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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-11-13

Headed by the great Billy Ker-
sands, watch for the Band Parade
at 1880 q. m. Free Concert at
7:I5 p. m, in front Of the Theatre
by one OF the finest bands travel
ing Admission 50 cents, reserv-
ELSA IS IS cents, on sale Friday
morning at II. B. Masters store,
clothing department.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-11-13

To Cure a Cold i'm One Day
Take laxative Bromo-Quiuine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails TO cure. 25c.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-11-13

ARTICLE /.
Name and Place of Business.
Seer. The name Of this eorpoartion shall be
"Oak Ridge Cemetery" and its place of business
at Ocala, Florida.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18
Interior Of the Hall.

The building stands on the site OF
the new city hall, and must be com.
pletely removed by Oct l. II cost SO.
900. and the tornados work will now
make the expense much greater, and
many people would like to see it re-
main for future use of conventions and
the like, but others who remember the
fate of the Chicago worlds fair build
ings. regard it as a menace in case of
fire and will be happy when the last OF
it is torn down.
There are one hundred and more
exits and entrances, and in case Of
panic or fire. it is estimated that the
building could be emptied in five min
utes In this and many other respects,
it is superior to the buildings in which
national conventions Of the past have
been held, although / is the largest.
The Minneapolis convention hall had
but ! 900 seats, and there was smaller
space at each of the preceding con-
vat,uions
The auditorium has a frontage Of 2G0
feet and a depth Of 1S0 covering an
area of 46.S00 square feet. The space
allotted to the delegates and alternates
covers an area Of 5000 square feet in
the center 81 the auditorium The
seats in this immense Enclosure are or
level and not in tiers Immediately
in front of the speakers stand are 924
seats for the accommodation Of dele
gates. There are two Enclosures for
altcrnates, one to the right and the
other TO the left Of the delegates seats
each Of these Enclosures have accom-.
modations for 4s2 alternates. The en-.
tire space Allotted to the delegates and
alternates Is open, with no pillars 10
ohstruct the view. The speakers plat.
form occupies a central position on the
northern side Of the hall. just In front
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18

of the delegates, and just opposite the
main entrance.
The roof Immediately above the
spaces assigned to the delegates and
alternateS is really a canopy Of glass.
The glass frames can be raised or
closed at will, giving the hall an
abundance of light and air Should
one of the famous hot blasts of St
Louis hit the town at the time Of the
convention the building will not be the
bake oven which some of the delegates
fear. Dozens of ventilating fans will
keep the air in the auditorium in mo-
ton, although the efforts of some of
the cyclone orators could be counted
upon to perform that feature of the
programme.
Around the square pit assigned to
the delegates and altenates on three
of the sides are vast tiers of seats for
the public. The fourth side will be
apportoned among specially invited
guests and the p,sblic, On either side
of the speakers platform will be the
tables for the newspaper repor terS,
Each press table has been fitted with
a pneumatic tube Connecting with the
telegraph office located under the tiers
of seats at the back Of the speakers
PLATFORM While more than a thousand
newspaper men will attend the conyen-
ton, it is not expected that more than
400 will do active work in the audito-
rum. Two hundred wires or more
will run out of the building and there
will be operators enough to keep them
red hot with news al, the time.
a gallery, forty Get w.1c, Which
runs around the four sides of the build.
ing. extending back to the roof has
chairs for 5000 of ;he public. OF the
5000 chairs down stars the public will
have the use of about 4,500. At least
10000 of the good citizens of St, Louis
and the nearby towns expect to sit out
the convention from the beginning to
the end, so it is quite evident that
some of them are going to be disap-
pointed. From the outside. however,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18
G. @. P, CONVEN TON
ST. LOUIS READY TO GREET THE
REPUBLICAN HOST.
AUDITORIUM is COMPLETED
Hall Visited by the Tornado Fourteen
Thousand Workers and Shouters
Will Have Seats-A Splendid Build
ing-Foraker'S Opportunity and
Hanna's Ambition.

