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Reserve Toys.

From Harper's Bazar.
Each year. with the arrival of Christmas
there rushes into the home in which chill
dren dwell flood OF toys that threatens
to tnundate the nursery and make all sem
blance of order impossible. The playthings
are SO numerous that the satiated owners
turn from one to the other without deriy-
irg thorough enjoyment from any one of
them. The novelty soon wears off, and in
few weeks the pretty trifles are more
or less broken or marred. and the little
ones view them dscontentedly, and long
aloud for fresh fields and pastures new
To avert this certain reaction from the
fuletide excitement, the judic;ous mother
will select from among the mass of toys
number which are to be laid aside for
some future time. 1T Is not necessary to
tell the children OF this scheme A large
box In the attic or the upper shelf of some
closet may be a Storellouse for many of
these treasures. There they will rest un-
harmed until the playthirSs in the nursery
become an old story. when they in their
turn are relegated to the upper shelf, and
with delight by the little ones by whom
they have been forgotten. Or 1t may be
that The children have been confined to the
house by storm. or. more trying STILL to
the nursery by some ailment that makes
life seem dreary to their baby eyes Then
outdoor alluremen:s and indoor ailments
ar. forgotten in the joy of the new possess
sions. This system keeps tile nursery from
being overcrowded with toys. and preserves
the toys from the breakages consequent
upon such overcrowding. But hest Of all,
1t provides the children with n variety CT
amusenents through the monotonous WIN
ter days.
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upon the dead. till over all the banner Of
the vtctors waves. and above that scene of
hellish hate and carnage rises supreme the
peaceful cross of Christ
And row once more the shout is borne
upon the air. long and loud. "a Roland. !.
A Roland:' and bending before the priest
~ be nediction. the knight OF Blaives bares
his stately head. tossing to his squire hts
shattered casque and dented shield, and
tnen, as he lifts his eyes to heaven, won
der OF wonders. the dreamer heholds his
own face! His own face glorined, trans
inquired, ennobled a thousand times, but
still his own. and with shout of mingled
terror and triumph he awoke.
Perkins" said Mr. Jackworthy. as they
sat at breakfast, you must have done
Lncommonly well last night, for there's a
note come this morning asking me to send
you back again tonight to dress Lady
Mauds hair"
1t must be Mr. Poulter that's wanted" :"
answered poor Roland.
Not at ALL" said his master; "iss YOU
The note says to be very particular to
send the same young man who was there
Yesterday. It's you. right enough"
Very well, SIR" replied Mr.. Perkins:
I'll attend to ths order" And pushing
away his plate. he rose to begin the busi-
ness Of the day.
At length the weary day came to an end.
ana Roland set out once more for the
dukes mansion, and presently he stood
again In her ladyship's room, his heart
humping against his side and that dry
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sublime pathos of IL saved it from being
SJpremely ridiculous.
Down SAT Lady Maud, all unconscious OF
the havoc she had wrought. graciousiy in
quiring il the hairdresser had had a hard
days work. But ROLAND was mute ard
with his eyes resolutely turned from the
mirror. and bent upon the fair head before
him. ne went deftly and swiftly or with
his task
Only at last. when ii reared completion.
ne raised his head and forced himself to
Icok In an instant his brain swan, and
his sci ses took temporary leave of him.
lie was intoxicated, MAD and from his
dry lips escaped an inarticulate sound so
curious IN its intonation that Lady Maud
glanced swiftly al his face in the glass
tEere to encounter a look so wild, so agon-
lzed. and withal terrified at its oy.
iemerity, that she stared back aghast. only
10 drop her eyes a moment later and smile
ccmpacently at this visible effect of her
marvellous beauty.
Presently she looked again and st;lI
Roland. forgetful of everything else eazed
al her face In the mirror But now his ex-
preston Was changed. Dumb misery hone
less longing, patient submission to the In
evitabie the lady read there and more
amazed than ever. yet feeling some slight
touch of pity for this luckless worshiper
she said softly:
You have done my hair beautIfully I
am so much obliged to you"
Then. rising to her feet and facing him
In all her ioyeiiaess, she added: You win
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comprehend nor resist. he drew up his
drmpy little form, while from his aston
ished lips burst the words: Roland de
RCCCeSyales.''
Not less astounded was Lady Maud For
one brief minute she stared at the sorry
figure before her. and then. as she buried
her face in her handkerchief, peal after
peal of irrepressible laughter broke from
her When she raised her head again she
was alone
Out into the night sped Roland, shame on
his brow and rage i'll mis- heart. His feet
intuitiyely bore hinl to his home where.
throwing himself upon his bed, he tossed
and turEed all through the most miserable
night he had ever known.
Too unlearned 10 be able to analyZe his
thoughts: too unused TO deep emotions to
divine his own disease. he only suffered.
suffered as an animal under the torture of
an undeserved lash. A sense of burning
shame oppressed him that he should be as
ne was, mingled with a fierce longing to
be he knew not what. And at last to-
ward morning he fell asleep and dreamed
Spread out upon far extending plain
glittered the spear heads of a great army.
awaiting the shock of battle. Anon 1t
came. Arms clashed. and mailed forms
were hurled bleeding and dying to the
dust while myriads of arrows. hurtling
through the air. drark deep of the hearts
blood of knight and squire. with little care
for high or low degree.
On the one side the fair faces of the
Franks; on the other the dark-visaged
Moslem host. Christian or Islam, which
will gain the day?
The Christians wayer-recoii-hy No
rot yet. Out from among them bursts
with sudden fury a knight. Superbly
mounted. in splendid ermor. of giant
stature and exalted mien. he spurs to the
front. his drawn sword dripping blood It
is enough, At mere sight of him the Chris
tians gain new courage. and once again
their faces are turned towards the foe
"A Roland, A Rolandr' is the cry from a
thousand throats. and backward, ever
backward. the Moslem torrent is swept
wave rolling back on wave, the dying piled
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let me offer you this in recognition of the
trouble you have taken"
But Roland recoiled from her extend
ed hand. He could not speak: but a hot
blush over his face. and his eyes were as
these of an animal in pain.
Il see." said Lady Maud. IT beg your
pardon. But l shall ask Mr.. Jackworthy
to send you to dress my hair in future.
You are SO much cleverer than Mr.. Poul-
ter Please tell me Your name"
But still Roland was dumb. His speech
was paralyzed and he vainly essayed to
answer. Perkins," he would have said.
and ah. how hateful it seemed. But not a
wCrd would come. Suddenly his tongue
vas looSened. and unable to control him.
self. impelled by force he could neither
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upward of thirty years he had dismissed
above seven hundred criminals in the man
ner described, and that scarcely two out
of twenty had returned All the Malayans
consider this tree a holy instrument of
the great prophet to punish the sins of
mankind: therefore TO die by the poison of
the Upas is regarded among them as an
honorable death. This. however. is certain
that from fifteen TO eighteen miles around
this tree. not only no human creature can
exist but no animal OF any kind has ever
been discovered. There are no fish in the
waters. and when any birds fly so near this
tree that the effiuvia can reach them they
drop down dead"
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Little Less Than q Miracle.
MIR. 3. n. Hunters Recovery From Sell
attic Rheumatism-Hc is q Veteran
Of the Late War, Having served
in Company X, Nincty-FourtL
New York Volunteer.

