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Chauneey M I*;>ew is as far from
I ing correct In his Judgment upon the
ebutton as Bryan is. It may do no
harm for the Republicans to be on their
r i n\ against the political ambition of
the free silver leaden, but It is a mis
take to suppose that the cause has at
tained any accession of adherents.
Jiryan declare# that free and unlimited
<olnage at I<S to I is nearer now than
i'. was a year ago. The fart of the
matter is that tue only state in which
the silver question was a square issue,
if part from all other local questions,
was Kausa>. and there there have been
great Republican gains It may be nec
e -ary to make an exception of Nebras
ka. but we will not do that until we
get the Urtal vote for each ticket, it
may be that while there is a greater
plurality for the fusionists. there is a
greater proportionate decrease in the
number of ballots.
The disappointment of the people of
the United States —of all peopl > who b"-
lteve in the capacity of Americans to
govern themselves —la much greater at
the result in New York than it is in
any of the state elections. There the
question was entirely between good
government and corrupt government
The great vote for Tammany shows
that the mass of the people are at least
k« lfl*h, and that they see a greater op
portunity for self-aggrandizement un
der sm li an administration as Croker
will afford, than they could under an
administration of which either Low or
Tracy was the head. So far as the state
elections are concerned, the Repub
lican administration is not on trial.
During the few months it has been Jn
power there has been a most wonder
ful advance in the prosperity of the
country. There is nothing in this land
today in the way of advantage com
ing from Republican rule that it could
secure under Populist rule, and it is
free from all the disadvantages which
v txild follow that calamity. The time
too short for It to have been demon
»trated that the p»*opla were mistaken
in electing McKinley.
The reaction is p;eelsely what oc
< u - after any great party victory. lu
N< w York gave Cleveland a
plurality of 45.000, and the next year
gave the Republican head of the ticket
u plurality of 101,000; although there
was a falling off iu the vote of 70,000.
It was worse in iS9t when the Repub
lican governor was elected with a plur
ality of over 166,000.
Ohio in cave Harrison a plural
ity of only about 1,000 votes, and, In
deed. gave one electoral vote for Cleve
land. while in 189S, tt r:,n MeKinley's
vote up to aK>ut 82,000 for governor,
and in 181*5 gave Hushnell over J)2,0«.K)
plurality.
In lowa, where the Republican nctui
uee has been elected, but with reduced
figurca. there could be but very little
Interest in the result, which *as so cer
tain. There was no national issue, and
people feel less interest In Peunsyl-
Tania free silver has certainly not
made any gains, and New Jersey,
which In 1v.»2 ga\e Cleveland a plural
ity of IS.OOO. and has al'vajs been re
f trded as a Democratic state, now
gir« asnin a Republican majority in
the legislature of 2} votes on Joint ba!-
1 t. From IST- until ISS the h*id ot
the tlcktt was always a i>m< rat, and
if the free silver movement had made
r .:>• gsJns it should have s»u r.g N< w
Jersey back Into line.
The situation in Colorado is a little
more complex than in some of the oth r
static. 1 tt the free silver Rejmbl leans
j ined the stalwart Republicans against
the P j a; ar:( » jVnfcvrats. and if the
official count shows the Republican
not to te • 1 it v» in only be by a
\ err small It admitted thst the
\oteof the i' w art Republicans in the
principal county in the state was a
great surprise from ;•* unexpected
strength. This * something of a
change aince I>:<_ Weaver waa
given a plurall'y of it .t lf> - >0 vote*.
Waite had for his supp rt n his light
for governor the e ir.ed % **•■« of the
three parties bound by the stiver tie,
and he secured a plurality of above
7 0 Such a change in • ome of
Teller, the arch-pricst of fr«.<* eilvtiUm
—for Strati is on!r a novice In the
doctrine compared with him—does not
look as if the financial heresy was
spreading.
ft la not worth diseasing at any
length the conditions in the Southern
states. It Is well knows how Demo
cratic majorities are secured there. In
a presidential rear the prospect of Fed
eral offices gives considerable stimulus
*o a large clas of Republicans, and that
is entirely wanting in an off year. Not
withstanding the good advice giTen by
nothing in the elections to make Re
publicans despondent. At least for
three years that party has the oppor
tunity to Justify itself before the peo
ple, and If it do not reasonable
expectations, it will be defeated.
9PKAK IP. *H. LtHB.
