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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-12-01
A New Party.

A New Party.
Mr. George F. Washburn of Boston,
president Of the Bryan club Of Mas
sachusetts. has issued an appeal ad-
dressed 40 the Reform Forces of the
Country" upon which he invites com.
ment He advocates the formation
of a new party by the unification of
those whom he designates Bryan
democrats, Bryan republicans, popu-
lists and other small bodies" The
new party which he proposes he
would have operate on "a high politi-
cal pIane-ahsolutely clean and far
above the mire of machine methods"
Embodying the reform forces Of the
country this organization is to be led
to victory by the late Mr.. Bryan, of
whom Mr. Washburn in his appeal
writes:
although unsuccessful at the
polls, Bryan is mightier man today
than his successful opponent. He is
the greatest political crusader the
world has ever seen. He stands alone.
He is enough of a political genius to
become the founder of great, a new
party. even as jefferson was the
founder Of the democratic and Lin
coin the republican party. Millions
of men would enthusiastically rally
to his standard under these new con-
ditions. 1t is not eXtravagaot to say
that Bryancould thus hold two-thirdS
of the democratic party and very soon
attract at least one third of the re.
publican party"
If Mr. Washburn is well versed in
political history he must have in.
dulged in sarcasm when he suggested
that Mr.. Bryan is enough of a politi-
cal genius to become the founder of a
new party, even as Jefferson and Lin
coin were the founders of the two
great national parties of today.
Neither of these statesmen formed
either parties designated. II Mr..
Washburn was not INDUCING in sar-
casm he should get wisdom, get un-
Outstanding Of political history.
What is there in the political action
of Mr.. Bryan that marks him as the
man who can lead the reform forces
to victory? Is it his close connection,
his intimate association with such
men as Altgeld Of Illinois and Till
man Of South Carolina? Claiming
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-12-01
The Senatorial Situation.

The narrow margin of majority
which the republicans will have in
the legislature renders the senatorial
situation decidedly uncertain. The
practice of republicans in this state
has been to nominate the party's
choice 10 caucus. but the present out.
lock for such a nomination is not at all
promising Naturally each candidate
will be DESTROYS OF entering caucus
when conditions are favorable to his
candidacy, but whenever conditions
are satisfactory to two candidates the
Others will face defeat and the field
will be against caucus. That one Of
the leading senatorial candidates has
in the past reserved to himself the
right to LOlt the nominees Of the
partv at will, while he has never
bolted y caucus where he was defeated
because he has never been a candi
date, operates against the probability
of a caucus being held Several Of
those who are candidates now were
aspirants for senatorial honors Two
years ago and actively participated in
the confess; it has not been forgotten,
the occurrence is so recent, that not
all who submitted their candidacy to
the caucus felt bound by its decree,
but on the contrary deemed an at
tempt to defeat the party's choice
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-12-01

that his purpose was to give the peO-
pie better government, he went to
New York and there voluntarily ex-
tended the glad hand to Richard
Croker. the head and front of the
worst political element, the most
active enemy of reform. In the gray
Of this November evening he sits 10
his home and yainly attempts to
square that act which so seriously
affected his candidacy with his pro-
testations Of purity and love Of good
government. In the face Of this in
cident where will Mr.. Washburn find
the millions who will rally to the
standard of Mr.. Bryan when he as
sumes to lead the reform forces of the
country? Certainly not IN Nebraska
where nearly twenty thousand voters
who expressed their confidence in
him and his declarations four years
ago voted for his undoing and his
Punishment as leader this year, al
though he pretended to marshal the
forces Of reform.
If, as Mr.. Washburn writes, Mr..
Bryan is able to hold and enlist under
his banner two.thirds of the demo-
cratic party, that entirely removes
the question of reform under his
leadership. 1t will be essentially the
democratic party. Over and above
all things Mr.. Bryan is democrat.
Inherently and completely he is Of
the democracy. Reform is progressive;
it ever advances; always it presses
forward to the front. The democrat
ic party is retrogressive and reaction
airy; with a crab-like motion it moves
backward; its perpetual and unalter-
able purpose is to exchange good con-
ditions for worse ones; continually it
seeks a lower level. These baleful
tendencies Of the party are all pre-
eminently characterized in the per.
son of Mr.. Bryan. He wrote the
Kansas City platform and therein
limited the declaration Of his own
and his party's constitutional allegi-
ance to the constitution "fraDed by
fathers of the republic" Intentionally
renouncing allegiance to the cOnstitu-
tion amended since the civil war.
That platform discloses purpose of
depriving ten million Inhabitants Of
this country, citizens under the con-
stitution, of their right Of representa-
tion as well as their right to partici-
pate in the government which they
are taxed to support and in whose de-
tense they must enlist if cause shall
arise. There is disclosed backward
movement which shall operate TO the
detriment of race of darker hue
whose condition is to be made infin-
itely worse than it now is. Only the
enthusiasm of hero worshipper can
excuse the assertion that soon one
third of the republican party will re-
nounce their political allegiance to
unite with the democratic party
under the leadership Of a twice de-
feated candidate. The opportunity
to enlist under that banner was Of
fered them this year and Mr.. Bryan
was most anxious to lead them: they
declined the offer. Mr.. Washburn
says the democratic party lost this
year because it failed to make inroads
in the republican ranks. 1t will
make the same failure in the future.
The democratic party, even under the
leadership Of Mr.. Bryan, cannot be re-
hahilitateh under the name or nre-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-12-01
"Babs The Impossible. y

