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THE "WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: JANUARY 3, 1895.
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THE LEXOW l.NVESTlGtoTlO.M.
When Dr. ouarles I’arkhurst -tx-gan
tils seneB of sermons on -too oorrupilon
of .Notv York gonemmorat, the publio
did i»:*t know who:her to regard him as
an earnest man seeking to accomplish
a hopo’.ess bask, or as a sensationalist,
seeking notoriety In the ehatpest way.
The nmvsiKipt'rs of Now York seemed
to ettrertSaln the same douJit, They re
garded him either ns foolish iu under
taking aoimt htotf He could not aceotu-
pilsh, or as open to cansure for using
raotliods unbecoming to the pulpit. Hut
ins sermons were so unusual ami at
tracted so much aitrt edition ith.it they had
n nows value, and -tho newspapers,
therefore, whether willingly or not,
brought Dr. Parklmtvt and his ser
mons to 'the knwwleilgo or cull me peoplo
of New York. When his tnovumont,
'with such akl, began to promise to be
successful, than the nawspapers recog
nised Ills earnestness umd sincerity, anil
gave him sympathy and active aid
where they had before only helped him
in a way Incident to their business.
They are onti.tled to some of die credit
of the success of the movement, but
perhaps not to a Vtry Large share.
No movement of like character has
ever been so successful as this In Its
preliminary tftages. None bias promised
such large and lasting results to -the
public. Out of It grow the Investiga
tion by the legislative committee which
closed -Saatml ty, the progress off which
Ins been watched with trtte keenest in
terest In all parts of the United States.
The disclosures made -wiff-o sems-atlonnl
in the highest Stereo, even though the
f.icts brought out In evidence had been
suspected to exist by everybody nt all
familiar with New York life. They
show than lt#e .police orginlaition of
New York has been corrupt from top
to bottom; that It had become merely
am organisation to preserve outward or-
d.T and vipu’C' 1 vloTont crime, While se-
vrv.ly In lingua and during In the
prodttH of an forms of vice. No trade
or profession was too vile to secure the
protection of the New York police If
It would consent <to share Its profit*
with the officials of the police depart
ment. All other rev«la.tlons of offi
cial corruption sink Into Insignificance
when compared -with the enormity of
the corruption of itho police department
of Now York. The mm in ootntnahd
of die force, (the persons rcHptmsllx’e
for Its efllcli-ory mud for Us morals,
uvero the vary men who organized the
partnership with crime anti absorbed
Its promts. It cannot be supposed that
Hue investlgatltvn brought to light all
the fa offs of the conspiracy between the
police officials and the criminals. Only
a small pant of the immense revenue
collected from crlurlnali is accounted
for. Only the capta'x* of police, ser-
gc-auts ami minor officer* wbo held
their places beciauae they had obtained
tbe good will of higher officials were
convicted. A huge part of the revenue
from cri-mo is still unaccounted for, and
the presumption is that some. If not all
of It, went into itho cowtrol, if not the
pickets, of die men at the head of the
official organlratlon of the city. Have
not Those men, in a ftov years, become
enormously wealthy, without even a
visible means of support. In name
cases? They were all-powerful in die
government. They could at any time
have destroyed tno system of corrup
tion by which tbetr subordinates prof
it,.j. Is it reason-abCe to Iwliove that
they tbnmselvrti did not share in that
profit? Too question, so frequently
asked In New York, where did their
wealth come from, suggest* only one
answer, to view of the circumstances
brought out by the invitangallon.
Whether -the result of the investiga-
Hon will be the permanent purlfloallou
of the muolclpnl jfovennaneot of New
York Is doubtful. The men wbo have
rul.il the city by means off corrupt
methods ha.ro made themselves ex
tremely useful to political leaders bo-
longUV to both parties. The legisla
ture and the governor are Kcpublican,
but the 'Irvin wbo ocmtnols the Republi
can party of New York, wbo named
the man just cCfitted governor, cares
more about retaining his pow«* as a
political •'boss” dun tor any improve-
moot in the city government. Men
who were ostensibly hi* butter political
enemies have to the past been to fact
bis secret allies, and be may not think
than the investigation has destroyed
their usefulness to him.
The results of the InvoStlgsItico will
affect not only the govern meat and the
politics of Now York, but those of the
Wb'lo country.
MUST COME SOUTH.
