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Aunt Irene.

Features cut like cameo,
Hair poinpatlour of snow,
Peerless mouth and marble cheek,
Like some fine old rare antique,
Through the door, with stately Inen,
Rustling soft, comes Aunt Irene.
Note the line from brow to nose:
Even Time, who kills the rose
In each cheek, is powerless there
Note the Rounded throat, and fair;
Note the eyebrows, dusky still;
Note the eyes, that flash at will;
Need they tell me, beauty's queen,
In her prime, was Aunt Irene?
Lovers still she has galore,
Ancient gallants by the score,
Who, in countless tales, relate
Conquests OF an early date,
Each depicting, o'er and DER,
Stately oquetries OF yOre.
Why, of those held by her spell,
One she chose not-who can tell?
But a mong my suitors she
Smiles on one alone, and he
Son Of-every body knows
One OF Aunt Irene's old beauX
or a morning, side by side.
Down the avenue they stride
Courtly father, stalwart son.
And, her window pa ssing, one,
SoI've motto ed, may be seen,
Smiling still on Aunt Irene.
Such occurrences l note,
And, when nee ded, deftly quote,
When, perchance. arrayed for ball,
Shoulders bare and slippers small,
I, symphony in white,
Her approval would invite.
High she lifts shapely hand,
And, my vanity to brand.
Child, such things were never seen
In my day." says Aunt Irene.
Then how sweetly do 1 turn
And, surveying feature stern.
Sundry tales narrate. forsooth,
or the doings OF her youth.
"Should my model not be you?
And, IL all they sa Is true.
Not so rigid you have been
In your day, dear unit Irene
Then, with face OF cameo,
Midnight eyes and hair of snow,
Peerless mouth and marble cheek,
Like some fine old rare antique,
Through the. door, with stately mein,
Rustling soft, goes Aunt Irene.
-Ladies' Home Journal.
The evening times., 1897-11-18
Saving His Reputation.
Frou, the Chicago Post,

Il suppose l can't convince you that I
was riding inside the lawful limit" said the
'.Scorcher'' who had been arrested.
Il should say not" reptile d the policeman
In that case said the ''scurCher," 81
would he obliged Ia you If you would make
tlie rate at which l was going about fifty
miles an hour. should hate to haze any
thing ct,ne out in the trial that would re
fleet on my reputation as racer
The evening times., 1897-11-18
Moral Sua.Inn on Junehugs.

tFroI. the st. Paul Pinn eer Press.l
feminine writer ia a surprising pub,
lica atiun called Mind, says that human
beings need Lot submit TO the annoy au;e
of insects. But neither insect powder nos
folded new spa pers are the wea pons of 1T
tack. '.1'hey all will obey us when we
speak IN love, not when we late and starv.
and kill them" The flat-dweller is here
10y notifiel that z soft word will dispel
the hordes that scatter in all directions
when tie gag is turned up in his kitchen
at midnight.
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His ucrnisn.

lFrom the Chicago Posi.i
Il want Souis good stories ah,ut Old
Blank, said the mara ziu. editor.
But | .icr't know any" protested the
winter. What has he ever done
We'll. lie wa. "a school teacher once
''ot w"l. ,neu | can Fix up that old
story atuut thra shing the bully Of the
school within an inch OF his life aud thus
securing peac. Ia school that four teach
ers he'd previously had to give np. That
tale hasn't been used for TWO or three
months
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in Improved Football Player.
Grom the Richmond Dispatch.)

t rom the Richmond Dispatch.D
What are you going to do with thatmuIe.
.-ncle:''
'.Gwine TEX i'm down ter de college.
sah."
what use do you think they can make
Of him there?'
u year dey had football game dar
yistiddy, an dey tell me dat nary one ON 'em
could kick & gole, 50 ] got de notion
dat dey reach de 'mergcncy whar jey
'quires u :nutl. dunno wat er gole Is.
adzactl,, bur ef IT amt bigger dan a Cote
house, dis null boun' ter kick it inter
finders
The evening times., 1897-11-18

The published address of Charles s. VIII
son, formerly royal court marshal in Homo
Inlu under Lliuokalani, against annexation
son, VITO is native OF Tahiti, occupied i
position il, the encourage of the la ST native
ruler which must not he described, and eX
erted an influence which was not urusefm
in causing the downfall of a deba uched rule.
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Mind Cure for the Nerves.