St Louis, June 13.--Thtrteen thousand
ak hundred and one persons will have
seats in the great auditorium erected
Tor the republican national convention
A few more chairs may possibly be
squeezed in. The contractor and arch.
fleets planned a building big enough
to hold $4,000 chairs. and when the
real push and crush begin, the full
number may be utilized, but if there
were $4,000 chairs t is doubtful if the
number would he large enough to seat
all the people in St Louis June 16,
who will be ready to commit almost
any crime in the calendar to see the
doings ON the first day of the conven-
tim.
This great white auditorium VIII shell
ter the ghosts of many dissipated
bComs before the nation is much older
The building is of wood. covered with
blocks Of white staff, which give it the
appearance of glistening marble. 1t is
a handsome structure today despite the
shattering the tornado gave it, but i
will not be so pretty when numerous
wooden stairways IRE erected on all
sides to afford rapid entrance and ext
to and from the galleries on the upper
floor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18

they can at least hear the band Of 80
pieces play the campaign airs. This
band is to be located on a stand in
the central part Of tho northern gal,
lery.
Aside from Major Mckinley the two
most conspicuous men at the conyen.
ton will be the great Marcus Aurelius
Hanna and Joseph Benson Foraker
who is 10 succeed Brice in the senate
Hanna expects to replace Tom Garter
of Montana, as chairna of the nation.
al committee, and upon Foraker has
fallen the honor Of presenting the
name Of the Ohio statesman to the
convention
The centers of interest when the con-
yention Is not in session will. of course.
be the headquarters OF the various can.
didates, unless all get out Of McKin-
ley's way. which now seems not I'M
likely. There, rumors will fly quicker
than rain drops in an April shower,
and extraordinary tips, "staight from
the inside" will circulate with the
freedom Of green goods mans cir
culars. Some of he Ohio boomers
will have their headquarters at the
Planters but considerable portion OF
the delegation will sleep at the South
ern. Ohio will be well represented at
the Southern. One large room Is 10 be
used as general headquarters for Ohio
people These rooms are on the ground,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18

Mr. labouchore asks What la now
the liberal party? A mere bundle Of
rotten sticks II has no accepted
leader. It has no dcAnite policy. Wire.
pulling Is It's only stock IN trade 1t Is
being used TO pu. back In Office gem
tlemen who proved themselves incom-
pctent when in CiIlcc, and whose only
agreement among themselves is TO get
there again. To this hopeless, her.
less dcpth OF degradation a great his
torical party has fallen.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18

Outside the walls Of Jerusalem is
lepers hospital tended by deaconesses
from the German religious houses. Year
after year these heroic women, without
protentiousness, without any trumpet
ing Of their work, almost unknown TO
the world. have waited upon lepers,
while themselves literally dying by
inches. Their courage has only come
to light by the chance notice OF trav-
elcrs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18
WIDOW MARIN
BY the Author Of "NataHc's Ordeal
"Euphic l.yn." "A Vain Sacri-
flee" Etc
CHAPTER MIMI

