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humanity subservient to Gold.

Humanity Subservient TO Gold.
More than once This Journal has suggest
ed d connection between the foreign pol
icy OF tie Cleveland ana Hanna admins
trations ard the eolJ standard interests
OF the chief Republican coutributories. we
have believed for song time tliat Amer.
team honor, the rights Of American ciu
zens and American sentiments OF sympathy
With people struggling foI political lib
erty would not ali have been as deter
minedIy ignored and spurned as they have.
had it not been that any foreign com
plioation OF a hostile character naturally
would compel this country To fall back
to a bimetallic basis
In a recent editorial the Chicago Tribune
advances the same idea, OF course from
a FAR different standpoint. The Tribune
says:
The United States Is TO be snubbed and
tod m effect 70 mind its own business
ana pay no attention - tIe butcher Which
is going on In Cuba.
HoW does II happen that Spain. eX-
hauSUed rs it Is by TINS Cuban struggle and
drained OF men and money dfsregards
thus boldly the unanimous public Senti-
ment OF this country and viii not lend a
civil ear TO the mild suggestions OF the
American Government. There is a rea-
son for this defiant attitude on the part
OF Spain, which has been vaguely limited
at, but never has been discussed.
That reason serves to explain. u 4 con-
siderable extent, why Cleveland did not
deal with the Cuban question more firmly
and deCisiyely- II explains also why Presi-
dent Mckinley and his Cabinet hold back
from recognizing the independence or the
Cuban people and giving them material aid
to get it. a nd 50 long as that reason has
weight H. is probable the pacific cuban
policy Of the Administration will remain
unchanged.
Spain s bold and the United States ultra
conservative. because the American cur
renCy question is yet unsettled. The STA
buijy OF the currency is not absolutely as
sured so long as there is no law on the
the President authority to sell bonds made
payable, principal end interest. In gold
with which TO redeem greenbacks in gold
on demand
IN other words. the Chicago Tribune
agrees with US in the understanding that
the preservation of gold standard contrac-
ton has been matter of more sacred
Importance to Grover Cleveland and Mr..
Mckinley than any consideration 9f patriot.
Ism, duty, national honor or humanity.
All must be sacrificed on the altar of
cruel goldl
The times., 1897-09-15
Novel Nonsense.

Occasionally, even in this day and genera
ton, the man is encountered who virtu-
ouay makes the statement that he never
reads novels A writer in the Honiletic
Review is making a serious campaign
against the novel per Sc, on very much
the same ground that the old-fashioned
clersymen used TO take He thinks that
it gives false views Of life, and excites the
emotions. causing in time heart failure
AS most heart failure induced by novel
reading reaches its elimination Only after
from thirty to sixty years dissipa ton, most
people are so reckless as 70 disregard
such warnings
It Is undoubtedly true that the novel does
occasionally give false views Of life; SO
does everything else. In other cases the
noveIist's picture OF life is infinitely
nearer the truth than that of the historian
or the biographer, because he sees aIlthings
by the Illuminating searchlight OF the
Imagination. More than all this, the per-
son who never reads novels misses a
certain breadth Of view which it is hard
to get in other ways. Few men OF women
are able to- know many different varieties
OF their fellow-beings in the course of one
short life, much less TO know them init
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him to present them through the media
Of honest Democratic papers. We are
unable. in fact. to view with satisfaction
his recent able ana convincing article on
'sDollar Wheat and Prosperity, published
be unanswerable if it had appeared in Il
reputable journal. In the World, there
are thousands Of estimable citizens who
will dtseredit both it andits author simply
because OF its being printed there. Mr..
Bryan, as the standard-bearer OF great
cause, should be above the beck and call
OF every or Of any Republican or gold
paper. at even the most liberal column
rates.
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A BIG RATE WAR.
Heavy Cutting Looked for on the
Western Railroads.