-Hr. J. R. Sovereign, guuciat master
workman of -the Knights of Lihor, bos
•aid a grant many foolish things, we
think, sinco he assumed tbo duties of
his office. Rut tbo following extract
from contain recent remarks of his
show that ho is not. destitute at powers
of observation nor of good sense when
dealing with pradtlcal matters:
"I am more favorably Impressed with
the South than uny other point ot our
country, not alone us the most promising
place for the location of co-operattve col.
onles, but for the establishment of Indi
vidual enterprises of alt kinds. The cli
mate and natural resources are such ns
to expressly Invito those of limited
means. The South is the coming Eden ot
Amerlua, and the vast tracts of Its fer
tile soil now open to settlement on terms
within the easy reach of all who desire
to avull themselves ot the opportunities
offered diake It the one place above all
others, In my opinion, where people seek.
Ing homes and investments shoultj go."
A few years age tluwe utterances
would uot have boon made. It Is pretty
safe to say. In the first place, political
prejudices were stall that Northern
nuott could molt fairly estimate the ad
vantage of this section, even If they
knew them. But they did not know
them. The Aiet fluff suelii prejudices
have largely died out ami that the at
tention of the North Is directed toward
this section as St has not been since the
federal arm!.* tunned tlicir face* hony-
ward in 1805, is a ma.t>ier of vastgim-
portaneo to the South. Probably this
ohinge lu 'the aicfltude of (Northern peo
ple towards the South was Impossible
so long as largo tracts of ferule lands
in the West remained open to settCe-
tuant, oven though time had worn away
the prejudices which tho war created.
But there are now mo such lands In the
Wewl open to soStlcmsaS. Settlers
have, in fact, gone far beyond the line
where prolltohfc forming is possible
and have encroached uiwu the semi-
arkl region whose lauds are (It only for
cattle grazing. All tho ei return stances
conspire in favor of (file South. With
tho next great revival of business, a
great proportion of the energies of The
American people will bo turned ill Utis
direction. They can nowhere else fiud
such profitable employment. They can
no longer turn wcstwanl, nml the bar
riers which heretofore have kept them
out of the South Are now removed.
EXODUD1.nl} ignorance.
Tile agitation in favor of holding eon-
stitutloaal convention* which is now
going on in several Southern States is
undoubtedly the outcome of the grow
ing sonitimoirt in favor of purer, elec
tions. There is a feeling that at the
same time that election methods are
reformed, oo«nething must be done to
guard tho stales against 'the dangers of
on ignorant voting population. Iliads
•Ippl has solved this problem by looor-
poratii* to her new constitution an ed
ucational test for the.votea--.no* a high
test, but sufficient to exclude froan tho
polls all man nvio cannot off least read.
Tho riwn't so far sown* to be etttlrely
good. There is a disposition In some
of the stlatcs to follow -Mississippi's ex
ample, and it is quite probable, If the
agitation In favor of holding the con
ventions is suacutiful, that reform will
take 'this shape. Of course it Is possi
ble to reach this result of excluding per
sons unable to raid from the polls with
out making provisions for tt in the con
stitution. bt can to- done through tbo
election ktwp, indirectly, 'that ttus is
the result which ought to bo achieved
wo thirtk restfulable men will general
ly agree. There Is no liijust.ee In It to
the persons thus excluded from partic
ipation to the government. There ts
no possibility that they oan be tit for
•nob participation, because they can
have no adequate knowlnlgo of the
problems with which goronmenU
must deal. If they feel tluit Injustice
Is done them, all that 1* necessary for
them to do to order to right that injus-
tlce is to loam to read, and surely the
eight to vote, If tt is worth uuyalilng, is
worth the exertion meewsary to acquire
that accomplishment.
TtiB CaStforr-ta SUthrintcr Exposition
wua a daxxhnar success. Dr. Price - *
Cream Bnklrur Powder took the highest
prize fur i«urvty, srrtiHWh aixl excellence.
NOT A DESIRABLE REFORM.
For a good many ytvira certain people
who are dissatisfied with the proaeot
form of our representative govorDmaot
r, JUitlvor, w-ith the methods by which
the reptvsmiiUvr* of the peoplo In that
govommant are selected—(Live argued
to favor of -w-lut they call “proportlon-
nto ropresontntion." Their idea is that
each party should be represented tn
legislative bodies tn proportion to the
number of votes cast for Its candidates.
