The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, April 15, 1896, Image 6
A WOMAN'S
INFLDENCE
CHAPTFA L
MAPvlAKET.
On the afte^oon of a day early i
April two todies were driving along
lev?.' country road.
One was evidently a stranger to th
place and its surroundings, for she ot
served the scenery with curious inter
est, and frequently questioned her com
r\or>irkTi nhniit. rhp nprsons and residence
they passed. The other, who drove th
handsome bays with an unmistakabl
air of proprietorship, was an old resi
dent.
She had found her way to this smal
but pretentious town some years before
and, building a handsomo home, hai
since devoted her energies, supple
mented by the mngical influence o
money, to gaining an entree into its ex
elusive society.
Both were deep in conversation, whei
a turn in the road brought them face t
face with a young girl riding.
Mrs. Downs was in the act of check
ing her horses, but the newcomer, a
though quite unconscious of any 6uc
Intention, nodded indifferently an
rode on.
"The proud piece," commented th
Blighted lady, endeavoring to hide he
chagrin.
""Who is she?" questioned her coie
panion, glancing after the rider wit
some curiosity.
"Miss Leigh. You remember
pointed her home out a few moment
ago."
"Ahl Then she's the heiress?"
"Yes, an heirness now, though a yea
ago she was poorer than her own cook
I never could tolerate her, but I man
age to keep up a show of friendship
She'll be one of the leaders of sociot
here when she gets rid of her mourn
ing."
The speaker concluded this remarl
with a very visible frown. Sh? wa
forcibly reminded of her own doubtfu
position and her inability to disregan
anv person or thins that could con
tribute to her social advancement.
Annexation was intkel a burnini
question with her. and while she foun
her dollars an important ally, her lac!
of a presentable grandfather was decid
edly a drawback in the furtherance o
her ambitious aspirations.
"A graceful rider and quite a prett;
girl," remarked her companion, break
ing in upon these unpleasant reflec
tions. "Where did she get her money?
"From her uncle. The case is alto
gether peculiar. It seems that ho
father was disinherited for marryinj
contrary to his father's wishes, and he
uncle, being the only other child, cam
in for all the property. A fortunat
thing for him, as you say, though, ap
parently, he had some scruples abou
Enjoying his good fortune, for his fathe
was scarcely buried before he began t<
search for his brother.
"Yes, he found him dying, I believe, i]
some obscure California town. Mis
Leigh came to Elmwood. That was
five years ago, and now she has inherit
ed all of her uncle's money. He die*
last October, and his son "
I? "-Si? son! You don't tell me he has i
?<)n."
"He certainly has. I am not surprise*
*.t. vour astonishment. It seems almos
impossible that a father could enrich
niece at the expense of. a son, yet tha
1b -what Mr. Leigh has done.
"The young man gets something, o
course. Two thousand a year, I believe
A email sum in comparison with th
whole."
1 "A very unusual case. Perhaps h
intends the young people to marry.
"Perhaps, but as they have never eeei
each other, the result is scarcely prob
able. The son has been in Europe fo
the last five years. He was considers
quite wild, I am told, and he and hi
.lather quarreled frequently. Nodoubl
that fact had some connection with th
terms 01 the win, out, I think there wa
unduo influence somewhere "
? With this broad accusation the subjec
was allowed to drop. Meanwhile th
object of these remarks was pursuin
her way homeward.
Mrs. Down*' companion had oalle
her pretty, but the wcrd scarcely di<
her justice.
Her face, while lacking perfection c
feature, was singularly winning and at
.tractive. If the mouth were a trifl
broad, the full red lips with their ex
pression, half pleading, half imperious
made ample compensation. If the nos
deviated from the straight and perfec
line, the fault was forgotten in the clea
contour of the beautifully molded brow
the liquid depths of the clear gray eyes
and the sweet personality beaming froi
the expressive countenance.
Absorbed in thought of an unpleasan
character, as evidenced by her very per
ceptible frown, the rode on, quite lostt
hef surroundings, until her horst
through force of habit, rather than th
Sliding hand of his mistress, turne
to a broad elm-lined avenue, and sh
looked up in some surprise to lind hei
self at home.
Ten minutes later she had diveste
herself of her riding habit, and mad
her way to her sitting-room. A brighl
cheeiful apartment whose tasteful fur
nishing revealed something of the indi
Tidualitv of its owner.
"I was sure x snould find you here,
she said, approaching the old lady es
tablished before the glowing fire, an
laying her cool hand against the warn:
smooth cheek. "I'm afraid I shall hav
to assort some authority. You shoul
bo enjoying this delightful weather
JJiss Hilton."
l uare Bay i snciuiu, was tru* u
able reply, "but you- see I'm lazy, m,
dear. I've had a nice nap. Did yo
ride alone, Margaret?"
