Excursions South. On the first and third Tuesday of each month till October about half-rates for round trip will be made to points in the South by the Louisville & ^Nashville Railroad. Ask your ticket agent about it, and if he cannot sell you excursion tickets write to C. P. Attnore. General Passenger Agent* Louisville, Kyi. or Geo. B. Homer, I). P. A., St. Louis, Mo. “Let me take the bra mod thing home,” said tho patieut, as the deulist rehe' ed him of his aching molar; “1 want to take it homo and poke sugar In it to see it ache 1”— Truth. ■ “Miss Oldcx is one old maid who doesn’t try to conceal her age. ” “Yes, but she knows it s no use.*’ “Whvt” “Her twin brother lives with her!’’—Chicago Record.

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