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ENQUIRER - BUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1888.
SAMOAN TROUBLE.
FROM BISMARCK TO OCR
STATE DEPARTMENT.
•
Complaint* Aftlnit Oar RcpramtallvM
On the Inland—Secretary Bayard'*
Courteous But Firm Reply.
Future of the Treaty.
Washington, April 3.—The correspon
dence between the state department and
the German government relative to the
Samoan controversy, has just been made
public. In view of the notoriously out
rageous conduct of the German represen
tatives in the islands, Prince Bismarck’s
letter is certainly unique. In addressing
Baron Von Zedtwitz, German charge
d’Affairs at this capital, he writes under
date of November 18,1887:
“You have been instructed on a former
occasion to drnw the attention of the sec
retary, of state, Mr. Bayard, to the anti
German attitude observed by the Ameri
can consul general at Apia, Mr.
Bewail, daring our action against
the Samoan King, Malictoa. We have
had a similar experience with the
predecessors of Mr. Sewall, on all occa
sions whenever we endeavored, in view of
the unsettled state ol affairs on the Samoan
Islands, to obtain better guarantees for the
protection of living German subjects and
of their commercial interests. The reports
of our representatives in Apia of the last
seven years repeatedly contained the com
plaint that their American colleagues
show a tendency to interfere with our re
lations to the Samoan government, and to
imbue the latter with distrust against Ger
many.
The endeavors made by Germany in the
interest of the establishment of a lawful
and orderly condition of affairs on those
Islands have, without exception, met with
the opposition of the American consular
representative. At the outbreak of hos
tilities among the natives in
1881, when the commander of
H. 1. H. S. Mowe, on the requisition of
the German consul at Apia ana in agree
ment with the bamoau government, as
well as with the municipal administration,
occupied Apia in order to protect the for
eign settlements, the American consul,
Mr. Dawson, protected against that
measure, and caused the editor ol an Apia
paper with whom he was connected by
friendship, to publish a series of articles
containing injurious assertions against the
German vice-consul and the commander of
II. I. M. 8. Mowe. The American consul
Canisius, has been pointed out to us as the
authors of two letters which Malieta ad
dressed to his majesty the emperor
under the 18th and 25th day of May, 1885.
These letters contain complaints with re
gard to the imperial representative in
Asia, the demand for his recall and an in
sulting critique of German military
modes. The successor of Dr. Canisius,
Mr. Oreenbaum, made opposition to the
Garman representative, enouraging at the
same time Chief Malietoa in his provoking
attitude toward Germany.
Prince Bismarck then proceeds to be
little the commercial interest of America
in Samoa, and states that they have re
ceived all the consideration they deserve.
“I fail, therefore,” he says in closing,
“to find in the facts themselves any reason
that could explain the continual ill-will
shown towards us in Samoa by the
American representatives of the past and
present, andl should be thankful to Mr.
Bayard if he would lend me his assistance
in the investigation of tbis strange lact.
Should my supposition be right, that those
difficulties have their origin in the per
sonal disposition of the American repre
sentatives in Apia and not in their instruc
tions, I am convinced that the American
g overnment will cause the necessary Te
resa to take place. It cannot be conceived
that consular officers who do not respect
the limits of their task and who cause by
their conduct, without reason, interna
tional ill-feeling (verstunnung) between
countries entertaining friendly relations
to each other act in the sense of their gov
ernment, with which Germany, since the
foundation ol the American union, has
been connected by traditional friendship.
We come, therefore, readily to the convic
tion that it will suffice to submit to the
attention of his excellency, the secretary
of state, a coherent review of the attitude
observed by the different American con
suls in Samoa, in order to be enabled to
hope for the repress of a misunderstanding
which has no foundation in the actual,
reciprocal, friendly relations. You are
requested to read this iustruction to the
secretary of state, Mr. Bayard, and to leave
him a copy of it."
Mr. Bayard’s reply; which was made at
great length, discusses the situation very
dispassionately, but none tbe less firmly.
In tbe course of 1 is letter he says:
“I am instructed by tbe president to say
tbat he fully participates in the regrets of
Prince Bismarck that tbe relations of tra
ditional friendship which have subsisted
between the United States and Germany,
unbroken for so many years, should be in
any way or degree disturbed or affected by
occurrences in remote islands oo which
the material interests of both governments
are comparatively insignificant. Had the
government of tbe United States enters
tained any designs of territorial aggran
disement, or of political control in Samoa,
they could have been accomplished, it is
believed, with much satisfaction to a ma
jority of the natives, and with little oppo
sition from any of them, long prior to the
date of either the British or German
treaty.
