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direeters chose to- send their younger
sons naasquerading as honest miners.
into the Occur d'Alene, fheysnnust post
them better upon the localinstitutions.
'.Monkeying with the 5bnzz-saW' was
pastirne for children compared with q
conflict of opinions with the Miners
union mi the summer of 1892 Mr..
Binghamproposed to shift his personal
responsibilities frankly upon the union.
If Darcie should never reach London.
with his verbal report (the documents
werasin Mr.. Bingham's hands,. and an.
International correspondence, tram
scending questions of business, should
ensue, the manager was prepared to
wash hisv own hands, and to point to-
the gunsgin the hands of his irrepressr
ible allies of the union.5 The trade
unions have thus suffered always, and
eyer:will suffer most, at the hands If
their so-ealled friends
And now we come to the last scene
before the close of the war--the de
Eortation Of the ascabs," including
few non-combatants among whom was
Faith. Recording angels, recorders OF
the truth of any sort were not in de-
mand at that time in the Occur
d'Alene; the victors proposed TO record
matters to suit themselves.
&@sss, !. [To BE Continued
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beard with saosisihie means OF support
Why don't Won SO to work and make
money first and then 60 back to con-
gress That's what / did
With but little reflection Mr.. Dolliver
responded: THAT is wei enough for
you, but / am not familiar with the
modern methods Of lawful larceny, and
II could never become rich man.
The millionaire senator laughed
heartily at this home thrust sally. which
was not intended to be offensive, and he
said: "a II right, my boy, keep on with
your oratory and remain in your pow
erty. and one of these days you win at
least thank me for having given you
good advice. M
And twas good advice, too. In the
higher politics and social world money
is king. AT alIsdf the white house re-.
ceptions, at all Of the diplomats din
ners, ut all of the public functions of
senator's and represent tatives, at all OF
the prominent hotels the men of wealth
move as royalty moves, The men and
women about them pass smirkingiy by,
bowing low; and the walters and wait
rasses salaam before the rich men and
women as to princes and princesses.
Therefore, If young men who are am
bilious for political honors would start
right they would first worship at the
shrine Of Mammen, and gather tcgeth-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-03-18
WHEN cuREEM RINGS.

" " q n
When curfew rings there comes voice Il
From 1.-THE clouds of heaven,
In tones OF loving care and pofse,A +
AT the clnsfng hour of even;
The laborsr has filled his hours y i I sas
y OF toll III numbers well,
A call to rest for wearied powers,
When the watchman cries: "A1l's we'll"
But is all well? Do old and young
Welcome the curfew chime, :
E That calls TO rest with ready tongue,
In JOY and peace sublime,
When a rising generation dreams
OF benefits to come,
And the lamp of hope casts brigh htenins
beams Fsss 2sszzse
On the sanctity of home?
An hour when daily strifes are Ser,
When may be laid aside s.sss@+ssss5 ~
The thoughts of troiibled hearts and sore
Where faith and hope abide,
In patience waiting for the time
When the hand Of God may bring
a solace with the evening chime, w
When the bells for curfew ring.
The futurel All, how bright it looks
When young blood freely flaws
In public streams or quiet nooks,
OF mingled joys and woes
AS parents care and filialloVe &
Fly forth on angel wing,
From earth to realms of life above s. =
When the bells for curfew ring.
Tears find an outlet in the eye
From anoVerfiowing well--s gasxsssY ,
A fount Of soul-life rarely dry,
Or blissful charm and spell; Ea8
In ripples now, in torrents then,
From prophet, priest and king;
Alike In tender memories, when
The bells for curfew rings 4sss
--Clsr XIV Bryan, in Springfield tMass.1
Republican. s
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ENGLISH COMMENT ON AMERICA
| ignorance OF Britishers Concerning
Our History.

