I PROMINENT MEN ST Is the very essence of a presidential election that some candidate must get left. Some one must be disappointed. And In the history of the republic many great men have nought and lost this cov eted prize. Three great names stand out prominently In the list Clay, Webster and Ulnliie each the Idol of his party, each the victim of political scheming. Aarou Burr, just u hundred years ugo, missed the presidency by the narrowest margin. He was an adept iu political Intrigue, with a magnetic personality and a brilliant mind that won him eiual favor In the eyes of the voters with Jefferson. Each received seventy-three votes and this threw the clectiou Into the House of lleprosontativcs. Thirty-five ballots were taken without result. The Federalists were anxious to defeat Jefferson and they gave their support to Burr until the thirty-sixth ballot. Then, Burr refused to give pledges required of him, their support was withdrawn and Jefferson was chosen. In accordance with the law of those days Burr became Vice-President. But he was a disap pointed man. Following his defeat for the presidency came the fatal duel with Hamilton, the Bleunerhnssct scandal, his traitorous attempt to divide the country, his temporary exile and social obscurity. De Witt Clinton was Mayor of New York City for several terms, ns well as United States Senator and Governor of New York State. He was popular with the people, but his stroug character made him many political enemies. When Pres ident Madison was renominated for a sec ond term Cllntou took the Geld against him and made a hard fight, but lost for lack of the vote of one State, of which be had felt sure. His fame Is secure, however, as the "Father of the Erie Canal." Henry Clay, like Blaine, made repeated attempts to secure the presidency, only to fail each time. It Is a coincidence that each would have succeeded were it not for the blunders of too zealous sup porters. "Harry of the West" tried for the prize in 1824, when John Qulncy Ad nms was elected, also in 1S32, when he BAVARIA'S HALL OF FAME. Idea Crystallized In America Is Not an Original One. America is not entitled to claim orig inality In her purpose to erect a hall of fame at the University of New York. Bavaria originated the Idea long ago nnd a hall of fame exists In Munich to day. It. Is known as "Die Iluhmes halle," and overlooks the newer part of the city and the Theresleuwlesc The hall was begun In 1843 under the su pervision of the architect KIenz and was completed ten years later. It is In MUNICH'S HALL OF FAME. the form of a colonnade, seventy me ters long and thirty-two meters wide, and has two projecting wings which partly Inclose the statue of Bavaria, This Is a gigantic Iron figure, 110 feet high, weighing 04,177 kilograms, de signed by Schwanthnler. Along the front colonnade of tho nuhmcsballe there are eighty busts ot famous Bavarians. These are exposed to the air, but the Doric columns are so arranged that they protect the busts In a measure. TRIFLES NOT LIGHT AS AIR. Blight Cnjisea that Have Resulted in .rlomeiitoiiH Events. Only a short time ago the ancient Swan Hotel ut Ipswich, England, was destroyed by a lire, which originated through rats gnawing matches. The sudden appearance of a hilarious mouse among the occupants of the gal lery of the Victoria Theater, Westmin ster, on boxing night, 1858, started a panic, which resulted In tho death of fifteen people. A mongrel cur strayed on the St. Leger course some years ago, Just as tho field swept by. Seven horses came down In a heap, and of the Jockeys who were riding them five were hurt three seriously. To win a bet of 2 pence a Httlo pit lad, employed at tho Ferndale colliery, WHO HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS LEWIS SS) xife DCWITT V CA35 . . -Si'.CUMTONV .BtAWJI . Tl' was overwhelmingly defeated by Andrew Jackson. In 1840 the adoption of the ufiit rule prevented Clay's nomination in stead of William Henry Harrison; In 1844 the Whigs nominated him by accla mation and Clay's election seemed