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had o social time promenading up and
down the long, beautiful halls until the
hot coffee was ready for us, which Mrs.
Hart had 80 kindly invited US to partake
of. And after 1t was all over and we had
at last reached our respective homes, for
we stayed 80 late that we missed our last
car and had to walk home, we all agreed
that we had had one Of the most delight
full evenings that we had enjoyed for
quite awhile. I believe that you would
be interested in hearing the names OF the
members of our orchestra, and so will
give them below:
Mandolin Players-Efie Evans, Theo.
Jewell, Nellie Jones, Edith Higbee, Anna
Eden, Mr.. Kettler, Clarence Day, Miss
Bailey, Mrs. Will RalstOn, Nellie Brei-
denthal and Mr. Long.
Guitars-Lenore McLallin, Emma Be-
rOnius, Nellie Cook, Ethel Fox, Cora
Kiehl, Maud Naylor, Vida Bush, Fred
Brown, Mrs. w. A. Evans and Mable
L. Diggs.
Violins-Marion Darlow, Mr. Charde-
viane and Ethel Diggs.
Cello-Mr. GustafsOn.
Flute-Charley Lewis.
Bass Viol-Arthur Stewart.
Director-T Malcolm James.
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Tho Old Homestead.

Rsot us never go back, though wo long
For the past-nevermOre nevermorel
All IL changed; all In lost; all Is dead We
should wrong
Tho old house II we darkened the door,
Wrong ourselves, too, our bright vaniahed
years,
Ths romance Of our childhood. Oh, moi
Let as never returnl In our sleep, through
our tears,
Lot US $50 tho old home, only sol
How we loved teach beam and each StonOl
How we loved tho green fields, the great
treea,
And the pool, and the slow, dreamy CowSl
What II gone,
What 10 left, what Is changed, Of all thessR
All is changed, all is changed, for the dear,
Loving dead who illumined the place
Have been laid under daisies and grass many a
year.
What Is home lR'it lacks the loved FACET
Lot us never 20 baokl The old years,
The old homestead, have vanished. No more
Rliall we see them at all save in sleep, through
our tears
We shall never more dArken the door.
But the sunset forever shall glehm
On the window panes, there where II stands
In the wood muhied meadOwR--tho house OK q
dream,
A fair dwelling not fashioned with hands.
Good Words.
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Go South
This Winter.

For the present winter season the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad Company has
improved Its already nearly perfect
through service Of Pullman vestibuled
sleeping cars and elegant day coaches from
Cincinnati, Louisville, st. Louis and Chi
cago, to Mobile, New Orleans and the Gulf
coast, ThomasVille, Ca, Pensacola, Jack
sonville, Tampa, Palm Beach and other
points in Florida. Perfect connection will
be made with steamer lines for Cuba, Porto
Rico, Nassau and West Indian ports Tour
list and home-seekers' excursion tickets on
sale at low rates. Write c, P. Atmore,
General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky.'
for particulars.
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LITTLE WILLIE.
BY A LITTLE GIRL OF TEN YEARS.

II was warm June evening and the
family were all comfortably seated on
the front veranda talking over family af-
fairs. The air was filed with sweet per-
fume from the fragrant flowers, and all
was beautiful in the moonlight. All Of
q sudden sprang quickly to the edge Of
the veranda. Silence fell among US and
for moment nobody spoke. Then father
broke the silence by saying, What Is the
matter?" Scarcely daring to move,
exclaimed, "I hear the crying Of child" "
My father, an elderly man, arose and
came and stood beside me. He also heard
the sound. We then began to search for
the child.
The air was still and the sound drew
nearer and nearer, till finally lifting my
eyes to flutter of wings, saw large
eagle with a small child in It's claws.
( Il passed over the house and alighted in
a large willow tree in the back yard.
On alighting it dropped the child and l
quickly ran and got it. It was child
twenty months old, l should Judge, with
large blue eyes and golden hair. took
Il into the house and examined 1t to see
\ how badly 1t was hurt. On close eX-
animation we found that 1t was not hurt
very badly and would soon recover. Il
slept we'll all through the night and when
morning came 1t was quite fretful, but
my mother, who was quite q nurse, soon
g0t 1t quieted down, and after that we
had no trouble with It. We knew not
where the child came from, so mother
said we would keep him, and we will
call him Willie, said, because, don't
You know, the eagle alighted In willow
tree and dropped the baby under It?
Little Willie recovered from his
wounds and bruises and was a bright,
laughing boy. He soon learned to like
his new parents, as he was so small that
he did not remember much of his own
poor, broken-hearted mother who wept
over the loss of her darling.
3eh
"HelIo," yelled the driver.
Ready in a moment" came the an
swer.
Then came tall lady dressed In black
silk, leading little boy dressed in black
velvet with white waist underneath the
Jacket, and red shoes and stockings on.
His hair, which hung in long curls over
hls shoulders, glittered like gold as the
sum shone upon it. They were followed
by q girl OF sixteen or seventeen years,
and they all got into the cab and drove
to the depot. They just got there in
time to get their tickets, and the depot
manager yelled "all aboard"
We got onto the train just as 1t started,
and remarks were being made about the
little laughing boy. Several men made
acquaintance with MIN by getting pea
nuts, oranges, bananas, candy and other
things which the boy brought through
the train. One man especially took such
N liking to him, and ] noticed him crying
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A Story About the Topeka Mandolin
Orchestra.

