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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-16
The FourQurcan-PriCc ca,
Overwhelming Aonsy-SlVing Chances
To Sell Out All Holiday Goods.

Holiday Art Ware, Marbles, Brc.a-Brac, Sverware Chin
Glassware, Lamps Pictures, ETC. The amount of ever,
hours sales now of vital Importance The supreme effort
our existence force Big Sales The reductions are bv
means confined articles advertised but every d
ment in the Big Basement
Only eight days left to close stocks. We must dispo,
of an enormous quantity of merchandise
Don't delay! Come to-day, and make our lose
your gain.
Besides the following unparalleled values, see ye..e,
days advertisement Every item will be again on sal.
today
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-16
CLEARING-SALE PRICE ON Toys
and
GAMES or ALL DESCRIPTION.

All-Iron Bicycle Riders. Zoe.
Small Boys i-Wheel Express Waco
l9c.
Kitchen Sets, nicely decorate. G.
pieces. Toe.
Doll Buggy, fancy shape. s,rorgly maze.
45c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-16

I Gold Cupid nnn1uct Lnmps
prime limp, that shows a.. -
sniue to be $3.50. For to-dn,. ~.
Just opened. cases Carlsbad l
) Fruit Saucers oatmeal bowie. a.. -
20 -Jc., on oar bargain table no /.
$40 DINNER SITS. $50
Fine scHi-pOrceIain. 700 pt.o.. .
assorted decorations, nne l,,,-,
sets, worth all 90 $40. To-Day. 49,,
Toys MIST POSITIVELY nr so,,
oIT.
Hundreds and thoufnnfs % M,
nre. here waiting for good u.,,,
girls To he mothers To them.
- GREAT SALE
Of MI the sample line OF DOH. o,
large importer. boucht for 49,.
cash NJ 80 cents on the dollor ~,
less. This Is your gain, 80 Invest
gnte.
Horns. II inches long ic.
A % c Blocks, large size nicely c,irn
Cradles. handsomely eoiorei. wora "a.
&c
All-Iron sulky, Horse. ana Dr
/ worth 75c.. 29c
Nested Building Blocks bearn,,.
colored pictures. and a. D.. C's. worth O..
/ 15c.
TIN Kitchens. Ice
Christmas Tree Ornaments l2atr
( T. and l0c.
20 Iron Bell Toys, worth 50c. 81.
Hardwood Sleishs. Handsomely frl.,.s
/ nicely made, worth 81. zoe.
CLEARING-SALE PRICE OY TOYS
and
GAMES or ALL DESCRIPTION.
All-Iron Bicycle Riders loc
Small Boys i-Wheel Express Wsr-
| l9c
Kitchen Sets. nicely dc.--.t.l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-16

TOYS MIST PosITIvELY nr so,,
OIT
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-16

Fine scmi-pOrceInln. roo piece. q.
assorted decoration, nne l,po-,
sets, worth all 90 $40. To-D.r. u. b.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02
M'klNLEY AS A LAWYER.
He Wanted to Continue His Military Ca
reer, but His Parents Objected.

reer, but His Parents Objected.
When the war closed, Mckinley was
just %. He was full of youthful ell
thusiasm and ardor, and he returned to
his home in Ohio fully expecting to ac-
cept the flattering offer made him Of II
commission in the regular army.
But to this his parents offered strong
opposition. They pointed out the small
rewards to honor and ambition that
come to the soldier in time of peace. At
length he yielded to their persuasions
and reluctantly gave up his dreams of
martial glory and bent his mind upon
the pursuits of peace The war had
made man of him and ended all
thought of collegiate career. He cast
about for profession, and naturally,
considering the bent of his mind, he
chose the law. He became student in
the offices of Charles L. Glidden and
David Wilson, then leaders of the Ma
honing county bar. He supplemented
his reading by taking the course at the
Albany Law school, and in 1867 was
admitted to the practice. He located at
Canton, where he formed IA partnership
with Judge Belden
He was an excellent advocate, even in
those early years, and made some of the
best jury arguments ever made at the
Stark county bar. AT the time he was
first elected to congress he enjoyed one
of the leading places and one Of the best
general practices in the county.
AS a lawyer Mr.. Mckinley was al
ways thorough and careful in the prepa-
ration of cases. He had the confidence Of
everybody and soon became particularly
prominent as an advocate He prepared
himself by thorough courses of reading
for his -nuhlic oaraa- 10 - ..~.-.~l- -
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