"Yes. except lor my thoughts. I ha*
a 'whole best of them for company
Keally, I'm as ero-s as a bear."
"1 am sorry lo hear it. "What hav
you been thinking of.'"
"Oh, everything. Papa, grandfathei
%nd yes, anil this hateful money."
".Hateful, Margaret? Then you don'
share the world's opinion of that usefu
article."
Margaret drew a chair close to Mis
Hilton, and seated hersolr upon it, a
she replied.
"Not the world that Mrs. Downs rep
resent?. I met her u while ago. Sii
wanted to stop, of course, but I ius
rode on. Awfully rude, wjwn't it?
couldn't help it. I detest her. Sh
wouldn't care a snap of her ttng'.-r fo
me if I wore poor, but simply beoaus
Oh! I. hate such people! Than!
heaven, I'll soon bo away from them fo
Awhile. I told you I was cross, Mis
filitoJ*-"
aeo it, my dear," was the half gra
response. "Have you quite decided
gt? to that outlandish place?"
"What a doleful expression. If tl
jutlandish place moans Siascoii6et, 1
afraid I must plead guilty to such
dreadful decision, and I think I sh
find my experience both novel and <
' lightful. 1 moan to do just as I plea
r Take another nurne and forgot Marga
Leigh entirely. I'm tired of her."
"Poor Margaret Leigh. I fear j
don't appreciate her; and since you i
quite determined to go to that land
end of creation I suppose the bostthi
for me to do is to hope you won't
cret it."
' Margaret laughed at this view of 1
matter.
"You see, lam not looking for beau
I 6he 6aid, with mock gravity. ."I've
I ways lilted oia men Deuer man you
ones. I'm sure those delightful old flf
I ermen will suit me immensely. Besid
I'm tired of civilized 'life and sha
generally, so I welcome something g<
uine for a change. I suppose you thi
I have a very carping disposition, but
do so want to air my grievances. II
n were not too undignified I should like
a lie on the floor and 6cream."
"Don't do so, my dear. The doctoi
e right. You do need a change. I do
> recognize iny old Margaret."
"A flattering way of expressing an \
flattering opinion," laughed Margar
s giving Miss Hilton's hand a rebuk
e little pat. "I am growing degenero
e am I not? I feel outrageously reckl
to-day. I have a most overpoweri
desire to shock this prim and sever
1 proper neighborhood. Don't look so
>. proving, Miss Hilton. You could
J scold if you tried, and I'm afraid I ti
advantage ,of that knowledge. Y<
4 ? ? 1- n . TI* _
" expression reminus me 01 air. ?e>
> 'Ho was dilating on my grandfathc
virtues this morning?to me, of all pi
Q pie, mind you!?when I stopped his e
0 quence, and horr.fied him in the b
gain by saying if my grandfather wa
- specimen of the good men, I prefer]
6 the bad. I do, too. I don't believe t]
h because a man goes to church ev<
d fsunduy and occasionally puts his na
to a subscription list, whero it can
? 6een and read by the neighborhood, tl
1 he is entitled to any admiration on tl
account. There are other varietief
i* charity which I admire more, and th
h my grandfather did not possess. I dn
6ay he belonged to the class of abn
J mally good people who are perfec
s content in their own self-righteousnc
They are precisely the kind of indiv
uals I detest. Give me an out-and-<
r 6inner any day. I'm certainly glac
? didn't know him, because I'm afrai*
- should dislike him even more than I
' now.
y "Don't scold me, please, Miss Hilti
I know such feelings are neither k:
nor just. I try so hard not to have th(
* but when I think of papa I "
s She paused abruptly, her face ?
il voice filled with emotion.
i Miss Hilton stroked the bowed h<
- with an infinitely tender caress. "I wo
ue the last to blame your loyalty to y<
g father," she said gently, "but I wish j
d could forget."
k "How can I forget?" was the tear
answer. "How can I forget the pove
f and want that embittered my fath(
life and caused my mother's death?
7 you had known papa as I did," 6he d
- tinued, more quietly; "if you had und
- 6tood his hopes and ambitions; if 3
had 6een how his sensitive nature shre
- from his uncongenial surroundings,
r guessed how his heart longed for
6 sweet peace and restful influence
r home, you would be unforgiving t
0 His father deprived him of all tl
e made life worth living. I can ne'
- forget that. The time nas been whei
fc felt hard and bitter to all the world,
r cause one man had been so cruel to h:
3 The money I enjoy now would hi
made his life so different. It is so hi
^ for me to think of this. I know I sh
s regret all my life that uncle found us
J late. All these thoughts rush over
when I think of my grandfather, e
i then I feel inclined to express my op
ion strongly.
