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the fire years. and in eSseass Of s2. .0oU.- 600.0o0 for the decade. This would be more than all of fhe mines Of the world gave forth in the 200 years previous to the discoveries in California.
 Various reasons have been offered for this increase. but the best is that the cost of mining has decreased. Veins at one time left unworked because un- profitable can now beEmined ata liberal margin of profit because of the de crease in the cost of machinery and the adoption of improved methods. Strik- ing an average. s27 will buy the same supplies that cost s10O in 1870. In view Of these facts the argument brought forward by the silver fanatics that the closing Of the hints to the white metal fs the cause proyes itself absurd.-Chi- earo Times Herald.
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pleaded the cause of the guilty son again and again. And at every new at tempt Bourgueil was furious and made q terrible scene. Their home became a purgatory. These two old people, w'so had nothing to reproach themselves with, who had loved each other faithful lv. who had lived and toiled side by side for more than 90 years, became almost hostile. Every night at the cin- ner table the quarrel broke out anew, and it always ended with some of those stinging thrusts that wound the heart.
 "Do you want me to tell you what l think, Boureueil?" the old woman would say. .Yon are without pity"
 And you are q coward to want to give in" the mason replied. leaving the room with q stamp of his heavy foot
 Left alone in the soft light of the lamp in the comfortable Parlor, the poor woman, who was still true to her peasant customs and retained her white linen caps, would quietly drop burning tears on her knitting and pray for her boy. Bourgucil had lost all love for his
  sad face to look upon. He had got in- to the habit of joining some friends Ill a cafe close by where they waited for him for a game of manilla. In dealing out the cards the irritated mason made long and violent speeches against the present state of morals, where pater@al authority was scorned by children. But he swore that he, at least, would set a good example; he would be stern to the end. He could speak of nothing else, and his partners proclaimed him "a tiresomc old fellow" as soon as his back was turned. In his presence, how ever, they deplored his i'll luck in hav- ing such a scamp of son. and highly praised his fFmness. One man in the group. especially. invariably hailed the mason's impreeations with an approY- ing word or two: Bravo! father Bour- guiel, you are a Roman!"
 Bourguiel was from the province of Marche. and possessed very indistinct notions on antiquity. Still, be had some inkling of the story of old Brutus. and felt highly fattered to be compared to such a parsonage. Yet, when he left the cafe and found himself in the cold. darl, night, he would say to himself-oh! very softly-that Brutus must have had a cruel, hard heart. and that it was horrible thing to condemn a son to death.
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cation. like his, who will make him happy, and of whom we can feel proud.''
 An, those lovely plans! Where had they gone? The kind old parents had been foolish enough to furnish d room in town for their boy, that he might be more independent. Then he met that woman, and immediately his studies were dropped. At 25 he had not even taken his Iicenciates' degree. They were dreadfully disappointed, after having built such fine castles: still they did not give up all hope They eonsoled themselves by saying: He is so young! It will pass. Let him alone awhile'
 But one day the imbeeie had the aadaeity to inform them that he adored
 his girl and was determined to make her his wife. This was too much. If Bourgueil did not fall with a stroke of apoplexy it was miracle indeed; the veins in his neck were swollen like cords. He ordered his son out of the house and cut off his income.
 If you dare to give your name 10 that woman, the old man roared, eriln- scr with wrath. you need not expect q sou from either of us as long as we live"
 But the stubborn. ungrateful boy. had outraged them to the end: and now he was married to this doll of his and living on wretched clerks salary in suburb of the city-iike some vag- abond! Poor old couplel How their son's conduct had made them suffer for these two horrible years Life was a pleasure nc longer. and lately the sit- uation was getting worse every day. It was the mothers fault-she was too wretched and she had relented at last. Her sorrow had got the better of her resentment. and now she was actually inclined to forgive. One day she mus tered up sufficient courage to mention the subject to her husband. But he fell into frenzy of passion, crying. "Neveri" with a force that shook the doors and windows, forbidding the poor woman to say another word about it She had not tIs. heart to obey him. and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-29