Ignorance OF Britishers Concerning
Our History.
Some amusing. stories illustrating
English ignorance of American affairs
are. told by5a London resident who is
at home in literary and political cir
cles.
At q literary reception Mr.. Lowell
was referred to as one of the masters
of American poetry, who had never.
seemed capable of doing anything
else.
7 Il think you are wrong said one, in
a critical tone. "Mr. Lowell wrote sew
eraI books which were well worth read
ing @ = s
''What ware they2" asked the first
commentator ON American literature. 8
g The Autocrat' and the other Break
fastlTab1e books was the serene reply
As every one IN the group looked
wise and innocent. twas evident that
the rival claims of DR. Holmes to the.
,anthorship Of those sBrealfasf- Table
books" were not suspected.
A graduate of an English university
was amazed BY reference to the Amer
lean civil war which was casually made
seonversation at a club house.
when did it take placer he asked
ST had supposed that there had been no
fighting in America since George Wash
ington's revolution in the time of.
George III"
He had read for degree at an Eng
lish university, and had travelled ex-
tensively on the continent and in the far
east, but had never heard of the great
est civil conflict Of ancient or modern
times! 49,
These stories, told at the expense of
well-educated Englishmen, prove that.
there will be room for increased knowl-
edge of America during the period of
goodrfeeling which every we11-wisherI
of AngIo-saxon civilization hopes is
opening between two great countries.
Youths Companion.
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MANY LIVES RUINED.
Why Bright Young Mea Should De-
cline to Enter Politics.

Especial washington Letter.

lGpGClHl w 4S0iuS lSLLSI
Every two years. when the congresses
expire. we witness the departure OF
friends. many OF them never to be seen
again, for when the congressman go
back to private life they seldom have
opportunity to enter it again.
One yonng man. who has been IN the
house Of representa- atives for six years,
to-day referred to his retirement pa
thetical1y, saying: II am only 3s years
old, and my future il behind me II
I had known what was going into 4
would never have tried to come to con-
gress. / have spent six years OF my
life use1essly. They are gone, and they
have been empty years.
OF course, IL I could have been re-
elected for another term might have
amounted to something. But It takes
at least six years of hard work for q
man to secure recognition and be re-
garded in the house OF representatives
as fixture. After that It is all smooth
sailing, because the other old members
gather around the fellows who are ex-
pected to stay, and they give up good
committee places and extend Legislative
courtesies which new members cannot
obtain, and for which they have no
hope. "a ia
..But could not gain the. coveted
fourth term. I was left at the polls,
and now, while yet young man, am
back number. shall try, for the
nomination in 1900, and il / get it
shall make as strong fight as possible,
knowing that If 4 win Z viii be fixed
solidly in my district. That is the
only hope for me now, and that hope
/ shall diligently pursue"
y Poor felIowi he is now pursuing an
ignisl fatuus.s He will waste another
two years of his life. seeking to return
to congress; and he win be disappoint-
ed. When the people turn down a young
man they do it intent tionally, and usual
~ permanently. This young man has
usually but one show out of a thou
sand to get back, and SO enamored OF
ongressional life is he that he will
take that one chance, be defeated and
then live on regarding his life as o
wreck. But If he were to drop politics
and go TO work in his profession, the
law, he might achieve distinction and
win fortune, because he has more than
ordinary ability and educational ac-
quirements.
He is poor, and has within a couple of
years taken unto himself wife, SO
that he cannot afford to invest all of
his earnings in the political rattle. 1t
is possible that his wife may wean him
from the political ambition which leads
him and lures him to the tempting of
fate In her success will be his only
hope of future success and happiness.
But there is another man in congress,
about to retire, who views the matter
differently. 1t is Hon. Sam M. Clark,
of Keokuk, Ia, who says: s'I have of
late years been glad that was unable
to come to congress when Twas young
man. At that time, 30 years ago, my
am billions were checked; older and
ADLER politicians turned me down, and
hence was obliged to remain at home.
Since reaching mature age I have
looked back with complacency upon
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AsAnd doyon think that i am going III
you stay here? said Dafcfe, half beside.