From the Palladium, O~wego. " r.
Mr. y. H. Hunter is a blacksmith. and for slx
years has resided at South scriba. n. r. Tie wns
born In Henderson village, Jefferson courty, ~ Y
sixty years and when President Lincoln chilled
Tor volunteers 10 suppress the rebellion ne qt the
forge and was one OF the nrst men In northcrn
New York 10 enlist aa private in Company X,
cath New York Volunteers. Returning al tho
close OF the war he .ook rp his early occupation
but the hardsips OF campaign life had left him
almost physical wreck.
Sciatic rheumatism developed nn1 for years he
doctored and spent hundreds OF dollars without
ob'aipfnG relief. Three yenrs ago Ills limits hc
came parhl,zed md he wns unable 10 walk lffy.
sicians gave linn relief. and he was unable TO
get about except by dragging himself from place
TO place by his arms. He says II trirk
for him 10 run conmon darning needle in,o tho
muscles Of hk Limits without fceiiag the slightcst
sense tion. and he believed that h- would never
be anything hut hopeIess invalid. The remainder
OF the story OF this remarkable is best
told In his own Language 70 a reporter of the o.
wcgo. n. Y. DalIy Palladium:
"A copy of ycur paper handel me in the
fau OF 1895 by q nciEiil,or Therein read
count OF In which DR. Williams Fink P',l.
for Tale People had effected a cure tiat rna In
many respects like my own. i had very ntii.
money with which to iuy iue1iciuc. and talked
the matter over with my wife. The rssuit wns
that purchased box Of pr. Williams Pirt Pfls.
aid before they were half gone I noticed marked
improvement In my physical condition. I have
taken nine boxes In all and now walk ,htc,
miles without esertion With the condition have
described 1 am troubled with kidney complaint.
and DR.. Williams Pink Pills is the oi.ly medicine
that has ever given me relief from that allfncrt
1 have the utmost confidence in Dr. Williams
Pink Pills Tor Pale People approaching fully what
they have done fcf me. Ii is proper state. too.
that my rheumatic pains have troubled mc
since last winter
DR.. Williams Pink Pills coutain In a condensed
form all the elements necessary give new III,
and richness TO the blood aud restore shattered
nerves. They are an unfaing specific for such
diseases as locomotor at3xia. partial paralysis ST.
Nltus darce sciatica. neuralgia rheumatism. nrrN-
ous headache the after effect of In grippe paiplta-
tion OF the heart pale and sHllow com.,lexlons,
all forms of weakness. either In male or female.
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers. or Win be sent
post paid on receipt Of price. 80 box. q
six boxes for S2-5o-sthey never sold in itIk
or hy the 1oo'-by addressing pr. Williams scdl-
cine Company, Schenectady, \. \.
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A Sure Sign.

