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A survey of the results of the recent

Jleetious gives reason ror great en

ouragemeut upon the whole to theDemocrats It may xc considered asplendid triumph for Democracy aaiagnifieent refutation of the Republi ¬

can slander that the silver sentimentis dying out In New York State and

iity there has been a tremendous re¬

action from the vote of last year NewTork City has elected the Democraticcandidate Van Wyck by a plurality ofaver S0000 the State of New York haschanged a plurality for McKinley of

2GS4GD to a majority of S4000 for A

B Parker as Chief Judge of the Courtaf Appeals

Fully as interesting and significant as

he returns from New York a thosefrom Ohio Even though Bushnell haswon by a small plurality and the Re ¬

publicans have gained tuts Legislatureoy a small majority the Democraticcadency is unmistakable Last year

the Republicans had llSou joint ballot

ai the Legislature against 31 for theDemocrats MeKinleys plurality was18494 not very large all things consid ¬

ered but euouirh larger than Bushnellsins year to make Tuesdays voting un- -

leasaut to contemplate from the Remblicau standpoint Even though notactually defeated in Ins Senatorial as ¬

pirations the very narrow escape of

Mark Ilanna the chief magistratespersona i representative and the great¬

est of the Republican busses is all buti complete victory to the reunited De ¬

mocracy This near approach to a tri ¬

umph over the boodle and bludgeons ofthe most impudent political bully of theage will be received with genuine re ¬

joicings by Democrats in every State inJie Union It is an emphatic though aiardv rebuke to methods and pretensions that the great mass of the peopleibhor and it carries with it an impres ¬

sive warning that should not be losrnpou Republicans avIio have been quicko imitate the practices of the man whoame so near suffering a well meritedlofeaL

Keutui ky has swung once more intohe Democratic column and as the fight

in the Blue Grass State was made onthe silver issue the victory is especiallysignificant Nebraska has set the sealof approval on Democratic doctrineand the forces of bimetallism are firm-

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in control Colorado although thevote was badly split up by local issuesscored L victory for the silver causeVirginia faithful to the traditions ofthat crre rt State has rolled up a ma-

jority¬

of 50000 for J Hoge Tyler theDemocratic candidate for GovernorIowa shows great Democratic gainsand although the Republican candidatefor Governor has been elected by agreatly reduced majority the real vic-

tory¬

Tests with the advocates of bimet-

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Mr Shaws victory at the sametime reflects great credit upon the Dem-ocracy

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by reason of its splendid fightMr Shaw employed in his campaignthe methods pursued in his private bus ¬

iness and is bound hand and foot tothe interests of the great railway cor ¬

porations He too has stirred up in ¬

ternecine strife in his own party andmay count upon the hostility of theGear faction from this time forwardBoth parties have claimed Marylandbut there is now no doubt that the Leg-

islature¬

will be Democratic and Go-rmans

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success assured New Jerseyhas recanted her belief in Republicantheories and marches once more in

Democratic ranksIn spite of Mark Raimas money and

all the assurances of prosperity whichthe national administration has so in ¬

dustriously circulated the victory isto the Democrats The party of thepeoulc has great reason to rejoice

What the Victory MeansWhen Seth Low defeated candidate

for Mayor of New York in commentingon the result of the elections said

The vear has been a heavy Democrat

ic year everywhere he spoke a truthand implied a prophecy

Following the election of a RepublicanPresident the passage of a Republicantariff bill the tremendous efforts of thesubsidized press to impress the peoplethat prosperity had dawned have comea series of Democratic successes culmi ¬

nating in the present tidal wrave Thefact is in evidence that this has oeera heavy Democratic year everywhereThe prophecy is that Democracy willcontinue its triumphant march and in1900 a Democratic President will takethe reins of government at Washing-ton

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The people have spoken They haveexpressed their faith in the Chicagoplatform their belief in bimetallismtheir disgust and disapproval as to Re ¬

publican doctrines and their hatred ofthe tyrannous gold standard They willsubmit no longer to the robbery ottrusts the domination of bosses andthe oppression of the money power

The condemnation of the hypocrisvand falsehood of the Republican partyis crushing The men who deluded thepeople with false promises have beensharply rebuked William T Bryanhas been vindicated as the advocate ofthe peoples rights and the true prophet

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of prosperity Plutocracy has massedall its forces against the plain peopleand has lost Victory for the cause ofright and the advocates of silver assured in 1900

