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The Advocate and news., 1899-02-08
HIS Dancing Days.

Hm DhMclnB DAybs
What is Il In old fiddle tunes at makes me
ketch my breath
And rippes up my backbone tell I'm tickled
most to death,
Kind o. like at sweet sick feelin In the long
sweep o. a swing,
Yer first sweetheart in with ye, sailin up'ards,
wing to wing;
Yer first picnic yer first Ice cream. yer Arst o.
ever thing
'Athappened fore yer dancin days wuz over
never understood it, and s'pose never
can,
But right in town here yisterd'y heard q
pore blind man
A-fddlin old Gray Eagle;" ierked my lineH
and stopped my load
o. hay and listened at him--yes, and watched
the way he how'd"
And back went, plum forty year, with boys
and girls knowed
And loved long fore my dancin days wuE
over.
Athigh noon in yer city, with yer blame mag.
Albumin and a.skreechin past and banda and
q. A. RS
A-marchin and fire ingin's, all the noise the
whole street through
Wuz lost on me. only heard q awhipperwill or
two.
1t 'peared like kind o. callin crost the dark.
ness and the dew,
Them nights afore my dancin days wus over.
'T'uz Chusd'y night at Wetherells or Veins.
d'y night at Strawn's
Er Fourth O. July night at either Tomps' house
er Johns,
NUtfh ola auy Cb,7roh Prnvn CY,uoV. r,rtoIr nrA
that old fiddle he
Had "sawed, clean through the army, from
Atlanty to the sea,
And yit he'd fetched her home ag'in, SOS he
could play for me
onct more afore my dancin days wuz over.
The woods ats all ben cut away seemed
CROWN same as then,
The youngsters all wuz boys ag'in ats now all
And all the girls at then wuz girls-I saw 'em
one and all,
AS plain as then, the middle sized, the short
and fat and tall,
And 'peared like l danced "Tucker" fer 'em
up and down the wall
As peert as fore my dancin days wuS over.
The facts is wuz dazed so at clean fergot
jes' where
Irailly wuz-a blockin streets aud still stand
in there
Iheard the po-leece yellin, but my ears wus
kind o. blurred
Ny eyes, too, fer the odds o. that-bsLass
thought heard
Ny wife ats dead a-lAughin like and jolrin,
word fer word,
%es' like afOre her dancin days wuz over.
James Whitcomb Riley.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-08

largest OF all, with q pointed nose and
chin and wearing the traditional cap and
peaked hat red cloak and carrying a
small broom.
Place two candy sticks, crossed and
tied with ribbon, on each plate. Fill the
glasses with water and then, II possible,
seat the children where they appear to
select places. II confusion seems to be
prediCated by this arrangement designate
their places here and there as a matter
Of course, from which there Is no appeal.
MENU FOR MOTHER GOOSE PARTY.
Cream Chicken In Cases.
Bread and Butter Sandwiches.
Cocoa. Vanilla Ice Cream.
Lady Fingers. Kisses
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-08


Mrs. Lew Wallace, in her article en-
titled 'The Murder Of the Modern IN
nocents" in the February number Of The
Ladies' Home Journal, has expressed the
feelings Of many thinking people who
believe as she does in regard to the over
crowding OF the boys and girls In school.
She says. II do not undervalue the ed
ucatiOn; 1t is greatly to be desired but
over-educatiOn Is Staying its thousands
The burden is books. The tasks Inn
posed on the young are fearful. The Of
difficult as possible, instead Of smoothing
the hill so high and hard TO climb.
Back of all, and harder than unbend-
ing rules, is the merciless ambition Of
parents. American children must do,
and have everything. Propose to cut
down, drop the least congenial study,
and there is an Outcry-'Why, then Mary
could not get her diplomat What will
she do with 1t If she does get It? Lay It
away in forgotten top drawer, or frame
and hang 1t in the guest chamber-a
costly document bought with great
price.
"Said tender mother to me, "The air
Of the school room Is so foul that my
boys heads smell of It, And you con-
tinue to send them? oh yes; you know
they must pass. They are passing.
"The mother Of girl with lips color
less as her forehead declared, I have a
high standard Of education for Julia
But health, If she leaves that In the text
books, though she speaks with the
tongue of men and Of angels, 1t prOAteth
nothing
"T mean determinedly, for her to
have advantages, and when she gets her
diploma she can rest So she sums
along until she can multiply three fig
ures by three in her head, day and night
thinking and thinking. One soft Sunday
afternoon, when even the day laborer
was having his leisurely stroll, asked
why she was not out with the rest Of the
family She was at home writing an
essay on Gray's Elegy. oh, it's no
trouble for her to do 1t. don't see how
she writes so easily. This Is her last
year; she has seven studies; then comes
the finishing school at New Haven
doesn't her head acheT Some
times she talks in her sleep [agaln the
proud loOkl It's Latin, think
"She was already In the finishing
school, and what she now says In her
sleep we shall not know till we learn the
language Of the dead.
"That is not the only house where
there is a drawer scented with tuberose
and heliotrope, and opening 1t Is Like
opening the grave.
easy for her to have seven studies
under seven different teachers Try 1t
Yourself"
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-08
A rlOther Goose Party for the Chill
dren.