Easter Sunday has come-a joyous, bright, happy day, merry with the chimes of bells and the promises of warm spring days. The city itself looks gay and eoquettish. Women are com ing home from church, and all are car rying q bunch Of boX-plant that fills the air with sweet, fresh odor. Even the old cab horses have a bit of it stuck behind their ears.
 Bourgueil, who sat up last evening, at the cafe, playing cards till midnight, wakes up very late. He is in d horrible mood; and what man would not be. l should like to know? Last night at the usual hour he had again to listen to his wife's absurdities. She again mentioned Edward, and tried to soften him, Bourgueil! She had dmadeinauiries. she said, and learned that their daugh- ter-in-law, for she was that in spite of all his anger, was not the bad woman they had first thought. 4 poor girl /? yes; she had worked in q store. But what of that? What were they them selves, but simple working people. even if they had become well off? Could tLey expect their boy to marry some rich marquis daughter? And ever since Angelina-an ugly name, but it wasn't the girls fault. after all-ever since Angelina had been his wife. no one could breathe a word against her. She was model little wife. Can it. be that you will not have pity on these poor children?" the old mother had asked him tearfully. "They are poor, very poor, What do you think Edward earns in that insurance company where he has found a place? It breaks my heart to think of it; only 200 francs n month! As much as you spend on your cafe and your cigars. I don't ask you to see them; but won't you help them just little? We are living in plenty while they" and receiving no answer from Bourgueil, who was pensiyelv turning the glass he had just emptied between his fingers, the old woman had risen from her seat and come in to him, putting trembling hand on his shoulder. silently pleading. Vain
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FILINGS AT FREE SILVER.

....The silver statesmen appear to be resting on their ores.-Boston Her ald.
 ....The silverites of Michigan are complaining of a lack of money, and yet they really have more than if every dol lar to their credit was worth but 50 oents.-Detroit Free Press.
 -. If free silyerites really believe, as they profess to do. that they are an over whelming majority of the whole people why should they not boldly strike out on an independent course2 If they are as strong as they claim to be they can get possession of the entire government, the judiciary excepted, by March 1, 1897, and proceed to bring in the financial millennium with none to modest or make them afraid. By all means let them try it.-Chicago Chronicle.
 1.-The subcommittee of the senate committee on territories has decided in favor of granting statehood to New Mexico, and such measure may pass the senate. But it is doomed to defeat in the house of representative. There are many good reasons why New Mex ieo should not become state, but the most important one in the mind of the public is that we do not want any in- crease of free silver strength in the sen ate so long as the large majority of the voters of the entire country are iii favor of sound money. New Mexico must wait at the door until the people of that territory learn the principles of sound finance.-Troy Times
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FREE SILVER FIRST.
Utah Senators Place Cheap Currency Be
 lore Everything.


 fore Everything.
 The new senators from Utah are the frankest advocates of free coinage who have yet appeared in congress. In ac- cepting their election by the legislature both Mir. Brown and Mr. Cannon made devotion to the cause of silver the first and chief object Of their action "Of course, said Mr. Brown, i've are pledged for silver" While their con- stituents work, the senators will speak and vote, and We will try to vote the way they work, in behalf of tlat great industry" Mr. Cannon, the other senator-elecf, was even more explicit and emphatic in his pledge to work for special benefits to his constituents at the expense of the nation, saying among other things:
 ''I shall try to remember at oil times, and on all occasions, the great need to the west, to make that which We pro- duee here the Iife-blood of the nation; not merely by one act, not merely by one outburst, not merely by demanding that Aome particular pet bill be passed; but shall remember at all times, and or all occasions, in season and out of season, that which will be my duty, to do everything can to advance the relative price of silver; and 1 shall do it, and I hope that finally the great goal will be reached which the nation demands. that which the west alone is to-day loicing, and which is to tine good of all. the passage of such Iegis- lation as shall make the free coinage of silver possible at the ratio of sixteen to one That is the main thing"
 It is such men as these that make up the majority for free coinage ia the senate. Their motto is: What do we care for abroad ?n Their object is to advance the price of silver for the bene- it of their constituents, no matter what the effect upon the nation at iarge.- \. '. Post
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BE PATIENT WITH THE OLD.
The Youthful should Regard the Feelings
 Of the Aged.