The foremost organ of tills variety of
reform it perttaps the Outlook, of Now
York, which to the course of a recent
art; do trie* to dbrnonstiuto what a good
tiling proportionate representation
would be by figuring out what party
ropreseatadon would Ikivo been under
It to the coogrcm now etc ting and the
one which goes Into office on the 4th of
next March. In itho present congress,
tt ftjys, the number of Damocrats
would be 104, itwtaad of 21S: Republi
cans 153, instead of 127; Populists 31,
instead of 11; ProWbttlonlrita 8, i art Wad
of none. In tbo next congress, the
Democrats would luve 133, instead of
100;.Republic:!ns 1115, Instead of 245;
I’opullsta 44, instead ot 11; Prohibi
tionists 8, Instead of none.
The Outlook seems to think that a
congress so constituted would be very
much mote vulualilo to the country. We
are free to admit that die present con-
great can bo Improved upon very
much, but we cannot see (fax the divis
ion of tbe members among tbo different
parties in the rammer proposal would
help 1L The trouble with It now U
that It has no majority in favor of any
th log. U is split up into foodoos which
m ike it iudpteag. It to, In fact, in ex-
•w»Mtr Hhn rvsiwlltlrvn (t>iivaii,5»
division that the Outlook w^bes to pro
duce by proportionate representation,
for it will be observed that, according
to Its figures, nektliar party, either In
the present congress or the next, would
have a majority. In both itho Populists
would hold the balance of power. No
party would be responsible. Every
measure would be defeated or paused
by the joint action of two parties,
reached always as the result of a trade,
nml nrtiher of -those parties would be
responsible to ithe country for the leg
islation. Tho country has bad a. Untie
experience to what -die results would
be during the life of the present con
gress. IVe are quito sure it doc* not
wane any more experience of the same
kind. What it does want Is a govern
ment administered by a party with a
definite programme, and so well dts<1-
pllned, or so well agreed In opinion, as
to be able to carry that programme oat
in legislation and to executive action.
No reason:! I to roan can doubt that very
much of tho enormous loss which the
country Inis suffered during -the last
year, amd which It will continue to suf
fer until -the currency question Is set
tled, Is duo -to the fact that there Is ao
majority to congress in fovor of any
plan of currency .reform, though dure
is a largo majority In .that body—an
overwhelming majority—that desires
tho -present system changed.
A MISNAMED PARTY.
The People's Party Paper of Atlanta
iurtmts extracts from a 1 eater w-rltum
Jvr j* Afi» pAttfcrt n PbrmlUt n*n.
d Ida to for congress In (Massachusetts.
In which It 1* declared that «ho Peo
ple's party cuuiirt die, for the reason
that It Is “the only sworn friend of cov-
eiinmoiiit owueramp of the meana of
living.”
Tile (leeltration of -Mr. Porter as to
tho ptirivsnw of Ills party Is quite In
l.ne with the uttumnees of tunny other
of its leaders. They show that tite
name of the party Is u misnomer. It
ought to be cuffled the Socialist par y.
Gov'enimi-ii-t ownertfhip of -the means of
living menus tha-t die government shill
h i ve ulMidttte nuttrol of the 11,vm anil
fortwies of the people; ttha.t It shall
own not only the railroads and tde-
graphs, but the lands, the mines, and
every other thing on -which labor Is be-
stowed, ami from ovhicto wealth is
drawn. The -people who do not behe'e
that the govcrnmienit should mooopoliie
the moms of T.viug, and (therefore I«o
in a position to tyrannize over every
citizen to nu extent tlhtt.t no autocrat
Is now able lo do, should dearly ua-
datstand (the puttpoow* of tbo Populist
party. When lit culls itscif the Pooplt's
party, the idea Is Intended tol bo' con
veyed to the -name, no doubt, tba* Its
mission ts to defend and presence the
righto of the people. Ids atnxwth lies
among dbe formers of (the country—a
large pro-portion of them kind owncis
cud therefore capitalism. If their par
ty ts going to take -their land «,wny
from thran, to iffrip them'of mhe moons
of living, -they ought do knmv t-t, otnl
tliey win k» »w more iptlckly If th»
living name of if lie party ts d
nnd nhe name which proixirly discrl
it is substitulod.