dren.
The woman who Is obliged to plan
for party for the little ones-and what
woman Is not ometime?-always well
comes a bright suggestion which will
give the children something to look for
ward to and to talk about afterwards.
Here is an exceedingly interesting one,
suggested in the last number Of The
Gentlewoman by A. q. Whitaker:
There are times when mother wishes
to plan a little affair for the children
or holiday, and she will find nothing
more enjoyable for them than Mother
Goose Party. 1t isn't advisable to have
the little guests come in costume, for
children are more than likely to feel
uncomfortable when dressed out Of the
ordinary, and do not enter into the spirit
Of costuming as do their elders.
The afternoon plays may be arranged
TO suit the individual host and the cir
cumstances The children should be al
lowed Co admire the supper table before
sitting down to their little feast, which
should be dainty, and contain some Of
the children's favorites which will not
quarrel with their digestion or create
bad dreams after they are tucked away
in bed.
II there are to be 10 guests have the
dining-table extended long enough to
give ample room for Mother Goose and
the House that Jack Built, and also suffl
cient elbow room between the chairs SO
that accidents may not happen. Lay the
table cloth over the silence cloth and 1t
is then ready for the center-piece. The
house was made from card board with
straw thatched roof. The sides and ends
were cut from one large sheet and Sc
cured with a. single joining made fast
by strip Of cambria and strong mucl-
lage. The thatched roof was nothing more
than the straw covers Of some bottles of
olive oil, opened, spread out and trimmed
to the right width for the roof The
most particular part Of the house-build-
ing was cutting the openings for the
windows and leaving the sash for the
panes. A sharp penknife and pointed
scissors will do this IL the worker does
not hurry too much and carelessly cut
over the outlines. Clapboards may be
marked and shaded with lead pencil
and blinds added to the windows. Paint
the house yellow with white trimmings
and green blinds.
Fill the house with little bags Of con-
fectionery and surround 1t with zigZag
fence Of sticks of red and white striped
candy tied together with narrow white
ribbon. Twine smilax wreath over the
door like vine.
Set a pretty plate at each place with
one fork and spoon at the right, also
chocolate cup and saucer. At the left
place the napkins folded so as to stand
upright, and each containing one Of
Mother GOOse's large family. Mother
or sister can make these favors from old
scraps Of silk, satin, bright paper, ETC.,
giving each child a Humpty Dumpty,
Little Boy Blue, Jack and jill, Miss Mary
quite contrary, Little Miss Muffett, who
must have a big spider, or any Of the
most familiar characters OF the Jingle
book. Mother Goose should be the
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-08

A German actor played the role OF the
parricide Franz in Schiller's Robbers"
so realistically in a remote village that
several indignant peasants waylaid him
after the performance and gave him
sound thrashing. While the blows were
falling thick the actor exclaimed
proudly. "T thank you, gentlemen. This
Is the happiest hour OF my life. File
gende Batter.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08