cer tain. But his Southern adherents blun dered by inducing him to favor the an nexation of Texas, and that lost him the votes of thousands nt anti slavery men. The Whigs won in 1848 nnd Clay would have been their choice if Gen. Taylor's newly made military reputation had not given the nomination to that hero. Daniel Webster is another great per sonality among the unsuccessful aspir ants for the presidency. Had he con sented in 1S48 to accept the nomination In the Rhonddn Valley, picked the lock of his safety lamp with an ordinary hairpin. He himself, together with nearly 200 of his mates, perished In the explosion which followed. At Shoeburyness some fifteen years ago Col. Francis Lyon Invented a new kind of sensitive fuse for big caliber shells, nnd Invited a number of gun nery experts to be present nt the trials, On the night prior to the day on which the experiments were to be made he locked up a number of the fuses In n shed In which there were some fowls. The chickens started scratching, and the dust flew up and settled on the threads of the screws of the fusts. When, next morning, an unfortunate gunner started to fix one to a live shell, the missile went off, killing the opera tor, the Inventor and five otBor persons. Burrowing rabbits so weakened tho foundations of a tall chimney at Cleck hcaton, Yorkshire, that It fell, crushing to death fifteen people. The gambols of a big retriever some say tho playful antics of two children sufficed to wreck the west coach Scotch express last year. A luggage trolley was started, ran down the sloping plat form and toppled over onto the lino In front of the train. The Espernnza was cast away on the coast of Chill through a toddler of 0 meddling with the compasses. She bad on board ninety-seven souls, nnd all but eleven perished. Among tho saved was tho Innocent cause of the terrible catas trophe. A fire which was directly responsible for the loss of moro lives than any oth er single conflagration, originated through the vagaries of a tarantula. Tho scene was Santiago and a grand religious festival was taking place In the principal cathedral. The building was a sea of drapery, flooded with ev ery variety of Illumination. Twenty thousand silver lamps were In full blaze and the acolytes were busy as Vice-President on the ticket with Zachary Taylor he would, upon the tat ter's death in 1850, have become Presi dent. In 1ST2 Webster's friends mode a determined effort to secure him the nomi nation, but party Jealousy made their ef forts useless. This great man felt keen ly the disappointment of his hope's, and his death occurred on Oct. 24 that same year. Lewis Cass, who was very prominent In national politics sixty years ago, had two narrow escapes from presidential lightning. In 1S44 nn unexpected ad journment of the Democratic convention just as Cass was about to be nominated gave time for a successful combination against him In favor of James K. Polk. lighting the 2,000 tapers on the grand altar when the errant spider skipped Into the central aisle and nlarnicd a lady, who screamed. The acolytes, or some of them, looked around to ascer tain the cause of the commotion and one of the naked lights they carried came in contact with the drapery of a colossal figure of the virgin. A few minutes later the vast cathedral was a raging' furnace. In which were being consumed more than 2,000 bodies. Stray Stories. PASSION PLAY REALISTIC. Lilian Bell Describes the Acting of the Peasnnts of Oberammerean. In the Woman's Home Companion Lilian Bell writes of her experiences at Oberammergau and of the Impressions made upon her by the great Christ drama. She concludes with these vivid words: "As to the play Itself, I wish I need say nothing nbout It. My mind, my heart, my soul, have nil been wrenched and twisted with such emotion as is not pleasant to feel nor expedient to speak about. It was too real, too heart-rending, too awful. I hate, I abhor myself for feeling things so acutely. I wish, I were a skeptic, a scoffer, an atheist. I wish I could put my