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man he was. He injected into the
campaign a personal quality that had
lapsed since the days Of the early
presidents. II was spoken of as a
whirlwind campaign. and such 1t was.
but IN spite OF the velocity with which
1t was conducted aud the immensely Of
the area covered MIR Bryan succeeded
In making a marvellous Impression
IN that unique campaign the Demo-
cratic nominee travelled more than 49,
600 miles and delivered upward of 1000
speeches AS a political spcllbinder he
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N Tuesday next, at Denver,
M "A the twentieth national con
ventios of the Democratic
party viii be called to order
In the big new Auditorium built es-
pecially for the occasion. This great
building. which viii seat an audience
OF $4,000 persons. Is reputed to be the
most admirable structure of it's class
in the country. Its acoustic properties
are declared to be wonderfully perfect
and all its arrangement has been with
reference to the comfort of those who
must pass the four or more days Of
the convention beneath its roof
It is understood that this particular
national conl ontion is to be unlike its
nineteen predecessors. The Denver
people have intlmated as much, and all
tho prelmnaiies seem TO confirm It,.
The inhabitants of the charming Colo
RADIO metropolis regard the occasion
more in the light of Il glad holiday
than as formal political function.
National political conventions are
something of a novelty west of the
Mississippi river, Missouri having en-
joyed a monopoly of them until now.
As an evidence of tho willingness Of
the citizens TO make everybody happy
II Is announced that every resident
will wear a button bearing the legend,
ASK Me-" which may be construed in
to meaning an actual thirst to- be of
service to the visitor.
~ y
We have become so accustomed to
the quadronnial gatherings which Sc
leet candidates for president and vice
president and incidentally settle on the
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suffered neither political eclipse nor
loss of prestige. His leadership was
so indisputablc that his opponents
within the party did not think II WORTH
while TO Interfere with his prospects at
Kansas city Later however, a minor
ity representing those who were not H.
sympathy with his financial views
went TO Indianapolis and formulated
what is known in political history as
the "gold ticket"
At the time of his second nomina-
ton Mr.. Bryan was still an ardent
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pies and It's suburbs appear 10 be "a
world Of lava, The streets are paved
with H. There are lava staircases and
statues, drinking troughs, brc-a- brac
and even jewelry.
There IL Ia tbs field motor power
scheme greater even than that OF Nj.
agara on the Hambesi A syndicate has
been formed in England and America,
II is said, with capital OF $1,000
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flnltoly gamer and 4 winner in all
respects save one. The Bryan who
went down to defeat with Arthur Sew.
all OF Maine aud Thomas Il. Watson
OF Georgia was 4 greater and more
competent citizen than the young man
whose oratorN electrified the Chicago
convention. He had proved himself TO
be a man of whom the American peo-
pie well might be proud. and that too
without the necessity of subscribing TO
a single tenet of his political creed
Fanatic" and visionary are but the
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bright only when travelling through our
atmosphere, are sometimes apparently
as high above our heads as 500 miles.
An extraordinarily large number Of
dwarfs live In the district of Riwas.
IN The eastern Pyrcnees. Tradition has
II THAI they are the Descendants Of a
race which inhabited those mountain
ranges IN prehistoric times
a bulliighi was about 10 take place
IN Nalladolid. Spain when two of tho
animals escaped from the arena aud
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has been discovered by sponge fishers
who went down in diving ben al
SiaN, OF the coast of Tunls II is he
lieved that the land ON which the city
was built subsidized
Doctors IN Sweden never send bills
10 their patients, They choerfully ae-
eopt whatever sum the patients choose
to give them.
It war formerly held that there was
no air above sixty miles, but astrono-
mers observe that meteors. which are
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en- and his greatest asset he made the
most OF IT, His invasion OF what he
termed jocusely the cncmy's country
was nothing less than personal tri-
umph for the Nebraska orator. The
effort In itself was phenomenal. In d
single day while he was making a
whlrlwind tour of New York state he
delivered forty-nine addresses. Thirty
five speeches. big and little, were made
by him on several consecutive DAYS
and II was no unusual thing Tor him
to address twenty different audiences
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TOLD AND REToLD.

