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the jumping kangaroo and THE APPLE BUTTER CAT. By John Walker Harrington. , pyrlght, IH. by Mcciurs, Phillips 6 •Col. hr uray Mnuar l.nanlied at the Trap. ;rcen-yes, Hi* cat. wag very angry v nhe found <h.it th- man thoucht that •ouM not catch nitre. H* was afraid , ,t h* would l>* pul out In the kennel i >*i the lcg He and the dog had nevef j, , n very go and frlenda and he did not I the Idea of being In the same house 'll an animal with such sharp teeth and t ha ha rah vole*. <;reen**y* used to alt up all night with paw on hi* bead, saying, "J-el m . nk " The neighbors' cat* came out on t ... hack fence and mad* fun of Qreeii . all night long. It's too bad." they meowed, "that you ot see In the dark Why you cannot t . n *•* a hlg while rabbit." >ay Mouse and hi* friend White Rah went every tilaht to the cellar of the t ill* house, where they heltM-d them- W l to lake and apph pie and Cheese l enrrot* Clreeti-eye* heard Ihe man , , that It waa time to drown that good t nothing <at. He saw I; was tint, (or i :n to do something to save his life, and , ne kept on thinking and thinking i| crawled under a p.l of carrot* on < cedar fl or one n ghl. and Ihe carrot* t all over him and hid him all except i tip of hl toll Then he waited for v. .tie Rabbit and Gray M use. w, that night Patrick u'piwura went i \ tsll Gray Mouse and While Rabbit, i . was a friend of Gray Mouse * cousin. Smjp*' T:. ';r.fn rym usr.l to *K up all hi*hi with his p.iw on his hsad, ayin*. Ist ms think V I Mouse, ami whenever he went und< r i hern floor, where Gray Mouse an 1 v (.• Kalihtt lived, he vai very wel itav M um.” n*k'-d Patrick n poinum >i u know where I can get any good ’ *-t potatoes?*' iv Mouse winked at White Kahhlt a i ti.l that hv knew whnv Here were , ‘ i p tato**- neatly a f >ol long and so t 'hat sugar tasted Ilk' vinegar, com- I -el to ih'm. Patrick O'Poitum elghcd set ""kf'l happy I.! lake >ou to ihe next moonlight Ii t\ I have,” h* Mild. If you will nhow r *> ere 1 can find those very line sweet t ' it's.” Pairlck O'Possum. Cray Mouse and V Kahblt went running and hopping mi l 1 nulling to the c*ilar of the man’s 1 iff Patrick OT'ossum turned to Gray .V uv< and White Itihblt after he had lien good look around the cellar, and t en -mill'd. and entiled. I Ike swe**t | olat ea very much." h I as In dr- w White Habtdl and • iv Mouse close to him, "hut I would t tive a cent a bushel for all the carrots In tic world If 1 had white fur and long • r 1 would rather eschew those csr ro over there than chew them** T •ft Patrick ( i‘l’ovsum poked Gray S! ' and White Itahbtt In the rtbs and Patrick O’Possum pushed over the apple butter jar. 1‘ *hd Inside. The sweet potatoes w< re 1 * large swinging box near the pile of ' rote Patrick O'Possum jumped up nnd - on top of the box. He took out tome " et potatoes and tossed them down on 1 fl •or. Whit* Rabbit picked them up 1 carried them out of the cellar, while ' y Mouse stood by. There was a king • ‘lf above the swinging box wheru lh ' et t>otatoes were, and on this shelf Jars ot Jelly nnd Jam and sliced v iterraelon. and all kinds of good things. • no .nd was big Jar of apple butter, r Patrick O'Possum had thrown down he sweet potatoes Ihtt he wanted he i along the shelf and gave th* 1 Jar t’P c butter a hnrd push. It fell, struck ■ dge of the sweet potato bln. broke ' i to pieces and apple butter nnd broken " 'nd all fell right on top of the pile 'irrots. There were tile queerest * ''l which came out of that pile of ' urois that you over heard. Green eyes ' iv. I and cried and klckeil ami arched '• tils laiek. He shook up that pile of ear. ' is though thi re was an *ar|hquake i te ee'lar. Th fi all covered ovei wbh le butter and little carrots and hits of ken i rock, he seal up the cellar stairs >tillng and screaming at every step. While Mi()|,|i nod Patrick O'Possum i* ‘d up Sli the sweet potatoes that t could carry aid ran away to the barn <*ray Mouw led the way An they hur- Hent a lon* they got h gilrrip** of th* man who *** coming down the hill in bftw night clothes with a gun over hi* ehoulder. Jimt 4 * the White Rabbit, the Gray Morn**- and Patrick <YPo**um scampered tit.dier the barn floor they heard Mng-oang. from the porch of the man** house. “That must have been a ehot gun.