The story of "Babs, the impossible"
by Sarah Grand, which is running in
the Harper's Bazaar, makes the arrival
of that magazine on Saturday Of each
week a momentous event in the days
history.
In early acquaintance with Babs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
Facts About Ln GrippcJ

Significant facts concerning la grippe
have recently been made PUBLIC. Nor
tality records covering fifty-six years
experience of >onc Of the largest Amer
lean, life. insurance companies. pre-
pared for the, insurance exhibit at the
Paris Exposition, contain the results
of an investigation Of 46,525 deaths,
varying with different periods, and
showing the havoc wrought by differ
ent epidcmics that have caused general
alarm. While smallpox and cholera
have had little effect, Ia grippe, or in
fluenza, has reached the first rank
among the individual causes Of dis
ease. Thirty years ago only one death
was ascribed to influenza. Then the
disease disappeared from the mortal
ity tables altogether until 1890, when
twenty-five deaths were reported. In
1892, when Ia grippe was: epidemic,
1873 policy holders died from its effects.
Since then the disease has attacked
with fatal results from twenty to. for
ty-one policy holders year, 3G4 deaths
occurring during the last ten years.
Influenza is described as "a disease Of
all ages" the largest number of
deaths, however, being reported among
policy holders between sixty and
eighty years old. These figures show
only approximately the true impor-
tance Of the disease as q source Of
mortality. While on the one hand the
term has often been erroneously en-
ployed, very many deaths due to in
fiucnza have been recorded as from
pneumonia, because of the evident To-
cal lesion. On the whole, the figures
undcrstate rather than overState the
true mortality.-San Francisco Argo-
naut.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
A Snug Fitting Underbody.> :

A Snug Fitting Underbody.> -
Pretty trittes have their place, but
the demand for the useful garment
never fails. The smooth, snug hitting
underbody that covers the corset with
out fulpess and that, when desired can
be made of material that means
warmth, is a comfort that every wom-
an recognizes at O. glance. The May
Manton model illustrated is fitted with
the same care given to gowns, and. as
indicated, can be made in various
shaped necks, with any length sleeve
preferred. For cold weather, Canton
flannel and outing flannel, as well as
muslin, are much liked, as all these
materials provide protection against
Jack Frost, but long cloth, cambric or
nainsook can be substituted by those
who prefer greater daintiness.
The backs include n centre seam anu
the broad under-arm cores that mean
perfect fit and curved lines. The
fronts are fitted with single darts ano
close at tie centre with buttons and
buttonholes. The sleeves arc cut III
one place, the outer seam extending 10
the elbow only, and fit smoothly from
shoulders to wrists.
To cut this underbody for woman
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07

