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spite OF the mOnOtOnous click OF the ma
chine, vision of wife. instead of a house
keeper at the tireside. had aroused the
bachelor to sense of the essential mean
ness of thinking of nothing but money
getting. He began TO realize that he had
not stopped to consider how little what be
possessed amounted to. he was made to
feel loss that no teach OF sentiment
had ever entered his yenurlous mind. Why
not change 1t all and marry the girl before
hint
Thus ran his thoughts as the dictation
came to an end. The fair typlst was tired
OF the strain of work and the Irritation had
lost its novelty. She was anxious to start
home. for a n evening at the theater with
sutton In whom she TO herself confessed In
terest was before her. COquetry therefore
gave place to busting preparations. The
lobbyist watched her with mixed emotions,
in which the thought of the bill for services
rendered had not Obtrudod TO disturb him
until there was q sort of an awkward pause
and the typlst seemed to be a little an
moved. Then the would-be lobbyist slut
tered:
How much do owe you"
IL think about 81. SIR she said.
"Jehosaphat." he exclaimed. He could
not be sure be heard. lie asked again.
"How much aid you sayp
His words were III a hesltatlng voice.
which seemed to have congealiDg infiec-
ton. 1t was evident Cupid was taking
flight, and nature bad resumed Its control.
"Seven dollars. slI.p replied the girl In
business-like tone. There are seventeen
and one half pages. at 40 cents a page. lie
is the regular price"
He now seemed staggered, and appeared
to be about to haggle over the price, when
look from the girl cut short what was his
habit. He paid over the money, somewhat
gingerly, with eyes on the manu-
script that had cost so dear.
lie barely heard the young womans
Thank you. SIT. Goodbye" as she left
the room. The spell of money was stronger
than the finer impulse the afternoons as
ISOLATION had produced over him. He con-
cluded to 90 home 1t would be- cheaper,
he argued, to let the other fellows deal
with the railroads. if they wanted to. And
IT is apparent that, whenever the ex-Sen-
atOr speaks OF his trip and the cost of ty Pc
writing be has only to recall the missing
time, had given him new view of life.
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She is DID, and rheumatic and poor.
Thirty-two years ago she was a slave. and
not then so young but that she had a son of
years sufficient to admit him as soldier in
to the Union army. Her husband. eager to be
one Of Mas LIncolns men," had left his
owner at the first opportunity. and had en-
listed in that army, too. The wife and
mother, dimly understanding what all the
trouble was about, but knowing that danger
threatened her two linen folks" remained
on the old plantation and patiently served
her masters family. hiding her heartache
as slaves learned to do One day csme the
new0 from q returning "contraband" that
her son. her boy Joe. was dead-her first
born. who. in his brown babyhood and
rollicking youth. had been the light of her
eyes. He had been killed by o sharp
shooters bullet while crossing ford,
where he had been sent in charge of the
coloners horse. The horse came over cafe
~, but the river took Joe in it's depths and
he was seen no more.
After a while the war ended and the
husband and wife, united once more. and
free now by Mas" Lincoln's grace, made
their way up north and found q refuge il
Indianapolis. For five years they lived
here in the humble home they made for
themselves, and enjoyed their liberty,
grateful TO the beneticent government
which had bestowed this boon upon them.
This black soldier never tired OF sounding
the praises of his country. Hits a great
gov'munt q mighty fine gov'munt," he
would cay approvingly. adding with the
unlettered negr0's vague grasp at scrip
trral phrase: Hits done shook of the
shackles OF 'niquity fun Us pore cullud
folks an fo.ch us out o. tbeu house
o. bondage, bress Gawd." No re-
sentiment because Of the forty years
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Hats In the Theater.

New York Sun
The big hat war is still sullenly going on.
IL was not more than two or three years
ago that q sensation was created in New
York by the appearance of q young girl at
one of the fashionable theaters without o
hat. The only critical remarks that were
overheard were made by women who at
fected TO think her bold or vain. OF nxious
TO show her hair. Time has passed and in
the same theater. night or two ago. sat
live hatless women. Not one OF them re-
moved her hat IN tho retiring room before
entering the auditorium Each one came In
as she had appeared on the street. and. after
sitting a few minutes, each one raised mp
her hands. Slid out long pin at the back
of her head. and removing her head cover
ing. put IL in her lap. where 1t was not as
much OF bother as the 0vercoats Of the
men were To them. for women have laps
and men have ooly legs.