From the New Orleans Tines-Demucr.:t)
First Soubrette-I've got to take soInc-
thug for my nerves. Did you ever try
Bl.igeIs BronIit.es? Second Soubre,tc-It
air't good as WaNein'e Catnip Compound.
The b,n.nide people only use small cuts over
THEN testimonials. and the compound Ipiks
viii put your picture in double-cu,unn
width
The evening times., 1897-11-18
Plenty of Material.

From the Chicago Post,
Il have beer thinking about this saying
that hell is paved with good intentions :"
what about it?''
oh, only that If it is paved with any
thing anG the pavement is halfway de
Gently laid it's mat much better off than
some parts Of Chicago"
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AInrfment Life.
(From the Detroit Free Press. }

tfrOm the Detroit Free PreSS.)
walsh came down town with his
avercoat pockets full Of potatoes and tur-
nips." How did that happen?'' We'll,
their flat is SO small that his wife hasn't
any other place to keep vegetables. and she
had forgotten to take them OUT
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Circulation Statement.

Ctn,ntun ications intended for publication
IL, The Times should be fersely and plainly
Vritfen aud must in all cases be accompanied
By the name and address OF the priter. Re
iected communications tciH not be preserved.
aud onfu manuscripts OF obrious Importance
RW be returned to their authors.
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Mr.. S,nck,nn Notifled.

rro:n tae Chica go Times Heraid.)
New York has solved the puzzle of the
lady or ui tiger The lady is fnside
the tiger.
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Thc CIimnx of Garbage.

tFru.n the Pittsburg News
As .he tendency OF modern progress is to
make war more aui more terrible, the time
may come when one country will challenge
another to play football.
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Raiders OF The Times ,cho may at any
time be unable 10 procure copies OF it at any
ne1os stand, railroad station or on railroad
hdins ,ctU confer JdrCr upon the manage
n.e"t Ly sending TO Ibis Office information Of
The fact.
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Bliss in Kansas.

tFroin the Atchison Globe.)
We wocld rather be able to eat pork
sausage aud buckw heat cakes every rnorn
ing for breakfast than be President.
The evening times., 1897-11-18

Your credit is good al Lansburgh's Fur
niture House. 18th and F SITS. oca-tf
The evening times., 1897-11-18

SPECIAL NOTICE. Office MctIoroIitan
Railroad Co., Washington, ID. e., Now
10, 1897. Notice is hereby given that the
books for the transfer OF stock will De
closed from November 20 tp December l,
and for the ransfcr of CertIficotes Series
b. closed from November ] 5 - December
/, 1897. Il. b. COLEMAN, Secretary.
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sppciAI'x,o1T1cE.

NOTICE IL hereby given to the general pub
lie that the firm OF DOweI1 4 Pitcher
have this day, NOVEMBER Is, 1897, dis
solved partnership by utual consent, and
the buslness will hereafter be continued by
j. nois'ss ni PiIehrr, 4. 4. =. PiLSEEk. Pb%EI.H.
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and $3.50 in back pensions which had
been paid him. Geare carried a mus
ket in the war of the rebellion and be-
came afflicted with rheumatism owing
to exposure After leaving the army
he grew worse and applied for per
sion. At first he was given Sc month
and this was afterward increased to
$40. He drew his pension for a time,
but as he recovered from his trouble
he began to take care of himself and
neglected to apply for the money
when it came due. Of late his term of
uonapplieation approached it's end, and
had he not appeared his name would
have been scratched from the list But
Geare turned up on the very last day
at the pension Office in Indianapolis
and received his arrears. AS his disa-
bility had now totally disappeared he
felt that he was no longer entitled to
the pension and accordingly returned
the money and the certificate to Wash
ington. Mr. Geare is a quiet, unassum-
ing man of 81, with silver gray beard
and hair, is we'll to do and has fam.
lily of four interesting sons.
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VICTORY IN INDIANAPOLIS.