“But another aDd widely different policy
has guided the action ot the United States,
in respect to the native communities of
the Southern Pacific, and it is not, j ap
prehend, claiming too much credit for this
government to express the opinion that
the example it exhibited, by treating with
Samoa, as an independent state, led to
a similar cause, and a similar ac
knowledgement of native independence
in that island group by Germany and
Great Britain. Judging by the past, I am
led to believe that the instability of tbe
native government of Samoa, and the
tendency exhibited to a marked degree,
dnring the past two years, toward civil
commotions cannot be justly im
puted to any action of the consular repre
sentative of the United States, but is to
attributed, among other important causes,
to tbe lailure ot the German consular
representatives to give consistent support
to the existing native government.
“Tbis, I am led to suppose, has not been
owing to hostility to the United States on
the part of the German representative,
hut rather to a natural susceptibility on
their part to the desire of the local Ger
man element, for such a native govern
ment he would be disposed to advocate its
commercial and landed interests. More
over, I am wholly unable to share in
1 Vince Bismarck’s impression that the
e fforts of Germany to establish a lawful
and orderly condition of affairs in Ger
many have generally, not to say without
exception, met with the opposition of
American consular representatives. I
could readily point to many instances of
co-operation of American consular repre
sentatives with those of Germany woen
the efforts of the latter were directed
simply to the maintenance of peace and
order In Samoa.
“On the contrary, the action of the Ger
man representatives, especially during the
last three years, has been such as to raise
grave doubts in regard to the future rela
tions of the treaty powers respecting the
Islands, and these doubts have only been
relieved by expected assurances from Ber
lin of the absence of any intention on the
part of Germany to unsettle lormer under
standings, and take control ot the native
government and assume a protectorate.
“It is not my purpose to comment upon
the grounds of the recent German action
in Samoa as they have been above stated,
although I regret that the powerful gov
ernment of Germany did not find it possi
ble to take a more liberal view of the con
dition of Samoan life and civilization, and
the unfortunate situation of the native
king, who, in regarding himself as the
rightful ruler of the islands, coaid point in
confirmation of his title to a long series of
acknowledgements of his authority by all
three treaty powers.’’—New York World.
these small stones from any land except
such as might be termed ktony land.
Thinks it might pay on hillsides, when
plowing the last time preparatory to seed
ing down, to follow after the plow and
throw them in the furrow and thus leave
them below the surface. Has practiced
this some daring the past few years, and
is pleased with tbd result.
EGOS AS SYMBOLS.
How They Have Figured In Mythology and
in Pagan Systems.
It is a well-known fact that eggs have
figured In mythology, and have, or have
bad, a symbolical meaning in certain Pa
gan systems. But it is quite true that
there ii no traceable connection be
tween them and tbe eggs which
are the subject of this note, mere
resemblance not being enough to prove
Identity of origin. As tor Easier eggs, the
date of their introduction is unknown, but
the egg as a symbol of hope was recog
nized by St. Augustine, and probably at a
still earlier date. For our present purpose
it will suffice to note its association with
sacred seasons.
1. To this day Jews at the passover in
troduce an egg as a symbol of their bond
age in Egypt and wonderful delivery.
2. In tne cburch there was n -festival of
eggs on tbe Saturday before the Shrove
Tuesday, but the meaning of this is doubt
ful, though perhaps it can be explained.
3: The Paschal or Easter egg was blessed
by the priests, and at the termination of
the Lenten feast was, and perhaps in some
places still is, desired as the first food eaten
after the conclusion of Lent.
The second and third instances seem to
indicate that eggs were regarded as proper
for the transition from ordinary food oe-
fore Lent to its resumption after Lent. It
may, however, be stated that the Paschal
egg was certainly regarded as _ a
resurrection symbol, especially in antici-
K tion of the resurrection of the
vior. This last point seems evident
from tbe form of blessing in the Roman
Catholic church, where the words “on ac
count of the resurrection of our Lord
Jesus Christ" are to be seen.
Tbe statement of a learned German
writer agrees with tbis, for he says: “The
egg as a symbol of the resurrection of
Jesus, who broke forth from the grave as
a chicken from tbe shell, has been from
very ancient date an Easter gift with
Christians who wish each other prosper
ity of the resurrection of the Savior.” The
S ractice of dyeing Eister eggs is of uncer-
lin origin, but it is very widely extended,
and has been thought to be derived from
the Jews, whose Passover occurs at the
same time as our Easter.—London Queen.
THE STATE OF GUN-MAKING.
The Results of Uaiiy and Experiment Ar
rived at In the British Navy.
During the year ending December 31,
1887, 238 new breech-loading guns bave
been issued to the navy, including two 16i
inch guns of 111 tons and four 134-inch
guns of 69 tons.
In addition to these 238 guns, 123 new
gans, including 16}-incb ami eleven 134
inch guns, may be completed by the end
of March, 18SS. This will still leave 254
guns under order, exclusive of fresh arms,
to be obtained in 1888-89.