Two of these admirabl sensible and I'M
selfish ladies had decked their hair for the
occasion, each one wearing tea rose In the
coil behind her head. The others sat sim
ply bareheaded, though IL was noticeable
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that the seal.brown tresses of one of those
who were unadOrned were brushed and
smoothed to u remarkable point of sleek
ness and smoothness In the same audience
were two enormous and preposterous hats
-Gainshoroughs-of such size that a man
In the row behind either one must have
been satisfied with a view of the ceiling
and the side galleries.
Why should not all theater- gong women
follow the suit of these gentle and sweet
reformersg Nine in ten of them are prettier
without their hats. OF. if they are not. we
should all think them so. Indeed. we
would consider them gracious and kindly
as well as beautiful. The New Orleans
women have sat bareheaded at the play
ever since history has run in that town.
Even in little Lynchburg. slde-tracked out
of the way of everything but the tODac-
co trade. the women sit bareheaded at the
play.
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where there are no single women in the
older branch.
For lady to leave two cards in calling
upon q mother with several grown-up
GauEhters-one for the mother and one for
the daughters.
For o gentleman. O married lady or
young lady who has been for some time in
society to have his or her, address en-.
graved on a visiting card.
In an emergency, If obliged to use writ
ten wishing card. to write ones name with
a pencil. rather with pen and ink. since
the use of the latter would seem to imply
llberate purpose
For young lady to have her name en-
graved below that of her mother on the
same card, as
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The Work of "A Tramp.

Special 90 the indianapolis Journal
CHAMPAIGN. ILL.,. Jan. 2l.-Yesterday O
young countryman. named George Holm.
was seen intoxicated in company with o
tough-looking stranger. Several hours
later Holm was found IN lnmber-shed.
insensible and nearly frozen stiff. He had
been drugged and robbed. He had a severe
cut on his head. The police began q search
for the tramp who Was fonnd last night in
Mattoon. He confessed his guilt. giving
has name as John Williamk
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"If you have never done so. watch your
self go to Sleep" said Delsarte priestess.
land you will be amazed to see how tense
your position is. Your knees are drawn
and bended, your back is curved, the arms
are held more or less tightly to the body,
and the fingers are folded; the eyelids are
held shut not allowed to droop over the
eyes, the neck is strained, and the head
seems to touch the pillows only at the
temples. The points of contact with the
bed are really at temples, shoulders. hiDs.
knees and ankles. Now look al q child
sleeping. Every muscle is relaxed, every
joint IS inert, and prone on tho touch; his
little frame finds rest at every point.
THE features are undone, 80 to speak,
the nose widens. the month droops. the
eye-llds Gloss easily, and with every line
OF expression 0bliterated he finds utter and
complete repose. The abandon makes him
fall out of bed sometimes such inert
body has he become. You may initiate him
even &c that degree IT necessary. Begin at
your toes to relax, loosen all your joints
aud muscles. unbend your fingers. shake
your wrists loose, take the curve and strain
out of your neck. go ali to pieces. In fact.
and see how the days fatigue seems TO slip
off from you and the gentle mantle of rest
and oblivion enfolds you like garment"
1t Is the Correct Thing:
For lady to send up her card when call
ing upon a stranger.
To leave cards without turning down
either corners o. ends.
For husband and wife to have each O
separate visiting card.
For q gentleman to prefix "Mr." to his
name on a visiting card.
For a married lady to use her husbands
full name OF last name and initials.
L. H. ct.,xx. 1fa
as we'll as her own, after a dinner party.
To use perfectly plain visiting cards, of
fine pasteboard. engraved In plain script.
For a lady TO have her reception day en-
graved in tho ieft-hapd corner of the card
For a ladv to prefix Mrs" or Miss" as
the case may be, to her name on visiting
card.
For n gentleman to uss smaller card
than lady. and one narrower In proper
tion to its length.
To use the full name on visiting card,
as Mrs. Joel Cotton Smith" Miss Clara
Howard Jameson"
For residents in q small suburban town
to put the name OF il on their cards In or
der 10 avoid cODfusiOn.
