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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
81 &iliricn Vauricr

9lm9otreuer autbolit lit, miro iein
&erb0lten 9c9cmlbcro Den ~$eiiun9en Der
pGpltlidenS hul Nncuclicu bulp ;ei0en.
Ste bi9ber ben &utholiten W%tunitobu'o
9emudtcn G%pnceMioncn iinp nah Dem
llrtbeile peS oberlten i,irten m9euil
9eno. vuurier bat IS in 'einer Mtad)t
lie 10 III erpeilen, oaB lie acceptubel
neroen. 2&irp er ben l&ilnlden unp
Grmdrtungen yeo's entlprehen 2&ir
be;weifeln ee. Ginem Wtann, Der lei
men NSGblcrn 9~egenilber &ort briht,
lpic eo Eallrier getbun, lit ebcn niht
III trullell.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
Ter Scnat oee Ser. Stauten SO

Ter Scnat oeo Ser. Stauten Son
greiies bat oicier Gage Die pom Sena=
tor Nlen bon 9tebruotu %ein9ebrudte
&orlu9e un9enommen, ourd welte
Die Srmme BON SIS, 00o ;lr Eeitrei
tun9 Der Soften elmer Speciul Plus
ltellun9 Der ,>noiuner Abtbeilun0 oeo
requirements oco ,,nnern, uli Der
Grams Wtiiliilippi Ausltellun9, ionic
;ur &eltreitung Der soften iilr 9lei6
;eiti9e Abbultul9 cines aon9reiics
Der in pcn Ser. Stuutcn lebenocn ,in
DiHncrltdmme, mclh' lcbtere olrh Se=
lc9uttonen pcrtrctCn 'eln lollen, be
lUtlll9t mcrocn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
Summer 7.