The Endinbnrgh and Collossus, recently
commissioned, have tested and tried the
working of the new hydraulic machinery
upon which are mounted the breech-load
ing guns of large calibre, and the results
have been satisfactory. A report of target
WHITE HOUSE MENAGERIE.
Four Points in Farm Practice.
Mr. E. Martin Smith, Delhi, N. Y., has
had forty years of successful husbandry,
from report ol which in O. C. Farmer we
glean the appended items ot practice
tested by time. “He hauls out the ma
nure daily and spreads it on top of the
snow in winter, which plan he
thinks gives best results. Places stress on
the advantage of running pigs in orchards,
producing strong, healthy growth of pigs,
and at the same time benefiting the trees.
Has frequently saved considerable sums
by the practice of keeping a cash account
in connection with his diarv, in the way of
avoiding the repayment of small accounts
once paid, where credit had failed to be
given. Condemns the drawing off of
small Hones so closely as ie sometimes
don*. Believes that on his land (hey
y.” advantage in retaining heat and
loolWme in the soil. Would not remove
practice from the Colossus has been re
ceived in which it is stated that four suc
cessive rounds from one of the 48-ton
guns were fired in six minutes (the ship at
high speed and at a distance of 1500 yards
from the target), and three hits were
made.
The mountings for the still heavier guns
of 67 and 110 tons, necessarily involve
many important and novel features. The
tests with these mountings have, ap to
the present, been quite satisfactory, and
it is hoped that the saips armed with these
guns will soon oarry out full experiments
ot these armaments, in which more ex
perience will be gained.
During the year important experiments
have been undertaken with the view of
extending the system of metallic cart
ridge in nse for the quick firing six-
pounder and smaller guns, to guns up to
and including six-ibon in calibre.
These trials demonstrated the practica
bility of producing efficient metallic cart
ridge of a size hitherto unattempted and
exhibited the many advantages which
would accrue from working ammunition
in this form.
In considering the results of this trial
it became apparent that great benefit
would result to the service ift in place of
the 4-inch and 5 inch breech-loading guns
at the present time mounted somewhat
indiscriminately in ships of different
classes, for the ftiture a quick-firing gun
could be substituted of intermediate size,
with metallic cartridges carrying their
own means of ignition.
After trials and experiments, a gun
firing a projectile of thirty-six pounds
was selected as combining certain advan
tages which either a lighter or heavier
gun would fail to secure. It is the largest
gnn that can, with a sufficient supply of
ammunition, be carried by the torpedo
gunboats (the smallest ships in the ser
vice), and the heaviest which can be
worked with a shoulder piece lor train
ing, a great object in the delivery of a
rapid and accurate fire against the attack
of torpedo boats.
Very greatly increased rapidity of fire
has been obtained from this gun; with its
special mounting and ainunitiou ten
rounds con be fired in a minute, as com
pared with two rouuds a minute, the limit
of rapidity with the present four-inch and
five-inch breech-loading guns. This gun
in future new ships will supersede the
four-inch and five inch-guns.
A six-inch quick-firing gun to fire a
projectile of 100 pounds is nnder construc
tion, and will soon be ready for trial.
Should this gun prove in all respects as
satisfactory as the thirty-six-pounder
(which there is every reason for hoping),
it will form a most valuable addition to
naval armaments, without the disadvan
tages of introducing a gun of new calibre
into the navy.
The importance of the development
of rapid-firing guns can only be hilly ap
preciated when it is borne in mind that,
in consequence of the great speed of fu
ture fighting shiDS, the practice from
slow-firing guns must be most uncertain
on aocount of the ra id alteration of dip-'
tance. The system of mounting connected
with these quick-firing guns allows the
flrer to keep his eye along the sights on
the object while training or elevating the
gun himself. The operation of loading is
qnite independent or the flrer, and means
have been found for the electric ignition
of the charge, the primers being so fitted
that the electric circuit cannot be com
pleted till the breech of the gun is com
pletely closed. The flrer can, therefore,
press the trigger whenever the sights are
aligned on the object, knowing that the
gun caunot fire unless safe, and his whole
attention is thus concentrated on the ob
ject he is firing at, with the additional
advantage of being able to rectify any
miscalcution of distance in the preceding
discharge. Under such conditions rapid
firing should conduce to accurate rather
than to wild practice.
It is intended for the futnre that the 36-
inch pounder and the 6-inch 100-pounder
quick-firing guns, together with the nine
2-inch 22-ton gun in the large unarmored
vessels, should be the main armament of
her majesty’s navy for vessels other than
armour clads, supplemented in all cases
by the light 3-pounder quick-firing gun.
During the past year 131 torpedoes bave
been manufactured and issued ready tor
service, and a further number of 126 will
have been issued by the end of the pres
ent financial year 1887-88.