** wild White Rabbit an he etrokej Mo whiskers and ftmtled. "Pm, urn," said Patrick O'Possum, "but theee are good ewet potatoes. This I* more fun than a coon hunt." Qreeit'Kyeanever went back to the man a house again. Iliiny of his friends thought that the man had ehot him and the t\> xt night out on tin* hack yard fence, all tho neighbor*’ cate met together and **ing a funeral song. I think, though, that Green Fvc* waa not killed, one day, when ! wi out hunting in the wood* I stopped to take i drink at a little spring, and a funny little Uxird stood on the <*igc and 41l “Excuse m*. Mr. Hunter, hut did you ever *e* an apple t itter cat?" NARROW cue %I*K l it•>| noxr.RA. Thrilling F.iperleuce of a H omao Mtft|oiur In f hlni. From the Philadelphia Preen. Few of the thrilling mespes of Chris tian irl<* in China exceed in *tlr ring adventure th.t of Mies Charlotte E. Haw.*. o valiant daughter of the Prea tyterlan Church, who fled hungry and frightened through China by night when the bullet* of the Roger whlssed about her at every step. Mis* Haw* -i is a Pittsburg girl She re turn* '1 Im m* hut m fitly. after her hard* ahl| a am ng the heathen who M>ught to kill h.-r and hsr Uttls party. A(t*>r ths Ho.srs burnt and down ths mission at Wsl lii n on Jum- 2.>. her fllxht (or tho aea ahors nd home heaan. As mlslonrr (nr a numter of yean In Shantum; province. Miss Hawes has .>ne thro’ich many foul-stlrrln* scenes, but none to •<|oal her m re re. ent hard ship which sh d.s illMs In a letter to the Woman’s Kortlpn Ml-alonary Board o( the Preabyterlan Chun h In this city. It Is )lat i Japan. Auk. J, and waa writ ten be for elte I ft fur America. •Yo i have p o! altlv ady ths t ews of th burninK of our Is loved Wel hicn mission by the Boxers on the 2.">th iof June, and I know that you and the dear frlenda of the board would all praise God that we were enabled to escape ’As ell mission work Is completely stopped until the war Is over, and no place in China Is safe for any foreigner. I am on my way home When I was called In from the country on account of danger I was teaching the largest and meet Inters. ting class I ever had. forty four women tn m outside villages and ten from the village, we were In all earnest seekers after the truth. Her 1.1 Is Th rente ne,l. "I travelled all that day and most of ths night, only sti>ping at sunset to rest and feed ths mtilee. The peojdv were not friendly In that village and gathered around me. One man said. 'Kill her.' hut I think they felt the time had not come and so did not touch me I had five men with me, three were my helpers and two were Christian men who were kindly going wuh me for protec tion When 1 reached Wei Tien, our gatekeeper greeted me. saying, ‘All la peace.' Miss Houghton was up nnd dressed watting for mo. although It was I o'clock In the morning We lay down till daylight and then packed boxes all day. putting In our best things. Our lamps, dishes and utensils we Intended to bury In a pit. and our boxes we wr* haring all carried to a place In Mr Chalfant's back yard, ready for loading on carta at midnight. We did this not only for ourselves, but for the others of the mission who had gone. Also our Hr. Mary Brown's medical library and household goods, she being In America on her furlough. ■•We had si arrcly finished our pack ing when the mob began to collect Mr t'h.ilfaii! had to drlv. away a ciowd of young people who were destroying the coping of the outside wall. Then he eamu to ibe house where Miss Bouahton ami I were living and told us to get ready to leave ot midnight, saying, Ml la our THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1000. Men’s and Boys’ Seasonables. SUITS, UNDERWEAR. FURNISHINGS. i Equip Your Schoolboys. B. H. Levy & Bro. only hope, we may he mnlil.il before then.’ lie had already sent to the ya rn* n for soldiers, but none came, and so we three wire left to tight our liaitisa alone. Mr. Chalfant K“t his pistols and faced the mob. and Miss Boughton and I after