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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-
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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.
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