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Bryan's Campalp AT IlKNJfON IIA.KBOK, MICH. 'ill,- ThroatH of Money Lenders to Foreclose Mortj-ngeB ? Cuho Free Silver Prevails. Mr. Uryan left the truin and was driven to the Hotel Beuten, whoru ho ypoke from u balcony. R. I. Jarvis, candidaU) for Congress. Introduced the nominee, whosald, in part: " In tho Banner Roglstor, published In thin city, I (lnd tho following ? 'Ycb, timcB aro hard, but we aro not iu the deepest water yot. If Kilver wins thiH fall, it will be one of the greatest disasters that evor bofell the farmer. I havo hud for ovor ton years nearly twenty tuouaund dollat'h loaned in thiH county to fanners. In many instances payment* have boon met, hut for a fow years I liave boon compelled to extonu* the tima, and 1 am willing: to do ho under oilr present financial basis ; but if Kilver wins uhls fall I will do what every other man will do who has money out?demand Immediate payment. 1 admit L may lose somo of the interest, but I have at least thrco years to save myself, and during that time I will cliuo in on every mortgage I havo.' " My friends, l want to denounce tho money lender who attempts to use bis mortgages to intimidate American citizens, and suy that that man does not deserve to live in a laud where men arc free and have a right to liberty. When yfiu admit that it is necessary to ,40 to the money lender and obtain his con sent before you can pass a law, then ^>u have paused from a democracy to plutocracy, and liberty, as wo havo Inderstood it, has lied from this nation. "I want you to understand that these ymon, knowing that they cannot appeal to reason, attempt to appeal to force; these men, knowing that thoir argu ments do not appeal to judgmoot, at tempt to appeal to the fears of mon. In this campaign, my friends, we havo arrayed against us every enemy of Bocioty and every man who seeks to make slaves of thoso with whom ho deals. I am ?lad that they are not on our side. 1 am glad that I havo not tho support Of a man who intends to forecloso his mortgages if men do not voto as ho wants them to. I would rather remain an humblo private citizen than to held the most exalted office in this lard if I had to receive my commission from men who know as little about tho genius of our institu tions as tho money lender whoso langu age I have quoted. "My friends, this clipping was sent to mo by a man who had always been a s^atuibliean, a man who owed a mort gage b?# A',.AO()ori ? *Tm ? ' ' .vud^-ia, bo wortb $o,000, and who stated In his letter that under tho gold standard he expected to have to give up his farm because under a gold standard farmers cannot nay their mortgages, and simply have to loso what they havo invested and turn their land over to tho man who loans his money and uses bis mortgages to intimidate American citizens." the EDITOR WAS SIIjFNT. Candidate Bryan Puts to Flight an Assistant Republican Fditor. AtOwosso, Mich., Mr. Bryan spoke, to a large audience from a stand a few blocks from the station, lie had re ceived a copy of a paper published there, in which certain questious wore asked. Ho replied to this as follows : "Ladies and gentlemen: When I was at?W0B80Junction, amomentago, I received by special delivery a copy of the OW0380 Press of October 11. Prom tho fact that It boro no stamp excopt this special delivery stamp, I assumo that it was sent by tho editor himself. The paper contains some questions submitted to mo. As this paper is not supporting me, I think I am justified in asking some questions mysolf, if 1 am oxpectod to answer questions, and therefore I will ask if the editor of theOwosso Press is in the audlonoo?" A voice : " He. was a moment ago." Mr. Bryan : "Will you lot mo know where ho is ?'' A voice : "Ho has gone where his circulation is going." Mr. Bryan: "If ho will not make himsolf known, will somo one point him out to me ?" A voico : " Ho has gono away." Mr. Bryan : " Well, if ho Is not hero to hetir the ttnswers to his ques tions, I will wait until ho attends a meeting and then answer him. I am informed that the editor of the Owosso Press is standing on that wagon in tho roar of tho crowd aud wears a bluo cap. Now I will ask him a question : " Did you endorse the financial plank presented by the minority at the Chica go convention?" Mr. Bryan paused, but there was no answor. " I ropeat tho question. You have asked me questions; you ought to bo willing to answer questions. 11 Did you eodorso tho minority plank at Chicago?" Again there was no answer. "Well, my friends, I have spent so much timo trying to find the editor of this paper and to unmask a man who is socking to elect a Republican by protonding to support the Indianapolis ticket, that I find I havo not timo left to talk to you. I ask you to remomber that the gold standard never fought an open light. Thoso who supported tho minority plank at Chicago protonded to bo afraid that free coinage would prevent international bimetallism, and when they got to Indianapolis thoy forgot all about international bimetal Ism and deolarod for tho gold stan dard. Then thoy nominated a ticket which thoy did not Intend to voto for. , because they were not willing to boar the odium of voting for tho Uepubli can ticket. I prophesy that tho editor of tho Press docs not intortd to voto for Palmer and Buokner. I prophesy that ho intends to voto for tho Re publican cundidato, and that ho is recoivlng money from tho Republican committee to keep up a proter.dod fight for tho Indianapolis ticket." Mit, IUI X AN TO T1IIJ HOYS. A Good Talk at News-boys' Hai!? W<n (hi Calculated to Bear Oood Fruit in tho Future. At Dotroit, Mloh., tho rule establish ed by William J. Ltryan to avoid any public utterances ou Sunday was broken when ho spoke briefly to a orowd of newsboys at tho Newsboys' Hall. Ho did it to oblige his friend and supporter, Col. I. tel. Butler, president of the Newsboys' Association. At Mr. Bryan's request tho affair was kept very quiet jj?nfl outside of tho little venders a few 'j^pfsitors only were present. This was his speeoh . "Boys, I did not come to make u speech tonight, because this Is tho day that/l rest, anu I have felt the need of IftfliWiiiii 1S having a day of reut more recently tfian over before. But I uamo because I never liko to decline