In view of the general introduction of
steel armor-piercing projectiles and the
great development of the steel manufac
ture in recent years, it has been decided to
make a comprehensive series of trials on
steel and steel faced iron (or compound)
armor plates. A modern breech-loading
gnn and the best projectiles (steel ana
chilled iron) will be used.—Beport on Eng
lish Naval Ordnance.
The FeU of Mrs. Cleveland and Some or
Thetr Peculiarities.
Never has the white house known such
a number and variety of pets as within
the last year and a hair.
aiooe Mrs. Cleveland added the agile
young alligators—those precious trophies
of her tropical trip—her collection has
been unique, if not complete. These
beauties from the bayous will be well
treated, and when the weather softens
into May days they will be taken down
to the oval-shaped miniature lake back of
the mansion and treated to a jolly swim.
This bit of water ia already alive with
rosy-skinned fishes, that have been fed
oftentimes by the first lady of the land,
and when these Florida fellows spread
themselves on the shining surface there
will be a scatteration ot the finny tribe.
Mrs. Cleveland’s first pet of note after
she entered upon her domestic duties—
not counting the family of national cats
that have been a jiart of the executive
household for s number of terms and with
whom she made, friends tbe first week—
is the curly, black-haired dog, Hector,
sent her from Amsterdam as ona of the
souvenirs of her European tour. This dog
has never been a personal peftso to speak,
of Mrs. Cleveland. He was not as tracta
ble as some dogs, and had to have a sound
thrashing soon after his arrival.
The gymnastic little monkey, which was
a perpetual source of amusement to Mrs.
Cleveland, is—dead. Peace to its ashes.
It was the gift of a dear friend, and it has
been missed sadly. The Potomac flaw
malaria and the name “Mugwump" given
it ny a cruel newspaper were too much for
it, and it folded its lithesome arms and
climbed the golden stairs.
The pet to which Mrs. Cleveland is most
devoted is the beautiful white and yelh.-w
dog, partly St. Bernard, that was presented
her some time ago by one of her guests.
It accompanies her regularly in her after
noon walks through the rear white house
ground and back by the drive alongside
the treasury. She takes this constitutional
every day between 3:30 and 5 o’clock. The
dog stays close by her, never leaving for a
little run without a look back to see if he
may.
Hector hailed the advent of his success
ful rival with hair turned the wrong way
and offers of a fight. To say that he is en
vious when he sees his bated rival out
for the afternoon stroll, the observed of all
observers, is drawing it mild. There is au
irreconcilable feud between them The
long-haired chap will be taken out to Oak
View in the spring. Hector has never
been so honored.
The white rat is getting along famously
on the fat of the laud. He plays about
Mr. Cleveland’s sitting-room, standing on
his hind legs and looking into interesting
places. He took to his hole for hours af
ter the alligator came. He gets the
choicest brand of cheese and dainty dishes
of every description, prepared by Bine lair
and served by the maid. Mrs. Cleveland
gave him a big Florida orange to roll
about and nibble at. He is all right with
the cats. There is a Defect understanding.
Hector is not allowed near him.
host. After dinner the pope takes
hoar's nap in an arm chair, and then if
the weather be fine, he has a walk tin the
Vatican gardens. The pope takes great
interest in gardening, and often aston
ishes the head gardener with the extent of
his botanical lore. After his return from
the garden Pope Leo gives further audi
ences or works with his secretaries, ss oc
casion may require, and at 6 o’clock he
takes a bowl of soup and a glass of Bor
deaux. From 3 to 10 there are yet further
audiences, save when the pontiff shuts
himself up in his room to prepare the
morrow’s work. At 10, by way of evening
C yers, he says the roeary, and half an
ir later he sups on the remains of din
ner. So abstemious are the pope’s habits-
tbat it is not difficult to believe the state
ment that the expenses of his table are
less than £10 a month. At 11 he retiree,
but not always to sleep. His holiness suf
fers from insomnia, which he endeavors
to chase away by mentally composing the
elegant and polished Latin and Italian
verses which have earned for him some
right to be called a poet.
TAXING BACHELORS.
A Protest Against Coercsd Marriage by One
of the Bald-headed Veterans.
The resolution introduced at the last
session of the legislature of Oeorgta which
proposes to tax unmarried men more thau
thirty years of age savors somewhat of the
social usages of Sparta. The masculine
maids and matrons of that state had the
playful habit of dragging all bachelors
more than twenty-five years of age about
by tbe hair until one of them was chosen
by the victim as a life companion! How
nervously anxious both sexes must have
been as the blissful day approached when
personal union or personal indignity
awaited the unfortunate’s twenty-fifth
birthday! The barbers must have been
very busy then.
We are glad that the resolution referred
to gives the citizen of Georgia five years
more grace than Lycurgns gave Sparta.
When iwe realize that the Romans not
only fined bat compelled bachelors to
marry, and that this law was passed in
England during the reign of William III,
we may well be pardoned if we fear for
the future of baohelordora. If we fal
ter or fail in our leal devotion to the fair
sex in the future, the cause is apparent.