From the Chicago Post.
rs there any infalible sign of grea.
wealth." asked the pretty maid.
There is" replied the sarcastic bachelor
'What is it?' asked the maid
''An old man with a young Wife" an
swered the bachelor.
She laughed and shook her head
You forget" she said, that the old man
might have a t!tie.
I'm that case" he returned. ''the young
wife would surely nave the wealth, ami
The rule would still ne good
She pondered this for some time. and the
more she pcndered the mere satisfied she
became tha. there was no answer she
could make that would be exactly satisfls-
tory from her point of view
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rom tne san rant lsco fxafnlntr.
Mike is .he name OF q big monkey at
the Chutes. He has long tail, and until
a few days ago had long eye teeth. He
still has the tail. but the teeth are gone
After having bitten a number of people
with those tusks Mike learned their utility
and threatened to do more biting, so Ed
ward Raabe, the electrician, decided that
the teeth must go.
He had already completely won Mikes
heart and had taught the monkey to ride
on Rover's back. to shake hands and do
other things. So the trusting Mike sus-
pected nothing when Raabe took him on
mis- knee in the power house, and. taking a
pair of nippcrs used in cutting wire. told
him to open mis- mouth. In a moment there
was crunch. snap and a YELL and one
CT Mikes tusks was a blunt stump just
even with his little incisors. The others
quickly followed. alternating with yells and
despairing appeals from Mikes eyes. and
The prince was disarmed and dsgraced.
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Business and Honor.

From the Texas Sitter.
Said Judge Peterby to Rev. Whangdoo-
die Baxter:
Just think Of the deception practiced
every day. Why. it is dreadful. Now, If
you could make $50 by a iie your sense
OF honor wouldn't allow you to do it. would
1t, Mr.. Baxter?'
Dunno bout dat arr replied Whang-
doodle Seems ter me dat am a ma .tah
OF bisness. wharin honah hain't got muffin
ter say. Say, Jedge. who is de man wild de
$150?" ~
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AA<A "A n L oE
the postal service
known as the star
routes plays a prom
inent part in the
opening of a new
country to settle
ment. 1t antedates
all other kinds of
mail service and has
the unenviable record
of having been the
unconscious source of
the most notorious
scandal that eyor
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Written for The Evening Star.
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CARRYING MAILS
How the Star Route & Postal Service is
Performed. .....
x AZ
BY SNOW SHOES, BOAT AND CART
Long Trips Across Bleak and DAN
gerous Lands.
s. Q ='a..5-.
HUMoRs OF THE SERVICE

HUMoRs OF THE SERVICE
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In Alaska.

Just now the center OF interest seems to
be in Alaska, where the department Is
pushing mail service to accommodate the
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stages That Deat RalIread..

As our country developed the mail service
which was later to be known as star SER
vice became much more efficient. In fact,
SO much 50 that during the early years Of
railway mail service there was great deal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20
PRINCE BISMARCK ON THE MONROE
DOCTRINE.