The Youthful Should Regard the Feelings
 Of the Aged.
 4Why should that old lady care, l heard q girl say the other day, whether or not her hair is turning gray? What possible difference can it make of what color is the hair Of an old. old woman? Why. she must be almost SOL
 in the case in question the lady criti- eised was on the borderland Of 7e but to sixteen she might as we'll have been a hundred. Age and youth are relative. To the very young years count for more than they do fo the older. who have lived longer. and have learned that the soul does not grow old with the body ] myself feel pity for elderly people who arc ashamed Of their age and are so weak as to trY to hide it, but I don't quite like to see young girls unsxmpa- thetie. Try. if you can, to fancy your selves in the position of some Of your elders-of women who remember. but do not look forward. As you go trip ping on, with light steps, imagine seha: il would be 10 totfer a little. 10 see dinly, to hear faintly, to feel worried at every little pain and mishap. 8o reach the days when athe grashopper is a burden"
 All this should make you very patient and gentle with old people There is nothing more beautiful in this world than to observe the tenderness Of some girls toward their aged relatives. Dear grandmother cannot thread her needle so easily as she used 10 do, and is sensi- tive on the subject; and does not like to be too obviously helped, to have at- tention called 10 her failing eyesight, which she so much regrets and does not like 10 admit. There are two ways of meeting the difficulty Hattie, kind- hearted girl without much tact. will exelaim: "Oh, gran what perfect non sense for you to fuss over that needlei You know you cannot find the hole where the thread should go in: your eyes are too old. Give me the thing. I'll thread your needlesi" The inten- ton is most excellent, but the old lady is hurt and stifies sigh She had young eyes once, and she has the same inde- pendent spirit still. Edith. in the same circumstances, manages in another fashion. She simply threads zen needles and leaves them all ready for grandinamma in her needle book. say ing. pleasantly: "It saves so much time. dear, in these busy days, to have one's needles all ready and waiting. liar per'e Round Table.
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SEASONING OF FOODS.
Too Many Condiments Are Disastrous to
 the stomach.

Too Many Condiments Are Disastrous to
 the stomach.
 It is a very common mistake 10 season dishes too much. It is possible. by q in- dieiens management of fayors. so to disguise the original taste of an article that the individual who grew t would never recognize il.
 Us people. s4e use too much saI4 and too many condiments. Ii is a question whether half of the people who eat at hotels and restaurants know the nat ural, genuine haYcr of the dishes of which they parfalxe. We have too many eHrries and sauces and catsups and mustard fixtures. too many peppers and spices, and. above all things, too much salt Salt retards digestion bv hardening the articles cooked with too much of il. II is not generally known that bread will rise in much less time if the salt is left out of the batter This necessary ingredient should be added just before the final mixing. Some housekeepers insist that salt is re- sponsible for a great many patches of sour bread. At all events. a few trials will convince anyone that as an ele- ment in the sponge it is much better left out.
 To people accustomed to the eoncoc- lions of the chef. simple, fresh meats and vegetables are tasteless and in sipid. Everything must have its sauce. its gravy and its seasoning. The de- light of distinguishing tavors belongs not to the hotei-fed man. A long-con- tinued course Of highly-seasoned food deteriorates the digestive apparatus. disorders the nerves and lays the train for incorporate indulgence by causing continuous uneasiness and irritation in the gastric region. There is a steady and persistent craving for some thing favorous. something to excite the appetite and allay the thirst that is ever present. 4 semi-starYation diet Of month with medical regimen is one of the best appetizers in the world If at the end of this. one is satisfied to begin OH simple food with very little seasoning, there will be a new set of sensations, and the pleas ures of the table will multiply thou sand fold-N Y Tadper
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SCIENTIFIC ENTHUSIASM.
Prof. Farrar's Poetic Illustration of
 Law of Nature