an invitation to be present at any place where an en deavor is being made to do good. And I don't know of any work which is better than that work which is dono for boys. We wore all boys once?and somo of us not so very long ago?and when 1 see boys 1 am reminded of what one of our Presidents, I think it was Garfield, said : that you could not toil what possibilities were buttoned up under the vest of a boy. "Wo are not ourselves responsible for tho surroundings of youth. We uro born iulo this world and the sur roundings meet us and to a certain extent tbey affect us. But beyond that wo have much to do with shuping our own course. What wo amount to in this world depends upon the ideas which wo have. Somo one has said that a person who aims at tho stars will shoot higher, which simply mouns that those who have tho highest ideas will accomplish most. A meeting of this kiud where, t hey tench you patriot ism, whore they touch you regard for each other, rospect for |oach other's rights, necessarily elevates your ideas, gives you broader views of life, and those views will help you to accom plish more. ? Now, in this couutry in which wo live boys are more blessed than in any other couutry on earth, because the boy In this country has everything open to him and the hoy iu this country may accomplish more than he can In any other country. Now there are times when a human life or many human lives, will depend upon the action of one person ; there are times when tho welfare of tho com munity will depend on one. person; there are times when tho welfare of tho nation will depend upon one per son, and when you remember how In tlucntial ono person may become in tho destinies of tbojnation, how useful ho may bo to his follows, to society, you can see that if a kind word or act should ho tho cause of gottiug that hoy started right, leading him up to take advan tage of his opportunities, what results may follow. "I want you to remember that no good over comes to boys or men from doing wrong, and'that the right always pays. I know it/is hard pjways to bo liovo. but If yoi/itako tho broad view of life and its p6ssibillties you will find that it always pays to do what you bo llevo is right/. It is always necessary that you should try to lind out what right is, an/tho cducatiou which you receive in jbuo schools enables you to see thlng//aud understand things and then the desire to do the best things leads you to tako advantage of tho op portun itos that are offered you. I feel Interested in you boys whoaro starting out so young to make a living. Somo of us, instead of having to depend ou our owu exertions, were carried for ward by others. 1 am not sure that you who begin this life of independence and of r-aoessarv activity so early, havo iu advantage over us mi\o did not; but vhethor you had the advantage ui -.s^t f you improve ovofry opportunity that :omes, and lot your motto be, "Treat ivery ono as you would have that per ion treat you," and to make tho best opportunity of ovorything that comes vitbin your reach, und to do nothing ,hat your conscience will condemn you or, when you got to ho old men you ' vill bo ablo to iook back and bo grate ul to Colonel Butler and to those who ire associated with him in this effort o give you higher ideas and to give rou words of encouragement in tho rears of your youth ; and unless I am nistaken, the older you grow tho doep >r will be your feeling of gratitude oward those who gave you this kindly issistance when you were boys. " I want you to remember this also : that you are not tho only ones who ire benefited by these things, because .he Creator lias so arranged the things if this world that when we try to help ?thers we holp ourselves. Those who nave tried to help you, those who have ried to do you good, find that thoy themselves are bonelited by the opera* .Ion. While they are trying to make ^our lives happier, their own lives are nado happier. If I can leave this idea .vith you, 1 think that it may be of lso to you. That tho highest good ihat can corao to you is from doing lOmething for others, and you will ind among your playmates that tho )oy w|io does most for tho boys around urn is tho hoy wno is liked best, and s the boy who enjoys himself most." IN McKlNLGY'S BAILIWICK. Bryan's Campaign in Ohio Under i>i oil vantages?Free Silver and its Matchless Champion Confronted by Gold Hugs. Tho last day of William J. Bryan's campaign in Ohio was begun by tho candidate with very little physical pre paration for the speech-making or deal, lie did not got to bed on board tho " Idlor," his special car, until after I o'clock this morning. That was at Zanosvlllo, whero tho people waited more than throo hours beyond tho timo sot for Mr. Bryan's appearance, and heard threo spneches by him after midnight. The Zmosvillo demonstra tion was the most' remarkable in some particulars of any which Mr. Bryan has been tho oentral figure. Tho ex ception Wft8 Aberdeon, S. D., whore tho candidate arrived at nearly 2 o'clock In tho morning to find thrdo largo gatherings that had boon expect ing him during the many hours his do layod train was ondoavoring to make up lost timo over tho Daaota prairies, had stuck persistently to their places, full of enthusiasm and good humor. Last night the conditions differe d in that Mr. Bryau reached Zanesville an hour sooner than he arrived at Aber deen, but when it is considered that ono of the audioucos in the Ohio town stood in a pouring rain to hear him speak and did not permit tho wetting it received to dampen Its partisan ardor, tho Zancsvillo aflair may be considered the more remarkable after all. Many of tho oxcursionists who went to Z'tnesvlllo to hoar tho Democratic candidate, had decided to leavo by late trains and woro obligod to return to thoir homes bofore Mr. Bryan's much bolatod train camo to a standstill at tho Zancsvlllo station. Othors waiting for their trains to go, surrounded tho candidate's car when it arrived and, fearful of being loft in Zmosvillo over night, got rid of thoir bottled ontbus iasm in tho neighborhood of tho station. Mrs. Bryan, although very much fati gued, went with hor husband to ail throo mooting?. Tho rain was coming down hard as thoy woro convoyed in a closed carriago past choorlng crowds in the streots, to a hotol from the