The new American version OF the Mon
roe doctrine" received pretty rough us
age at the hands OF Prince Bismarck a
few days back. lie said it is "uncom-
mon insolence towards The rest OF the
world and does violence 10 the other
American and European States with
American interests. IL would be analo-
gous" he said. If Russia and France
combined to disaiiow frontier changes IN
Europe or the preponderating Powers in
Asia, Russia and England. arrogated the
right to say that the existing status
should not be changed without their con-
sent"
This is pretty rough language, but. at
the lotion 1t is entirely just. The Mon
roe doctrine as Mr.. Monroe announced
it and as II was approved of by Mr..
Webster and the other leading states
men OF the day was a healthy and most
benefcent theory. IL meant that this
Republic would not stand by and see
a coalition OF autocratic European SOW
ereigns overthrow the republican insti-
tutions Of any American State for the
purpose OF establishing autocratic inst-
tutions In their place. IL meant that
this Republic would regard that as ar at
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20

tack by autocracy upon the principle OF
RepublicaEism and that II would meet
that attack at the threshold and repel
It with every force that we could COM
mand. Thus understood the Monroe
doctrine was principle vital to Amer
lean republican institutions. and the best
and wisest men Of the country Endorsed
1t and were prepared 10 maintain IT with
every power and resource that this coun-
try could command.
But the new version OF the Monroe
doctrine" that would cement this coun-
try into a sort of wet nurse for all the
turbulent principalities OF South Amer
lea Is utterly abhorrent 20 every instinct
Of a truly patriotic citizen Of the United
states. and IL Prince Bismarck had put
his statement into more respectful Ian
guage II would have commanded the
unqualified assent OF almost all the
thinking part Of the United States.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20
IN LIGHTER VEIN.

The famous expression Of Colonel Sell
lers," There's millions in it," is OF South
ern origin.
1t was, according to Miss Kathleen Nell
son, Of Georgia, born in that old town Of
Dahlonega, in that State. which is twenty
miles from a railroad and has never
known a boom. For years before the gold
craze in California, nuggets of the yellow
metal had been found in the mountains
about Dahlonega and the reports from
California only made the denizens Of that
section the more enthusiastic. The gov
eminent established mint at DahlOnega
when was successfully operated until the
war broke out in 1861. DIR. Stephenson
was the assayer and was a mining expert
of renown. lie had the utmost confidence
in the riches OF his section and was not
unlike Colonel Sellers in his enthusiasm.
When he learned that many people
We're about TO desert the diggings, he sue
ceeded in getting out a crowd to hear
him talk on n Saturday evening, and
made an eloquent appeal to them to stay
at home and develop the resources Of
their own town.
But they shook their heads as he spoke
and were still unconvlnced. Finally he
Strengthened himself up and pointing his
finger dramatically at Crown Mountain,
that loomed up in the distance, he cried
earnestly:
stay at home and work your own
mines. Look at Crown Mountain; I tell
you, boys. there's millions in it,"
A good-natured laugh was the only an
swer to this assertion and the Doctors
eloquence was wasted, for soon the Dah>
lonega party set out on the long overland
journey to the land OF gold. But they did
not forget good old DR.. Stephenson, and
when the way was long and disasters
many some one would point to the west
and cry encouragngly. Boys, there's
millions in it,"
And after they reached California, when
luck went against a miner and he was
ready TO throw down his pick and quit,
some one would say: "Never mind.
there's millions in it," and the dispirited
Georgian would smile and go 10 work
with renewed energy. Thus did DR.. steph-
enson's earnest statement become the by
word OF the camp, and one day a certain
gentleman, James Sellers by name, fell in
with the Georgia mountaineers and soon
picked up their favorite expression. SO
pleased was he with it that he quoted it
necessarily, and later, when Mark Twain
made the acquaintance OF Mr.. Sellers. he
was impressed with the frequency with
which This unique individual announced
to his comrades there's millions in it."
When '"The Gilded Age" appeared Mr.
James Sellers was incorporated in it and
his pet expression immortalized.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20
Bryan. who afterwards became the nom

