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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-10-18

Fancy China Cup and Saucers, lOc to LOO
Fancy China Plates from 10c to $1.0O
Fancy Sugars and Creamers, Cake plates,
salad dishes. Don't buy until you see the
line.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-10-18

We know Of other good stores, but
we know none better than this. Our
store is a wonderland, but our adds
are not fairy tales. D. B. GOOdsell.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-10-18

Boys heavy fleece lined Underwear
Observation-Disclosures 25c, 40c and Soc
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-10-18

Mems Black and white strips Shirts. 81
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-15
Not Only With Our Lips, But
in Our Lives.


the door knob she paused, seeing Ann
(the maid of all work. in the hall,
broom in hand
Ann she called, 'when does Mr..
Ashley come in on Thursday evenings?
Here's his supper he wanted punctual-
ly at o'clock, and now it is a quarter
of 8. Seems to me these young stu
dents are mighty fOrgetful; though he
gives less work than some of the other
bOarders."
Law me. Mrs. Scrim, Mr.. Ashley
pears to me. He's been Tightly ever
since he went home for that weeks
vacation at Christmas. Only yester
day he wanted me to mail a letter.
gave me quarter, toO-that's more
than Mrs. Wood does, and | am al
ways a-mailing Of her letters. Well,
he changed his mind that quick he
never even let me get it in my hand,
but threw it into the fire instead. But,
law me, he didn't ask for the money
back agin, so 1 didn't care"
Scarcely had they left when Ray
mOnd Ashley entered. After turning
up the one f1aring gas jet he looked
around the poor little room he called
by that misused word, "Home." There
was little to see, trunk, one chair
and a small iron bed: table Uttered
with textbooks, pen, ink and paper.
His supper on the tray looked unin-
viting enough. The only bright spot
in the room was a tiny CRATE, with a
still more tiny fire of wood. Above
the mantel hung a cheaply framed
copy of HOffman'S Head of Christ"
Looking with disgust at the supper
and leaving it untasted he walked to
the CRATE. With a few more sticks Of
wood Mrs. Scrim had kindly left he
soon had a cheerful fire frightening
the room with it's glow.
He leaned his arms on the mantel
and gazed at the picture above it in
silence, for few minutes. He was a
tall, thin fellow of about twenty-siX,
with plain, clean shaver face, a pair
of small very near-sighted gray eyes.
His hair was that lighter shade of
brown one sees so often. Indeed, with
most partial eye one could not find
trace of the beautiful in his nervous
anxious face.
"HOw is it going to end?" he MUIR
INJURED. ''How is it all to end? Will I
fail at the last examination, will l dis
grace the folks at home? Can l face
my father after his often repeated
prophecies of failure?
''After all these two years of hard
study, is all to be lost?
''Am I to be traitor to my Master
and His work, because of a womans
face?
ooh, that one weeks vacation at
Christmas has taken all my pride from
me. 1t was a bitter lesson when l
came back and realized my own weak
ness, no matter how sweet it was at
the time.
"POOr old Bishop Walker, he meant
it for a kindness when he sent for me
after the lecture on Christmas eve
and said, My son, advise you to take
a weeks holiday and go home; you
ORC xxyOTI-iOO too a T6. Won mood roCt
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-15