during the rebellion. General Hayes
knew him and his father WELL and saw
i'll the dashing young cavalier the germ
of greatness. lie needed counselor, an
adviser, n friend, and General Hayes
watched over him with the filial love,
devotion and pride of father.
The war ended, Mckinley still re-
manned an object of hope, Of interest
and pride to General Hayes. Mckinley
became candidate for congress and was
elected. When Hayes was president,
Mckinley was in the house of represent
atives. The major was frequent wei
come visitor at the White House. One
day the president gave Mckinley adj
vice, which made Mckinley the fore.
most champion of "A protective tariff.
President Hayes thus spoke to the young
representative:
'To achieve success and fame you
must pursue a special line. You must
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

general commanding the department of
the Cumberland, Second in command
was Stanley Matthews, who was splCn-
did soldier, but won his greatest honors
in civil life by becoming United States
senator and Justice of the United States
supreme cut; and Rutherford =.
Hayes, afterward governor Of Ohio and
president of the United States. These
are few Of the illustr:ous men who
were borne on the roll Of officers of the
gallant regiment in which marched Pri.
waite william Mckinley, Jr.
He carried the musket for / 4 months /;
then he was promoted But he won his
promotion honestly. His comrades of
the rank and file bear testimony to the
f~05 that he was Il good soldier; that he
performed every duty devolving upon
him with fidelity and intelligence and
without complaint. They congratulated
him, therefore when he was made Gem
missary sergeant Of the regiment. Later,
after Antietam he was made a second
lieutenant, and the Mahoning county
boy had risen from the ranks.
He was now to all intcnts and prr-
poses trained veteran. He had had his
baptism in blood at Carnifex Ferry. He
had gone through the West Virginia
campaign and become part of the
magnificent Army Of the Potomac under
Mcclellan. South Mountain and Antie-
tam had been made immortal by the
blood of heroes, and the shoulder straps
were Worn with due but not exagger-
ated realization Of the responsibilities
they implied. He became a second lieu
tenant on Sept. pa, 1862 He was pro-
NOTED to fist lieutenant Feb. z, 1868.
His commission as captain bears date
July 20, 1864.
The brevet rank Of major was con
ferred by President Lincoln ''for gal
LIANT and mcritcrious sc,Tices Gt tie bat
ties of Opequan, Fishers Greek ard
Cedar Hill. " Hc was with Sheridan III
the Shenandoah campaign, was At
Winchester, Cedar Creek, Fishers Il /,
Opcquaii, htrustowu, III I'd Auu-la.-.
and BelryVi,.c, Tll-c lis lc.ay VS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

manufacturer, and pioneer in that
business. William was his third son.
The eldest, David, is now resident of
San Francisco, where he is the Hawai-
ian consul general to the United States.
The second son, James, died about four
years ago. There is another son, Abner,
younger than the major, who, although
citizen of Canton, spends most of his
time in New York, where he is engaged
in business.
McKinley's mother is now 81 years
of age, but alert and vigorous, mentally
and physically. She sees much of her
distinguished son, and he waits on her
and walks with her each day he spends
in Canton. Even now, while his anxi-
cites are and should be on keenest edge,
playing, as he is, bold game for the
biggest stake on earth, he visits and
walks with his mother every afternoon.
They prefer the quiet streets of the sub
urbs for these little excursions, and
Mckinley may be seen escorting the old
lady with the profoundest Difference and
affection, while the conversational in
terchange between the two never flags.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