mind on the mechanism of the play. I wish I could believe that it all took place two thousand years ago. I wish I didn't know that this suffering on tho stage was all actual. I wish I thought these people were really Tyrolese peasants, wood-carvers and potters, and that all this agony wns only a play. I hate tho women who are weeping around me. I hate the men who nre letting the tears run down their cheeks and whose shoul ders nre heaving with their sobs. It Is so awful to see a man cry 1 "But no, It Is nil true. It Is taking place now. I am one of the women at tho foot of tho cross. Tho anguish, tho cries, the sobs, nre all real. They pierce my heart. The cross, with its piteous burden, Is outlined against tho real sky. Tho green hill beyond Is Calvary. Doves flutter In and out, nnd butterflies dart across the shafts of sunlight. Tho ex pression on Christ's faco Is one of an guish, forgiveness nnd pity unspeakable. Then his neaci urops forward on his breast, It grows dark, tho weeping be comes lamentation, nnd as they ap proach to thrust the spear Into his side, from which, I have been told, the blood nnd water really may bo seen to pour rortn, I turn raint ana sick and close my eyes, it has gone too far. I am no longer myself, but a disorganized heap of racked nerves and hysterical weep Ing. nnd not even the descent from the cross, the rising from the dead nor tho triumphant ascension can console mo nor restore my balance. Tho Passion Play but onco in a lifetime." Japan in Search of Ideas. Japan's effort towards Western civ ilization and methods take a new de In ISIS Cass wns United States Sea ninr. hut nvslmnnl when the Demoernti luimlnntrd him for tlio presidency, Ow lug to tho opposition of the Free Sellers, ho did not receive the electoral vote ol New York State, and tlio Whig caudl date, Taylor, won tho prize. ir,,r.. nr.w.i.i-a iiofoiit In the presl denllrtl contest of 1872, with Its direful oflermath, wan a political tragedy. High In the councils of the llepubllcnn party, respected by tho wholo people, (Ireeley put aside the political "principle of a lifetime to become the candidate of Dem ocracy. Overwhelming defeat broke hli generous heart and was quickly followed by death. SnmiiM .T. 'I'IMpii. failure to he Innti guratcd as President of the United Htntes Is the one weak link In the presidential chain that connects the present witn un dawn of the republic. The result of the contest In 1870 was hi doubt from tho close of the polls on election day until March 2, 1877, when the electoral commission appointed to set tle the matter decided that ltutherford B. Hayes had received 183 votes as against 184 for Samuel J. Tllden. It was n perilous period, and the nation owes much to the man who refrained from speaking the word that might have plunged the country Into civil wnr. James G. Blaine, the "Plumed Knight." is perhaps the saddest figure in the galaxy of American star statesmen who have sought the presidency, but J sought In vain. For a score of years bit name was always uppermost In the pub-, lie mlud whenever the Itepubllcau party ' met In convention. In 187(1 the nomina tion was almost within his grasp. In 1SS0 he received a tlrst ballot vote of 284, but he and General Grant, bit, strongest rival, had both to step aside for . the compromise candidate, Garfield. .InIW(i, Htrctcliinir across strings of cthl 1S84 he was certain of victory, but failed through the loss of New York State Uy the narrow margin of 1,047 votes. Among other well-known men who tried to be President and failed were Gen. McClellan, Gen. Hancock, Benja min F. Butler, William J. Bryan and Admiral Dewey. parture every day. The latest venture of tho enterprising nuthorltles of the Flowery Land Is In the direction of architecture, a matter In which up to the present Japan has been particularly conservative. It will be remembered that tho Crown Prince Yoshlblto wns married a short time ago and nmld universal rejoicing. It has been found Unit there Is no place sufficiently magnificent to accommo date the royal