when he tried to study; pair of great
dark eyes peeped coquettishly from
every page; pictures fitted before his
eyes of a little white hand pinning a
rose in his coat; a tiny red slipper he
had been asked to tie; a fascinating
dark haired girl that did not reach his
shoulder.
Was his sudden passion for this girl
to stand between him and his God?
AS he moved toward the table to
commence his evenings work he saw
on it a letter.
He we'll knew it's contents-a letter
from Maude, his sister.
The same old story, money, money,
money.
His rich uncle (for whom he had
been named sent him his allowance
every month to pay his college ex>
penses.
There was sometimes a trife left,
but Maude always had some pitiful
story of how hard her life was at
home. 1t was dreadful to be poor,
and mother, of course, being an in
valid, got everything father could
spare.
1t did seem shame that he had
not been a clerk in some office. with a
regular salary; he could have helped
them so much.
This time the letter had F. S. 1t
read:
''Marie Reeves is to be married and
have an elegant church wedding. She
has invited me to be one of her brides
maids. Now you know, Raymond,
that means an awfully good time for
me-if l can only get my dress.
ct must be white satin and chiffon.
Marie is to give us our gloves and
flowers, so the dress is all | need. 1t
is no use asking papa; he will say as
usual,
My child it is Impossible; the bills
are larger than ever this MONTH. Or
I am sorry, Maudie, but poor mother
needs tonics and delicacies more than
my little daughter does a new .:rHss.
Don't you think you might help
me this time, Raymond?
''Oh by the way, Gladys Elliot has
new admirer, though that is MOI
strange; she can play with and make
fools of more men than any girl | ever
saw
"The way she monopolized yo1
Christmas week thoroughly disg1,ste(
me. Precious little of your visit we
| had.
'Mother would not let me say any
thing, though she felt awfu!ly neglect
ed. She had looked forward so mucl
to your coming and said so Often
| Dear boy, l have not seen hun tol
two years What comfort his WIS.,;
) will be-
"What on earth you saw in Gladys
[ can't understand, you are so relig
ious, she so worldly and gay. Blu
! then, | never did pretend to unde,
stand YOU
"Please send the money (thirt3 dol
lars) as soon as possible, for if | have
to make the dress myself it will take
some time"
Rather lengthy postscript, bu1
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-15
Special Announcement.

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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

AS the Tweed Ring ravaCed New
York, SO may the Hanna gang be raw
aging our national Treasury. as 1t is
certainly ravaging the country and the
people. We must turn the rascals out.
so as TO have a thorough and honest
inspection and investigation. We Ger
tainly- cannot region accounts of the
Treasury, or of any other department.
made out by. or under control of. the
same fellows who made the count and
returns of the Presidential election of
1S95-when n miraculous creation OF
men and voters occurred III Ohio and
other States TO give Mckinley the vic
tory.
We must see the books &c, before
they are burned, or otherwise destroy
ed or lost. We must examine every
account and voucher, count every dol
lar, in cash, bonds or notes, and verify
every figure and statement. Another
party Is indispensable to do this work
properly, and reveal the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the
truth. The rogues are not going to
tell on themselves: but we all know
that honesty is no part of their policy
or practice, and we may we'll infer that
such a sang; so long in power. is as
corrupt in administration as it is in
legislation; party methods, proclaimed
policies and base performances.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05
"NE " LAMPS FOR OLD"

man in good health physically (his
mental condition is another question:
was the victim OF q plot: he was first
told that he looked badly: then one
said he must be sick. another that he
should so to bed. another that he
should certainly have a doctor: and so
on, until the man went to bed and
died and was buried.
There are some men built that way.
and some of them cal! themselves
Democrats. The Republicans tell them
that Bryan is played out and that sill
yer is an archaeological relic OF ancient
times. Another Republican says it's
high time for the Democrats 10 nomi-
nate Southern man, an unrepentant
rebel; another suggests that the luna
tic asylums and penitentiarles and
other institutions OF the country are
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

displaced because they dread him
above all other men. We cannot,
at any rate. afford to play into the
hands of our antagonists; and it Is
sheer insolence-brazen cheek-in the
indianapolis billybynumites, who de-
scented us in 1896. fought for Hanna
Mckinley against Bryan and now avow
they much preferred the former to the
latter, to come now and ask us to dis
card Bryan and silver for their sake!
Their sake! sell ourselves, our party,
the country and the people for the
sake of set of men who deserted us
in face of the enemy.
How cheering is the outlook to every
faithful Democrat, when, even after
an administration and party-monopo-
LIKED war; the enemy lost so largely in
the House of Representatives as the re-
suit OF the recent elections; when on
the monetary. currency and banking
issues the enemy cries Halt" and
seeks truce; when it is so manifest,
even in the midst of their schemes OF
expansion. colonizing, Imperialism and
militarlsm, their chief energies are d.
reeted to plots and intrigues to get
Bryan and silver out of their way in
1900; and when, in addition to Bryan.
the issues and votes of 1896, we have
so many more telling issues and votee
for the contest of 1900!
All is we'll. Stand firm. Our only
danger is that the enemy. with aid of
treachery. may work dissension, disor-
ganization. arrangement and demone-
tization among us. Stand fast.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