balcony of which ho spoke for fifteen mioutcs to throo thousand people who wero scemlngiy unmindful of tho down pour. Thon he was taken to a place with the suggestive name of Gold Hall, said to hold 2,600. It was crowd ed to tho doors and the audience made up for its long waiting In ringing cheers. The third and last address was deliver ed to a crowd of 4,500 in Memorial I lall, equally demonstrative. - Thon Mr. and Mrs'. Bryan wont back to tho " Idlor" to the accompaniment of more cheers 1 at the station. The " Idler" was/ attached to a regular Baltimore and Ohio train that had been held two hoiire for Mr. Bryan's accommodation. At Bridgeport/ the second stop of tho morning was made. Fifteen hun dred people, some of whom had been waiting since itiuybrouk, heard him. McKinley badges woro tho roost con spicuous objects in the crowds at Bridgeport tynd Martin's Ferry. At tho latter place iu terrace beside tho track was covered with them. Some people bad a half dozen of tho iuslguias pinned on their coats ; others had their hats decorated with tho symbols of the gold standard. A sortio into Maj. McKlnlcy's old Congressional district was tho most interesting feature of Candidate Bryan's last day iu Ohio, which ended with a speecli at Sandusky, several hours behind tho time called for by tho program. Tho loyalty of the Ropubll can candidate's former district was manifested at several places by demon strations intended to counteract tho enthusiasm for the Democratic nomi nee. Tho manner iu which tho sup porters of tho St. Louis tickot showed political feelings was the same at every place where such demonstrations oc curred. At Wellsville, tho first town within tho district at which Mr. Bryan spoke, tho attempt to ollset any In lluoucc- his appearance and speech might havo was particularly marked. Yellow badges, yellow neckties, yellow hat bands with yellow streamers tied to brooms and yellow Hags were nu merous. Cheers for McKinley woro heard frequently and Mr. Bryan's ad dress was interrupted so often that ho finally turned ou his annoyera anu addressed somo very vigorous remarks intended for their benefit. This rallied Iiis supporters and they cheered him with a heartiness that made him un derstand that his standurd had still plenty of followors. It was tho Biimo at East Liverpool, whoro golden hucd personal adorn mont was practiced to quite us large |an oxtont. Bolalroand Martin's Ferry also furnished gather ings in which tho insignia of the gold standard was prominently displayed. Tho earlier part of Mr. Bryan's trip brought him to places along tho wost bank of the Ohio river. Ho made a little foray Into Fonnyslvania and spoke at Kochestor and Now Brighton in that State. Youngstown gavo him his greatest reception, at least twenty thousand bei ng in one of tho three uudiences he addressed there. His speeches num borod twenty-ono and woro delivered at Belaire, Martin's Ferry, Bridge town, Steubonvillo, Toronto, Wells villG, East Liverpool, Rochester, Pa., Now Brighton, Pa.. Youngstown (three times), Alliance, Ravenna, Kent, Ak ron (two), Medina, Elryia and Sandusky (two). Gold badges wero noticoablo in the throng 'of b,000 at Stoubenville, but not nearly so numerous as at Bridge port and Martin's Ferry. Somo von?uT ?ir -^n who woro the yellow in.\>rruptcd tho spec* h several t'-uros and Mr. Bryan answe. _? -l chclr comments with some display of feeling. " My friends," he said, "I am surprised at these Interruptions. You show mo a man that believes in a gold standurd and I will show you a man who is afraid of public discussion, bocauso the gold standard daro not moot public discussion. (Choers). We are leaving those who accuse us of being anarchists to intcrforo with public meetings and to prevent discussion of a measure that concerns every man, woman and child in tho United States. (Cheers.) A Republican plutform, for tho first timo in tho history of this country, proposes to surrender the right of self governmontan 1 to delegate to foreign nations tho right to determine what kind of a financial system we should havo ; and if thoso who wear yellow badges want to put a badge on that describes their condition, le'> them have a card saying : ' We are Ameri can citizens, but wo want foreign na tions to take care of us,' and then their badgos will mean something." (Cheers.) Mr. Bryan had boon told that ono of the " Generals " had said at Stouben ville that the Democratic nominee had declared in tho House of Representa tives that the pension roll was not a roll of honor, and In beginning his speech thoro ho said : "Before entering upon tho discus sion of any question, I want to ask you not to take tho word of Republican ad vocates of tho gold standard or ox Democratic advocates of tho gold standard for my record upon tho sol dier question. 1 was in Congress four years, and I want you to read tho Con gressional Record. You will not find in that record a single evidence of hostility to thoso who, having sorved their country thirty years ago, are ready to savo it from foreign domina tion. (Cheers.) There is no reason why a soldlor who bollcvos with us on this paramount issuo of this campaign, there is no reason why a soldier who believes in tho policy sot forth In our plutform should not act with us bo causo tho interests of tho soldiers are safer with those who bollovo In a gov ernment such as Lincoln desired?a government of tho poople, by the pco ple and for tho people?than tho inter ests of thoso soldiers aro with those who believe In a government of syndi cates, by syndicates and for syndicates." A thousand peoplo grooted Mr. liry an at Toronto and snowed tho greatest enthusiasm over the little spooch he" delivered. Mr. Bryan arrived at Youngstown nearly throo hours lato. Ho delivered a number of speeches at towns along tho Ohio river, and was made to roal Ize at somo of them that ho was really in tho enemy's country. It was at Wellsvlllo, whoro 2,f?00 peoplo wero awaiting for him, that his train made its first stop in Maj. McKinloy's old district, and tho most pronounced coun ter demonstration of tho Democratic candidato's campaign was witnessed there. A largo numbor of tho spectators woro tho conspicuous yellow badgos en countered oarilor in tho day at Holalro and Martin's Forry and some of the Re publicans in