couple, and It has, there fore, been decided to build nenr Toklo a dwelling which shall rival In splen dor anything existing In the East and possibly even surpass the royal palaces of Europe and the magnificent struc tures of America. To achieve this object It was neces sary that Japan's architects should see some of tho buildings of the West, and accordingly Prof. Toro Iwamura and Mr. Sano, the former a member of tho Toklo Academy of Fine Arts, nnd tho later an architect In the employ of tho Japanese Government, have started on a tour with this purpose In view. After visiting various cities in the United States and Canada they will extend their tour to Europe. London Daily Mall. Called Toddy a Lobster. As Governor Itoosevelt nnd two other men were crossing 33d street, New York, from tho Itepubllcau headquar ters, they met Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and the party stood talking on tho cat tracks until they were al most run down by a street car. "Get off the track, you big lobster," shouted tho motormnn to Governor Itoosevelt nnd- Lieutenant Governor Woodruff, ns they were shaking hnnds. "Are you trying to hold up this car?" "That's tho Governor," remarked a man on the car. "Take It nil back. Governor: I'm fim lobster," said the motorman, taking off his hat to the Governor, who waved his hand and laughed. No Place Lllco Home. An Atchison tnnn took sick Snturdnv and decided to stny home till ho got resieu, no was obck at work Monday. His wlfo had asked him within a fow hours to take care of tho baby, to ebon onions for pickles, to grind tho coffee, to dress tho chicken, nnd to milk tho cow "while ho was resting." Atchison Globe. Effect of a Lovely "Ad." Fair Visitor So you hnvo really de cided not to sell your house? Fair Hostess Yes. You see wo placed the matter In tho hnnds of a real estato agent. After reading his lovely ndver- tlsement neither John nor myself could think of parting with such n woiidorful and perfect homo. London Tlt-BIts. Short One "Go azy, Tim: ut's treo raolles thnt's beforo us;" Tall One "Sure nn' thot's phy Ol'm hurryln: Ol want to git there before I git ail tired ouir risa uro. MARCUS A. HANNA GRAPHIO PEN PIOTURE OF THIS POLITICIAN. Ho Achieve! Vuinc, Notoriety mid Leudamlilp t u llniiml Ho 1 Mitiiyttlilcil Mini of Woiulorfiil Force unit liucricy. Thoro nro fow mora Interesting Hg uroH In tho politic"! life of tho country tlum Marcus A. Hiimm, mid In tlio cur rent number of MoOluro'H Mngiiislno William Allen White drawn u most In (Kinulliiir nnn nletllli! of llllll. Hnniiii. says tho writer, In. Intensely hiimiin. Thoro la nothing gou-iiiio, imtMm? iieiiioiilnc. nothing churunle imtiiinir HiTiii'iiilini about htm. Hu In a plain ninn, who stands In tho Inst illicit will. Iilu friends, mul lights his enemies to tho dentil. Ho cnJoyH a good Joist', follow, or n good dinner; iiiki If possible, liken all thrcu Hurved at u.ii.i,. miiin. urion no wins m iinnev. Hometlinen loses conspicuously iiiii)om n fool Of llllllMClf occasionally laughs nt It good-naturedly, and docH u ..i-.it- m.niii iivon us you and I." Ho liiis on lila bones tho clay of tho tinoX' plulnable old Adnni-rleh In weakness L'th. unices anil folhlcH, and wlthnl hu Iiiih tlio philosophy which niwiiiiiiml tlio Hhenherd of Ardeu. So his strength is nioro than his weakucs for ho has the virility of common souse, Ho Is not lumpy crocheting tidies itnd hiinnilnir rliiclnir resolutions. Ho Is a man of deeds rather thuu of explnua Hons. Hnnna Is not n man of exalted Ideals Between IiIh purpose and Ills execution hu until lies In n straight line, if gen flniu'ii In spectacles come along tho MAIICUS A. HANNA. en! obstacles, and planting In It the potsherds of trniisccnilcutal philosophic scruples, Hantin pushes forward to his end. kicking nwny the strings mid crushing the pottery under his feet. Lnter, If he has time, he devotes n few lurid minutes to the spectacled gen try before he closes the Incident with n bang and goes about his business, Hiiniia Is perfectly willing to admit