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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12

li1 pidts bdraus iperben tcnnte. -
limb ipie iie blaB mar bel Der So9aeit,
nnb nod ieBt lamentirt unb uugliidli9
lit, bas biibffs, bumme Singelden.
gtber, mas niiBt ibr bas 2lles, Iie ge>
bort mir fir ale 3eit. llnb i4lau bab'
ids gemudt, - Jag id 9ir,-I9tau.
gtt9t mai Guf melnen Sob lam lie
fi4 freuen. = Seinsn pfenni9 triest
lie BON meinem 9eloe, penn idb iterbe,
nur eine Rente, 10 ldnge iie ni9t ipies
Der beiratbet. 9lber einittpeilen lebe id
nod, unb bas prbentli9! llnb iebt ma
den mir uniere So63eitsreiie. Sis6
nur, ipie i6 lie ausitdffirt babe! 9ds
Sbeuerite uno Wtobernite babe ih an
mein Piippden 9ebGnat. limb in ibrem
Softer bat iis aipei SeibentIeiber, bic
muB lie anstebin, tpenn lie nit mir CUR
Sable b'6ote gebt. Su follIt nur bieies
glngeitarre ieben unb bies 9efliiiter
bDren. Gs tOnnte mid prbentli9
drgern, benn i9 ipeib gans genau, mas
bas bumme 8olt bentt. - 2lber bds
1T mir glles egal, gdns eaal, fag' i9
Dir. limb I'm lie nod mebr su Grgern,
trinten mir Gbampaaner, = ben tbeu>
eriten, fran5Oiiiden, usb orbentli9
LAB i4 ben pfrppfen tnalen, bamit iie
ollie ndh uns beriadusn. - Wlein
Piippben pirb oann freili9 ipeib unb
roth unb m06te am liebiten in elm
Mauieloh trie6en. 9lbsr ie fpirb's
i6on lernen, bas fleine bumme Ding,
pie man iih aufipieIen muB, psnn
| man 9elb bat. SSreili9, 9sbulb mub
t9 nit ibr baben. Sin gutter &erl bin
i6 nun NAL. Was glaubit bu fpobl,
mas seitern paiIirt iit9 sic fab auf
einmal grim uno gelb aus, serabe. oIs
Der Gbampagner fommt. - Stebt bd
eine BON ben Srauen auf, bic uns sez
9eniiber iibt unb fhon INNER beriibers
gesIoBt bat. unb fiihrt iie uuf unier
3immer. Sd troae nod. = Die mir
pben iinb, tldmmert iid mein qiipp6en
I'm ibren gals, tpeint unO idmmert,
baB es eine glrt bat. = limb bd fGngt
ri9tig bic SSrsmbs an unb ipil mir eine
Prebigt baIten. glbsr bd tam lie an
ben llnre6ten. pMabam9en," ia9' i9
febr boflidb, rbie bier 1T meine 5rau,
I'm bic bat ii9 Riemanb su tiimmern
als i9. Sd bante sSbnen fir Sbre
SDfli4teit unb i'm uebrigen 1T ba bic
Sbur." SD lag Dir, bas niiBts. -
Sic ma4te, baB iie 'runter fam, unb
bas Piipp6sn ipuroe du9 gans itil.
Sd, ia, id peib, tpte man bic 8siber gu
behunoeln bat. Sd, bd, hd! - Sin
griiner Sunge bin i9 niat mebr, ne,
ihon lunge nidbt, peritebe mid auf 10
mas gang genau. - limb tpenn mir
nal erit lpieber gu Sauie iinb, iperb'
i9 mir bas 0ingel4sn sisbsn. - 90
Die erite 3eit, 1ld, ipenn man nod 10
iiber Die Sbren perlisbt lit, - ba lGbt
man ibr bas 9etbue unb bic Ranieren
uno bic blaiIen Baden. = ipegIaufen
tann lie mir ia bod niht. = 4bsr
penn mir beimtommen, bann pirb bas
Ding anoers, - unb penn fie erit Elm
paar 9uben bat, - itramme Serls pie
i9, - ioait mai ieben. tpie fibel Iie
ipiro.
Die 8olte serflpB. = Der Wann
mir gegeniiber ergriff fein 9spGd unb
itolperte an mir porbei. - Die sSrau
folgte ibm. - Cine Setunbe lang irrts
ibr 2luge an benz meinen poriiber.
glber niemals, 10 lange i9 lebe, iperbe
ia bieisn Bid pergefen!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12