am going to tell you Of new musical
organization we have here, and Of what
a jolly time we had one evening, not
long ago, playing at the Reform school.
Mr.. Hart had arranged for one Of those
delightful entertainments that he gives
to the boys Of the school every week or
so. He invited our orchestra Of twenty
Ave pieces, which is, by the way, the
largest orchestra in the city of Topeka,
out to the Reform school to play Friday
evening. OF course, we were very glad
to accept this invitation, as we always
have q good time when we go there, and
then, too we knew we would be glad to
give an evening Of enjoyment to those
unfortunate boys who have had to be
sent to the school. And how do you
think such a crowd Of us managed to
reach our destination? But perhaps you
do not know how visitors are conducted
to the institution on ordinary occasions,
and therefore have not even wondered
how we got there. Well, to begin with
we all took the street car and rode as far
as the North Topeka pOstoffice. At that
place we found waiting for US an exceed
ingly large movers wagon, instead OF the
surrey which Superintendent Hart uses.
OF course we all piled in, guitars, man
dOlins, violins, and all, and there was
not a single seat to spare, either. Oh,
what jolly time we did have! SO many
gay young folks out on lark could not
help but make the air ring with their
merry laughter at the wit and fun, in
which they all joined. 1t was cold
night, and IL we had been out for any
other purpose than to have good time
am afraid we would not have been so
willing to endure the cold. Two of the
party did get so cold, however, that they
jumped out Of the wagon and warmed
themselves UP by throwing snowballs at
their friends who were shivering inside
the covered vehicle, and running with all
their might to catch up with us as the
driver whipped up his horses, at the
lnstigation Of fun-loving boy.
AT last we reached our journeys end,
and having warmed ourselves and our
instruments as well, we proceeded to the
chapel, where the boys had been await
ing our arrival for some little time, for
we had been longer on the road than we
contemplated. believe that the boys
really enjoyed the occasion; they surely
were very appreciative. Not only did the
orchestra play, but Prof. Harvey Wor-
rail- contributed some very fine selections
ON the piano, and last, but by no means
least, Miss Lenore Doster spoke several
pieces, which delighted the souls Of the
little boys.
And after the entertainment was over
we went back to the main building and
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MEMPHIS ROUTE HOLIDAY EXCUR-
SIONS

On December 20 and q, '9S, the Kansas
City, TT. Scott & Memphis r. r. Co. will
sell round-trip tickets from Kansas City
and all coupon ticket offices on it's lines to
points In Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and
the Southeast generally, at rate Of one
On December "a, rs, 26, 81, and January
and 2, tickets will be sold at one fare be-
tween all X. c., f. s. & M. stations, lin
tied to January 4, for return. No round
trip tickets win be sold at reduced rate
less than so cents.
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A Great Mans Greeting. e.

Lincoln's great kindness and thought
fulness for others, says Men, is proverb-
lal, and is no better exemplified than by
this incident, told by lady who, when
child, lived near Mr.. Lincoln's home
The day on which he was to leave Wash
ington to be inaugurated President OF
the United States, he walked down to
the postoflce for his morning mail, as
was his custom. He was abstracted in
thought, and as he left the Office, cram
ming his mail into his bulging pockets,
he passed the little girl standing by the
door without the usual morning greet
ing. He had gone nearly a blocks dis
tance, when, happening to turn about and
seeing the child wearing a disappointed
look, ne returned to her and said: Good
bye, little girl, am going away and may
not see you again." Who but Lincoln
would have so considered the feelings OF
child, and on so great a day in his life?
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ROUTE.
Low RATES ON OUR PERSONALLY CON-
QUOTED TOURIST EXCURSIONS.

