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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-24

to robust manhood, to good citizenship
and symmetrical development Of Charac
ter.
1t is my strong desire and chief aim il
writing to call attention, to rouse tn,
people and array them against tn
wicked heresy, 80 prevalent to-ds!
among the adherehts Of the outgrowl
order Of society, that drudgry is whole
some or ennobling. So long as that vicioul
theory is held its Rdherents will not be
stir themselves to radically change thu
order Of business and Of industrial con
ditions. II the apostles of the "blesseC
be drudgery" blasphemy will amend
their beatitude and sing the praise o.
"lsbor," am ready to join the refrain
for, with Mrs. Browning, l believe il
"wOrk,"
"Get work, get work,
Be sure tits better than that you work to GET
l would not array one class against
another; indeed, there could be no line
of division drawn between the rich RnC
the poor that would not work mischief
for no matter how sharply defined may
bs the fortune line, there is still newt
able independence among all classes oi
people. My fervent desire is to arouse
men that they may begin to apply the
remedy to existing evils before the grow.
ing estrangment shall have precipitsted
chaos.
1t is the practice Of men who are either
superficial or uninformed to denounce
the persons who photograph dangerous
conditions and to charge them with be-
ing breeders Of strife, whereas the truth
is that conditions are rapidly arrsying
the overburdened, helpless classes against
the favored and prosperous, and the
smoldering fire is sure to burst forth
with more deadly effect if left unnoticed
and unproylded for. How painfully
shallow are the men who charge this or
that reform speaker or writer with being
the cause Of the present political revolt,
Reverse the position of the horse and
cart, gentlemen, in your diagnosis Of the
case. The mischievous conditions make
the leaders, instead Of the leaders max
ing the mischief.
Ny frequent references to the lnsugu-
raj uttersnoe Of President Cleveland,
"Lack Of economy and frugality are sap
ping strength and sturdiness from the
national character" are not made with a
view of engenderlng personal antipathy
toward him. 1 could not possibly enter
tain the slightest interest in Mr.. Grover
Cleveland as citizen. His pre-oniciRl
life and habits, and his uuinteresting
personality place him in the category of
the unnoticable multitude. But Mr..
Cleveland as president Of the United
States is competent to create contagion,
and hence his official declaration of a
mischievous doctrine Is legitimate mat
ter for controversion. II could not pos
sibly interest me were Citizen Grover
Cleveland to own one dozen high-priced
lsudsus and other fine vehicles and drive
out seventeen times per day; but when
President Grover Cleveland, in addition
to his prlncely habits Of life, launches a
monstrous accusation against American
character, it then becomes important to
arrest its influence. Upon the easy.going
assumption that the nation is prosperous
md bar oit;zans avSrovnnnnt1v rioh kha
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-24

from a woman; their votes would be
swsyed by moral considerations; they
would turn business opsy-turvy, and
smash the constitution" Possibly, but
then again some women might be wise
enough not to grant such enormous
special privileges as Mr.. Eckles admits
were granted to the bankers, and leave
such privilege and such power untram-
meled by any illegal obligation" to rem
der service in return to the government
in the time Of need. Some women might
have just business sense enough to see
to it that legislation was not left at
loose ends, and the government left at
the mercy OF and suppliant before the
creatures of it's own generous and fos
tering care"
Again Mr.. Eckles said:
IA proffer Of help from the bankers to the
government in time of peril, spontaneous
in it's character and patriotic in it's motive,
would disarm a thousand critics who are
loud in their denunciations of it, and recon
ole them to system which they charge
with being the recipient of special privi-
leges denied to Them"
just then the bay horses laughed
again. l know they did, because good
horse sense could not fail to perceive
both the humor and the infutility of
any display of generosity on the part of
the bankers at this late stage of the
game to "disarm the critics" and "rec-
onoile them to the system"
It's too late, gentlemen; entirely too
late to arrest intelligent discussion and
"loud denunciRtion" by the people Of
paternalistic system which so vastly en-
riches the dealers, yet leaves the entire
business world at the mercy Of contin-
gencies liable at any time to arise and
bear down countless thousands Of help
less victims in its devastating course.
Generosity" and "patriotism" in bust
ness! Nonsense, Mr.. Comptroller. Get
thou some leVel-hesded, unsentlmental
business notices and have them we'll
committed or written down before again
venturing an address, else thou art in
danger of being unsexed and placed in
the category with sentimental women
whose reform idiosYncrssies are the
amusement of practical politicians"
~.
Everybody has been taught from child
hood to respect "sound horse sense"
And everybody has heard Of the "horse
laugh" Lstterly it has come in vogue
to talk Of playing horse" Why not
Why not fix attention by
that picturesque style on momentous
and significant utterances
as they are passing day by dsyP
President Harrison is the possessor Of
two magnificent bay horses, doubtless
in politics, which vacated the
national stalls and made room for Presi-
dent Clevelsnd's double span Of equally
superb bays, these latter presumably be-
longing to the democratic party. Each
Of those noble animals is doubtless pos
sessed of too much practical horse sense
to kick about the little matter of their
party name so long as their prosperous,
well-fed condition depends upon their
staying inside the traces; but it is not
that these sensible animals
fail to indulge in good hearty horse
laughs at the expense of the "fOol voter"
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-24
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

