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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-01

wnen he permitted himself TO cut SO. un-
enviable figure as he did in the Ben
rett will controversy.
Jumps to Conclusion Too Readily.
1T is apparently Mr.. Bryan's misfor-
tune to Jump to a conclusion too readily
and to be mislead by men whose as
surned friendship for boyhood COM
panion is not sufficiently great to pro-
hibit their attempting to place him IN
an awkward and false light before the
great majority of the democrats of llli-
nois The men to whom ] REFER Mlllard
Fillmore Dunlap and Judge owen p
Thompson, the leaders of the faction
known as the Jacksonville cabal, are
men who have twice been utterly re-
pudiated by the democrats of the state
The fact that my name happens TO be
Sullivan, is by far more potent reason
to them for attempting to discredit me,
than any that they have or can be urged.
The real reasons for their opposition 10
me. believe Mr. Bryan to be ignor-
ant of.
TT is not the first time Mr.. Bryan
has been deceived by these men. He was
inveigled into pleading their cause two
years ago. He gave their claims tho
only merit they possessed by presenting
them at st. Louis.
what was the verdict? lie pleaded for
them before a subcommittee of the demo-
cratic national committee, and the com
mittee decided against them. lie renewed
his efforts before the democratic ma"
tional committee and again lost his case.
A committee on credentials composed OF
democrats, representing every state and
territory In the Union next declared the
men whom Mr.. Bryan now champions to
mi. Ia Il terf3 cot
tribunal to which an appeal could be
taken heard Mr.. Bryan's plea for Dunlap
and Thompson. and the result was as
before
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-01
Would Declare Himself Guilty.

Gwen IL | were willing to resign, as
requested | could not do so under present
conditions. If l did, after the charges
which Mr.. Bryan makes. / would be de-
claring not only that l was guilty OF
fraud but that three-fourths of the demo-
cratic leaders in the country were equally
guilty.
"A word as to my corporate connec-
tons upon which Mr.. Bryan seems to
place SO much Importance. The only cor
poration with which | am connected Is
the Ogden Gas company, of which have
the honor Of being president IT came into
existence because of demand for
cheaper gas In this city 1t gave to the
people of the community for 30 cents
what they were then paying s1.l0 for.
'In conclusion would like to remind
Mr.. Bryan that the fundamental prin-
ciples of democracy which he speaks OF
do not include recognition of political
czardom. Democrats may have their
leaders, the leaders may have their fol-
lowers. but their leaders will never be
autocrats and the followers will never be
serfs, obedient to the orders prompted
by court favorites
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-01
Must Accuse the Leaders

Mr. Bryan says / hold my seat on the
democratic national committee by fraud.
That seat came to me by virtue OF
vote of 40 to In my favor. 1t Is one to
which democratic national convention
declared / was entitled to- II | hold my
seat by fraud then Mr.. Bryan must ac-
cuse Senator Tillman of South Carolina,
Senator Culberson of Texas, Senator Du-
bois of Idaho, John Sharp Williams of
mississippi Clark Howell of Georgia, the
democratic leaders in the solid south, the
majority of those in the east, north and
the west, of compounding felony. II |
am unfit to associate with honest dem
ocrats' as Mr.. Bryan says, then the men
who stood by me are also and surely
Mr.. Bryan cannot accept nomination
which must come, If come 1t does, from
the men who decided that / was fit and
that Dunlap, Thompson and the Jackson
VILE cabal, were not only unfit, but had
lied. slandered and villified not myself
alone, but the majority Of the delegates
who sat In the Springfield state con-
vention of 1904 and by virtue of whose
votes | hold my office
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-01

wnen he permitted himself TO cut so. un-
enviable a figure as he did In the Ben
rett will controversy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24

