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♦♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦O A KENTUCKY WOMAN. What She Would Do If Elected Presi dent of the United State«. Mrs. Josephine K. Henry, who. if she | were elected to the Presidency of the United Mates, would stand for the re monetization of silver, for prohibition, for universal suffrage and agnosticism. Is a Kentucky woman who has already been mentioned ns a candidate for the Presidential nomination in 1900. Mrs. Henry for many years has l>een promi nent in Kentucky as u reformer and she Is one of the lending women of that State. She is a native of Newport, K.v. Her father was ('apt. Euclid William son. a steamboat man in the days of th«* floating pnlaces of th«* (lido and Mississippi. Her father died when she was very young, but her mother looked after the child and was careful that she Indiana Is conceded to be the home of been characterized by exceptional bru the White Cap. It 1» in the Hoosier tality. Some of the victims have suf State that the organization and prac fered without atty cause being known tice had their birth, and, although lx>th to those who were in a |x>sltion to have since spread to many States, the judge best of their lives. In Brown people of no other community have County a man and a woman, tl •> latter been so afflicted with them as have the sick at tlie time, were taken out of their ludianans. How or by whom the tlrst cabin at night, the cabin, with their lit White Cap organization was formed Is tle effects, burned and themselves not known, tint <*arly in the 80’s it lx»- driven from the county with threats of gan operations, and Its success in rid hanging if they returned. Ip another ding certain localities of miscreants instance In the same county a tnan was led to the rapid spread of the organiza unmercifully whipped because he tion in many parts of the State. These would not work, though a physician men, wearing white pillow-cases over was attending him at the time and tes their heads and shoulders, with holes tified afterward that it was impossible cut through to enable them to see, be for his patient to perform any kind of gan switching better living Into the labor. This man was receiving aid lawless element. Armed with switches from the township trustees ami the they would ride silently up to the home r«*ason for attempting to drive him to of an outlaw, and, tnklng him un work was that he might not be a bur awares, would switch him nearly to den upon the taxpayers of the town death. In several cases death <lhl re ship. After tlie whipping he refused to sult from the beatings which were ad accept further aid on account of fear ministered usually to the outlaw and of another beating and his Immediate his whole family Irrespective of sex. neighbor« contributed to his support till The Whit«.* Caps were regularly organ he was able to return to work. He Is ized and governed with great sternness ■ reported to be a quiet, inoffensive citi and secrecy. No one was admitted un zen and was never accused of crime. less his character for honesty was A case in Monro«* County that excited above reproach. A sitting was held great indignation among the order-lov where It was thought desirable that the ing citizens was that of the whipping organization take up some special case. of a widow on account of alleged im When It bad decided that punishment proper conduct. Iler husband had died was necessary It was meted out with a year before, and she was trying to terrible sternness. In tin* earlier days cultivate a piece of poor land nnd make MBS. JOSEPHINE K. HENRY. the visitation seldom miscarried. The a living for herself nnd two small chil victim had no warning, until some dren. She wns the associate of her was given a liberal and a good educa night a score of men broke into his nearest neighbors, regularly attended tion. The child evinced a genuine tal cabin and whipped him almost to d«*ath the country church, and no one had ent for music, and she is to-day in no at his own gate post. lie was then ever breathed a word against her char mean way a capable musician. As a given twenty-four hours to leave tlie acter. To the surprise of all her friends poet Mrs. Henry lias mad«* a good suc country. Tlie death which in many in she was taken from her home at night cess. Her verses have th«* true ring stances followed refusals to obey tills and threatened with a whipping if she and have been widely copied in the mandate hud a salutary effect. In some did not leave the neighborhood. Only newspaper« of the country. “Prisoners OES it pay to hold office? If any official in Missouri, says the St. Louis Republic, ia asked this question, lie will say “No." If the inquiry i* followed up with thia question: “Then why «io you seek office?" a multiplicity of answers, none of them satisfiu- torj, will be the result. The truth of the matter ia, there is a fascina tion about holding office tliat mak«*e the victim as much of a slate, ia on** rosp«x.