len. Sie Stuaten COLORADO, Nebraez
ia unO Eir9iniN baben ibre yopalitdt
9c9enilber Der Srei9ebun9 mieoer be
tunoct; wGbreno 2enuldD mlo ,Snoi
ana o09 We9cutbeil pom Dem tbaten,
mas ne in Der Observation-Disclosures
nc 9etb0n battcn. CAN'T oeuteten tic
an, paB lie in .Sutunit 0ri Der Seitc
be9 Silbero 81 finoen lein piirpcn.
in Ohio mar pao Helultat Elm belon
ocro barter S6lo9 filr Den r"olp
Stanonro". Mtc2inleue Wtoioritdt
pom Nopember 1896 int iait nm bic
NdlIte gerin9er 9cmorDcn. Ter Dor
llBer oeS republitanil6en Nationol
Nommlttee 'tnoet Die yegiSl0tur 10
9lei6mdBig uertbeilt, ouB icine I&abl
gum Sunoeslenator ldwieri0 0eporoen
lit. IN allen picien Staaten biloete
Die SllberprGgun0 cine A0auptfru0e.
Ter oemotratilhe Observation-Disclosures
olpNt fllbrte in &entlldp unp Ohio cine
lebbdrte Champagne u1o 0ab ilberall
'eilen moblbetunntcn Nniid,ten }lllo
prllt.
Sae Helultat in Warplanp, no Die
2$ieocrerwGblun9 pes SenutorS Wor=
man olle anoeren Nrugen in ben \oinz
ter9runp prdn9te, tam niht ais cine
9iieoerla0e peo Silbero betrud)tet pcrz
oen; penn Die pemptratiite Elatiprnl
'hmle9 III Se;u9 aui SreiprG9un9, uno
Senator Wprnan bate I'M Senat Die
2~nbdn9er oee ,Wololtunoaroe" inter
ltilpt. Auh mus bcmertt meroen,
oaB Der neue Manor pom WrpH Dem
Dort ein anbdnser Der %,Sreiprdguno
ut. Die Nreunoe oeS Gimetalli9mue
baben lid poiu perpflldtet, ale natio=
nalen mn ,sripatlfulpen ebrlih nm
ppl, nah rem llebereintpmmen ;lpi=
lhen @ldublSer unb Shulpner III be
;ablen. Sic haben lliht Die slbliht
in 80 Gents Collars, lonpern in ppu
wertbigeu Dollars I'll b~esablen. S&emr
Die Miin;ltdtten Der Ser, Stoatell oel
FrdglnS pon Te9altenoer Silberool=
lars wieper eroiinet meroen, 10 wirr
Ser NunpelSmertb pes Silbers mad
Der ieit9cletten State Dem oes Woloee
9leid.
Us ut cine fc~ltltebenpc %ubrbelt,
puB pas yegaltenper Nelp ir9enD cine,
9tutipn III Der 9ur;en S$elt 10 picl
wertb lit, ais Die s&aaren, mclhc man
III lener NatlDn oamlt tallien tam.
Ger Silber Collar Der Ser. Stdutell
lit ilberdll 100 Gents merth, nid)t ct
wa neil er III Wolp einlosbur lit, penn
CT ut es nlht, lonpern neil CT Die vc=
9altcnocr C.ualitGt bat, llllp ulle lSro=
butte pieles vdlpcs fault. Ger yc=
0ultenber Sllber- Collar pon Merico
ut ullIerhulb Merico MIR 80 Gcnte
mcrtb Der Nunp bieriiir ut tlur. ,>nl
Sabre lS94-95 bctrlg-nah Dem
leptcn III Wcbote ltcbCnom Ecrid)te-
Der Nrport Mtericoo 500, S54,953
pdpon muren S53, 535,Sj4 in Wolo
uno Silbcr mo S31,319, O?9 III
0onpclopuurcn. @%dbrcuo peilelbCll
,>Ubrco bctrl9 Der NrpOrt Der Der.
Stanten 1906, 15l,o?9. Supou wo
rem Sll2,3jS, 800 in Wolo unp Gil
Der mn S193, 392, $50 IN Nanoclo
maarcn. I'm letten ,ylStal sabre mar
Die NnnpelobilNn; III lnleren Niun'tcn
0r6Ier ais le ;llpor; uno bel un'eren
;%unchmcnocn ANiiliouuellcn bari man
nit Sihcrheit unllebmell, o1I Die ,Scit
ME tpmmen miro, in Der ouo Nuoluno
niht Ge;luunGen lit, vGbcnsmittcl IN
0roBen N,uantitdtcn pom ms III tan
zen. 20 ldn0c lih ouo 10 pCrbGlt,
miro Obcr inner Ecgaltcnoer Wclo III
Der 0nll;eu Mclt ais pollperth un0c
lehCn %lucrpCll."
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
3utunit oca Nimetaaismus.

lleber Die Sutunit pco SimetallIo
ruIa ipriht lid Der Wtiiiourier Sun
ptolenotor W, @. %eit in Der nercltcn
9iummer Der WonuiSihriit rSorum"
10 aus:
,SaB Der NimetalliSmle olrh oaS
,Sebllblagen Der @olcptt Gommiiiipn
niht aus Der Melt Selbaiit wurpe, be
weilt pas Relultat Der iilnsiten Mab
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
Weber mmS Scbccrc.

Sur Shannc lei eS oen &unoeole.
nutorcn nuh9clngt, OOB lie am Wtou
tag bcrcit0 Die 9e9en Die 0inwanOe
rllu9 9cri6tctc &ill puiiirten, ;rmul
Die &ritit, Die ScnOtOr SpoOuer pon
2&Ioconlin al lcincn &Olle9cn ilbt, ouB
IS inter oicleu lOlhc 9dbe, Die imar
lclcn, uber menig mebr ais ibre 9ta
men lhrcibcn t0mncn, ;pur cine berbc,
ubCr cine QerChtc lit.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
Mud, mir ubcriunptcn Gnpc leete.