Prof. Farrar's Poetic Illustration of Q
 Law of Nature.
 It is q common error to think of science us opposed to all the poetry ot life, and scientists as the most cold and matter-of-fact men. In reality the true scientist IS almost always a poet at heart; and the greater he is, the more certain is he to be pure enthusiast, and eff q deeply reverent spirit. Kepler, eXclaining ill the moment of his great discovery: "oGod. Ithink Thy thoughts after Fhee!" is type of this.
 Prof. Farrar, who occupied the chair of natural philosophy at Harvard uni- versity, two-thirds of century ago, was man possessed of this enthusiasm for his work, and beloved by his pupils. whom he inspired with something of his own spirit.
 One day the class entered the lecture room and found the professor walking backward and forward, with kindled eye and working face, holding n ball in his hand. Presently he stopped and confronted the class, and exclaimed, suiting the action to the word:
 T toss this ball into the air; the earth rises up to meet it, and the stars bow down to do it reyerence!"
 Probably no member of the class who heard these words ever forgot their absolutely accurate lesson; that action and reaction are equal; that the apple V hich falls to the earth, at the same time draws the earth to itself in the exact ratio of their relative weight, and disturhs even the course of the planets and stars. Still less could they forget tae grandeur and unity so yividly ex- pressed in ihai brief imagery.-Y Youths Companie'
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Distance to 4 Remote Star.

Sir Robert Ball, astronomer royal of Ireland, in his recent lecture to chil- dren on "The Wonders of Astronomy" made some astounding and interesting statements. great many of which are new to old as well as tae young. Among other things he said that there are stars so remote that they would not yet have received telegraphic message announcing the birth of Christ had it been started from Nazar- eth on that first Christmas morning d. most 1,9o0 years agol And electricity travels about 16,00o miles a second.
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GIadstone.s Pnddinr-

Shelly once blurted out that pudding was prejudice; but according to d contemporary. which tells the follow ing exciting story, Mr. Gladstone mere ly regards the habit of eating it too hot as q prejudice: "One day. not long ago, he was going for drive into Ches. ter after luncheon. His pudding was very hot. So he went away from the table, changed his clothes, got ready for the drive, and came back and fin ished his pudding, thus saving the ten minutes during which his pudding cooled. Detroit Free Press.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
The Third-Term Question.

The withdrawal of Secretary Carlisle from the Presden
a the apparent collapse of the Oney BOOM and the
tacit willingness of President Cleveland to fill the Democratic
void indicates the activity of the threrm among
the Pharisees the Cuckoo temple Whether not the
Chicago convention will ndore the rpocrac apostle of the
political faith should Mr. Cleveland decide accept
yet oree but precedent the drift Of public
tmen and the good of the country be accepted cr
again attempt the tide of adversty laden with such
platituoinous Jonah
From Democratic standpoint the Chicago convention
could not consistently consider the demands of Mr. Twice
andout Cleveland Oneman power is not Democratic
be said that the present administration has demon
strated desire to put Democratic principles in force The
of United States to que the Chicago riot in disre
gard the wish Of the State authorities and before local Off
Gals had exhausted their for maintaining peace
contrary to Democratic precedent Nor has the admin
lstraon IN supported Congress in its efforts to
out the will Of Democratic people Every important
party has either been vetoed allowed the
statutes without Presidential approval Trusts and railroad
have increased in numbers influence and aggressive
defiance of the antitrust law and direct contradc
ton Of the pledges of both the President and the Democratic
party and without referring to the growth Of the
public debt and the extended business depression caused by
questionable financial policy tdoes the Chi
cago convention could entertain the third chera suf
fcienty long allow Mr. Cevelands be presented
the face of these tangible objections there really
necessity for arguing against third term the ground that
is menace to our republican form OF government Natu-
rally it would be bad to establish such precedent
long this is of the people it be changed
by them in accordance with the granted by Ma
tona Constitution Until recently there has been good
to believe that President Cleveland would reject
looking toward another nomination
this administration to meet popular demands and the general
objections the continuation of autocrat would
have prevented ordinary from considering such
proposition But it looks if Mr.. Cleveland not
interests and should he again become the
will be another McGinty at the bottom of the political
The morning times., 1896-04-09
A Long Suffered Disgrace.