Water in coal mines is usually more
or less acid, and when 1t comes in con
tact with electric lines II forms salts
Of copper These salts rapidly disin
tegrate the copper wire unless they
afe carefully protected
People who reside IN the vicinity Of
NesuYius have put 10 practical use the
laVa which has flowed from The vol
saao IN past and recent eruplions. Ma,
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general stampede to Polk followed
When the ballot was concluded II was
found that the Tennessee man was th'
unanimous choice of the conventions
and the news was sent out by tele-
graph. So IL was that Polk was the
first dark horse" Another Democrat
Mr. Bryan at the convention OF 1921
was the last
The convention which renomnated
Grover Cleveland in 1855 AT Chicago
was one of the most single minded and
harmonious Democratic nominating
meetings ever held There was ap-
parently no question of Mir. Cleveland7
denomination, and William G Whitney.
who was in charge of the ClcvelRnd
canvass. found that he mad practlealV
nothing to do When he reached Cnl-
cago he declared to friend WHY l
can't keep the votes back! They tum-
BILE in at the windows as wen ms al tls
doors" From the beginning il was
evident that everything was going me
Cleveland way The committee on
resolutions brought in tariff plank
that was so shifty and ambiguous mar
IL was received with laughter and cries
of derision as It was being read By 4
great majority the plank was slrlch'n
out and new one inserted one tlat
wac decided enough TO meet me We"e
of Mr.. Cleveland, radical though ihey,
were.
Next 90 General Bragg's memorao'e
words spoken in scconding the nolnll'a-
tlon--''We love him for The cnomles he
has madc"-tho effort OF rammhnS
silver tongued orator, Bourkc Cochran
to prevent the favorite's renomlna'lon
were most entertaining Cochran pc
gan a dramatic appeal for harmouF
declaring that IL would never COW
were the big president renomnatln.
feel for him "A personal friendship ~
declared 81 oppose him in TINS con-
vontlon only because he stands pc
tween The Democratic party aliu n''
light OF victory ! believe Mr. 'l'Ne,
land Is popular man (applausrl ne
coniinued-'a most popular mhn ~"
creased applause) Ia man Oh me n'pH'
extraordinary popularliy' defe
paused while the applause CONTINUES
for three minutes) Ion every hay ="
the year except election day.
Bui the fluent Irishman's eloan'no,,
was of no avail. on the first pal'V'
Cleveland polled az votes, ten mp''
than Tho necessary two thirds
ELLIS STEPHENSON
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made their way into q hospital, iiels
they ninblN prancod around and upse'
several beds ON Which patients Ne''
lyins ana sorod three persons.
The FIRST hatmaSers who piled lh.n
trade in England were Spanlards WIZ
came over IN 1870 !,
Ia the i've Westminster public ",
brariea London. there are 1881
VOLUMES. The annual stock takns IA,
revealed the fact that out OF this Iosa'
only two are missing.
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/ York man need feel the slightest anx-
icty as to the result. Probably, how
ever, he did not feel us safe as APP
pcarances would seem to justify. He
knew that about a month before the
meeting of the convention, after most
of the delegates had been instructed
for him, he had written and sent out
a letter which might cause him album
dant trouble. In that unfortunate let
ter he had declared datly against the
annexation Of Texas, When the vote
was taken the trouble became visible,
The southern delegates would not
obey their Instructions. The Virginia
delegates even held u meeting To re-
scind their obligations to vote for Mr.
Van Buren,. on the fret ballot he OBJ
tanned a majority of only twenty six.
Under the leadership of the. gifted
Calhoun, who for a quarter OF cen
tury had been presidential possible
ty. the southern delegates withdrew
their support from the New York man
and after seven ballots had been taken
II began TO look like "anybody's
fight" Calhoun managed 10 have the
two thirds rule adopted, with at least
two thirds of the northern contingent
opposing.
