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graduated in 1883, he was connected with
the law Office of ex-senator Lyman Trum-
bull He began to practice at Jackson
vile, but removed to Nebraska's capital
city in 1857, and has gained prominence
rapidly.
For ten years Mr.. Bryan has taken a
deep concern in political questions, and
began speaking on the stump before he
was old enough to vote. He stumped his
district in 1888 for the Democratic ticket
and his geniality and eloquence brought
him into acquaintance and prominence
When the congressional convention met
last July he was nominated unanimously,
and began his first canvass for himself
His was a remarkable campaign. A young
man barely turned thirty, resident of the
state but three years and without money
to use in the contest, he overturned plu-
rality of 3,40O given his opponent two years
before, and rolled up plurality of 6,713
for himself. He is a Presbyterian and an
anti Prohibitionist who does not drink.
Mr.. Bryan's wife, graduate of the Jack
sonville Female academy, has also been
admitted to the bar, not for the purpose of
practicing, but that she might enter more
fully into her husbands plans.
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which must be taken into consideration to
uphold the national variety is that the
climate of America is distinctly favorable
to the production of this flower, and before
long the tables will be turned and the
japanese take to importing instead of ex-
porting the best varieties in color and race.
In China the chrysanthemum must have
grown for ages, as not only does it afford a
general type of architectural ornament,
but seems to have place in the ancient
history of the country. One of the nation
al honors is the "Order of the Chrysan-
themum." In Corea, where chrysanthe-
mum culture has been brought to great
perfection, the annual chrysanthemum
festival is one of the greatest national
holidays. have called the chrysanthe-
mum the queen of the flower shows re-
Gently in progress throughout the country,
in other cities as well as New York, but the
term needs specification, for mixed and
crimson and brunette pay homage to a
queen among themselves. She who has
been elevated to the chrysanthemum
throne is the magnificent white flower
grown on single stem. and braidlike in
its breadth, but gentle and flexible as spun
glass.
Before her the crowd bow down, and, in
truth, since the season is not June, she has
no rivals she need fear. How long she will
WELD the scepter, who can tell? There are
fashions in flowers, to return to my state
ment in the opening paragraph, and if a
more beautiful member of her own family
do not depose her some new flower will
Who has not heard of the craze for black
tulips, which almost bankrupted Holland,
and which did ruin many amateurs? The
chrysanthemum craze is as widespread as
that, and yet, without desiring to utter a
paradox, may say that the present craze
has far more of sanity in it,
FRANCIS LIVINGSTON
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MISS LOUISE H. KING.

this fall, and the artist is now at work on
a composition of three women in old Flor
entine dress, which will probably be seen
at the spring Academy.
In the face of the large subjects most
congenial to her. Miss Kings girlish face
and figure are particularly noticeable. It
is said that her arrival at u fashionable
school in Toledo, where she had been en-
gagged to teach, was tho occasion of most
amusing sensation. "By their works shall
ye know them," however. rarely applies to
artists.
Miss Emily Slade, vice president, and
Miss Frances Hunt Throop, treasurer, of
the Woman's Art club, have an attractive
studio in common at the Sherwood. These
two clever young women, while they have
studied together at the Art Students
league under Carroll Beckwith and in
France under Alfred Stevens, have man
aged to preserve each her individual style
'The Reveille" exhibited at the Salon is
in Miss Throop's best style. 1t was seen
also at the Academy in 1889 and much ad-
mired. The picture at present on the easel
is a very ambitious subject, 1.-THE Child
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Miss Louise H. King is also native Of
San Francisco, although her home since
her childhood has been in New York. At
the Art Students' league, which has sent
out 80 many Of our younger artists, Miss
King was favorite pupil of Kenyon Cox
Much Of his strong draughtsmanship and
simplicity Of design are visible in her
work. After leaving the league Miss King
devoted some time to study in the Berlin
Gallery and in the London National, where
she seems to have absorbed considerable
of the Preraphaelite. Burne-Jones spirit.
Miss Kings speciality is high art decora-
tion, stained glass and cartoons. She has
recently finished two windows for Tiffany,
and aspires to cathedral wall decoration
This is branch of art comparatively little
crowded, and to which Miss Kings genius
seems admirably adapted. She delights in
aesthetic pinks, yellows and heliotropes,
and her combinations of greens and blues
are often rather daring and original.
"The Lotus Eaters" was exhibited at the
Exposition Universal, Paris. 1889, and was
much admired for its dreamy beauty and
poetic fire, suggesting the conceptions Of
Botticelli and Fra Angelica.
A little blue and green water color
"Lisa" was well hung at the American
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in Omaha, such payment being held to be
of the nature Of bribery If the votes of
the precincts in question be thrown out it
will give MIR. Powers a clear plurality OF
the votes. The contest will be decided by
the legislature and the Alliance has a
majority in both houses.
Mr.. Powers was born in Madison county,
Ills, in 1881. Both parents were from New
England. Three years later they took
squatter's claim in La Sale county, Ills,
and bought it when put on the market.
For number of years, beginning at the
age of 20, Mr.. Powers alternated teaching
district school in winter with farming in
summer. In August, 1862, he enlisted as a
private in the One Hundred and Fourth
regiment Illinois infantry, and was honor
ably discharged because of sickness. In
1873 he took up homestead and tree claims
in Hall county, Eeb In 1888 he sold out
and took up farm in the extreme south
western part of the state, where he now re-
sides. Mr.. Powers is president of the State
Farmers Alliance which fact undoubted-
ly won him his nomination. He has been
supervisor in Illinois and in Nebraska
These are the only political Offices he has
held, but he is a representative farmer OF
rugged honesty and good hard sense.
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CYRUS W. FIELDS GOLDEN WEDDING
Four Famous Brothers Meet at the Fes-
tiYities-Iavinr tho Cable.