Mr. John Ijamb. candidate for school
director, is unfortunate in his selection
of managers for his campaign. They
have done great harm to his cause, and
hare, indeed, seriously impaired hi»
chances of election by the method of
th*ir assaults on the opposing candi
date, Mr. Bowden.
A circular addressed to the ' Regis
tered Voters" yesterday made its ap
pearance, signed by Hermon F. Titus
and eight others. It is insulting and
malicious in its tone, and extravagtnt
and untruthful in its utterances with
respect to Mr. Bowden and Superintend
ent Barnard. Here is a sample:
E. Bow den !f—What? The public has
not been told a syllable about him.
K Bowd*-n has no such special fitness.
K. Bowden is a money lender.
E. Bowtbn, or his teacher managers,
have distributed free car tickets, cigars
and beer and Tom Bevans all over town,
and will furnish free carriages and more
clears and Bevans on election day. Every
one who is brought in a Barnard hack to
th* polls Is bought and paid for.
Money—teachers' money—ls spent like
water for Barnard's candidate.
The Post-Intelligencer has no inter
est in Mr. Howden's candidacy; but. in
the interest of decency and fair play,
it does not hesitate to denounce this
insolent and outrageous attack on
reputable citizens. If John Lamb has
inspired or countenanced it, he is not
fit to be school director, and he ought
to lie defeated.
This circular is a fair illustration of
the methods employed to elect Mr.
Lamb. It is kindred to other utterances
which have appeared in a local pub
lication notorious for the recklessness,
intemperance and mendacity of its ex
pressions. and its total want of respon
sibility and character. The Post-Intel
ligencer has not heretofore been dis
posed to hold Mr. accountable
for them. The circular and the circum
stances and auspices under which it
was issued render it impossible to ac
quit him entirely without explicit and
distinct disavowal on his part.
Speak up, Mr. Limb.
CA!BIII\> <tSTO.M» I»l TIKS.
Collector Milne, chief officer of the
Canadian customs service in British
Columbia, is a fair-minded and sensi
ble man and a highly efficient and judi
cious officer. He occupies a most diffi
cult position, but his administration
has been satisfactory both to the gov
ernment whose interests he represents
and carefully guards, and to the people
from whom he makes his collection of
duties.
The Post-Intelligencer prints today
an interview with Collector Milne ui>on
the Canadian customs laws in their
bearing upon Klondikers and other
miners carrying outfits into Canadian
territory. He makes perfectly clear a
matter about which there has been
much dispute and many incorrect state
ments. It has been and will be his
policy to give liberal instructions rela
tive to the 100-pound exemption. No
hardship is to be imposed on miners.
Due regard will be had for their cir
cumstan efi and the condition and value
of their outfits. The exemption will
not be made on the cheapest or the
most costly portion of the outiits, but.
as the collector put it, they will "strike
an average." All needed clothing uiil
be admitted free.
This is an authoritative and complete
statement of the methods of the Cana
dian government, ai d will go a long
way toward clearing up doubts and
quieting uneasiness which may have
t< eo felt about the collection of duties.
Experience during the past several
months has shown that the collector's
practices have been exactly in accord
with the policy he outlines, and that
the average amount of duty exacted
from each miner has been a very few
dollars. No exact estimate of the
amount can be made, but it is certain
that it was leas than f 10.
Collector Milne is warranted in call
ing attention to the la k of equal con
sideration shown by United States cus
toms authorities toward Canadians en
tering Alaskan territory. They should
be given considerate and liberal treat
ment Where we have so much to ask.
we should not hesitate to give. When
the matter is call-d to the government's
attention no d übt it Will be fully rem
edied.
\ \%*<K «> DREAMS.
The address <>f Judge Van Wyck,
mayor-elect of Greater New York, is
very interesting reading. If he will ad
here to the promises he makes, no
g eat harm will befall the city. The
u: f« tare ->nce of New York is,
however, that the promises of good
government -.re never k pt by Tam
many.
The platform upen which he baa de
clared his intention to stand is good
enough in itself: Liberty to the citi
ten and protection to his rights, a
check upon the pillage of public money,
extrsvagan> * art 1 * 'e; the building
of schools the cleaning of streets, and
the of a low rate of Uaa-
THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER .1. 1R97.
tion. Judge Van Wyek says that pri
vate interests have too long governed
the city, &ad that it must Rive tray to
the public good. Coming from a nomi
cw of Tammany and the personally
selected appoints of Crok*r, his de
nunciations afford most amtsing read
ing. He declares that the people more
especially object to "waste and rob
bery," and that every officer must be
honest and fit.
