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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 1T,
. though his face was slightly disfigured.
He had stayed away from Boonsville
quite a while, it seemed to the people
Of the town.
PA" said Jimmie. III 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 a disfgured
countenance."
Then you'd better get a move on
you and go down town and pay up
what you bet on Bryan"
simon" said Cynthia, did you bet
on Bryan"
mot much, Cynthia, but still we shall
feel the loss Of it now"
well. am surprised" said Cynthia.
in establishment How much did you
betr'
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
a lesson. Went and took the last dol
lar we had and fooled it away. What
would you think IL had done such q
thing as thatT'
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"
Yes. you tell how much you have
made" Cynthia said sarcastically.
Cynthia! Don't be unreasonable;
half of the bets made have been won.
I just happened to be unlucky. but not
much more unlucky. after all, than any
one else. McKinley's election will be a
detriment 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 10 cents a hundred
since last Tuesday election day., and
corn . cents a bushel. and they say
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WHAT is A ToRNADo7

What is Tornado? is the question you
will hear
Asked by every one you meet at this time
of the year.
1t seems so awful stupid, that often feel
inclined
To Cyclone with my intellect the whirl-
wind of their mind.
Now, a full-grown Tornado, it is very
seldom seen.
It leaves its tracks behind 1t. and you
know where it has been.
It comes so very sudden, and as quickly
doth depart,
That its coming and its 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 Typhoon, with whirl-
wind on the side,
Galivanting through the country, tanning
Democratic hide.
James L. "Bromleykite" Pilling.
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"DfAR B0Y"LETTtRs-No. s
Ny Dear Boy:

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,
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 endeavor to
give you a clear, intelligent view Of the
situation over in our new possessions.
/. Our soldiers are not strangling the
life out OF a new republic. for the very
good reason that there never was any
republic in the Philippines. A republic
is 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 a tricky young Tagalog
named Aguinaldo, who proclaimed him.
self dictator and endeavored to make
himself so by force of arms. Republics
are not governed by a dictator. The form
of government which took the place of a
constitution in the so-called republic was
lengthy personal decree of Aguinaldo
himself. 1t was not a republic but a
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 sep
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
tons 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.
.. The United States has never made
war upon the Filipinos. We have not
even been engaged in war, offensive or
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Bryan on Pensions.

Mr.. Bryan's utterances about the sol
diers Of the Civil War are worth repeat
ing Mr.. Bryan. as editor of the Omaha
World Herald, passed this Nov. Is, 1882:
1.-The next session Of Congress will
have to wrestle with one deficiency of
$4,000, 600. This is on account Of pen
sions. The appropriation for next year
must be not less than $50, 900, 900. 1t is
therefore easy arithmetic to perceive that
the appropriation that Congress must
make must aggregate not less than 1885,
600, 900. This tremendous sum would
in itself be enough to run a reasonable
government. One would not complain
IL it were an honest debt, but large pro-
portion is not a debt because 1t 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 viii take
to exhaust the generation which feels
itself injured by the war. It is safe to
say that never did generation display
such remarkable longevity"
Isn't it about time that Mr.. Bryan was
attacking the Spanish war pensioners?
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CHAPTER III.-fContinucd.l