tho crowd horo American flags and brooms, adorned with goldon streamers. Tho first sentonco uttorod by Mr. Bryan startod tho opposition. " Wo can support our position in this campaign," ho said, "by tho authority oven of thoso who today aro silont upon tho subject. I can call your at tention toaspeecb by Mr. McKinley In 1891, in which he denounced Mr. Cleveland's administration." Cheoriug for McKlnloy bogan as ho concludod tho sentence, but tho Demo cratic contingent of tho audience rai led to tho support of their standard boaror and mado him understand by tho shouts that ho had plenty of frlonds around him. Then Mr. Bryan started in to havo his inning in this way : " My friends, I am glad to know that there are those here who oheor for him, because I want to ask thorn which MoKtnley they ohoor for, tho McKin ley who six years ago wanted raoro monoy, or the McKinley of this year who doesn't want any more monoy ? (Cheers.) " Do you want tho ono who six years ago believed in the American people having an American eyetem of tinanoo, or do you want the one who believes now in the American people having an English system of finance V (Cheers.) " Do you boHove in the ono that at tended a convention and wrote a plat form which doolared that the Ameri can peoplo, from tradition and interest, are in favor of bimetallism or do you believe in the one who says that tho American people can havo bimetallism whenever foreign nations will let us havo it V" (Cheers.) Tho assemblage at Ea6t Liverpool was double that at Welleville. An other McKinley demonstration was at tempted there. Tho yellow was every where. Women wore it in bows on their hats and at their throats, while men and boys had golden collars and neckties. Judged by tho cheering, however, tho Bryanites appeared to be in the majority ; but the advocates of tho gold standard sboutcd long enough and frequently enough to call from Mr. Bryan ren.arks similar to those ho made at tho Wellsvillo moot ing. Nearly everybody on tho station platform at Smith's Perry soomed to bo decorated with tho Republican colors, but tho train did not stop ; it continued on noross the Ohio line to Rochester, Pa., where it arrived as tho noon whistles woro blowing. Mr. Bryan's speech dolivorcd from the balcony of tho Doneastor House to about three thousand people was cor dially applauded. Although thore wero only about six hundred gathered at Now Brighton, Pa., tho heartiest reception of tho day was given tho nomineo, and ho responded with a short speech. At Youngstown, Mr. Bryan address ed an audience of ladies at the opera house. In replying to the presentation of a baskot of llowers there ho1 quoted from tho letter road last Sunday at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Detroit, whilo Mi . Bryan was pres ent, tolling of how hard times had af fected missionary work, and -.aid : "Nothing has stirred my indigna tion moro in this campaign than that tho money changors send monoy to tho churches and missionaries, begging them to stand by tho gold standard and help them to perpctuato a system of financial bondago." Ho added that this question was first a political ques tion und an economic question and had becomo a great morabquestion as well. Mr. Bryan also addressed a donso crowd from his carriage at tho Penn sylvania depot. On tho run from Youngstown Mr. Bryan addressed crowds of four thou sand at Alliance, three thousand at Ra- onna, and three thousand at Kent. AMONG THE 1IOOSIF.K9. Candidate Bryan Speaks at Many Places in Indiana?Favorable Re ceptions and ICft'oetivo Work. A choerful jam of humanity to tho extont of several thousand peoplo welcomed tho candidate to Anderson, V^hen ho arrived there. Out on tho opevi nralrlo a stand had been orected. In his\spoech Mr. Bryan said in part; "Now-,, rny friends, they aecuso us of arraying Mass against class. I want to say to you thuvt. tho division which wo make in socleVy Jv\*rfrv^r.n tho monoy changer and the wealth phoducer is a diltorenco that has> been matfta. by all tho public men who havo spoA^m in this country in tho past and everybody knows that tho man who prollts by a rising standard is an entirely different man from the man who prod dees wealth 1 and exchanges that wealth for money. 1 could cite you what Blaine said, I could quote you from Sherman, I might i jioto from John G. Carlisle, an 1 so I jo ght go on quoting any number of nl'n. Ayo, I might quote from Mr. McKinley himself, hut I want, my friends, to read to you from what an other distinguished Republican has said. I want to read to you what Ben jamin Butterwerth, ex-Congressman from Ohio, said only last spring in a letter which was published by order of Congress : ' Is it not folly to suppose that tho capitalists of England, and they aro tho capitalists of tho world, will be easily persuaded to agree or consent to bimetallism ? Why should they? How is It to their interest to do so while wo consent to make it to thei" advantago to refuse? They havo doubled tho valuo of their credits by , demonetizing silver and thus in effect i double tho interest received by them. The United States blundered into tho trap and within a your beggared a million of hor citizens, and if wo ad here to tho blundor It will beggar livo millions more and doublo tho burden of every debtor and every burden bearer In tho land. If it he said the United States can not act alone, the answer is conditions aro such that she must give notice that sho will act with England if the latter consents, other wise sho will act alono. We arc the greatest debtor nation on earth, hence that it may be that wo must start alono If at all, and creditor t ions will speedily join us for li.ci a .i protec tion in re-establishing bimetallism. If necessary and tho United S .vtcs does not sturl alone, gold mono metal lists will bo so llrmly entrenched behind tho rampart s of woalth and power and the mass of the people bo so helpless that bimetallism will bo postponed a geuoration, If not forever. Tho plain citizen will bo encouraged with tho pleasing delusion that tho baro con templation of tho beauty and un obangeablenesa of a gold dollar beyond his reach is far preferable to the en joyment of a silver dollar in Iiis own pocket and that the only honest dollar is the one that buys tho lurgest quan tity of