The revival on this continent of the per
secutions which mark the past of ill-fated
bachelorhood is hardly in keeping with
our boasted progress. Tbat the south
leads in this crusade against single-bless
edness increases the force of the blow;
for if Massachusetts had done so no sur-
orise would have been felt. Will the pas
sage ot tbe bill be likely to increase the
number of marriages or stimulate the im
migration of taxable bachelors to Georgia?
Have the county elerks and the clergy
conspired to increase their fees? The bill
is as cavalier in treatment as it is Puritan
ical in conception. Have the fair dames
who have so persistently fought for “wo
man’s rights" been lobbying among the
legislators of Georgia? Is this one of the
“reserved rights” which they now intend
to assert? Who can tell what motives
S rompt them to demand the franchise?
i there method in this madness? Is the
proposed persecution of citizens of Geor
gia one of the rights of woman? Is it
ikely that the Spartan usage would be re
vived? Heaven forbid! To yield their
arms instead of their charms would be
humiliating and not calculated to iucrease
the chances of wadded bliss.
Besides, we are opposed to such a poll-
tax, and prefer to possess our slender hir
sute adornment in peace, Can it be tbat
tbe secret practice of this custom is the
cause of modern male baldness? If the
fair sex obtains the ballot is it not likely
that a social star chamber, a Vehmic mar-
ttal tribunal, will be established to shorten
the shrift of single blessedness. Think of
a matrimonial court composed of Miss
Stanton, Mrs. Lockwood. Mrs. Livermore,
and other charming ladies, from whose
decision there could be no appeal! A fe
male court without appellate jurisdiction
would rigidly enforce a Spartan code and
confirm all captures. Can any one doubt
tbat the days of bachelorhood would be
numbered? Are there not states in which
the males are fewer in number? What
eligble bachelor would feel safe from at
tack? The lady would select her lord,
perhaps, and the court would confirm her
choice. There undoubtedly would be a
large number of “relicts” then, and these
relics would not be the subject of much
interest. While the seizure of the Sabine
women ensured the foundation ot Rome,
it is doubtful if the capture of bachelors
would increase domestic happiness. Be
sides, men gene, ally prefer to do the
seizing. Suppose one obtained a Mrs.
Caudle?
Would lovely woman fail to exercise the
right of seizure? Far be it from us to
weaken the ranks of the army struggling
for woman’s suffrage; but we do think
that a note of warning is needed to pro
tect the thoughtless bachelor from insid
ious attack.
ALL ABOUT FORKS.
Showing the Early Ridicule Visited on an
Adjunct of Civilization.
Forks are distinctly mentioned in I.
Samuel xiii., 21, in connection with the
file which was used to sharpen the prongs.
In the Pentateuch mention is made of
flesh hooks, evidently used for taking the
meat out or the pots or off the pans. At-
eneus mentions the fork, but it does not
appear whether it meant a bident or a
trident, and it is certain that the ancient
Greeks were ignorant of the use of the
fork while eating. Two branched instru
ments were found at Herculaneum, but
they were not known to be used in any
period of Roman history.
The Duke of Burgundy used forks at
table, and it said to bave had two. In his
time the leaves were made round aud
were placed by the side of the carver, who
had a pointed carving Knife and a skewer
of silver or gold, which he stuck into tbe
joint of meat, and, having cut off a piece,
nlaced it on a slice of bread, which was
served to the guest on the point of tbe
carving knife. This custom still obtains
in many parts of Europe.
Before the revolution in France, when a
gentleman was invited to dinner, it was
customary for him to send his servant,
he carried them in his breeches pocket,
as a carpenter carries his rule. Tuc use of
forks was not introduced iuto hiugland
until the time of James I., having been
brought from Italy. Their use was ridi
culed by many as a superserviceable piece
of finery. Ben Jonsou joined in tbe
laugh against them in his play of “The
Devil’s Ass.” It is not difficult, even now,
to remember when the knife only, not
withstanding the presence of the fork,
was used to convey food to the mouth,
showing how difficult it was to get rid of
the old customs.
EDUCATION OF INDIANS
PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND
HIS VIEWS.
EXPRESSES
A Reply to Resolutions Adopted by the
Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal
Conference—A Plain Letter
From a Fearless Man.
C., B. and Q. Not Responsible.
The other day all the ministers forming
the French cabinet took their dinner pails
from the rows of pegs behind the work
shop door, rolled down their sleeves, put
on their coats, and informed Foreman
Carnot that they would work no longer on
the job. It is gratifying to know that this
strike is in no way One to the trouble on
the Burlington rood.—Chicago News.
Merely a Political Wreck.
The story that Mr. Blaine is “a physical
wreck" is strenuously denied by bis friends,
and the fact seems to be that Mr. Blaine is
merely a political wreck.—Chicago Herald.