riety and beauty. At the moment
striped and figured French flannels,
Venetian waist cloth, embroidered.
Henrietta and cashmere are all Shown,
as well as the same materials$in plain
colors and all the range. Of taffeta and
soft silks. The May Manton design II,
lustrated here includes all the latest
features and is made from Henrietta
in pastel blue, with the figures and vel
vet of a darker shade. The deep, turn
over collar Is exceedingly smart, and
the bishop sleeves are q feature of the
newest waists shown. .I:'... a., ylt. 2,
The back is seamless, Fand meets the
full fronts, the fitting being entirely
accomplished by shoulder and under
arm seams. The fronts are full, gath
cred at both neck and waist, and
blouse very slightly fer" a short space
each side of, the centre The collar is
.ut, in two sections and attached to the
neck The sleeves; are one-seamed and,
individually. full, They are gathered
it both the upper and lower edges, and
are attached to the cuffs at the wrists,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
COLOR OF AUTUMN LEAVES.
Depends 4 Good Deal on Storing Up OF
Ash Constituents.

Depends 4 Good Deal on storing up OF
ash Constituents.
Why is it that in autumn the leaves
of some of the forest trees exhibit a
brilliant livery of crimson while others
exhibit only yellow OF golden glory?
?. Q. Keegan in q recent letter to
Nature, offers a tentative hypothesis,
as follows. He says: ~.
1T Is known by analysis that the
percentage Of. ash increases through
nearly the whole life Of the leaf in
beech, sycamore, elm, but not in oak.
larch, cherry, etc. 1t depends good
deal on whether some one ash con-
stituent generally lime OF. silica)s is
being steadily stored up. The dry leaf
of the common maple on May i has G
per cent, and in October 1872 percent.
ash. The dry leaf ,of the wild cherry,
has on April % 7.s per cent, and on
October 2 7.2 per cent ash. Now the
leaf of the former tree is only yellow:
II autumn, and never red, while that
Of the latter is very often beautifully
crimson. In the former case there is.
a kind of gradual decay or death Of
some Of the cells, mostly Of the up
per external skin), which occasions a
drainage of mineral and organic sub
stances to these parts from the still
living tissues, and this drainage seems,
- have q distinct influence over the
ultimateS aut,' nnal coloring Of the leaf
itself. 1t is5essy to understand that
the leaves which exhibit such a de-
cay are just, those wherein the chro-
,mogen precursire of the brilliant red
coloration would likewise suffer an
analogous kind Of change, i. e., it
would. tend to become, brown, to pro-
duce phlobaphene, Just as II, dees in
the other bark which is the fpract cticaliy'
dead portion Of the rind. ~
* "Where this accumulation Of mineral
matter does rot take place, as in
cherries, currants, American oaks,
pears, wild vine, barberry, ETC., the
chromogen does not deteriorate into
4 simple yellow or dull brown; 1t
evolves its proper pigment, and as
sumes the flush and glow of active liv-
ing color" ~ -.. @.'It -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
she had q sprained ankle, and what

she had q sprained ankle. and what
ever possessed Arthur to eat a Welsh
rarebit when the doctor had just
warned him about his liver?'
Herr aunt w9s trying to work it out
whenF EliZabetR harrington happened
to think Of the telegram she had re-
ccived the day before.
This letter must have been written
about the time they were sent" she
said. I'm going home. Something's
wrong. Arthur's liver trouble has
gone to his head! My poor darling
has lost his reason! He writes thing
and then denies it by telegraph. By
starting tonight 1 can be with him
tomorrow morning. Oh, how shall
pass the weary hours?'
-
Miss Wildreth broke down and made
n full confession when Mrs. Barring
ton rushed. wild-eyed and pale, into
her husbands Office. Then the two
women sat together in the private room
and wept.
eff I hadn't accidentally knocked
over the pile of letters he left to be
posted" the lady clerk sobbed, "they
would not have been mixed up; there
would have been no, reference to the
spraining of the housemaid's ankle be-
fore it happened, and his liver would
not have troubled him until after he
ate the rarebit. How shall ever be
able to explain it to him?"
"You needn't try" Mrs. Darlington
answered.; I'll explain it to him when
he comes home. Dear old fellow!
I'm so glad he doesn't know anything
about this. He mightn't be having a
good time at all if he did."-New York
Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
THE KISS AT THE DOOR.