In southern Mexico the jail and pris-
on officials experience great difficulty
In trying to prevent the smuggling into
their institutions of the seductive
mariguana.
This is a kind of loco" weed, more
powerful than opium. II grows from
seed by cultivation In southern ART
iona ana la Mexico. II Is danger
Gus thing for the unlnitiated TO handle.
but those who know its uses say II
produces more delightful dreams than
opium.
The Mexicans mix II with tobacco
and smoke II In cigarettes. inhaling
the smoke. When used In this way.
II produces IA hilarious spirit In the
smoker that cannot he equaled by any
other form Of dissipation. The govern
or OF the prison at Yuma has just I'M
earthed large quantity Of the weed
that had been hidden within reach OF
the con,lcts who work In outside
gangs Stray Stories.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08

1T is very hard to realize that the
voice one hears over the telephone Is
not the voice Of the person who Is
talking" said an electrician, chatting
about the oddities OF the business. 1T
seems exactly like the real tones,
drawn out thin and small and carried
from long distance by some mechan-
zeal means. but II isn't. When one
speaks into the instrument. a little
diaphragm, like drumhead, begins TO
vibrate, and each vibration sends a
wave of electricity over the wire. These
waves set up a mimic vibration In an
other diaphragm at the opposite end,
which Jars the air and produces an
imitation OF the original voice.
That's not a very scientific explana-
ton, but it's accurate. The autograph
telegraph, which makes fac-simile Of
handwriting. Is a fair parallel. You
write your message with a pen. at
tached TO special electric apparatus,
and little ink siphon at the other end
OF the line exactly initiates every dot
and curve. The result seems like the
real thing, but is merely "A first class
counterfeit. It's the same way exactly
with the voice In the phone. New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08
It's up to the People.

Less than year remains in which
to gather facts, and information that
will influence your vote for the next
president of the United States.
That grievous wrongs have been
committed, and grave errors allowed
to exist without effort at correction, is
evidenced by the speech, writings, and
comments of eminent statesmen and
jurists; congressman and leading men
Of business; professors and clergymen
in every state.
Party affiliations have been ignored
in the cutlery against thrusting aside
the safeguards of our fathers and rush.
ing pell-mell into the affairs of Europe.
The situation is deplorable one if
not alarming; as is also our domestic
affairs dominated by gigantic Trusts.
The evils are not of spontaneous
growth! They are the result of years
of labor and expenditure of millions
of dollars Beginning with the dis
placement of American silver for
English gold, the cunning of Eng
lands diplomacy in shaping the des-
tiny Of our Republic is apparent to
any ordinary observer seeking the
true inwardness of events.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has fire.
quently called attention to each and
every move as it was trAnspiring, and
during the campaign Of 1900 will
present its readers with a truthful
array Of facts that will be extremely
interesting and startling.
No fair-minded American, be he
Republican, Democrat or of other
political faith, can afford at this critical
time to ignore the truth. Partisan
prejudice, with the Trusts as dictators,
is far more degrading slavery than
that which existed previous to the Civils
War Of '6I-64.
Trusts in the United States alone
have representative capital greater
than all the gold and silver in the
world. These will spend many more
millions Of dollars to suppress truth
and facts and mislead all who fail to
look beyond their plausible decep-
tons. Read the Enquirer and you
will be able to discern the truth and
combat falsehood. A victory for
Trusts and the Mckinley Admins
ration in 1900 will end the era Of
greatest good to greatest number.
Watch carefully the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08
THIRTEEN.

Thirteen Is unlucky." says I to John Gray
That time he got married the thirteenth Of May.
But John he Just erinned and said was sore
Because u want me that gettin Bcss Moore
Well, it's twelve years since then. and thrt,
weeks ago
! was out to Johns house in New Mexico.
And we hadn't met In ten years, I guess.
When one day seen him in Dcming with neA
They coaxed and insisted aud vowed must 90
To pay 'em visit at their place. ami -
elm in their wagon, and when we got there
thought We had liz on a Donnyhrook fair.
hts only the Children" says Ross. "and I'll send
Them in right sway TO see our old friend"
And then they come in, the big and the small.
And counted the lot. There was thirteen in ali,
And looked up at John and John looked away.
And saws to him. 'iIow's the thirteenth Of
Mayr'
And John said he guessed he Lldnt nothin to
say.
p. S-There was two pair Of twins
New York sun.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08
Rural Postal Delivery.