1t was on the eighth ballot that the
dark horse" episode was sprung I'M
kindest and most unexpected OF all, 1t
was New Hampshire that sprung II.
II was revealed later that the sensa-
ton had been prepared before the con-
vention, but at the time 1t came like a
great shock. The Granite state cast
its ballot for james X Polk of Ten
nessee, who had not received vote.
When the ballot was counted Polk was
found to have received forty four
votes. When this announcement was
made cries Of who IL Polk" came
from all over the hall Thcrcupon sew
clal friends of the Tennessee states
man felt il incumbent on them TO
answer the question In a Hood OF the
most untamable oratory ever let loose
In convention hall II Is sufficient 10
state that one definition OF the new
candidate termed him "a pure, whole
hoggcd Democrat"
Then the ninth ballot was begun l.
went on unchanged until New York
WAS reached. The delegation asked
permission 10 Withdraw for consulta-
ton, aud whom It returned The chair
man announced that il was the wish
of Mr.. Van Buren that the vote
should be given to Mr.. Polk AZ that
there was intense excitement, ana "a
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"a tiOnal convention OF 1880
w W opened at Chicago IL was
fact known TO all that
party sentiment had changed that 1t
had drifted into new channels and was
undergoing q sort OF political regenefa-
ton. 1t was also apparent that most
of those who had been directing the
policy of the party had become the
opponents of the minority and that
those who were responsible Tor the
change were men who had never been
active supporters of the ftnanciai the-
cries which We're so characteristic
feature of the existing ADMINISTRATOR
At that time 1t was quite evident
that the bulk of the party was pre-
pared TO break away from the leader
ship of the only Democrat who had sat
III the presidential chair since the days
of James Buchanan. AT the early ses-
sions of the convention 1t was made
manifest that the breach between thc
free image of silver advocates ana
the single gold standard people was
complete and beyond compromise
From the FIRST 1t was clear that the
sixteen to one movement dominated
the convention. and II seemed out
logical that Congressman Richard T.
Bland OF MISSOURI us authof ana
ready sponsor on all occasions should
receive the nomination for president.
v v
Eyervthine pointed that way. Mr..
y2land known pot,,,larly and affection
atelv MS "silyer Dick" the warhorse
~ Tho free silvor coinage movement
WAS old and i'm feeble health. but his
ponulnrity seemed TO be invincible. His
genial disuosition and stanch char
actor had made hin, hosts of friends in
nj narfs az the country and his ear
nest teaching had resulted in an army
of converts His friends and support
,ield and their enthusiasm and de-
termination to win were a Source of
great discomfort TO the representatives
Of the gold wing of the party.
THO oncnino nrelinoinaries were CON
drcted in tbe dipnitIed and rather nor
f,nctorv manner of great national
,.nnynntions Thc claims of cnntestinp
delegations were looked into. and
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the convention system was the Ma
tional Republican, the precursor of the
Wings, which met in convention at
Baltimore in the winter of 1881 and
nominated Henry Clay The first no
titication committee ever appointed
was sent by that convention to give
the Idol" the official news of his nom-
nation.
Thirteen years afterward a Demo
cratic convention held at Baltimore
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was the first to develop a dark
horse" 1t was also the first to have
its proceedings reported by telegraph
and to set the example of a stampede
When the convention was called TO
order it looked as If Martin Van Buren,
would have a walkover. So many
states had instructed for him that a
clear majority could be figured for him
on the first ballot, There was nothing
on the surface to indicate that the New
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Thrice an Aspirant to Presidential
Honors, He Has Proved Himself to
Be a Citizen Of Whom the Ameri-
can Public May be Proud.

magic Of a voice II was the most tell
ing bit of political oratory heard since
the "plumed knight" burst of cloqucnCc
from the gifted Robert 1ngcrson II
was a brief and impassioncd appeal
for bimetallism and an exalted plea for
the acceptance of the new Democratic
financial teaching There was not a
man in the vast throng who did not
feed thrill when the man from Me-
braska uttered his oft quoted "cross Of
gold and crown of thorns" metaphor.