His sarcastic allusion to the Raines
law, "with all the spying ani sneaking
and mendacity that grew up under it,"
touches more closely the true cause of
his own great rote. It may be a hu
miliating admission to make, but free
liquor had more to do with the Demo
cratic victory than free silver.
There Is one paragraph in his ad
dress. which Is so absolutely truthful,
and whose truth has been so frequent
ly and emphatically demonstrated by
the people, that it should be read and
well considered even by those who may
regret that it is the truth: "These are
not the middle ages. A city must have
a city government; it cannot be con
trolled by village rules or run on vil
lage lines. The sooner some folks come
out of their dreams and realize these
facts, the wiser, better, happier folks
they'll be." This needs no comment;
it calls for no defense. It is a condition
which exists, and theories to the con
trary will not remove it
The audacity with which the new in
cumbent declares his purpose to select
only Democrats for office almost com
mands respect; it is so free from Mug
wumpery. Provided he will carry out
his promise that the fitness and hon
esty and worth of a citizen seeking of
fice shall be the first considerations,
there can be no harm in his policy. It
is inevitable, if we are to have govern
ment with party responsibility. The
people recognize this; they never ob
ject to the rewarding of party services:
they only object to the rewarding of
unfit men by acceding to their demands
to lie appointed to offices for which
they are not fit.
As usual, the Democrats and Populists
crowed too early. With the exception of
New York, their victories are not nearly
so complete as the first returns Indicated.
Ohio, for instance, has gum; Republican by
a substantial majority, and it is the second
time only in thirty years that the Demo
crats have failed to carry the state in off
years. lowa has shown even lea* fall
ins off than might reasonably have been
expected. Wolcott carri. s Massachu
setts by over SO.OOO. and receives more than
twice as many votes as George Fred Will
iams, the Democrat. Republican dissen
sions alone lost Maryland by a very nar
row margin. Pennsylvania is on the safe
side. Kentucky declares for the Demo
cratic candidate by a few thousand. The
curious and significant feature is that the
pronounced silver states show no gain for
the fusionists. On the contrary, Kansas
has gone Republican, while Nebraska has
barely more than held its own for the
Brjranites. These states are the very
pulse of the silver movement. Prosperity
has affected them, and they will be in the
Republican column next year.
The critics have been making a deal of
trouble for Hall Caine about his remark
able book. "The Christian;" but the church
appears to be coming to his rescue. Dr.
Parker, a distinguish- d London preacher,
not long since made the book the topic for
a sermon. In course of which he said:
"A recent attempt has been made to
show the possibilities of the Christ-life
under modern conditions, and that at
tempt has developed an amount of ignor
ance and fury on the part of some critics
which is simply astounding. I have read
the book vnth the greatest care, and with
the completes! apprtn Ution ami sympathy
as to its supreme motive. • • • I pub
licly thank Hall Caine for his great «md
thrilling book, assured that If he can bear
without resentment the crudest attacks
ever made upon a literary reputation he
is himself a 'Christian' of the most gen
uine quality."
If the church upholds "The Christian'"
and its sentiments, it would appear that
the reviewers are left with notidng to say.
It is Interesting, if not profitable, to
speculate on whether Van Wyck could
havo been beaten by a Republican candi
date for mayor of N w York, if Mr. Low
had not Injected his candidacy into the
campaign. Van Wyck's vote was 233,000,
Low's IS.OCO and Tracy's 101.000. The
Tammany candidate therefore lacked 14.-
000 votes of a majority over both. But
| two things must be considered: Fusion
j is never perfect and do- s not carry the
i full strength of its several elem-nta, and
j I/ow doubtless secured the votes of gold
Democrats whom a Republican candid no
could not have attracted. Whether these
two factor* would have eliminated the
I 14.006 majority can ot course never be as
certained. But It Is certain that victory
would have been achieved by one or the
■ other with few rotes to spire.
The remarkable story of the reception at
Calcutta of the whal< ba k City of Ever
ett defies belk-f. The Everett was laden
with grain for the starving natives of
India, and her captain siys he was not
only received with ins ,:t and contumely
jby the British customs offi ta* s . b ut mc> n
unreasonable duties were imposed on his
cargo. We shall need to krnw mire about
thii astonishing affair befre pa.'-.ng Judg
ment upon it. It will he proper enough
for the Washington author.' to inquire
J ir.:o it. and ascertain the exact facta.