Leave Kansas City every Friday via Col
orado Springs and Scenic Route.
Southern Route leaves Kansas City every
Wednesday via Ft. Worth and El Paso to
Los Angeles.
These Excursion Cars are attached to fast
passenger trains, and their popularityis evil
dence that we offer the best.
Write for handsome itinerary which gives
full information and new map, sent free.
For complete information, rates and berth
reservations. see your local ticket agent or
address
Il. e. MACLEOD, A. @. p. A., Topeka, Kas.
JOHN sEBAsTION, G. p. A., Chicago.
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CHEAP RATES FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
ISQG.QQ

The Missouri Pacific will sell tickets on
December "a, 25, rs and 81, 1898, and January
/ and 2, 1899, limited for return January 4,
1899, at rate OF one fare for the round trip,
between points within 200 miles distance.
Minimum rate 50 cents.
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Wheat High, SilyerLow,

Our Democratic friends, who short
time ago contended that as long as
silver was demonetized the price of
wheat would be low, have now an OBJ
ject lesson which completely upsets
their windy arguments. In comment
ing on the fallacy of this contention
a few days ago the Baltimore Sun had
this to say:
May wheat sold inC Chicago yesterday
at $3.50 bushel, the highest price
since 1877. This, too, without the free
coinage of silver and without any cor
responding rise of silver. We used to
hear that cheap silver meant cheap
wheat, but we have now cheap silver
and high-priced wheat. The Bryan
ties told us we could never again have
dollar wheat while we have the gold
standard and "silver struck down"
but here we are with $3.50 wheat, the
gold standard still prevailing and sill
yer still excluded from free coinage in
the minis of any civilized nation ex-
cept Mexico. Who says now that sill
yer is the farmers friend? If silver
were true to the farmer it would rise
in sympathy with wheat and other
things. But no; it lags behind, in
different. Mr.. Bryan ought to give it
a nudge.
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who has been known as an anti-an-
nexationist, but who voted in favor
of the resolution providing for Hawa-
ian annexation which was reported
from the committee on Foreign AT
fairs, of which he is a member, said
significantly of our possession of the
Philippine Islands: mo other power
or concert of powers can be allowed
to have anything to say as to how
long the U. S. shall retain possession
of those islands. We are at war with
Spain, and the capture of the islands
is one of the incidents of that war.
No other power has anything to say
about it.
Senator Sewell has positively de-
clined to accept the commission of
major general in the volunteer army,
preferring to remain in the Senate.
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war expenses provided. All this has
been done in an almost incredible
short space of time.
These things were accomplished
only through American energy and
resource. Eighty auxiliary vessels
have been added to the navy. The
civilized world has been secured by
agents of the government and humid
reds of rified cannon have been pur-
chased. The foreign markets have
been swept clean of salable ships and
the Union Jack now floats from proud
and mighty cruisers, whose keels were
laid at the order of other countries. In
addition to these the dormant resour-
ces of the nation have been called into
creative activity, and ship yards, ar
senals and powder mills are turning
out supply that is sufficient for all
possible needs.
The evidences thus afforded of the
rapidity with which this country has
been placed upon war footing, with
men, ships and war materials in am
pie supply, will afford occasion to for
eign governments for administration
and reflection and will no doubt wiring
from them the reluctant admission
that this nation leads in war as we'll as
in peace.
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Oblivion Would he Preferable,

In the course of speech on the war
revenue bill the other day Congress-
man Cummings of New York, him
self Democrat, stirred up an I'M
pleasant Renaissance when he said:
IF a Democratic Administration
was forced to sell $500, 900, 600 of bonds
in time of peace to run the Govern
ment, the Republican Administration
might be allowed to sell bonds enough
to run the Government in time of
war
Mr.. Cummings was not one of those
whose eyes were blinded to the follies
and frailties of that celebrated debt
bequeathing, Free Trade regime
whose four years tenure cost the
country more than half dozen wars
with Spain would cost There are,
however, few Democrats in Congress
who are SO patriotic and plain-spoken
as this brainy representative from
New York. Most of them have no
more sense than to endeavor to inject
an element of partisanship into legis-
lation necessary to uphold the hands
of the Government in its present
emergency. 1t would be better for
their record and reputation for pa
triotism and good sense if they had
at the outset adopted Mr.. Cummings
suggestion to concur without politi-
cal filibustering in a measure so nee
essary and SO non-partisan as that
which proposes to authorize the issue
of $500, 0O0,0 600 of bonds to defray war
expenses. In that event the Ameri-
can people might in time come to for
get the huge Understanding debt
that was created to make good the
deficits caused by a Democratic exper-
iment in Tariff tinkering, Oblivion
is the greatest of good fortune in some
cases.
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0E MITTANCES;
THURSDAY. MAY 10, 1898.
IT WILL require great deal of pa
triotic glue to hold that new Spanish
cabinet together.