1 I "Yoy can't understand my bittern
because you are always easy and genl
1 I don't believe you could be angr]
t you tried; but I have a very fire of pi
a sion in me, and it flares up on occasii
t "Let us talk of something else. I
I tell you of my letter from Cou
'f Brian? No? I intended to. It cai
' after luncheon. I wonder he cares
0 write to me. Yes, I know I wrote
him first, but I felt called upon to
e that. I was so unhappy over the "v
" that I wanted him to know how I
1 belled agninst it with all my soul, "i
- remember what a candid, generous 1
r ter he wrote in answer. This letter
d equally characteristic. He tells me
s is coming to America soon. Do j
know, I am really anxious to see hir
% "I am sure you will like him," put
5 Miss Hilton, with suspicious haste.
Confess I always had a tender place
t my heart for Brian. He has some <
? cellent traits, despite his shortcomin
g He lost his mother when he was v<
young, poor boy, and his after traini
d was left in the hands of servants,
a was not very judicious, as you m
Imagine."
'I "He and uncle quarreled a great de
- didn't they?" asked Margaret, afte
0 thoughtful pause.
> "Yes, quite oflen," was the answ
' "Brian spent money more freely th
e his father approved. Your uncle 01
^ remarked to me: 'If Brian were )
r sure that I would pay his bills he woi
be less industrious in making them.'
l? think he was rather anxious for him
a marry and settle down to the pract
^ of his profession. He could not toleri
t a man with no occupation."
"I agree with him there," returr
0 Margaret quickly. "I perfectly aboi
\ nate a man without ambition. If I I
e a husband of that disposition I'd nu
d him do something or I wouldn't lis
e him around me."
"Still," ehe added more thoughtful
d "uncle need not have disinherited 1
e on that aocount. Such.a courso sec
t, to be a peculiarity in this family.
- humiliates mo to fejl that my com
i- here had anything to do with it.!1
** -I am sure your mero coming had r
Margaret, lour uncle evidently 1
>- Boms good reason for Mb action. I th
d ho believed that leaving Brian an
i. come sufficient only for tho necesities
9 life would morally force him to use
d own exertions to secure the luxuries
'? prizes. You can see the force of 6i
an argument."
Margaretv shvok her head unc<
y vinced.
'J "The argument and reason may
good," she agreed, "but I don't cart
d be the instrument for the working oir
the benefit. It makes me feel respor
ble for my cousin's inconvenience, i
e I hate it."
"You allow pride to blind your Jui
'? ment. Your regret is quite ineffectt
You couldn't, if you would, return
t money to Brian, unless? *
' "Unless what?"
Miss Hilton hesitated.
3 "Unless vou marrv him.'
3 Margaret (lushed at theBe words.
"He is not tho kind of a man I i
mire," she returned after a thought
t pause. "Indolent-o and want of ambit
j are not commendable characteristics.
f<'?r I should become disgusted, or
would, which would amount to the sa
0 thing. Try to think of some other ph
^ Miss Hilton; and while you are puzzl
your dear old brain, I'll answer so
letters. And do forget the things I
_ ?3id. I'm always repenting of SQjnethi
LV0 I've said of done. I canTafford" to ":
to your good opinion."
With these words Margaret left
1>at room, and Miss Hilton's eyes folio
m her with a veiy loving glance.
"Dear Margaret," she said gen
a11 "Dear, dear child."
se" [to be continued, j
ret ~
ou RELIGIOUS REAJM
ire
'sng
PERFECT 8ALVATION.
re- Our salvation, so far as perfected in
life has a negative and a positive si'
- something is to be subtracted and somet
110 else to be added, to make it complete.
feet salvation implies the elimination of
x," guilt of sin. Guilt is the trade mark of
al- manitv; wherever you see a man you set
mg who has incurred guilt. In all history
find but one man who could stand up in
es face of day and say. "I have not sinn
' The spirit convicts of sin. Ui
HIS ur;~
^aid a canning, ii^ui men urc cvusuu
; * to cry oxit for help and deliverance 1
IQk the intolerable sense of guilt. No burden
; I heavy as the burden of guilt: it crushes
! it to the earth ; it causes the soul to rei
i to that no human hand can lift it. But. thi
to God, there is an Arm mightier! J
. jg Christ came into humanity and unbarrec
' >t gates of death on purpose to afford mar
liverance from the guilt of sin. He is abl<
is willing : at Histouch your puilt will di
1Q* pear. Perfect salvation implies deliver!