The Crok-fixed Van Wy k. mayor-elect
|of New York, says he will at none but
i Democrats In ofßee,** but that his adminis
tration is "not to become in any sense par
tisan." Tammany's fans® as a
; partisan or«ar.ixatSon has r-s-hed the ut
termost parts of earth. Tan Wy?k. of
J course, means that the New T rk govern
ment will be non-par ur. so far as it
denies absolutely the rieht of a!t nxcept
Tammany braves, heelers, blackmailers
and pillagers to participate i« it.
The candidacy of Senator Hanna very
nearly lost Ohio to the Republicans. It
was th-_> influence so far
:as the legislature is concerned. It
jis true, and probably always u : ;i be true, :
that no party it> carry t_r- >
of any man's senatorial candidacy
before the legislative ticket Is elected. It
m.eht be otherwise if senators wm nom
inated by state conventions; but they are
not. and no man has a right deliberately
to make his personality and his personal
ambitions an i«sue upon which the suc
cess of his party depends. If Hanr.a had
kept awsy, there would have be* a no
trouble about the Ohio legislature being
safe for Republicans. As it is. factional
differences have been so strongly accen
tuated by the result of the election, and
the legislature is so narrowly Republican,
that Har r.a is more than Ukely to be de
feated.
There is a definite prospect that tele
graphic communication will be established
with I>a* wn in another year. The diffi
culties ars not so great as many have
ima«rit»~d. Dawson, the Northwest terri
tory and the Alaskan Interior are now more
remote than ary ct'rser p irt ' the civ..teed
world. No o'her country largely inhab
ited by American® and Englishmen is so
completely shut off. It was not to be ex
pected that Canadians or Americans,
either at home or in the gold fields, would
long be content with the situation, and a
telegraph project by the Canadian Pacific
is the logical conclusion.
SNAPSHOTS BY THE WAY.
Dr. Swallow is downed at last.
Chairman Jones narrowly escaped spring
ing his explanation of the result before it
happened.
Jerry Simpson's panic talk evidently
acted as a counter-irritant on his Kansas
constituency.
It Is obvious that an expedition to rescue
Mr. Lamb from his fool friends is one of
the crying needs of the day.
Gentlemen who have been fond of ask
ing Mr. Croker "Wheredid he get It?*' are
now pretty well convinced that it was not
in the neck.
The great deficiency in tie Republican
vote in Ohio was due to the absence of so
many able-bodied Ohio Republicans at the
pie counter in Washington.
The fact that all the London papers take
a gloomy view of the N< w York election
occasions the suspicion that Mr. Croker's
friend, the prince, has not properly looked
after the Tammany press bureau in Eng
land.
HRYAVS IMH.IS 81-METULISM.
Substitution of Sawed Off Dollars
What He Really Wants.
Joseph Medill in Chicago Times.
We have spoken in another column of
the debate in Omaha, May, 1596, between
Rosewater, Gold Republican editor of The
Bee. and W. J. Bryan, then Populist lead
er in Nebraska. At that debate one of
Bryan's definitions of bi-metallism was, he
alleged, "that given by the royal commis
sion In ISSS," as follows:
"An open mint, ready to coin any quan
tity of cither gold or silver which may be
brought to it, and the right on the part <>f
a debtor to discharge his liabilities, at his
option, in either of the two metals, at a
ratio fixed by law,"
But this "royal commission definition"
of bl-metallism wholly omits the exchange
value of silver for gold per weight, and
only supplies a dollar of half the purchas
ing power to carry on business, for
grains of silver bullion in May. IVa6, were
only worth about twelve grain* of gold—
or 53 cents in exchange value or purchas
ing power. How could such "ea wed-off"
dollars be called a part of any bl-meta'lic
system of money? Bryan never touched
that point and made no explanation of the
Impossibility. H* offered not a word to
show that bl-metalllc money could not ex
ist in circulation unless the gold and free
silver dollar had equal purchasing power,
as the cheaper dollar would drive the bet
ter one out of circulation. He did not ven
ture to explain to the audience how money
could be made more plentiful by driving
the better money out of circulation and
lowering the value of all the remaining
currency—greenbacks, national bank notes
and limited coinage silver and silver cer
tificates—down to the low level of the, free
coinage silver. No. he avoided touching
those points a* if they had the smallpox,
which he wished to escape catching.
