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CHAPTER w,
Cynthia Grows Skeptical.

Two or three days had passed by and
the report had been confirmed that Will
lam Mckinley, of Ohio, was to be the
next President of the United States.
Political Simon was able to be up
and around" as Cynthia expressed it.
though his face was slightly disfgured.
He had stayed away from Boonsville
quite. a while, 1t seemed to the people
of the town.
PA said Jimmie, If you stay at
home much longer people will think
you're ashamed Of your face"
well, I'm not, my son. Many mar
tyr before me has worn disfigured
countenance."
Then you'd better get move on
you and 60 down town and pay UP
what you bet on Bryan
simon" said Cynthia, did you bet
on Bryan?''
Not much, Cynthia, but still we shall
feel the loss of 1t now"
well, am surprised" said Cynthia,
in establishment. "How much did you
betY
Twenty dollars, the money got for
the old, speckled cow, but you see ex-
pected to get forty dollars back, or two
cows for one"
II hope, Simon, that you have learned
n lesson. Went and took the last dol
lar we had and fooled 1t away. What
would you think IL had done such q
thing as that" az u
1T wouldn't have been very proper
in a woman, but men, who are sup
posed to know about such things, often
make piles of money this way"
Eyes, you tell how much you have
made" Cynthia said sarcastically.
Cynthia! Don't be unreasonable;
half Of the bets made have been won.
/ just happened to be unlucky, but not
much more uniueky, after all, than any
one else. McKiniey's election will be a
detrfment to all laboring classes, and
In regard to his victory, we may as well
all be considered unlucky"
Simon, they say down in Boonsville
hogs have gone up Is cents hundred
since last Tuesday ELECTION day., and
corn 2 cents a bushel, and they say
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WHAT is A TORNADO 2

What is a Tornado? is the question you
will hear
Asked by every one you meet at this time
!, Of the year.
ut seems SO awful stupid, that often feel
inclined
go Cyclone with my intellect the whirl-
wind >of their mind.
Now, full-grown Tornado, it is very
seldom seen.
1T leaves its tracks behind it. and you
know where it has been.
1t comes so very sudden, and as quickly
doth depart,
That its coming and it's going is Impress
ed upon your. heart.
Now, I've told you all about it, there is
nothing more to know.
Until early in November, when McKin-
ley's sure to show
"A Monsoon and a Typhoon, with a whirl-
wind on the side,
Galiyanting through the country, tanning
Democratic hide.
James L. tBromleykite" Pilling.
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HUGO DENKENs PRUCT.
A Wisconsin Farmer and Ex-Justice
of the Peace to His Nephew.

Yes, Jonathan, that indianapolis
speech as you say, is very fine and lots
Of it. Mr.. Bryan Is a schmart man
enough, but I kvit him for the sake OF
his sixteen to one" humbug, and the
demonstration at Indianapolis makes me
kvit him more. He says he was right
then and the people wrong, and that he
is right now and the good people must
now apologize by electing him President.
The other fellows in the convention at
Kansas City have not SO much faith, but
they have hopes, so they compromise
Will, Mr. Bryan and raise crop OF ca
lamity Imperialism mixed with the six
teen to one" old seed. saying to them
selves, Where one don't grow the other
will
Did you ever try to drive in the barn
with your hay-load too big on one side
too much haw on one side and too much
wheels on the other? Yes. you did; and
you didn't say, Uncle Hugo, we needn't
unload, all we do is to back out and
other side; then we drive in the barn all
right"
/ viii tell you little true story which
reminds me OF this loading up at Kansas
City with the reaffirmation business and
the ttparamount imperialism" on the top.
GERMAN INDEPENDENCE.
A very nice talking man called on my
father one day to enkvire for sheep and
calves to buy. They soon struck bar
gain in which he was to pay twenty dol
lars for two calves and six sheep. That
was before greenbacks. He offered my
father twenty dollar bill, but as he was
afraid of wild eat money" There was
plenty of it in those days. my father said
he wanted hard money. After much nice
talk from the man my father said. "No,
+ rather have the sheep and calves"
Then the man went on with his fine talk
and complimented the Gcrmans,t saying
pleasant things about the German indie
pendence of character
So they were about to part on friendly
terms when the dealer took an awful
kyiek fancy to one Of our horses. Pretty
soon bargain was struck for one hum
dred dollars. When the buyer came to
pay, however, he pulled cut eighty dol
lars in silver and gold and that same
twenty dollar bill. Then there was talk
till you couldn't rest, but my father said
at last: 'No, / rather have the horse"
The stranger answered: ''lNell, / give
you my note for the bill. but my father
ri
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replied: "No, money not good enough to
buy sheep won't buy horse; perhaps you