?ti from the power of sin. Sin is a great tyrant
Lng had us in hold, barred and guarded,
ite, loaded with chains. On the plea of 1
egs Jesus breaks the bars and sets tho caj;
ln? free. But he bears out the chains. Tho
,1: often concealed under his clothing,he cc
? at length to And how heavy they are
r?" what great power they have over him.
n't not only needs to get out of prison, but
ike of himself as well ; tastes, passions anc
sur petites are too much for him. The
bb. pardoned out of sin's prison,
!r>3 somehow has a strange power i
gQ_ him. But Jesus is a complete Sav
1 the work He began in you He is ah
complete ; He stands ready with His si
ar* sword to strike off the fetters of sin anc
s a make you an entirely free man. Lool
"ed Him and live. Behold ! now is the acce
hat hour and the day of deliverance. He wl
;ry a perfect, is at the same time a present
me viour. Perfect salvation implies, also,
incoming of the Divine fulness. Subtrac
hat doesmuch : addition does more. The
P ; moval of the guilt and power of sin is a p
aaj achievement, but the coming of the 8
5 oJ of God is greater. The presence and p<
ese of the Spirit complete the work of our
re- vation. The fulness of God comps is to
or- the vacuum made by the casting out of
tly 'ln?' soul is thus restored to its normal
)S8 dition. It was made for God, and can
id- *ts completeness only in Him. The ful
I *\f flrirl rr{vac nc onntrnl r.VOr filirsoll
over our pride and passion and selfish
i J and ambition?holding us in our allegii
J 3 and devotion to Jesus Christ,with the w
do and sin under our feet. The divine ful
steadies our lives and movements, give
rection to our labors, and powers to
. : words and example. With all this, the
ind nPi,s 0f (j0(i js our grari(] source of eon
;m, ?a source which never fails us, is neve
adequnte. is Always the resource and
md adapted to the hour and exigency.
CHRIST OCR SACRIFICE FOR SIN.
Whatever else may bo true of the wor
our Christ for humanity, no theory of it is o
fou pMe which overlooks or belittles its sa<
einl aspect. Perhaps men always will
ful tinue to differ as to why it was necessar
rtv him to die for our redemption, and thei
y 1 ,,f cu,./,rol /li
?I?'g ; nil C-ll-Iimiil Ui nuui iu ca*.u vi ovivtiti * *
' jf I ent views of the subject. But the Chris
I church undoubtedly is right in the b
I which it always has held that human for*
er" I ness and salvation are secured thrc
rou J Christ's blood actually shed upon the ci
ink i Even to that theory which puts most em
or j sis upon his service as our g
the ' example his death is essential,
0f the richest and most precious sji
QO | ual experiences recorded have I
hat ' ^ue chiefl>' to the conviction that Chi
? I sacrifice for us has made pardon poss
l'e* j for the guiltiest and opened the way of
1 I j demption to every one who chooses to e
be- j therein. Christ's sacrifice saves us.
im. not as a matter of course. It saves <
ive him who accepts it penitently for him
ir(j Amid all which is mysterious in the di
dealings with mankind these truths si
tofi ' out c'earan(' definite, that ''whosoever
may come" to God through Christ aytl
m? he who comes t?y? "shall in no wise tie
lQd out." But he must will, an'3 jnust cc
JJ- nM he niust act. He r
[ realize his need of availing 1
p_9 self of the sacrifice which Jesus
St I made for him sufficiently to ipduce hir
. respond heartily to the divine invitation
f " i command. If his appreciation of his dee
18- tion and destitution apart from Christ be
on. keen than that of others, no matter so i
)id acute enough to move him to the necesi
sin ' steps. Too much speculation has been g
jjja to the effects of Christ's sacrifice upon
i0 divine character and upon Jesus him.1
. Its effects upon ourselves are more to
. Duroose. Ilfchtly comprehended it
9? motes the deepest" gratitude and devo
pill to him. The Christian whose thouKhts
re- ter seldom and indifferently upon Chr
ou sacrifice is likely to be one of the mostsu
et- flcial piety, the* least consistent behai
js the weakest influence for righteousr
ve The sincere, strong, growing believer dv
much in thought and loves more and r
,, to dwell upon what Christ has done for 1
n. i
in
"I ALL THE STABS ARE OUT.
. " Now all the stars are out. Arcturus 1
o . | his sons and the bands of Orion : the p
! planets fly like lampads running with t
gs- . torches: there is no film between us ;
irv j hang out of heaven like living spirits.
ng : summer skies are ever stripped so bai
,nd even a breath between. How near the '
lay I stellations are, how we seem a part of tl
to be going on with them, how they s\
I ! down towards us out of the Milky Way,
' | Path of souls up which our imagine
r a travels towards universes beyond and
beyond, and comes out upon the far su
er. uai light, while the wind sings by us as
lan knew the way! And they grow p
ice and the moon sends a glory before
jot as she floats up, up, up?so
uld roi*e 'n summer- so high she rides
t night! In the middle of the highest sky
. spreads her wings like a great hovei
*? brooding mother, while far, far off and I
'ce the stars still hang like distant palace lij.
n.tfl wiint liiviml limtcPK what sharn shadow
the snow, wlmt reflection into heaven, i
led height. what depth. what tenderness in
nj. mLlnight blue, wliat sense of divine j
lad enee?for exalted and enlarged to all
. limit of our vision on this winter night
see the skv is full of God !?Harriet Pre.'
lve SpofTord, In Congregationalism
iy?