.tUuI iult uuNl 'ullplNl Nlp( lNNl(l
9Sohc unlercm Hon9reImunm i.
WtorriS cine Fetition 0e0eu Die I'M
Gon0rCI porlie0euoc Bill ;llr Be
lhrdntnn9 Der Ginwunoerm9, melhe
bon uielen Ericltcm mo Ercpi0eru,
Don %Crtretcm alter &Crcine Der Staot
llno 'elblt BON NmtritdnCrn Der re
publituniltcn Eurtci mter;eihuet
lpnr, uno mir bofiGu, ouI Nerr Nor
So Der 0erehteu %EOrperun0 Netnun0
tra9cn mirp. lluierc Noroerun0 lit
nlht0 dnOer9 ais cine 9erehte, mar
ee bod Der NleiB uno Der ShmeiH
Der 0in9ewOnoertcn, mcltcr Die mel
ten Wcbtetc unlere0 yunoeo uou S;eun
III Siedn III Neimltdtten Der Gipiliiu=
ton mafte uto NDnnoel uno ,~>noultrie
erlullnlhte9 9lIfblilben uerlhdiite.
Nlld od9 fcrnere Neoeiben unlereo
HGnoca, ipeldeS nod merpBlihen
Naum rilr :3unuhS hat, bGu9t BON
elmer gellnpen Ginpanoerllu0 ob, uro
troppem mollen Die engbcr;igen uno
bo6mjitbi0en 9tutiuilten in ibrer
Selb'tiIberbebun9 cine hinelilde Wtau
er errihtcn unO oOS EGno ben .Suluun
pcrern perl6lieBen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
is id-beinabe nod fiini Wtonute

Dor ~GrOnnunS Der Grams Nttiiinippi
mn internotionalen Iusitellln9-
bereito 10 piel ais 9euiB, oaH Erdii=
bent Wcainleu Die Grams WtiNiiiippi
gualtellun9 bell6cn miro. Ger Era
lioent miro i'm Auguit D. !. Die in
bod islunr, ST., ltuttiinpcnpe Neu=
MON Der &eterune Union" beilter
lnp Don bort einen Nblteher mad Der
Nllsltellun9sltupt Smuba MAIDEN, net
DIE Erdiioent Wcainlep bel frlberel
Wele9enbeiten bercito mleoerbolt be
lllttc.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
0crr 6rotc, oer r0miidc Norree

Ocrr Sr0tc. otr rontldC CORES
pouocnt Oc9 oNutbOllc StunpOro" uno
Der Simc9", muht in eiuem lcincr
rOmilheu &ricic Dem Ntl0r. Stto
.SOroCtti, Situlur Gr;biihoi uon Wto=
Clnuo, Der pom bl. NutCr ais Goniul
tor Der Congregations iljr Niid0ie uno
Nc9ulUr Nleritcr crununt muroc, Elm
Compliment, ouo niht bloH Dem Era
latcn lcIblt ;urs9roBtcn Gbrc 0crci6t,
lonOcrn audi ale 0utboliten Der St6
;clc Il, Glouo, Ole in ibm nod ibren
cinltigCn Sberbirten uhtcn uno cbrcn,
III 9ewinem Stoli bcrctti9t. Grneunt
Gribii6Oi .SNrOctti Den cocllten 10
mcr inter alien, oNo beiBt, odo bel
mcitcm fdbigltc, ciirigltc unp confer
udtjultc WtitGliep inter ,>cnen, Die,
nN6 Ncrrn 6rOtc'S Nencnmun0, Die
umcrituneihc Golonic in Nom" bilpen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
Scr N'macl Der Gctmlb.