Four Famous Brothers Meet at the Fes-
tivities-Laying the Cable.
Cyrus West Field, financicr and philan-
thropist, millionaire, railroad operator and
author, if one may so phrase it, Of tho
Atlantic cable, celebrated his golden we'd.
ding the other Gay, and his mansion in
Gramercy park, New York city, was the
scene of gathering as remarkable as ever
took place in America. Four noted broth
ers were there-David Dudley Field, thss
great lawyer ard author of the Field code.
Henry Martyr Field, editor and owner Of
The Evangelist noted traveller and relig~-
ious writer; Stephen johnson Field, irrs-,
ticegof the United States supreme court.
and the famous Cyrus himself lisa FAM
lily of immortals. No other country in the.
world probably can show four such BROTH
ers.
The family is of fine old Puritan stock
and the father, David Dudley Field, was
born at East Guilford, Conn, May 20, $751;
In his time he was a minister of note ana
author Of several works Of interest. His
Oldest son. named for the father. was born
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BEFORE HER THE CROWD BOWED DOWN.
single plants. Those that are called the
standards are produced in not quite the
same way. They are older, ranging from
ten months to a year, and are grown in pots
by the same process Of culling used in the
single plants until they have clean, naked
stems from two to four feet high, when
the end is pinched off and broad branched
head of many blossoms appears.
It is known that as far back as the end
of the Seventeenth century the chrysan-
themu1n, under the name of "kiku," was
extensively cultivated in Japan, and most
Of the finest varieties produced In America
were imported directly from there We are
told that what we see is as moonlight to
sunlight compared with the marvellous
chrysanthemums of the Flowery land, but
we can take these travellers stories with
: grain of salt It may be true that in
poiptof sixe the home bred chrysapthemum
outgxows It's imported sister, but, on the
nkher hand Aspnrfcan fl1riska are adding
scores Of new varieties year after year to
the list Of cultivated sorts. Another thing
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expert on the ground can understand their
merits.
These are as to whether men who served
as census enumerator, are federal Office
holders" and therefore disqualified as
members; whether men who moved out of
their districts are still qualified if they de-
clare their intention to move back: whether
the towns are entitled to representation
according to this years census, and, most
of all, whether the deputy clerk of the last
legislature shall make up the roll of the
next, the chief clerk having moved to an
other state and resigned. On the deter
mination Of these it depends whether Dem
ocrats or Republicans shall control
DR.. Gallinger and his supporters are
earnestly opposed to the policy recon-
mended by Senator Chandler, and refuse
to join in all the measures proposed BY
their fellow Republicans, and this adds
another element of uncertainty. The gov
ernor convened the legislature (which has
a legal existence till the constitutional date
for the one chosen in November to meet),
and the first struggle was on the right Of
that legislature to adopt unusual measures
to prevent trouble when the next one meets,
the Gallinger party Of Republicans being
classed as the "moderates.
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THE GENTLER SEX.