For lady, IL admitted to make a call, to
leave the cards of the gentlemen of her
family on the hall table
For lady, If admitted to make q call, to
leave her card on the hall table. and send
her name mp by the servant.
When calling for the first time upon sew
eral ladies who are not mother and daugh-
ters), to leave q card for each.
For q lady to leave her husbands cards,
and those of her sons and daughters, in
making the first call OF the season.
For a young OF single gentleman to put
the name of his clup on his card. rather
than his own residence, II he prefers.
o.
physician, y Judge or q minister of the
gospel to use his title on n visiting card.
For the oldest single women belonging TO
the oldest branch of a family TO use Miss
Esmondo on her card or for the oldest
daughter Of q younger branch to do 80,
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The Empire Frock.


To 60 from theatrical affairs to frocks 1t
is my painful duty to announce that in the
house we no longer have a moral support in
the wey of stays, but that most of us are
drinking tea and dining in Empire frocks
that come bearing tue announcement, No
c0rsets." 1t Is lovely illustration of
what the reform people are always talking
abOut-that Is. that women who leave off
corsets feel themselves freer and more in
dependent, more yirtuous. more honest
and more nearly the perfect woman. i
mean it's lovely illustration against their
theories. for without oorsets a woman loses
all moral backbone and wants to loaf on
dlvans, read novels and either drink tea or
smoke cigarettee. whichever may be her
weakness-tea is mine, but that's another
story.
The slender 1.-THE girl looks very well
without the protecting bones, bnt the lady
inclined TO curves looks about as immoral
as anything have ever seen. If | had ason
old enough 20 be married, / should see that
he never got into the society OF women W hO
discarded those essentially feminine ad-
juncts. the stays. and don't know that i
shOuld approve of the ones who wear the
little short things that they call Empire
stays. They are not quite what they should
be with low-neck gown; they don't come
down quite as fnr as they ought with a
close fitting gown. Madame Paterson
Bonaparte once showed me her wedding
gown, and. as il fit the figure closely, it
seemed to my uneducated eyes as rather
well, not nice; but a young woman of to-
day. in her empire gown, could give the Ia
dies of the court OF the Empress Josephine
q number of points
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secondary her own grace and beauty to the
clumsy beast she represented,


But TO return TO this subject of distinc-
ton, for can lind no better name for it. L
can give you the names of innumeraOl ole
actresses who are intelligent. who work
well, who are interesting. but who never
get this subtle something til at distin guishes
them. and which, when they play the part
of u gentlewoman, makes them seem born
in purple. so easy are they in their man
ners. And this is worth having. Somebody
says it is matter of birth and education;
1t Is motif Is a question of art. Mile.
Bartet. of the Coincide Francals, has it to
perfection. has it perfectly that last
year, when she was introduced to some
English people who had never heard her
name, and who didn't approve of theaters.
they eagerly asked. after her deDarture,
What princess is that? Her manners are
superbn' And yet the birth of this actress
Is shrouded in mystery. Jane HadiDg pos
sesses this art. which the divine Sarah,
with all her genius. does not. She can be-
magnificent Is a princess, but she always
suggests TO me. q princess who has been u
beGgar-girl OF, like Theodore, been raised
to the throne from the/circus. People who
admire the great beauty OF Mrs. Langtry,
and regret that, according to their ideas
she Is incapable of acting. would do we'll to
contrast her methods of walking and wear
ing her clothes with that peculiar TO many
who are undoubtedly better actresses.
Among the older women. Mrs. ID. Z. 30 wers
and Mrs. Phillips have distinction most de-
cidedly, while Agnes Booth thoroughly
good actress, is decidedly lacking in it. In
deed, il is much easier to think of the
women who do not possess it, than of the
women who do.
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DEFEATED schEMERs.


| 70 Obstruct VArtu REFORM.