man bic Sdnur nit arsioe bsitrei6en
- dbnlid tpie ss bic gltrpbaten nit ib=
rem S6ubioblen tbun.
Die linte Settle Der Si9ur sei9t. tpie
man cine Slaide feinen iran;Oiiiden
g8eines, obne iie i'm @eringiten Su
idiitteln, abtldreu tann. Statt bes
&e9enidirmes benubt man einsn Gii=
denlOIiel, uno bic 6lai6s miro uuf ein
ausseipanntes brsltes Sano 9elegt;
man giebt ibr cine tets 9rOBere gteisung,
iroem man @aiier in ben am unteren
Gnoe Oes 2Ofels ansebra6ten Sebdlter
trOpielt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12

lit; Der stpsit. ioa ientrebt iteben nit
Der SpiBe auf oem gnoe bes eriten Slei=
itiitss. Sie iSi9ur Sei9t bic 9Iusiiib=
rune: Der paseredte Sleiltift piro
bura suei slei6 Idpere gteiier in iei=
ner Gage 9ebalten, Der ientreate bur9
;pei 6sOsrbaIter. SIT oas 9lrranses
ment nit SOrefalt aus9efibrt, tGnu
man oas sanSe Spitem gum 9reben INN
ben &uhepuntt brinaen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12
Gin SadIpcritaoiger.

Ridtsr Gum Subsrfepp. Der in els
mem RaufprOeeB nit Dor bic S6rans
len tritD: rRatiirIi9, sic @dufbOI6
miifen aud pisber babel seipeIsn
Fein!"
oubsrisPp: r9itt' fdDn, Ssrr Ri6>
ter, biesmdl mar id nit babel - id1
tOmm' nur nit ais Sa9OsritduOissr!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12
sie balaneireneen eIetEifte.

g8ir tpollen ieBt lernen, tpie mir Stpsi
Sleiitifte uuter fOl9snoen Seolngunsen
gum 8alunciren brineen t6nnen: Der
cine gleiitift iuQ cine na9ers6te Stel-
lung einnebmen, inOem er nit ieiner
SpiBf auf osr SpiBe elmer gtaoel rubt
Ooer am gnOe zines 6aoens aui9ebdngt
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12
9ie GIafdle OILS 2tfrobat.

9ie 2luisabe 1T. cine 6lai9s duf ei-
ner, i'm 3immer aus9eipannten Sdnur
gum Siesen gu brin9en. g8ie bic 6i9ur
Seist, Qeniigt es, ben 9ebosenem Griff
zines Re9eni6irmss in ben 6laibens
balls binein gu fiibreH. I'm Ill perbin
bern, oaB bic GIliae ausglejtet, t0nn-
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12
G6ulsSumur.

Sn Der eritsn 8IaFs elmer giiraers
I6ule IoG 9oetbes 9eoiht Der Sdns
ger" nit pertbsiItsnROasn geleIen pers
ben. Der Gebrer gibt an orei Sbilsr
bic @eiiuns: rDu lieit. mas Der 90nig
iast; 0u, mas Der Sanger iagt; 0u,
mas goetbe iagt. 9ps!" - Der erite
bs9innt: Der Sanger BON 8oetbe." -
y@isb bod a9t!" ihudubt ibn Der
2ebrsr anr 0u bait gu leien, fpas cer
S0ntg idgt! Der 6olgsnOs!" - Der
5olgenOe beginnt: Der Singer BON
9ostbs." - nRu, 0u aameel, Su bit
bod Der Sdnser, pettert Der S6uls
mondr9 uno iebt, duf ben britter seis
gsno, bin5u: p9u biit Der 9oetbe!" -
DOraui Der brittle einssibi9tsrt Be.
sinnt: r0tr Sanger BON = mir!"
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Gtnoerutuu0.