Heavy Cutting Looked for on the
Western Railroads.
Omaha. Ncb Sept. 4 -Therailroad war
jnaugurated between Kansas City and
Omaha yesterday threatens to extend to
other traffic within forty-eight hours. The
Union Pacific declares that it viii not
see the rates demoralized by competitors
without taking a hand. Local railroad
men declare that within the week the
worst rate war in the history of the
West viii be on.
They expect that 1t Will result in the
total obstruction Of every passenger asso-
citation il the West. OIe reason for this
is that much trouble has been threate Hed
for months over the secret cutting OF rates
for parties baund To the Konlike. Already
the rate has been cut in two between
Chicago and the Missouri RiTer.
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nearest To drawing to them the most votes
and concia ting all factions. This can be-
done best by modifying he platform, and
putting before the people a man or ability
who wasidentified d with the last campaign.
Such is tae reasoning of those who want
to see the Democratic ticket in New York
city win in tie coming initial fight for
the control OF the second city of the world
Under such a program the silver men
could support the nominee and overlook
the failure to swallow the whole plat
form. 1t was the policy adopted In Mary
land, and while Sen ator Gorman is known
on all sides to be what is called a''sound
money man, he supported the national
ticket Loyalty, and his advice was sought
by the men in ccntrolof the party
ton. The policy of the silver nien that
is, OF the more radical at least, seems to
be that Of no Cancellation 20 the gold mon.
There seems TO be little evidence Of a
vigorous search for harmony. Every ar
dent advocate of silver is firm IT, his
declaration that the silver men are In
control and the gold Democrats must cofue
into the party and accept the fun and
complete platform OF the national party.
Upon such conditions only can there be
unity of action.
The times., 1897-09-15

What is fame? The idea set before the
youth of this ation is that to he President
OF the United States is fame But the
features uf President Mckinley are not more
familiar to this land than should be those
of jhe yender OF Dosem 5 Little Pills. No
proverb in ali the list of great sa Eings OF
wise men is 81 scattered broadcast over
the country as the sdJuration to See that
hump" Suppose President McKinIey's
picture We're printed on large salmon pink
posters and placed on dead walls and
lie employed to paint on all the rocks and
barns and fences and beehives selections
from the proverbs of Solomon or the re-
marks or Poor Richard, would that be
fame? Would any more people become
acquainted with the things they ought Ia
know in that way? 1t would be a cheap nd
conspicuous method OF diffusing informa
ton. But as a rule people sec what they
want tc see, and they re generally not
looking especially for things painted or
printed in huge letters on the landscape.
A curious instance of this was shown in the
case OF a business man. A friend asked
him what the sign was which was lettered
gorgeously on the dead wall OF a building
| opposite his office, and though he hal
| passed that wall every day of his life for
| five years he had to go and look to see
what the sign was. AS d rule, nobody re-
members these things for more than a
moment This being so, why not stop de
! facing the beauty Of nature?
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Silver Democrats are looking forward .
tie 9Th Of next month with much interest.
On that day Nj. bryan will speak at the
Nashville Centennial, that being Nebraska
day The late candidate viii then sound
the be eynote for tile silver forces, and Mr
Gaines and his associates say that that
speech will show that there IS no weaken
ing in tie silver ranks, and make IL plain
nat there VIII he no yielding TO the gold
DemocTe Is. The attitude Of these repre-
sentatives coming fresh from the South,
where they have been mingltng with he
people, and the forthcoming speech OF Mr..
Bryan viii indicate what VIII Dc the policy
Of the silver men and to what extent they
intend TO carr the fight in the next con
ventirn. Mr.. Bryan has been unceasing i'll
his advocacy OF free silver since the late
election, and his speech at Nashville VIII
be carefully prepared and delivered IS the
dictam Of the recognized leader Of the
dominant wing OF the party and the man
who viii, in all probab bility, again be its
candida te for the Presidency.
The times., 1897-09-15
PLAIN WORDS FROM sAGAsTA.

Liberal Lender Refers to the Trou-
bles Enconrpnssing Spain.
Madrid, Sept. 1 4. Senior Sagasta the
Liberal leader, has made a very frank
statement regarding Spain's complications
i'll CuIa AMI tine Philippines in an inter
view today.
The Cuban insurrectton, he declared, was
spreading more every dayinstead ot dying
out us some wonld lead the people to be
heve The situation in the Philippines
was serious and the CarliSt propa ganda in
Spain could not be ignored.
On spain's relations with the United
States lie was dumb.
The times., 1897-09-15
A Georgia EDITOR ut work.
(From the Augusta Herald