Those republican molders Of public
opinion who have been trying I O fasteu
responsibility for the financial condi.
ton OF the country on the democratic
party are beginning To realize the
hor slcssncss Of their task. When the
attempt 10 repeal the Sherman act as q
measure Of relief was first seriously
considered, they took the ground that
the scarcity Of availablc money and the
business depression were not the re-
suit of the silver purchasing law. but
OF the prevalent dread among the in
dustrial and commercial classes Of the
country that the existing tariff laws
would be revised IN accordance with
the policy for which the party had de-
clarcd and to enforce which 1t was
elected. Some of tho republican sem
ators n representatives expressed
this view in congress and IL was gem
orally acquicsced in TO the extent Of
silence on the part OF those who are
specially favored under the high pro-
tective system, they believing at the
time the Sherman law would be re.
pealed and the financial stringcncy re-
lieved, while at the same time q strong
blow might be struck for the retention
OF the Mckinley legislation under tho
impression created hat it is necessary
to the prosperity Of the country.
But the action Of the minority in the
senate and its stubborn refusal to
grant the demand for repeal have been
the means Of compelling the great
manufacturing interests Of the country
to show their hands and confess that
the repeal is necessary for the financial
preservation of the country, thereby
confessing that the tariff scare was
only created for selfish partisan and
trade interests and that it was without
foundation in fact The unprincipled
suggestion of Senator Don Cameron
that the purchase OF silver be continued
in order that the republicans in con
gress might be sufficiently strength.
med to prevent a reform of the tariff,
was promptly sat down upon by tho
manufacturers of the country. and no
where more severely than in the great
iron and steel center of his own state.
They are unanimous in their demands
that the Sherman law be repealed a.
the one thing which will restore pros
perity- They declare without qualifica.
ton that 1t is responsible for the crisis
which would be happily passed but for
the uncertainty created by the inexpli-
cable course Of the senate. In none Of
the appeals from the manufacturers
and the commercial organizations to
congress is there any expression of fear
because the democratic party proposes
to keep faith with the people in the re-
vision of the Mckinley tariff laws.
Their whole cry is for the adoption Of
a sound financial policy. The attempt
to create a tariff scare has been q dis
NAL failurc.-Detroit Free Press.
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N PARAGRAPHS.

Gov. Mckinley continues To
thrust his head into the old British
lions mouth. And the "beast" il
stuffed with the same old thrcshcd-over
straw.-N. Y. World.
MIR. Dudley is said TO have a ley
financial scheme. II il is constructed
on the block system IL will undoubt-
edly have the unqualified Endorsement
Of Judge Wooda-N. y. World.
The tariff Is not a sectional ques-
tion, and is not to be settled on section.
al lines. A revenue tariff cannot DO
other than q national tariff. laid, not
for the benefit Of any particular locali-
~, but simply for the purpose Of rails
ing the national revenues ON the
simplest and least burdcnsome plan.
That IL the tariff for which the people
have pronounced and which they will
get II they can get anything from the
present senate. - Louisville Courier
Journal.
Poor old republican party! 1t ID
moribund In the north and west, and
dead as a door nail In the south. In
Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and TeAas
IL has gone bodily out of business In
every one Of these states the democrats
have ceased TO count the republican
vote among the elements Of opposition.
The only question IL: How will the
republican vote divide between demo
cratA and populistsf There il nothing
left VI the republican party in the
south excerpts bad odor and IN evil
nama.--St Louis nepublia
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II ELECTION LAWS.


An Act That Receives the Approval Of m
Enlightened People.
In passing the bill to repeal the fed
era election laws the house has simply
executed, SO far q it can, one of the
mandates Of the people. The time
chosen was ~inopportune, but the thing
done is right.
To speak Of this repeal as removing
all safeguards against fraud and "a
deadly blow at honest elections" -
some Of theperfervid republican organs
do, is to insult the intelligence and viz
tue Of the people.
If the citizens Of the different states
either cannot or will not conduct cleo
tions fairly and honestly without tho
supervision Of federal agents, nj sys-
TEN of local self government is = fail.
ure.
If corruption or intimidation pre-
vailed, the attempt to prevent them by
central authority, with the aid Of bayo-
nets as q logical would be .
remedy worse Than the disease. Is it
necessary to remind the c~cntralizcrs
that this is not Mexico nor France?
The plain fact is that the federal cleo
ton laws have utterly failed, as Mr..
Fitch showed in his very able speech
in the house recently. to do anything
except to mag" local authorities and
provide a job for partisan agents and
burden the taxpayer.