valid, she makes and receives calls and
often goes on shopping tours. Mrs.
Mckinley cares little for dress, al
though her toilets are always in excel
lent taste.
Her face betrays "a faint languor, sug-
gestive of the invalid, bat it is fair and
bears n stamp of beauty, in spite of the
40 years she carries. Her i'll health dates
from girlhood. AS a student she with
difficulty undertook the studies of the
course, by reason of this condition, but
with constant care and frequent medical
attention she overcame all trouble suf-
ficiently to enjoy life and to taste of its
pleasures. Her actual invalidism dates
from the birth of their second child, in
1871. This child died i'm its infancy and
was followed by the first child, daugh-
ter Of years, a short time afterward.
Her mother also died about this time.
These SORROWS Were more than she could
bear, and she has never recovered. At
present i'll appearance and in actual
health her condition is better than for
several years previous.
A little story of McKinley's home
No less than his attention to his wife,
his thought and care for his mother
particularly since his fathers death in
1892, have attracted comment 1t had
been his custom while at home in Can
ton to take his mother TO church each
Sunday morning. When he went TO Co
lumbus as governor he determined to
keep up the practice ms much ms nnssi-
Bile, and unless the press Of public bust
ness was very great he always slipped
quietly over to Canton from the state
capital ON Sunday mornings and walked
to church with his mother ON his arm.
The next train would carry him to Co
lumbus, where his wife awaited his
coming. Naturally the mother looks
with pride on such son, and she fol
lows with keen interest the progress of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02
M'klNLeY'S POLITICAL CAREER.
His Work rs Congressman, Tariff Special
list and Governor of Ohio.

His Work as Congressman. Tariff Special
list and Governor of Ohio.
Major Mckinley was but 33 years old
when he was elected by the people of
his district to represent them in COLI
gress There he soon made his mark,
and was returned at each subsequent
election until that of 1890, in which
year a gerrymander of his district de-
feated him by majority Of only 302
This was the eliminating one of several
efforts on the part of the Democratic
legislature to gerrymander Mckinley
out of congress.
While in congress he served on the
committee on revision of laws, the jul
dietary committee, the committee ON
expenditures in the postoffice depart
ment and the committee on rules.
When General Garfield received the
nomination for the presidency, Mr.. Nc
Kinley was assigned to the vacancy on
the committee on ways and means. He
served on the last mentioned committee
until the expiration of his last term as
representative. While chairman of this
committee he framed the Mckinley
bill, which afterward became law and
which still bears his name.
Mckinley was protege of ex-Presi-
dent Hayes, and up to the time Of the
latter's death he recognized the ex-
president as his adviser and counselor.
He was in General Hayes regiment
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02
M,KlNLEY'S HOME LIFE.
His Wife Is an Invalid, but She Aids Hin
In His Work.


In His Work.
Major McKinley's home life is very
happy, despite the fact that his wife is
an invalid. Mrs. Mckinley was Miss
Ida Saxton, daughter of James and Mary
Saxton of Canton, o. She received an
excellent education when a girl, spent
some time abroad and became her ia
theirs assistant in his bank, where it
was said that her fair face attracted
bouquets and bank notes to the window.
"She must be trained" said her father,
"to buy her own bread if necessary, and
not to sell herself to matrimony."
She had many suitors, but Major Nc
Kinley, then rising young lawyer,
vanquished all rivalry, removed the
young woman from the cashiers win
dow and won from honest James Saxton
these words when the hand of the daugh-
ter was gained:
"You are the only man / have ever
known to whom 1 would intrust my
daughter.
Mrs. Mckinley has always assisted
her husband in politics. Her i'll health
has in no wise deferred her from enjoy
ing the political honors he has won, nor
has it prevented her from being n wise
counselor. Her presence has time and
again served as an inspiration to her
husband. When political preferment
first came to former Governor Mckinley,
it was his wife who convinced him that
he should accept. She believed implicit
ly in his talents, and that his service
would be for the good of the state she
was certain She has never wavered in
her faith in her husband s convictions,
and consequently she is a protectionist
and believes the country must have q
protective tariff law.
She has confidence in him, not only as
public official, but as man. Her ill.,
ness has been overcome by her affection,
and she has travelled thousands of miles
when she was weak in body merely that
she might be near him, She has encc,;.rr =
aged him by word, look aud presence.
and he has in knishtly style returned
I the fayors and reel prooated the sacred
affection. Her home life has been short,
for out of the 90 years of married life
more than 20 have been passed by her
husband in the public service. She has
lived in hotels, doubtless a source Of re-
greet, since her fragile body made it
more than imperative that she should
have quiet place. She has never COM
planned, but has urged Governor Nc
Kinley to push forward in his public ca
reer.
Mrs. Mckinley spends most of her
time in cozy apartment on the second
floor, and much of her leisure is devoted
to crocheting those dainty little slippers
which have so many times brought sun
shine into gloomy hospital wards in va
rious parts of the country. 1t is said
that she has knitted over 1000 pairs of
these slippers in her 20 years of invalid
life. In appearance Mrs Mckinley is of
medium height, with brown hair and
large deep blue eyes. Although an in
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