E. F. O.
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She Was Afraid He’d Fall.
“John.”
“Yes, dear.”
A plump little woman and a tall yonng
man bave gone up the first flight of stairs,
and are standing on the landing prepara
tory to the further exploration of the
^reat statue of Liberty Enlightening the
“Isn’t it dark here?”
“Yes, dear.”
“You go up first, John.”
“Yes, dear.”
“No, let me go first. If 1 should fall
there would be no one to catch me.”
A silence of two minutes.
“John.”
“Yes, dear.”
“My! How you frightened me. Where
are yon?”
“Right behind you, dear.”
“I was afraid you had fallen down. Keep
close to me."
“Yes, dear.”
“Take hold of my hand. I couldn’t
bear it if yon fell down, John. Promise
me yon won’t Call down, John. Promise
me, or I’ll go home this very instant.”
“I promise,” replied the bridegroom,
wearily. Ana thus their journey goes on.
Business In tlie Backwoods.
A country store in Tennessee. The pro
prietor, who is arranging several bolts of
highly colored calico, looks up, nods and
says:
“Come in Uncle Billy.”
Uncle Billy comes in aud says:
“Bob, git airy newspaper lately?”
“Yes; got one yesterday ”
“Read me a few lines uv it, will you?
I wanter know whut folks air doin’ in the
outen-tbe-way places uv the world.”
The merchant drops his work and reads
to Unole Billy.
“Wall, Bob, b’l’eve I’ll ride. Didn’t
have nothin’ particular ter do ter day, an’
I thought I’a sorter sa’nter over an’ ee
what wuz goin’ on. Lemme have a haffer
pound uv coffee. Will pay you fur hit one
uv these days.”
Uncle Billy gets his coffee and goes
away. Tbe merchant returns to his work
of arranging his calico and has been en
gaged but a few minutes when some one
darkens the door.
W’y, how are you Uncle Rodman?”
says the merchant. “Walk back.”
“Anything fresh, Bob?”
“No, nothin’ of interest.”
“Got airy paper?”
“Yes.”
“Well, read me a little outen it, ef you
please. I bain’t beam nothin’ in so long
that I’m gittin’ sorter rusty.”
The merchant gits his paper and during
an hour reads to Uncle Redman.
“Wall, Bob, I reckon I’d better mosey
back. Let me have ’bout a h .Her pound
uv coffee, an’ I’ll pay yon for it ’gin
spring.”
Uncle Redman goes away. The mer
chant begins to arrange his calico.
“Hello, Bob.”
“Why, how are you. Uncle Miles?
Come in. Sit down. What are all the
boys doin’?”
“Wall, Ab’s gone ter mill. Tom an’
Henderson air burn a plant bed. Lige is
a-piddlin’ aroun’ greasin’ the gear, an’
one thing and another. The women folks
have gone a visitin’, an’ I ’lowed that I’d
come over and see ef anything had hap
pened. Got a paper, I reckon?”
“Yes.”
“Wall, read me a little suthin’.
Bob reads to the old man, listens to his
wise comment, and is about to return to
his work, when the old man says:
“Rob, put me up about a pound uv mid
dlin’ good coffee. Pay you for hit when
I sell my tobacker.”
The old man goes away. From time to
time during the day old uncles
come in, and at night the merchat finds
that he has sold |2 worth of goods on
credit, and that be has accomplished in
the entire course of the day, the work of
re-arranging the disorder which one wo
man wrought in ten minutes early in the
morning.
Washington, April 3.—The following
letter was written by the president, in re
sponse to a resolution adopted at a session
of the Philadelphia annual conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church, held at
Philadelphia on March 20:
Washington, March 29, 1888.—To the
Rev. James Morrow, D. D., 71 Walnut
street, Philadelphia, Pa.—My Dear Sir: I
have received from you certain resolutions,
passed at the annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, held at Phil
adelphia on the 20th inst. I am not in
formed how to address a response to the
officers of the conference who have signed
these resolutions, and for that- reason I
transmit my reply to you.
The action taken by this assemblage of
Christian men has greatly surprised and
disappointed me. They declare:
“That this conference earnestly protests
against the recent action of the govern
ment in excluding the use of native
languages in the education of the Indians,
and especially the exclusion of the Dakota
Bible among those tribes where it was
formerly used. That while admitting that
there are advantages in teaching English
to the Indians, to compel them to receive
ail religious instruction in that language
would practically hinder their receiving it
in the most effective way. Tbe line of
power travels with the human heart, aud
the heart of the Indian is in his language.
That it ii in harmony with the genius of
our country, a free church in a free state.
That the operations of all missionary
societies should be unbrammeled by state
interferences.”