That Silver CrazeThe decision of the English Cabinet

not to join in an international mone-

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council has been greeted by theRepublican press as a crushingto the silver craze in the United States

Were the silver craze based on

the theories held by the speculatorsand money changers of Lombardstreet instead of upon the and evilexperiences of twenty four years of demonetization there might be someground for the expression of an opiniou

that the cause of bimetallism had received crushing blow But thepeople of this country have been plunged too deeply in disaster and have losttoo much in the value of propertyand are suffering too greatly from de¬

pressed business to forget that thecause of all this distress and loss andsuffering is the gold standard whichEngland wishes to be maintained

stupid talk on the part of Re¬

publican editors is discounted almostdaily by their own news columns andyet they persist in babbling about the

dying out of the silver craze TheManufacturer of Philadelphia admitsthat the revival of industries is ham ¬

pered by the small amount of moneyavailable and says that this fact

gives the free silver demagogue apowerful text on the inadequate sup ¬

ply of money and puts his readers orhis hearers into a receptive mood forfalse doctrines

Thus this gold advocate admits afact and denies the inevitable conclu-sion

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in the same paragraph The Dem-

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maintain that there can neverbe a sufficient supply of money withwhich to do the business of the coun-try on a gold basis and the facts con-

firm

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this contention Taking simplythis one phase of the question is notclear that no matter what Englandmay say do the silver craze cannot die out in the United States

Mexico tor SilverMexicos great journal the Two ne

publics gives the following reasonswhy that country will not accommo-

date the money power by adopting thesingle gold standard

We consider the silver standard ablessing for this country and do notprefer the gold standard for MexicoWe do however prefer it for the uni-ted

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States for the reason that our in-

terests¬

and our welfare are now boundup in this republic and it is to the inter-est of Mexico that the United Statescontinue on its present basis The ad ¬

vantage which otherwise might accrueto that country now is commencing tocome to this While the one is standingstill or retrogressing the other is forg-

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ahead at a tremendous pace andthat progress though it might not bealtogether stopped would receive a se-

rious

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check were the United States tomake a change in the monetary system

We found our faith upon what ap ¬

pear to us to be substantial reasonsWe consider the silver standard tt

blessing for Mexico becauseIt is furnishing a currency which is

not constantly appreciating in valueto the detriment of all other forms ofwealth

It is furnishing a currency whichcannot be cornered manipulated andcontrolled by the few to the injury ofthe many

It is enabling the producing classesof the republic to realize from theirproducts more than the cost of produc-

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It is setting in motion the wheels ofprogress and attracting to this countryby reason of the immense advantageafforded by the difference in exchangethe idle capital of the gold standardcountries

It is the main and paramount causein the awakening of the nation inenabling her to take on new life andactivity in overcoming the effects ofages of oppression strife and turmoilin taking her stand on an equality withthe nations of the modern world inshort it is the main spring which issetting in motion the other workingsAnd there are other reasons

Bijr Promise Small PerformancePresident McKinley may consider tne

results of the election in York andouio a rebuke to his administration andreflect upon the fatal contrast between

MARK HANNA OH WHAT A FRIGHT 1 HAD

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He came into power pledgedamong other things to a radical re-

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of the Cleveland policy towardCuba He has adhered to the Cleve ¬

land policy as if it were his own sothat to day we are no further advancedwith the troublesome question of theCuban war than we were the day theRepublican national convention adopt-ed

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its platformThere were other extravagant prom-

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that have not been fulfilled Atariff bill that was to produce a surplusis producing a deficit and although wehave had some approaches toward arevival In business these have not beendue to special legislation and they arepitiable at best by comparison with theboasts of a special dispensation thatwere made a year ago It is a poorpractice that of hoodwinking the peo-

ple¬

and in the end it never pays Chitcago Journal

Queen Victorias New YachtQueen Victoria is to have a new yacht

within two years It will cost Sl000000 and will be the most luxuriouscraft afloat Other European sover-eigns

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use war vessels for pleasuretrips Quee Victorias yacht will bebuilt after designs submitted to herand Avill have guns only for firing salutes

Fools throw kisses but the wise mendeliver them in person

NOTES ON EDUCATION

MATTERS OF INTEREST TO PU-

PIL¬

AND TEACHER

One Educator Ad vises the Use of News ¬

papers an Text Books Teachers Sal-

aries¬

and Their Expenses TotalSchool Enrollment of United States

A Wise SchoolmasterJ M Greenwood at the Kansas City

meeting of teachers in the publicschools proposed that newspapers beused in the public schools and gavesome excellent reasons for their use