,.,., - g. ,-.., , .-,-ri7,.,,t of
H.. 81 H.. ,-,f.Ir ~ 1.r7e-ci5rie=. par-
- - ID 40 llgf-7, az kin
49, - -. - I,,TLI,- IN know
~ '7+f-,..' 80 t5- 5.r.,.7 s.Csi i'm need Of
r
-. ,r- s.-..or. -,,,,l7 r, a.e ,-s,er1lle. as
...l1.- -l-' ~ r.,s -a "a Ms ,Iaue-hfc~-5f
.tf-. .-.-,.... t,. ~, NV T4a had
,-.. l..'s.1 III. a,-lorefL, e,.er I'm that
,-,. .s1 +--r -,., az rsr-.fr7gs He missed her
.f,.,.-e,-fr,- .rd vas therefore more and
.,.r, ,l,r, ,.,...r, tfrrr he lei himself think
lr IN f. t,5 rad ~ nsrt with her. Jen-
H.. -, .I,. .i,.et ems lint tb41 he n,jeil;
t-rs s,rr v.ifb bor lint for those scouu-
frarr.- aoit.t,rs and tIair rrvirg commits
..-,,s re r,,,--- n,-ft hattie them. he would
do il 7r ar5. cost
M .,ltlf.s. laws which were all very we'll
for NOW affairg were intolerablc in the
rr-aucf M great concerns. Small people
ms. ora,- tTrr,, ar take the consequences
Narrare.-vyslIl tnev could not be crimi-
nails since their Iayyhreakings were on a
1stl,r.I scale and resulted in the end. in
.ha exhaustion of business and the vonse-
uueut bettermcut of the common sort. 1t
was Interference with them that would be
rl4rniraI There should be no interference,
AIr Seavrr snapped his fingers in thought
ut the commissions and all their works
Whatever the syndicate had done, had
been under advice of eminent counsel; more
over outside ills own safes there was not
single discriminating scrap OF paper or
slate of figures.
TIE safes. three i'm number filed all the
back OF Mr. Seavers private room in the
presidents suite The syndicate's Offices
took up The whole seventeenth story of
-kyscraper: so. with the safes set partly
IN a wall of double thickness. and trebly
guarded day and night from the front, they
seemed almost professionally secure. They
were. moreover, Of special construction,
with secret recosses in their chtlled-steeI
walls, Now the recesses were cram full
Of financial dynamite. but nobody would
suspect their existence, unless he knew the
secrets of the safes Mr.. Seaver chuckled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24
Trolling for Tarpon.

From Country Life ia America.
1t is not easy to hook a tarpuu while troll
ing. FOR his mouth is very hard. and nucn
skill may doubtless here BE- shown In the
playing Of the FISH the work IS about the
same as In stil fishing save that more care
must be used. the look Is probably NOT
firmly imbedded. An old fisherman told me
that he liked 10 be- sure Of his fish. and 20
preferred stu fishing, but TO my mind IL is
one of the objections TO that method Au-
other and stronger objection j. the disturb
ance to my feelings in thinking that ] am
pulling against A iisnS in ards. II the line
does break The chance OF tie victim s being
able TO free himself from The hook is prob
lena tical, while In trolling IL Is the work
of a minute after the strain IS off the line
until sore mouth is the only symptom re
naming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24

.... ...... 80 .- ,-f..fty. .7o-t-i- In
it was e.... case "t .'... y
i.4 -Wfi1,-e, the way young Jennings "i-'
Polly S.arrr rcH iu .uvs So deep In love.
ir-r.a ..r ar .,ar after they met they
. - ......,,....I-..r tg.a ffrlf7ai
'ait' t.i-.. o., ,4
facts. Irst that He was, .A'aAt "''' '.,'
and well set mp, only -.IH -.tA- 7,t-'
.i-t. second. Chat She was uetlaEs to- mll-
49,. ava o.. ..I. I..r. Of an ambitious
4 ..-.. .,.s....F .-..-.-
Inevitably they W.T. e'="e 'd WIN" ct
y,,.l of that fafnfuI .rs- meeting H.t''
. ...,..l.-r+. az miro. rnr,a-oul1g bliss. Pen y
.f.-,.-,-.-f-,,- sense OF how
"@h.D .I '' d. IN, 4-.,.-r.r,1,.
matters stood .f"'.'I WIZ '. "-
angry. he wants AT least duke Tor i'.''
r.r .t-.fr na sill never. nevor Jet you
... ..,rfdaI almost taarfuIy
HtN' '-. .-..r.,,. ..--.-f
10 bier lower "~ l.'rS 9t'"' ,'7
from aU the rest. uu the moNnll' F.''''-'-1
"a. g. frs.y.rsi with 'atgl. supcrhF cen
sf.,.t -....r then said lightly squeezing
l,. .s,-5. 81 80, Your Aunt Louise mas
i,.,,.,-, ..-rfra. up.a0f taking notice "rE
nom. 4H. has written 90 your idln1i. '.'
I-'is mi IHfr.a are settled. the nearer
r. ~, .rr. nauDsne-="
tfs. 1af1 ..r-.ter mad, Polly very happy,
t,,- ftya DAVIS ltcr She was moral ana
,.f.,--r. .r v.r Her father had come 60
p-.--.. Irr .rrrs country place where
IN l.t. r,.-..i.r had been done. intent upon
,-H..i-fa. rer OF abroad, to stay q year
W. +.... r.rr T.r-t. Die would have liked TO
,-.--..fr tH.ra tho rest of his natural lite,
b.f ...t matters oC high finance forbade
5.r-araus Van SnImmareH SeaVcr. ESQ was
u,1 understood 500 o., the power benin"
rr, fr.-.-.a. of the biggest railway comblHd-
linn I'm Tie United States. and The Congress
mad lattcr'y developed most impeFtheA'
interest iu the way gentlemen, under gen
t-cueu-s agreements. conducted their PHI
vatc affairs.
% =
ardus soavets tried uff-hand 10 oEeTlooN
Young Jennings. Jennings refused posi-
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sealskins Growing Scarce.
l,rnm Ieslle,s Weeklv.