Marion County, in which Indianap-
oils is situated, looked last fall on Mark
Hannas scarecrOw and said it was a
veritable menace. Marion County gave
Mckinley majority of 1000 votes. At
the recent municipal election Mayor
Taggart, a Democrat, was chosen by a
plurality of over $500 votes.
Chattanooga. Tenn, looked with aw-
full apprehension upon the bogy man
that Mark Hanna had set up last fall
and gave larger than it's normal Re
publican majority to Mckinley. This
year Chattanooga elects a Democratic
Mayor by a good plurality and in
creases the Democratic strength in the
Council.
Last fall New York viewed with aw-
full alarm the man Of straw Hanna had
put up before the eyes of the people
and in the metropolis gave Mckinley
a swinging majority, the first time
within living memory that the Demo
Gratis of that city had been beaten. The
canvass now Oh for the election of a
Mayor in New York discloses that
whereas there is the usual strife for the
first place the Republicans are no.
where. Van Wyck will be handsomely
elected. Tracy and his boss, Platt, Nc
Kinley's manager in New York. will be
buried under so adverse majority that
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Not Good Business.

For business administration the
results for the fiscal year are not what
would naturally be expected. The
deficit to date amounts to S29, 1859.
594.S5. If these were not facts con-
cerning the conduct of affairs under
Republican rule, what shout of indig-
nant protest would go up from the sub
sidized press. But as Mckinley hap
pens to be President, and as the beneti-
cent Dingley bill happens to be in force,
the administration organs are as silent
as the grave, and satisfy themselves
by saying that more time must be Civ
en- before any criticisms will l,e in
order.
A tariff that started out with the
avowed purpose of producing sufficient
revenue to carry the expenses of the
government and which has succeeded
in creating deficit of nearly $4,000.
coo cannot be regarded as good ''busi-
neSS'' scheme.
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Gold and GrecnbaCks.

The self-appointed monetary commits
sion now at work i'm Washington has
struck snag. The object of this com
mission is to formulate scheme which
will take the currency entirely out of
the control of the government anu
place it in the hands of the bankers.
The retirement of the greenbacks il
therefore a necessary step toward ac-
complishing this design, but that would
not settle the question, for the silver
certificate would still be in existence.
According to the gold clique's ideas
these certificates must be redeemed in
gold, and the United States treasury
would still be forced to keep large re-
serve of gold on hand for that purpose.
A member of the commission, i'll dis
cussing this feature of the case, says:
This would involve the issue of bonds
to maintain the reserve in case of its
exhaustion and the presentation of
great masses of notes by the banks in
order to keep intact their own gold re-
sources. The government might retail
late by presenting bank notes for re-
demption in gold if such redemption
was required by law, but the endless
chain could be put in operation against
the treasury if the necessary paper
notes could be withdrawn of the circu-
lating medium.
The fact is the commission has taken
a contract on its hands which it will
find itself entirely unable to carry out.
1t is easy enough to talk about retiring
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Mrs. Rorer's Cafe Parfait.

In making cafe parfait the cream
Ray he favored with chocolate, vanilla
or strawberry, the parfait taking the
name Of the favoring. Use good, thick
Of powdered sugar, and gill Of black
coffee; mix thoroughly; stand the basin
in pan of cracked ice, and with a wire
egg -beater beat to a froth. This will
take about five minutes. Put the mix
ture into mold, put on the lid, cover
the joint with a piece of waxed paper;
pack it in coarse salt and ice, and stand
aside for two hours. Or it may be
packed in the freezer and served in
tumblers.-Ladies Home Journal
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MINT REPORT.
The Years Coinage and Precious
Metal Production.