Mrs. Dorothy Tenant Stanley is two
inches taller than her husband.
Miss Ellen Terry has become the presi-
dent of the Ladies' Cycling club in Lon
don.
Mrs. Plumb, the wife of Senator Plumb,
Of Kansas, has been an invalid for several
years.
The Duchess Of Portland is endeavor-
ing to revive the woolen industry, which
is carried on in many cottage homes
about Langwell.
Mrs. Kendall, the popular English
actress. SAYS she has been naade an hon-.
orary member Of every wonan's club in
the Unitnd Stataa
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hood of the Virgin" Miss Throop writes
and illustrates charming little stories for
children's magazines. Readers of St.
Nicholas will remember "The Story OF
Turk" noble St. Bernard dog, and will
be interested to know that the story is
quite true, and that Turks skin ornaments
Miss TROOPS studio to this day.
Miss Slade paints children and flowers,
very agreeable combination There is
much of Beckwith's brilliance and great
deal of her own breadth of handling in her
work. Her flesh tints especially are fine,
her drawing unusually good, and her sub
jects interesting. She has painted some
portraits, ''Tho Concierge" being exhibited
at the Salon of 1889. Last summer Miss
Slade studied under Dumoulin, the leader
Of the new art movement in France, and
this years work shows traces of his ad-
vanced theories. Her latest picture, "a
Flower Show" Is beautiful study of
children, grouped admiringly around a
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then the senator rhANciS d. cLAfshE
must come from the Black Hills end of tho
new state las Senator Frank Pettigrew
lives at Sioux Falls), and Hon. Francis FL
Clarke, of Rapid City, is the Hills caRi5-
date. Mr.. Clarke was candidate for COR
grcss on the recent Democratic state ticket
and made an active canvass and "splendid
run" till taken sick, going ahead Of his
ticket in every part of the state. He is u
lawyer, and a very successful one Unfov-
tunately he was stricken with typhoid fe-
yer in the very height of the canvass. arad
is not yet entirely recovered.
Another candidate is Judge Bartlctt
Tripp. who was indorsed for the positions
by the Democratic state convention. He
Is supposed to be stronger among the Aili-
ance men than any other Democrat, but
the embattled farmers may conclude to
have one Of their own men for SENATOR,
and stick to It till one Of the other partiaa
Yields.
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TIE CHRYSAETHEMUM IN DECORATION.
contemptuously designated "a mere trades
mans flower" Yet the case of the chrys-
anthemum is not the first where Dame
Fashion has by wayward fancy taken to
her bosom the flower dear to the hearts of
the people.
To such proportion and in almost in
finitc variety have the chrysanthemums
been cultivated that there is no space even
to mention their names Wherever they
are shown, in all the shop windows, in all
the boxes of private houses and in the
grander flower shows, their colors and
shapes appear with SO many differences
that it is almost incredible that they be-
long to one family. White lowered, violet
rose, yellow, golden bronze, pink purple
and brunette-in every color they traverse
the fowery gamut Beautiful indeed are
the beds of mixed varieties. but far more
beautiful do the chrysanthemums appear
when shown in great masses of a single
color. There are the Cullingfordii,
crimson lowered variety, and these wind
down through every shade from the gayly
lowered kinds to the pale and colorless
white. The one fiowered plants show the
perfection to which the chrysanthemum
may be brought by severe application of
the rule of the survival of the fittest.
These plants are propagated from cut
tings in pots; all side branches they may
have borne are pinched off as soon as they
appear; all root sprouts are removed as
soon as discovered; only the main stem is
left to develop into great size and luxuri-
ance, with the forces of all combined into
itself. 1t is so, by this concentration of
the whole strength of the plant, that we
have the magnificent large blossoms of the
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10 years old. Then
followed Eve years
in tn e publ lie
schools, two in
Whipple acade-
my, at Jackson
vile, Ills. and two
at Illinois college.
He grad ua t e d
from the latter in
1881 as orator and
valedictorian of
his class. While
attending the I'm
ion College of
Law, at Chicago,
from which he
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Term would have been better applied, for
the hardy stranger from Japan was
queen of the garden. Wherever she was
in groups, in beds, in varieties or in single
one fowered plants-she welded her scep-
ter with an equally firm grasp. Beside
her the eccentric orchid twisted from ap-
parent .nothingness without attracting
much attention, although the year is not
far gone when the orchid had no rival in
the hearts of the fashionable people.
Yes, there are fashions in flowers, as
there are in colors, as there are in robes
and jewels. There are seasons of which
the rose, the lily, even the violet (although
the latter seems an inherent CONTRADICTORY
is the comet. Today the chrysanthemum
rises highest in the sky of popular favor
and few there are who will question her
right to reign, while there are many who
predict her sovereignty will be lasting
The chrysanthemum was first brought
into Europe in the year of the French
Revolution by merchant of Marseilles
named Blancard. In the autumn of the
following year Q79W some plants having a
small flower Of dull purple color were
sent to Kew gardens, London, and mag
nificent chrysanthemum show in celebra-
tion of the one ehundredth anniversary of the
golden flower" given by the National
Chrysanthemum society, of which Lord
Brooke is president, was recently held at
the Royal Aquarium, Westminster. There
were only twelve varieties known in Eng
land up to the year 1920, and in 1847 the
first Chrysanthemum society was formed.
Yet it was not until years afterward that
the flower was taken up by the aristocratic
classes, and one Of the most enthusiastic
members of the Stoke-Newington Chrysan-
themum society does not hesitate to chron-
icle the fact that for many years it was
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to collect-old carved chairs and q wonder
full Venetian sail, combined with fish nets
from the Massachusetts, coast in q profu-
sion of artistic disorder.
, Miss Marie Guise is an American girl in
spite of her French name. She has stu
dio at the Holbein, but is more often to be
found painting at the Dalham and other
stables Horses and dogs are her delight,
and she paints them probably as well as.
any one on this side of the water
Miss Guise studied for three years at
Ecouen under Schenk. "Plowing at Eco
uen" and "Haying Time," large canvases
exhibited at the Salon and at the Universal
about this time, attracted favorable notice.
Miss Guisc admires Rosa. Bonheur, and
paints in very much the same strong, ,vigor-
Gus manner which distinguishes that cale-
brated artist. Her canvases are generally
large, and the subjects almost entirely
animals. Peasants and hay fields she loves,
the latter giving opportunity for the foods
Of sunshine she knows we'll how to depict.
A very fine Pcrcheron horse was repro
duced In The Art Interchange some time
ago, and Miss Guise's favorite, "Vic," q
very Cross little dog, will have his portrait
in the same magazine early next year.
Miss Clara 7. McC cChesney commenced her
art Studies In San Francisco. Later she
entered the Gotham in New York. remain
ing there hr three years. She paints
charmingly in water colors and pastel, and
her pictures are growing rapidly In pcpu-
lar favor. Miss McChesney is charter
membcr AZ well as one of the jury of tha
New York Water Color society, and had q
number Of good things at the recent ex-
hibition: The "Old Woman Knitting was
sold before It was hung; that and the
'Head Of an Old Man" have been admired
more, perhaps. than anything chat her
clever brush has produced. !" A Study OF an
Old Woman's Head \ at Keppel's. is paint
's'd With great deal Of dash and freedom.
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MRS. RHoDA HOLMES NICHOLS.