The alert mind craves the freshestand most reliable information in everyfield of activity said Mr GreenwoodTo keep in touch with all lines of

thought and action the gatheringtransforming and publishing of newsas soon as the events happen is thefunction of the daily newspaper thegreat reflector of public opinion givingodor and tone to the daily history ofall nations

VI submit the following suggestionsof the utility of newspapers in theschool In the upper grades two pupilsmay be chosen for one or two weeks aseditors They can clip from the paperssiifh itpms ns are suitable for theschool to hear read Let a few minutesbe set aside daily for the reading of theselections The feasibility of such a

scheme requires no experimental stageSuch reading would give pupils s

better view of foreign and domestic affairs in general than could be obtainedin any other way All selections shoulcbe carefully made The art of makingsuitable selections is no mean acquisition Properly directed it will cultivatetaste in various directions

The responsibility involved is a better preparation for actual appreciationof the best in literature than reading ina perfunctory manner classical extracts however well chosen

Cities have always been centers olpublic opinion radiant spots so tspeak The newspaper invests the greacities and their commercial relationwith a human interest

There is all the difference imaginable between a dot and a place whenipeople live and think and work Irthis way the newspapers enhance thijstudy of geography and history

Teachers ExpensesA1 no time in the past ten years has

fhere been so general a reduction inteachers salaries in the country as dur-ing

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the present year In some casesdoubtless this action was justifiableIn a great number however salariesalready low have been reduced to anextent that cannot result in good to thecommunity Before making anysweeping cut in the salaries it might bewell for many boards to do what oneboard in Iowa did attempt to examineinto teachers necessary expenses andsee to what extent reduction in salariesis desirable or practicable This boardcollected data from the teachers as totheir expenditures for attending insti ¬

tutes associations and various meet-

ings

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bearing upon the teachers workalso the amount paid for magazinesschool appliances and necessary ap ¬

paratus They found that the bestpaid teachers were spending far moretowards self improvement than thepoorly paid ones and it did not requireany great skill in figures to determinethat the teacher getting forty or fiftydollars per month for nine mouths andkeeping anywhere near abreast ol ttimes by attending meetings and buy ¬

ing necessary books and papers had tofigure closely to come out even at theend of the year

There are some lines in which theteacher cannot auuiu iv utuuuiumIn the first place teachers cannot go tocheap lodging houses but must pay thecurrent price for good board which bythe way has not fallen in price as a re-

sult¬

of hard times Then the teachermust dress reasonably well She cannot wear her clothes as long as otherworking women and ought not It isa duty she owes the school and thepublic to dress neatly and tastilyThere may be those who will contendthat it is not a boards business to in-

quire¬

into the expenditures of a teach-

er¬

It seems to me that the spirit of ateacher is very often reflected in thecharacter of her expenditures Theteacher who is slouchy or stingy orboth no difference how good her meth-

ods

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can not progress very far It ismoney well spent that goes out in theform of salary and comes back in abetter presence a fuller mind and abroader spirit

In the schools referred to above ex¬

penditures for attending associationsinstitutes etc ranged all the wayfrom nothing to sixty dollars and formagazines school aids etc from threedollars to twenty dollars A generalcut of wages would have fallen thehardest on those least liable to stand it

on the most progressive members ofthe corps The teacher who gets fiftydollars per month for nine months cannot save as much as the kitchen girlwho gets twelve dollars a month In¬

deed most grade teachers would ratherhave twelve dollars a month withboard and washing aud the districtpay for all necessary school aids thanthe average salary paid to intermedi-ate

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grade teachers There are notmany schools than can afford to cut thopresent salaries Western Teacher

Women on the CommitteeThe School Committee of Boston

Mass consists of twenty four mem ¬

bers three of whom are women MrsFanny B Ames Dr Elizabeth C Kel-

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aud Mrs Emily A Fifield Of theix supervisors but one is a woman

Miss Sarah L Arnold whose salary3S50 is one of the largest paid to any

woman in any occupation in the coun--

HIS EMPTY SLEEVE

How Col Bradford Lost His ArmAn Unusual Occurrence

If Sir Edward Bradford had given noother service to his country than thosewhich during the past few years he hasso brilliantly performed as head of themetropolitan police force he wouldhave well earned the honor that hissovereign has just bestowed upon himand which may be regarded as her personal LCSllIUOUy lO LUU lllttUiumttijsagacity with which the arrangementsfor the safety of the public during theQueens day were conceived and theliterally perfect manner in which theywere carried out