Gsiilcbt eiu itiu.I Snael
Curb oleieS Greenland,
Sum 1roit fiir eroenmausel
Nlt i'm Der 6err aeianot,
,}u ieluem Bid lit Srieoen
HUB mlIoe ianite pub.
= lola ibm tets bi.uieoen,
Gem Gueel Der Seoulo.
Er ilIbrt oih INNER treulib
Gurh 0usS Groeuleio
lluo reoet 10 erfreulih
BON elmer ihonern Belt
2euu Mill On Gan; uer;aaeu.
Ndt er bob euten Wtutb
ST btlft ooS Sreui Dir traaen
lluo mndt noh allies gut.
VI mubt III timber Webmutb
Zen b.rbIteu Seelenihmerj
Hub tauht in filler Ismutb
Sa5 uugeitume 6erS.
Gr mabt Die iinit're Stunoe
Nlmnlia pisoer he'll,
llno belief i.oe Muuoe
8epiB, peun audi niht ibnell.
Gr Sirut niht 9einsn 3brdueu,
Wenu er aid trolten mill;
Gr taoelt uiht S.in Sebneu,
9tur maht er'S iromm uno IT'LL.
lluo m.nu in SturmsS Sobeu
On murreno iragit: 9Sarum?
50 oeutet er nab obcn,
lltilo labelno. abcr itumm.
Gr bat fir ieoe 6rage
Nibt Nntport 9leih bereit,
Sem Wablipruh beibt: srtraQe,
Die &ubeitatt lit niht melt,
50 gebt er Dir sur Settle,
llno reoet gar nibt uiel,
llno oentt MIR al Die Welte,
2ln's iboue sroBe 3iel.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20

0luubcu mir ihon, obwObl Die Shil
Ocungen mlerer Sculutionoblltter
iidcr iibcrtriebCu iino. Selbitucr
ihulOcteo VlcuO crrc0t Obcr niht 10
lC,ht Sumputbic. yNBt Die Ncuo-
Den SdbGl eiultcten mo Die
&runplutcl uu9loihen, Damn miro bic
9totb bulo ctn GnoC ncbmcn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
%iihoi Spaluins uon Peoria be

~
Ilnoet lih ge9cnwdrtig OIi Der Mieez
rcoiabrt nob europa. I&ie man
bort, lit cr III wihtiSen Seratbunocn
mad Nom beruien. SallS iit pieie
uui ole Stellun9 Der peutlhen autbo
liren in Den Der. Stouten be;ieben,
10 mare Siihoi Spulpin9 9eraoe Der
Mann. Gem ob9leih pom @cburt
Elm Stotamcrituncr, lit er ein treucr
%crtbeipiger pcuti6er @lciAberchti
9un9 innerbalb wie auBerbalb icincr
Stride IN amcrita, wie cr ia aud Die
oeut'hc Sprahc uno yiterutur sriinp=
lid tennt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20

Sir italicniidr Nc9icrm9 bcubii6z
tigt uu9cbIi6, gc9cn ole nGiuilta Sat
tOlicu" pc9cn cine9 Nrtitclo iiber ole
pOlitiihc ya9c ltrOi9eicRliN uoriu=
0cben. Sie bculbmtc ,Seiuitcnrcpuc
lOlI, in GinucritdnoniB nit Dem bl.
&atcr, Die 0rri6tung elmer itulicni
ihcn Nepublit beiiiuportet buben.
Sjc 0unic Mtcloun9 tlingt etpao
a%bcntuIcrlih mo lit ihon aus Dem
~irunOe nit %oriiht uui;untbmen,
neil lie aus Dem lt%niutioncllen mo
characterization EOnopncr oGbro
niclc" ltummt
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
Tin Scihlmbuorihla9

YIN SrlNlnB00rlNlag III NlIllltell
Der Sen0tOrempubl Durf pirtctc
&olt90bltimmun9 ut Dem A1allc oco
0~on9rciieS uOn Dem i~ultdnpi9cn NuS
lhuB purh Den &OrliHcr GorliB ELM
berittet moroen. tin Gbulihcr BE
lhluI lit ihou ;llpor ;peimnl I'M DE
northumberland un0euommcn lnp
non ben Stuutcn BADEN lib Src0on,
Californian, iOuco, Soma, H&i9con
lin, &on'ao, Nnoldnd mo Wttnnelota
plr6 ibre NieleG9ebun9en III Niunlten
Der N%enOerun9cn ertlGrt. Ser SenNt
ubcr mill nitt, mo oNo mudt DER
Sude uorlduii9 Elm Nnoe, bis pNo
&Olt einmul ben EclbluH crnltlih III
Die Nuno nimmt ltno ein entlhicoeneS :
sd nil" lprtht. Sann miro lid
audi Der Scnat wobl iil9cn miiiien.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
EraNncnt Toic pom Namaii ben