And yet that was and is what Bryan
calls "bl-metallism " and desire? to substi
tute for the gold standard—sa wed-off dol
lars for full-length dollars, an unstabl*.
depreciating standard for a stable stand
ard. And. to cap the climax, the confisca
tion of eight billions of credits of the six
teen by making inferior money a legal
tender retroactively. That is what he
calls a "temporary injury."
Bryan Is a little more caution* in his lan
ruage n*<w on one point than In May. 1596.
But he is as dishonest at heart and as
much a foe of public and private credit,
and of the welfare of all who do not wish
to cheat creditors, now as he was then.
Growth of I'oilrl HtlMlneK*
The following ooroparativo statfment of
receipt* in the month of September for th<s
years IV#? and I*o7, for the postotllce
namfd, will be found interesting. It is
part of a general statement concerning
"> con»i able number of po?t-> ";.>.»«! N'< w
York—The receipts for ISKS were 1642,T0;
In 1597. irrre.vse. 811.391—7 per cent.
Newark, X. J.—The receipts for 1 <•:"»» w
!n lvC. $ - t.ll; Inere:- <\ fi r>2 *7
per cent. Hartford. Conn.—Thei receipts
for 1898 w- re *!«.375; In IS''7. I 20.911: in
crease. $2.558~~i ! . * r» r cent. Troy, N. Y
The receipts in l''<6 were f J 171; In ISJ7,
>10.135; Increase, I'M'>—6 5 per c nt
\o I«.!»T ( linmnnsnc.
It !« stated In the w : ne I'strlet* of West
ern Frarce tha* there will be n 1> 7 cham
pagne. the ijmpo* bein-T too acid ar.d poor
In <ju ilUy to produce a w:ne enod ervmsrh
f<r the Am- mark-1. .A'-'-ordsng to
British consular reports, the champagne
vintage of IS'<">, which hae not yet been
p'a<-ed upon the market, I* very fine, and
•mil! w!n for it»f>lf a great nam' 5 The m
ite people, however, are those who
p«w»w the vintage of IS*?, which Is de
scribed by the eonnois.« >!<"* in every
sense of the word * "grind era."
*n Old l.titidmurk in t nnUh.
T»--» former cattle harm<-k* In Spandao,
used as a prison a* the '!m« Gottfried
K"K ' e- • ' ?- -rr ! * v 'he Vij of
fir! and « .rr" cf the clMr. « his
J■ v 4 * sold to f) merchant for the srjni
of ,t73 •'**> marks. It !s th >v most valuably
piece of pror>ertv In the dry. and he
lonire.l to the mini®" of 'he lev-rior.
The old structure will pulled down to
make r*wm for new houees.
*TUK I'RK«.
Port T-wiser ! T^'sd - r- The chief dae.
per to Republicans !n stares *h<»re ram
ps igr»« are r«>w cl->«insr lie« tn their ov»r
confldepce. T v e rw>mocr't : c ca'!»e : s prov
ir.tr so unpopular and devoid r,{
enthusiasm 'hat there Js darrer that Re
publicans will neeleet their duty on ejec
tion day. If the members of the party
will realise that this contest Is of equal
Importance of that of last year In the
fact that success this time woo Ml giv» %
dejth blow t"» the coinage heresy,
they will to a man go to the polls on
e'-ct : m day and «.>e ih %: th» ir neighbor*
and frleods do likewise
Tacoma New: Democracy i« not n?w
hwltng free trade. Reasonable duties,
s •Anient to rsi*» needed reveni;- 1 and incl- ;
dfnraKv to help Amrricnn in'uetry and
enterprise are in harmony with the best
I>»mncritle ideas. Hortaontal cutting and
is sutl WinU-d. Tua il jzzL'jus,
Waiters***** arxl are no longer .4%
the helm. y>-r\ whose only Idea of states
manship is free trade are net In demand.
The i> mocratkr party cannot afford to pro
b*-k and rake up these deoreptd. discs rtl
ed and play-d-out guide*. Hereafter other
issues must ma;nly prevail. The watch
word is New Blood and Forward!
Puytl up Citiaea: President MrfOnW
may l«e depended on to make no mili-*r>
reserve or vie rthat would blem:sh the fair
name of his administration. When the
peopie arrive at a full understanding - of
the Fort St. Michael reservation it will
cert-slnly 1> found either that there h;s
been A misapprehension on the part of the
people or on the part of the administra
tion. In either case all cause for alarm
or complaint can be easily removed.