pany Of gentlemen gathered around the
bsnqueting board one evening this week
in honor Of ]. H. Eckles, the new comp
troller Of the currency. Many Of the
gentlemen present we're cultivated and
intelligent, all were wide awake and en-
terprising. The assemblsge represented
$50000,000. There always is noticeable
in gathering Of men representing pros
porous business enterprises a self-reli-
ant, manly, well-fed, independent air and
manner. This company was composed
of bankers and prominent loan and real
estate men Of Washington, Baltimore
and neighboring towns Without doubt
each Of these gentlemen is the owner Of
a luxurioI Is home. Doubtless they avail
themselves and supply their families
with all the luxuries which our modern
civilization affords, and in so doing they
are entirely right; having the means for
the indulgence in all the appliances and
advantages of modern life they would be
exceedingly foolish not to do so. Neither
is there the slightest objection in the
mind Of any sensible person Of such in
diligence. The only feeling which can
possess any right minded individual is
one Of admiration for the products Of
skill and genius which adorn the homes
Of the wealthy and prosperous class.
Close following upon such admiration,
however, there must come to humane
persons a feeling OF sadness that so few
people participate in the fullness Of life
which q wholesome and beautiful en-
Vironment supplies. Looking upon men
Of the banker, broker and manufacturer
class, such as grsced the occasion Of
which / write, one cannot fail to notice
their confident, sturdy, strong personal
ity. The great contrast which the per-
sonnel Of men Of that class presents to
that Of company Of farmers, of day Ia
bOrsrs, or wealth producers of any sort,
is so marked and SO universal as to force
the conviction that ease, self-confdence
and all the assertive qualities which win
recognition and command success in life
are bred and fostered in the one class
and sapped and destroyed in the other.
Contrast this banqueting company with
q gathering Of men who have fallen be-
hind in the race Of life, men whose
awkward self-consciousness, constrained
manners, lean contour, bent backs, hard
hands and hsrrasssd countenances attest
their failure to win that place and for
tune upon which the world has set its
seal Of approval, and by which it renders
the verdict of success or failure. True,
the worlds verdict may not be the cor
rect, the absolute or the ethical one, but
it is the current one, from which under
present conditions there is no escape.
Then, too, it may be that the Searcher Of
souls, scanning back the outer show, sees
as much Of real manly worth among the
hard-hsnded class as among the other.
But, alas! the verdict of the Searcher Of
souls is of small account in the way Of
securing justice in the awards of to-day.
And it is furthermore true that, as a
man "thinketh so he is," or soon gets to
be. When men begin to feel inferior,
feel helpless, they begin to be inferior,
cringing and sycophantish; they grow
self-distrustful, limp and irresponsible;
not universally-so there are ever great
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-04-28
TIRED OF PRACTICAL JOKES.
The Members OF This Family Can Still Fee
Their Hearts Thump as the Result q