*t, as tlie morphine habit renders tikis«* who ismie within its influence«. It is a fact that few of tlx* Slate officials make more than a good living out of the offices they hold. To people whose inrom«* are much less, this may s«*eni very strange, but when all the facts are understood, there is nothing mysterious about it. The detmuids made u[x>n State officials and their employes are enormous. They ar«* ex pected to contribute to everything anti to lend small sums to every hard-up politician who conies to them, l' ew such Irons are ever re turned. Moreover, an ofiice-holder at the capital must entertain lib erally and live well. It ia said that no Governor of Missouri since the days of McClurg ever lived within his official salary, aud one ia cred ited with having «pent $25,000 outside of liis salary, and outside of his political assessments and ctun)mign expens««. MA i who liav«* no other profession but holding office, are usually utterly helpless when thrown out on the world. They spend their time trying b> find eotue crack or crevice through which they can crawl back into office. There are few more pitiful sights than nn old, broken-down man, who has held office most of his life, and in his old days finds himself stricken with poverty and barred from the public crib. He haunts the public office like some gaunt meandering ghost from the other batik of the Styx, aud hopes against bofx* to find some place open for him. D DR. HOUGHTON TO RETIRE. Pastor of a Famous Church to Give Way to His Nephew. Few religious <*dlflces in the country a re better known than “the little church around the corner,” technically called the Church of the Transfiguration, lo cated on East Twenty-ninth street. l>e- tween Fifth and Madison avenues, REV. DR. HOUGHTON New York. For forty-seven years Itev. Dr. George H. Houghton has been rec tor, and now, old age and faithful ser vice giving him full title to rest, he is about to retire. His favorite nephew, bearing the same name as himself, and at present pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church, Hoboken, will succeed him. WlHTEtAl'S AT Instances where resistance was made tin* White ('tips shot the victim full of bullets, ('alilns were usually burned after tlx* whipping had taken place. This went on l’or years. Th«* authori ties made some feeble attempts to prosecut«* the White Caps, hut It was Impossible* to get the slightest evidence against them. When It was found that they were as Immune from the law as the outlaws had lx*en they turned their attention to those guilty of minor offenses and be came themselves the victims of n moral laxity. They took to regulating domestic difficulties between husbands and wives. They punished petty thieves nnd tlie victims of vice with th«» same barlmrlty they hud mooted out to murderers and tlie larger criminals. Nelgliborliood quarrel«, petty hates nnd personal dislikes were made tlie sub- J«*ct of white capping nnd politics be gan to play Its part In the outrages. Scores of Innocent men and women were whlp|x*«l and submitted to tor tures unspeakable. In still mor«* cases th«* property of the victims was con fiscated by tlielr persecutors. Tlie or ganization became lax and admitted members who used It to wreak their personal spite. Men In twos and threes began to do White Clip work on tlielr own nccount nml th«* parent organiza tion found Itself charged with crimes and persecutions of which It had no knowledge. White capping ceased for a tint«* under the stern rule of tlx* Into Governor Gray, but It again raged un der Governor Matthews, although he «trov«» his lx*st to put It down. Tlx* evil has again coin«» to the front, nn«l Governor Mount has ordered a thor ough Investigation of tilt* terrible af fair at Osgood, that the guilty men may be brought to Justice. Tlx* sudden and apparently general revival of whit«» capping in Indiana Is causing much concern In official circles, nnd there Is a pronounced seutlinent In favor of drastic measures on tlx* |uirt of tlie Governor to the end that tlx* organiza tions may be broken up nnd tlielr lead ers If not tlx* rank and fib* lx* brought to n*s|xx*t the law. In certain coun ties of the Mate regular White Cap organizations are In existence. The members an* known to many citizens who wouhl gladly give evidence against them but for the fear that the local au thorities would not lx* able to protect them against the violence which might result. Many of the recent outrages have T1IEIR COWARDLY WORK. her piteous pleading saved her from the pain and indignity which the White Caps intended to inflict. It is said In behalf of tlie White Cap organization of the county that It was not the mover in this outrage, and that none of its members wer«* present, but the citizens who have appealed for relief point to this fact as an additional reason for tlu> disbanding of tin* organization, for It illustrated what may be done in Its name. Country Elf«* nnd living. Referring to a fashion or tendency which is certainly worthy of commen dation and encouragement, on«* of tlie metropolitan dallies sugg«*sts that per haps nothing Is more Indicative In a small way of our growth as a nation In civilization than the Increased liking among our wealthier young people for country living and the broader and more wholesome Interests attendant on such an existence. Twenty-five years ago even fashionable people rarely, If ever, qiiltte<1 the groove In which they all moved. They were eon- tent with the town life In a brown stone front in winter. the smaller and loss carcd-for cottage tn Newport, or some other watering place in summer, or the then peculiarly American fash ion of herding together ltt the great hotels nt various famous r«*norts of the day. Tlie rich young men of that gen eration found their pleasures in danc ing nnd flirting, fast driving, European ’ravels and more or less rapid living. The comparatively recent development of what seems to lx* an American lei sure class has had undoubtedly a great deal to do with the change« in the ways of living nnd thinking among the fash ionable younger set, but one must not underrate also th«* influence of out flow sports which Imported originally front England, has In the last decad«» taken r«x»t in- th«* healthy Anglo-Saxon proclivities of our race. an«l produced a rapid and vigorous growth, the ef fects of which an* apparent In the phy sical development of th«» younger g«*n eratIon.