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PRESS OPINIONS.


g HE Oregon election ought TO be a
lesson TO the present senate. II the
iuNeW' I'm republican silverites know
"nen ihcy are well on they ought 10
scramble 10 get under cover Chicago
mes Herald.
g Inc two republican congressman
elected iu Oregon are the first members
20 D' CHOSEN Tor the Fifty-siNth con
gross lhai D. good beginning, ard
,", example oi eieci'ng solid repub-
.''"n ueIegaiion 10 congress is going %
'.''1"'" oS more Than one state this
IOWA. TOT lnsiauce.-lowa state
'.E.s.,'
- pee war BIAS created new condi-
''"n> 'n" raised new issues which could
.'' 'e IoF,secn when it was begun. Mr..
,''"n 'n" hi. followers may cling TO
'' '''', 'i'e i'ons Of ihe dead past 30
' '' e-'''. DUO l'c prcercs i've spirit
'l ''' people WIZ oc guided hy The
.i i'e living prescut.-Chi-
't' '''e' ii'r'id.
.'r county conventions hr'din
iowa delegates received instruction.
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The wind. as Johnnie's senses were
being stolen by the sandman. was in
creasing. and there was a distinct smell
of rain in the air. The boy opened his
eyes and looked out OF the window.
The wind seemed 20 be blowing the lit
tie fiy-away Sailboat of a moon over the
green sky at a dashing rate. Johnnie
thought the moon was boat am not
making him think so-and as he closed
his eyes he wished he were in the boat
and wondered IL he should be able to
hold the sheet OF the golden sail in such
a gale. and then he fell fast asleep.
II seemed 10 him that he had been
sailing for some time when there was n
stopping Of all things. and he awoke
with start. 1t was at that solemn
hour just before dawn. johnnie crept
10 the window TO see If there was now
a promise of fair day. The storm had
ceased, but il must have been furious
one, for the firm little bridge that Mr..
DuCkworth had built over the river n
few steps from the house was broken.
johnnie could plainly see the wreck in
the clear night. Just then be heard a
sound. SQUAD as big as a sigh. way.
way off. 1t was the Canadian express
whistling for switch al the junction.
The boy waited at the window to see il
go by. suddenly thought flashed into
his mind and his heart stopped beating.
He slipped into his clothes in n twink
ling and stole quickly downstairs and
quietly out OF the door, then scuttled
over the plain TO the place where the
little river fell over the crest of n slight
Hill and then dashed under the railroad
bridge. As Johnnie thought might be
the case, the bridge was as much Of a
wreck as the little one was. TIE rails
were twisted and lay like jackstraws
among the jumbled wood. Johnnie
heard the distant sigh again. and his
heart beat wildly. What could ne do?
In few minutes the express would
come. suddenly he thought OF the red
light under his pillow. Taking a full
breath. he ran home. He heard the
sigh again. but no nearer. 1T hasn't
started, Ii hasn't started" he thought.
There's stiu time. still time"" In a
minute he was again in his room. and
had the light and some matches In his
hand. II seemed ages TO him. He
heard the faint sound again. but nearer
this time. "Oh, its started, God HELM
mel he gasped, as he fled ont into the
thinning darkness again. He did not go
TO the bridge, as YOU may suppose. but
ran AZ full speed mp the track toward
the sound, for well he knew that the
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Johnnie was well enough to be taken
out on 70 the piazza 10 see tie express
steam away with everyone leaning out
of the windows or standing on the plat.
forms waving and shouting 10 him and
his mother.
While the repairs were being made
Mrs. DuclSworth received gentleman
after gentleman. They made every
kind of grateful offer 20 the proud
mother, but she refused them all with
quiet dignity. saying that her son had
but done his duty. and he would be
repaid for having done so. a very long
time Oft. she hoped. when he should
reach the terminus where his father
was already. They appreciated her
feeling, and honored her too much 10
insist. Nothing. however. prevented
the president OF the road, who was in
formed of Johnnie'S bravery. from Sec
ing that he had a splendid start in the
railroad business he so much loved. and
in which he has now position such as
Mr.. Duckworth, ST., had never in his
most hopeful moments dreamed of for
his son.