that beyond the Alps lies Italy and that the hills nre green nfnr off; but he lit gists on his American privilege of vot Ing for the majority report. In politics 1 1 n mm Is a partisan. With him the long-nosed, short-chlnned mugwump Is entitled to the same consideration due to the guerilla In time or war. Hnnna would endorse n political proposition not nuthorlzed by his party caucus and his platform about ns readily as a gen eral would take orders from a news paper. In his party Ilniinn has ills putcs, differences and contentions. But he knows when he Is whipped, nnd re spects a similar knowledge In his ad versnry. When a light Is over, It Is over with Hnnnn, He bears no mnllcc, carries no knife from the conflict to uho another day, and he has n scorching contempt for tho contentious and to Hnnna Impossible persons who Insist that a question Is never settled until It Is settled right. From Haniia's point of view the wnys of the reformer nnd of "the serpent on the rock" are be yond understanding. For Hnnnn's solicitude for the people Is as tender as that of the Iato William II. Vandcrbllt. Hnnnn believes In ev ery tnnn for himself mul the devil take the hludcrmost. He does not fawn upon the failures of life, nor mlnco matters In locating the blame for their condi tion. Every good cause has produced Its demngogues, who nre as dangerous to progress as the opponents of tho cause. And although Ilnnim has been grilled In cartoons ns a money devil with dollar marks for scales; has been sizzled In public scorn as a conscience less boss; has been called a crusher of labor, an industrial octopus, n commer cial Moloch, and every mnnner of bird or beast on earth, In the air abovo, or In tho waters beneath, Ids bitterest en emies In their most Interesting flights of vituperation have not added to tho gayety of nations by calling Mark Hnn na a demngoguc. If a large, Jagged, brown cuss word Is needed In a diplomatic situation, Hannn furnishes It. If a laugh Is need ed, Hnnna has It and Is not afraid to uso It. If an open fight Is required, Hnnna makes It. Ho Is a man of slmplo Instincts and slmplo purposes. His re lations with certain of his Senatorial colleagues were arranged In their bi ological development millions of yenra ago. For Instnnce, the velvet-pawed feline tactics of former Senntor Quay set Hannn to baying deep-mouthed Im precations and kicking out behind tho loam of recent alluvial reminiscence' It Is not thnt Hnnnn Is so entirely dis pleased with what Quay does ns with tho way It Is dono, for Hnnna Is no prudo. TRIALS OF fv1R.x7 nonsekeeplng Not One Round of Pleas ure for Him "Housekeeping," said Mr, X. nrgu mentntlvely, "Is not one constant round of pleasure. It would be, 1 suppose, if It nrnll fif 111. I II l, I , I ... ... .. vuniH, mo traiiospeopio ami Mrs, line, iiiiuiiiciippeu uy mem, I inn fa ii iiooi im mill r ii ii ii l ii u- nim-u ,, tiiuiiHiiiiHMii huh it drawbacks. Tvo thought mo for u long time. V(. . 11 I...... S I ... . last winter and tlio stovcplpo In t li Illinium full ilmi'ti iiml in. i ill 1MM vw,uim in umiuriiMi with soot, to bo iiccuiiiii. Ilillitf Mil mill',, Hum i, i-i.i. uImm.i u "'w niiu oimimji mum, wiiuii ii o c mux or uiv nni,,,,,,. iiiuriiiii u.iioricnccH wns reached, "It was .Mrs. X.'s fault, It iiIwiivh .Mrs. X.'s fault. Hliuui Hu, ih,,,. ,,f tho wenkor sex hits been to bluuio fo III! 1 1111 M I1 1 1 1 1, 1 ilUinimftK't A I ...... .... Wll Wlil',1 111 lllll'i, uiltiii, Cflfiiitlu .. ...i.i ... , ... ulllllllll llllvn ilium mil II .tfl iiitill (11.11., I tltlll 11,1,1 t.u lu llI.U f....ll..l t,.., ,. I ..... .. . . . ..... , ,,iu, mitiiin noil to tno mitcher's to bo delivered by him rvii ii if if v iiiimii it'll tt-iiiit t.i ill.. tor. llllll ROM. I Inllll'M ffl lit tliilii..... I ... c.tVHM Hint nnd my oncrn hat nnd 1tniitminttttit mul llm illit l.it..... n. K with tli Ih foHtal nmiy, mid wlivn i.l.t ..(nil... tlu.. -V ..-LI P .iv. ft it, J V HIT. nil Ill tint Pl.l .Uk..,......l.l.. ........... l . tiiittf-, ikiii m i; iim" lU HJIIUU II niiihi mul lifivn it iitt' 1 1I I tit iiiiw.ti.u,... i.. " " - -sw ' M- l tritf ntir ti tin f ii iu in tKiiiiii.