replied: mo, money not good enough to
buy sheep won't buy horse; perhaps you
pay your note with such bill"
Well, Jonathan, think of that cattle
dealer when read what Mr.. Bryan says
of the independence OF the German vot-
ers in his recent speeches, and especially
when his subject is sixteen to one" and
the sturdy independence Of the German
voters.
COUSIN GERTRUDE's YOUNG
MAN.
Perhaps you don't remember, Jonathan,
when your cousin, my Gertrude, used to
have calls from dandy young man. He
sometimes sent her fine roses by his little
brother from the village. / got suspi-
cious Of that young man, Jonathan, and
by and by he stopped all at once coming
to see Gertrude. You want to know
why, Jonathan? Because one day he
was driving by, down the road, and L said
very kindly and sociable like to him:
"My young friend, Il guess you needn't
trouble to bring or send any more roses
to Gertrude because she says she likes
'em fresher than when you send EN-
she has permission to help herself"
You see, watch that young man when
he goes home late one early morning, and
/ saw him steal my roses ON the way out
of the front lot, and in the evening next
following he sent 'em to Gertrude. IL
he only keeps the roses for his partikler
friends in the village it wouldn't so much
matter; but when he steals them to make
himself solid with my little Gertrude, he
reminds me Of Bryan quoting from Abe
Lincoln's speeches to try to make the peo-
pie think how much his party loves the
people-when all the time before, the
Democrats had no use for Mr.. Lincoln.
Lincoln was great Republican, whom
to love is fashionable, even with Demo-
Gratis now. But when their great man,
Mr. Bryan, offers Republican voters
roses ont OF Lincoln's garden they nat
uraliy feel like Gertrude--they like 'em
.fresher, and they have permission to help
themselves.
WILLIAM II. ANDERSON.
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DEAR Boy LETTERS No. 81