The elections have been growing
fairer and more honest every year. and
the republican party has been grow.
ing weaker. But the progress is duo
wholly to an enlightened public scnti-
ment. This sentiment has secured tho
enactment Of ballot-reform laws in Q
majority OF the states, providing pri-
vacy for the voter and secrecy for the
ballot. These laws are worth more ~
safeguards to free and honest elections
than supervision by an army of federal
spies and bulldozers would be.
The people have decreed that this
worthless and undcmocratic system
shall 60, and it is goinR. IN. Y. World.
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--Whatever recommendation Mr..
Cleveland might have made to congress
regarding the financial situation would
have been sure TO be denounced either
In New York or the far west. One man
cannot serve two masters whose re-
quiremcnts differ in every essential,
and tho toasting the president u get
ting from some quarters, while IL was
~ have been expected, In no less hot
than that nc would have received from
others had his action been different
Mr.. Cleveland 10 the victim u IN nm
avoidabl~ condition. -Chicago TimaA
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Now that Thomas Brackett Reed
has not only taken back his refusal to
appear in McKinlcy's Ohio campaign,
but has actually made q speech At Gin
c~innati, the Buckeye democrats should
prepare for the inevitable democratic
victory which is surc to follow. With
Reed at one end of the state and Nc.
Kinlcy holding forth 1t the other. the
strain ut the middle must have been
excessive, just as when two elephants
see in the circus, and everyone
trembies lest the support should break.
Ohio republicans seem TO have been
much excited over the presence OF
Reed, and the leading protectionist Or.
gan in the state SO loses itself to all
ideas of idiomatic English rs To- re-
mark that the crowds indicate the
''muttcring of straws that move with
the wind."--Karsas City Times.
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III was clever O'CLOCK Ln0t nlgnt WneL
Walden opened his bedroom door ut the
hotel, and he started back In amaze
ment as he faced two excited, red-faced
Irishmen with a sack Of something
held gingerly between them.
well, boys, what's wantcd?" he said.
"If We PLACE, Mister Walden" Cassidy
said, in a stage whisper, we've sthruck
it rich.'
"Arrah now" Peters put in, I'VE
didn't at all. Somebody has struck IL
in the moine. and thried to fire it"
AN to stale the new ladderl" inter.
polated Cassidy.
whats all this about?" Walden
managed to say.
Then the men told him that they had
gone to the blacksmith's with some
tools that afternoon and had come back
late to put things to rights and found
everything in, TO use their expression,
"a divil NV a shape" The "hoistinR
works were burned, the new ladder
was in the shaft and some 'prospector"
had dug a hole in the side of the old
drift and uncovered u new vein which
their practiced eyes had seen atoonos
was almost solid silver.
He went out to the mine at once and
the three worked with picks all night,
getting more jubilant at every stroke
when Walden, grimy and happy. came
into town at nine o'clock for his break.
fast he found tucked under his door .
little note:
49, man Nu WALDEN.
..Dicgon saw those specimens and Is Wild 70
know where they came from. What must ! tell
himS Yours sincerely. MANErTE HALL.
"Tll tell him myself" Walden said. -
he tucked the little note into q breast
pocket A. s Duane In Demorest'e
Magazine.
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ANOTHER SEVERE GALE.
Hurricane Sweeping NOrthward Along
the Georgia Coast.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Oct. 12.-At this hour,
p. m, Savannah is in the teeth of a storm
which threatens to equal in intensity that
Of Aug q, which swept the entire Georgia
and South Carolina coasts. The predic-
ton Of the weather bureau Of it's approach
gave ample warning, and all day prepara-
tions have been in progress in the city and
on the river and harbor TO protect property
from its ravages. The wind is now blowing
forty miles an hour, and is steadily increas-
ing All vessels in the harbor have sought
shelter and safe anchorage. The smaller
craft tow boats. pilot boats and yachts
have been massed in slips and tied fast.
No vessels left port yesterday. The Boston
steamship Gate City. which was to have
sailed tonight. has been made fast TO her
docks, and will remain until the storm has
passed. The New York steamer City of
Augusta, which left New York Wednes-
day, is due tomorrow, and ii is feared will
be caught in the storm. A number of yes
sells due from coastwise ard foreign
ports, and one or two are believed TO be off
the bar. In the city little damage has yet
been done. The full force of the storm is
expected to reach here before midnight
a heavy rain is now falling. !,