III Al ! t.h y y y IL.
There was no need to tclcgraph for
Mrs. Nairn-she was th,rc on The ouay
when the Pomcraniao steamed SLOWLY
up to ner dock Al first Alec scarcely
rccognizpd his mother so murh had
love and happiness improyrd hrr IN tho
last wear. She had laid aside f,e d,rl,
symbols of the widowhood of her heart
and looked wears Younger MS in a soft
gray costume and be coming sm.ing
bonnet she stood w1yine q clad VOL
come to them from where she stood.
Il say cried Alec "doesu, mother
look stunning"
Mr.. Marin, with GLOWING eve, an
swercd:
us il only now yo, ar, disrovnrine
that"
"Oh, of course; bn, mover Thought
of it before, she looks 50 Young and
happy like" explained Alec. still
watching his mother from the tafrrail.
Yes" his father rcspcnded "ir you,
wife does after all she has come
through
wife looks as well at her age as my
1T won't be my fault il she don't, /"
came Alec's ready retort and the next
moment the gangway WAS ready and
he was in her arms.
Mother dear old mammic," he said,
kissing her over and over again Mir
Marin looking on with mock jealousy
Il sec | am shelved." he said. "horc.
Margaret one kiss-and viii go and
look after the luggage.
mo, YOU don't, old boy" cried Alec
quite intoxicated with ioy. You STAY
here with mother: It's Your Place there
now, you know" he added with smiling
significance. IN GO, the luggage
totcd out"
u the gangway he sprung again
aild Mrs, Marin, taking her husband S
arm Whispered:
On, Alexander II seems toe good
~ he true TO see you ana the boy to.
So'Aei ana 50 taken TO each other,
Don't be too sure OF that, Mar
&a''t. He is a sort OF young whirl-
NnG. This boy OF yours; for force and
decision he is q perfect terror;he makes
me feel limp and nowhere.
Mrs. Marin laughed mlsicaly
He was always 50 from his infancy.
In Cantinhowo they used to call him
the towns terror,
MI Marin, as II struck by a sudden
thought, turned 10 look for Alec, who
was around among the piled luggage,
TOO much engrossed in his business to
see them.
Let US stand aside here out Of the
hustle until he comes, | want to tell
you something, Margaret. We aren't
going TO keep our boy long. He goes
back in this boat next week.
Next week. But Why
"He is engaged TO be married have
seen the-the-y Young lady-and such
was the force of thai voung rascal +
could moi saw him nav Tho circum-
stances we're rather nocuIiar 100 IN
wait until we get up TO the hotel
though before | 90 anv farther INFO
that"
ono no, Ton mo now oh do.r,
Married, TO lose hin, "a soon, mn
tell me what is peculiar Is she nice .
You like her yourseIfor
Mr.. Nairn. in his anxiety N nIeaso
his wife, expressed his opinion Of loo
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18

The special feature OF the new sum-
mer fabrics Ii the transparent effect,
and grenadine, gauge crepe de chine,
etamine. and canvas are all In vogue
Etamine was in fashion ten years ago,
and quite as popular then as crepoa
last year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18

I'M Confession e the Guilty Man,

I'm Confession e the Guilty Man,
What's this" inquired Joshua, pull
ing ont his spcCtacles and adjusting
thcm on his nose For tthc lands
sakr' Gcehosophat! Wa-Nl! swan" hr
slowly tnt"ricctcd, as though reading
these explanatory expressions of sur
Prise from the paper his eyes dcvourcd
When he had read II over twice he
took off his spoctacles, and, folding
them up. looked at Alec with solemn
imprcssivrncss
~ he Lord amt deaf that He can't
hear nor is His arm shortened that
He can't save Yohl better believe
II Is, them that thinks they kin 80 ON
robhn their lcllowcrittcrs, an making
HE miserable for poor folks ma can't
help themselves. hey got TO yet up
poorly early In the morning II they
think thcir sims won't find 'cm out am
bring 'cm mp kcrpnnk with il jerk
some day. There WAS two murderprs
in the hin farm mystery. The fust
was old man hin himself an II was
him too, that bred the other Well.
wclll Shake over ii sonny, I.oo'll be-
mighty glad to sec va back with Hich
news, declare nOw'a the days surely
come when mon run to an fro In the
arth jest in no time to think o YOU
bcin' back already"
II was well for 100 that from the
window where they sat they could sec
the two mon coming The clergyman
had been making call nj the farm and
ana had been pcrsua led to slay for tea.
lie was new man and had been won
dcrfuIly interested in Loo's sad ease.
Just now. as he sal chatting with Mrs.
Myers and Loo he found II impossible
10 connect such girl with such a
crime, Loo watched the two figures
coming closer. till at last in great agi
teton, she rose
Mrs. Myers Look" she cried, point
ing out
Mrs Myers looked and looked again
why 100. that's Alec back al
ready"
Loo's face grew red and pale and red
and pale agaiI, with swift fluctuations
Of feeling.
How could she resist such a master
full lover? But she must resist his
pleading must She was not blind to
M. 10 hn IA, ,.t.,,
everywhere Her gratitude to Mr. and
Mrs, Myers for their tacit assertion Of
their belief In her by taking her home
after Mans death knew no bounds; but
Alec. she loved him too dearly 10 allow
his name 10 be sulIcd by connection
with hers The minister noted her
agitation and unused he had no idea
Of the state Of affairs. nor did the frank
hearty handshakc with which Alec
greeted Loo, in common with Mrs.
Myers and himself. reveal to him any
II ing.
We'll, II 1t wasn't sort OF ondecent.
IA feel like shoutin Glory hallelujah"
mother" said Joshua. with suppressed
Father protested Mrs Myers.
Fact, mother Al C, prodooce them
there papers or III burst"
Alec handed one 70 Mrs. Myers and
one 70 the clergyman. turning both TO
the special column
In a twinkling Mrs. Myers glanced
II over and making a rush for Loo,
clasped her with both arms and kissed
her repeatedly the tears coming to her
eyes.
oh, Loo; oh. my poor girl. read
that" she cried but Alec was now, 70
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18