There was a wild whirlwind of APP
plause from friend and foe. and the
name OF William Jennings Bryan was
ON every tongue.
No further thought OF silver Dickl"
No further chance for the insertion Of
gold plank in the platform! Bryan
and silver! This became at once the
motive OF the convention, and all else
was deemed irrelevant. The jubilant
majority FASTENED TO announce him as
it's candidate and in an incredibly
short time thu whole world was clam
oring to be told all that was known
about William Jennings Bryan.
1t was simple story. but well worth
the telling He was comparatively a
young man. but one year older than
the constitution of the United States
demands that chief magistrate shall
be. Never before had either great po-
litical party chosen for its standard
bearer so young a man. and never be-
fore had man who lived west of the
Mississippi river received the nomina-
ton. 1t was true that some of his
speeches in the lower house OF con
gress had given him something of a
reputation as an orator but his fame
had been confined to the capitol and
to the narrow limits of his own state
He was practically unknown to the
great American public, and especially
so 10 the eastern section of IL. II was
the first case on record of nominee
who had won the distinction by sin
gle oratoricaI effort, and the entire
country was on the qui vive to see
how the young man from Nebraska
was going to acquit himself
He was disappointment only TO
those who had failed to appreciate his
capability. Those who had done s.
were amazed at the facility he devel
oped. He entered into the campaign
with 2est and thoroughness which
were revelation even to the most ex
perienced campaigner. His political
foes soon realized that there was pitted
against them no tyro in the business of
president making and that usual meth
DDS must be abandoned and new sys-
TENS of defense planned The oppo-
sition was compelled to call all it's re-
serves into service at the very begin
ming of the campaign, so farreaching
had been the influence of the remark
able convention oratory of the Ne
braska man.
Nor did Mr.. Bryan do anything dur
| ing that memorable campaign TO dim
the impression created by his famous
/ speech. He realized acutcly that the
American public did not know him,
I and he resolved that he would do his
! part in bringing about closer ac-
! quaintancc. Since manifestly it was
not possible for this more intimate re
lationship to be cultivated as long as
he remained in his remote Nebraska
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shibbolcth of political controversy.
They have served their purpose and
may now carefully be put away in
lavender.
In 1900 the Democrats convened ~
Kansas City and once again made Mr..
Bryan their candidate, this time by
reclamation In the four years which
had passed the Nebraska man had
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at twenty different places, within
twenty hours, 1t was the most heroic
test of physical and mental endurance
ever attempted by a candidate for the
presidency.
Mr. Bryan did not win the presi
dency but 1t would be wide of the
mark to term him loser. He was in
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assn than had ever been shown in an
American gathering of any kind.
v v
The Democrats at first did not take
kindly to the convention idea. They
had become accustomed to the caucus
method. and they had also become
proficient in the use of H. The first
of the great national parties to adopt
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champion of free silver. Believing
that his warm advocacy of that doc
trine was the only thing that stood be-
tween him and the presidency, many
of his admirers tried to persuade him
to abandon IL on at least TO relegate II
to a less conspicuous place In his af-
fections. 1t is another evidence of the
courageous uprightness of the Nebras-
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N Tuesday next, at Denver,
the twentieth national con-
ventios of the Democratic
party win be called to order
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VI w YHsN the Democratic ma
"a A tional convention OF 1895
W ~ opened at Chicago it was
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-07-10
GUARDING the Baby from Flies,

Although babies seem perfectly in
different to the swarms of flies which
light on them their presence is mat
ter that should not be regarded light
ly by the mother. For flies, as has
been proved, are one of the greatest
sources of contagion and too much
care cannot be taken to prevent them
from lighting on anything which the
baby is likely to take in his mouth.