TUESDAY the Baltimore Sun cele-
brated its sixty-first birthday. Dur
ing the Sun long and useful career
it has always stood for what it hon
estly thought was for the hest inter
ests OF the people of Maryland and
when once convinced that it was in
the right it never vacillated from its
course. Its news columns always con-
tain the most authentic and latest
dispatches. 1t never approaches the
sensational and without doubt the
Sun stands to-day at the head of
journalism in the South. Long may
it live!
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Aiming the Republic.

One the most remarkable features
that has been developed in the war
with Spain is the sudden transforma-
ton of the United States from a peace
full nation into a warlike power. 1t
has not been two months since the
UnitedStates began toprepare for war
and to-day the nation stands before
an astonished world, armed cap-a- pie,
mighty and powerful, fit and ready to
cope almost single handed with the
world.
A magnificent navy has been gath
cred, the efficiency of which has al
ready been shown most strikingly.
The President asked for an army and
in day he had an immense one rally
ing around the stars and stripes wher-
ever they were raised. Arms, ammu-
milton and supplies have been collect
ed, the coast defenses strengthened
and millions OF millions of dollars for
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Notice to Taxpayers.

Notice is hereby given to the tax
payers of Garrett county that the
county Treasurer for the years 1896
and 1897 has placed in my hands all
the unpaid tax bills for the above
years, and hereby notify all persons
knowing themselves to owe taxes to
come forward at once and settle the
same as | have received positive
orders to collect the same at once and
after twenty days notice from this
date | will proceed to make the levy
and sell the property to satisfy said
taxes and costs.
W. p. LEE, Sheriff.
May 70, 1898. 10-3t.
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Republican State Chairmanship.

While Mr.. Norman B. Scott has not
indicated that he would resign the
craftsmanship of the Republican State
Central Committee when he assumes
charge of the naval office, it is as
sumed that he will, since it has been
a rule for some years for federal office
holders not to participate actively in
politics. In observing this rule, Mr.
Scott would resign, and the election
of his successor would take place at
which will probably be held in Au-
gust or September, TO arrange dates
and places for conventions to nomi-
nate candidates for Congress.
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A Growing Friendship.


Our troubles with Spain have help
ed to enlighten the people of the
United States as to the real attitude
of European countries toward the
American Republic. The traditional
friendship of France and Russia is be-
ing put to severe test. Our people,
always acutely sensible to favors,
have not been Indifferent to certain
friendly acts of Russia, and have
warmly treasured the memory of
French aid to the Colonies in the War
of Independence; and they will be
reluctant to find these Powers array
ed against them. 1t is fortunate to
have discovered at such time pow
erful friend in another quarter. While
the Continental Powers have been
considering how they might hinder
or bring to close our operations
against Spain, Great Britain has
ranged herself on our side, and has
prevented any concerted demonstra-
ton against us. But for this attitude
of the mother country it is probable
that we should have become involved
in serious difficulties with some or
all of the Great Powers. There are
many reasons why the Continental
countries should have, if they had
dared, interviewed in favor of Spain.
They are jealous of our commercial
competition and supremacy, and are
apprehensive lest the war, resulting
as it must in a crushing defeat for
Spain may arouse GU + ambition sand
lead to an expansion of the military
and naval power of the United States.
We may, they fear, become an impor-
tant factor in the adjustment of in
ternational questions outside of the
Western Hemisphere. The scheme
for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT and partition
of China, now progressing against
the protest of Great Britain, largely
affects the commercial interests of the
United States. Great Britain and
America together might interpose
an effectual veto; and the possibility
of such a combination, however i'm
probable it may be, is giving much
disturbance to the Continental mind.
There are other causes of distrust
and dislike; but the fear that Ameri-
ca may grow in military power and
draw closer to Great Britain is at the
bottom of the present manifestations
of hostility to this country and of
favor to Spain.
The present conflict has brought
Englishmen - the Englishmen of
America and the Englishmen of Great
Britannia understand, as many of
them have not heretofore, their mu-
tual isolation and their common des-
tiny. There may never be occasion
for an actual alliance; but there is a
growing friendship between the two
countries. In the future, no doubt,
there will be such good understand
ing between them as to enable them
to exert a more powerful and grow
ing influence on the destines of man
kind.