From Leslie's Weekly.
AT the annual sale of sealskins IN Lon
don in December ii IS said that 800 SKINS
were sold at a total of S2.o0o,OOo The aver
age price was something over 500 skin,
Behring bringing little less and British
Columbia about sl25 each. The prices show
the hjgh-yater mark, and none but a mil
lionaire can afford to buy these garments
in the future The Supply of skins has
reached the lowest level, there being only
5oo coo pelts from sealeries throughout the
world against twice that number year
ago In 1890 about 250.00o pelts brought $40
apiece AS IL takes four skins to make a
medium length sacque, only 1900 women
can be supplied from this years crop. But
next seasons catch may 20 much larger
than this.
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Now See What We Can Do With IT."

at the uppermost card, yawned and growled
Show in this fellow Jenkins-and trot
along his partner, too. He flung down the
second card without a look, and was sorry
for # inside half minute For Mr.. Jen-
kins came through the door, deferentlally
IN the wake OF the very last person the head
OF the syndicate cared just then to see.
The uuwelcOme one was thin and a bit
stopped with caVernous eyes and hollow
cheeks. All that was as Mr.. Seaver re-
membered IL. Otherwise, the whole man
had changed. His clothes were new and
reasonably good They had been this hf-
teen years threadbare, beautifully brushed,
and exhalmR, even In decay, the London
atmosphere. Then the step was firm, not
hestatlng. the eyes had steady uplift, and
a spark at bottom-they had been dull and
hopelessy Cowed But the most startling
thing was his voice-no longer pleading, not
even Apologize, but with a queer wavery
ring as he said In jerks. Cad but we have
surprised each other, Jerry. Don't apollo
gizc, ] know-iUs unintentional. If-you
had looked you-wouldn't have had me in.
What can do for you, gentlemen
Seaver asked. wholly ignoring the thin
mans speech The thin man laughed,
quietly. unmrthfully. Mr.. jenkins fell back
a step smiling cOvertIy. and said in his best
manner. You have got the question
wrong. sir. 1t Is rightly-what are you go
ing 70 let us do for your
''Yes-we've come TO show you the thin
man Chucklyd
Mr.. seaver frowned, cleared his throat
and said magisteriallc, Van, al onr age
slang is hardly becoming
Neither is-piracy. the thin man. Van
Shimmerer Lucas, retorted. And you're a
land pirate. Jerry, II ever there was one.
You made one mistake though-pirates al
ways do; you only robbed your first victim
you ought TO have killed him.
Let us have no recrimnations-I have no
time TO hear them" Mr.. Seaver said. MAX
ing a motion toward the bell. But his hand
dropped at Lucas next words. Keep cool,
Jerry l don't forget you saved my wife
from starving. She's dead. thank God--and
you did not have TO bury her. Thank God
again for that We had taxed your cousin
J ~ charity enough without il. Your bread
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You Put Your Trust in Steel.