My Dear Boy:
So your employer, Mr.. Skinner, says.
that .The Filipinos ought to have their
liberty and United States soldiers ought
TO be in better business than making war
on an innocent people and strangling the
life out of new republic.
Since Mr.. Skinner has put in a nutshell
the substance OF Mr.. Bryan's speech, 4
shall dispose Of Mr.. Bryan and the whole
anti-imperialist crew in answering Mr..
Skinner. know that you have but little
time to read and shall use the fewest
words possible, as shall endeayor to
give you clear, intelligent view Of the
situation over in our new possessions.
4 /. Our soldiers are not strangling the
life out OF new republic, for the very
good reason that there never was any
republic in the Philippines. A republic
lis a government by the people through
their chosen representatives. The people
OF the Philippines never were consulted
about the so-called Filipino Republic.
Its head was tricky young TagalogA
named Aguinaldo, who proclaimed HIM
self dictator and endeayored to make
himself SO by force of arms. Republics
are not governed by dictator. The form
Of government which took the place Of q
constitution in the so-called republic was
lengthy personal decree of Aguinaldo
himself. 1t was not republic but q
despotism which he sought to establish.
The people Of the Philippine Islands are
made up Of many different tribes, Negri-
tos, Tagalogs, Moros, Visayans, and more
than fifty others. These tribes are seps
arate in blood, sympathies, and to large
extent in language. In addition to them
there are thousands Of Spaniards, Ger
mans, Americans, and people Of other ma.
tions who are resident there, and whose
persons and property are to be protect
ed. In addition to all these are large
numbers Of Mestizos people whose moth
ers were native Filipinos, but whose faith
ers were Japanese, Chinese or Spaniards.
There is no probability that one-half
| or one-third Of all these vast numbers OF
people would consent to be governed by
Aguinaldo and the Tagalog tribe which
he represents Many Of them would GER
tainly fight against it. The abandon
ment of the islands by the United States
army would mean, not liberty to the peo-
pie, but war among themselves, result
| ing in either despotism or anarchy.
2. The United States has never made
war upon The Filipinos. We have not
even been engaged in war, offensive or
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defensive, against the Filipinos as peo-
pie. The Filipinos number probably ten
millions OF people and two millions Of
men capable Of bearing arms. II they
were united in war against us. the little
army which we have there would scarce
ly be circumstance in their way. But
the majority of the Filipinos are quiet,
docile people, not disposed to fight and
not engaged in the insurrectlon now prac-
ticaily quelled. Aguinaldo had compar-
atiyely few supporters outside of his own
tribe, the Tagalogs, who comprise prob
ably one-tenth of the whole mass of Fill
pinos, He, in his mad effort for abso-
lutte rule, attacked the forces of the Unit
ed States, and we were compelled to uuell
the instruction.
II 3. The United States troops are in the
Philippines for the protection Of the peo-
pie from murder, rapine and misrule, and
for the preservation Of law, order and
property rights. For many years there
have been robber bands in the mountains
who would from time to time light down
upon the villages and rob and murder the
people. The Spaniards paid no attention
to the interior. but protected only the
coast. Last spring one Of these bands
attacked Filipino village and, in addi-
ton to the robbery and killing, carried
away thirty Filipino women to the hills,
Two companies Of United States soldiers
pursued them, attacked and dispersed the
band and restored the women to their
friends. We are bringing to these islands
true liberty, Liberty protected by law.
4. The possession and control Of these
Islands came to us proyidentialiy, unex-
pectedly and unsought. They are ours
by treaty, and treaty which Mr.. Bry-
an approved. We are responsible to the
nations OF the earth and to the Judge
of all the ehrth for their care. We ac-
cept the responsibility in the fear Of God
and the love Of humanity. / may not live
to see it, my boy, but il you live twenty
years you will see the most marvellous
development In the worlds history In the
Philippines. Good roads, good schools,
the development Of agriculture, manufac-
lures and mining, the introduction Of
American push and energy among the
people, railroads, and hundred other
means of transformation. You will see
there twenty millions Of contented and
prosperous people who will rejoice in
their liberty and their privileges and be
proud Of their relations to the greatest
of all nations, the United States Of Amer
lea. And then, my boy, every Democrat
in America will swear that he always
Twas in favor Of that thing and that he
was ever an expansionist Of the first
water. YOUR FATHER.
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Rryan on Pensions.

Mr.. Bryan's utterances about the sol
oilers Of the Civil War are worth repeat
ing. Mr.. Bryan, as editor Of the Omaha
World Herald, passed this Nov. 1S, 1892:
..The next session Of Congress will
have to wrestle with one deficiency Of
$36, 900, 900. This is on account Of pen
Isions. The appropriation for next year
must be not less than $50, 900, 600. It is
therefore easy arithmetic to perceive that
the appropriation that Congress must
make must aggregate not less than $780,
100000. This tremendous sum would
in itself be enough to run a reasonable
government. One would not complain
lie it were an honest debt, but large pro-
portion is not debt because it was new
er earned by any act Of patriotism or
heroic service The government is held
up and despoiled Of no mean portion Of
this and it seems helpless to defend it.
self. One cannot help being curious to
know how many more years it will take
to exhaust the generation which feels
itself injured by the war. 1t is safe to
say that never did a generation display
such remarkable longevity.
Isn't it about time that Mr.. Bryan was
attacking the Spanish war pensioners?
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WILLIAM u. ANDERSON
cold supply Nearly poubled.

Mr.. Bryan said in 1896, "We want the
free coinage of silver because there is
not enough gold in the country to run
the finances" When he said this the
amount Of gold in circulation was $685.
1929. Since then the amount of gold
in the country has increascrd to SSH
0G3, 1J5 in May, 1900, and is almost dou-
bled Is this enough" for Mr.. Bryan,
or has free silver some peculiar super
natural power over human aaffirs, that
Mr., Bryan still insists on the 42-cent
dollar? A cloud with a silver lining"
still befogs his brain.
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MiNt1tdiQ7JV75t1l|j11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHAPTER III.-(continued.) )