9tr5t: ~3eise mir Define 3unge,
SummD!"
Sommb: pRein, bas thu i9
ni6t. 9sitern babe i1 ite meinem 2eb~
rer ssseist, unb papOn tbut mir heute
nod gtaes peb!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12
Spru6.

8iIIt bu tiibn mad Sobem tradten,
Rubt bas Rieoers ni6t peruaten.
@iqIt aIs MetItsr bu bid SeigeH,
IuBt bid erit ppr'm 2shrer beusen,
limb 10 lang bu jung uno Helm,
Mubt bu rs6t gsborIdm iein.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12

-M n dernenntes es ,SreunS.
I6dft", penn. sr tsin SPfer i4eut, bus
bu i6m brineit.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12

Der mia entlodt bsinem
Wunoe ous Baden, Der Sumor sIGts
tst bic SorssnfaItsH oeinsr StirRt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12
Sir nnfere sinoer.
aleine Sprudje.

Meiner lie6s GItsrn 6rsuSe
Wta i'd ale Gage ieiR;
Ser5lid lieben lpia id beioe.
9urd @ebOrIam iie erfreu'R.
3ptIden Gtut' iInb mprgeH
2iegt eine Iange 5riit.
2srne ianeu beIorgsn
8eil ou nod munter btit.
Der Sorder an Der Wdnb
sort feline eig'ne Sdano.
glrbeit 1T bes 2ebens Diirse.
Sunges 9Iut bat friIhen Mut9.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12

Ssben sic, meine Serren, 70 babe
id meiue Grau iiber5sust.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12

, Die 8olte serfIoB. - Der Mlann
mir gegeniibsr ergriff fsin 9spGd unb
itolperte an mir porbei. = Die ssrdu
fol9te ibH. - Cine Setunbe lang irrte
ibr guge an bem meinen poriiber.
9lber niemals, 10 lange i9 Iebe, iperbe
ia bieIsn Bid pergeKen!
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
TX gulilliam !. Bryan as Seen by Republican. =Sss
Extracts from Estimate by luilliam ELLEN lubite.

an excellent photograph OF their owners
mental equipment. OF fiction there is lit
tie. "CaNton editions of 4 number of the
classic nOvslists are found In sets Stand
ard histories and great orations common
in schools twenty years ago I'LL much space.
Lords Beacon Lights OF History" lives"
of statesmen old and new, collections OF po-
etical gems published by houses that
sell through agents. have shelf room beyond
their deserts. On the side Of sociology and
economies the books are Of the sort that
may be called prcpagdndist. With him Dry
AMI vox populi is always vox Del. And this.
too, in the face Of the fact that in modern
politics men who affect solicitude for the
people are called demagogues. The people
that solidarity Of citizens of mutual inter-
est. common aspirations, and similar cir
cumstances that once formed the masses of
the early Republic-seem to have resolved
themselves Into number Of individuals
associated by self-interest I'm groups,
cliques. coteries, classes. companies. corpo-
rations and municipalities. These units ask
of government only an honest policeman
and an incorruptible umpire 10 see that the
fight is fair. Therefore a large number of
Mr.. Rryan's fellaw-citizens-a majority in
fact-sniffed at his strenuous clamor for
''the people" four years ago as the recita-
tons of demagogue. And like the priest
and the Levite, these fellow-ci.izens passed
by on the other side
Now, the truth Of the matter is that Mr.
Bryan Is not demagcgue. He is absolute
ly honest. which demagogue is not He
is absolutely brave. which demagogue is
not. He is passionately sincere. which a
demagogue is not. When Bryan came to
Nebraska. dozen years ago. his town. his
congressional district. and his State. were
overwhelmingly Republican. demagogue
would have joined the majority party. Bry-
an took up the cause of tariff reform and
fought a losing fight
Above everything else; Bryan personally
Is what may be called a clean man. He is
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
LONELINESS WITHIN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.
How the North and the White Silence Overpowered
Two Men-A Book of Short Stories.