AN ANTl-TOXINE FUND.
The N<nv York Ilcrald Is raising
fuDd to iprovtdo unti-tosine, the n
remedy for diphtheria, for the use Lf
the pior of (that cldy, Tltc fund has
smneil cousUleiolile proportions, ft
wo think It would bo well for a si-mll
fmul to be raised to other cities, n
merely for -the uso of (tho poor, but tbv
ontittoxlne may be brought wlttoto th
reach of every child affllrted -with d'.ph
thcria. to Paris, a fund of 1100,
was quickly raised for this purpose,
nml the retail! Is seen to the reduction
of -the number of deaths from that'
dread dtaowe by about three-fourths.
Where rite revowLs formerly showed In
the great -hospitals of tbit city ui death
rate ranging from 50 to 00 per cent, of
the persons attacked, the death redo is
now only about 15 or 20 per cent. It
may be possible for smaller cities, de
sirous of bringing this remedy within
tho roach of their citizens, to act in <«*
operation with tbo Now York move
ment, contributing do the fund being
raised 'there ami receiving a projiort'.onr
ate share of dbe ontt-toxlne. la this
way, inch uvay be aide to provide for
itself an adequate supply, wtleri-as, act
ing tixliffsiwlonigy, they may not Bo
able (to do so. -DipliKhorU Is one of tbo
nv,ist (lmidnd of diseases. Its advent
always creates a panic to -the commun
ity in which it uiqMirs. Tho ramedy
that reduces It to comparative turm-
lemntfs, os nntl-toxlne seems to do,
ought to bo bought within tho reach
of tbo poorewt person to every com
munity. Till* can bo done only by'con-
certed action, became the remedy Is s
very expensive one.
The niatmfiic&urera of Dr. Prloe’s
linking PuvWlir own the largest jffant
and tbe best maiSilnery and use tbe
purest oxstelftls In making baking pose
tier. '
NOT HARMLESS.
Accept None of the Pretended Substitutes
FOR
Baking
B ECAUSE inferior and cheaper made baking preparations are
sold at wholesale at a price so much lower than Royal, some
grocers are urging consumers to buy them in place of the Royal
at the same retail price.
If you desire to try any of the pretended substitutes for Royal
Baking Powder bear in mind that they are all made from cheaper
and inferior ingredients, and are not so great in leavening strength
nor of equal money value. Pay the price of the Royal Baking
Powder for the Royal only.
It is still more important, however, that Royal Baking Powder
is purer and more wholesome and makes better, finer, and more
healthful food than any other baking powder or preparation.
ROYAL BAKINS POWDER C0-, 106 WALL 8T-, NEW-YORK.
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opinion of us. Individually, we can.
No man in Georgia need be less happy
homoHo the Rr'.H*h Tim*, or Oho Bri tlah
people do not like -hln way of doing
things. But, -neverthelcas, our people
win suffer indirectly from -the effects
of such prejudice. They are suffering
now because poap’e in foreign countries
have during several months past stead
ily nml rapidly withdrawn tlie'.r capi
tal from -this country, whore It had been
used in promoting industrial enterprises
and carrying on trade. They will be
slower to again employ It In ih'.s coun
try, to -their profit and oura, because of
the prejudice erea-ied in the mull Her wo
have described.
ATLANTA GRIT.
The comment ot the Londop.
paper* on tbe rebccff affair In Brool
county Is the comment of
The men wbo make It ore entirely 1|
norant of -the condition* which exist'
Georgia, ami tbo ooudussons which
nucb are worth nothing. But this
tie coronxnt is not foe than
hannlirt*. It (s oiWrotsed to
wbo are Just os igmwant of what
conltuoos are in Georgia as tbe
who write it, and lhe> prejudices all
be excited tgdmct the people of
state. U is very well to say that
can afford to be indlfforeot to Brit:.
The unity mid energy with which the
people -of Aiiianka are working to the
Interest of tho grant, fair which will bo
held in their city ®ext fall Is admirable
—Is Inspiring. That itjio fair will be a
grout one cam no longer be doubted.