~ fS
you SAY hereP"ssaid Darcie. hall beside
himself with jos. Es8
ssBut@ there's noSdanger here forme.' 2
sItwould be parting soul and body, :
he said.
81 .a'1eH 4notl1eep an body long to-
getheF av ye stay said Mike.
You break my heart" Faith cried,
distractedly. aThose men will have no
pity--and you have none-to refuse me
this one chance for your life. Once
mers, viii ypu,go r. 's-vw "a ,es
ARA d, here scomes the doetherL He's
the man we want" said Mike.
r. It was the doctor, in a painting hurry,
half CHECKED for breath. r-s
"Wel1. young we1nang So here you
are, and I've. been. all over the country
looking for you. Well, boys, have you
got this thing all fixed p
s Its bechune her an him, !" said Mike
in despair. "she'H not go for fear she'd
delay. us, an he'll not go an Fave her,
an III not shtir widout him; an, there
ye have tia caucus ay fools IL Wer
there was one!s
y "Tut, tut! what waste of time! 1t
she won't go, she won't, and there's an
end of that. Your legs are your best
friends now, boys. Get in there; all
ashore that's going. g;sssszy 4s & ss
''Come, Darcie, don't make this kick
now, and ruin everything. know It's
hard" the doctor whispered, with@his
hand on Darcie's shoulder, "hut, Lordl
man, you're not the only friend she's
got! Trust me. wen get her safe out
of this; they don't exterminate the girls.
I'll bet you $50 you cross the lake with
her tomorrow night. How's that? Do
you want any better chance than that
to plead for your sins? Give her d kiss
now, and get along with you! They
are headed down the gilleh, ]. said the
doctor to Mike. In about five minutes
you can break cover. I'll delay them
all I can"
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vYx - - zss
XII.
THE. EXPULSION

Mr.. Bingham was very weary of his
paterna1 joys. II a selfish motive had
been at the bottom Of his sudden late
demand FOR his daughters society in
the west; if he had fancied that it would
impart a trifing zest to his jaded ex-
istence to have youth and beauty near
him, and increase his popularity with
his brother mine-owners at a critical
time, he had been properls disappoint-
ed in the sequel. The cloud of suspi-
cion that rested on the mine had never
lifted; the time had NOT been suited
to an exchange of hospitalities, even
WITH a beautiful young daughter to be
introduced to the society of the camps;
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and all the brightness Faith had
brought with her to the Big Horn, and
that promise OF adaptability that her
father had welcomed in her, had been
extinguished under the burden of him
self and his elderly failings which she
had taken upon her virgin conscience.
It was simply keeping a recording an
gel in the house for his sole and per-
sonal benefit; one who wept, perhaps,
but never dropped "a tear upon the
page where her fathers slips were IN
falteringly set down. The grief Of his
angel had never interfered with the
strictness of her record. 1t was pre-
posterous! He smiled, with sardonic
enjoyment Of the joke that he was to
be reformed, at his time Of life, accord
ing TO the maiden aunt school of
training. But it was also a beastly an
noyance; it sent him often to the so
ciety of those familiarss which he kept
under lock and key in his sideboard
closet. With his daughter presiding,
conscienee-wise over personal habits,
and with Darcie Hamilton inYestigat-
ing his business management it was
no wonder that d frail-minded old gen
tleman, with a rather darkIfng record,
should have gone off somewhat In his
temper. Heaven and earth! was he. to
be baited by chil dren2 =. So
He had said to faith that she could
not go, without. extraordinary precau-
tions for her safety In the excited state
of feeling at the mines; but this had
been merely for the purpose of re-
minding her that she was not quite mis-
tress OF the situation-free to repudiate
sher father, and depart from him when
ever he should have paid for her ticket
eastward As fact, she was not half
50 anxious to 60 as was heto have her;
he did not desire. her presence IN his
house, either as monitor or as witness,
any longer, She had seen too much
already, considering her general intelli
gence and her unconp roInising way Of
looking at things. She must go back
to the east, where in a short time such
frank incidents as the ordeal Of Wan
and the anbushing of Darcie Hamilton
in the tamaracks would appear to her
aE incredible as the nightmare visions
of a fever. And that she might not
unwisely recall her visions IN speech,
he had, in that last painful interview
In the library, taken measures to make
her very tired of the ubjectof Dareie
HaniIton. On this point at least He
was easy. 81
AS to Darcie, that young gentleman
lad been vastly busy at the manager'a
expense; he had formulated some dam
genous discoveries; incidentally he
had made rapid love to his daughter.
RetWeen business and pleasure he had
been going very much at large. But
he had been careless, as the too sure
footed are apt to be. If the Big Horn
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4sliG.t y
that result. If I had been sent to con-
gress 80 years ago would have been
given couple Of terms, and then /
would have been left at home, because
that is the CUSTOM of the country. In
that event should have spent the past
30 years bewailing my fate, and secret
sly abusing the people for not keeping
me. to the front where I might have
achieved distinction.
But the people were kind to me !;
kinder than they knew. They kept me
in congress until I was 81 years old, and
then they gave me four years in the na-
ti5nal house 81 representatives.. Thus
round out my career in a gratifying
manner. It is much better to receive
honors later III life, because they are
the more appreciated, after having been
SO long withheld. .
What world of philosophy of life
there is IN the contrast Of the expert
ences ct the young man and the old man
who come to congress. In these two ex-
periences the reader may see the folly
and wisdom of politics. Here is q young
man whose future is clouded with
gloom. Here is mature man whose fu-
ture is lighted with the rainbow hues of
content.
s One morning as Congressman Dolii-
yer, Iowa's noted orator, was coming
east on an express train, Senator Elkins,
the millionaire senator from West Vir-
ginia. entered the same car and en-
gagged the western man IN conversation.
Finally he said: DolIiver, why do you
remain in congress as d poor man? You
are growing older all the time. and one
of these days your people viii turn you
put, aud you will be poor old graz
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Natnral Miatake.