At first the two Incapables got on well
enough. They they became deadly tired 81
each other Save existence. they had
nGthing In commoE-came in touch on no
single point Weatherbee was "A clerk who
had known naught but Clerking all his life;
CUthfert was a master of arts. dabbler in
oils, and had written not i little. The one
was 4 lowcr-class man who considered him
self a gentleman. and the ether was gen.
tleman who knew himself TO be such.
Cuthfert deemed the clerk n hithy, uncut
tured brute. whose place was in the muck
with the swine. and told him so; and he
WAS reciprocally informed that he was
milis-and-water sissy and cad Weather
bee could not have defined cad for his life:
but II satisfied its purpose. which. After all,
seems the main point in life.
..Weatherbee hatted every third note and
sang such SONGS at The Boston Burglar
and The Handsome Cabin Boy for hours
at a time. while Cutbfert wept with wage.
till he could stand it no longer and fed
into the outer cold. But there was no es-
cape The intense frost could not be en-
dured for long at a time. and the little
cabin crowded them-beds, stove. table and
all-into a space of ten by twelve The very
presence of either became a personal af-
front to the other. and they lapsed into
s:iIen silence. which increased in length
and strength as The days went by.
ITO all this was added new trouble
the Fear OF the North his rear was the
Joint child of the Great Cold and the Great
Silence and was born in the darkness of
December when the sun dipped below the
southern horizon for good. II affected them
according to their natures. Weatherbee fell
a prey to the groSser superstitfons and did
his best To resurrect the spirits which slept
I'm the forgotten graves. II was a fascinat-
ing thing, and in his dreams they came to
him from out of the cold. and snuggled into
his blankets, ard told him of their tolls
and troubles ere they died. He shrank
away from the clar,rny contact as they
drew closer and twined their frozen limbs
about him. and when they whispered in
his ear of things to come the cabin rang
with his frightened shFieks. Cuthfert did
not understand-for they no longer spoke
and when thus awakened he invariably
grabbed for his revolver. He deemed the
man going mad, and so came to fear for
his life.
His own malaGy assumed u less con-
crete. form. The mysterious artisan who
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Two men. Two unconsenisl men. alone in
the Far North together. are the principal
figures in a realistic story by Jack London.
This young man has been a Traveller in the
land Of snow. and Ne writes whereof he
knows His book. THE Son Of :hc Wolf"
il "A collection OF stories Of the men who
have sought fortune in the great North
west. [Hough;on. Mifain e Coz
The book is dedicated ITO the sons OF the
wolf who sought their heritage and lief,
their bones among the shadows # the cir
Gle" The Sons Of the Wolf are the white
men who invaded the Arctic Circle.
In Far Country is "A story Of two
men who went To the Northwest in search
Of gold and adventure. In Introducing his
story the author says: The man who turns
his back upon the comforts of an e.'ier
civilization, 10 face the savage youth. the
primorlial simplicity of the North. nay Is
innate success at an inverse ratio 10 the
quantity and quality of his hopelessiy fixed
habits. He will soon discover. If he be
fit candidate. that the material habits are
the less important. The exchange Of such
things dainty menu for rough fare. Of
the stiff leather shoe for the soft shareIess
moccaSin. of the feather bed for :, couch
in the snow. is after all very easy matter.
But his pinch will come in learning properly
10 shape mis- minds attitude toward all
things. and especially toward his fellow
man.
This IL what the two men who dared TO
enter the Arctic Circle could not 10.
party Of gold seekers PLANNED a somewhat
unusual route. guided by an excellent man.
a French half-breed who always kept his
word. The two shirks and chronic grurn-
blcrs Were Carter Weatherbee and Percy
Cuthfert. The whole party complained less
Of its aches and pains than did either OF
them. Not once did they volunteer for the
thousand and one petty duties OF the
camp. There was a change of plan. an al
terinS of the course. made necessary by
certain conditions and much hard trailing
was in sight. The two Incapabies objected
and they were informed that they might
remain or go. just as they pleased. They
elected to remain in the comfortable cabin
which they found, situated by the side of
the river. Two graves were there also.
Plentiful provisions were left for them. o.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01