praying together, went l Mr. Chalfant’s house, and there w. remained with the Christian women, trying to com fort them and praying with them until Mr Chalfant returned. "For two bang hours that brave nwn fared the howling moh of IVO men be sides as many onlookers. Ons soldier only came by. but after nourishing hla gun a little, he rod# on This only served V Did you ever see an apple butter cat. to encourage the mob to execute their fiendish work. Mr. Chalfunt shot In the air until they closed about him, when In self-defense, he shot Into the crowd, and then routitged to get through a small opening In the gale and return to us. The bricks were flying thickly about him aa ho did ao. and It was only God's provi dence that shielded him from death dur ing that perilous time. Meantime, the re. port had come to us that he had be-n killed and we were expecting to die ourselves. When he appeared. 1 said. •Oh Mr. Chalfsnt. thank God v**u nrc not klli'-I ’ But he shook his bead hopc |. ,dy and saw. 'Yes. bur - and is in sat down looking so pale and worn from bis fearful trial with the mob, I saw tip re waa no hope to l * taco lvT * >ur Uv **‘ . Exquisite- NOVELTIES IN MEN’S FALL NECKWEAR and FURNISHINGS. Ladies' Flannel Waists. In Exclusive Patterns and Designs. Early Fall and Rainy-day SKIRTS. LATEST NECKWEAR IDEAS. Fall Hat Styles. Dunlaps, Stetsons, Youngs. Soft and Stiff—any fashionable color or shade. Wear a Fashion Arbiter. Ladies* Fall Clothing \ Arriving daily in great variety. You may be sure that our Exclusive Leader [ ship is maintained—When You Are Ready. "ll* drank some fresh water and w all at u little for strength, and tl*n ora gathered with the Christiana who were | there In one r*wm waiting for h* end. \Ve heard th** am-telling of the window* of the house we were In. and *aw the flame* from Ihe chapel on one *lde of u* :nd the flame* from Ml** Houghton’* home on i he other #kte, and we prayed and shook hand* together expecting noon to b* ma**acred and be burned In tha house. But to Mr. Chalfant’* amnxement. on looking out of the e.*t window- of the house, he mw no one In the c:i*t yard of hi* hoti*e, and *o we determined to at tempt an esrapa. We went through the sitting room window, which was long and reaching to the floor, and finding a ladder on the plagxa crossed the yard and got safely over the wall, taking our Christian women and men with us. "There were some of the mob busily en gaged setting Are to the ladles' house nnd these yelled 'The foreign devils sre get ting away, kill them ' They threw bricks after us. but no one followed us. "After we had gotten over the wall we Joined hands and thanked (Bid for our de liverance We looked at our homes all burning and grieved for the sad destruc tion of r.ur beloved miss on. But we were Obliged to hide by lyttiK down In the corn till dark and nil was quiet. Then we crept softly along through the Gelds, avoiding the roads, not daring to apeak to each other, until ten miles were done and we arrived at the German mines, where we were taken In and given a warm welcome and food and shelter. We remained there flve days, during which time the men re celved orders to leave the mines and go to Tslng Tan. which they wer glad to do. ns the Chinese had already set Are to a large shift, causing a loss of several thousand doNars. Also we were unable to buy food, and our rations were growing short. The Governor of Hhsnlting gave us an e.-cort of Iff) soldiers and we safety reached the coast. We were In great danger twice, and If we had not been so strongly guarded would certainly have petlshed hy the way. '•ln a few days the fehowfu missionaries arrived, and now we rejoice that our mis sionaries from Hhanlung are safely out of danger. Only dark mystery hangs over Pekin and Pao Ting Ku. where the prec ious lives, devoted to the service of Christ, are In His sacred keeping Whether alive or dead, we cannot know." C AP THIKF. A German Version of the Popular Old Game of Prisoner's Hose. Anew game, not unlike our old-tlm“ prisoner's liase, but differing sufficiently to afford fresh amusement, ts now popu lar with German hoys. In Germany they call It "Mutsenrauh.” but