DEALING WITII CHILDREN.
ilm in dealing with children and persons o
ims ferior education, it is often best to ass
It that they know more than they do rn
ing than less. Sui*h nn assumption m
them ashamed of their ignorance and
dies their pride and ambition. They
lot, mediately try to gain the knowledge \v
iad they llnd themselves expected to pos
ink On the other hand, if they sen their i
jn_ ranee taken for granted. they someti
5 feel a sullen mortification whieh dea
V, desire for improvement. "If we're so
, down, what's the use in trying to be di
':0 ep.t?" is their ery. A little girl said oi
.Sunday school teaeiier: '"She always t
it for granted that we don't know anyton
whatever about the lesson, juct because
don't happen to know all that she does,
it's so discouraging! If she'd only le
j (ell what we know and not do all the 1
l ? intr iiers'*lf. I believe \vM every one c;
learii more." It is this same spirit w
lbl" makes hriirlu ?-5iii?lr<*n hooks \
tnu t?*n down "to tlii* level of their underst
in;:." as tin* authors suppose.while they
[lj(- with a^i'rmss those de.-igued Tor n
Ittl. older | rrsuus.
tho
The greatest evils are from within us
from ourselves also we must look for
greatest wood. f.?r Ciod is the fountain i
but reaehes it to us by our own hand,
when all tilings look hadly around ahou
then only we shall liud how excellent a
a(-j_ tune it is to have God for our friend, ai
fui all friendships that only is created to
port us in our needs.?Jepeinv Tavlor.
ion ' *
I
he Gold In Aufitrnlnfiia.
uie From information received by the Dlr<
in, of the United States Mint, he estimate:
in# production of gold in Australasia during
m_ calendar year. 1895, to have been $44,28{
, aeainst 541,761,000 for ih? calendar j
, 0 1894, an lncreusa of 5*2,525,000.
in a
i
1688 CONVENTION HALLS.
tho
wed WHERE **lESIDENTfAL CANDIDATES
WILL BE NA3IEO.
Famous Buildings in Which Former
National Gatherings Met
?Ideal Structures For St.
Louis and Chicago.
/"""VHICAGO inaugurated the idea
this [ / that National convention halls
V V should be Imilt to hold a
hlno i. ? i % -* * <r h
pe? multitude uacK in Aiay, ioou,
the when it built the immense wooden
hu- -wjgwam made famous by the first
!?ne nomiuaticn of Abraham Lincoln, says
the Times-Herald of that city. Since
ed." then the National Executive Commitader
'tees Q{ the two leading parties, in lo'rom
cnt'no their conventions in Ruch
is as cities as St. Louis, Minneapolis, CinmeD
cinnati and so on, have always deaJI.z0
manded assurance of the abilitv of
inks
esus
I the
i des,He
sapince
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and
iaith _/ ?n
S3 r v
>mea . , ^ rJ V. and
r- (
He . "% V ;M
I out C-.y
leto ^ ^
rtioD
re- CHICAGO COLISEUM, WHERE DEMOC
;rcat
|J4er such cities to seat, feed And sleep a
sal- great crowd.
(Jj1 The most famous holla in which Na*on*
tional conventions have been neld are
find (or were), the two Chicago wigwams ?
nees the Lincoln and the Cleveland wig"es?
warns?the old Exposition Building
ance on a&d the Auditorium
orld and tbe Exposition ha\ls in St. Louis,
ness Minneapolis and Cincinnati. It would
s0yj be hard to say which of these was
fUl_ most satisfactory, but in the minds of
ifort those who have attended the National
r in- conventions of the last twenty-five
p years the wigwam idea is least liked.