Garfield was in this respect and pos
sesses elements of strength by reason Of
his thorough study of political subjects.
He seems to have had in view from the
beginning the devotion Of his life to
public service. During all his early pro.
fessioncl years he was cn active partici-
pant in Republican campaigns and early
gave evidence of the power he has since
developed rs a public speaker ard era
tor. The plan of his political speaking
has always been the same. He first thor
oughly masters the subject in hand and
then presents it forcibly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02
M'klNLEY, The SOLDIER.
How He Rose From the Ranks and Is
came a Brevet Major.

came Brevet Major.
Young Mckinley had been keen OBJ
server, SO far as his opportunities went,
of the political events that eliminated
in the firing ON Fort Sumter The call
of the president for troops found quick
response in his breast, as it did all
through the north. And when the drums
and flies aroused the echoes of the quiet
streets of Poland, among the first appli-
cants for enlistment was William Nc,
Kinley, Jr
1t was a new experience and new
school that the lS-year-old boy entered,
this school Of war, but he had wonder
full teachers. 1t was his good fortune
that assigned him to the Twenty third
Ohio. The recruits that composed it
were in June, 1861, mustered and form
ed into regiment. Its first colonel was
William s. Rosecrans, afterward major
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

Ancestry and Boyhood-As n Soldier and
Lawyer-His Early Participation In
Republican Campaigns - His Political
Career Connection with the Labor
Problem.
William Mckinley, whose name and
personality just now dominate all
things Republican, holds the front CEN
ter of the public stage. He is probably
more talked about today than any other
American and promises to hold that
position for several months. Under the
full glare of publicity he stands unf1inch-
ingly while the searchlight is turned
steadily upon him. 1t is u crucial test.
No detail of his whole career, no phase
of his character, no act or word or deed,
however shrouded by years, is left un
disclosed
And what does the light reveal? An
ancestry of honest, sturdy, Woodworking
folks, poor and in humble circumstances,
; but of such sort that no man in this
democratic country need be ashamed.
Alboyhood spent among simple but pure
sMinded people-spent in industry and
) IN an honest endeavor to rise. A young
manhood devoted to CALAMITY fighting
for the Union, and later, when peace had
come and the sword was put away. to
the pursuit of an honored profession.
The details of his later career in con-
gress, where for years he represented his
state faithfully and with much personal
credit-these were widely known be-
fore. His later services to the great COM
monwealth of which he became govern
or are of such recent date that they need
hardly to be mentioned in summing up
the events of his life.
AS mere boy he was good school
teacher.
There are official records to show that
he was good soldier.
AS lawyer he did credit to the pro-
fession
AS statesman he made most bril-
liant record, which, although in the
heat of a political campaign may be
criticised by his opponents, will I'M
doubtedly stand the test of time.
AS for integrity of character, there is
no blot on the Mckinley escutcheon.
His sterling honesty was demonstrated
and tested in the fire of financial disas-
ter. Few public men have had to pass
through this ordeal, and none of those
who did came out of it more honorably
than William Mckinley.
His patriotism is the strongest point
in his character. Whether as a boy sol
dier, fighting for his country, or as
politician seeking to serve it, as gov
ernor directing the fortunes of a great
state, or as a statesman molding the
statutes of the nation, he has been first
and foremost an American, and all his
pride has been centered in that name
Not since the days of Webster, with
whom he has many traits in common,
always excepting Abraham Lincoln,
have we had a man in public life who
so typified the country, whose every ut
terance had in it so much expression of
his love of the land, us Mckinley. All
through his 4 years III the army, his
ID years i'll congress and his 4 years
in the gubernatorial chair he has been
answering in his Americanism. Such
is the man who is now an honest candi-
date for the presidency.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