EraNncnt S0lc pom Napoil berln
Oct 'td All DER Ael'e nah Der Bun
oeobOuptltdot, I'M Den &emobnem Der
lelben III ~crSGblen, mIe lebr er lid nat
Der &~amcrNolh0it Sntel SNm'9 mo
'elncm Sh0bomt lebnt, nm cine lie
gIcrun9 III A,amaii ilber %&uiicr III
b0ltcn, I'M Die lid fem Nienih tim
inert mo Iiir Die tein Wtcnih audi mn
einen Gent libri0 bat.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
Solltcn lid Die Nb0eoroneten oee

Solltcn lid Die Abgeoroneten ces
Gon9relle9 9lei6 ibren Gollegen I'M
Scnut iilr Die Eop9c Sia entiheioen,
Damn lit Dem 9ut9eiinnten &olte oieieo
ENnOco Elm Nebel in Die Noanp 0e9e
ben, I'M Den Hepublitanismlo bel Der
noh'tcn 2&obl aus ieinen Nn9eln III
bcbu unO Der oemotrutii6en, puS lit
Der &%Olt9purtei, mieoer ans Mlloer
III uCrbclfen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
Snnerbalb ;molf Monntcn mcrpen

Whit VHIU yHUIT ..VV9TUFVH TUVTUVTI
ole &OtNtomben 1tomS ourh e~lettri
Idle Wliibli6tcr bcleu6tet mcrocn.
Die clearinghouse COMPANY in FittS
burg, 81, crbiclt cine aubeloepeihc
Don ibrcm NeprdlentOnten in Hom,
WoOurh CT uu;eigt, Den Contract ;lr
Nclcu6tun9 Der aGtutombcn pom It.
Nulliltuo, It. N9ncS, Ct. Gprucu,
Il. 0cmitiaa, It, Friociaa uno ct.
Ncntianuo iiir Die Wcieui6uit 9eiihert
III hnbcn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20

Sab non Den cubanil6en ,iniurgen
ten unO ibren NelierSbcliern manbe
nit ibren ,Samilien Nnnger lcioen,
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20
Warf 0anna bat leille Grmdblunc

sum SunOc0lenutor ais cine b~eionoere
Nllgun9 Notteo be;eihnet. Sauicnoe
uon omcrJtunilhen Eilr9crn glauben
Dies Dem $>cuhler nift uuo betrUhten
lelnc 2&ubl ais cine Suluiilnn0 Der
Eorlehun0.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20

I'm %atifan bat lid liant aabel
meier micocr cinmul Die Grippe ein9e=
niltct. %i9 OUbin muroe 9ottlob Der
ri. &Ntcr nod nidt uon Der Nruntbeit
bcfullcn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-01-20

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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27


From Harper's Magazine.
In our efforts to see more of the people
behind the scenes we were aided by an
American scene-shifter with whom we
the ancient Bowery. and though he had
lived so long among the Yiddish actors
that he had learned their language. he
was only the more American. His account
of the company was loud. and so broadly
satirical that l feared he might give Of
Tense. He laughed at my fears. and let
me see how he got on with the Yids. Alone
and unabetted he assailed the entire Choir
us with Rabelaisian opprobrium. to all of
which they had only the old reply that he
could not be of their people If he wanted
to. In the end he routed them. every
mothers girl of them. 1t was not nice.
but it was very funny. and it gratified my
Saxon pride to feel that this derelict of our
people had through all these years main
tanned his racial pride in the face of the
H smR,5r for our Pe iaef of + th rs almTss SsiHmp snd
the assimiiative powers that make up an
artistic people.
There were other respects in which these
chorus girls We're under American infiu-
ences. They mostly spoke. English: and
those who have grown up In the country
to be seen at Concy Island in swarms as
great as the swarms of their richer kins-
E Tif1S av who resort ho3eIs to d the re peo thssn gardens asiscs Of
such a mingling of the traits of her native
and adopted country-people while Mr..
down a word or two Of what she said.
She had taken a position square in front.
and Mr.. Hitchcock moved about SO as to
get the eyelids, nose and lips more in pro-
file. What's the matter with taking all
of my face?" she objected with prineval
When the sketch was finished she tossed
her shoulder in a way worthy of Lise of
old. ana said Gene Con. ? again II t .Sa ar and
l could not say whether her tone held
more of the ancient irony of the Bowery
or its modern instinct for getting all there
is in q transaction. =
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
NOAH WEBsTER's BIRTHPLACE.
The Old House Is Still Standing in
n Pretty Connecticut
Valley.