let us set out of this hustle and dirt
In few minutes they were settled
In a priya}c parlor Of the St Enuch's
hotel whcrc Mrs. Marin had waited
their arrival
so You are going back your father
tells me" she said.
Right back" was Aces prompt an
swer Il would like TO stay longer
with YOU mother, hut after what hap
pened ON board. the discovery | made
it would be criminal in me to delay 4
moment longer than | can help"
And it is all sottlcd that you are to
marry this girl"
AN settled. mothNr. She Will marry
me now. She wouldn't before; said
she never would whill the slightest
suspicion rested on her "
That speaks well for her. Alec.
Stin, the daughter of such man. |
hope she won't inherit her fathers dts
position Your father told me the kind
of man he was Just my ahhorrcNcc.'
Wasn't her father at all, Look
here, mother" he said taking Out his
rockrlh"ok. Il have a paper here which
was going 80 send to Too. but forEot. !"
Too Is Loo her Nance They used
TO can ME that whom was a child and
girl at school"
Alec had untoIdod Mans quaint
scrawl ANA BEGAN 70 read il aloud.
Mrs. INNS frs, husbands uamc was
James Arln ur her m@;,len ulmc was
Hilda Slrllnorn, She called her little
sirl N3,.o.,,r, Innts,. N,int,,.l,u,u .,rt,r
a dear old school FIR, ,nl Of hrrs
Alec looked a, hi5 mgth,r 10 SEQ me
effect of ms pronf ~ Ia, b,iua no
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for the scns,i,nn ,h,s, .rsv words h,d
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18

a German naval captain has invented
a new lifebuoy 1t consists Of a large
cork ring capable Of floating three per
sons, and provided with a kind Of net.
which affords a support to the feet. It's
feature, however Is that It Is
fitted with an electric light and mall
supply OF provisions.
Iron County register., 1896-10-29

of McKinley's election is predicted from
the long roster of special interests with
n stake in politics which are using
their means and powers TO pull the
friend of monopoly through. The great
combines that are expected to contrib
ute slush and control their employees are
cited a on the side of Mckinley, and
sure to secure his election.
On the other hand the democratic
managers cannot cite a single trust or
corporation that will give dollar or
turn finger to elect Bryan. But it can
point to the toiling masses, whose ia
Dor supports all this magnificent struc-
ture of business organization.
The polls of worbingmen and of farm
ers and all the industrious tErongs
who make up the plain people and the
bone and sinew of the country show an
enthusiastic growing, winning faith in
the democratic party and its earnest
and brilliant young leader The last
statement of the democratic campaign
manager was full of confident eXpecta-
tion, based upon sound evidence of pop
ulaI majorities in a great majority of
the states.
The more the republicans exploit
their combine of special interests the
clearer must be the view of the peo-
pie that their hope of justice and prog
ress lies in the election Of Bryan.-St
Louis Republic.
Iron County register., 1896-10-29
POINTS AND OPINIONS.