The rules of the Indian bureau upon the
subject referred to are as follows:
1. No text books m the vernacular will
be allowed in any school where children
are placed under contract, or where the
government contributes in any manner
whatever to tbe support of the school. No
oral instruction in the vernacular will be
allowed in such schools. The entire cur
riculum must be in the English language.
2. Tbe vernacular may be used in mis
sionary schools only for oral instruction in
morals and religion, where it is deemed to
be an auxiliary to the English language in
conveying .uch instruction, and only
native Indian teachers will be permitted
to otherwise tesch in any Indian vernaeu
lar, aud these native teachers will only be
allowed so to teach in schools not support
ed iu whole or in part by the government
and at remote points, where there are no
government or contract schools where the
English language is taught. These native
teachers are only alio wed to teach in the
vernacular with a a view of reaching those
Indians who cannot have the advantages
of i. structiun in English, and snch instruc
tion must give way to th6 English teach
ing schools as soon as they are established
where tbe Indians can have access to t hem.
3. A limited theological class of Indian
young men may be trained iu the vernacu
lar, at anv puiely missionary school, sup
ported excusively by missionary societies,
the object being to prepare them tor the
ministry, whose subsequent work shall be
confined to preaching, unless they are
employed as teachers in remote settle
ments. where English schools are inac
cessible.
4. These rules are not intended to pre
vent the possession or use, by any Indian
of the Bible published in the vernacular,but
such possession or use i hall not interfere
with the teaching of the English language
to the extent and the manner hereinbefore
directed.
W. S. JENKINS,
Real Estate AND Rental Agent
The Pope at Home.
At 1 o’clock the pope usually dines, al
though when he has a long succession of
audiences dinner‘is often put back to 2,
and sometimes to even 3 o’clock. The
simple meal consists of soup, roast and
dessert. At dinner he drinks a glass or
two of old Bordeaux, which is the only
wine for which he cares, and as the eti
quette of the Vatican requires that the
sovereign pontiff should always dine alone
he amuses himself by reading
the newspapers. When the pope wishes
to do special honor to some foreign royalty
or other distinguished personage, hie in
vites them to his breakfast of coflee and
rolls after early mass To this honor only
Roman catholics are admitted, since it u
an essential prelim.nary that the guest
should have attended this pope’s mass and
reoeived the communion from his hands.
Even then the guest, however high may
bo his rank, never sits at the same table
with the bishop of Borne, a email table
being plan ed for him adjoining that of his
Big Word*.
Secretary Bayard is given to the use of
big words. His state papers contain words
unknown to any dictionary. He is even
suspected by many people of having writ
ten that celebrated message of the presi
dent’s in which the expression “innocuous
desuetude” occurred. Be that as it may,
his failing in this regard has frequently
furnished his former associates in tne sen
ate with a peg to hang a story on. Among
the best stories is that told by '‘Zeb”
Vance, of North Carolina, to a parly of
friends:
Do yon know,” said the North Caro
lina senator, “what I am reminded of
whenever I read one of Brother Bayard’s
official communications to tne senate?”
“No.”
“You don’t? Well, I will tell you. It
reminds me of the conversation I once
heard between two darkies:
“‘Julius, is tyon better dis morning?’
said one.
No. I was better yesterday, but I’s got
ober dat,’ replied the other.
‘“Am dar no hopes ob your discobery?’
“ ‘Discobery ob what?’
“ ‘Your discobery from the convales
cence what am fetching you on your
back.’
“‘Dat depens, sah, altogeddah on the
prognostication which implies de disease;
should they continue fatally, he hopes dis
colored individual won’t die dis time. But
as I said afore, that all depens on the
prognostics; and till dese come to a head
dere am no telling wedder dis pusson will
come to a discuntiuuation or odder
wise.’”
Make Your Farms Self-Sustaining.
The chief aim of our farmers, says the
Florida Agriculturalist, should be to make
their farms self-sustaining. If possible
they should produce everything they con
sume. Of course this plan cannot be car
ried out literally, but, nevertheless, it
should ibe attempted. Fo long as their
corn cribs are in Kansas and their smoke
houses in Chicago, just so long will the
goddess of prosperity pass them by.
Many of our farmere, who have every
facility for making the best of gardens,
dine daily during the vegetable season on
canned vegetables from the north. Instead
of having their own orchards and being
able to gather peaches, plums, pears, etc.,
through the year, they send to a corner
grocery and buy a .an of Delaware
>eaches or California pears, as insipid as
bey are expensive. And thus it keeps up
the year ronnd, what he could raise at
home he buys from the north.
The matter of producing everything
consumed is, of course, more
incumbent on the farmer than any else,
bat the orange grower or the fruit raiser
is not excusable for purchasing articles in
New York that he could produce in his
own grove or garden. If our people will
bear in mind the fact that prosperity will
increase in proportion to their produce
and will labor to one end—to raise as
much and buy as little as possible, they
will fiud their purses heavier and their
hearts lighter each succeeding year.