,,,rn,e rage. Young Jennings looked after
b,n, smiling sam that superbly confident
smile and said, almost ianguldlN Mg
dear sir ] mean TO ask you again Tor PONY
30 next time you'u be glad 70 say yes.
tp,li,. was duly sent abroad, but II was as
vvard Of Aunt Louise. At the last minute
Mr. Sesver found his presence imperatlNely
recuired at home The great railway syn
dcate which had comineIce 10y tne va "a
was threatened with an investigation sure
20 no fnercfess Half the other men IN II
were SO nearly panic-stricken the mead
sared not leave them 20 themselves
Afr Saaver was good churchnSh' also
an almost Incorporate advocate or law ana
crder-that Is 10 say for the mass OF lolE-
peoDle ike himself could be trusted TO ne
their own law, and also That OF Jner lesS
hard-heAded associates. Sat!rlcal news
nqpers said OF him that he had conscience
rs IN. reverse Of brigsnd's Brigands
were well known TO plumber the flch ana
give 10 the poor. Mr.. SeaVer and his SORT
numbered the poor and gave snare IN
Inc thunder TO the rich. But that, of course,
Vas only sltire-the venom OF fellows who
lived by fomenting popular discomfort. MI
Seaver cursed them roundly-in his MIND
Observation-Disclosures he let himself thlnh
OF them But for them the railway syndi-
cate would have had the smoothest possibie
sailing, ins cad OF striking snags OF hostile
eaactmeu;s. or beating against the baihlng
winds OF popular opposition.
Yet after his own way. Mr.. Seaver was
n phiiauthyuuist. He really wanted TO DO
good-what time he was not making money.
BY a sort OF spiritual bookkeeping he bal
anced the ruin OF another mans enterprise
with the endowment OF a school u the
founding Of hospital. Whatever the thing
waen II was done he felt an approving
GLOW. The money, no matter how he had
laid hands on It, was so well employed
those who had been despoiled of II ought
not to complain. He lacked wholly the
miser's instinct OF boarding but more than
made up for that by his craving for the
absolute power spelled by money. and the
control of yet more money. So his private
henefactions were by no means inconsider-
able. Somehow. though. they we're done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24
Imagination in Children.

Ai"h iht Hiihutipnha ISugef.
Addressing the Mothers Club, Mrs Coch-
ran made plea for the encoura cement of
the imaginative faculty in children. The
paper was thoughtful and interesting. yet 1t
is doubtful If parents Will agree that the
imaginative faculties OF their little ones are
neglected. Early mental processes easily
partake of the fanciful. Ii is for this rea-
son that many innocent children lie They
cannot differentiate truth and falsehood.
They must learn by experience the distinc-
ton between reality and dream impress
stons There Is familiar story about q
woman who was seeking to teach her little
girl the value of truth. The girl had been
told the story of Ananias and Sapphira.
Don't you know what happened to them?'
asked the instructor. Yes" replied the
child. They fell dead, and / saw them
carried into the corner drug store" Yet
there was nothing wicked in this youngster
nor hopeless in her outlook. Still her i'm
agination could not be said to need slim
ulat ting.
The average baby is brought up in an at
effectively cured by the maternal kiss.
When II can understand words 1t hears
about Jack the Giant Killer or Of the spar
row that claimed the honor of having slain
cock robin. 1t Is told fairy stories, or Pill
grim's Progress" is doled out 10 It, All but
q few of its heroes are mythical. and, so
far as IL is. able to grasp, Bluebeard Is as
substantial as George Washington. The
child is encouraged 10 look forward to the
visit of Santa Claus, and this rotund saint
is invested with form as material as
grandfather's. 1t Is a particularly lucky
child If not led by the ignorance of others
to have faith in ghosts. 1t has a fear of
the dark because of dangers its magina-
tion fancies to be lurking there. Expe-
rience with children would seem to show
the Importance not of quickening the mag
Inc tive faculties, since these are spontan-
eous or at least in manifestation, inevita-
ble but of directing their development
Teaching along practical lines begins soon
enough, and 1t speedily corrects the fcti
tious standards acceptable to infancy. The
value however, of setting up more such
standards TO be relinquished later with a
pang may be questioned.
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face of the globe. lie lives well and dotss
on luxuries. Ha knows what he wants. IS
quick to buy and no always pays his bills.
What Canada Sells.
do not wonder that the eastern Cana
dams are strong for protection. Under tho
present high tariff It's industries are every
where growing. There are now more than
10000 workmen employed Ia its factories
and the goods made sell for almost $500
100000 a year. All the large cities arc
growing. Montreal has ROW about $4,000
coo employed in manufacturing and IS pay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24

WRITTEN FOR THE STAR MARTHA MocULLoCTI WILLIAMS
Copyright 1906 by W. n. CaldwelJ
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Success.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Yes sir, this town IS booming" said the
Prominent Citizen. proudly. only last
week the new railroad was finished and
started running trains
> And is ii successful?
You bet it is. Just ask that man over
there
WHO'S hep
1.-THE receiver"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
IA Christmas . l Reconciliation
 !
How Santa Claus Brought
 Peace to Two Troubled ! Old Hearts.
Bp JOANNA SINGLE.