Winnie walked in by her fathers bed
side.
WINNIE" he said. IT 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
l don't want you to ever speak to him.
want him to know that you uphold
me In the fight with his father. Do you
hear what l say? But before she an
swered the patter Of horses feet and
the shouting Of mems voices were
heard.
"Hurrah for Mckinley, the next Pres
ident Of the United Statesr' rang oul
upon the morning air.
whats that they're shouting? I dc
wonder IL Mckinley is elected" said
Simon.
1T may be So" said Cynthia, but
don't worry about it, Simon. I guess
If 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
II don't see how it could be possible, "
said Simon. Providence has always
been on the side of right in the affairs
Of this nation"
$50 it has, Simon, and it has not YET
forsaken u.s."
You'll repent thousand times Of the
way you east your ballot before anoth-
er four years of hard times rolls
around" said Simon, who knew Blank
was 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 it served my pa right to get
licked. 1 wish I'd have licked him
Soo-hoor'
"Well, why didn't your
Hes bigger than I ara" Johnny
whined.
"Ohov' 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"
Jimmie" said his father. march
out of here, just as quick as ever you
can; do you hear?"
Cant we have any more pie and
cake to eat. ma, If McKinley's elected %
he added, as he proceeded to obey his
father.
mo, darling. We shall have to live
very economical"
Winnie now started to school. and
Jimmie watched her as she walked
away.
"'Pon my word, pa, If Glen Har'
rington hain't come to meet her. Here
he is now. and he's congratulating heI
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
If 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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WILLIAM E. ANDERSON.
Gold Supply Nearly Doubled.

Mr.. Bryan said in 1896, I'VE 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 S49S,
449, 242. Since then the amount OF gold
in the country has increaserd to SS14,-
063, 155 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 Accent
dollar? A cloud with a silver lining
still befogs his brain.
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ISSUES DISCUSSED BY
MEN OF ALL PARTIES.
McCleIlan's Tribute to the Sol.
diers of Our Small Army.
Progress of the Campaign Commented
On by Persons of All Shades Of
Political Thought = Imperial.
ism No Issue.

A missionary was sent to convert
Dewey to Democracy at Manila. He
represented the most potential politicians
In the Democratic party-those who could
have given him the nomination II he
would have consented to a few-line senti-
ments and giittering generalities. II
Dewey had consented at Manila to be q
Democratic candidate he would I'M
questionably have been the candidate.
He would have been an imperialist some
thing like; an imperialist wouldn't have
hurt the Democrats a bit. The Demo
cratic party wouldn't have cared a rap
about Imperialism nor about silver at 16
to / or at 33 to /. They would have
gone in on the heroics. They would have
celebrated a conqueror as their candi-
date. and been glad and proud and stuck
up and happy to support man who had
shed blood. conquered territory and sur
rounded the world with his glories. That
Is what the Democracy wanted.-Murat
Halstead.
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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
call it.-Daniel w. Voorhees, Of Indiana,
q Democrat, at Washington, d. c.. Feb.
IA. 1859.
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replied: mo, money not good enough to
buy sheep won't buy a 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. I 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 said
very kindly and sociable like to him:
my young friend, 1 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 'em-
she has permission to help herself"
You see, watch that young man when
he goes home late one early morning, and
l saw him steal my roses on the way out
of the front lot, and in the evening next
following he sent 'em to Gertrude II
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 a great Republican, whom
to love is fashionable, even with Demo-
Gratis now. But when their great man,
Mr.. Bryan, offers Republican voters
roses out of Lincolu's garden they nat
urally feel like Gertrude-they like 'em
fresher, and they have permission to help
themselves
IN
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RaiIroad BuiIdine rs Active.

We built 500 miles of railroad in the
United States in the year ending June 80.
1900. We built 1850 miles in the year
ending June 80, 1895. when free trade
had its disastrous trial.
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To China, Japan, Asiatic Russia. Aus
tralia, Hawaii and the Philippine ISL
ands, exports of the following two corn
derived products were in 1890 and 1899
respectively in value:
1899. 1890.
Provisions ......... 1906, 7I5 $51S, 100
Fertilizers .......... 1851 114,9SS
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Our Foreign Trade in Corn.