Bryan. who afterwards became the nomi-
noe OF the convention
Confronted with these facts II then be-
came a question with the party man
ayers az to which course would be
adopted. But the sentiment was so
overwhelmingly in favor Of free silver
and the promises OF the Populists were so
nattering that the convention decided TO
turn it's back upon the Sound Money
Democrats and 90 in for the Popuilsts
vote. Nobody denies that tho chicago
platform was framed with a view 10
catching all sorts and conditions OF ireo
silver Embellishments, Populists,
Republicans and Socialists.
Tho Gold Democrats were ignored, not
to say spurned. ard were told in so
many words to go their own way and DO
their worst.
Why, then, should our Wilmington con-
temporary chlde the Gold Democrats for
refusing to give their support to the
Bryan ticket? The platform was framed
10 catch free silver advocates and the
gold men were defed. The platform was
contrary 10 the judgment and the prin-
ciples of the gold men. and they would
have been untrue to themselves and 70
their convictions IL they had given II
their support.
The Chicago convention chose It's own
way and lost. II II had adopted plat
form which the Sound Money men could
have conscientiousiy endorsed they
would have supported the ticket only
TOO gladly. But the party MANAGERS were
determined to have the silver vote AT any
cost and have no right 20 grumble be-
cause they did not Gecure the Sound
Money vote which they spurned.
But was the party wise in this course?
Was it good principles or good policy 70
drive away true ana tried Democrats in
an ondeavor to secure votes from other
parties? We think not. We think the
party made a fatal blunder at Chicago
and IL will be years before 1t RECEIVERS
what it has lost. The Populists have
already shown a disposition to quit, and
I'm order 10 hold that vote the party must
60 a step farther, and another step far
Their, and stil another step farther until
its platform shall declare for every Popu-
list tenet-including government owner
ship of railroads and all the rest.
We hope and pray, however, that the
party will not pursue that course We
hope and pray that it will see the error
Of its ways. that IT will return to old
fashion Jeffersonian principles and gather
into its ranks all true Democrats--leay-
ing the Populists, by whatever name
they may call themselves-to 90 whittier
soeyer they may.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20

The Wilmington On. CO Messenger has
been reviewing the election figures OF
1896. and shows that II Bryan had car
ried West Virginia Kentucky, oregon,
California, North Dakota and Indiana
he would have been elected. We quote:
In West Virginia. Kentucky. oregon,
California, North Dakota and Indiana
Mckinley received "a electoral votes. His
plurality was 42.S7S i'm those States. Now
one half Of 42.S1S would have defeated
him. More than one half was given to
the gold candidate. If those States had
gone to Bryan IL would have elected him.
So the Golddemocrats elected their eX
rene high-protectionist by their votes in
those States.
Take these electoral votes in those six
States. Mckinley got 40. Add 40 to
Bryan's 176 and ne would have 229. Take
the 40 from McKinley's 21l and he would
have 222-and so Bryan would have been
elected. A change of less than 23.O0O dis
tributed in those six States would have
made BRYAN President. IL is plain that
boiling Democrats elected Mckinley.
In this same connection we quote from
an interview with ex-Congressman James
Capehart. Of West Virginia, in the
Charleston Gazette of Monday last. The
Gazette says that Mr.. Capehart has been
long and prominently identified with the
free coinage movement in West Virginia
and twice carried that district upon the
free coinage platform; that he was
delegate to the last Chicago convention
and is a most ardent admirer Of the
platform there adopted. Mr.. Capehart
said: 1T is tho platform that saved the
Democratic party. If we had not adopted
such platform a great majority of DEM
ocrats would have gone over 10 the Popu-
lists in the last campaign The Popu-
lists had polled two million votes and
Democrats were rapidly going over TO
them until the Chicago platform came
out unequivocally for the true principles
OF the party and held them in line"
Here is an interesting study. on the
one hand we are told that Bryan was de-
feated because the Gold Democrats re-
fused TO support him, and on the other
hard we are told that the Chicago ticket
would have lost not only the Populist
vote but a large number of free silver
votes in the Democratic party II the con-
yen.ion had not adopted PopulIst plat
form.
The convention undoubtedly found IT.
self in perplexing dilemma. On the one
hand were a large number Of Democrats
who declared that they would not lend
their aid TO the free silver movement,
and on the other hand were large
number OF voters inside and outside of the
Democratic party who declared that they
would not support the ticket unless the
platform declared for free silver at the
ratio OF 70 20 /. Among these, as is
well known, Was the Hon. William j.