The journalistic hireling who recently
unoorked his ludicrous venom tat SO much
per sputterl, in an mgrateful attempt TO
slander the citizens of Paradise Valley,
who, under the misirGpress ion that he was
d gentleman, once extended him hospi-
talities, has finally delivered himself lfter
an incubation OF some forty eight hours,
of defense which excites coinniseration
tempered with contempt. The bluster of
the bully is, as usual, succeeded by the
fsiwning of the coward. Having awakened
a storm of righteous indignation, such as
his pusillanimous heart never cOntempla ted.
he hastens to retreat beyond the danger
line under protection of the white rag
of pleasantly. As if lis soggy soul Were
not sufficiently seethed in the slime Of
his own anspeakable infamy, he gloats
over the unctuous delusion that the IN
hocent has been made TO suffer. and that,
with the deXterity OF desperation, he has
succeeded in sheltering his echoing brain
cavity behind the unmanly ambush OF
anon ymiJy.
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There 8 little doubt but that II such
a policy is pursued by TamInany the ma
tIonal committee VIII sound the alarm and
issue manifesto to the silver forces
directing them 10 spurn the ticket and
organize p campaign Of their own, based
entirely upon national issues This would
undoubtedly mean, if the Republicans dis
covered any cohesion in their own ra ukS,
that the Democratic ticket in Greater New
York would be defeated. Such a contest
betw cen the two wing s of tie party wceid,
IL is believed by many politicians, lead to
& concentration of the silver forces of
the South and West and ARA them against
the members OF their own party in the
East, and force the fighting in 1900 un
purely sectional lines.
Such a condition may be avoided by
Tamnany by the adoption OF a middle
course, and this is what some of the New
York politicians believe viii be done
1t is quite probable that Tammany will
ignore the Chicago platform, but that
some Democrat viii be nominated who did
support Bryan. To ;ndorse the platform
iii it's entirety, it has been pointed out,
will drive innumerable votes from the
rieBet, for New York's Democracy is not
irnpregnated very strongly with the doctrine
Of free silver, IL the opinion Of those who
ought TO be conversant with the situation
may be accepted On the other hand,
the failure to inriorse the tenets of faith
inserted in the national creed at Chicago
win shock those who have accepted That
faith in the belief that the Chicago con
yention was the only authorized propa-
ganda OF the party from whose decision
there is no appeal. Therefore, TamElany
finds itself in an embarrassing position
and one that is not lessened by the claims
and counter claims Of the representa-
| uives OF the opposing sides.
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Consistent.

From the Philadelphia Record.l
The felonious twenty-second paragraph
IN the Dingley act is described by some
of the protectionist organs as the one thing
that was needed TO make the tariff a
measure. Something is to be
said IN favor OF this view, as the para
graph Is in perfect keeping with much
other iniuuity OF the tariff
The times., 1897-09-15

1t Is said that one OF the topics dis
cussed at the Cabinet meeting was Uncle
,Ioln'' and the Ohio election The old
war horse wants to be In the battle, but
the Administration is afraid Of him. He
would be sure to talk about Cuba. The
State Department is looking at Spanish
nuzzles OF all sorts, but is understood
not TO have found one yet to fit Uncle
John
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coptamipntinp His Name.

tFrom the Cleveland Plain DeaIerl
mo, We don't permit our names to go
In the directory, don't you know . And
why not?" $50 deuced coInmon, don't
you know. Why. last yeah my name
was sandwiched in between a garbage
collectah and city couneilnnant It's
fact, 'poa honah."
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mately. and in a way to see what is best
and worst in them. The novelist is men
tai telescope, with which one can sweep the
horizon and gain glimpses o: space He
takes people ont of their own narrow lives
and shows them other lives. He refreshes
them, recreates them, if he is true teller
of tales; and his profession and the need of
it are as old as human society.
The times., 1897-09-15
Truth for the Million.
From the New York SUM,

tFrom The New York Sun J.
Washing ton, Sept. 8.-The Pension Office
is to have from the Botanical Gardens the
largest palm ever grown under artificial
conditions. New York Tribune.
The Pension office already stretches out
toward the Treasury Department the
largest palm ever grown under artificial
condi tons.
The times., 1897-09-15

The Philadelphia rumor that the Govern
ment is about to abandon prosecution of al
legged Cuban filibustersi in this country not
worthy OF credenee. Very recently the
naval and judicial officers of the United
States along the coast have been urged and
ordered to exert greater vigilance and dill
genee than ever.
The times., 1897-09-15

That TauInany win be compelled to
submit 10 the voters of Greater New York
some declaration of principles is taken for
granted If that powerful organization
ignores the Chicago platform altogether
and norainates a candidate who repu.
dated the candidacy of Mr.. Bryan roll
ticlans here in Washington, who are keep
ing in touch with the national affairs OF
the party, say that it win result in dis
ruption, and that the blighting effect of
surh action win he felt elsewhere. On
the ether hand, the gold Democrats say
that such action VIII be but continua
tiOn of the expression OF disapproval OF
the East against tie doctrines enuuciated
at Chicago. which doctrines are, they say.
utterly repCgnant TO the traditions of the
Democratic party as interpreted by its
greatest leaders. Whatever may be the
opinions OF contenJing factions, the fact
remains that il Tammany ignores the
Chicago platform and nOminates candi-
date who did not support Bryan, that
action viii be the signal for a revolt on
the part Of the committee Of which SEN
ator Jones Of Arkansas, is chairman, and
the commencement OF contest that viii
be continued until the next invention
meets.
The times., 1897-09-15