tCopyright. 1905, by P. c. Eastmentl "HEY were both sixty. and they
 both had gray hair, and their
 six children were all happily
 ' married and prosperous, but living at long distances from their par ents. There was money enough for both, and both were in good health. But they were both wretched. For this state of affairs John Bowen blamed his wife and Mary Bowen blamed her bus. band. It had all come about since they sold the farm, three years ago. when Will. their youngest son. had married and moved to Colorado with his pret- ty wife, Alice. Then the old people had moved to town and had begun to quarrel. Nobody, not they themselves. knew just how it had begun. and only Mary, the eldest daughter, had suspect ed that anything was wrong. She had said nothing, considering silence the better part, until something really had to be done.
 As last and suddenly things had con to head. The pastor of the lit tle carrsh to which they belonged had noticed that there was an un-Christian coolness between husband and wife. They no longer sat side by side, some
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

CT, their offerings were no longer one. but separate gifts. and they disagresd in class meeting upon matters of doc Urine. The pastor ''labored" with them because of their example to younger married couples.
 This enragsd John, who told him that neither of them would come to church again and asked for their letters. When, however. the pastor was gone he turned hercely on his wife. He said 1t was her behavior that had brought notice upon them. and she said that if he was ugly at home she, for her part. was not hypocrite and would not pretend abroad that all was right between them.
 Then each threatened to leave the other, and finally they talked of divid- ing the property. At this they quar- reled m, re fiercely than ever, not from selishness. for each wanted the other to have the larger share. On this John Bowen insisted until some devil prompted Mary to say his generosity was only for the purpose of putting her in the wrong by making her seem mercenary. Then they saw 6 lawyer, a kindly man, who failed to reconcile their differences. and from trying to divide the property each got more and more angry until finally Mary had the papers drawn up for divorce. and John filed a cross claim. Neither would have the papers served just then. There were things to be attended to. and then the children must be told.
 Somehow neither one of them could bear to tell the children. and more than once they were on the verge of making up. So 1t happened that it was almost Christmas time, and still nothing was done about it. However. the pastor finally wrote to their daugh- ter Mary, asking her if she could not reconcile her parents to each other, and she wrote to her brothers and sis ters. The three of them who could met and talked it over and concluded to adopt a plan evolved by Mary, who probably understood the root of the trouble better than the others.
 This daughter, her mothers name sake, had three fine children. Paul had four, and Elizabeth had two, one too small to leave its mother.
 At the little home of the old people all was gloom. The old man was sort ing and destroying old papers, and his wife was mending and arranging and cleaning her already clean house. She was bound to leave her husband con- fortable and was convinced that no one would properly look after his fan nels and his rheumatism when she had gone to her daughters. This she had fully purposed to do, for she would not put him out of his own house. He was equally obstinate about leaving it to her.
 Two days before Christmas Mary began to cook. with all her experienced skill. pumpkin and apple and mince and squash pies. fruit cake and layer cake and plum pudding. She planned for turkey and for chicken pie, and her husband eyed her in gloomy retro spection of the glad old times. growl- ing out to her that she seemed to be preparing for an army, and she fash ed out that this wasn't the time to be
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

"NIeet 8 o'clock train from west for little Christine. Alice died suddenly yesterday. Mother, give her home till I can get to you. Letter later." It was 5 then. They stood staring mo- ment, and then Mary fell to piling wood on the fire and spoke briefly to John.
 Father, you'll have to hurry to get to that train.' He went out to the barn and hitched the team to the double cut. ter. When he came back he lifted down to their grandmother's arms her daughter Mary's three children. three of Paul's and one of Elizabeth's. They were all laughing and shouting and each was ticketed "ierry Christmas. l am a gift to grandpa and grandma"
 They were barely fed and warmed when John went to the later train and returned with the motherless three yesr-old Christine in his arms. She had been put in the conductors care and was sound asleep. with tears on her cheeks and her yellow curls tousled, on her grandfather's shoulder. Her grandmother reached up for her.
 John she said. 'she Is ours. We must keep things together for the chil. dren. John. I'm awfully ashamed of how hard I've been. and ain't asham- ed to say so. VIII you forgive mer' He stopped suddenly and kissed her as he put the child in her arms.
 Ma" he said. I've been an old fool, and I'm the one to blame. I'll go and straighten things at church and if you'll have me for a Christmas present all rightI- And she smiled happily up al him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
n,.,.,nr ana HaIlx.

a.as..e,Oe and Holly. Hangin' of the mistletoe - that's where Love is led, An aln't his cheeks as rosy as the holly berries red! An his eyes they shine like starlight. an the sweetest word that's said He whispers meath the mistletoe an holly. rosy place, Laughin' lips an bright cheeks, where the dimples love to race. An listen to that story that holds heaven in it's embrace Whispered meath the mistletoe an hollyl
 Atlanta Constitution.