the ties! name here for It would b "Cap Thief," Two lines are drawn or stoked off upon Ihe ground slxty-Clve paces apart. At n dis tance o{ twenty-five paces from one and forty paces from the other a stake Is driven upon which a cap Is hung One hoy is selected to art as umpire while th ■ others, the more tho merrier, choose skies nod line II|I fic tng one snother from the outer marks. Those nearest the stake are the thieves or robbers, and those farthest ore police. At a signal from the umpire, one thief makes a dash for the cap on the stake and one policeman advancer at full speed fo capture him. The former has to advance twenty-five paces to the stake, re Ixe the cop and return with It behind his own line The latter has forty pace* to make tiefore reaching the stake, but as he has not to stop and turn, they arc alsiut evenly matched. If the policemen succeeds In placing his hand on the shoulder of the thief belore the latter has created his own line, he takes him hack u prboner and It counts one for the po lice. If he falls, he drops out of the game and the thieves score one. After all have tried, the side having the greatest number of points wins the game. ■ .hint tin roateters. Among the smaller animals several are so senslt.ve to changes from heat to cold, from dry to moist, that they foretell these changes some time In advance. One of these, the tree-frog, is used at this day In Germany as a barometer. They are placed In tall bottles with Utile wooden ladders. The steps of the ladder mark, as It were, the degrees The froga always go up to ward the top In tine weather and lower down at the approach of bad weather. Th leech kept In a bottle of water also makes h good barometer. Indicating what earl of weather Is coming In the next twenty-four hours, according a* It re mains at the bottom or at the top ol (ha water or moves uneasily about. THE COST OF AN ELECTION. TUB vm HI AIXRM OF A POLITI CAL i ovrF.vr. Work of the National f ommtttee atea—llaw ontl \% here Money la Itwlard nml hpent— I The Literary llurean, Ihe ftpraLcr*’ Iturrnu, niiil Ihe keeret Service Vlen Who Write, .Hen Who Talk anil Hen W Im t iiMipiite Hake t p n Ilia *nla ry List—Always • tiaanl Xaaluat "llurcha rdfant"— Open Bribery no Louurr ( oaialilrml. hul Political %lertialnu I* Paid at Fane) It it i ea, nml an Accounting la De manded f I ertaln K*pemliturea. By Walter L. Hawley. Washington. Hcpt II it oat IW to nominate Abraham Utuoln for President, and I7.tJUD.dOO o elect \YUlutn McKinley. Them figure* r jr > nt and tn part the growth of iMvllth'al campaigning tn ihlrty *tx year* into a great business with a per fect a>*t*m of orsanitation T.4-day the to tal ex|N*n*ea of all political ptrtb* and- an dldatea in fhe. Unlit*! Ht.te for one cam paign In which a President and Congrea* are elected exceed tho entire coat of the federal government for the ilrat twenty yeai of tta existence Arthur P Gorman of M iryland and Mat thew h Wnay of Pettnaylvanla are the men who, na chairmen of he national i i •i'Utlvo or campaign commit tee* of the Democratic and Hrpuhlt* n parties in IWH, Irani. lll i.| into American polttb the pr*s* nt eyreem of conducting national campaign* by mean* of thorough organi sation throughout the country and the expenditure of v*t sums of money for speakers. literature, muadc, firework* and other spectacular feature** that pie*** the maeaee and often conceal the real work of the men who control or influence voter* All the work done by the Rrpubl in* in that contest, all their carefully laid plana and mattery of |et*ll* were In the end nullified by one tii-<ttn'*ft and Injudicious phrase. and tn every suhaequent imp ugn ih* **• ret w itchword of each national chairman, ihe warning ever before hts eye*, haa been "Remember Horchard!" The brief ppeech of I>r. Burchard, in which he used the phrase, "Rum. Roman ism and Rebellion." In the opinion of all Republican politician* of that time, de feated Blaine. Prior to that * peach party manager* eagerly nought and encouraged without queatlon any and till public dec laration* In favor of their party or It* candidate*. To-day they censor per cant of all the campaign