The Members OF This Family Can Still Feel
Their Hearts Thump IA the Result OF
One.
There is one family in Brooklyn
which has resolved never again to play
practical jokes. This resolution was
brought about In very peculiar way.
The family is excellently connected So
cially, and its fair name has never been
soiled by the smoke of scandal.
An innocent little joke few weeks
ago, however, threatened temporarily
to do so. 1t was such close call that
every member OF the family can still
feel his heart thump. This is how il
all happened:
When one Of the daughters was mar.
ried, short time ago, the rest of the
family demonstrated their good feeling
toward the young people by playing all
sorts of pranks on them. The brother
of the bride followed the expressman
who took the trunks to the railway sta.
ton, and when he got around the cor.
ner tackled rosettes of white ribbon all
over them. They went to their destina'
ton decorated this way.
The younger sister Of the bride added
to the humiliation of the couple by
sending letter tied up in pink rib.
bon and addressed in large letters:l
IF not called for in ten days return
to the brides parents, No. - street,
Brooklyn"
The bell boy who took the letter up
stairs smiled suggestively when the
groom received it and fingered foi
something substantial, which the groom
was only too willing to give
The brother of the bride was married
several weeks ago, and his sisters com
bined to make him sick" They sue.
ceeded Internationally in upsetting the
entire family. He thought he was very
foxy" and told his sisters they had
his permission to do anything they
pleased. He refused to tell where he
and his bride purposed to spend Their
honeymoon, but the young women dis
covered it.
They sent his bride series of letters
and some one identity not known,
sent kilograms to the various hote
keepers, signed apparently by the
groom's father which read:
"If Mr.. and Mrs, - register al
your hotel please notify me at once a
No. - - street"
1t was these kilograms which created
the disturbance. The hotel clerks
shifted an elopement at once, and tolt
the correspondents of the New Yorl
newspapers. They sent the "tip" by
telegraph to their papers. The city ed
itors noted that the name was good ant
the locality frst-rate, and reporters
were Immediately sent out to work W
what promised to develop into rat
Ting story.
The first man to call stated what hi
paper had received and asked for infor
nation of the head of the house. Tha
individual was fairly paralyzed. III
called a convention of the family to or
J der in. the parlor, and there was thu
liveliest kind of session. Each dele
gate wanted to explain at the same
, time N Y Herald
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-04-28
WIT AND WISDOM.

Work taken in proper doses is
good medicine
consciousness of ignorance is no
small part of knowledge.-St jerome.
Any old maid can gather personal
consolation by looking at some other
woman's drunken husband.
The man who does not comb his
hair looks best with chrysanthemum
In his buttonhole. -Picayune.
The man who doesn't know every
thing is usually the man that has some
sense. Cleveland Plaindealer.
-Herdso-Do the magazines pay on
acceptance or on publication? RICHTER
Alas! l have never had occasion to
ask N. Y. Times.
When an old and neglected man
sits and looks into the fire he thinks
more truths about life than any book
contains -Atchison Globe.
between levity and cheerfulness
there is q wide distinction; and the
mind which is most open to leyity Ii
frequently stranger to cheerfulness -
Hugh Blair.
Changed Conditions. -Brown-Why
do you want me to buy you a dogP You
said you didn't want any only the other
day. Little Johnny-But sisser didn't
have pet cat then.-Truth.
"A man has to love children very
very much to be able to think faster
than he speaks when he steps on lit
tie tin cart as he is cropping barefooted
across his chamber in the dark. Som
erville Journal.
An exchange says mans full
mental power is not reached before
the age of twenty-five. Either this Is
wrong, or the college freshman has
been misinformed as to himself -Bos-
ton Transcript
The human form is generally &C.
cepted as the highest expression of
natures beautiful work. Still, cheap
suit of clothes never looks so we'll as
when it is on the barrel-hoop frame In
the clothier's window -Puck.
Enfant Terrible Host Ito visitor)-
All! what pity you did not come q
minute sooner; my wife has only tusi
cleared away the coffee! Little Morris
Yes, and she nearly broke cup in
her hurry. -Deutsche Wespen.
-Apprentice-What | don't like is
that we have to work ten hours and
eat only half an hour Employer-The
difference is not so great as it seems.
If you ate as slowly as you work you
would need ten hours for that, too -
Fliegende Batter
Many mean things are done in the
family for which moods are put for
ward as an excuse, when the mood:
! themselves are the most inexcusablC
things of all. A man or woman in toll
cradle health has no moral right to in
dulge in an unpleasant mood. G.
Holland.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-04-28
sandwiches For the Children,