—G«x>d Housekeeping. Mammoth Hydrangea, Mrs. F. J. Chase, of Washington, Maine, has a hydrangea paniculata granlflora which covers an eara of Ufl square feet and has over 1,200 large ' panicle« of flowers upon it. I Good Mkatero. Laplander« think nothing of cover I lug 150 miles a day on their skate«. | of Fate” is especially well known. Her husband. Capt. William Henry, was an officer in the Confederate army and served with distinction on the side of til«* South. Six years ago Mrs. Henry lost her only son. This event cast a gloom upon her lift* which she has tried to lighten by her work for womankind. Sh«* d«x*s not dream even of being elect ed President, but her ideas of what should lx* are Just as vigorous as If she had some hope at some time In the future of living tin* nation's chief mag istrate. Hit. but Not Killed hyaCannon Ball. A unique distinction belongs to Sir Robert Rawlinson. K. C. B.— that of be ing the only soldier who has been knocked out of th«* saddle by a cannon Imll without being killed. The identi cal forty-two-pound shot Is preserved by Eady Rawlinson as an interesting relic. At the Crimen Sir Robert was riding with a group of artillery officers, when he announced his intention of turning back. At this moment a shot from tlie Russian lines came whizzing along In front of him. cutting the reins and pommel of th«* saddle, and wedg ing a steel purse with ferritic force against the rider’s hip-bone. It’s Plniisihle, May—I wonder why Cupid is always represented as a baby? Jack—Probably he catches cold and ni«*ets with an <*nrly death, owing to nn insufficient aniouut of wearing ap- pare!. Never punish children by striking them ou the bead. There are other place* GLUES DOWN HIS GIFT. Pastes a Dollar on the Collection Plate Every Sunday, Virgil Richard Jaeger is the name of an eccentric, mild-mannered old man. who In the last two years has caused a great deal of trouble to the authorities of Trinity chapel. West 25th street. New York. Every Sunday in the period named he has appeared in his seat at morning service and lias pasted a dol- I .) Atf PASTE* A POLLAK ON THE PLATE. lar bill in the middle of tlie wooden col lection plate. He sits in the front row, and his offering Is th«» first to be taken up. He lias the bill ready. The under side is covered with a resinous sub stance which adheres like glue and has the odor of turpentine. He deposits the bill flat, gives it a parting pat to Hill's on Carving. fasten it firmly, and fixes his eyes upon To carve a loin of veal or mutton be the Caen stone reretlos. The mucilage gin at the small end aud cut th# ribs is always fresh. Mr. Jaeger, who is a printer and about <»0 years old, is tall and slender, He comes to church every Sunday morning nttired In a long coat, with white necktie, silk hat, kill gloves and an air of gentle solemnity. He takes his place in a calm and dignified man ner. lie reads the responses, shows a passing Interest in the hymns, and after the sermon lie draws that bill from beneath the folds of his coat, ap parently. an«l deposits it with patient care. For a long time tlie church peo- ple were unable to learn where lie kept the glue with which he stuck the bill. At length it was discovered that the “stickum” was concealed in his hat. which also held a tiny brush used in laying on tlie stuff. The old gentleman is evidently a harmless member of th* large army of cranks. Asleep for Three Months. LITTLE CHURCH AROUND TIIE (OKNER.” Hypnotizing l>y Telephone. The wonders of tin* telephone «lever cense. The lat«*st brought to the atten tion of the New York Electrical En gineer Is the hypnotizing of a young boy through the m«*dlum of the tele phone at Houston, Texas. It is need less to surmise, adds the Engineer, that th«* subject was a pronounced catalep tic; but the fact brought to light would seem to Indleatt* more strongly than ever the necessity for a stringent law against the promiscuous practice of hypnotizing. The Engineer does not Imaglm* that many persons could lie In fluenced hypnotically over the tele phone. yet It believes it will be Just ns well to guard against such practice« by prompt and effective legislation.—San Francisco Chronicle. does not enter the mind of the girl. One thought alone is uppermost and supreme: the uitiou of two lovlug hearts, each tilled with the thought of the other—lx>th to be united In one complete whole. That is marriage, and that alone. Let non-essentials enter it, and the holiest state Into which man and woman can enter this side of Heaven become? a wrong, an irrepar able sin. “Shall these two girls, then, and all other girls with their faces turned to ward the altar of marriage during these weeks to come, say, ‘obey?’ Yes, a thousand times yes. And as they say it to the men of their hearts, so will the men, in turn, promise to love them as wives, ‘even as Christ loved the Church’ which unites them, 'and gave Himself for It.’ No woman has ever found it difficult to obey the hus band who loves her as only a true man can love one woman in a universe. She does not find the little word coming up in her married life to make her regret its utterance. On the contrary, she never thinks of it. except to be thank ful that she did not shrink from It. The state of matrimony is not a state of demand on tlie part of the husband, nor of obedience on the part of the wife. It Is a perfect state that lifts I two people higher, a state where love is masterful and supreme.” rite little church around the corner is especially associated with actors and actresses, for It Is there that the mem bers of that profession have been mar ried and it is from there that they have been buried. It all came about In this way: Joseph Holland, an En glish actor and the father of Joseph and E. M. Holland, actors of the pres ent generation, died twenty-six years ago In New York City, and Jose] Jef ferson took charge of the funeral ar rangements. He went, accompanied by a «on of the dead actor, to a church that then stood at Madison avenue and Twenty-eighth street, and asked the pastor to conduct the services. "No," said the minister. “I can't have an actor's funeral In my church. My congregation would not like it. But there is a little church around the cor ner where they do such things.' Mr. Jefferson was amazed, Then he exclaimed, “ ' God bless tlie little church around the ■ corner!" and from that church the funeral of Joseph Holland was held, The “little church around the <»orner” ’ it has been ever since, and to every actor there is a veritable magic In the name. Ix*t Brides Promise to **<>hey.” “If a girl shrinks from the word •obey,' or hesitates to speak It at the altar. It will lx* better that she shall never approach the hour of her mar riage," writes Edward W. Bok in the Ladles’ Home Journal, In reply to in- quirles from two girls If they should Insist upon the word “obey" being oniltHxl from tlielr marring«* ceremony. "Either she is doubtful of her own love or distrusts tlx* heart of her lover. And In either case her marriage will be a sin in the eye« of God. Wbete mar riage Is a union of true love—and mar- riage should be naught but that—the question of 'obey' 1« not tbc'igb’ of; it apart. A fillet of veal should be cut first from the top, and In a breast of veal the breast nnd brisket should first be cut apart and then in pieces. A sirloin of beef should lx* placed on the platter with the undercut under neath. Thln-cut slices should be taken from the side next the carver, and then turn over the roast nnd carve front un derneath. A ¡tortiou of both should be helped. A leg of mutton should be carved ncross th«* middle of the bone first and then from th«* thickest part until the gristle is reached. A few nice slices can be cut from the smaller end, but it is usually hard and stringy. As to High Heels. Local physicians are puzzling over the strange illness of Abe and Adrien Moyer, two sons of a Keya Palia Coun ty farmer. It Is thought that both lads are suffering from some form of nerv ous complaint. It manifests Itself, however, very differently in their re- spective cases. Abe is about 1!) years old. For four months he has been unable to sleep more than four hours in a night, His health has suffered little, but he is very Irritable, and, in the opinion of the doc tors, he can not long stand the strain without losing his mind. There was no premonition of his attack except ex treme nervousness and a tendency to ward insomnia. Adrien is only 14 years old. For a long time he required more sleep than does the average boy of ids age. and a few months ago he began spending six teen or eighteen hours out of the twen ty-four in bed. Now he remains there altogether. For the last three months he lias not opened his eyes more than half a dozen times. On these occasions he evidently only partially awoke, spoke In a drowsy tone, and within fif teen minutes lapsed again Into uncon sciousness. His food Is forced Into his mouth in a liquid form, and a very lit tle seems sufficient to satisfy him.— Darnell correspondence of Chicago Record. If : you value the good appearance of your • feet do not wear very high heels on your boots or shoes. The result of the habitual wearing of hlgh-htxded boots Is to cause the feet to become very wide. All th«* pressure comes from the for«* part of the foot, thus broaden ing It. The best and most comfortable sho«*s are generally those made to measure; they do not get so easily out of shape as ready-mad«* shoes, and. as a rule, they have a better appearance. To ithsnme Nandwicliea of Peanut«. Peanut sandwiches ar«* usually made Certain Flowers Are Poisonous. As so many salads are now tngde from grated peanuts. Ha«e the pi*» from flowers, even children have taken nuts thoroughly roasted, and grate to eating buttercups, and, as a result, them on an ordinary grater. Cut the a simili boy at Pittsburg dl«*d a few end from a square loaf of bread, but days ago. The poisonous flowers are ter the loaf, then ent off thin slices, ami buttercups, celandine, wood anemone, so continue until yon have the desired daffodils, narcissus, illy, snowdrop, jon quantity. 8prea«l over a thick layer of quil. wild hyacinth, monk’s hood, fox the grate«l peanuts. Put two slices to glove. nightshade, briony, uezerone gether. trim off the crust« and cut the slices into fancy shapes—either rounds, and henbane. crescents, triangles or squares. Or yon A Case in Point. may buy for these a peanut butter.— ”1 wonder if it's true that whisky Ladies' Home Journal. weakens the will power.” A man may be a good talker and stm “No. sir! The more I drink the more have an impediment In his thought*. I am determined never to stop.—Lite. < Z