Metal Production.
The report of the director of the mint
for the fiscal year 1897, submitted to tae
Secretary of the Treasury, contains some
interesting figures. The report covers
the operations of the mints and assay
offices, together with the statistics Of for
eign countries relative to prodHcticHr
coinage and the monetary condition Of
such.
The coin executed during the ye1F ~:
Gold, S11 ,646, 705; silver dollars, u ,2Oi.-
701; subsidiary silver, So, 124, ,OS6; minor
coin, 1884, 500. Silver dollars were coin
ed from the silver bullion on hand. Bal
ance of silver bullion on hand: PurChas-
ed under the act of July IA, 1880, H.
ABS, ,461 fine ounces, cost $104 ,a336,3f2. for
subsidiary coinage, /, ,34S,353 fine ounces,
cost. S1,641 900; including balance ON
hand July 1, 1897, net signoriage on the
coinage of silver from that date 10 June
80, 1897, of $S4, ,822, ,S21.
At the average price of silver for the
year the commercial ratio between gold
and silver is to 3194.
Net imports of gold were S44, ,600, ,541,
against S7S,904,612 net exports for the
previous fiscal year. The net exports OF
silver were S32, ,636, ,S36, against So, ,262.-
25S for the fiscal year 1896.
The product Of gold in the United States
for the calendar year 1896 was $53, 3,0S8,
900 and silver Of coming value of $76.-
O69,236. The stock in the United States
Of gold is S696, ,542; of silver, S634,-
509,7S1.
The total metallic stock and uncov-
cred paper of the world is estimated for
Jan. 1, 1897: Gold. 81 ,359, 100000, full
legal tender silver, S3,615, 800 900; limited
tender silver, S652, 100000; uncovered pa
per. Sc, $50 200.
The worlds product for the calendar
year 1896 was: Gold. S204 ,396, 500; silver
commercial value), 800 9,406,S00.
The director of the mint reviews the
decline Of silver since 1913 and attributes
it to the great increase in production
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The London press, Or rather an impor-
tant segment of it, is still harping on
Cuba and the United States. The Even
ing News, the Globe and the st. James
Gazette are merely the tail of the kite
which is composed of the big London
dailies, such as the Times, the Tele-
graph, the Standard and the Chronicle.
What they say or do not say, therefore,
is comparatively unimportant as re-
specting their influence on English
opinion. But straw may show in.
what direction the wind is blowing and
these London straws indicate that at
present England is feeling somewhat,
sore as regards this country. The Ven
eZuelan incident and the Sherman let
ter still rankle and the undignified por-
ton of the press is undiplomatic enough
to disclose where the shoe pinches. The
st. James Gazette, after discussing a.
schoolbOy hypothesis in a schoolboy
manner as to what the United States
may, might. would or could do in re-
gard to Jamaica, hints of possible CO.
alition of England, France, Spain and
Holland to protect their West Indian
possessions and then concludes, very
satisfactorily to itself: ''We rather fan
cy that for time at least the United
States will be content with bullying
poor little Spain" Possibly the United
States would, if it were in the bullying
business, but when it does 60 into that!
sort of thing it usually takes one of it's
size, as in that little Venezuelan mat
ter The United States has not bullied
Spain and has no thought of bullying it,:
In the meantime, the London Chronicle,
commenting upon the outcome Of the
Greco-TurEish treaty, holds England!
responsible for what it says will be the!
disappearance of an independent, CIV
ilized, Christian nation, ''whose one
crime was that she set herself single,
handed to do Europe's dirty work and
failed" England has not made such a,
success Of her interference in Crete
that she should seek to interfere in
Cuba.
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HCOufdepCe.N

There is nothing dearer to the heart
of Il gold advocate than confidence
and yet there is nothing he is so ready
to destroy. Whenever bimetallist
makes an argument in the interests of
monetary reform the gold advocate be-
gins to rave over what lie calls ''this
attempt to break down confidence but
he never hesitates TO agitate when he
wishes to accomplish some set purpose
OF his own.
When the Bland a llison act was
passed, and became law over the
Presidents veto, the gold clique at
once began to destroy confidence. The
tured. its advocates We're called
''theves, repudiators and anarchists
and the cry was raised that the cOin-
age of 100000 worth of silver a
month would drive all the gold out of
the country" This was the contrlbu-
ton of the gold advocates to the sum
Of confidence"
When the Sherman law was passed
enlarging the purchase of silver to f.
800, 600 ounces of silver a month, the
agitation against it soon began. Loud
and persistent demand for a repeal of
the purchase act was made on the
ground that continued purchase would
threaten our monetary stability" Thus
the gold clique aided in maintaining
'cOnfidence.'
After the Sherman law was repealed,
the agitation continued, and the coun-
try was told that 1.-The treasury was in
danger" and gold purchasing bonds
must be issued. Prosperity failed to
follow the bonding Of this country for
S262. 100000. and now the cry is going
up that unless the greenbacks are re-
tired ''thc country will be ruined y
Thus it is that the advocates OF gold
set an example to the bimetallists as TO
the proper method of maintaining
confidence
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-10-28
Democratic Units.

The Indianapolis election carries
with it a lesson for Democrats as we'll
as Republicans. 1t teaches the value
of party unity. The Democracy was
united and won. as it always wins
when it shows solid front to the en-
envy.
The victory is an a,lsrry of success
IL Ohio and Iowa if the Democrats of
t:iosc States will be AS true TO the party
faith as were their brethren of Indiana.
No; hing ever does-nOthing ever can-
defa:.+ the Demo- ratio party save a
ira ia .. res. ''h - need ''r 30 fear
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the greenbacks, but it is not so easy to
evolve plan by which to effect this re,
tirement.-ChicagO Dispatch.
Republican Brand of Patriotism.