full OF available candidates, and that
Messrs. Hanna &c Co., or any billy by
numite. can furnish q more accepta-
BILE platform than the Chicago one Of
1896; and then another says, why not
drop all this foolishness Of preaching
Democracy, anyhow? join the imperial
procession. and partake Of the Hanna
Morton feast; drop Bryan and come in
to line for Mckinley in 1900: OF have
no candidate and no platform. and
have a real old fashioned Kilkenny,
Democratic cat-fight among yourselves.
1t would be so lovely!
And fool Democrats listen and heed!
we have the proof on 'em!
Some have even printed their public
confessions to let the Republicans have
full assurance that the Democracy
can beat EN- on idiots, If not on
knaves. But the spirit of 1896 is yet
alive. The 6,5oO0oo Democrats who pro-
mulgated that noble creed and put
Bryan at the front as its great repre-
sentatives, have lost neither their
pluck nor their senses. They know what
defeated the Democratic party; they
know that it was not Bryan, nor Nc
Kinley, but Hanna, with his corrupt
means and fraudulent methods: and
they know full we'll that IL free sill
yer repelled a few. who were already
thralls of gold, it attracted n multitude
of the honest people who knew that
silver was their money and that gold
and it's counterfeits were for sharpers
of all degrees. These 6,5OO,0OO patriotic
citizens know as we'll as Hanna does
that either their votes were fraudu-
lently diminished in 1896, or that the
Republican votes were fraudulently in
creased, to keep the politico-financIal,
banco-bunco Trust IN power.
Above all, they understand the anx-
iety of the Trust and it's emssaries to
get rid of Bryan and silver in 1900, and
how largely the Trust is counting on
Democratic folly to accommodate them.
The more loudly and mistakenly the
Republican leaders and organs advise
us and beg us to abandon Bryan and
silver, the more firmly and faithfully
do the Democratic millions cling to
them as compellers of victory.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05
orINHuNS or THE PRESS.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH

THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
New York World.
The speeches made by the President
during his recent visit to the South de-
serves a closer and more judicial anal
ysis than appears TO have been possible
while the "triumphal tour was i'll pro-
gress. Hospitality and eentmentaiity.
while beautiful in their place. do not
afford the best atmosphere for n true
estimate of a Presidents public utter
ances.
Mr.. McKinley's first notable deliver
ance was the suggestion made at At
lanta that
THE time has now come in the ev-
olution OF sentiment and feeling, under
the providence of God. when. in the
spirit of fraternity, we should share
with you in the care of the graves of
the Confederate soldiers"
ConcedinG the generous and even the
gushing ;ti44-e- thIs TIA
question remains: Was it sincere?
Does it not imply either that the South
ern people have been remiss in caring
for the graves OF their soldiers or that
they are unequal to the task?
Is the President ready TO put any OF
these recommendations into his mes
sage to Congress? Suppose that Pres
ident Cleveland had made such n pro-
position rs Mr.. Mckinley did, or had
consented, as Mr.. Mckinley did later
in his tour to wear u Confederate
badge? Has the country forgotten the
howl that was raised when Mr. Cleve-
land proposed simply the return of the
| battleflaES captured from our Southern
| brethren?
In his message to Congress. President
Mckinley withhold all expression of
| opinion or formulation of policy as to
what this country should do with the
islands coded to Spain. In his speeches
at the South he assumed that Eek
pnnsion has expanded" without either
| the sanction OF the senate or the ac-
ton of the popular branch OF Congress
That flag has been placed in two hem
spheres ne exclaimed. land there 1t
remains! Who will haul 1T down?'
AS the World showed on Sunday
that flag" has been hauled down on
Mt least seven other occasions in our
| history when 1t was improperly or
temporarily raised by our soldiers. jus,
MS 1t was lowered the otner day in
| Cuba by General Lees order because
raised prematurely. Senator Frye, one
of the peace commissioners, admits In
an interview that the treaty in no way
affects the future disposition of the
territory acquired by the United States
The whole matter" he says SIS left
in the hands of Congress, which car
make any disposition OF the island.
| IL sees fit"
But putting these precedents aside
what was there in the Presidents ques
ton. except an appeal to the needless
hurrahs of n crowd?
Did he attempt any Justification OF {
policy OF imperialism? Did he cxplair
the necessity or justify the wisdom o
the proposed wide departure from al
the principles and precedentS of I'll;
| Republic?
To say that we have no home
problems demanding attention Is no
mere easy going optimism: it is the
view of unready. shifty. Sinking de
magogsm.
what was the last National election
all about? Has our currency been re
formed? Have we no lightweight dol
lars? In our tax system just? is there
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