Defective vision, q .mannish" cos
tune and an ambiguous nam these
were the elements Of d recent bit OF
social comedy.
.'Mr. Brownsonby.r said the host al
an evening reception. presenting to the
principal guest arather Htroug minded
young woman who wore a collar, neck
tie and silirt-front Of decidedly mas
culine appearance. s'Ief me Introduce
Miss Terhune Z
Mr.. Brownsonby who was somewhat
near sighted, turned to acknowledge
the Introduction.
ssaAh, Mr. Hnne!" he said, extending
his hand eerdially Glad to see you.
Youths Companion.
Necessary Precautaon.
Tow, Charles, let us make list o.
your debts.
zone moment, dear uncle, till have
filed up your inkAtand. Tat-Bita.
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After TnperiaIfara.

Sir Charles Dixie, of England, IN an
article in Forum discusses the possible
future relations OF the United States
and Great Britain. He necessarily has
to touch upon the Philippines. and
takes 1t for granted that we are to an
mex them and arule them. al he TERMS
II. As TO the ruler, he suggests that.
mo better temporary rulers can be-
found than American naval officers, sun-s
der the general control. Of course, Or n
prudent and trained statesman The
English lord also says: Where will
Che two empires lGreat Britain and the
{ United States touch 2'' How do the
believers in d republic like tnat? The
United States an empirel And would
not that be likely to occur If we start
10 .ruIe, the PhiIippines2 The next
step would be to apply TO the mass of
the people in this country the policy
which the American people had them
selves inaugurated.
The real power in the republican
party cares nothing for the funda-
mental principles OF our civilization;
the men who really dominate that or
ganization have no conception Of the
real purposes OF all government, but
look upon it merely ais an instrument
for the advancement Of their individual
interests. The president is too much
Of politician and TOO willing tool in
the hands of this influence to take
bold stand for the people, for the
preservation Of liberty at home and its
extension abroad. - Louisville Dispatch
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-03-18
AN Extensave Lihrarx.

There was once in a certain part OF
India such voluminous library that
! 1000 camels were required for its trans
port. and 100 Brahmins paid for its
care. The king felt no inclination to
wade through this heap of learning
himself, and ordered his well-fed and
well-paid librarians to, furnish him
with extracts for his private use They
set to work, and in 90 years time pro
sduced "a nice little encyclopedia which
might easily have been carried by 30.
scame1s. But the monarch found it still
too large and hadsnof the patience to
read even the preface. The indefati-s
gable Brahmins began afresh with.
their labors and reduced the library
SO greatly. that a single ass could carry
it comfortably, but. the kings dislike
for reading had increased with age, and
he was still dissatisfied. So finally his
servants wrote on leaf:a sThe quin-
tessence of all science consists in the
little word perhaps. Three express
sions contain the history q. ,ankind:
They were born, they suffered, and
they died. Love only what is good and
practice what you love- Believe only
what is true, and don't mention all
that you believe. Detroit Free Press.
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Best oe ProoR.

And you say you gave me NO en-
coura gement r.
ssTh hat is what said. .s
No encourag cement? Why. even
your father thought It all settled. z
Ny father? What proof have sou
Of your extraordinary statement n
Proof The best Of proof He boz
rows money from ne! Cleyels nd
Plain Dealer.
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] The clincher.