had laid the cabln leg for log. had peggsd
a wind-yaue TO the ridge pole. Cuthfert
noticed it always pointed SOUTH and one
day, irrftated by its stcadfastness OF pur-
pose. he turned it toward the east He
watched IL eagerly. but never a breath
came by 10 disturb 1t. Then he turned the
vane TO the north. swearing never again
to touch II till the wind did blow. But the
air frightened him with its unearthly calm.
and he often rose in the middle Of the
night TO see il the vane had veered- Ten
degrees would have satisfied him. But no.
il poised above him. as unchangeable a.
fate. His Imagination ran r.Jt Till 1t be-
cane to him a ietich.
''The world he had so recently left, with
its busy nation ard great enterprises.
Seemed very far away. Recollections occa-
sionalIy ccticns of nnarts
and galleries and crowded tnoroughfares,
OF evening dress and social functions. Of
good men and dear women he had known
but they were dim memories Of life he
had lived long centuries agone. on sorle
other planet This phantasm was the Real
ity. There We're no lands Of sun
shine, heavy with the perfume of flowers.
such things were the only old dreams OF
paradise The sunIands OF the West and the
spicelanGs of the East. the smiling Area
dias and blissfpl Islands OF the Blest-ha!
Ia, His laughter split the void and shocked
HIM with its unwonted sound. There was
no SUM- Ills IDS iNt [ inverse. dead ana
cold, and dark. and he its only citizen.
Weatherbec? At such morlents Weatherbes
did not count. lie vas Il Caiban. a MON
strous phantom. fettered to him for I'M
told ages, the penalty of some forgotten
crime.
The two men lived in fear of their lives
Each feared the other, and their imaginary
troubles grew. They did not speak: they
Were locked in silence.
The END came. The two rsen fought "rhe
powder flashed full in Weathe-bee's face.
but he swung his weapon and leaned for.
ward. The AK bit deeply at the pase OF the
spine and Percy Cuthfert felt all conscious
ness of his lower limbs leave him. Then tho
clerk fell heavily upon him. clutch;ny him
by the throat with feeble fingers The sharp.
bite OF the AK had caused Cuthfert To drop
the pistol and. as his lungs panied for re-
lease; he fumbled aimlessly for IL among
the blankets. Then he remembered He siid
a hand up the clerks belt close to the
snea'nknifei and they drew very close to
each other in that last clinch
Percy Cuthfert felt his strength leave
him. The lower portion of his body Vas
useless The Inert weight of Neatherbeo
crushed him-er0shed him and pinned his
.rsre like a bear under i trap Hoe
lulshly the cabin cooled, Perez
Sleep" "0Ppeo 0''
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Z member Of the Presbyterian Church.
though H.. does not add TO his other fault
the vice of piety." His home life is that
af the average well-brcd American-simple,
affectionatc stiniuiatins. lie takes his wife
into partnership in all his interests. She is
his ONLY confidant and his final adviser. In
the town of Lincoln. which does not agree
with him politically and will not vote Tor
him. Bryan hears the reputation of a
straightforward. honorable man. who's
word is good and whose debts are paid
when they fail due hi the intrigues al To-
cal politics Bryan is not 4 dominant force.
He has never dominated there. He talked
himself into his honoTs IN ioca! politics,
instead OF winning them in The caucus
Most men in Western politics begin al the
bottom-run for county attorney, or the
legislature. are graduated into judicial
nomination. and ascend to Congress at Inc
close of their political life. Bryan. having
framed his life after the models in the old
school. began at the top.
Bryan shows his greatest personal
strength in the fact that he is to-day, as
ne has ever been. utterly without a political
machine Other men in American politics
stand or fall for reasons outside OF their
personality Mr. David HILL for instance.
is a geographical location. Mr.. Mckinley
is u kind OF syndicate. Roosevelt stands
for an ideal of civic righteousness MI
Croker IL an impuient appetite. quay IL
system of wireless biography. But Bry-
an is Bryan. and Bryan Is mis- prophet
More power for good or evil rests uncer
Rryan's black SLOUGH hat than under any
other single headpiece in America. Bryan
Is maohineless, not because he abhors the
machine, but because he ignores il He
would not know what to do with captains
and lieuteuantS
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One opinion-that held by his partisans-
eodlike courage and indomitable energy d.
srected by divine wisdom; that he is sanity
in self-effacement and heroic In achieve
ment for the poor and the oppressed.
Another opinion-thst held by those
who differ with Mr.. Bryan about the
coinage of silver-is this. that he is
an arrant demsgogue- vacilladng by
nature consciously dishonest. the malicious
soul of error, and the fountainhead OF trea-
sonable doctrines which invite anarchy by
the attempt 90 establish socialism.
OF course, both estimates of Mr.. Bryan's
character are incorrect-the estimate of his
friends as surely as that Of his enemies.
Nature never made human being entirely
good or entirely bad. Yet, ordinarily. in
presidential years intelligent Americans for
get that the habitat of heroes and OF vii
iains is IN books and plays Maybe citizens
take this unreasonable view OF candidates
for office because to the popular mind an
election is an act in a drama and all the
men and women merely players. So it is
easy to cry with Richard: ''On with his
head! So much for buckingham; or off
with his reputation, or Off with his peace of
mind, or OF with his ambition. We forget
that the hated Buckingham leading the
despised opposition, may be, after all, an
excellent gentleman. with two legs real
blood dancing through a merry heart, de-
iightfully human in his preference for
! wearing his head above his collar-button
rather than In the headman's basket. emf
neutly sane in his pride in his good name.
pardonable in his desire for peace of mind,
and with a conscience behind his ambition.
In Bryan's home, the living-room lie the IL
, brary. Around the library walls are pic
f. lures Of Observation-Disclosures, Jefferson.
jackson and Lincoln prominently displayed;
Benton Webster, Calhoun and the others.
In steel engravings. tucked away in odd
places. An eagle poised for fight totters in
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
SPECIOUS REASONING.