nothing to do about the proposed In
crease of 100000, 600 year in the Ma
tlon's expenditures? Have the trusts
surrendered or been suppressed? Is
there no corruption IN elections? Is
legislation no longer bought? Are rich,
franchises no longer grabbed2 Have
our bosses been put down? lis our ci-
vii service secure from the spollsmen2
Is the government OF our great cities
admirable? Have we no race problem
at the South, where colored supremacy
is prevented by the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and intimidation on killing Of equal
citizens?
What must be thought by honest
men, having the fearlessness of their
knowledge, of president who tells his
countrymon that they have no home
problems that need concern them. but
that they are free TO undertake the
conquest, the civilization and the gov
eminent OF 100000 barbarlans 10000
miles away?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

There is much current complaint of
concealed weapons; the pistol, the
Bowie knife and the razor; and also of
violent outrages. or rape and lynch
ings therefor, bloody street affrays,
&C.. yet, at this very moment our SUI
preme government Is seeking to- "ac-
quirc' the Malay lIreese Ga crooked
and poisoned dagger, and the playful
Malay habit of running amuck!-this
Asiatic diversion being begun by fill-
ing up with fiery liquids. and then
rushing through The community,
Kreese in hand. etabbing everyone who
can be reached-far worse than the
most rah;d of nad-dogs. Such are some
OF the blessings for which IL grateful
people arc Called on 10 re-elect Nc
Kinley next year
Even Trnculo had his partisans as
long as his bottle held ont.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

to enforce an Acknowledgement made
by President Cleveland, with instruc-
tlone also to demand satisfaction for
offensive words spoken of Italy in the
Columbian Congress, TIE spirit of the
Monroe doctrine should rise in opposi-
ton to such q demand. Tt is an at
tempt by a European power to sup
press free speech in America.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

The trick is well-known among the
criminal class to distract your ntten-
ton by row on the streets. while
they pick your pocket, loot your till,
or rob your house. So. no matter how
interesting the Philippine affair may
be- the character of the crowd admon-
ishes us to keep our hands in our
pockets. cur till we'll locked. and n
watchful eye on the interior of our ma
tional household.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05
HONEST BUSHES MEN.

KenneDec (Me.) Journal.
y firm of New York cotton brokers
who failed in 1883 and settled with their
creditors at fifty cents on the dollar
have just sent checks for the balance
of their indebtedness, thus paying up
in full. Here is an instance Of strict
business integrity in meeting obliga-
tions. which. according to commercial
usage. had already been settled, and
the event also proves that the condi-
tions of trade are favorable. Business
men must have a good deal of conf
dence in the future. as we'll as high
standard of integrity, when they go
back TO 1883, and nay up debts which
had been written off the books.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

The general welfare Is what the con-
stitutiors deasnds-the prosperity of
the people and not the enrichment of
spectators. gamblers and extortion-
ists-all enemies of common interests.
1t is utterly impossible for this consti-
tutional prosperity to exist.
when vice prevails and evil men
bear sway"
We repeat what we have said be-
fore. and what is obvious. that under
such sway only the prosperity OF the
wicked is possible; and Holy Writ de-
clares that 1.-THE prosperity of the wick
ed shall be their destruction"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

Cuba is now in full occupation by the
United States and our flag floats domi-
nant over the island. Il is the ensign
and symbol of liberty, independence.
free government and government.
Let it not be smirched there by any
shameful conduct on part of our gov
eminent. army or people.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