his land, his labor and the pro duct of both.' Thus, my frlonds, you will find a great Ropublicau denounc ing tho gold stundard, pointing to the fact that creditor nations of tho world aro seeking to keep it becauuo they make money out of It." In his spoech at Glon Miller Park, Mr. Bryan said In part: "Tho Republican i ttr'y promises to continuo tho prosont tinanclal system, which means a continual issue of bonds and a continual decroaso in tho volume of tho ourrency, and that you may understand what othors havo said on this ? subject, I want to quote to you what your own townsmun, who became ono of tho groat statOBmenof this coun try, onco said in regard to tho effect of contracting tho currency. Tho spoech can bo found in volumo 2, part, 1 pago 660 of tho Congressional Record of tho Forty-third Congress. Ho said : ' Mr. President: An abundance of money, ) plenty of monoy, doog produco ontcr >rlse, prosperity and progress ?there s no sort of doubt about that. Now I put asido all those old theories my friond Senator Schurz can bring from tho books. If ho has brought authority In favor of tho contracting of our cur rency one. ha1 f Of its present, volume, I know ho can do that. But after ho has stated all those common placos of tho books, these platitudi s of li naive, ther??? is no vitality in them.' I prefer to take tho actual results and tho actual condition of tho country and lot the ories go-to tho dogs. There Is no moro vitality in their thoorles as appliod to tho oondltlons of our country now than there is rln petrified snakes. Lot us talk th'nk'aas wo have soon) thorn pass under our eyes for the past ten or fiftoen ( ' years and take the actual conditions of the country." Senator Morton wus declaring against tho policy of contrac tion and wo to-day aro declaring against tho same policy of contraction, lie was assorting that an lnoveoae in tho supply of money would bring pros perity and progress aud enterprise, and we assest tho same thing today. We assort thftt an increase in tho sup ply of monoy will reverse the grinding conditions under which wo havo suf fered for tho past fow yoarf and the position which wo take must be ap proved by any ono present who will study the money question without putting bofore his eyes enough gold coin to blind himself from tho proof." THIS OLiI) PRESTON MANSION. Columbia's Most Beautiful Residence in Former Days?Interesting He Uli aiisoeiiccs ul* I lie Past. T. A. in Columbia Ucgiator. A few days ago 1 sat basking in the suushino thut lloudcd the veranda of tho Presbyterian College for Women. I was awaiting tho appearunce of a member of tho faculty who had kindly cousouted to show me through the noble institution und its grounds, and as tho pleasant, dreamy moments passed away a strange comparison stole in upon my thoughts. 1 know of uo spot of Its size in all the earth so fair to view as that on which tho casino at Monte Carlo stands. With a background of maritime Alps, aud u foreground of smiling blue sea, tho Casino aud its surrounding gardens make the middle view of a picture whose surpassing loveliness uo pen can adequately portray. And yet tiiis paradise of nature's handiwork has been mado by man a blot upon tho moral world most foul in its ULets a veritable dovil's scourge that drives its victim to ruin and destruction. It wus somewhat singular, then, that thoughts of Monte Carlo should obtrude themselves upon my fancy that sunny, peaceful day as I ^tood at tho very thrcshhold'of learning, piety and virtue. lint it was so, and I ascribe it all to the glorio.is garden from which this beautiful homo of the muses looks out upon a prosaic world. With-its winding paths hedged in by box of luxuriant growth, trimmed to a nicety; with its stately pines and grace ful .laurels; Its magnolias, banana trees, and waving ferns ; and la^t, but not least, its pink dogwood, a remark able specimen but rarely found--these college grounds, presenting vistas that entrance the eye at overy turn, seem like tho embodiment of a poet's dream, a glimpse of fairyland too lovely to be real. No "knowledge by Buffering cn tereth " here, I thought, as later on I roamed this enchanting spot; and though there is no royal road to learn ing, yet surely amid surroundings such as these ono cannot but Ond tome dlf llculties on tho way removed. I doubt if any four acres?tho extent of this iustitution's grounds?can anywhere bo discover d in all tho land into which so much natural beauty enters, or in which such peace and quiet reign. Released from tho lecture room, my kind conductor?no other than Miss Isabel Martin?took mo in hand, and I was formally ushered into the lino old historic mansion under whoso hospi table roof so many generations of men, womon and girls havo found a home. itwuy back, near the beginning of this Q?th century, Ainslcy [Jail caused to bei erected tili? atntelj dwelling, WbOSOUofty rooms and spacious balls stand ?j>ut in fine relief from the in ulotionB that modern architecture have Imposed,on man. When o"hl (Jen, Wade Hampton, of Revolutionary fame, came up from his plantation 10Louisiana and saw this, lor thoso d.iyM?. palatial home, his heart was striokvm with tho fever for possession. Hexstraightway offered Mr. Hall $20,000 fofi tho property, on tho condition that it^bo delivered to him at once, aud the offer was ac cepted. it was in this house that Col. Wade Hampton, fathor of the present Con. Wade Hampton, was reared ; and from all accounts he was as line a represen tative of the old-time, outspoken, open handed South Carolina gentleman as ever woood a woman, or won tho hearts of his fellowmou. it was here that Governor Pickons became cugaged to his lirjt wife, Miss Simians: und it was here, about 1830, that Governor John L. Manning espoused Miss Susan, a sister of Colonel Hampton. It is related that when tho hour for tho ceremony approached, and Governor Manning entered the drawing room arrayed in a "swallow tall" coat with white satin facings, quite a commotion was cheated. It was tho first time that the t hen rognant fashion in tho North was in* rod need within tho sleepy precincts of old Columbia. When old General Hampton died ho left tho house to his widow, who main tained lavish hospitality within its walls until her death, about 1N<>2. Her only surviving