A man who ~ Old enough &c have fheu-
nnatisrr is fortunate IL he Is still ycung
CROUCH to turn his disability into joke
A minister met parishioner. SAYS For
ward and asked him the usual question:
''Wcel. John. how are You to-day
.'-Gey weel. sir. gey weel." replied Jchn'
cautiously, ''if it wasna for the rheumatism
in my right Leg
"Ah. weeI. John. be thankful; for there
is no mistake, you are getting old like the
rest of us. and cid age does not ccme
alone
Aud age. SIR said John Il wonder TO
hear ye. Aud age has naethipg TO 90 with
it. Here's my i,her leg Just as aud, and
it's quite sound and soople yet.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01

, Omaha, Neb., June 3O.-In y
the presidential campaign this .
year one of the points of inter- .
, est will be Mr.. w. J. Bryan's a
front porch. 1t has only been y
completed for a short time, .
, and while the men who pass q
it by view the new adjunct to =
, the Bryan home with indiffer- .
ence, "there'll come a time" =
when they will jam the street =
, in front to catch a glimpse of .
the next President and many a
distinguished guests who may y
} make the pilgrimage to see .
and consult with the leader of =
the Democracy. =
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01

front Of Bryan's chair. Just behind IT is
a picture which more than any other tells
,ts owners point of view. The picture rep
resents Henry Clay towering almos: ten
feet high in the foreground. badly out Of
perspective. pleading with the liliputian
Senators-an in stocks and tail coats. like
Clay, and all dignified and serious. wrapped
in improving meditation. OF course. no hu-
man beings ever disported themselves in
such unwrinkled pomp. But Bryan doubt
less draws from this picture many of his
fine Fourth-Reader views of the relations
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-11-21
Notice of Application to
Sell Minors Property.

Notice is hereby given that on the
10Th day of December, 1900, l, as guar
dian of T. ]. Garrett, James L. Garrett,
Nellie L. Garrett, Ella Garrett, Will
liam E. Garrettand Annie May Garrett
of Brooks county, shall apply to Judge
A. H. Hansell, Judge of the South
ern circuit, at Dawson, Ca, for leave
to sell siX-thirteenths undivided inter-
est in the south halves of lots one hun
dred and thirty-four and one hundred
and thirty-tive in the Eleventh district
in Terrell county. Ga. Said sale is
made for the purpose of reinvesting in
lands in Brooks county, Ga, where
said minors reside. Said application
is made on account of the inaccessible
ity of said minors to said land, and the
inability of said guardian to cultivate
or look after said land, and because
said minors desire to invest the pro-
ceeds in home on which they may re-
side. This Novem Der ), 1900
J. Nj. GARRETT. Guardian.