■Artacrsrtes Atr-rlcsn: It is not very
orach to the credit of the farmers of this
state that hos* are being shipped here in
carload lots. If there is ssoney in such
"hip-nentjt, it would seem that there ought
to be a profit In raising them here at home.
Several years ago when we were enjoy
ing apparent greit prosperity, one of the
chief causes of the subsequent depression
*as that with all our boasted natural re
sources and advantages of so'l and cli
mate. we could not begin to feed ourselves
—our supplies came largely from Califor
nia and the East, and our money was »«?nt
away to pay f»r them. Prosperity is aga n
shining over Washington, but if it is to be
lasting we must mend our ways by rais
ing and growing what we need to oat.
.M Kt.KTS.
' What's the use." grumbled Old Hunk«.
"of savins rood times have come aga«n?
Bryan and I> bs haven't been sble to And
any useful work yet."—Chicago Tribune.
"Wh*a I went abroad I intended to
write a book called Mv Experiences With
Old Ocean.' "
"Well, did you do it?"
"No: after my voyage I con luded to
call it "Old Ocoan's Experiences With
Me.* Chicago Record.
Duggan—Oi see be th* papers. Jawn,
th a t they hov bu' t a tl'.lyscops that brings
th' mooa widin two hundred mUes ov th'
earth.
Deeg;a»—Th* domnrd fools *1! kape on
til! they hov a co'.lishion that'll kill J very
wan ov thim, bad luck t* thim!—Truth.
Property Owner—l don't think you will
find a better place as Janitor In the city.
Applicant—Well, I wouldn't care to take
it unless I knew what the prospects were.
Property Owner—Prospects! Why, my
ffood man. twenty years ago I was the jan
itor of that building myself.
Applicant—ls that so? What Induced you
to give the job up?— Harlem Life,
>OTAIILK l'»;ori.K.
Rev. Mr. Saunders, a mem Her of the
East Ohio United Brethren conference, re
cently resigned because the conference de
cided that its members should r.ot use to
bacco.
Gen. John B. Gordon, who has been
much talked of for the govern-»rship of
Georgia, declares that he has permanently
retire,! from politics, and would not accept
a nomination.
Mr. Timothy Adamowskl, the well
known violinist of the Boston Symphony
orchestra, and the Adamowskl quartette
were siimmonivi to play t* fore the cur
and czarina of Russia during their stay in
that country this summer.
A parliamentary cricket team, consisting
of five lords and fourteen member* of the
commons, is going to make a tour of the
British colonies, including Canada and
Australia, next season. The attorney
general. Sir Richard Webster. Is captain,
and several of the younger members of the
government are included In the team.
Mrs. Sarah Terry, of Philadelphia, cele
brated the 106tli anniversary of her birth
lately. Five generations were represented
at the family gathering. Mrs. Terry do. 9
not appear to be over <0 years of ate. She
was born in Pemborton. S" J., in 17*>2. H-r
father was in the Revolutionary war. par
ticipating in the hattles of Trenton arid
Monmouth. Her husband served through
the of 1812. She is still in «ood health,
eats and sleeps well, arid is happy.
Sir Charles Mordaunt. Bart., of Walton,
Warwickshire, Rng'and. !s dead. He was
in his fi2d year. His heir is Osbert i'Es
trange Mordaunt, who was born tn lvsj.
The deceased baronet was a Conservative
member of parliam< nt for Suuth Warwick
shire from 1559 to The family owns
about 7.500 acres. Sir Charle* came Into
public notice in IST.*, during divorce pro
ceedings which he brought against the
first Lady Mordaunt. involving several of
th.«f st-known men in The sc -
ond Lady Mordaunt is the daughter of the
Hon and Rev. Henry I*itt Cholmondeley,
rector of Alderstrop.
A PI UI.IC BKXKFACTOR.
He wuz a leelslator—his chance looked
mighty slim:
Warn't up 011 public questions, yet they
elected him!
He seldom had a word to say—he let them
have thfir wills;
The only bills he cared about were crisp
five-dollar bills.
But he wont there pledged to one thing.
A 1 thou Eh he couldn't spout.