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sPAIN'S SILVER STANDARD.
An object Lesson Which PopocratIc
Promoters OF Cheap Money
should study.

rs an awful example Spain is not
without her usefulness TO the cause Of
progressive enlightenment Her inhu-
maniiy has served the purpose Of arous-
ing modern sentiment 10 the Inevitable
oyerthrowiug of her inquisitorial insti-
buttons. In addition 30 this and similar
sins held mp 20 public eNecration of "A
Disguised world. she has Others. In
her plans Of france the popocratic pro-
meters OF free silver hcresv have nm
object lesson well worth needing. She
stands before the world country de-
voted 90 silver basis and committed to
rotten paper currency. Gold is M n
premium, While the paper Is practically
worthless outside Of Spanish territory.
Neither Spanish paper nor silver viii
purchase munitions Of war. and The
Bank Of Spain's alleged gold reserve hns
been drawn ou heavily for this purpose.
he people who have not seen amy form
of money but The wcll-nigh worthless
have taken alarm and are making
frantic efforts 90 exchange Il for the
deprecated silver knowing that the,
cannot obtain gold for 10.
In order 20 save herself from threat
eued panic. she orders the expectation
OF silver stopped. but even that will not
save her. Her unstable financial condi-
ton but illustrates that. while cuIight-
cned nations have revised their none
iarN systems upon sound basis.
medieval Spain. iu her ignorance. has
chung ;o her silver standard. with ruin
as am inevitable result
Without money she cannot war. and
the money she can command IS worth
less outside her own boundaries Even
there it is dchased aud deprecated
substitute for q current exchange.
Among the lessons OF this war this
should not hc withou; its salutarv r.
iect'-Oincinnati Commercial Gazette.
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why she didn't come of the plain and
live among them. more coy like
where the trees grew. but both she and
Johnnie Eel: il duty 10 stay where
they could watch the long sweep OF
railway track. Johnnie's interest in
everything concerning the trains con
tinued and grew. and the boys in the
neighborhood used to laugh and call
them his big pets.
Johnnie was serious boy, and his
fathers death made him more so. He
did not seem 10 care 10 play with other
boys very much. His mother used to
urge him TO do so. saying that he was
getting too old-fashioned. yet dreading
all the time that he would follow her
advice, for he was very companionable.
Johnnie was old-fashioned: bu; a boy
would have been very old-fashioned
indeed not 20 want 10 celebrate the
Fourth of July royalty. For this special
Fourth that l am going TO tell you
about, Mrs. Duckworth had promised
her son dozen packages OF little fire.
crackers and five packages of great big
ones; but Johnnie, although he did no.
say anything. was not satisfied. What
he wanted was colored light. and he
wanted il ferveutly and persistently.
The year before one Of the rich farmers
celebrated the Fourth by a display of
fireworks in the evening. the like of
which Johnnie had never seen. The
farmer had imported them from far New
York. There were rockets and Roman
candles and scintillating wheels, such
as the little village way up in the north
OF the state had never had on the coun-
terofits one store. And. wonder Of won
ders! there were great lights, green and
red. that lii up acres and acres Of the
farm. and even Illuminated Johnnie's
and his mothers faces as they sat on tbs
little piazza of their home watching the
distant show. The next day Johnnie
asked in the village what the great
lights were. aud was told that they were
called Grecian lights. Immediately the
desire TO possess so much glow seized
Johnnie. and he resolved 20 have one
himself the next year. His longing was
so deep that somehow he could not tell
anyone about il, not even his good
mother. His secret had charm for
him. In the following spring he was
still as enthusiastic, and he began to
hoard the occasional pennies he made
by one and another little service to the
village folk. By the last week i'm June
ne had saved IS cents. and vaSready for
his purchase. And now, how to secure
the glorious br.lliancy?