The labOring men are not fools.
They know the rolling mill has gone
into the trust, and they know why
other shops are cot working full time.
Illinois State Register
AS the prospects OF Bryan's cleo
ton grow brighter the mills are start
ing up. Even the manufacturers real
ize that the great depression In business
is due to the scarcity of money.-PhiIa.
delphia Item.
Mr.. Mckinley says ali trusts are
fcstered by free trade. As we have nc
free trade and a great mary trusts.
perhaps it would be better for the Ohio
candidate to be more explicit in his
statement.-N. Y. Journal.
The campaign buffers who bet OF
Mckinley are loud in the cry that
money talks. True. and ii never talked
as loudly and Extensively as in th:s
This is fact of which Han
ua is aware.-Louisville CoCrier-Jour
nal.
Scratch almost any gold stand
ard republican of prominence these
davs and you will fird an old-time free
silver man. 1t was very loud, SHARP
and potent crack of the PARTY whit
that made these remarkable FoGTef.
si0ns. No wonder Mr.. Mark Hanns
thinks he runs the earth.-S. !. JoHr
nal
Iron County register., 1896-10-29

middle west, Mr.. Hanna has set out
to buy it. He can buy politicians " no,
like Maj. Mckinley, have preached free
silver, to initiate Maj. Mckinley again
and preach the single gold standard; /;
he can buy newspapers to back up his
stumpers; he can buy workers" az the
polls, and workers to try false count
ing after the polls are closed. But can
Mr.. Hanna buy voters of the middle
west?
The Standard Oil company, the great
railroad corporations, the big manufac-
turing trusts, the bond syndicate, Mr..
Carnegie, Mr.aPierpont Morgan, Mr..
Huntington, and all the rest OF the
high-minded patriots who are furnish
ing Mr.. Hanna with the means to de-
fend the national honor, think he can
Suppose this campaign of Mr.. Han
mas should succeed, what, in the opin-
ion OF the ordinary American citizen
who is 8 decent man and lover of his
country, would be the effect on repub-
lican institutions? Is the complete
dominance of the money power in the
United States to be desired?-N. Y.
Journal
Iron County register., 1896-10-29
Rig RInebprrfaS

"I've lived in the blueberry regions
all my life, and Pm now over 80 years
DID," said an Elloittsville (Me.) man the
other day, "but I never saw bIueberries
until this year. I mean that / never
saw anything to compare with the
monster plums we find on the bushes
this season, and the quantities of them.
Two of us went on the mountain and
got So quarts in one day. They were as
big as sparrow's eggs. I wouldn't have
believed the story of such big ones if,
instead of seeing myself, some one had
told me of them. We went over the
steep side of Broadstone, next to Onawa,
where when we stood up straight the
bushes to pick from were on a level
with our hands and we just scooped
them off by the pint into our baskets.
don't believe the country ever saw the
like of the blueberry crop this year.
Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
Iron County register., 1896-10-29
refused to Be .Wrltter Up"

4 great many people noted with sur
Esrise the small amount of biographical
matter printed about Gail Hamilton"
at the time of her death. As fact, very
few newspapers had any extended
obituary on file, and it was difficult to
obtain the necessary material. The
reason for this can be explained by an
extract from a hitherto unpublished
letter of Miss Dodge, written by her to
a Boston acquaintance when the latter,
in fulfilling his duties as newspaper cor
respondent, wrote to her for a brief his
in reply: an declining to furnish you
with material for a sketch of my life
for publication. l act not from caprice.
but on unvarying principle. Every per-
son has a right TO his own privacy.
What he himself puts before the public
in hook or periodical belongs to the
public, which has full right to read. re-
iect, criticise. But his personality be-
longs to himself. To violate this law
of private right is an outrage. depre-
cate no severity of literary criticism.
resent, and so far as possible, repel in
terference with private right. There
are many persons, perhaps, who feel
differently. If any such chooce to be
biographical during life. their taste
mar be questioned. but the biographer
is guiltless- object TO il uttcrly."-
Critic LounRer.