What is to be said of party that ue-
liberately refrains from the attempt to
correct the evils in the currency sys-
tenn, because by leaving them uncor-
rected many voters may be scared into
voting the Republican ticket in ma
tional, State and municipal elections:
Is that the kind of craftsmanship we
are getting from scholars in politics:
The country is to be held in jeopardy
of debased currency to promote the
well being of the Republican party.
What elevated patriotism controls the
Republican party, to be sure-Utic;I
(N. " Observer.
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Raising False Issues.

However much the gold clique may
contend that the free silver sentiment
is dying" it misses no opportunity to
combat the arguments presented by the
advocates of bimetallism.
An organized attempt is now being
made to embarrass and annoy William
J. Bryan by interrupting his speeches
and propounding questions which are
carefully prepared for the purpose of
confusing the speaker. Bryan treats
his questioners with more courtesy
than they deserve, and invariably turns
the laugh on the smart Alecs" who in
terrupt him.
Recently. a man who was doubtless
in the employ of the honest money
propaganda interrupted Bryan with the
following question:: "Do you favor ma
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of Republican success either in Iowa
or in Ohio if Democrats lay aside
minor differences and work together to
defeat the common enemy.
If there are wrongs to be righted or
questions of policy to be settled the
time to adjust them is after the battle
has been won. There should be no dis
putes in the face of the enemy. Demo
Gratis have it within their power to re-
deem two States from Republican mis-
rule. Will they avail themselves of the
opportunity ?-Chicago Chronicle.
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WILL NOT AID SILVER.
British Government Not Ready 20 Re-
open the Indian Mints.


Lord Salisbury sent TO Ambassador
Hay the reply of the British Governments
to the proposals of the American Bimeialt
lie Commission, headed by Senator Wol-'
cott. 1t is a automatically worded note.
His lordship says that the Government
of Great Britain is not able TO reopen the
India mints at present. He regrets his
ina bility to accede to the proposals Of the
American commission, Great Britain hay-
ing as great an interest as the United
States and France in securin: stable par
exchange for gold and silver and an en-
larged Use of silver.
In these circumstances, continues Lord
Salisbury, the British Government does
not see the desirability of an international
monetary conference but will be pleased
to consider any other practical sugges-
tions from the United States. Lord Sails
bury incloses with the note a copy Of the
statement of Sir j. Westland, head Of the
financial department of India, which was
under discussion at the meeting Of the
cabinet council last Saturday, and which
takes strong grounds against the reOpen-
ing of the India mints
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SETS A new PLAGUE RECORD.
Sixty New Cases and Six Deaths at
New Orleans.

All previous records were broken az
New Orleans Wednesday. Sixty 1ew
cases were entered in the books Of the
board. There were six deaths. The most
important death Of the day was that Of
Ira T. Britton, manager Of the General
Electric Company. Owing to the pra7a-
lence of yellow fever in Montgomery, Ala,
end the fact that all of the towns and
cities Of the State have quarantined
against that place, the State Government
has temporarily been removed to Birming-
ham. The Governor and as tie State Off,
GERS have located there I'D are trarsact-
ing business from that point.
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Battle Against the Bosses,

The really remarkable feature of the
municipal contest in New York is the
recognition ON all hands that the main
be made a matter of party pOlitics-a
mere annex of the national and State
party machines-Or be conducted on
the broadcast principles of good citizen
ship. aiming only to serve the true
local interests of all the people of the
city, with party lines entirely ignored.
Baltimore Sun
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ownership of railroads and tele-

tional ownership of railroads and tele-
graphs and their operation by the gov
ernment in the interest Of the people,
or leaving them in the hands of private
corporations
The Interrogation was irrelevant and
impertinent, but Bryan declined to
avail himself Of the opportunity to
ignore the question, and promptly re-
piled: Il am going to fight the battles
in front of me before fight the battles
beyond that. AS heard a Populist say
last fall, am not in favor of the gov
ernment ownership of railroads while
the ROthschilds own the government. y
Nothing could be neater and more epi-
grammatic than this.