Capture of another British port by the
insurgent tribesrneu and severe fighting
between the forces of Gen. Yeatman-
Biggs and AT 900 Afridis and orakzais
tend TO the impression that the rising in
Northern India s not as nearly over as
the simla dispatches OF few days ago
would have had us believe.
The times., 1897-09-15

Since the British do not stand foreign
nonsense in the same way we do, there is
chance that condition OF affairs up
around Juneau may cause International
friction IL not trouble, Reports are com
ing in that lot of Yankee pirates " no har-
bor on the Alaska shore are making
descents upon Canadian villages and loot
ing houses. one expedition, it appears,
landed at Canuck settlement and dug up
a whole potato crop. Adventurous spirits
On the Pacific shores should track these
miscreants and discover the place where
they have buried that treasure.
The times., 1897-09-15

Representatives Livingston, of Georgia.
Wheeler, of Alabama, and Gaines, of Tennes-
see, who are in the city this week, voice
this sentiment. They declare that the
silver H.en are more insisteut that they
are right than ever and more de
teInincd That the forces now at the helm
shall cortinue TO guide the affairs Of the
patty. Discussing this question yester
day, they said there was a gradual
closing of the lines that had divided the
party in the last campaign, and that the
Independent nenhers of the party We're
growing fewer and fewer. Their disap-
pearanCe is accounted for by the fact, is
they view it, that the Independent Demo
Gratis are either going back into the party
Or are aligniDg themselves with The Re
publicans. The coming election fu Ohio
VIII show to what extent that belief Is
jus.Ified, for in that state gold Dcno-
cratic ticket has been nominated and put
befcre lie people.
The times., 1897-09-15
An Interesting Question.

(From the st. Louis Herald)
II you are an employer, have you taken
anv steps to pass along the prosperity
that is coming to you how? In other words,
have you raised ages? And, If not, when
viii you go about it?
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At SOC a pair

Chiidren's Fast Black Hose. narrow
ana wide ribbed: double knees, toes
and heels; light weights; size s.
Size IL, 32c-SiZe :, 34e-Sfzs
IL, 3GC-Size 8, 3Sc-Size II,
4Oc Size 8, 42c-Size 8 I-2, 44c.
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At 40c a pair

Chfdren's Fast Black Egyptian Mseo
Cotton Hose, medium weight; double
knees, toes and heels, size 8. Size
Il, 42c-SIze :, 44c-Stze I-2s
46C-SiZe 5, 4SC-SiZe IL, SOC
Size 8. 52c-SiZe . Il, 54c-SiZe 10.
5Sc-SiZe 10 -, 60c
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Children's S
Shoes
For School Wear.

Many of the fall styles for boys
and girls are now in, including
several lines especially designed
for school wear. Popular prices
prevail.
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At 25c a pair

Children's Fast Black Cotton Hose;
fine ribbed; double knees. toes and
heels; sizes 10 Z IL. Size $, 27o-
Size IL, 29C Size 9, 31c-SiZs
9 -, 33c. A better grade than
usual.
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At 48c a pair

Children's Fast Black Cotton Hose;
broad rib and extra elastic, strength
eued where they should be. size o
Size s L., soc Size :, 52c-Sizs
Z Il, 54c-Size 8, 5Sc-Size 5 I-2.
6Oc-SiZe ., 62c-SiZe IL, SIC
Size 10, 66c-Size 10 1-2, 6Sc-
The times., 1897-09-15

Tie London Daily Telegraph yesterda Y
published a Vienna dispatch ad yising that
the Austrian government would make a de-
nand on the United States for indemnity
on.account OF the shooting OF a nun. ber of
Austrian subjects at Latiner, which the
imperial consular authorities in this country
have reported to have been unjust and an
necessary
The times., 1897-09-15
At 35c a pair, ) for ST. 90

Chndreu's asst Black Hose, medium
weight; double heels, toes and knees:
sizes . 10 10.
The times., 1897-09-15
Interesting information.
From the Buffalo Expres


There is a new gag You ask.
What kind of noise annoys n 0ySt er2'
fter the victim has given It up he is
told:
"A noisy noise annoys an oyster"
It's awful when you say tt quick
The times., 1897-09-15
At 25c a pair

a full line of Chudren's Fast Black
Cotton Hose tpIainl; double knees,
toes and heels; sizes u 7 IL. Size
5, 29C-Size 1-2, SIC
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At S1.65 a pair