-. i . ii w nil iiilMliila. If I iiml nivvot uin.f.u cti tno itiucii my wife woumn't have uipvuiviki sitviv "linn L. (all iiiuut no in it,.. tlilloiis butcher, In fact, hadn't sent th mnrket baskets home. LIIIUIT 111J111U ill nillWIll Mil' IIILTMI Will lfll ket would close Iu half mi hour. It wo up to me to get thoio baskets, change my coat. v. " . i . .v ...... h, ..lllll Ul . .. ..... . .. ... ,. ,,n. late? " kaivsvsiw umiij III ll II 111 iiuur mi L-viiiiNiiri in nn ivim in n rrrti. I.... ...... f 0 I.I .. . tvj .nit it I'titi ift niiuiMi niiiu Hlll'M-IM f V 4 VH- If Wit If 1 IWl ii"!. Ill 14 III llll It IIIJUU iiHivLni uiv itiiivi'n niiii uiv luiiimnmiirs t...& ...in .a. to attract a :rvnt Ionl of attention uini iu lit. iiiiiH'i iiiriiiimr. nun in louit un ii k""K m nuirKi'i iiiki iu run ii un iimitis iivviiiii IIVV tfilb 1 U nfrnld I succeeded badly. ninth, which was that Mrs. X. declared I was the worst-tempered mini she ever met, ami that I could take my choice !.... ....... ...., I. ... .. .tl.,..Mn nM I'l i 1 III .i7,i,pt l ItttUtlU UI KU.I! 111 n hotel to live. That's the reason wo start to boarding next week." ltaltl- moro News. Author Mndo n Ilnppjr Hit. Ono of the most popular novels of tlio day had n strange history which might have been considered fatal to Its suc cess had It been known In advance. A Now York author whoso books are al ways sure of n certain degree of ikiiiu- larlty Mulshed nil but the last few chaji tcrs of n novel. Try tin he might, It was Impossible for him to completo the story satisfactorily. 8o he put the book nwny, nnd for two years It lay unllnmh- ed on his desk, although tho author thought of the work from time to llnio without being able to get any nearer tho solution of the plot. Flnnlly he lost nil hopo of ever com pleting tho work nud decided to end It nt n point several chapters In ndvnnco of that at which he had ceased to write. With thin abrupt nud unexpected end ing the novel went to n publisher, was accepted and turned out one of tho most popular novels this author has ever written. Ono of the most praised features of the book Is Its unconven tional ending, which Is said to be Just explicit enough to satisfy ovcrybody without going Into Inartistic detail. And the nuthor was at ono tlmo so dlscour- nged about tho ending of tho book that he hnd almost given up tho Idea of sub mitting It to any publisher. New York Sun. I Htory of n Prodigy. Rlbrldgo T. Gerry's fixed conviction that the uso of children ns public en tertainers is ruinous to their moral and physical being tins resulted in much benefit for talented youngsters and In a dclugo of abuso for their protectors. Several years ago he called In the aid of the law to provont tho performances of n child pianist. Tho child was ad mitted by all nuallllcd to Judgo to be marvclously talented, nnd ns tho young prodigy seemed to bo well cared for the outcry against tho society wns long and loud. Hut Sir. Oerry never lllnehed. and tlio law upheld him. Shortly after ward tlio child was taken to Kuroje, and the cplsodo faded from tho public mind. Ten years Inter the samo pianist reappeared, now In tho vigor of youth. Ills musical gifts had been dovcIoied under tho guldnnco of tho most accom plished foreign Instructors. Tho public wondered nnd admired, but fow knew that tho musician owed tlio training In his nrt to tho generosity of tho man who hnd restrained him from concert plnylng ten years before," AInsleo's Magazine. Zoological. "Africa Is to havo stringent garni laws." "Yos: things, nro getting so thnt our mcnngerlcB won't havo a thing In them but whlto elephants and Welsh rab bits." Indianapolis Journal. UolK'im Artificial Nutmegs. nhomlst has analyzed tho artificial nutmegs that aro made in Bel- glum In largo quantities. They Include var bus vegotauies anu -v vi vv. mineral substances. a mnn omrht to enjoy his wedding trip; when he returns, ho has twice a much work to do na ho had before.