The plans for it have been drawn on
broad linos and the means for carrying
them oult provided. The courage -which
the Atlanta people show In undortuk-
1-ng so grea t a work at a time like this
ought -to meet with the hearty encour-
ugiruuint of till Georgians. If that work
Is successful, tbe whole state, and one
may *uy tbe whole South, will profit
through -Its suocuss. Small jealousies
are entirely out of order In -this connec
tion, nnd wo hope the people of every
part of -the state wQ give to -the undcr-
luktog a hearty support—that visitors
to the fair will see In tho exhibits a
complete representation of Georgia's
resources, from the Tennessee line to
tho coast.
The telegrams yitftimTIiy announced
that -Mr. John D. Foster, who was
once eecrettury of state of -Hie United
States, Is about to leave for Japan,
where be will aot as adviser of the Chi
nese plenipotentiaries sent to tha-t
country to negotiate terms of peace.
Before he entered Who cabinet; Mr.
Foster bad been long connected with
the state depurtuneot as special agent,
charged with tho duty of negotiating
Important Kiwitlcw with foreign coun
tries, and his rank a* a diplomatist Is
high. J?he Cfiluene, to the negotiations
upon wblch they ore about to enter,
doubtless feel very keenly the need of
the advice of tip experienced ami disin
terested counsellor, and tbo moral sup
port of n representative of western
civilisation. Naturally, almost Inevita
bly, tliey turn to ithe United tftntes for
such ft counsellor. Tliey know it hat the
United Btutes lxuve no ttcritoriul ambi
tion in eastern Asia, .while at the same
time -their influence ns • first-cL-iM
power is great. They cannot look to
France, to Russia or to KngLmil, other
.first-class powers, because each of
thise autlons is eagerly competing for
•rruotlnl aegratidizetnenrt ot the ex-
lense of China itself.
Tbe selection of iMr. Foster Is doubt-
a* a wise one. Ills long experience
i diplomacy and bis knowledge ot la-
s-natlonal law will enable him to do
a much as any nwn can do to lessen
i© sacrifices which China will bo
treed to -make «s the oast of the tre-
icndous defeat which bss suf-
■red.
To oslrit the Iky or ffiM refined gold
aukl nj: be more superfluous than to
iketnpt an fanprovotnont on Dr: Price a
Jrftun Baking Powder. Ehch to Us
Way to yertevt.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The record* tot Massachusetts are
whrlcun in an official Ink specially
made for the ipumpcee.
A BSkwiw* rotrt nuere* In the ehattf
of • lKxsrefaoe bus been discovered at
Uaovwvee. A usd-otto.
Tusks of the rasenoth have beat found
of ft length of nine fee*, measured
along the curve.
Giotto was ft srepherd boy. and be
gun hie ftrtlotlc career by aketchkac with
a bit of cimlk on s ntree off date.
Otto Plout*. of FVirairie du Sac. Wla.
made tneane by the faMure at Rev. Joo.
Aiexwndcr Dowle. the faith-cure apoedft
to tewLore.
A d< stand bar thlrtyeine inches
high sod weighing IK pounds, an bht
as a isaod-sfxsd calf. Is owned by L-
T. Wilson or Utftuesourg. Ky. It *»
a German deeibound. of the same spe
cies as Bismarck's -t-wo favorites, and
Is only twelve imtvnlfchs old.
The Chicago ITrier-Ocean boasts that
(he -new elite Directory of that city
ha* 30,040 nature—“no pent-up 400 Is
ours.”
-ExploraiiionB of northern Kberta dem-
onciomte than region wtas Inhabited by
tiger* i ii'til wlLhln n. ctsnparativelY re
cent date.
The nnittonftl Uepar ment of agricut-
tune returns Uhls year's clip at five and
a htulf pounds of wool per head. 240.-
000,000 pounds.
Whicn tierrifled, the -osLridh is solid to
travel at the ra'-e of twertty-fWe mile- t
an hour and clear* t-wslve to fourteen
foek at a stride.
An old rubber bodt was dragged up
in Tangier Sound. Maryland, with flftiy-
two young oysters on the outside of
and a large toad on the inside.
The Leavenworth Are department has
n horse named af .er Quanr.irell. the
raider. The -beiaslt U so vicious he ha*
to be tiled down tn be shod.
A (Mexican profU-war of phytffcs oro-
pose* to foretell carthuuakea by erm-
neettnig tohiphones to Ithe tffpes of deep
artesian wells and to metal plates sunk
b> devp mountain crevices.
nig some curtous enporbnemts to find
out how far animals can count, lie
declares that bhe crow can count up
to ton. and Is -hereby superior In arith
metic to certain ipolyricstan Lubes of
men. who cannot get beyond five or
six.