II tariff? Being subject that will noe
BE- settled for years to come. IL offers a
great field for study and . chance for
ultimate fame"
With these words ringing in his ears
Mckinley began studying the tariff and
soon became the foremost authority on
the subject.
The day upon which the Mckinley
tariff bill" was passed in the house
must always stand as the supreme mo-
ment of McKinley's congressional ca
rocr. The bill, by adroit parliamentary
generalship which had prevented it
from being weighted down with amend
ments not approved by the committee,
had been brought under the operation Of
the previous question. 1t stood complete,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02
HON. WILLIAM M'KINLEY.

shot from under him, and in all the
battles in which the Twenty third par
ticipated. He served on the stats of
Generals Hayes, Crook, Hancock and
Carroll. He was mustered out with the
regiment July 20, 1865, after more than
four years continuous service.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

ernor one night at midnight, but before
his own responsibility dispatched to the
afflicted district a car containing 81 900
worth of provisions. Later he made ap-
peals for assistance and finally distri-
buted among the 2,732 families in the
district clothing and provisions to the
amount of $32, 1885, 90.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

sports, fond of horses and hunting and
yet at 16 we find him taking upon him
self serious view of life. The church
records show that in 1858, VIII an he was
hardly Is, he united with the Metho-
dist Episcopal church of Poland, the
minister Of which was Rev. DR.. Day,
whose son, Wilson M. Day, is now pres
ident of the Cleveland chamber of COM
merce
Major McKinley's father was an iron
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

was he matriculated when the civil war
came on. He was but a STRIPPING of 10
when he entered as private
Mckinley, as those who remember
him as boy in Poland declare, was q
real boy, full Of fun, loving athletic
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

MKINLEY AT TIE BEGINNING OF HIS LEGAL
CAREER.
not make a speech ON every motion Of
fered OF bill introduced. You must CON
fine yourself to one particular thing,
Become a specialist. lake up some
branch of legislation AMI make that
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02
M'kINLEYS BOYHOOD.
He Was a Real Boy. Yet Studious and o.
Religious Bent.

Religious Bent.
William Mckinley is sprung from that
dominant race that has furnished this
nation with some of its greatest soldiers
and statesmen. He is Scotch Irish by
descent, and his ancestors immigrated
to this country early enough to have
sons who took patriotic part in the
war of the Revolution.
The family removed from Pennsyl-
vania to Ohio in 1914, and from that
day have been identified with that state,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02

not in a great public way, but simply
as faithful and devoted citizens, not
striving for particular eminence, but
notable for sturdiness of character and
integrity.
r" 1t was among such people and of
them that William Mckinley was born,
a, Niles, in Trumbull county, O., Jan.
80, 1913.
A younger son, he was destined by
his father, after whom he was named,
for the bar, and was educated at the
public schools, and later entered Allie
ghany college at Meadville, Pa. teaching
school to pay his tuition fees. Scarcely
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-02
WILLIAM
M'K|NLEY.
The Searchlight Turned
on His Career.
WHAT ITS RAYS REVEAL.
His Private Character and Pub
lie Services.
WHAT ITS RAYS REVEAL

Ancestry and Boyhood-As n Soldier and
Republican Campaigns - His Political
Career - Connection with the Labor
Problem.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-28
Borrow ~ a Missionary.

Strangest of all missionaries was
George Borrow. He had q genius
for language, gift of style and an
ineradicable love for horse dealing.
Like Carlyle, he had a singular pow
er of reading the inner man from
his outward garb and bearing. Like
Carlyle, too, with ali his literary
gifts and attachments, Borrow was
at heart the peasant adventurer-of
the eastern counties-and was new
er really at ease in higher society.
His theology never sits easily upon
him. In his missionary work he has
the oldest way of persuadi2g him
self that it is his duty to follow his
widest caprices, as when he makes
a journey TO Cape Finisterre, which
he longed to see, to leave there q
single copy of the New Testament,
and he gives thanks most piously
for his neighbors' misfortunos.
After travelling four days and
nights we arrived at Madrid with
out having experienced the slightest
accident, though it is but just to OBJ
servo, and always with gratitude to
the Almighty, that tho next mail
was stopped" '(volume 2, page 2l7).
Academy.