Winnie walked in by her fathers bed
side.
Winnie" he said, II don't want you
to ever speak to a Harrington again
as long as you live. You will probably
meet him at school this morning, but
dent want you to ever speak to him.
III want him to know that you uphold
me in the fight with his father. Do you
hear what say?" But before she an
swered the patter OF horses feet and
the shouting of mems voices were
heard. Ss
''Hurrah for Mckinley, the next Pres
ident of the United Statesr' rang OUT
upon the morning air.
whats that they're shouting? do
wonder IL Mckinley Is elected" said
Simon.
1T may be so,' said Cynthia, "but
don't worry about 1t, Simon. I guess
II we work hard we can keep our souls
and bodies together, IL he Is elected"
Just then their neighbor, Mr.. Blank,
appeared at the door to find out how
Simon was feeling, and to bring the
glad news that Winnie was elected.
who's to be President?'' quickly in
quired Simon.
Mckinley" he said.
Il don't see how 1t could be possible"
said Simon. providence has always
been on the side Of right in the affairs
of this nation $ts HI
$50 it has, Simon, and 1t has not vet
forsaken u.s."
you'll repent thousand times Of the
way you cast your ballot before anoth-
er four years Of hard times rolls
around said Simon, who knew Blank
was a Republican.
Just then Johnny came In crying.
whats the matter?' said Jimmie.
"That Reynolds boy was just goin'
by, and he said Mckinley was elected,
and that 1t served my pa right to get
licked. ] wish I'd have licked him
5oo.hoor'
"Well, why didn't your
Hes bigger than am" Johnny
whined.
"Oho!' said Jimmie, laughing. That
don't make any diff. Old man Harring-
ton amt near so big as pa, but he licked
him Just the same.
"Jimnie.'' said his father, march
out OF here, just as quick as ever you
can; do you hear7" 5s #
Cant we have any more pie and
cake to eat, ma, II McKinley's electedY
he added, as he proceeded to obey his
father
"No, darling. We shall have to live
very economical"
Winnie now started to school, and
Jimmie watched her as she walked
away.
Pom my word, pa, If Glen Har-
rington hain't come to meet her. Here
he Is now, and he's congratulating her
for defeatin' him. Listen" he said to
Johnnie. winnie is telling him that
she is sorry she had to defeat him In
order to be Superintendent. BY golly!
II they hain't locked arms, and walk
ing to school together, when pa .old
her not to even speak to him."
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railroad Building is active.

We built 800 miles of railroad In the
United States in the year ending June 80,
1900. We built 1,650 miles in the year
ending June 80. 1895, when free trade
had its disastrous trial.
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"A STORY OF COUNTRY LIFE.

BY ALMA l. PARKER GUIDE ROCK, NEB.
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that party have nothing in common, and
the history Of my country shows that its
power and its croaking prophecies of evil
have been disregarded, defied and spurn-
ed by the chiValrous spirit Of Anglo
Saxon blood, manifest destiny, American
progress or whatever you may choose to
cnll it.-Daniel w. Voorhees, Of Indiana,
a Democrat, at Washington, p. o., Feb.
Ia, 1859.
While wish Mr.. Bryan no i'll fortune,
II deem his election as President would
be a misfortune to him and to the coun-
try under present conditions. Ii elected
he would have such heterogeneous
mass of discordant Democrats, Populists.
free silYerites, greenbackers, anti-expan-
sionists, mossbacks and dissatisfied do
nothings to contend with that no har1no-
NOUS or settled policy, legislative or adj
ministratiye, could be established. Col.
Geo. w. Warder, Kansas City, No, a
Democrat who voted for Bryan in 1896.
Imperialism is no issue at tall. There
is only one issue in this campaign, and
that concerns the business interests--the
pocketbook issue. While the people are
threatened with another financial panic
and business depression their thoughts
ARE not going to be concentrated on any
CRY of Imperialism, 1t is folly to assert
that little war over in the Philippine
Islands is Of more Importance to the peo-
pie Of the United States than their indi-
vidual and collective interests at home.
There is nothing like imperialism in the
policy OF any political party In this coun-
try. and, therefore, it is an impossible is
sue DR.. George &. Miller of Omaha, a
sound money Democrat.
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Our Foreign Trade In Corn.

