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I'lomuAKY ], IDOG. 



One of the Carnation Ranges at the Establishment of Wietor Bros., Chicago. 



The Banquet. 



A liltillL!' rill clr.^iim tM Mir lir-1 i-ii||- 

 \ I'lil lull .-I I'll I lir fill' 'Si <'\ 111 hi I lull 1 .1' I III' 

 •ii\nii' llnwi'i r\i'f v|.,.|| u;is tin- i i:i in |ii(| 

 :il I III- ('nliliV .SijlKlir III ill! L;i\i'll I'V 1 lir 



illi''i! liiiii ii'iill 11 1 ,■! i -(irii'tii'~ iif r.iiviiiii 

 Im iIh- ni.'iii lii'is ;ii!il ^iH'st-- III! 'I'll 11 rsii;i \' 

 '\i'iiili;^. 'I'lii' im:illii'r <>\' l;ii|ii'^ [ilrscnl 

 \\;i-- i'~)ii ii;i lly L;r:ii i t'viiiL;, .■iinl iiim--i nt' 

 tlii'iii ii'iii,'! iiii'il with tiii'ir liii^liaii'l'- 111' 



I'^i-iill . until I lir rju-^i' :it Mile ii'r|ni-k. 

 Nl'i'll! L'."in \M'1( IH-l-M'Ill .-I ItiiLIi't IliT. 



.Iiiil'.-r limn. Ill' .\:i-lm;i. \. II.. is ;i:i 

 .iltU' .■Mill witly 1 ii.'isi iii;i^lti' .-11111 ki'pl his 



nil lirlli-i' 111 ;^ I liiiliii'l. 'i'lli- hlilirs WiTi' 



hiiiiliil liv !,. I ;. \l:i ii|iii-iT. Ill' S\ r;ii-iisi', 

 II his u^ii.'il li:i|i|iy sli;iiii. his -tnrii's 

 willi li:it lil .-I I .irliiii^ .•ici-iiiii|i;i iiiiiii'iil ■- 

 ilciiiiiiist r:i| 1 iio i)i:il .-iii lr\iii:^ m' ;i T.-iim;! 

 li;iil iiii-siil hiv i-.-illiiiL;. rii'--ii|('iit i\;is- 

 ;iii^ ri«-)iciiii|i'i I iiirthiS. .\. !'.. ami rspc- 

 '.•lallv iii^i'ii liir il;iii!is III' till' Payliiii 

 '■iiii\ I'll! lull. I-'., (i. liill i::i\i' i iiU'ii'^l i iii; 

 li'ti'li'lir;'- li, iiiv i;mii|irail Iiip ainl In 



ilii- miuiii III' Ins iD^r liii-liiiiiiinl. I'lnl. 



i-]lsiiM ->[>.'ki' ill \i ISi'. 



Till' jiii'^fiil :i I ii ill lit' till' ^ihrf ru|is til 

 \|i"-~r-. K li'i iilii'i 11/. ]■ ishi-r. Nirhnlsiiii. 

 WmmI .'iimI I'iii'-iiii I'linii^hi'il a ilflii^iil 

 Till I iid'il 111 li' ami llii' n's|iiiiisr'^ nt' ( hi'si' 



■_:fllt lit'iril Will' \ iM'i I'l'lnllsly a 1 1| ila 1 1' id 1 . 



I'l I'^iih'iil I li'i-i |iiiiilnii i-ai |iha^i/."'il hi^ 

 ' ii\ iial lull I'm a iirniil nnwil at Tiiriiiilo 

 ill l'.tii7 ai'il liiliii^ly a |i[iri'i'iali'i| tin' 

 iiniinr 111 his lint lull. I';iirii-k (•"\laia"s 

 ti.a-t w.as '•'i'lii' r.ai-hi'|i.|s, ■ " whulll lie 

 !i;i;iill(ii f.i 1 1 liilly I'nr iitTsoiial irasniis, 

 aii'l nil tin- - ili'iiit hi' wmihl ha\(> srii'i-fcil 

 it" III' riiiiJil. ■•'i'lii' laki-^ ill Unrtiriil- 

 Mill-.'' hi \\;i\i'il siiiiiiis .'itiil T'"t riliiil i\ ''. 

 \lr. Sliaw I is|iiiii<ici| In the tnasl nt' 

 •'Till I'li-^." ami .\li-s Wither. Mr. 

 I .'irriiil. ami i hi' ^wect ttiinr nt' Tnrniifo. 

 \ti. I .aw . cmn. aiMrd ni-(.;itly to the eii- 

 iii\iiii'nt lit till' i\eiiiii^ with their -^niins. 



1 1 was a Unstnii liaii(|uet in tlie stylo 

 till' I'.ostnii hdit iciiltui'ists ilo tliinjTS, Jiiul 

 everylinily [ireseiit voteil it "the best, 

 o\er. '■ ;is imleed it uas. lUit wait and 

 ^rr linw tile 'rnrniito linvs iln thinjj;s Avlien 

 thiy ;;i 1 .'1 eliani-e to weleonio their 

 Aiaerjraii luethreii. .1. Au.stin SifAW. 



Mr. Shaw's Dream. 