Cheap paper would be a great benefit
to the free people and the free press
but the paper trust is far ahead of
them in this representative govern
ment. under this Hanna-Republican
dispensation and Mckinley maladminis-
tratlon.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

Watterson wants the Democracy to
put up ticket for 1900, without a
platform: standing on the air, or Lou
isvilel Courier-Journal wind. Poor old
fellow: anything to be quoted and talk
ed about by the ent4ny But Kentucky
Burbon does not inspire high principles.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

We hear good reports from all the
spectators in labor and production;
but labor and production. including
materials and necessaries. have yet no
jubilant shouters. They do not seem
to be In it,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

Editors and others have learned long
ago. to throw anonymous letters, COM
munications. &c, in the waste basket
or the fire: and all will be wise to
make a similar disposition of presents
of any kind from anonymous senders
by mai or otherwise unless the pres
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

Fayne Moore's Atlanta friends NAV
easily feign more love for her than
they would fain transmute into cash;
and the fellow she "badgered" swears
she did feign more affection for him
than he received in return for his
money
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

If, as General Merritt says, this coun-
try has outgrown the constitution, isn't
1t a case of getting too big for it's
brooches?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

No doubt THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
insistence on certain truths is regarded
by some as "damnable iteration;" but
as a continual dripping wears away
stone we shall keep on iterating and
re-iterating.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

we exclude Coolies, Chinese and
other Asatics; but we "forcibly ac-
quire' the worst species of Asiatics. the
Malays, by the million and millions
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

The American law is that n mem
Der of no legislative body is to be call
ed in question elsewhere for words
spoken in debate: but far off italy
sends fleet to the State OF Colombia
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

The Washington Posts artist says OF
free silver. ut amt no lie!" No: but
a great many lies are told of it, "Hic
facet" being the principal one of them
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

What we chiefly need now. according
to the doctrines Of the Richmond Times
although 1t has modestly refrained
from mentioning iD, is n newspaper
trust the Times model ana manager,
with no competition, no difference and
no discussion. and all of the opinion
of the Times, on all subjects. What
harmony! what bliss! what prosperity.
what mohomaniacal monopoly and
monetary monarchism!
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

The masses are the most: but they
don't count in reckoning prosperity;
and why should they? They are but a
part Of the raw materials of which
prosperity is made. The lower they
fall. the greater prosperity. II we could
get em to live on deodorizcd. disin-
fected and embalmed food and one cent
a day. we could underseli the world!
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

This expansion into Asia. to acou,ra
the Philippines. is levanting: a criminal
departure, as it is also criminal ag-
gression." to quote McKinley's own
words.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05
AS WE ARE IS VICTORY.

1t is we'll understood that this ad-
ministration. the leading Republicans
and the more cunning of the leading
Republican organs are in full accord
that there should be no further legis-
lation along the line of demonstration,
currency-contraction and bank-expan-
sion until after the next Presidential
election, If then. Coincidently. it is re-
marked. the same authorities are in
should retire William ]. Bryan as
Presidential candidate, and drop the
restoration OF silver coinage as an is
sue. In fact. 1t is curiously noted that
this consensus of Republican opinion
as to what the Republican party should
not do and as to what the Democrat tic
party should do signifies the paramount
Importance the financial issue holds in
the Republican view, and how pregnant
it is of danger to the powers that be.
Consequently. all intelligent Republi-
cans and their allies. who comprehend
the political situation. wish to suspend
and postpone the monetary, currency
shiit isSutS " ii IlOIe COllNG-
nient season-not for the good OF the
Democratic party (bet your lifeD, nor
for the good of the country and people
No! But wholly and solely for the
benefit of this Hanna Republican ad-
ministra ton and the interests that SUBJ
stdize it and the Hanna-Republica
party Could anything be more OBJ
vious. significant and paipable to sense?
And yet we have some wiseacres. call
ing themselves Democrats. concurring
in this Republican scheme. and shout
ing for a new Democratic candidate,
and new Democratic platforml Are
these shouters knaves and traitors. or
mere imbeciles?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05

In either case. the people, the coun,
try and the Democratic party desire
Bryan above all other men, he deserves
the position above all other men. and
the enemies OF the people. the country
and the Democratic party desire him