In the days of the lance and the spur.
When the hero went forth to the fight,
Oft he carried token from her
Whom he worshiped as lover and,knlghtt,
And when fierce surged the battle arotmd'
And when close pressed the merclless
foe,
Twas that token that drove off despair
And gave victory's strength to his blow.
Not hero of knighthood am I,
But a warrior in industry's strife,
Where the lance that WELD is my pen,
And the ladye serve is my vile.
Yet token carry each day,
Full as precious as any OF yore,
And it stoutens my heart for the fray
IT'S my loves morning kiss at the door.
For his faith will the martyr endure,
BY the sunset the artists inspir'd,
AT the blast of the hugle and fife
Is the soldier to gallantry fired.
But whatever may others eXalt,
For myself shall Isl! nothing more
As 4 prompter to worthiest deeds,
Than the kiss that l get at the door:
e. W. Gray, in the Newark Daily Adver
tiscr
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
The Way She Saw Europe.

The friends of q girl just home from
Europe were surprised to find, when
they questioned her about it the other
day. that there was Il great deal that
she he'd left undorc
"No. it was too much trouble to go to
all those out-ofthe-wayplaccs," she
said, "and as for sightseeing. l never
did care for it. anyway; so l soon
made UP my mind that l wasn't to
wear myself to death for all the old
castles and art galleries that ever ex-
listed. But had good time: oh! per-
fectly splendid! Just the very best in
my whole life. Why, 1 couldn't help
but have it. Didn't 1 spend all my
money!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
Said to Destroy the Memory.

A recent statement by;an English
Admiral that a spirit made in Switz-
erland from the European mountain
ash, or rowan, berry has the power,to
destroy the memory, and that jelly
made from the same fruit has q sysi-;
lar effect. suggests an origin for the
old superstition that the rowan tree
has the power to scare evil spirits.
But liquors and preserves were long
ago made from the red rowan berry,
and in some parts Of the world the
fruit is dried and ground into -four for
bread. ..-'... s-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
THE REALM OF FASHION,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

but there are 4 few new styles that
are delightfully."- new and that show
very little sign of ever having been
worn. One Of these gowns, in a pale
heliotrope silk, is made close-fitting
around the upper part of the skirt.
and then finished With three deep
tlounces, each headed with a black
rushing. The lower part Of the waist
has a folded belt looking quite like a
peasants bodice, and made of velvet
or satin; the upper. part is Of white
silk with short elbow sleeves that have
full under-sleeves, of. chiffen with deep
silk cuffs and lace rufles.-Harper's
Bazar. :, [...@~ l.. =. =: ,...a,4ss
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
Ventilated Car For Fruit Traffic,

A Kansas City Southern Railway car
has been fitted with Fentilating sys-
tenn for fruit traffic, the feature Of
which consists in placing on the car
siding a series Of fat tunnels, which
project three INCHES from the sides
of the car. From these fhnnels the
air passes to the interior and is con-
Quoted to the space between the floor
and a false decking. from which point
the air passes up through the fruit to
exits near the roof. In the trial al
ready made the system gave good re-
suits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
Commercial Value of the Shark.

Commercial Salue OF tne ShaTA'
"Many people who hold the shark
in fear and execration would hardy
believe that its carcass is highly
valued for. Commercial purposes" OBJ
served leather dealer In New York
City to a writer recently? .'sBut as q
matter of fact thousands Of sharks
are annually caught in'West Indian and
South American waters and shipped
to this city, where, in factories,
the skins are cut up and dried and
sold at from So to Sc each, according
to size. The drying process makes the
skins as hard as adamant and as
smooth as mother of pearl. The ma.
terial is known as 'sheg green and ts
used mostly for making whip handles
and for covering instrument cases. It
is also used by cabihetmakers for pol.
ishing fine woods. The fms are made
into glue that is used very extensive.
ly by silk manufacturers. ."-Washing.
ton Star. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
Wives For Western Farmers.

Throughout the entire grain belt OF
the West farmers are seeking wives.
The demand is greatest in Kansas,
where the crops have been even larger
than elsewhere.
Tn average farmer who is seeking
wife wants one of rather mature
years, and widows usually have the
preference. Good cooks are in de-
mand, and shop girls moderately so.
Seamstresses are seldom asked for,
and a good disposition, along with a
willingness to work, are among the
requirements.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
Sleeve Links of Crocheted Silk.