Thr I'nilnwilln js till' ''ilreaiii'' ]inr- 

 linii nt' .1. Austin Shaw's speeeli at the 

 liam)iiil. Ml' assiTts that he hail the 

 iiaiiii' nl' ixi'iy \;irii'ly staL;i'<l at tlm 

 I'Xhiliit inii \\n\ill iiitn his ' ' lljn lit IIKI rt\ ' ' 



■' I hail a tunny lirrani last iiiyht and 

 I ilidii 't eat a raii'liil rillirr. I limui^ht 

 that W'illi.'ini Srntt ;iiiil I wrri' wat'teil 

 thrmii^h thr niystir Imui-. I'liun inidniLiht 

 nil, I'mni rarth In sk\; t'lmii iSostnn tn 

 thr land nt' llnwrrs. ( )ii a White ''loud 

 wr sat'rly sat. niir (">uardiaii .Aiiyel. .Mrs. 

 r.iadt. Wr linth t'i'lt like .Aristnerats. 

 It was ,'1 day nt duliihr. The Cardinal 

 ami lis I'air .Maid i;a\c audie'iire tn 

 Sinii ami iiir. and told us not to lie 

 al'iaid. Thr tj)iir.'ii, eiithrniied in royal 

 -tail-, sinilrd a lirii;lil welrniue as ^w i' 

 km It i-lnsi ],y hrr sidr. The I'liiehantress 

 waii^ and iirxt in her \\;is K'nosevelt. 



■"It was an Ini|n'iial day. a day nl' 

 .\ liiimlaiirr and I 'r<is|pi'rity. wlim thr 

 spirits 111 thr iniamrtals nf tlorirultiire 

 paid Imiiia;^!' in this Mldnradn of thi' 

 (iii'K. i'ar away wr i-nuld li(\ar thi' 



rrliiii- nt' thr \rs|irr Illlisii', aild till' 



^wi-ri viiiiiiv nt' .My Maryland. I.ad\' 

 I '.nil 111 i III '. ilii I'air .Maid nl' (^)iir('n l,ou- 

 i^r. with li'uliy liji^ Miadr .Melndy, while 



thr I 'l n^Jirilnr. with Ills Ftr.aeon li^llt. 



lilird all thr -rrai ilniiH' with the (dl'iil- 

 'j.rm r 111 I i;iy hi'r.ak as hrinlit as ulion 

 thr null's lirains I'all upon the (llaeier 

 nil thr iiU'-ts nt' .Xniw.ay. \e\'ei" SO OH- 

 tram-iiiL' a \ isinii nii.-tnl niie's eyes at 

 the I'lval iialarr- nt Winsnr. 



''Shouts (if Vietury were heard and 

 a|ipi(iaeliiii<i IIS with all the reyal jfrace 

 ot the .Mikado, a ji'olden medal on her 

 lire.ast. .and the insi<:nia of the Queen '8 

 Ward crowiiiiin on her lirow, was the 

 Ideal. l]lsa Striiss. T'ollowino in ]ior 

 train, radiantly lieaiitiful, were K'ol)ert 

 ('rail,' and his I'ianeee, Nelson Fisher, 

 Mrs. !•;. .\. .Xi'lson, ilariy I'Vnti and his 

 I'lstellr, Sriiatnr (raiir ;iiid .Mrs. ,M. A. 

 I'attrii; ili{> .Manley < 'rusader and the 

 Winsome White Minhantress, Helen 

 tiiiidd, rink I'atten and the wlude Law- 

 snii ftunily, dohn Haines and liis Evan- 

 yi'line, Joost ;ind Flora Hill. Woleott 

 and his llellr. jiukeinanni and Mrs. C. 

 W. ^\'ard. Liriit. I^'ary and I'air Jes- 

 sira. the li'id Wairinr .and Helen (Jod- 

 dard and all the sweet ladies of the 

 rourl, M.arioii Heine. I'loriaiia, Genevieve 

 Lord, I'llhel Croiker and Ftliel Ward, 

 whose swert. jinre fai-e some said Kelipse<l 

 llieiii ;ill. I'eathei'rd sonj^stc rs, Flamiri- 

 nnr> and liirds ot' exeiy kind eame llyiiifj 

 Inward us frnin the itnstnn .Market in 

 I'll fntion ; in t'ai-t, a perfeit .\\alanehe 

 nf lie.aiity. SI lilt illatinn- in the .\fter<,dow 

 and ii radiatinn' (lleiin and Hale with 



ln\ rlinesS. 



''it i^ii't-any wniider we woke iij), is 

 it.' Hilt it w;is a lovely dream. And, 

 ilinunh the i-ariiations themselves are 

 lint iaitiinrtal. they li.ave made so the 

 imn whii i;a\e them hirth." 



Gaedeke to the Rescue. 



.\unii>t (lai'drkr, .Xashiia. N. II.. with 

 his usual alert nrss, j.rnxed himself equal 

 In till' rmernrmy mi the elosintj day of 

 the larnatinii enn\ cut inn. .At almost the 

 last moment Secretary llcrr discovered 

 that the nnmlier of railro.ad certificates 

 iii'crssary tn srciirr tli(> reduceil rates 

 hniiir l.iiki'd sr\(Mi tickets. M. A. Patteii 

 and r. J. ilaiiswirth called up Mr. 



The Latest Range Erected by Wietor Bros., Rogers Park, Chicago. 