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II had to be Imported Johnnie
ASKED good and tried friend OF his ON
ihe freight train bound FOR New York 20
get DC for him. During THE next week
Johnnie's imagination worked so hard
'naiHe seemed Co think Bis friend would
urn standings like The Goddess of
l.'"t''A' ou the freight car holding
a''ii whole sunset and sunrise OF
ishl silly Johnnie was 500 carried
away 10y his fancy that Doe received 70
reaI shock when. Oh iue day before the
Fourth. Jim tossed him only @ smaU
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BRYAN,S BATTALION.
There seems 10 Ne No Fields Left TOT
the Cheap Money Colonel
to Conquer.


II is announced that the military force
10 be commanded 10y Col. William Jen.
nings Bryan is To be known a. the Sill.
yer battalion. In view of this fact W,
fail TO see OF what use Col. Brvan's
fighters will be in the Philippines OF
how they can render any effective serv-
ice against Spain wherever they may be
sent.
There are no gold bugs in Spain 20 be
eNterrninated. and no spanish Official
was party To that great conspiracy
known a the crime OF 20" So far a
Is known the Rothschilds own little OF
none Of the Spanish debt. and the
principal banking institution of spain
has been ruined already.
II II be the intention Of Col. BRYAN. in
taking mp arms against Spain. TO com.
pei that nation TO open its minis 20 the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver nj
the "heaVen-born ratio" OF sixteen &c
one. he Is too late. for the minting IN.
cilities of that government are now
taxed To the limit in grinding on; silver
dollars at the ratio of 49, TO /. which
II not heaven-born. must have had its
origin in the vicinity OF some celestial
abode. The object OF the present heavy
silver coinage is 10 enable Spain 10 ac-
quire a mite 81 gold in exchange Tor her
silver pesos, the rate OF exchange being
about - per cent.
Or n Col. Bryan's purpose be 10 force
the Spanish government into rcpu.
diation OF the interest on its national
debt he il likewise behindhand. for Sc
nor Romero Robledo. who is something
Of a boy orator himself. is trying To do
that very thing by insisting that the in.
tereSt shall be paid in peSetaS, which. as
Mr.. Bryan probably knows. is 'heav-
en-horu' coin pHrporting 20 he worth
20 cents. but which In actual money is
worth only nine cents.
IL Is equally late for Col. Bryan To en-
gage the enemy with a view OF having
the divine income tax adopted. for senior
Rohledo is attending TO that.
IL would bc waste of time fc~ Col
Bryan 60 invade Spanish territory mud
array The silver battalion I'm line 20 bat.
tie Go oppose n further issue Of Spnr.
ish gold bonds. because the coloncl's
ancient and hereditary foes. the bond
buyers. have cfecually blocked Spain's
bond issuing game by refusing To buy
her bonds 40 amy price.
When the entire field is surveyed
there seems TO he nothing for the Sill
yer battalion TO do.
However. the probabilities all favor
a short war, and IL might not serve &c
prolouy IL by keeping Col Bryan ON
waiting orders for awhile. or course
man OF his military experience. cover,
ing "a period OF more than two weeks
will naturally chate At delay. but he can
employ the time in having himself pho.
tographed for the next campaign.
IL would add much also 10 his pic
torial advertisements to have a rhoto.
graph Of the entire Silver battalion
wearing crowns OF thorns and crosse,
Of gold.-C Chicago Times-Herald.
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ETTI\ near tn e
Fourth agin;
Sakcs alive h o "
time does spin,
Don't seem like It's
sixty year
Since I first begun
10 hear
All the loud. tri-
ufuphant noise
AT we made when
we was boys
When We uSt TO
wish at powder
Was lots cheaper
and lots louder.