As precaution against this pest the
baby should be kept scrupulously
clean. Particularly should his mouth
be washed often, for the old milk acts
as a special lure to the fly. While the
child is sleeping a mosquito netting
should be hung over his bed and
should be pulled down so far that it
completely covers the side and mat
tress. During playtime an excellent
idea is to suspend some mosquito bar
from the center of the room where the
baby is placed so as to create sort of
little cage for him:
If by any chance a fly should light
on the rubber nipple of his bottle 1t
should not be replaced in his mouth
before thoroughly washing in a sola.
ion of boracic acid.
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FISH is HONEST BORROWER.
Huge PickereI Returns $40 with So
Cents Interest.

st. Paul, Minn-Nathan Rosenstein
of St. Paul last August went fishing
in the beautiful Lake Bemidji Rosen-
stein caught seven sunf1sh and a
perch, and was about to quit, when
an enormous pickerel made a furious
dash at his bait.
The suddenness of the strike"
startled the man, and he jerked his
pole, which caught in the flap of his
coat pocket. A ten-dollar gold piece
slipped out of the pocket and rolled
toward the gunwale. Rosenstein
dropped the pole and grabbed for the
coin, but it slid overheard. Fascinated
by the sight, Rosenstein could but sit
and watch. The big pickerel, wrench
ing himself free from the hook, and
attracted by the shining coin, swung
under the boat. The great jaws
opened, and the coin disappeared be-
fore Rosenstein,s very eyes.
Only few days ago Rosenstein
was again on Lake Bemidji and made
fairly good days catch. Trolling
back toward the dock in the evening,
he felt strike, and after a furious
ten-minute battle landed an enormous
rickerel. On splitting the big pickerel,
he found the ten-dollar gold piece lost
last fall.
He poked around with the knife and
uncovered So cents in small silver
coins and pennies. 1t was interest at
the legal rate on the lost ten-dollar
gold piece
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peared on his left arm a number of
raw sores.
The man consulted several physi-
clans and their diagnosis was almost
always different and their treatment
invariably unsuccessful.
The sores were SO persistent and
rendered the poor fellow so unhappy
that surgeon finally suggested that
he have the arm amputated. He con-
sented and the operation was per-
formed. Three months later the sores
appeared on the right arm and then
on the feet
The patient sought consultation
with DR.. Dieulafoy, one of the most
celebrated practitioners in France.
The physician studied the case thor
oughly, but was forced to reject one
hypothesis after another, until one
day, in the course of his examination,
DieulafOy noticed that the sores were
similar to those made by potash
burns.
He piled the patient with questions
and accused him of causing the sores
himself. The patient met the accusa-
ton at first with indignant denials,
but finally confessed that under the
sway of an impulse too strong for his
will to overcome he made all the sores
himself with potash, and that the
same impulse forced him to submit to
the amputation.
DR.. Dieulafoy said this was one of
the most remarkable cases of simula-
ted disease he had ever noted Many
faxed disease for the sake of the pleas
ure it gave -morphinomanes, al
coholics, and the like, he said In the
present case, however, no pleasure
was attendant upon the initiated dis
ease.
The patient suffered terribly from
the wounds and stood the suffering
heroically.
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become speaker of the Sixty first con.
gross, and the experience he can gain
as minority leader on the floor in the
short session next winter Will be val
liable to him when he becomes speak
er. Williams believes the democrats
can carry the next house if the cam
paign is fought out on the Issues Gre
ated in the last session.
John Sharp Williams has been Demo-
cratic leader in the house for six years
and has ably conducted the minority
through many legislative battles and
filibusterS. He has been chosen by the
Mississippi legislature to succeed Sen
ator Money in the upper house of con-
gress when the latter's term expires,
March 4, 1911. He will be in the house
throughout the Sixty-first session him.
self, and in resigning his leadership
now, abandons the certainty of becom-
ing speaker of that congress if the
Democrats have a majority in it,
David Although De Almond of Mis-
souri, has been regarded for the past
few years as the certain successor to
Williams in the leadership of the house
Democrats.