The wigwam that sheltered the lost
Democratic National Convention is esk
pecially condemned because of the
,om_ general feeling of insecurity on the
?rifl- night of the storm that drenched the
con- entire crowd within the walls of the
re^p ramshackle hall, and because it was
ffer_' large enough to hold more people than
tian could be properly managed. With
elief the Coliseum this year, however, the
iiurh Democratic Committee will be able to
r0c8. house its convention comfortably and
phu- securely, so that such storms as that
;reat which threw the last convention intc
ilrit- a PaD'c not be noticed.
been As the railroads of the country have
ist's developed, hotel accommodations insible
creasecj, and newspaper telegraphing
ntej multiplied, big convention halls have
l'et not only become the fashion, but alonly
self. |
and ,
will * -.
cast f "L~~? _
n^t ^ ^ ^
w'th ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION BUILDING, WHI
Teat
heir
they most ft necessity. The Lincoln wigNo
warn was the first convention hall thai
eon- ?ave a ^bera^ 8Pace to the press nnd
ienii the telegraphic force that rccited tc
ring the country at large the history of thai
the event as it was enacted. The architect
of the wigwam and of the Democratic
per- wigwam of 1892, as wel>, had in mind
if it a theater. The convention in the fir6l
"her wftB on stage, the press
lo" occupied the place of the orchestra,
to- and the audience was in the pit and
she the galleries. In the Democratic wigfaint
wam l^e 8*ar8 *^e j?uvention were
'hts. on *be stage, the press occupied
s on places in the wings and back of the
vhat Ktage, the ordinary delegates were in
*''u the pit, and the audience in the galTZ
leries.
we The Charleston convention of 1860
scott Tnoo Violrl in a Viull tVinfr wfinlrl nnlv seal
1500 people, and the three Baltimore
conventions of the sa:ne year were
held, one (the Douglas) in a theatre,
f in" the Bell-Everett in a church and the
tl r Breckinridge in a hall with a capacity
ukes of not more than 2000. But halls oj
kin- that size will not answer now, for
!ik"j there are 200U delegates and
.Bess, representatives of the press who have
Kiio- business to transact in the convention
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^,jr" | building, to say nothing of the throngs
sup-1 outsiders. The rule is that there
are two convention delegates to eacb
electoral vote, so that there are twice
as many as the membership of both
,ct0. houses of Congress. Besides these
i the there are the Territorial delegates,
r the and behind each delegate i3 an alter eor
na^e- Many of these alternates at'
tend the conventions whether their
principals do or not, and must be pre
vided with places. Another calculi
tion in figuring on the seating oapi
city, and by far the most imported
too, is that there will be about te
spectators to each delegate.
The old exposition, on the lake fron
Chicago, where several National coi
ventions were held, is said to have bee
particularly well suited to that use j
regard to size, arrangement and a
other considerations. The Coliseu
j and Tattersall's, had either of the
been picked by the Democratic Cor
mittee, could have been arranged
much the same way as was the old e
position building, and would accoi
modate about as many people with
hearing distance of the speaker's stan
The Auditorium, which held the co
vention that nominated Harrison ai
Morton, was in great favor with a ce
tain element for the Democratic co
Tjontinn
New York has had but one Nation
i convention of either of the great pol
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RATIO CONVENTION WILL BE HEL
, tical parties, the Democratic, of 186
which Dominated Seymour and Blai
and that was held in Tammany Ha
Baltimore, in the early days of t
present great parties, was the gre
political convention city.. It had t'
convention that nominated Van Bur
and Johnson, and the next four th
succeeded in the Democratic part
that of 1840, when Van Buren w
. nominated the second time, and -wit
: out a Vice-President, that of 184
which named Polk and Dallas; 18-1
! whicU named Lewis Cass and Butle
and 1852, which named Pierce ai
; King. Those conventions were easi
accommodated in ordinary sized hal
s for the crowds that attended th<
i were as nothing compared to t
! throngs that flow into convention citi
i nowadays.
i The Democratic convention of 185
which nominated Pierce and Kin
i was held in Cincinnati, the first o
i in the "West. That of 1860 first h
> at Charleston, S. C., but adjourn
without accomplishing much, toBal
more, where Douglas and Johns
in fliA finl/1 orroincf T.1
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coin and Hamlin, who were named
i the Chicago wigwam. The Repub
cans moved their next convention
Baltimore, where Lincoln was renoi
i inated, and Johnson succeeded Hai
lin in the second place on the tick(
:RE CLEVELAND WAS NOMINATED IN 18
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; fir6t convention in Chicago, and no:
1 inated McClellan and Pendleton.
> 18G8 they went to New York for t
; only National convention ever held
; that city, and named Seymour a:
: Blair as their leaders. In the sai
I year Grant got his first nomination
; Chicago, with Colfax in the secoi
i place on the ticket.