daughter, whoso name I have been unablo'to learn, was tho wife, of Qeneral John S. Preston, and it w is in this way that idu General acquired possession of the properly. From that day until this tho dwelling has been known as tho Preston Man sion. Old "Lady Hampton"?to use the title by which sho was best known? had boon in tho habit of throwing open tho grounds to the public, making of thorn, In fact, a sort of park ; but Mrs. Preston, hor daughter, with ! growing children who required tho constant supervision necessary to their tender years, was forced to closo her gates to all but her intimato friends, and, it is related, this act eroated for a time real resentment in thoso who could not, or would not appreciate tho situation. During the civil war tho mansion was tho sccno of many pathetic and heartrending Incidents, for like most other old houses in this section it sholtorod the dead and wounded brought hither from tho field of battle. Later on Colonel William C. Pres ton, older brother of Gonoral John S. i'roston, came here to dlo, childless and alone; but his fame as an orator still survive-* In the heart and history of his nativo Stato. Whon tho war was over, and tho "reconstruction" process went into oporation, taxes on all nroporty woro made so high that G neral Preston, his fortunes alroady rudely shi.ttorod, could not stand the drain upon his re sources, and was compelled to sell his mansion. That plcturesquo persona??, Gover nor Moses, bought the estate?on paper ?hut novor paid for it, and it was eventually turned into tho linking fund of tho commonwoaltb. From tho State It was purchased by Mrs. Stuart Dodge, who, in search of that which money cannot buy, had vi si tod most of tho hoalth resorts of note In th i world, and had at last, do olded that Columbia, in overy essen tial respect, was superior to them all. At the death of Mrs. Dodge, some years later, tho property was acquired by the Ursullne community, and by fchatordor used as an acadomy until purchased, in l^'io, btook company, of w Clark, of t'oluinbinJH -A DlCFAULiTI The Shortage is Nei, and Dollars?Ho wild .s; 10,000 The Aunusta Ch following account of Barrien Walker , eaj Royal and Augusta in Beaufort: Berrien Walker shl to the a im unit of ni'ji piece of highly sonst one of tho most as tout! repented in Augusta, given out seoined lncr< J. Berrien Walker here, and Iiis hosts o( to believe tho facts, they are true, and Barrien now a fugutivo from justice, hunte! the detectives of oue of tlio lar surety companies in the world. Where he is no one kno.vs, though whey Itist heard of bo was in New York city, lie may not now be there, but it will bo merely a matter of timo before he is Caught and brought back to answer for his defalcations. J. Berrien Walker was cashier of the Port Royal and Augusta Railway under the receivership of Col. J. 11. Avorlll, and as such handled largo sums of the company's money. Uo was appointed to tho position early In I81K}, an I hie peculations extend, it is said, from a short while after ho entered the Ser vices of the receiver, though it was not discovered by the olllclals of the road until last Tuesday that he was short. They kept the matter a pro found secret until yesterday, when all the information to be had w as given by Mr. KS. W. Mills, auditor of tho Char leston and Western Carolina, Of which the old Port Royal and Augusta is uow a part. Mr. Mills said that on Friday, Octo ber Uth, a special train left Port Royal, having on board Superintendent A. W. Anderson, and others of the roud, who were OOtultg to Augusta. Mr. Walker stated that as ho desired very much to go to Maeon, ills old home, for a day or so, he would come to Au gusta on the special. On that day he arrived here and registered lit the Arlington. He said that he had some important family documents to sign in Maeon, and so left Augusta Though iL was expected that he would put in his appearance again at Port I loyal in a few days no uneasiness was caused by his stay from home. No one of Berrien Walker's friends, or even acquaintances, would for a mo ment have entertained an idea but that everything was all right. His young and beautiful wife, who was in Beaufort, did not seem uneasy regard ing his absence, In the meantime ox-Rocclver Averill of the old Port Royal and Augusta and Auditor Mills, of the Charleston and Western, were called away from Port Royal on business, and did not re turn there until Tuesday, the 13th, When the receiver returned to Port Royal, or rather to Beaulort, where he resides, Mr. Waikei's wife went, to him and showed hlin a letter from her bus band written In Now York. It was a startling document and caused the eyes of the receiver to start from their sockets. It said that the cx-oashler was hope lessly involved In his accojnts, and that rather than face the consequences ho had Hod. The announcement caused more than consternation when it was discovered that the shortage was, in exact figures, $28,?l". It is learned from Mr. Mi1 Is that on the day Mr. Walker left Port Royal he took from tho agencies there and in Beaufort 110,000, which ?um he now has with him in all prob ihility. It is presumed that the road will lose but little by the defaleat ion,though tho loss will fall heavily on tho Ameri can Surety Company, and they will, in all probability, be called upon for the entire amount of tho defalcation. The I'ort Royal and Augusta Rail way holds a bond of $10,001) in tho American Surety Company for Walker alone and that amount will certainly ho paid the road. As rocelvor of tho road Col. Averill is heavjjy bonded In tho same company to the United States Court and the State Courts of South Carolina and Georgia. It Is thought that the bond of Receiver Avorrd will thus be made responsible for tho action of blsoashior, and that the remalnlugN.