OllT rOTCiSH AEduc III SOIHs s55{ fts5
Total exports Of corn to all foreign
countries were, in 1896, 99,992, 1856 BUSH
els; in 1899. IL. 0S9,0 94 bushels. The
following shows the value Of the exports
.iof beef and hog products in 1896 and in
1898:
n. s55s 1899. 1896.
Beef 4. Y. S29, 1929 S28, 5,544
Pork s. 10, $3.50, 727 4, OF, 200
Bacon and hams 1881, 151 4G,112,610
Lard ~. ". AZ, 2OS,462 33,5S9,851
70 China, Japan, Asiatic Russia, Aus
.itralia, Hawaii and the Philippine Isl
,,ands, exports Of the following two corn
derived products were in 1890 and 1899
Respectively in.yalue: 3
1899. 1890.
Provisions $685. TO $518, 100
Fertilizers ...... 736,531 ll4,9SS
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We Ill know that there has ever beer
a party in this government, since its foun
dati.,ils were first laid at Bunker Hill
and Yorktown. opposed to our territorial
expansion and aggrandizement. With
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is floating In from Philadelphia. st. Louis
and almost every other city where tho
local stock companies are taking adj
vantage of the uproar to present hastily
thrown together versions Of the Daudet
novel;
There is a mystery surrounding tho
will left by the late Charles L. Davis.
ALVIN JosEn.". Margaret Sehreiner was
named as sole legatee of the rich actors
property, excepting $500 IN minor boz
quests; 1t is true she was a member OF
his company, but when the will was read
no one recalled her identity. Her father,
Preston B. Schreiner, clerk In the Alle4
gheny Gas company, established her
identity. He was astonished at his
daughters good fortune.
Il cannot understand what prompted
Mr.. Davis to leave his fortune to my
daughter" he said Her relations with
him were as employe and employer. He
estimated her talents highly. We had
no intimation that he had favored her In
his WILL ,
Davis first saw her In Pittsburg in 1894
She was playing in an opera company,
mandy" Davis was particularly struck
by her clever handling of the part OF
Serpolette. He offered her a position
with his road company and, overcoming
parental opposition, she Joined him. She
soon assumed a leading role, and, while
members of the company h1nted at favor.
itism, her conduct was SO circumspcct
that Jealous rumor was at once allayeds
The fortunate lady is now married to Ea
T. Simpson, book agent.
Snow Flake.
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NF De Cbeafers -

Although theater goers had long looked
to Viola Allen as an actress worthy Of
their heartiest support, ii remained for
her artistic imperson2tion of the role OF
Glory Quayle, in Hall Gaines power .ul
play, The Christian" which she and her
dramatic company viii present at the
metropolitan opera house, comm ncing
next Monday for weeks engagement,
to firmly establish her pes ;e NJ SIS AL
len has been seen here in the different
plays of the Empire theater company. OF
New York. Each time she app ared 1t
was under new environments In different
characters that showed her personal
charms under some new advantage. That
she has risen TO a position commensurate a
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Nettie .....................:J Jessie Bradford
Liza .......................Pe Perdita Hudspeth
mag. ........................ .Saran Hrench
Footman, CommissiOnaire, Servants, Etc.
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES -'-: .@~
Prologue-The tilting ground In fhe
ruins Of Pell Castle, Isle Of Man. Loves s
Act. 1.-Two years pass. The saloon of
the Coliseum Music hail. London. The
Chaplet' of Flowers"
Act u.--One week passes The club
room of st. Mary Magda!enes church /,
Soho. THE Crown of .Thorn.:."
Act III.-One week passes. Glory S
apartments in The Garden House" E"
Clements Inn. The Triumph of Love"
Act IV.aOne night passes. The clIb
room Of St. Mary. Magdalene's church,
The marvellous reproduction Of the JEFF
fries-Sharkey motion pictures will be
presented at the Metropolitan fer one
week, commencing Sunday, March 25.
They were taken in a ring iilumlned by
400 arc lights, with total candle power
of e06,000-suffcient to illuminate city
of $1,000 inhabitants. Four cameras, with
a staff of twelve operators, and eleven
expert electricians were employed to take
them. The total cost for electricity and
paraphernalia for taking the pictures
was $500, including $3, 200 for the 400 arc
lights, $1,000 for wiring, $500 for car