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I express couldn't stop short of half
mile at the least On. on be sped. At
last the right distance was reached
Nnd now the whistle sounded clear.
some way down round the bend. John
nie put the light in The middle of the
track and struck match on the rail.
but The rail was wet from the rain and
the match hickcred and went ont
Nearer and nearer came the thunder
and shrill sounds. johnnie raspcd and
struck another match on the case Of
the red light. This time be was success
full lie touched the match 20 the pow
der. There was q Sputter. then another
sputter and then a big flare of red
arose and spread up and over The plain.
just as The headlight OF the locomotive
rounded the curve.
Waving wildly. johnnie spranr back
from Che track. To his los hc heard
the air brakes scrapc and The stcan
escaping. The great train passed ON.
. but eft lcs~cucG rate OF speed After
30 our young hero ran pcll-meI He
saw The sparks bclching out OF The
engines chimney. and saw that the
train had stopped near his home
when hc came mp 90 80. be found tho
men walking about with lanterns. and
asking what was 'Lc matter. Tmar.re
their umalemcnt when small bow of
ten explained all 60 them. Think of
the cacers that rang ont boz tine ora,
air- and of how The question. uut 3D.,
one conductor. Whats the matter
With Johnnie Duckvorfh ." was ar.
-"errd With ra1r: "HEs aII r.ghftr
Mrs. Duckworfh was awakened by Tho
-noruug locomotive. and Heard fb.
chrcr-. .n which She seemed fo dis
iinFui-h Der SONS namc. Johnnie sa,,
first light in bis mothers room. ana Ii.
rect. y there was light iu the ulrI8rar1
iHe front door opened Ue called fcrb.
Mother f1r thc terrible rcrrsu.
strain hc bad been under,,as BEGINNING
io te'' upon h.m. Some of tlc mon bearf
DDS H'tc crys and gently raised him
'n th'ir shoulders and carried him 90
peg. cheering and cheering MANY
'I IN. W'n passengers went along with
'h'm They mounted the steps and
'utn ODD short word or typo told what
had Happened, for their Htur rr.cuer
n"cd"t core. "Alr puckworth over
again bod tainted. Several of Che mon
siayed with the auxious mother. and
the others went away and stood az q
distance waiting 90 hear news Of fhe
boy 9oou tdiugs were brought that
De was ail right and then another lone
cneer rent the air. Johnnie heard r.
nnd smiled 40 his mother. who was
hugg.ng him and crying and laughing
ni the same insfanf.
The section gang was summoned and
ihe bridge repaired ia two or three
hours
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THE STARS AND STRIPES.
Our Glorious Flag the beautiful sym
col Of Love, Unity and
independence.

No more beautiful flag than the "Star
Spangled Banner" has ever been thrown
10 the breeze. 1t is the symbol OF love.
unity and Independence. 1t represents
nation united for mutual JOY and sor-
row, for mutual hope and aspiration.
and for mutual safety and protection.
IL matters not how high party shirt
may run, or how bitter political con
tests may be. beneath the starry flag
all partisan feelings vanish. and upon
the broad platform ofpatriotism we rec
ognize but one sentiment: "The union
now and forever"
The dear old flag, Glove and revere
IL. and in defense OF It's honorwe pledge
orr lives and fortunes. Ii has never
been made TO trail in the dust. nor VIII
II ever be. SO long as we are true To our
God and faithful to the trust our fore
fathers bcqueathed To us.
The dear old flag, We love and revere
IL. When travelling in foreign lands. we
see no other flag, but Of those countries.
when suddenly by some chance oppor-
tunity we catch n glimpse. probably in
the distance. Of our flag huttcring in
the breeze, its rich folds proudly way-
ing in the sunlight OF heaven. what
emotions are stirred within ms. What
rapturous delight fills our souls. What
a longing for home comes over us! To
MS there Is but one country and one har
America and the Star Spaugled BAN
ner.
a song for our bannerl The watchword
recall
Which gave tho republic her station.