Stage coaches are to be revived tn
the neighborhood at Landon by the post
office, on account of the excessive
charges for the transportation of oar-
ceCs by some railroads. A line will be
established between Londran nnd Guild
ford, -to run only at nlaht. so ts to se
cure free roads and grcolter speed.
EJath hvhaliltont of Berll/n takes on
'he average HO trips a year bn omni
buses or -home cam, aooortllng to the
Vienna Journal des Tran spirts; the
Ixandonor takes 116 rides, the Ham
burger 00, the Pan-Ulan St. tho Buda-
ipcs'.iher 65, and the Viennese oniy 48.
The New Yorker beads the list with
267 trips: that is. every average man.
woman and child trikes a Vila every
two dams out of three
At Essen. Garmany. In tbe arch loves
of -the aiunstorkirche. a enamiscrlpt of
idle rsalms hu.s be»*i discovered, Wbteh.
if tt belongs, us Is believed, to the mid
dle of the ninth century, to tho oldest
Latin version of the PiO.vms wv have. It
contains nearly aU the Psatme In Latin
in three columns, while In the ourth
column ts a Greek text written In Lat
in characters. The manusoriot seems
to bo vvntlben toy the school of scri-b.s
established by Charlemagne.
Tt was a court bad In the palace of
Rome and King Humbert was sure
rounded by a group of well-known ed
itors. After referring iwcth expressions
of admiration to dho work whloh was
done by -tbe press, and the consdem-
seknu mumcr in whloh tfaose respon
sible for -the conduct of the various
papers carried out their arduous and
dilffloult duties, he added: "GenHemen,
I have often sail that I tftould wish
to be a Journalist wore I not a king."
Sarah Bernhardt has made a nubile
declaration at her religious faW). She
volunteered law assistance for a per
formance given by a C'arihblic students'
club to«fat sin money for the nubile noun
kitchens, whereunon La Libre Parole
attacked the dub for allowing a Jaw-
ms to aid a Christian chaxSty. The
prestdemt declared that, while the club
waa'ready to receive aid for tbe poor
from Jew or heatihen. It baonened that
Mn»". Bernhardt was a Catholic. She
then s'nted that she was brougln up to
a oonvtmt at GniisL-lump, Chat site was
ba-pUzed there, and took tbe first com
munion when Bho -was 17.
A lady Journalist baa tritely proved
herself Infinitely more resourceful than
any of -the mm enraged upon the same
work. She was among the ripenlsl car-
respondenk* eg Livudla anxiously await
ing for new* concerning Ithe health of
the czar. When the end was anmouno-
«d an order was immediately Issued
forbidding any tcftrgvama relative to
the esar from being serit for two hours.
The lady Journalist, however, sent a
telegram to Berlin asktor for a further
supply of money ami menttoned rite
sum required. This message wss an ar-
artgol signal, and Intimated not only
the death o die czar, but aJIso tbe ex
act hour at -which he expired.
"Hitch your chariot to a star” wns
Dmoraon's advice. Tbe star of all tbe
baking powders in Dr. Price’s.
MATCHMAKING IN NEW MEXICO.
In the old 8panlsh-Aroertcan days tn
the Southwest, marriage was a matter
In wblch the contracting parties had tit
tle to say, the question of cholcs and fit
ness being settled by the parents or the
couple. That practice has fallen so much
out of date In the present renerauon
that It sounds odd to read no win a pub
lished account of n recent marriage at
Gudaluplta, New Mexico, In which n Mex
ican of II years wedded a senorita of 16
yean, that the compensations he was
called upon to make for the difference In
their respective ages was settled at thirty
yarns ot land, an adobe house and five
apple trees, presumably to her parents.
•'FROM SHADOW-SUN.”
I learn as the years roll onward
And leave the past behind,
That much T have counted sorrow
But. proves that our God Is kind;
That many a flower I longed for
Had bidden thorn of pain;
And many a rugged by-path
Led to fields of ripened grain.
The clouds but cover the sunshine,
They ennnot banish the sun;
And tho earth shines out the brighter
When the weary rain Is done.