From the Springfield Republic IN.
On the old highway leading through West
Hartford, Conn.,, to Newington, and a mile
South of the central village Of the former
town, is the house in which, in 175s, was
born Americas great photographer, Noah
Webster. His father, a descendant in the
fourth generation from John Webster. who
previous to 1860 was governor Of Connecti-
cut. was a military captain in the time Of
the Revolution. and the son, who had al
ready begun the studies which were to fit
him to toll as a linguist. abandoned them
for a time and served in his fathers COM
pany.
The house of the Websters is on the west
side of the way. and, fronting the sun
a fine view of the surrounding country. IT
Is shaded by naples and an elm. which
runs, was planted by Captain Webster when
his scholar son was a boy. The house
stands with the side on the street, and the
front door. in keeping with the style in
| knocker. Two stories high in front. the
house has two large front rooms on the
try. In keeping with the old style, these
rooms show the large sheathed beams lower
than the plastered ceiling. In the story
, above are two bedrooms corresponding to
| the square room below.
The back of the house is but one story
high, the Ie9tins sloping down u%nbroken
LAG AS> sAA~
| center of the house affords three fireplaces,
one for each of the front rooms and one
| for a large room on the west side of the
house. This latter was the living room"
of the Websters. North of it is the pantry
and south of it a sleeping room. Protest
ing to- the westward is an L., In WHICH
there is another large chimney, with the
fireplace and brick oven that. was con.
sidered Indispensable to the kitchen of
| oid-tine housekeepers. The traditions do
| not mention which room of the Webster
house it was in which the country's die
| tionary-maker was born, nor do they give
the exact date of the death of his father.
Captain Webster, nor the time when the
farm passed from the possession of the Web
sters TO other hands.
The encyclopedias say that DIR. Webster
was born in Hartford, which statement was
| true. for Hartford once included the ter
! ritory which is now West Hartford. The
! highway on which the Webster house stands
is one Of the finest for a drive to, be found
in the state of Connecticut. Through a
valley road. 1t il for some of the distance
so above the land on either side as to give
the traveller a fine view of the landscape
for miles around. 1t IS a wide way. and
one that was laid out when people liked
room and had it.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
BEDSTEADs AND BEDDING.
The Furnishings of the Sleeping
Room Should BE Well
Considered.

From the Philadelphia Times.
When We furnish a bedroom the bed
ought certainly to be the first considera-
ton, but until quite recently 1t has been
the one thing which has suffered the most
from neglect. The bedstead seemed almost
to defy any sort of aesthetic treatment.
After we had discarded the old four-poster
on the score of its unhealthiness, We went
structure, which, when of brass and orna-
mented with fantastic patterns at foot and
head, became vulgarly aggressive. and Was
only to be tolerated when it had at least
the merit of simplicity with plain rails and
devoid of ornament.
For years we continued to spoil otherwise
well furnished bedrooms with this bed
stead. which had not the slightest connec-
ton as regards style or design with any of
its surroundings. until the idea that it was
iu~dicrously out of place dawned upon us.
artistic and hygienic began to be recog-
niZed. The result is most satisfactory, for
now We can have a bedstead in the same
is furnished with ~Chippendale. We can
have a Chiprendale bedstead; if with Sher-
atom. a Sheraton design; or If with ordin-
to correspond. but without any one of the
old faults which made the old wood bed
stead so unpopular.
This new one is fitted with iron sides,
which are dropped into dove-tails at head
and foot in the same manner exactly as
those of metal. thus leaving all parts free
and the awkward joints which formed
Judgments for dust. and these being done
away with. there can be no objection to
a wood bedstead which. without doubt,
proves a decorative addition to a well fur
nished room. Just as important as the
bedstead is the building thereof. and few
of us can say that We are Indifferent to
the luxury of a really comfortable bed;
but this, to a great extent, has to be
left to the decision of the occupant. Some
people prefer beds of an adamantine hard
pGcs nj herC nf an pyframa stiffness Ac a
rule. however. a good spring mattress. with
a wool and hair mattress upon it, will be
found generally satisfactory. and prove as
soft a bed as any one need wish for.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
Two Bodies of Opinion.
KIDD. in the December Atlantic.