United We stand, divided we fall.
IL made and preserved us nation
The union OF lakes the union OF lands
The union of states none can sever.
The union OF hearts. the union Of hands
AND the hag of our union forever"
The quaint old two-Story house. with
its peaked roof. wherein Betsy Ross
made the first flag is Still standing i'm a
comparatively good state of preservn-
ton on the north side OF Arch street.
west of Third street, Philadelphia, Pa.
1t was the second house ever built IN
Philadelphia. the brick in its walls hav-
ing been brought over in the good ship
Welcome. that brought William Penn
TO the shores of the new country.
Betsy Ross lived TO the good old are
Of 50 years and died January go. 1856.
Her body lies buried in Mount Moriah
cemetery, where simple headstone
marks her resting place. But no gram
tie or marble shaft, no bronze monu-
mcut was ever erected that could so ef-
iectualiy pcrpetuate the memory of the
dead, as the one that viii perpetuatc the
memory of Betsy Boss-the Flag of
Our Mon The Stars and Stripes.
On February 81. 1866. Gen. BENJAMIN
i. Butler presented TO congress the first
genuine American flag. made of Amer
lean materials 10y American labor. ever
constructed in this country.
Prior TO that time all American gov
eminent flags had been made Of Eng
fish bunting Since then an our official
flags have been the product exclusive
IS of American material and labor.
There were 26 stars in the flag az that
timc.-H. G.. Winfield. in Home Visitor.
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mau who looked The picture Of
melancholy and physical discomfort
"as sitting ou the front step ola store
which bod been closed in honor of rr.
dependence day. E,ey tmc patriotic
explosion occurred he gave "a nervous
Jump.
Whats 'he matiere" said his friend
"Arcni you going 90 join in ,he fettiv-
itics?"
"No. dontiike gunpowdcr.~
"But isn't there anything that you'd
enjoy2 This is a holiday. You know
and lifiIe innocent diversion is only
appropriate"
"Nes. there's one form OF sport that
would suit me frsi-class."
What Is that?"
nd like 90 60 somewhere and throw
anowbai.s. ~ Washington Star.
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Thc silver senate.

u should bee borne in mind that the
silver men are intrcuched iu the SENATE
and we watching vigilontly for % chance
to bring Zoo The silver standard. Unable
to accomplish this task against the pres.
emf house and THE veto of the president
ii would re their strategy. Of course. IN
gam uy negative what IS is iupo-.tbl.
io effect 10y positive measures. An up.
hcav1l brought ou by war would be-
Their opportunity. and by thcir control
of tHc senate. almost ary fiscal lc.... a.
zion i~ az fhcir mercy. Having once nnf
ourselves in the position whore orr
treasury requires fiscal cuactmruf.. v,e
must accept what The senate viii ALLOW,
us. % does not require much imnrina.
ton to sec chat in tbis passion for war
ihe silver group hope to find the oppor-
iurity they lost in 1896. The rrcscrce
of Mr. Bryan in Washington. and tho
Introduction uy Mr. .t.tf. fthe resolu-
zion of recognition of Cuba against tho
wishes of fhc administration. showed
clearly enough their purpose Goo outbid
thc republican party by radical action.
Prof y. Laurence Iaughin. ir AZ
iantic.
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3 y
smart birds were enjoying those worms
Df delicious joy-the first boom OF the
new cannon (Which I hope viii not eN-
plode in your faces before the day is
over, and the rattle-te-baug of the first
bunch OF frecrackers, thrown MALI
ciously under your poor uncle's win
dow. Wen. YOU see, your uncle is GO
ing TO return good for evil q hope you
Will think il is goodD, and is going TO
tell you a story-teu you how il hap
pened that Mr.. DUckworth. Jr.. was
once on a time up and stirring in a
lively manner about three o'clock a. m.