The free postal delivery among the
farmers Of Chester county. Pa. has
proved so great a success that II II
now proposed to extend the system to
other counties In the state. The post.
Office department selected this region
for an experiment In rural delivery be-
cause all the conditions seemed TO be
present for giving the system a fair
test. Only one delivery day was
made up TO July /. but since that date
the area OF operations has been widen
Ell. and two deliveries day are made.
Reports OF the experiment show a large
aad steady increase In postal business
IN the region covered since II began In
January Of this year. The farmers are
highly pleased with the system. and it
works satisfactorily all around.
There is apparently no reason why
rural delivery should not In the near
future be extended over the whole
country. or at least over all OF 1t except
the most remote and sparsely settled
sections. The system has been In sue.
cessful operation in Great Britain and
other parts OF Europe for years. and it
has also been introduced In japan.
The United States ought not TO be be-
hind any country in the world in
matter benefting the people.
Ii has been demonstrated over and
over again that a reduction In the
rates OF postage and other means
adopted to facilitate and improve post
al communication are quickly follow
ed 10y results fully justifying the added
trouble and expense. The volume of
postal business is Immediately increas-
ed. and the service becomes more and
more in favor with the people.
In the opinion Of Edward Everett
Hale the postotiice is the greatest edu-
institution of modern times.
II this be true. and no one will doubt
that IL is a great educational influence.
the whole people should have the full
est possible benefit of II.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08

According to dispatches, the Douk-
hobors. a Russian sect who have i'm
migrated to the Canadian northwest
in large numbers. have the unpleasant
habit of yoking up their women with
their oxen and blowing the land in
this barbarous fashion. The Domin-
ion government Is reported TO be pre-
pairing to put a stop to the practice.
But governments are often slow, and IL
may turn out that official action will
not be able to cope with the situation.
The matter is serious. because 1t is the
intention of those who are interested
In the Doukhobors to bring 10000 OF
them to this side Of the Atlantic. The
spectacle of 10000 people with their
women hitched to plows is not TO be
tolerated ON the North American CONT
nent. Women cannot here be made
sisters to the OK.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08

Not everybody perhaps knows that
an association exists of national scope
looking To the preservation OF the
birthplace of the American flag and
the erection OF a memorial to Betsy
Ross, who made the first flag OF IL
stars. which has become the nation $
emblem. The name of the organiZa-
ton Is the American Playhouse and
Betsy Ross association. and its secre-
tary is John Quincy Adams. Among the
officers. directors and charter members
are some Of the most prominent men of
the country. The house which 1t Is
thus designed to preserve Is at 239
Arch street. Philadelphia, and 1t Is the
headquarters of the association. Sub
scriptions are solicited from all over
the country. and with each subscrip-
ton of 10 cents the donor receives a
certificate of membership in the asso-
citation, upon which are artistic en-
cravings OF the historic old house, the
room where the flag was displayed by
the maker and the humble grave OF
Betsy Ross in Mount Moriah cemetery.
Philadelphia has done much through
its historical societies to preserve pa
triotic and historic relics. notably the
Liberty bell and the Declaration Of In
Now that the Quaker City
has essayed to preserve for all time the
birthplace of Old Glory the movement
should be generously encouraged.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08