Total exports of corn to all foreign
countries were. in 1896, 9,992, 835 bush
els; in 1899. 174,eS9, O94 bushels. The
following shows the value of the exports
Of beef and hog products in 1896 and in
1899:
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"Militarism," Imperialism" are terms
used by newspapers, politicians and plat
forms to scare the people and catch
votes. They are weapons-utterly
groundless ones of the most demagogic
import-used to stir the people which no
well-balanced statesman or newspaper
will use. There is no more danger Of
either condition in this great intelligent
seventy million freemen and great aggre-
cation of States fortified by those States
rights recognized by our constitution and
sustained by our courts, than there is Of
England becoming an absolute despotism.
Canton Miss Times, Dem.
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Whoever attempts under whatever pop
ular cry to shake the stability of the pub
lie currency and bring on distress in
money matters. stabs your interest and
your happiness to the heart.-Daniel
Webster, in the Senate Jan. 81, 1884.
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All the incidents of the past prove that
the army will never have the disposition
to jeopardize the free institutions of the
country. Our nation would be safe in
deed, for all time, did the mass of its cit
liens place upon its institutions the same
intelligent appreciation as that in which
they are held by the army, and were
honor, integrity and respect for the laws
as much the rule among the people as
they are in the army, which has given too
many proofs Of heroism, of integrity, of
devotion to the country, to be regarded
as source Of danger. On the contrary,
he who understands its history must re-
gard it with pride and satisfaction as one
of the chief ornaments of the nation, as
a school wherein are taught and prac-
ticed the virtues Of valor, self-denial,
obedience and patriotism, and as an in
stitution which has never called the blush
of shame to the face of an American
George 3. Mcclellan, Democrat, and
nominee for the presidency in 1854.
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We all know that there has ever been
q party in this government, since its foun-
dations were first laid at Bunker Hill
and Yorktown, opposed to our territorial
expansion and aggrandizement. With
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While I wish Mr.. Bryan no III fortune,
I deem his election as President would
be misfortune to him and to the coun-
try under present conditions. II elected
he would have such a heterogeneous
mass Of discordant Democrats. Populists,
free silyerites, greenbackers, anti-expan-
sionists, mossbacks and dissatisfied do
nothings to contend with that no harmo-
NOUS or settled policy. legislative or adj
ministrative, could be established.-Col.
Geo. w. Warder, Kansas City, No., a
Democrat who voted for Bryan in 1896.
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Imperialism is no issue at all. 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 L. Miller Of Omaha, a
sound money Democrat.
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A STORY OF COUNTRY LIFE.

BY ALMA [. PARKER. GUIDE ROCK. NEB.
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There are 5000 people connected with
the glass business in Indiana alone and
their votes will make the State go for
Mckinley. We are only protecting our
interests. Our wages have been raised
Is per cent in the past two years, per
cent last year and per cent this year,
just restoring the cut that was made un-
der the Democratic administration in
1S93.-William Peck, Glass Workers
Union.
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1S93.-William Peck, Glass Workers
Union.
Bryan's name is a household word in
every Philippine hut. They are thor
oughly familiar with his anti-expansion
views, and in him think they see their
"deliverer" His nomination and candi-
dacy alone mean the loss Of much prop
erty and many lives, for it will infuse
new life into the insurgent cause and
cause them to break out anew.-R. NJ.
Shearer, Inspector Of Customs, Mauban,
p. +
Imperialism is false cry. Never have
I seen a Republican who wants to be
a king. I am a military man, but I have
never been able to find out what they
mean by 'militarism." If by "militar-
ism" they mean they are opposed to our
young men learning the things that will
enable them to uphold the flag, then they
are opposed to patriotism. One OF my
sons. Col. Guy Howard, was killed in
the Philippines while fighting for the
flag, and another one is fighting over
there now. Don't talk to me about TAX
ing down our flag and giving the Philip
pines away. It is an insult.-Gen. Oil
yer o. Howard.
The Republican party In Wyoming Is
IN excellent shape. The State is quite
prosperous. This is particularly true Of
the wool industry, which has been slim
ulated by the tariff and the general bus
mess revival throughout the country.
The wool growers all realize that their
future depends largely on the continu-
alton Of the prosperity which now pre-
walls and believe that they, to a man,
will support Mckinley. Our people are
paying little attention to the so-called
Imperialism, but are content to think Sc
riously of the financial and tariff ques-
tons. Wyoming viii give a handsome
majority for Mckinley and Roosevelt
e. A. Slack, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Personal.