MRS. RHODA HOLMES NICHOLS.
Mrs. Rhoda Holmes Nichols was born
in Coventry, England. She early evinced
a strong bias for art, which was encous-
aged by her father, who was at that tirU
vicar of Littlehampton.
Her first serious study commenced at the
bloomsbury School Of Art, whore she car
ried Off the queens scholarship for three
years, to which is attached a small pension,
further increased in this case by contri-
button from the queen and the judges.
Mrs. Nichols availed herself Of the pen
sion but short time, leaving England for
Italy, where she studied under Camerano
and Vertanni. Some water colors made
at this time procured her election to the
Circle Artistico, select body of about
fifty artists, prominent among whom have
been Fortuny, Simonetti and Villesgas.
Soon after she was elected to the Society
of Aquarellests, to whose annual exhibi-
tions she still contributes.
Her Venetian palaces and moonlit Ia
goons first made her known to American
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CENTENARY OFAFLOWER
FASHION HAS KNOWN THE CHRYS-
ANTHEMUM TEN DECADES.

Once 1t Was Called the ''Tradesman's
Flower" but Now It Is the Pet OF So
ciety-Dazzling Displays of Recent Date
In New York and London.
The visitor to the Madison Square Gar
den during the recent New York flower
show had an ocular proof before him that
there are fashions in flowers If that i'm
mense grouping of plants, flowers and
ferns had been called a chrysanthemum
exhibition instead of "aower showo the
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MISS MARIE GUIsE.