Until mother has tried it she will
not know what an esteemed edible on
the children's luncheon table are sand.
witches. A plate piled up with these
appetizing dainties will fade before
group of hungry children like snow be-
fore the sun. 1t is also an excellent
way to disguise unattractive cold meat
that would be refused by the youngsters
if offered in its normal state. Two or
three kinds of meat, the accumulation
from several meals, can be utilized in
this way more palatably. Remove all
coarse, fat and gristly pieces, add a lot
of tongue or ham, if possible, to flavor,
or chopped parsley if the children like
it, and after seasoning with salt only,
spread between pieces of homemade
bread, brown or white, or both. The
success of sandwiches to children
as we'll as to elders, is in their making.
Thick pieces of alum-risen bread choke
little threats as quickly as big, Jam,
raisin (stoned and split, date and fig
sandwiches are all acceptable to small
fry, and are wholesome sweets; maple
sugar is considered an especially delic.
ious filling by them, and even plain
granulated sugar has done duty, by
way of variety, with great success
Chicago Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-04-28
HOW WILLIAM WON HIS BRIDE.


March of Fashioi Gave Him the Mears of
Supporting Her In Luxury.
The naughty old Billy Goat stood at
bay, one forefoot resting upon a juicy
coil of wire, his head thrown proudly
back. Before him, in an attitude of
humility, stood young William, the
pride of Ashpile society.
And So" painted the father, you
wish to wed my lovely Mamie, my eve
-ahem, kid; to take her from the lap
of luxury? Pray, tell me how you ex-
pect to maintain her in the way to
which she has been accustomed?'
Deeply abashed the youth murmured
something about the excellence of the
tomato-can crop, but even as he spoke
he felt that he was offering her only
the caramels of existence, not the bread.
The head of the irate parent went
down; he gave snort of rage and was
about to use violence, when his fair
young daughter cast herself at his feet.
81 love him." she walled. For my
sake give him chance to prove what
he can do"
80 be it," returned her father 81
will give him twenty-four hours in
which to prove that he is able to sup
port you"
1t was evening. The wind whistled
dismally along the streets of Engle-
wood and raised playful cyclones to the
detriment of nostril and optic. Young
William needed it not He was thought
fully chewing newspaper and think
ing mournfully of his fate, for he feared
that he could never call the gentle Nam
ME his own. But suddenly, as he di-
gested the Daily Hint from Paris" a
great light dawned upon him. Madly
he rushed along the dusky streets until
he reached the home of his beloved.
she's minel" he shouted n can
now support her as we'll as you do.
Hoop skirts are coming in"
Noble youth" cried the parent in
accents of joy. Take her, she is
yours Chicago Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-04-28
JAY GOULD'S MISTAKE.
He Thought He Would Escape Reviling
After Death.

Many men have wondered what
their fellows would say of them after
their death, Jay Gould had his weak
ness, He once confessed it,
~ don't think l ever had an ambi.
tion," he said, Except to break the
world and to see what it will say about
me when am dead. No man will be
cruel enough to say what he really
thinks of me when am dead"
If the dead millionaire could see the
stacks of clippings which his son Ed.
win has collected he would hardly I'M
dertake the task of reading them for
two very good reasons, 1t would take
him several years to accomplish the
task and the tone of most of the com.
ments would not have pleased him.
Shortly after his fathers death Ed.
win Gould arranged to have sent him
copy of every newspaper article
printed about his father He has since
December 2 received twenty thou.
sand clippings, which combined make
an obituary notice some six miles long.
OF these twelve thousand have been
taken from the press of this country
and Canada, three thousand from the
British newspapers and the remainder
from those of France, Italy, Ger.
many, Sweden, Holland and Spain.
Two clippings have been made from
Turkish publications-N. Y. World.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-04-28
ABOUT FRANKNESS.
1t Is an Excellent Quality II Harshness
BE Avoided.