in receiving some Americans the 9TH
er day King Oscar of Sweden said: u
welcome you as Americans and therefore
fellow monarchs."
Dom Paul once determined that che
people of Johannesburg should have at
least two days rest in each week. He
issued decree that no plano playing
should occur on Friday or Saturday.
Second Assistant Secretary of state
Alvey A. Adee was born a deaf mute,
learned the use of the organ of speech by
artificial methods and mastered the art
of lip-reading. Later in life he came TO
hear partially.
-Korgora Takahira. the new japanese
minister at Washington, has been in dip
iomatic service for twenty-five years. He
Is a graduate of Toxic University, aud
has been minister 90 both Holland and
Italy.
A woman owns one of the largest
orchards in this country. She is Mrs.
Laura A Alderman, and owns $50 acres
and 5000 trees near Harley, Turner coun-
ty, South Dakota. The ground also has
1000 currant bushes, 1000 gooseberry
bushes, 500 grape vines and three acres
OF straw berries.
The German biologist Haeckel, has
been so captivated by the discovery of GER
tain fossil remains in Java that he means
to go out there himself and institute fur
Their investigations. The bones referred
TO We're found by DR.. Dubois about six
years ago, and were believed by the las-
ter to belong to a species intermediate be-
tween the highest apes and prehistoric
MANN fact the missing link" DR..
Dubois called this creature Pithecanthro-
pus Erectus. His opinions have been re-
ceive1 with favor by many scientific men,
among them Prof Haeckel, who has never
ceased to advocate the Importance of max
ing future excavations IN the district of
Java where DR.. Dubois found the remains
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BRIGHT BITS.

The Grip on ergencies-"What'st the
DOM" well, it takes knowledge to
build an automobile, but It takes wisdom
10 run it."-Chicago Record.
-Conceded-"M Mandy" said her elderly
relative, that young spoonamore hasn't
a cent to his name. You would be sim
ply crazy to marry him!" Il am. auntie, ;"
replied Miss Mandy.-Chicago Tribune.
Good Suggestion-'I wonder why they
don't name one of the new ships the May
fiower?" What for?" why, so that fu-
ture generations can say their ancestors
came over on it."-Philadelphia Bulletin
Thermometer Proof-"Little jim how
can you rush around and play so hard in
hot weather" law, ma faint hot at all;
me and Tommy Tibbs has bin a-playin
camp-out in blizzards. '-Indianapolis
Journal.
-Brushe-"Who is that solemn-looking
ndivdual?' Penn-'That's Graves. He
writes patent medicine ads. A clever chap
he is, too. He can describe disease so
that the healthiest man alive win think
he has got it."-Tit- Bits.
PA, why do they formally notify a
man that he is nominated for President %
well, mainly, l think so that he can't
get up after he fails to be elected in Mo-
vember and he wasn't in politics at
all. "-Indianapolis Journal.
Makes Up a misunderstanding"
how do you feel towards me?' John,
l can't tell you until l know how you
feel towards me" "Well, but you know
that all depends on how you feel towards
me."-Indianapolis Journal.
-Foyer-"You seemed to enjoy the vau-
devine show hugely last evening"" Lob
by-"It was terrible" Foyer-"But you
laughed as though you'd die Lobby
Yes; l couldn't help thinking how funny
it was that l should sit there and be tor
tured. Brooklyn Transcript
His Misapprehension-Fa Farmer Honk-
Il hear tell that that long-necked young
city feller that is boardIn' with you has
got pajamas?" Farmer Summertime
IT'S a burned lie! He's been at our
house nearly two weeks now, an he amt
drank drop all the time. Puck.