speeches deliver ed, and carefully conelder the po**lbl* re ception and effect of every public utter ance before they permit M to t>e made The bu*lne*a affair* of the great polltl • sl parties are entru*tel to nitional com mittee*, coinpoeed of on* m< ml* r from etch *tate and territory, who are elect ed by the delegate* to the national con vent lon* at the time the convention* are held The chairman of a national com mlttee i* alwav* the choice ot the nomt neo for prealdent. and ha la the supremo liower In planning and conducting the campaign. Candidates for President, with few exceptions, mike no speeches or pub lic appearancat, and wrlta no pollii :il ietter* during a campaign without the advice and approval of the national chair man of thetr party. The exceptions to thl* rule have all been defeated. In thi* (mnectton It may he recalled that Blaine *a* In New York contrary to th* a ivlo* of Senator when the Durchard lh cldent occurred. National h adquarters ore opened soon after the candidates are nominated. The national chairman appoint various sub committees and assign members of the national committees to certain spe tth work, end men for four or live weeks every man who Is to take part In the management of the campaign Is expected to work from twelve to eighteen hours every day. The flint and most important work Is to collect money for n campaign fund. That duty falls to the chairman and the treasurer of the national com mute . Circular letters snd personal let ters are sent out to Individuals and to great corporations. Many of the great corporate Inn-tests eontrllmte to both campaign funds, that they may have friends In power, no mailer what Ihe result may be. Lairge contributions are also obtained by the personal solicitation of the .tnsirman und the tr'wsurrr. buih uf whom must have un extensive ac quaintance among nan of large wealth It* ca use of the civil service regulations no mom y la raised by political assess ments. Kvery dollar received Is. In the ory at least, a voluntary contribution. ThW management of a national campaign Is probably Ihe only business In the world Involving ihe collection ami expenditure of millions of dollars In a period of three months that la conducted without the as sistance of bookkeeper and at the same line- managed without extravagance. The chairman Is the .oily man who knows to a cent how much money Is re. elved anil how much paid out, because be sl.ni* ban dies ihe secret servl * end emergency finds The bulk of the money, however, is turned over to the treasurer, who keeps It In lonik nnd draws checks for all bills presented to him with proper vouch ers end audit. First to Importance In the mass of work that confront* the campaign managers when they o|>en heodqunrtei* Is the prr pat at ton of literature A great variety of political Information, well wiltten nnd ar ranged. must b embodied in small bonk*. <lr ulars. letters, iststers nisi pamphlet.-. Many expert writers are employed and well paid. while the maae of stuff submit ted by outsliierii Is carefully examined. and such as prove* available Is accepted sn.l paid for Kxiwrts are employed to -•arch the records of Congress and Ihe d*partmrnt* In Washington tor facts nisi figures that may Is* useful and convincing To** chief document issued Is known as ■he ciiiTipiigti text-book. One million or more copies are printed In lesa than one month. The volume la railed a text-book. liecause It supplies the information used in poittlcal addresses by the hundreds of men employed to make speeches during the campaign. A great quantity and variety of other literature. In I.sling poems, songs, con densed siatiwtte* about ftnance, coinage, the tariff and other Issues, and speeches In Congrcaa of prominent party leadets. Is selected and • rough printed to supply every voter in the country The coat of printing the literature of one party, the matter selected by the Natimal Commit tee. varcs from *l*ai <*s. to tUO.OW. and the expense of distribution t* nearly as much While the chairman of tho Null.mi.il Committee and ills assistants ate pr*>- I taring the literature, they have In opera tion a ' s|awkcrs' bureau.” where