4
A gentleman, one day driving down a
country lane, and observing a rustic
driving a SOW and her little ones along,
remarked: ts
Whose pigs are those, my boy ?"
Boy-The old sow's, sor.
i GentlemanBu who is the MASTERY 7
Boy That stunnped-tafl little beggar
yonder. pointing to one Of the little
pigs.)
GentleInan (waxing wroth Where
do they belongP
The third sty on the left, sor-
Gentleman (angrily Idiot Do you
want a fools place? s e 8
Boy-Eyhy Be syou going to leave,
sor?
The gentleman was last seen driving
down the lane at asfurieus pace
Spare Moments. s IA zsa ssl
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
Diamond Glints.

President Dreyfus of the Louisville
club has released First Baseman Deck
er and farmed Croft to Syracuse and
Leach to Worcester.
Hugh Jennings throwing arm shows
no signs of improvement.
The Rock Island Baseball associa-
ton sold Bob Rothermel, second base
man, to the Baltimore National League
club.
Old reliable Jimmy Mcclure is work
ing like Trojan these days. 1t is
something unusual for Jimmy to see
the Senators strike a winning streak,
and he is determined to do all he can
to keep the team in its present stride.
His throwing arm is at its best and the
way he whips the ball down to third
is simply marvelous.-Exchange.
Judge Cullom, who, in the days Of
John B. Day, Jim Mutrie and Buck
Ewing, led the New York rooters, and
who had been homeless since Mr..
Freedman took hold of the New Yorks,
has transferred his affections to the
Brooklyns. He and a few choice
friends go over from New York daily
to root for the Brooklyns.
A queer incident happened in the
Sunday game between Louisville and
New York at Weehawken. A balk was
called on Phillippi. Before the run
ners moved up Phillippi pitched up a
ball, and Foster hit for a single, scor-
ing O'Brien. The balk having been
called, O'Brien had to go back to third,
while Foster was held up at first.
This is from a Boston writer: Doubt
less very few who have seen the work
of Tenney are aware of a weakness he
has. He is the worst fielding baseman
on ground balls in the league. 1t is
really laughable to see him make a
stab at balls that hug the ground. No
one knows his weakness better than
Tenney himself
eff it wasn't for one thing" re-
marked a popular member of the Buff
falo baseball club Gust as II there were
any other kind, Householder would
be one of the best fielders in the West
ern League He can hit as good as any
man on the team. and his fielding is
o. K, but his base running-it is as
dull as a CLAIMS, and would put an
amateur to shame.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
Captain Hugh Duly.

Hugh Duffy, the doughty captain of
the Boston nine, has been a promi-
nent figure in baseball for a dozen
years. He has always been an agrees
sive and winning ball player, the ex-
emplar of straightaway baseball. That
the team which he has commanded in
the past three seasons has had the rep
utation of playing the cleanest base
ball among all the National League
clubs reflects credit upon me methods
of the man.
Duffy is a born leader, natural hit
ter-at his best almost unsurpassed
and a remarkable fielder, never better
than he is today. While Duffy makes
many wonderful catches, his greatest
excellence in the field is considered by
many persons to be his splendid Judg-
ment in playing for the batsmen. He
probably changes his position in the
field more than any other outfielder in
the country.
In many respects Duffy is an exam
pie for all young players to follow.
In the first place, he has always taken
the best care of his physical condi-
ton, never indulging in any of the
excuses which so often shorten the
careers of so many promising young
sters. He has always been an earnest
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23

A childlike faith in the arithmetic
confounds all the logic Of the schools.
This was the experience of Pittsburg
life insurance agent, who, says the
News, wrote a policy on the life of
Chinaman-the first ever written for
man of that race in Pittsburg. How
the insurance man did it, he alone
knows. The Chinaman had no very
clear idea He only understood that
if he paid the premiums promptly he
would be entitled to five thousand COL
lars some time. He began bothering
the agent for the money after couple
of weeks had passed, and the agent
tried to explain to him that he would
have to die before any one could get
it. Then the Chinaman fell down a
cellarway on Grant street and was
badly hurt His friends tried to at
tend to him without calling in doc
tor. When they did call in one, two
days later, the doctor was angry. why
didn't you call me sooner?" he asked.
This man is half-dead now" Next
day the injured mans brother was at
the insurance Office with claim for
twenty-five hundred dollars. You're
not entitled to anything on this" said
the insurance man, until the man is
dead" Doctor say him half-dead,"
answered the brother. why he no
get half?"