A "cuffbutton" suggests a firm, hard
knob ofTmetal; pair of sleeve links
suggests :semi-precious stones or gold
disks linked together by a golden
chain. The newest fastening for the
cuffs ola shirt waist of fine flannel or
cashmere has the top, which is all that
is visible, made of crocheted, heavy,
twisted silken cord. The same thing
does for sleeve links, but the single
button is the better design.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
Good Reasons.

a"Why are you so fond Of Shakes
peare?'. asked the acquaintance.
Because" answered Mr.. Storming-
ton Barnes, "he, is the great, the peer
less poet, the man who spoke alike
to peasant and philosopher and moved
the world to higher emotions. Be-
sides, you don't have to pay Shakes
peare any royalties for the use of his
ays."-Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
New StyIe Of. Revers.

: They do not turn over the new re.
vers, nor are they worn fatty laid out
on the chest, as;formerly. III the pres
ent case, the "revers" are ornamental,
but only show when the jacket fronts
are not closed They are simply tie
long strip of facing to the jacket
fronts and could not possibly be visible
if the garment were. worn closed. This
is n true .''LAig.on" fashion and one
Which is extremely .dressy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
Best For the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to 4
bowels are put right. CAsoARETs help
nature, cure you without gripe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost you
just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. CAscARETs Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every k,b-S
let has C.C.C. stamped on 1t. Bewaxs OF
limitations. S[E
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
The Rishop md tho Hairpins,

The Bishop of Liverpool 'has issued a
new code of rules for confirmation. He
desires that girls should refrain from
the raH &C long pins in the hair rs the
prcs'j'"" Of such pins frequently re-
suits in the Bishops fingers being lac
Grated curing the laying on Of heds.'
Christian World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
Ladies, Blousie,.t.,

,. .yt$G Ladies' blouses.a y
The blouse that, is slightly more
formal than the shirt waist yet easy
and comfortable, fills place that no
other does and is constantly growing
in popularity. The smart May Marton
blouse illustrated in tie large engraE-
ing belongs to just that;cla and can
be worn during the mo-ning with per-
feet propriety, while az the same time
it will give no offense later In the day.
The model is made Of Venetian flannel
in hunters green, with vest and stock
of white satin-faced broadcloth, ma
chine stitched, and revers Of velvet
matching the flannel. Down each
front, below the revers, are small but
tonholes through which the gold chain
links are slipped that hold. the fronts
in place and give peculiarly chic jef-
feet. Countless combinations and va
riety of materials can be substituted,
however, and tiny silk cord and gold
buttons can take the place Of the Inns
if uesired, or these can be entirely
omitted and the fronts hooked invisi-
bly, into place. Henrietta, plain and
embroidered cashmere, drap dete,
French flannel and taffeta are all suit
able and the color of both waist and
vest can he changed to anything the
wearer may prefer.
The foundation for the blouse is =.
fitted lining with single darts, and
which closes at the centre front. On
it are arranged the fronts, vest and
back. The fronts are smooth and
without fulness at the shoulders, and
are drawn in at the waist line. The
vest is attached peEmarently to the
right side of the lining and hooks over
onto the left beneath the left front.
The stock collar is Joined to the vest
and closes invisibly at the centre back.
The bishop sleeves are not over full.
and are finished at the wrists With
straight cuffs.
TO make this blouse for woman of
medium size three and three-quarter
Yards of material twensy-one inches
wide, three yards twenty-seven inches
wide. or one and three-quarter yards
forty-four inches wide, will he re-
duired, with fve-eighth yard fifty
inches wide, or threc-Quarter yard
twenty-one inches wide, for vest and
stock collar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07

Winter tourist rates for season 1900-l901, tc
all tourist points in South and Southwest Wis
Southern Railway, go into effect October 18th.
10 0. Full particulars OF any agent OF that
company. This is the route Of the New York
and Florida Limited and offers on all through
trains dining-car service the year round
Address Alex. S. Thweatt, Eastern Pass
. Agent ll85 Broadway, New York.