^ti8,517 will be inudo good to the r-^ti1. in this way. As soon as the shortage -w^s made known tbo An orlcan Surety Cour pany was of course informed of the facts and they have now their special detectives out lie, hunt for the young man. The company will leave no stone unturned to bring him to justice, and will sond to the Uttermost corners and most out-of-the way plucosof the. world for him. From the fact that Mr. Walker's wife left Beaufort this week for New York It is presumed that of course she is aware of the whereabouts of her hus band, and so bol'lg advised the detec tives will watch her movements in order to discover the whereabout* of her husband, It is hardly probable that Walker wobld have remained long In New York aflor having written the letter, though 10 one doubts that h s wife i? perfectly informed of his move ments. \ .). Berrien Walker is{a member of one of tbo most prodinent families in Geor gia, and is hiuily connected in this city as well as ji Maeon, from which latter place he (tiglnully came. When first appointed bash tor of tho Port Royal and AugiAta Mr. Walker was a widower with twl very young' children but about a yoanngo he was married to Miss White, ol Beaufort, one of tho handsomest younr women in South Carolina, and a treat social favorlto throughout the itiito. Since his last marriage Mr. Walcer has lived por haps in not so and pensive a manner as bo did provioity, but ho was by no means econoi Ho wore good oil best tailors in tili city, an 1 fit his Intortaincd friends [nor. Ho had goo:l and in fact lived cal in his habits likes made by tho homo in Beaufort1 in a sumptuous mi1 horsoB In his stabil royally. Borrin Walker isWi exceeding hand somo man, about ix feet or.o, and weighs perhaps a lludrodjand ninoty pounds. Ho was ei>jn-8haven, and the absence of a mu-4e.ho displayed a pretty mouth, whlh was, however, somewhat weak ar.djserlous in its ex pression. He was aw ays quiet In his demeanor, and casiluron the respect of those who met him Visually. He wa generous to a fault.inasmuch as his generosity Is pcihni responsible for 1 tho fact that he is no a defaultor and Ageing from the law. Previous to his second marriage Walor's life was not In every respoot ci ;utm pect. The inonotorfy of life in lirt lioyal for a man of tno world, su 1 as he was, ho could not stand, and trips to Augusta. Wllo here bo spent large sums of' momj and other things, thtj generally known gaits, so far as 'flfe" In Augusta would permit, thou 1 o ruade wcokly id champagne gh this was not (e went all tho ho did it In a quiet and unostentapus manner. districts tho lit!**TO gains. Tho gains ... silver Republicans, Populists u who have not heretofore voted, instance there are three brothers in this county who havo not voted in twelve year?. They are red hot Bryan men and will veto und work for him. Our people are conlident of carrying this State for Bryan by thirty thousand. 1 do not know. While the Democrats wiil gain enormously in tho country, it must be remembered that tho losses will be considerable In Louisville, Lex ington, Coving ton, Richmond and other towns. The Louisville Courier-Jour nal, the Louisville Times, the Louis ville Post and many more heretofore Democratic papers art; lighting Bryan savagely. These papers are as anxious for McKlnley'fl success as the Mail and Express of New York, but as they Still dub themselves Democratic they can do us more harm than they possibly could do if they wero Republican. Any news unfavorable to Bryan is published under naming headlines,and all reports favorable to Bryan are sup pressed. 1 heard Bailey, of Texas, mako a great speech in Lexington last Thurs day night. Tho papers Friday morning did not report one sentence nor give a synopsis of the speech ; but reported the fact that Bailey spoke to a full house. In the same issue in letters larger than your enterprising adver tise rs use it was announced that Bom ke Cochran and John G. Carlisle would make Democratic (?) speeches in this State. Ou Friday 1 had a joint debate with a gold man at Lawrenceburg and on Saturday morning the Courier-Jour nal reported the debate, complimented the othe r fellow and did not say one word about my part of it. 1 merely mention this to show you how extreme ly l itter the contest is here and how these papers suppress reports. 1 can; nothing about the failure to report my part of the debate. beoaUSO 1 left tae happiest crowd of Democrats you over saw. many of whom accompanied TOG to tho depot. The Democrats in this State have more to contend with than outsiders can well imagine. John C. Carlisle, Buckner. Lindsay and Breoklnrldge have all been honored by the Democ racy of Kentucky. They are all able men and each has apcrsooal following. I made two speeches in Hart county, the homo of Buckner . His vote in that county is estimated at from 30 to 100. Breoklnrldge will bo supported for Congress by the ?puh'icans in the 7th district. The gL d Democrats and the Republicans are as amiable and loving as yon please. I think if some e?f our gold friends down South knew that the gold men In this section were working in complete harmony with the Repub licans, they would pauso to ask them s( Ivos bow the Democracy will bo any more preserved by turning the, country over to MoKinloy aud the trusts than to Bryan and his followers. When the gold Democrats speak here their audi ences are composed almost exclusively of Republicans. The Republicans talk about Cle veland find Carlisle and that crowd as statesmen and patriots. Are Palmer, Buckner, Carlisle, Cleveland and that crowd lighting McKinley and Republicanism? Are the Republicans lighting the gold Democrats? They are both fighting Bryan. The bolters (railing themselves tin'only pure Dem ocrats) an.l the Republicans are work ing.to one common end and that is to defeat Bryan in the interest of. the thOnjjy-J*,VW^XI^+rttii"!