MISS MARIE GUISE.
art lovers. Very soon after her arrival in
New York, in 1884, her canvases attracted
attention. A gold medal was awarded her
picture "rhose Evening Bells" by the
American Art association. This picture
has been etched by Mr.. James King. and
Is very popular. For the past two years
Mrs. Nichols has worked almost exclu-
sively in water colors. Among her more
important pictures 1.-THE Scarlet Letter"
II q vigorous example of what may be
done with that very attractive medium.
A moro ambitious work recently exhibited
is entitled "The Survivors of the Schooner
Viking" full Of dramatic power and feel
ing.
Mrs. Nichols is vice president of the
New York Water Color society, and some
Of the best work seen at the recent exhi-
bition is from her brush. Her studio on
Twentieth street, New York, contains, be-
sides studies and pictures in great variety,
many properties such as artists are prone
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Early American statesmanship.

He-Why should you refuse him on
account Of his not being your equal?
Your grandfather signed the Declaration
Of Independence Don't you believe that
all men are born equal?
She Oh, yes, of course do; but some
men deteriorate after birth, you know
Life.
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are many specif-
cations in it's for
NAL notice, but
the chief charges
are intimidation
at certain polling
places in Omaha,
the failure of seve
raj small cities to
comply with the
registry law and
the payment by
t b g p Ell son al
Rights League OF
the fees for natur-
alizing $500 for
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DISAGREEMENT AT CONCORD.
New Hampshire Politicians Engaged in
Perplcxing Arguments.
There is lively struggle in progress at

y
the capital of New
Hampshire, and
the storm center
for some days has
been around DR..
Gallinger, ex-con-
gresham and now
candidate for the
United States SEN
ate, to su cceed
Senator 3 air.
Mr.. Blair of course
desires to succeed
him s elf. 7 h e
great struggle has
been over the con-
troll of the legis-
lature, and it in
wolves so an Y
issIleS thnt On1yon
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arisquogted.

Aunt Polly Come heah, chile. an
tole yo' ole nanny de tex wat de
preacher TOXIN TO- his disco'se dis
monin'.
Master George dimemember ex-
Actlv. NANNY. Init Il ended. MANY am
cold, but few am froaen. Harper's Ba-
xar M
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Tho mother Of Miss Willard denies
that the president Of the Woman's Chxss
tian Temperance union aspires to y
Methodist bishopric.
Mrs. Isabel Poland Rankin, daughter
Of the hate Luke p. Poland, has given ~
the town Of Morristown. VT. u 900 ~
ward library which, Is being estab
lished there.
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South Dakota sen.torsh,p.

South Dakota is gently agitated over
the question of a new senator, as the Dom
ocrats and Farmers Alliance men hold a.
majority in the legislature just elected, and
appear to be unanimous in the determines
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tion that the pres
ent senator, Moo
dy, shall not be re-
elected. Two ques-
ftions confron t
them: Shall the
8 9 n a t or be a
straight out Dem
Ocrat or an Alli-
ance man, a n d
should the ques-
ton of locality be
paramount
II the latter.
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coNTesTiNo BoYD's SEAT.


The Fnriners' Alliance Man Claims "a
be Elected Governor Of Nebraska.
Experienced political prophets predict
that John II. Powers, the Farmers Alli-
ance candidate, will be the next governor
of Nebraska, although the Democratic
nominee has q plurality of Liza on the face
OF the returns. The state had always been
overwhelmingly Republican, but at the re-
cent election the Democrats cast 1881
votes for governor, the Farmers Alliance
70,1S7, and the Republicans 68.87S
The Alliance has taken steps to make a
legal contest for the governorship. There
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TALKED HIMSELF IN.

Congressman-Elect Bryan Has Little
Money, but an Eloquent Tongue.
William Jennings Bryan, of Lincoln
Neb., one Of the Democratic congressman
elect who will represent district having
100000 people, was born in 1850 at Salem,
Ills. His father, Silas L. Bryan, lawyer
Of high standing, represented his people in
the state senate for eight years, was circuit
judge for twelve years, and as the Demo
cratic candidate for congress in 1872 was
defeated by small majority.
The son was brought up on farm near
Salem, and was instructed at home until