And bring the membt rs to their feet, and
mak* the galleries shout,
When thine* wtix tiresome, he'd al
ways call the turn:
"In the name o" my I move
that we adjourn'"
—Atlanta Constitution.
S<orcblnf In Business.
The bicycler is not
the only nuit who
M '] scorches. There are
JpF\ \ bufioess scorchers, pro.
J \ \ fesaioaal - scorchers,
< \ farmer-scorchers, me
\ c^l<in ' c scorchers and
r*S \ laborer- scorchers,
s )fv*i U The man who over
s 1 •: / II works, who scorches,
YI ( I itn\ no matter what h ; s
r / ; I faYX \\ occupation, and at
I • ■/' A \ \\ the same time neg
ll Vu llVmi lects hi! * he a sti ii
17 will sooner or later
111 / r«T a penalty in
\ j,l ( K »iekness and pos
jf d' h' P retnature
_ If a man will al
ways watch hia health and correct minor
irregularities br a resort to the right rem
e<.y. he may do a reasonable amount of
scorching withfiut ' rious results. Neatly
all seriou* maladies are the result of iin
perfei-t nutrition Imperfect nutrition is
ju-t aii'ither name for starvation. \ man
may eat voraciously %nd still starve He
mav put on an eighth of a ton of sickly
fl v'by hesh and have a big, corpulent stem,
ach, and stiil be starving. He may scorch
until nc goes to the opposite extreme and
g< ts thin as a rail, ana he is >-1111 starving.
The trouble lies in the fact that no matter
how much fw«i is taken it is not properly
assimilated. The blood does not receive
the life giving elements of the food that
bui'.d firm, healthv flesh, «olid muscle and
vibrant ntrve fibers T>r Pierce's Golden
M dical Discovery mafcf* th-
pert ct. It makes solid, healthy flesh,
••tthout the weight above Nature s
normal. At all me dicine stores.
K M Sen- It of Vo 4r- San iu*kv St Moar.t
\«rrn>n. Knoi Co.. Ohio wntr* '• I ran hearti," v
recommrnd yow T»»i<Jcn M'dk-ai Ducovrrv'to
any one who is tronWed with arjd t^. r .
P l ' l } »»* t "«t bad v ir». aboot chronic wiih
™V *other co«ld e ,ve me no re
■' *t l*st * hat came to mv rehe* wa* ihet
wonfierfui medicine the ' Go!d« Medical In.
cowry 1 coiled scarcely anrthmt uwoui l
put me m ternr.ie d -tress :n at I had
—.^ U * cfa . ioy * n<i THodtng in wv Womach
Z\H • n 'i back ar>d he-»d
act* tj«d t««je sn mv month night 1 was
fcver-.shand 'he wlesofm, Uirued
£«»co*ery and two
«a sof the Pelieta • lam weß and hearty and
" any <*»•—Uxaoks to your
Dr. Ficrce't Pellets cure constipation.
Mm hmrr MmMTtn
9r% W .jo * a Soom.a a> ray aas '•##a a*#4
•**" 0 '■**** 'f :mr k
«r»o »...•» Itkytrfcu.ectM t » >Ol nm
l*»# cfci 1, taa «..'iar* 1 a si.
• 1 ■-'! «®U a* 1 1 u. tNi «r l»r a^a%
!ri ' »-• a y part •< im ••fii a«
■ar a a *>r -Mrs. w u w» >t»;a ~.|
M-utMNatr lai -« --7-- , - TTI t
Radha>'s Ready Relief.
The moat certain and safe Pain Rera
f;*'- to la a mi:d. whoiesom.- Stima.
't/'L ' '•*'** and jr-ver»T» CoHe, l>lar- i
riivta. t»y sKßtery, Caoltx* U*su oa. '
| Today., * Up-to-Date !
8 ioc £ Mackintoshes
S Flannelette $ At
£ for If Low
| W Prices.
/i a Mi "i'" >T«
»n<l uouble tejuun*
§) *A| or Nvy Calmer*
_ These are in lifht and me- T~ "**
C® dlum colors, \&4 *****
In neat stripes and checks. ' rt ' 05,1
\% \k4 HTI
Are actualiy worth !de a yard. **
•J but you can buy them today at W Mack, nary and carta.:
(# <b\c a yard. Henrietta
•) This means i|j WW *
(# \i* ot Hac * •"<* ««vy Henrietta
<*7 M entirely silk lined *
S) 16 Yards for *
2 St.OO, w handsoma dark colors Rr,
w) kM cades
(• and not 10 Yards £ *t.m^'
2 for SI.OO *
VW WU Also eojne nobby »ff*cu w
s) as Hsuol. * ££ r " ~u> "•*»«
( ( * _ *
8 BAILLARGEON'S
To ALASKA r! . rr .