<-'MSlice W 111 fall. Th<> p oplc will lender their ver dict on Novomber 3rd in those words : Wo lind for tho American people; wo find that men, not money, shall rule this country i wo Und for W. J. Bryan and bimetallism, Burr's Dueling Pistol.?Lou's Marshall of Versailles, Ky., possesses the famous pistol with which Aaron Bun' killed Alexander Hamilton. The Vital weapon has changed hands many\imos, and has had an interest ing career, I's authenticity is un questhmubio. Judge Van Ness, who was B fc-r's s cond, marked the pistol ami rgawj it to Colon- 1 James Bowie, tOgcMiea with its mate, the Hamilton pistol. Colonel Bowie wore tho pair as belt pistols, but lost tho pistoi while swimming a bayou. lie afterward presented tho remaining, weapon to Dri Carr, the superintendent of the Hailed S'aUs arsenal at Baltimore. Df. Olirr acted R8 second to Thomas F. Mkishall, of Versailles, the Kentucky or|ior and statesman, in his duel 'vi'h Jibes Wat?on Webb, editor of I ho N-iv York Courier and Fnquirei. in wlloh Wuhb was crippled for . fe. DrlCarr then nave the Burr pistol to MriMarshali, who subsequently pre sonfcd. it to his brother, Edward C. Matlhall, Tho latter carried it thro\>h the Mexican war. It was atolol from him by his body servant, but tlrough a miracle was located in the City of Mexico and recovered by onooflbi, soldiers. Captain Marshall, boforeVfl , oath, gave the pistol to his son, Ldnis Marshall. Tiumks F. Marshall, while it vuis in his posses ion, had the duoling pistil altered h< m a Mint to a percussii n lock. It t,tli| shoots very accurately and carrltH a two-ounce ball. Its barrel, which is twelve inohes long, looks mordMike a section of shotgun than anything else, while tho handle is marked twice with tho "X"sign, which t. oanv in the palmy days Ol dueling thattm weapon had done fatal work. ?The Salt Lake Tribuno says there is not a country in tiie world that clings to the gold standard that Is pros porous to-day. A few dealors In money in Groat Britain aro prosperous because they urc drawing revenue from all tho world, hut tho great masses of tho people of Englund are in a dosperate si tuition. The same is true of Germany] v,hilo tho condition of tho pioplo of Austria and Italy is BomethiuW-'HghtfJrt. --Ao/^08 speak Jtoudor than words, but a jSj* 'ikoflp.o hoar a man say tl ttp out nnothet wbilo liia head similar to a In n's wheiT choir broke loose. This is w, Abidc-c-e ? bide ?ub abido with?bide?a a a with ni" o o--abid ? with fast f-a-s t falls?abide?-fe ?fust fla-tt-lls the- abide \ eventide?falls lhe-o-o?evei ?tho?tlx; dark ? the darkness the darkness di epons--L >r-r-d with me e-e?Lord with me?deepens? Lord? Lord?darkness deeps "s?wi-i-tb mo? Lord with mo- ine u-a-a -a-abldo." That was the Srst verse. TUoro were three others. Every one is faun liar with th? hymn, hence it is not ncct sstiry to lino tho verses. During the porformnneo somo who had not attended tho oholr rehearsal the Thursday evening previous, were u little slow in spots. During tho passage of these spots some would move their lips and not utter a sound, while others?particularly the ladies ?found it convenient to feel of their baek hair or straighten their hats. Each one who did this had a look as if she could honestly say : '1 could sing that if I saw lit"?and the choir-sang on. But when there entno a note, a meas ure, or a bar with which all were fa miliar, what tt grand volume of music ? burst forth, it didn't huppen this way many times, because tbo paid singers were supposed to do the greater part of the work. And the others were willing. At one point, after a breathing spell, Or a rest, as musicians say, the tenor Started ahme. llo didn't mean kb, But by tliis break tho deacons discov ered that lie was'in the, game and earn ing his salary. Tin others caught him at-the first quarter, ho,vcy (?.!?, and^j awayTfTSy ?> cTTt again, BeSSTmd neck. Before they finished several had changed place's. Sometimes ''abide" was ahead, and sometimes "Lord," but on tho whole it was a pretty even thing. Then tlu? minister read something out of tho Bible, alter which?as thoy say in the newspapers?" there was another well-rendered selection by tho choir.-' This Bpasm was a tenor solo with chorus accompaniment. This was when ho of the long neck got in his deadly work. The audience laced the choir, and the salaried soloist was hap py-, When the huddling bad ceased tho soloist stopped a it ille to the front and, with the confidence born of powor, gavo a majestic sweep of his head to ward the organist, lie said nothing, but the movement implied, "Let 'or go, Gallagher." Gallagher was on deck, und after getting his patent leather shoes well braced on the sub-bass pedals, he knotted together a lew chords, and the soloist was off. His selection was? that Is, verbatim : (ie-yide mo, gc-yide inc. gc-yidc me, 0 - Thor or gra-ut Jaw-aw-harvah ; l'i-11-gruin thraw-aw this baw-aw-raw Un land. And ho sang other things. He was away up in (i. llodimin uendoed, struck acantabilo movement, sfj/J up over a cr< soendo, tackled a secohikonding by mistake?but it went ?caught tsis second wind on a modera te, BlgniuotT^his desire for a raise in salary on a trtvi... did some brilliant work on a maostnsO>s 1 cached high C with ease, went dowitNinto the >ass, clef and climb u again, quavered and held, did sixteen notes by tiVi handful ? payable on demand walt/.odT^gpg minor passage, graceful y turn dal segno, skipped a Cbroil JJj Old tho con oxprussiono act worthy of it Do Res/.ke, poured forth volumes on i measure hold, broke the couter on un undanto passage for three yards, re tarded to beat the hand, came near get ting applause cn a cadenza, took a six uarrod triplet without turning n hair ?1 hon sat down. Between whiles the chorus had b en tinging something else. The notes bumped against theolh .1 natural wood ratters?it was a modern church l ico shotted over tho memorial windows, dung lovingly to rhe now $200 chande lier, lloatcd along the ridgepole, pat ted tho ? hald-hcadcd deacons fondly, ind finally died away in a bunch of sor.trlbutlon boxes In the corner. Then tho minister pr< (tchod, Three Blessings. An old elorgy man, who formerly lived in a New Hampshire town, was reroarkablo for hia eccentric modes of .-|> och. His way of asking a blossing was SO.pCCU* liat as tosomotlmos affect the rlslblcs >f his guests, although ho apparently wat ontiroly unconscious of the fact. When ho seated himself at thf breakfast-table, and saw spread up It a meal greatly to his liking, he saij " Lerd, we thank thee for this < xij lent hreakfaft of which we aro to pj lake." A cv^ro simple meal, but one whi<! tie st'u regv^rded as comparatively sad isfaoory, wtHv'^- .'hv q I m to -ay, ' Lorl. we thank theo foi i.8 good tiroakust sot bofoco us." But when the minister'- eye roamed }vor tic table and saw nothing wtiich was especially to his taste, although the torn in which ho uttered bis pt tl ton wis not lacking In fervor, h!? sentiments were cloarly to bo dlscov ared. \ > ?"Lorn\" ho Invariably said on those 9Cca?iors\ " 111! our hearts with thank fulness, vie Ivscech thee, for this meal jet be ford us ; for with theo all things aro posfciMo." . *. Vcs,"