But first of all ! must tell YOU who
Johnnie was and where he lived. John
MES home was a wee little house. as
neat as a pin and as yellow as "a butter
cup, that stood all alone on small fiat
plain. sort Of clearing 10y the rail-
road, which was as hot as pepper in
summer and as cold as Greenland in
winter. From the windows ON one side
OF this little house built bv our hcro's
father, coul5 be seen the railroad tracks
giistening az q short distance; aud from
the windows on the other side could be
seen narrow river that rlisteued far
more cuarmingly. SoJohnuis's mother
had always thought. and invariably
took her sewing 10 the window in the
parlor, from which. when She vraf,eE
her eyes from the enormous rent. urage
by her son iu bis clothing. She cri,If
watch FOR moment the peaceful. flow
ing water. Father Duckwartf. how
ever. always drew bis chair 90 the ou-
posits side Of The room iu his rare Lolfr.
OF leisure. and every now aHd thcr.
dropping his paper into hi, au he
would gaze out over bis round rfas.e.
lovingly at the straight dashe> of steel
Ills face would simply beam with de-.
hsht when The house began 60 uufyer
gently, then Go shake more and moro
violently and then 90 dance as "a tlur-
cering train wuillsi by When "a SLOW,
freight tangled over thc track. he
would lean out ~ the window md adj
dress funny remark, to the mon on.
board. for Mr. Duckworth krr,, aid fre
hands AID bis life De- had worked re-
pairing those rails. and he loved them
next Go DID, wife ord Johnnie. Mr. Me-
kinley could not he prouder 90 be- ure.-
ident than John DucLHorth ,ya. fo t.-
long 90 The "sectior gaur."a cof1u.r,
81 ncr employed fo keep the tracks I'm
order. ie used t0 -1y To- hf, son. ..rr
your life is a~ straight and fa,,Ie-. ana
bright them rails youW reach the
place w.rf you fo eaf to right. I'll
be- there to meet you aud YOUR good
mother. Juhruie tIf l0f I.f under.
stand ths u.-e saying. s.t Fr .a..,,,.
looked politely solemn. buf Nr. Duck.
worta ever brought to Garth tti. one
Hight of ..r husband. far.t b., beg.
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After breakfast on the Fourth John
ME and his mother went TO see what
was left Of the red light. \ little
charred board was all that remained.
johnnie took this home as a memento.
and then went about setting Oft his
firecrackers like any other small bow.
almost forgetting the big thing he and
his red light had done.-James Pen
nington. in y. Y. Examiner.
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t(Fus'on In Oregon IS remnant of
ihe last presidential election. at which
ihc vote stood. Mckinley. 4s.779. and
Bryan. l6.362 @ plurality for Mckinley
OF 2.llI. ltwhl be- seen from this that
wnctacr iht comparison be with 1890 or
lsol tHe result in 1893 is a substantial
gam for the republicans. The ropub-
i'ean party may be said therefore IN
hase opened This year with victory ~
national Significance. -Chicogo Utter
Ocean.
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RecoIect 18th what delight
Cst 70 stay up bout all night
Helpin' 'em fire anvils or
Maxim other sounds o war.
Dst 20 wish the earth was drilled
Out inside and powder-flled.
And that I could somehow just
Touch 'er OF and hear 'er busti
Was no Cannon-crackers then;
Kind o wish they had been.
Then they would O. sounded sweet.
Now they lift me or my feet;
I've begun 10 think at noise
Was created Just for boys.
And the Fourth don't seem to me
Nice as what IL ust TO be.
Just as patriotic still
Somehow I don't catch the thrill
@ the loud to-doin's like
When 1 was a little tyke
Wasn't nothin' then but
Had finger in the pie.
But that finger. as YOU see.
Got blowed OF eventually
Nixon Waterman. in l.. 4 ". Bulle
tin.
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OHNNIE DUCK
WORTH had the
most exciting part
of his Fourth OF
July celebration
very early on the
morning of The
ear-splittiug day;
even much earlier
than that gray
hourWhenVouVery