men are employed to make epee, hr* at any placa to which they may be assigned. A few ptomtnent party leaders, senator* and coiigreneraen, volunteer their services for a limited number of speeches They ex pect no compensation, but their traveling xpxnstf are paid from luunlquarters. The great army of speakers of less repu tation. Ihe men classed a* ' spellbinders." are hired and paid by the National Com mittee. With few exceptiona their speech** pass through the bunds of a careful cenaor before the men are aent out. The pay of these speakers ranges from tiu> for one speech ilown to 11']“ a week <nd expenses, the prices being regu lated by Hie reputation of the speaker and hts anility to Interest and hold an audi ence. These men are held to strict ac count In ths matter of eximnses and are required to present vouchers with their bill*. It sometimes happens that popular ora tors. whose volunteer services are gladly accepted, prove very cosily campaigners No one at national headquarters would presume to question their expense sc* counts. In HM it very popular volunteer speaker turned Into the Chlcngo hrndquar teta of his party an expense bill of II.S for a trip to a nearby state, where he made one speech, |l,<NO of this sum repre sentlng. It Is said, hla losses at pokgr while on the trip. The account waa paid. Arrangement* for public meeting* to which hired or volunteer speakers sre de tailed are mad* through state and local committee* From these minor organisa tion* the demand for outefch- speaker* la always in excess of the supply. The m in In charge of the speakers* bu reau Is In dally communication by tele graph with hla army of orator* They re port to him where they are and how they are received. In addition local leafier* re port to him upon the speaker* and the re sult of their effort*. If a man prove* dull or unsatisfactory In one locality he Is Im mediately ordered elsewhere or recalled Gfimpuign managers depend to some ex tent upon the newsnsi>cr* for Information about |oltttcal condition* In remote sec tion *f the country, iind the clipping snd reading bureau at headquarters Is sn Im portant detail The Press Gommltt** or trusted sulwdinates have also to deal with the owner* of ecoree of m ill papers w hA demand a cash consideration for sup purr Ing the lb kef. Most of this business ts regard* 1 us blackmail, but party manag er* submit rather than r.sk the bw* of a few vote* In i close el ite The owner or editor of such a paper goes to headquar ters and makes . statement as to the cir culation, and then offer* to publish a cer tain amount of advertising during fha • ‘ompalgn unit support the ti ket for a fixed sum to he paid in advance He us ually h*> some frbnd In the local organi sation to sp*-ak a good word for him tf his demand not r extravagant the sup port of hi* publication Is secured by pay ing him f**r the advert!** m*nt live or ten time* hi* customary rate* By the #• and Auci'l the campaign work hare outlined has been arranged so cal*e ftill\ that It goes forward In charge of subordinates at national headquarters with few hitches or Interruption*. Tho chan men of the National < ’ommlttees nosr tike stock of their fund*. They usually more money, and often a great deal more The\ send forth letter* and ap peal* alarming In tone and rail together the rich and ltlerl giver* of the party. They always manage to r*pl*ftih th* treasurv While they are gathering mora funds they have trusted experts at work gathering reports from state, county and district committee* of the probable vota that will hr polled for th* -and Id ate* of each party ( ireful calculation* am made, and In a few days the exiwrts hand to the national chairman condensed and detalle*! table showing how each stale will vou on f!r> titxt day If the f!r*t poll of the \*t*s waa H||roxlmaiely corract. The a ecu i acy of the*.* early forecast# w.