AND THE IhIILL
KLONDIKE J
The Post-Intelligencer Has tie 9m
S£ M ARCH^
1125,142T, IC9 secom neme mil H5 Pike sirea
&IF ILL
Today and Saturday
Gala Bargain Days.
Our display of N<-w Winter Mill!norv Is surpassingly handsome In Frturt
Pattern Hats and Bonnets yes, In American creations not a whit behind tt*
French in daintiness of conception and originality. In this collection yon
will find scores of original designs anil pattern huts that cost a preat (teal
more than you w ill b<* ask* d to pay for them.
15 dozen Ladies' Felt Walking Hats, trimmed with thre« velvet baafc
silk bows, worth 75c, only
10 dosen Lames' Felt Sailors. bell crown, trimmed with plaid ribbon, va)N
>1 and 86c, reduced to &9c and 4'c.
Extra Shoe Inducements
In our busy Shoe Departments.
Special Friday and Saturday offerings:
Hoys' and Youths' Extra Heavy Veal Calf I*nce Shoes, all sises. only tl-ft
pair.
Men's Fine Veal Calf Shoes, new coin toe, London toe, etc., worth C.M.
only $2.00 pair.
George Piatt's Ladles* F!n» Custom Made Box Calf Shoes, Maekay welt,
new coin toe. sold elsewhere at $3.30. h«T<- only $2.r.0 pair,
S2.CO Shoes now for $1.25 In Misses' Fine VI. 1 Kid Swain, custom-msde, ap
era toe or patent bather ftp; also cloth tops; they arc- s2.fio shoes. but as *8
our laced ones are sold, therefore we offer the button shoe at 11.25 pair.
The same la Children's sizes reduced from $1.75 to $1.25 pair.
Great Cloak and Cape Days.
BARGAINS EXTRAORDINARY.
Cloak Department.
All-Wool K>r«py Capes, In shade*
myrtle grf*n, trimmed with five rows rf
#' ir * 1 souta he braid, small silk butMß*
velvet collar, Km pi re pleated back, o&'T
$4-96.
Ladles' T.cng Boucle Cape, winttf
weight, trlmm'd with black Angora fw,
storm collar, silk lined throughout, wortf
$7.80, only $5.96.
Indies' Black Beaver Cape edged
Arttora fir, pleated back, worth siso, oelj
Ladles' Black Cheviot <~ap*. f«eed wirt
A rn fir, br«;d trimmed, doubU cap*,
a « ... n n |y $1.25.
I. ! **' Heavy French Bouc!«
lined with fine black rhadsme. satia fl#-
Ished, with straps of broadcloth saf
,• /« kj » 'Cf-hinsr n n b.i k. fr t t and slaves. «•
* ' %t ~'nrm col' •r, m; at I made by men talM<*
-* M worth SI2,M. only s*> w>. .
ladles' Heavy Black Boucl# Jacks*
tailor made, box front, cheap at $7.80, only U.K. 1
Ladles' Fine Bla k and Niry Beaver Jackets, fine quality, strictly tall*"
roade, \ length, r.f* coat back, new sleeve, plain or trimmed, with
braid, cheap at t:< :/>, only $7.25.
Ladies' BLick Bouc|« Jackets, heavy weight, coat back, box front,
seams, value only *? So.
Children's Cloaks.
Children's Brown Cheviot Jacfcfts, velvet collar. well made, only
Children's and Mi*«=»-s' Long I'lsters, or Newmarkets, with Kmplw
fan y braided, worth fs 50. only SS.OO. „ « 1
Children's Imported Th dJa kets, Km pi re style, trimmed 1b tslt*s *■"
fancy cord, only s&.s•.
A MACKINTOSH SPECIAL.
Ladies' Blue Serge Mackintosh, only $1.50, |
A MILLINERY SPECIAL. ;
19 dos»n of Trailing Feathers, worth 12 <*>, only 75c.
IN THE SHOE DEPARTMENT.
Men's H*avy Bubber*. only &c a pair. ,
Storm and Low-Cut Rubbers, wid« toe, a.ze* J, 4. * i
and Sac a pair.