rindlay spat.
But | need it-not need II. but I
nave a sure play In sight"
SORRY, old chap. but that money
stays right with me until spend II.
I've got a grudgc against II. tell you.
It's got to work for me-gct me things.
It's n pcrsoEal matter. Don't try 10
come between n man and his pet enc
my. That slave cant he seduced."
laughed Findlay.
So Walters dropped the matter. He
rose Z? 90 soon. Findiay was nolsily
hospitahlc In his farewell After speed.
Ing his guest he walked tn the dinln;
room. drank a still nightcap and put
out the lights. In his bedroom he han.
died the money again aud called IL
names. waxing rather melodramatic.
Then he pat II In his safe and turucd
the Key. I'm glad I'm not one to at
tract burglars" he said as he smile
at hts simple strong box. The drink
and weeks sleeplessncss conquered
his overwruught nerves as soon rs he
touched lis sheets and he slept hea vily
Some hours later the tiny midnight
noises Of sleeping house were sharp
ly silenced by loud creaking OF the
stairs. Then everything was breath
iessly stlll. Again the stairway creak.
ed. but more cautiously. A slight odor
OF sulphur. the green flicker OF "A
match, and then a little candle flame
shed dim light in the upper hall just
outside Findlay's bedroom. His door
was tried and yielded slowly. while
the Intruder listened to Findlay's
breathing.
Presently the vague light crossed
his room and played around the safe.
A moment later its feeble rays were
searching his clothes-such a long, long
seach II made! Some keys fell loudly
to the floor. But the sleeper breathed
with heavy regularity.
Next the candle appeared beside the
safe. a key clicked and the little door
swung wide. From odt Of It's dark re-
cesses the man dragged its treasure TO
the last coin.
Suddenly the air thrilled under the
shrill roll of the telephone bell hanging
directly beside the head Of the bed
The thief sprang TO the instrument and
vainly tried to stine its alarm. But In
the darkness Findlay turned on his
bed stretched and slowly raised him.
self on one elbow TO feel the cold ring
OF a revolver's muzzle thrust against |
his forehead.
zone move and you're dead man" |
he heard.
Ihe biihu nlght terror was on MIN. |
anu shlvering. he held himself stun
against the muzzie. somebody talked
into his telephone but he could not see
an outline In the black room. The cold
ring pressed unwaVeringiy against Ills
face.
Yes II Is l.. IL seemed his own
voice speaking
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08

One Of the resolutions passed by the
National Educational association Is
especially commendable and timely
The educators assembled at Los An
geles pledged themselves by every
legitimate means to aid the invaluable
work OF the bureau OF education. and
asks that II be given such support by
congress as will enable II to perform
with fullest efficiency the tasks In
trusted to II. The resolution says. I'VE
recognize perhaps more fully than do
others the value of the statistics OF
education collected In the census OF
1890, ana we earnestly urge upon the
director of the forthcoming census the
desirability of carrying on anew the
lines Of inquiry then pursued. together
with such additions aud improvements
as experience has shown TO be needed"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08

John Bull appears to regard the
Orange Free States offensive alliance
with the Transvaal republic as reliev-
ing him OF the necessity OF making two
bites Of the South African cherry. II
may transpire. however, before the
scrimmage Is ended that John Bull has
biz on more than he can conveniently
masticate.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08

People who 90 TO Alaska expecting
to be rescued tate In the season by gov.
eminent relief expeditions should bear
In mind that nlls is not an established
branch of public business and not like
ly 10 be kept up indefinitely.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08
mo: I'm going TO shoot myself"
A frightened clerk held the telephone

A frightened clerk held the telephone
receiver at the Combined OIL com
pany's office. Facing his companions.
he cried For Gods sake! Here's
Findlay says he's $4,000 shortr' The
others came running TO him. He says
he's going TO shoot then as he held
the receiver gingerly from his ear they
all heard the echoed report of the shot.
New York Press.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-08
The Election Is
Over

Aud the prices on goods are advancing every day
but We have bought all Of goods with con
tract before the advance aud therefore are still
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

A dancing master at Gardiner, Me, has
calculated the distance a waltzer travels
during the course of one evening at seven
mics He says that allowing six feet for
one waltz step, and the waltz tempo sixty
measures a minute and taking three steps
10 the measure gives 1870 steps in minute.
Giving ten minutes for each waltz and
ten waltz in an evening, the walter mas
covered distance of seven miles in
waltzes alone during the evening.
A Frenchman. with an impossible name
and a prediction for figures, has estl-
mated the average length of mans
stride at sl1s inches, and the distance an
average traveller can cover at this rate,
AZ 7.15s yards an hour or 119 yards min
ute. The number Of strides would be
600 an hour, or 125 a minute. The length
Of the stride in the various European
armies is as follows: In the German
army 1t is By inches with cadence Of
112 stems per minute; in the Austrian army,
29ib inches with a cadence OF from lis to
12o per minute; in the italian army 2oib
inches. with a cadence Of 100 per minute /;
in the French army 29I5 inches, with a
cadence Of 1i5 per minute; In the British
army 30 inches, with a cadence Of ZIG per
minute.