*uld astHdsh the general public, and they ar* not gue •■*. but careful mathe matical calculation* bas*d on reports .iral records Men wtm become exi*erte at this wrk command high pay. These fig ure* lih lose to the chairman the doubl- I al stmt as, swl Iks wask potots tn their pin ti of ('atnpalgn Within a week they have doubled the numlr of speakers In certain sections, flooded entire state* with new literature and Issue*! the most ex travagant hut |o*ltlve statcmsaits about th* outlook In other bx wilt lee In the hop# of Influencing those voters who want to be with the winning iarty. When this stage of a national campaign la rea hed the expenditures are limited only by the amount of fund* on hand or In prospect. If the funds are ample, ivo.iou a day or more I* paid out from headquarter*. If nceasary to economise speokers ara laid off. literature la curtailed. and state remml*- tre* are notified expect no further financial assistance In any event the chairman of each Nstftnn.il (’ommills# puts a*dde mii emergency fund, which may be Htio.no•. or $1.000.000 Thl* fund Is kept tn cash ready for Instant use and tha amount of It I* known only to the chair man If any record of. payment* from it I* kept Ihe entries are merely lump sums sent to - state or cly. Hi de and I** nl leaflets. In addition to the routine information from the national chairman, have organised and perfected a vast secret service for their own infor mation. They send out secret ag**nts from headquarter* to report upon condition# where result* are In doubt or local man agement unsatisfactory. Thu* they de termine the points where extraordinary ef fort may win a victory. In thl* work th# secret service fund I* expended. Wher .vcr a Tellable worker la aide to show that he can g*t a certain number of votas for the party If supplied with a certain amount of motley for extra work th# money I* provided. If Ihe national chair man ha* 11. . „ - Tho work Is called "still hunting, and the detail* of It are never made public. There Is no Intention on the part of tka writer to convey the Impression that any part of this work Is bribery or th# buying of votes. Under present political conditions in this country a pian who wn* to the headquarters of party and pm posed to buy end deliver any number or vole* would be put out In u hurry. Bu* when a tried and trusted party worker ►ays he can carry a •*ty. county, ward or district If be ha* so mum money foe expense# he nee*l not submit an Itemised n count of the expenditure. The last ten days of a campaign ar a day* of anxiety to every manager unless the political situation so favor* one party that no accident or error could posstbijr change the aiiticl|Mted result. That l# th. period when every possible pr* autiort I* tak* n to avoid a second Burchard Inci dent and when secret service work I* pros ecuted with vigor on both, side* wiiersvsr It promises to aid In the general result. The exi*>rt calculator* are kept bu*y, rtnal poll* made a rut re|iori* are ob tained from every serAlon. snd unless the <ontet 1* going to ha very close experienced managers In n.ilton and idate can tell with in few hundred or thousand votea how the election Is going The figures upon which they rely are never made public. The tight toward the end Is often largely bluff, sai-h Side cl liming everything In order to Influence ©very hesitating voter who wants to vote with the winning side. Ho matter how certain a result may ap pear before election, there Is no let up In work While the money holds out. no relaxation of vigilance anywhere, because every rsmteilgn manager with a reputa tion at stake remembers Buri-hard The money expended by the national committees Is only a small part of tha total coat of campaigns and electkms throughout the country. In the larger states each party organisation spends from liofl.ooo to upward of fl OSXHOO work ing for the slate tickets. The party ex penditures In large cltlea are enormous and the expenses of thousands of candi dates throughout the country can not be ascertained The entire eyetem of eam pilgnlng has been reduced to a matter of business In this country and during the past twenty years the Increase In tha .-ash exp- nditurea has been close to one hundred fold. Kxperlenced politicians es timate that the total cost of national, state and local campaigns and elections In l*bl will largely exieed lIOMOO.fIBO. 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