There is not sentence, line or word
in the platform of the Anti-Division Asso-
citation that all wen meaning persons will
not readily indorse. 1t clearly EXPIRE sses
the sentiment Of every good citizen on
offenses against the law, and that part
which refers 10 the Commissioners is an
utterance these gentlemen cannot afford to
ignore. II is useless to enact laws If
executive Officers neglect or refuse TO
enforce them, and one class of offenders
should neither be given preference nor ex-
emption over an other. Laws are the
natural outgro with Of intellectual progress,
and while ali communities may not have
reached an equal degree OF moral develop
mcnt, the measures intended TO suppress
deprayed tendencies and abolish criminal
deeds are alike desirable wherever there
are innocent and defenseleSs persons TO
shield and protect from wicked and debased-
natures.
vision Association was not organized as q
sensational and fanatical tiscorG breeder.
Its mission is 10 awaken the public TO the
necessity of restricting crime, and to
arouse popular sentiment against official
turpitude, and the practical reason for its
existence is best expressed in its title.
The Division is now. and always has been
a prolific and disastrous vice breeder.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
Decide the Question in Congress.

The report OF the House District Com
mittee may practically settle the question
OF appropriating money for charitable pur-
poses as far as Congress is concerned,
but it VIII prove far from satisfactory to
the public The policy Of compelling pri-
vate institut ions devoted to charitable
work TO either appeal to the general public
for relief or depend on the generosity of
the Commissioners is neither wise nor COM
menda bic, nor will the policy of tse entire
appropriation in the keeping Of public Off
Gals to be disbursed at their will and
pleasure meet with popular approval.
The effect of the report, if adopted by
Congress- may he to establish charitable
trust This would be something new
in benevolent circles. aud its operations
would be watched with interest. Ninety
four thousand, seven hundred dollars would
be turned over to the Commissioners to be
made the means of aneviating distress,
and as their authority to pay it out is
unrestricted by practical conditions aud
terms, they could either turn it over to the
board OF charities, or any other heneyo-
lent institution, or establish by contract,
a trust to feed the poor of the District
at public expense. 1t would also be
within the power of the Commissioners
to discriminate against one worthy insti-
The morning times., 1896-04-09

For years it has been the haunt and hiding
place of every species of criminal, and
within it's borders people OF vicious habits
have been constant and conspicuous fre-
quenters. It's widespread notoriety has
given Washington an undeServed repnta-
ton for immortality, and the sorrows il
has caused and the crime it has engendered
fully warrant the active and effective work
the Anti-Division Association is doing.
In contradstinction to the moral side
OF the question of the abolit ion OF the
Division has become a public necessity.
Practically within its borders is Que of our
most stately and magnificent public build
ings, aud to reach 1t in the furtherance OF
necessary affairs, pure-mipded women and
children must enter the scarlet shadow
On the southern border of this nati,naldis
grace is also another beautiful, public
work, and from its location aud close Con
neotion with vice, the Smithsonian Park
is rendered unfit for popular use In fact
during hot summer evenings when it might
be made a delightful breathing place the
character ofitsfrequenters is SO notoriousiy
bad that decent people dare not go there
even were it available.
The Anti Division Association has sounded
the keynote toa popular reform, audthrough
its efforts Washington viii soon be freed
from lc1g suffered disgrace.