Colonel Sir Edward Ridley ColborneBradford is 01 years of age and had avery distinguished career in the armybefore he was appointed to the officehe now fills so worthily So far backas 1S3 when John Company stillswayed the destinies of the Indianpeninsula he joined the Madras armylie became lieutenant two years laterIn 187 he served with the FourteenthLight Dragoons during the Persianampaigns receiving the medal Later

on in isS and 1S39 he took part asm officer of Maynes Horse in the oporations conducted by General Michelicainst the celebrated Chief TantiaTopee and shared the perils and gloriesof many a hard fought battle ne be--

aine a major in 1873 lieutenant colo--

v 1 in 1ST and colonel in 1S8S At thetime of the last jubilee he was secre ¬

tary iu the political and secret depart¬

ment of the Indian officeWhen in 1800 the post of commis ¬

sioner of metropolitan police fell va¬

cant and was offered to Sir EdwardBradford who in lS8r had been pro ¬

moted from C S I to Iv C S I therewere many who expressed dissent fromthe policy of again placing the civilguardians of law and order under amilitary man But that no better choicecould have been made is evidenced bySir Edwards career in his present post

Many of those who saw him onQueens day doubtless wondered howhis left sleeve came to be empty Yearsago while still an officer in India SirEdward Bradford was a very keensportsman with a strong liking fof

that most dangerous of all pastimestiger shooting One day while engagedin this hazardous diversion he fired aa tiger which only wounded chargedupon him and bore him to the ground

Never losing his presence of mind fora moment the intrepid hunter with aview to preventing the infuriated ani-

mal

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from attacking his head thrustwithin his jaws his left arm The tigersimply gnawed it off but the life of thecool nimrod was saved by his com ¬

rades who arrived in time to shoot thecreature before it had time to inflictany more serious Injury upon Sir Ed-

ward

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When the late Duke of Clarencevisited India Sir Edward Bradford wasamong those specially selected to ac-

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him From 1889 to 1893 hewas an aide-de-cam- p to the QueenLondon Telegraph

A Diffident PrinceIn the October Century there is an

article on Marie Antoinette as Dauphine by Miss Anna L Bicknell Indescribing the relations between tte

and her husband MissBicknell says

On one of these occasions she ran to

her husband and embraced him sayingearnestly I feel that I love you every day more and more Your honestyand frankness charm me and themore I compare you with others themore I know how much greater yourworth is than theirs

This effusive speech although so evi-

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sincere did not suffice to giveconfidence to the too diffident priieeSome time after this incident he sud ¬

denly asked his wife Do you reallylove me She earnestly replied In-

deed

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I do and every day I esteem youmore highly

He seemed happy on receiving thisassurance but his uncouth mannersand awkward ways often irritated theDauphine who lost patience and re-

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him sharplj He showed noanger at these remonstrances but hiseyes would fill with tears When shesaw tliis she would embrace him andher own tears would flow but notwith ¬

standing her efforts and his good in-

tentions¬

the attempt to civilize theDauphin seemed hopeless

As a boy he had been neglected andwith his very sensitive heart the ab-

sence¬

of all tenderness and affcetlonabout him had made him shrink withinhimself and become incapable of ex-

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what he well knew how tofeel After the death of his mothe hesaid mournfully Whom can I lovenow No one loves me here He nowloved his wife but could hardly be-

lieve

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that she returned his affection

A Wont Slip TireA tire has been placed upon the mar-

ket¬

for which it is claimed that it willnot slip under any condition of surfacesuch as wet car rails asphalt concreteplank or macadam road The makerseven guarantee that it will not slipwhit ridden on ice In addition comesthe ciaim -- hat it can be ridden withmuch ease on rough roads and that theteeth or projections which appear onthe thread of the tire form a cushionfor the tiw It is also claimed that thetire is very fast over smooth surfacesit gives an air space between the sur-

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and the tire and obviates suctionthat it is 90 per cent puncture proofon account of having rubber teeth- - thatit throws but little mud as the teethhave a tendency to release the mudwhen the tire leaves the surface overwhich it passes