In 1872 Grant was renominated
[ Philadelphia, with Wilson, th<
Democratic opponents, Greeley a:
i Brown, being nominated at Baltimc
I ?the last National political conve
i tion held in that city. In 1876 Tild
and Hendricks were nominated at J
Louis, and Hayes and Wheeler at Ci
cinnati. The iatter city also held t
1 next Democratic convention, that
; 1NR0. which nlaced Hancock and En
lish in Uio field, their opponents, G<
> field ana Arthur, being named in t
Exposition Building in Chicago.
i In 1884 the Democrats came back
Chicago, and, by nnming Clevela
! and Hendricks, ended a long line
Republican vicfcDries, those nominf
deleating Blaine nnd Logan, who we
i nlso named in Chicago. In 1888 t
Democrats nominated Cleveland ai
II'UBLICAN CONVENTION WILL BE IIEL
> Thurman at St. Louis, and the Repu
i licans remained in Chicago and nam
Harrison and Morton. In 1892 t
Republicans took their Harrison ai
Eeid convention to Minneapolis, ai
I the Democrats named Cleveland ai
| Stevenson in the Chicago lake fro
I wigwam.
On more accounts than that of J
\ability to handle the crowds, thei
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> fore, Chicago seems to be a favorite ca'
i- convention city. It has named the wi
i- successful tickets for the last four 1
t, Presidential elections. T1
in Architect S. S. Beman has made Ti
public the plan of the great Coliseum an
t, at Chicago, in which the Democratic be
a- National Convention is to be held, by
fn The convention hall proper will oc- dii
m cupy a space of 450 by 300 feet at the
dl north end of the Coliseum. The
m speakers' stand and platform for memm
bers of the National Committee aud 3ij
n- 400 eruests will be situated to the east,
in and immediately in front will be desks
x- for 250 reporters.
n- Directly back of the speakers' stand an
in and in ready communication with the a?
d. newspaper platform will be the tele
n- graph room, with tables foT hunid
dreds of instruments. Extending en
r- tfrely around the building willbe a
n- gallery forty feet wide, toward which
will rise the rows of 6eats in the great I
al amphitheatre. Two thousand eeats W
ti- will be reserved for the delegates and m
alternates. The seats will rise slowly Is
as they stretch back from the speak- ftfl
ers' platform, and will be separated wjj
from the public sections by a substan- ?
tial railing.1 Thirteen thousand seats
have been allotted to the public. A ,
striking innovation will be the grand v
public reception tall, 250 feet square,
larfje enough to hold comfortably 10rC00
men.
The Coliseum, it is said, will be the
largest building under a single roof in |
the world. A large force of men is I
hard at work and the contractors have
no doubt the building will be completed
before June 1.
The new auditorium which St. Louis
3 has built to accommodate the Republi- ?
can convention covers an area of 46,- di
800 square feet, with a frontage of 260
feet and a depth of 180 feet. In spite w
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LAFAYETTE HALL, PITTSBURG. 0]
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of the fact that it will remain starding tl
only a few months, it has been bailt y,
with an eye to exterior beauty, as well ic
as interior comfort and convenience. _
It is "Renaissance" in style and graceful
in every line. The space allotted
to the delegates and alternates covers
an area of 18,000 square feet in the
center of the auditorium. The seats
will be on a level, and not in tiers.
Immediately in front of the speaker's
stand will be 921 seats for the accommodation
of delegates. There will be
1 two inclosures for alternates. Each
of these inclosures will have accommodations
for 462 alternates. The
space allotted to the delegates and alternates
will be open, with no pillars
to obstruct the view. The speaker's
platform will occupy a central position
on the n {1th side of the hall, in front
of thefdef gates and opposite the main .
entrance. J Directly back of the plat- /
form will^e seats for the National I,
S3. Committee, and still further back ac- v
commodatipns for invited guests. Ex- fy
eir tending from speaker's platform to the f
m- right and left will be seats for 450 \
In newspaper representatives and 200 <
he telegraph operators. Surrounding the '
in immense open area on three sides will J
ad rise tiers of seats for spectators, formne
ing an amphitheater, from which the
in general public will be afforded a splenad
did view. The total seating capacity
of the ground floor will be S000.
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to WIGWAM AT CHICAGO, WHERE LINCOLN WAS A
nd NOMINATED IN 1S60. c<
of *
>es Overlooking the convention hall "
re proper will be .1 gallery forty feet h
he j wi-.le for spectators, with a seating
ml j capacity of 6000. In the center of the
. northern section of the gallery a stand
I large enough to accommodate a band cl
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ot iou 2-"eoes win uc cicucu,
total seating capacity of the immense E
structure will be 11,000. ai
There will be four main entrances, b(
one on each side of the building. In 6?
addition to these there will be live
, entrances and five exits on each side f1
lea.liae to and l'roin the ground tloor. *n
In all, there will be tweuty-four entrances
to the ground floor and as et?
j many esits. There will be separate
r entrances and exits to and from each ^
section of the auditorium, making it t?
possible, according to Architect Tay- ^
1 lor. lor 8000 people to pass into the 5*
D. building anil secure seats in the lower
? portion of thei Vuilding in lese than
b. ten ninutes. I T ie gallery will be
e(] reached by tweMkeparate entrances ;
be ?nil six flight^^^Hrs. at
id The bui<i^^^^H)e built of wood, tl
id heavy throughout. (K
id The hard wood* tin- pi
ish^^^^^^^^^^Hsupplied from an
jj^^^^^^^^^^^Kasuring
rn
with arc
11 be $50,000.