BE Avoided.
Frankness is a quality to be COM
mended in either man or woman. The
person who looks you straight in the
eyes and tells you candidly what he
thinks without hesitating or stammer.
ing will win your confidence, even
though the truths he utters may be
very unpleasant to listen to.
1t is just this fact that prevents peo-
pie from being genuinely honest in the
expression of their sentiments, as
frankness borders SO frequently upon
brutality that rather than wound the
feelings of another polite evasion
takes the place of absolute truth. So
ciety white lies are largely due to this,
for say what You will the girl or wom
an who sets out on her social career de.
termined to be quite frank on every oc.
casion is certain to be very unpopular
if she carries out her intention
Some one may say that such condi.
ton of affairs sets a premium upon dis
honesty, That is too harsh statement
~ olAOuld NC oulh IubllCL lllil ~ lcdCllCs
the beauty of silence on occasions when
to give utterance to ones thoughts is
sure to wound. For instance, if one
woman says to another, 81 hope my
pictures will be good; am such hard
subject you know" it would be wiser
for the other to say, 81 hope So" and
drop the subject entirely, than to re.
mark, yes you are plain looking,
Why, when you come to analyze your
face you haven't single good feature.
You must indeed be very difficult sub.
ject for the artist"
OF course, hundreds will say that
they never would be so rude; yet that
conversation did actually occur, and
there are many other instances where
excessive frankness wounds by its very
truthfulness. If you do not like n
thing, unless you are certain your opin-
ion will not offend, keep still about it,
for there is safety in restraining the
utterance of thoughts far more than in
their hasty and ill-advised expression,
for while speech is silver, judicious
silence is pure gold. - Philadelphia
Times
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-04-28
Gowns for Young Girls,

Empire gowns for young girls--girls
at that age which in them is called
awkward" and in boys "hobbledehoy,"
are much worn and very becoming. A
simple, inexpensive one seen the other
evening was of crimson cheese cloth
and black velvet The neck, cut a
little round, was edged with ruffle of
black lace. The sleeves were immense,
and so added to the Importance and size
Of the slender maiden. They were
gathered in at the wrists with black
lace ruffles The sash was of black
velvet and was fastened between the
shoulders by a large rosette of black
velvet Then it was drawn under tho
arms to the front and tied in a big bow
with long ends, which fell as far as the
knee The skirt was finished by three
bands of black velvet 1t was very be-
coming to the half-grown curly head
who wore it-Philadelphia Times
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-04-28
RAILING UP THE ROSE TREE.


Where the rose tree Haunted tall
On the southern garden wall
or a mansion old and gray,
1t fell out one summers day,
VIII and Bessie stroling round
This domain OF beauty found,
Some few branches here and there,
Needed mailing up with care.
What avails the sweetest rhyme
To describe that golden timer
Or those roses, creamy, faint,
Red, and white, what words shall PAINT
We, from summers past may know
Something OF the sunny glow
Smiling brightly round the pair
Busy with tho branches there.
Al the first glance, who would ask
Or desire simpler task:
Yet, while light and shadow played,
Guessing from the time they stayed,
One long hour, In that one place
1t would seem TO be the case
That hundred branches there
Needed mailing up with carel
With his noisy hammer still,
Leaning from his ladder, WIN
Gave the maid rose whose hue
Pale beside her bushes grew
Thus 1t CHANGED that happy day,
Where the rose tree blossomed gay,
Love surprised the youthful pair
Busy with the branches there!
=. Il Eastwood in Cassell's Family Magazine
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-04-28
Her Charitable View Of 1t.

Nanny Church is an old negress who
washes for a living, and who, in the de-
livery of her patrons goods, has a good
deal of hobbling around to do in all
sorts of weather The present win
ter has overtaxed her patience, and the
climax of her complninings was reached
on Washington's birthday, when the
tremendous storm of that day evoked
the exclamation: "Neber see de like er
dis winter sence l wuz BON! Hit do err
pear ter me dat de Lor' done gittin' oil
an childish. boston Courier.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-04-28
August
Flower

II am happy to state to you and
to suffering humanity, that my wife
has used your wonderful remedy,
August Flower, for sick headache
and palpitation of the heart, with
satisfactory results. Forseveral years
she has been a great sufferer, has
been under the treatment of eminent
physicians in this city and Boston,
and found little relief. She was in
duced to try August Flower, which
gave immediate relief. We cannot
say to much for it." L. c. Frost,
Springfield, Mass. %