Cause of tbe Drought.
There are no presidential candidates in
Wisconsin. Thu is one reason why that
state now suffers from drought.—New
York Journal.
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Oarson ami Blanchard A Oo., Columbus.
The government seeks in its manage
ment of the Indians to civilize them and
to prepare them for that contact with tbe
world which necessarily accompanies
civilization. Manifestly nothing is more
important to the Indian from this point of
view than a knowledge of the English
language. All the efforts of those having
the matter in charge tend to the ultimate
mixture of the Indians with our other
people, thus making one community,
equal iu all those things which pertain to
American citizenship. But this ought not
to be done while the Indians are entirely
ignorant of the English language. It
seems to me it would be a cruel mockery
to send them out into the world without
this shield from imposition, and without
this weapon to force their way to self-
support aud independence.
Nothiug can be more consistent, then,
than to insist upon the teaching of Eng
lish in our Indian schools. It will not do
to permit these wards of the nation, in
their preparation to become their own
masters, to indulge in their barbarous lan
guage because it is easier for them, or be
cause it pleases them. The action of the
conference, therefore, surprises me, if by
it they mean to protest against such exclu
sion as is prescribed in the order. It will
be observed that “text books in the ver
nacular” are what are prohibited and
“oral instruction;” the “entire curricu
lum” must be in English. These are the
terms used to define the elements of an
ordinary secular education, and do not re
fer to religious or moral teaching. Secular
teachicg is the object of the ordinary gov
ernment schools, but surely there
can be no objection to reading a
chapter in the bibie in English, or in
Dakota, if English could not be under
stood, at tbe daily openings of those
schools, as is done in very many other
well-regulated secular schools. It may be,
too, that tbe use of words in tbe vernacu
lar may be sometimes necessary to aid in
communicating a knowledge of the En
glish language, but the use of the vernacu
lar should not be encouraged, or con
tinued beyond the necessity of such ne
cessity, and the “text books,” the “oral
instruction” in a general sense, and the
curriculum certainly should be in English.
In missionary scbools, moral and religious
instruction may be given in the vernacu
lar as an auxiliary to English in convey
ing such instruction. Hence, while the
desirability of some instruction in morals
and religion is recognized, the extreme
value of learning the English language
is not lost sight of. ' And the
provisions which follows, that only native
teachers shall “otherwise” (tbat is, except
for moral or religious instruction) teach
the vernacular, and only in remote places,
and until government or contract schools
are established, is in exact keeping with
the purpose of the government, to
elude the Indian languages from the
schools, so far as is consistent with a due
regard for the continuance of moral and
religious teaching in the missionary
schools, and except in such cases as the
exclusion would result in the entire neg
leet of secular or other instruction. Pro
vision is made, in the rules, for the theo
logical training of yonng men, in the
missionary schools, to fit them as Indian
g reachers,and the possession and use of the
ibie, so far as it does not interfere with
the secular English teaching insisted upon
is especially secured.
I cannot believe that these rales of the
Indian bureau were at band when the
resolutions before me were adopted. If
they were, I think they were strangely
misunderstood, though the mild admission
that “there are advantages in teaching
English to the Indians” indicate that there
ia a wide difference between those who
appear cautiously to make such an admis
rion and the many others interested in
Indian improvement who deem such
teaching the paramount object of imir.e
diate effort. The rules referred to have
been modified and changed in their
phraseology to meet the views of
good men who seek to aid
the government in its benevolent
intention, until it was supposed their
meaning was quite plain and their purpose
satisfactory. There need be no fear that
in their execution they will at all inter
fere with the plans of those who sensibly
desire tbe improvement and welfare of
tbe Indians. At any rate, until it is demon
strated that these rules operate as impedi
ments to Indian advancement they will be
adhered to, while the government will
continue to invoke assistance of all Chris
tian people and organizations ia this very
important and interesting part of' the
labor intrusted to it. Yours, very truly,
Grover Cleveland.
Investments for Local and Foreign Syndicates Carefully Made
No. 1021 Broad St., Columbus, Ga.
On Tuesday next, I shall start north for the purpose of
closing up some large real estate deals, and will be absent for
about two weeks, during which time I expect to arrange with
numerous persous to come south and locate. I will want a
good list of business houses and lots of residence property,
both vacant and improved; Pine and other Timber Lauds,
Mineral Lands, Farms and Garden Properties; also houses to
rent. If you have property of any description for sale please
write full description of same and price; also list of your ren
tal property, and leave the same with Mr. A. H. Shepherd,
who will have cliage of my office, 1021 Broad street, during
my absence. Don’t fail to have your lists in before March
10th. as l expect to return by that date. Remember the
number, 1021 Broad street.
~W". S. TZEZLTZKZIHSrS.
tf TELEPHONE USTO. 163.
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An Indiana man has invented a device
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been supposed, at least by all persons
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