The site extents from Twelfth find
urteenth street on Clark avenue. Ml
le ball will be less than a mile from j^H
y of the downtown hotels, and can
reached in less than ten minutes
car lines, which in most cases lead
cect from the hotels to the site. '
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k vnxv MiRRIEB COUPLE.
r. and Mrs. Frank Shade Proud of
Their Unique Distinction. ^Hj
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shade, thd H
isllest couple in the State of India,
live at Kendallville, and Kendallie
is rather proud of the unique
THE SMALLEST COUPLE IN INDIANA. ' j^H
stinction. Mr. and Mrs. Shade have
red in Kendallville for many years
ith Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gilbert,
ho are qnite wealthy, and take a
eat interest in both. Mr. Shade,who HH
not quite three feet high, has a IH
xuriant growth of hair, wearin&JU^^^^H
ng, heavy beard. His hair reacheslHH
;low the waist, and when open covers
nch of his form. He nsaally wears 'Hjj
in braids, often covering it with a |H
st. Mr. Shade and his wife are
)od conversationalists, and both are
iquainted with up-to-date topics.
r. Shade enjoys a good joke, and
[thai is a good souled fellow. He is
ty years of age. His wife is a few QB
:ars his junior. Her former home
as in New Haven, Conn. Like Mr.
jade, she is also well known and has
any friends and is a pleasing little
oman, Mr. and Mrs. Shade seek no
jtoriety, and it was with great diffi- HH
ilty that the Chicago Times-Herald
?rrespondent gained their permis<
on to allow their picture to appear.
r. Shade is an enthusiastic Pythias,
id now holds the ofSoe of inner
lard. He abstains from liquor and
ibaeco and is no stranger at the . HH
lurch. He reads every day the our- B|
mt events and is not slow in expressiK
bis views on matter? of common
mcern. Both Mr. and Mrs. Shade
e in good health and enioy life to
s fullest extent. . A
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The Teu? Year-Old Klnjj of Mysore. HI
Maharajah Krisinarajah Wagayar
ahadur are the official titles of a
indu boy not yet ten years of age, BH
ho is the King of Mysore. He is one
I the chief native princes of India,
id his late father, whom he has sue* J^H
;edtd to the throne, was known as
le "model prince of India." The
oung rajah is being prepared for the
?fty position he will occupy with j^H
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MAHARAJAH KRISMARAJAH. Ufi
reat solicitude. He has English and Hfl
ative tutors, who wiil turn out a
rince and a pundit at the same time.
'uring his minority the affairs of the .^^B
rovince are conducted by his mother BH
ad his late father's minister, Sir E.
heshadri Iyer, as co-regents. The ^Hj
outhful miharajak was recently visit- ^^B
1 by Lord Elgin, Viceroy of India,
ad the occasion was celebrated with ^B|
inch eclat. The little fellow is an apt ^^B
:holar and speaks English as fluently ^^B
5 any boy Ox his age. In his studies
e is as far advanced as boyi four or
ve years his senior would be in this BjH
Duntry. He is modest, but realizes
ell that he is a trifle more important
lan anybody else in his neighbor- HH
ood. ; hH
>'o Danger of a Crush. KH
The area of the United States, exuding
Alaska, is ju^t 3,000,000 square
iles; the average density of the New
gland Stares is seventy-one inhabitits
to the square mile, so that it may
i said that the Union could easily
ipport 210,000,000 souls, or three
mes its present population. Meanme
other fast fields are opening to
ivite immigrants. Canada, Brazil,
jnnisli America ana Australia are
ich of them larger than tbe United
intes. Each of them could find room
ir 200,000,000 settler.*, whicU shows
iat there is no motive to fear that^^^J
le world will be overcrowded for many
sutures to come.?31. G. Mulhull, ia
orth American fie vie tv. flH
The Tastuess ol the Oceans.
The surface of the sea is estimated Hfl
; 150,000,000 square miles; taking HID
ie whole surface of the giobe at 197, ^Rfl
)0,000, and its greatest depth, supased
to be equal to that of the high>t
mountain, or four miles. The FaHe
Ocean covers 78,000,000 square
iles, the Atlantic 25,000,000, the
LeditsiTanean 1,000,000. ,