Stealings from New York BanksDuring the past ten years the New

York banks have lost more than S5000000 by thefts committed by their emplores

If a busy and bothered man laughaat a joke it is the supreme tet that Itis a good one

How to Handle the Family VasuThe laundry work one of the iuos

important of our domestic tasks is aia rule left entirely to the managementof untrained household servantswrites Mrs S T Rorer in the LadlesHome Journal telling how to do thefamily washing And being untrain¬

ed they naturally select the most dif-

ficult¬

way of doing what under properconditions should be easy work Theperson responsible for the family washshould really understand a certainamount of chemistry in order to preserve the coloring in different fabricsand to understand how to removestains and various spots To preventthe flannels from shrinkage she shouldknow the condition and character othe fiber of wool and the differencebetween that and the fiber of cottonIf the coloring matter in a colored gar¬

ment is acid an alkaline soap will dis-

solve¬

or neutralize it and the garmentwill come from the wash entirely faded The average housewife returns tothe laundry all articles improperlylaundered but she fails to pin to eacharticle a little suggestion of how theymay be made better with the resultthat the articles arc returned againthe next week in exactly the same un-

satisfactory¬

condition

Flavoring FlourVery few housekeepers know how

easily flour absorbs the odor of limeoil or many other things placed near itIt should be stored in a dry but coolplace Flour barrels should be placedon a rack that lifts them a few Inchesabove the floor This prevents theirdrawing dampness to the bottom ofthe barrel as they do when set on thefloor Flour barrels should be keptclosely covered It Is not sufficient tomerely cover them loosely with an ordinary wooden cover though this Isbetter than nothing The wooden cov¬

er keeps out the dust but an airtightcover such as are manufactured forthis purpose keeps out atmosphericodors as well New York Tribune

Panned TomatoesCut the tomatoes into halves place

them in a baking pan skin side downsprinkle lightly with salt and pepperand put in the center of each a tiny bitof butter Bake slowly until softDish and add to the liquor in the panone pint of milk Moisten two level tablespoonfuls of flour with a little coldmilk add it to the pan and stir con-stantly

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until boiling Add a teaspoonful of salt a dash of pepper and pourit over the tomatoes Garnish withsauares of toast and serve

Fruit MnifinsSift together two cups of sifted flour

half a teaspoonful of salt three levelteaspoonf uls of baking powder and tworounding tablespoonfuls of sugar Beatone egg until light add to it a scantcupful of milk and pour them over thedry ingredients add two tablespoon-fuls

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of melted butter Stir just longenough to mix Add one cupful ofdried currants or any kind of freshberries drop in greased gem pan andbake fifteen minutes in a quick oven

Creaiu CandyPlace over the fire a vessel containing

two large cupfuls of granulated sugarand half a dozen tablespoonfuls ofwater Set it to boil until when a lit-

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is dipped into cold water it willharden The moment it will do thisadd two teaspoonfuls of cream of tar-tar

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Then turn it into a buttered dishand when cool enough to handle pull ituntil it is white cut into short lengthsaud set away to get cold

One Way to Cook OniousRemove the tops tails and thin outer

skin of the onions but no more lestthe onions cook to pieces Spread themover the bottom on a pan large enoughto hold them without placing one on ¬

ion upon another Barely cover themwith salted water and let them sim¬

mer gently until they are well cookedwithout breaking to pieces Thenserve with melted butter

For Cleaning MarbleTry common table salt It requires

no preparation and may be rubbed di-

rectly¬

on the discolored surfac itna piece of house iiannel Salt will alsoclean washbasins and any other discol ¬

ored crockery

Kitchen EconomyPastry brushes should be washed as

soon as used and put in a warm placeto dry

A little water in the tubs or bucketswill prevent them from falling topieces

A quart of fine sand at 2 cents willdo the work of three pounds of scourimxsoap costing 3 cents each

Pieces of brown paper should befolded and put into a little wall pocketon the back of the pantry door

New irons such as sad irons fryingpans or waffle irons should be heatedslowly or they will be likely to crack

Brooms should be rested on the han ¬

dle or hung in order that the bristlesmay remain perfectly straight theyshould never be used for scrubbingBrushes are made for this purpose

White of eggs saved one or two at atime kept in a cool place may be usedfor angels food cornstarch cake whitelayer cake apple snow or added to thevarious fruit sponges

Old tablecloths may be cut intosquares and hemmed to use overliescreen on which you turn your cakesand buns to cool They will also serveas silver cloths