Benjamin Kidd. In the December Atlantic.
/ was struck by two great bodies of
opinion. as / might call them, on the ones.
tion of expansion in America. One of these
] might describe as being a sort of unreal
soning body of opinion; that is to saw. n
has not been reasoned out. 1t takes tho
shape in the popular mind of a pronounc-
ed and even intense feeling that In This
matter of expansion the duty of America
is clear. Ask the farmers and business
men in the West why the course which
they propose Is the duty of America. They
will give no direct reason, or logical reason
as far as ] find out. But they are. never
theless. perfectly clear and decided about
one thing, and that is that this thing has
got to be done" You ask. What thing?"
and they reply. why. that America should
keep n stif upper lip to the world; should
hold that which she has not sought. but
which has come to her-that she should
keep what she has got" She must, in short.
In a favorite phrase. be true to her own
destiny"
Now that IL one body of opinion. There
f. also another great body of opinion, large
~ prevailing amongst the reasoning classes
in the United States. Many men of this
class undoubtedly hold very strongly that
the government is about to embark upon
n very responsible OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES an
experiment In which there is a consider
able element OF danger.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
Our New Method. Must BE Permanent.

Carl Evans Boyd, in the December Atlantic.
Whatever form of government is adopted
for our new possessions must nave a de-
gree of permanence not found in our ter
ritorial organizations. Porto Rico will not
be ready for admission to the Union for
many years. if ever, and it may well be
doubted whether the Philippines can ever
reach that condition. A more permanent
form of rule in this case must necessarily
mean a permanent civil service. The gov
eminent of colonies is not an art to be
learned in a day. Our lack of experience
must be cured by years of practice, in
which we shall make costly mistakes. but
as a result of which a body of men will
emerge capable of handling the problems
intrusted 10 them. And these men must
constitute a permanent staff both for adj
ministration and for the training of other
men to succeed them. Herein we may ex-
pect from these accessions of territory an
indirect gain more important than any
commercial or political advantages that
may accrue to us. The cause of good gov
eminent in America rests largely upon the
principle of a permanent civil service, APP
pointment to which shall be based upon
merit alone. A striking example of its
successful application held constantly and
conspicuously before the eyes of the people
Will do much to convince them of its in
herent soundness: and once they are con-
WINGED. the struggle for good government
at home will be more nearly won.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27

Carlyle Correspondence. in the December Atlantic.
Uncle had not been considered seriously
i'll more than a fortnight or so before the
last days kept Pickering in a way so ex-
traordinary that the doctor declared he
had never met such tenacity of life and
vitality in the whole course of his varied
London and other experience. Dear uncle.
the good. true and noble old man that he
was. really suffered little in the way of
was itself little more than a gentle flicker
ing sleep. ending in a scarcely heard last
sigh of sound. While lying in a comatose
or unconscious state his mind seemed to
wander back to old Annandale memories
of his ever loved ones and their surround
ings: his mother holding her supreme seat
surrounded by a trooping thronS of once
faces. not very greatly less dear
to him. He died full of years. with all his
weary task of worlds work well and nobly
done, and leaves no mortal behind him who
does not love and reverence his life and