Lace or Button Kid Shoes, common
sense or opera toe, patent Tip, ex-
tension sole; Sizes ) IL 70 10 1-2-
Sizes IL TO ?, $500.
The times., 1897-09-15
At SIC a pair

Children's Fast Black Cotton Hose
tfal weight; broad and narrow rib
bed; double knees, toes and heels. size
8. Size ID, 34C-SiZe :, 36c-
Size : IL, 3SC-SiZe ), 4Uc-Sizs
s Il, 42c-Size 9, 44c-Size 8 IL,
46c-Size 10, 4Sc-Size 10 IL, SOC
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At1215c a pair

A full line of Fast Black Cotton Hose,
in extra sizes IS IL. 10 and l o 1-2Ii
especially for boys too large for or
binary size hose and not large enough
to wear socks. Others at 25c, $50
and up to sc
The times., 1897-09-15
Circulation Statement.

Communications intended for publication
in TIE Times sIoulsl be te,seiy and plainly
lrl ttcn aud 1i,,a "a ali cases Be accompanied
Js tle uau~cn3 a dress Of the 1rrter. Re
5oc'c6 communications ,ciU not b preserved,
ana oa,y maaNuipts Of oJUioHS importance
ariH BE- returned 10 tier authors.
The times., 1897-09-15
Truth.
fEraun t},p Ios Ar

tFrom the Los Angeles Times.l
man who would shoot meadow
lark would murder baby
The times., 1897-09-15

White the approaching municipal elec-
ion in Greater New York, involving the
election OF the first mayor of the con
solidated city, cannot be looked upon as
national event, there are circumstances
surrounding it and conditions being evolved
that may have a potent influence upon
he Democratic party in the United states.
Jusl what Tamiaany VIII 10 when il comes
to the selection OF its candidate and the
platform upon which he shall stand is 4
question which politicians are unable 70
satisfactorily answer. The opportunity is
present, men OF affairs say, for Tammany
to either make the party strong OF break It's
influence in the East aItogether Which
course it VIII pursue is matter that is
causing some concern among those who
have the guidance Of the Chicago Democ-
racy In their keeping
The times., 1897-09-15
School
For Boys andGirls
Special Sale
Today aud Balance of Week.

Our fall importations of Chill
dren's Hosiery are now in. They
are the same reliable goods for
which we have long been noted.
They don't fade and they don't
stain the feet. Doubled and
made extra strong in parts sub
ject to the hardest wear. They
are as near perfect as Hosiery
ever gets to be.
You will notice that they are
extra elastic. We had them
made SO in order that they
might be worn more comfortably
over knit drawers. You will be
pleased with this Improvement.
We are now making a special
sale of these goods and are Of
fering inducements which will
please those who like to save.
At 125zc pair
Chndren's Fast Black Hose. fine and
corduroy ribbed. Sizes . to IL
An excellent value.
At 25c pair
Our famous -Ironclad'' Hose FOR boys;
double knees, toes and heels. fine and
corduroy ribbed. The best Hose
on the market today for service
The times., 1897-09-15

1t Is reasonable, therefore. to suppose
that the 'rammaHy leaders, as wise Inen. {.
looking only to the success of the party,
will pursue that course which shall come
The times., 1897-09-15

A Kentucky paper INDUCES in a short
sermon on the subject of kicking -kicking
not n the nIlish, but in the metaphorieal
sense. The conclusion reached is that
kicking Is no good, and more apt to bark
the shIus of the kicker than anything else
and that it is best to rub fur the smooth
way The idea is that everybody who
can loves 10 Lit lack at the kicker, and
not give him anything If it can be helped
This might be true If all mankind were
kickers, but as a rule 10 is not true.
peaceful place of residence. Most people
are averse to having fuses. and when
they know that If things are not done
IN a certain way there viii be fuss,
they are quite particular to do them in
that way. Sometimes. If a man is
inveterate in his objections to his sur
roundings, there is a prejudice against
him that makes children. and other people
VINO are not busy, lay themselves out to
have not tfe time for this. They would
rather do as they are desired to do. We
have ali known families, and many OF Us
beloBg to them, III which there Is some
one member who always gets the choice
Of everything, simply because he or she
viii feel hurt, or angry, or i'll natured
if anyone else has it. And while the
other people in the family have their
characters beautified by the exercise or
self sacrifice, this one individual reposes
snugIy in a wen thered nest. Such
is tie result OF kicking. The very best
way 20 do, however, is to kick only when
an undisputed right is concerned. Then
the gayety of nations viii be increas ed
ard Il useful precedent established