We must stand In the deepest shadow
To see the clearest light,
And often from wrong's own darkness
Comes the very strength of-right.
The sweetest rest Is at even.
After a weftrisomn day,
When the heavy burden of labor
. Has been borne from our hearts away.
And those who have nover known sorroz
Cannot know the Infinite peace
That falls on the troubled spirit,
When It sees, at last, release.
We must live through the dreary winter
If we would value the spring;
And the woods must be cold and silent
Before the robins sing.
The flowers must lie burled In darknea
Before they can bud and hloom;
And the sweetest and wannest sunshir.i
Comes after the storm and gloom.
So the heart from the hardest trial
Gains tho purest Joy of all.
And from lips that have tasted sadness
The sweetest songs will fall.
For as peace comes after suffering.
And love Is reward for pain.
So, after earth Is heaven—
And out of our loss the gain.
—Agnes L. Pratt.
ANTE-BREAKFAST SMILES.
The Carnegie Idea seems to be that ■
publio library covers a multitude of blow
holes—Now York World.
No, Angcllnc, the weather forecast mi:
can hardly b« term'd a storm.scenter-r
Buffalo Courier.
Spnrhawk—I thought the authorities In
your city didn't allow prise fighters to
give exhibitions. Rlngrope—They dnn'
llut since the fighters began to kill rarli
other the low hasn't been enforced.—
South Boston- News.
"This old fellow.” said the teamster,
fondly patting his horse on the nook,
"has been hauling for the city for twenty-
live years.” "Oot a pull, I suppose."
sneered the Mugwump gentleman.—In-
dlsnapolls Journal.
"This Is a remarkable oversight." sell
Mrs. Schopper as she looked Into her wsl-
let on Tuesday: "I feel quite mortified.”
"What Is Iho matter?” nsked her hu*
band. "I didn't spend nil my money ycj
terday when I was shopping.''—New Yori
Frans.
Bald-headed Man—I can't find words I
express my Indlgnutlon at an insult 1 t
eelved this Christmas. Pete Anderson-
What was the Insult? Bald-headed Mu
—When I got up Christmas morning
found some unknown miscreant had mad-
me a present of a bottlo of hair dye.-
Texas Siftings.
It was on points of supreme excel
1 e-race tihaa Dr. Price's Diking Powil-i
received the highest honors at the Ce
lumhlan an Mi-twlnter Fairs.
HIS ACCOUNTS CROOKED.
A Bank's Bookkeeper Short to tb^
Amount of 6H.OOO.
Hudson, N. Y.. Dec. SO.—William F
Rossman. Jr., bookkeeper la the Bun
ion River National Bank ot this city,
was arrested last night by Deputy
Sheriff Harvey oa n warrant swot*
out by the bank officials, charging hlr
with grand kirceny In the first dogre
An examination of the becks kept by
Rossman showed a shortage of about
614,000. The money making up thli
•mount was taken from time to tlnn-,
and, It Is claimed, was expended In
stock speculations and fast living.
Rossman has admitted the theft, and
has been locked up to smalt on exam
ination, srtitoh has been set fur Mon
day. The prisoner haa been emptoyid
aa a bookkeeper to the bank for sev-
amt years; and was not suspected until
recently, -when Ms accounts were found
crooked.
THE TEXAS SENATORSHIP.
Austin, Teff.. Dec. *0.—It la rumor--l
here' that a Strang effort Is being modi
to have Jut-Governor L. 3. Ross. "■
c--nrt.lv tendered by Governor Oulter-
son a plaice on the railroad cummls.-"
make the race fo United States sonant
against Mr. Chilton.
HAMBURG FLOODED.
London, Dec. 30.—At Hamburg th*
lower parts of the city are toundatsL
as they were ft -week ago. A storm 1“
the North S«ft last evening cauwd
many wrecks oft Heliogland, stable
and Rostock.
■SBHvn&aiHva Kvrnors
Rome, Dec. 30.—Earthqunkcs con
tinue to be fslt to Sicily. The town of
Rometta. to the province off MeesinJ.
hae been greatly damaged, vent few of
the faouees being left Inhabitable.
DRTYFUS' PETITION.
Farts; Dec. *.—The court-martial l*
the case off CapL Dreyfus, who was re
cently condemned to life ImprisoasK-n-
for high treason, wizi hear tbe cf
tan’s petition for another trial i*
morrow.