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II. D. SMITH. EDITOR.
IS REGARD TO THE WORK OF
BIMETALLIC COMMISSION.
MARK HANNA FORMALLY SWORN IN
Sew Senator Is Cordially Received l»y
His Colleagues—Many Witness the
May’s lmtngs.
A Washington special says: In an¬
ticipation of an interesting session of
the senate Monday, all of the galleries
were well filled some time before the
senate convened. The long-looked-for
speech of Senator Wolcott was the
drawing card.
Mr. llnnnn, who has just been elect¬
ed senator from Ohio, made his first
appearance on the floor since his elec¬
tion. He was cordially greeted by
his colleagues on both sides.
Mr. Foraker presented the creden¬
tials of Mr. Hanna for the remainder
of Mr, Sherman’s term of six years,
■ending March 4, 1889. They were
read, As there was no objection to
the administration of the oath of office
Mr. Foraker escorted Mr. Hanna to
the vice president’s desk and the oath
was administered.
Senator Wolcott Speaks.
Mr. Wolcott summarized the work
of the bimetallic commission and tho
present situation by saying that it is
apparent that for the time being it is
useless to count on any co-operation
.from (treat Britain towards a bimetal¬
lic agreement, and that while France
actively its desires to see silver restored
Vo old position as a standard of
value equally with gold, sho insists
fhal Ihe problem is one which demands
international action and the co-opera¬
tion to some adequate extent of other
leading commercial nations of the
vvor) cl.
Questions of possible future negoti¬
ations between France, the United
States and other countries and the
question of change of ratio, are for the
moment held iii abeyance. While we
hope for continued joint action, France
owes no further duty to us.
"It is my sincere conviction,” he
said, "that an international bimetallic
Agreement is still feasible, by the
terms of which certain countries
will join us and open their mints
to thc-wrfimited coinage of silver, and
others will contribute to the plan an
enlarged use of that metal as money;
«nd 1 say this the more freely because
I shall give way upon tho commission
to somebody more fitted for such ne¬
gotiations and better able to give them
his constant time. This result
be brought about without the expendi¬
ture of both time and patience, and
the persons entrusted with the duty
of negotiation must have back of them
the hearty support of the president
and of congress.”
lie thought it might be necessary to
change the ratio to something like 20
to 1.
Referring to the attitude of Secreta¬
ry Gage on the financial question,con¬
trasting it with the president’s posi¬
tion, he said of Secretary Gage’s re¬
marks upon his currency bill.
“The two statements are utterly at
variance, and contradictory to each
other. They cannot be reconciled.
This is not the proper occasion to
analyze the bill of the secretary. It
will reach limbo long before it reaches
the senate. But I do not intend to
discuss the bill which the president’s
message specifically does not indorse;
and it is premature to criticise the sec¬
retary’s republicanism, for his advent
into tho party and the cabinet were
practically contemporaneous. We must
accept the situation. In my opinion,
the great majority of the members of
the republican party are bimetallists,
and the fact that they are misrepre¬
sented by a cabinet officer is not
pleasing, but it is endurable.
‘‘The selection of the members of
his official household is the president’s
own affairs, and so long as ho stands
upon the question of bimetallism where
he has ever stood, there is no serious
ground for apprehension, But even
in the inconceivable event that the
chief magistrate of this people should
in the excercise of his judgment deter¬
mine to countenance the final fasten¬
ing upon this country of burdens of
the gold standard, I trust we way still
find warrant for faith and hope in the
pledges of the party and tho wisdom
of its counsels.”
MORE TIME GRANTED.
Taylor Men Were Not Hear ly To Proceed
With Nomination.
A Nashville dispatch says: The
democratic caucus of members of the
legislature met Monday night. Rep¬
resentative I itzpatrick, a McMillin
man, urged immediate nomination of
United States senator. Mr. I arker,
n Taylor, pleaded
supporter of Governor
Mr. Brandon, for McMillin, said a
short delay would be fair and could
hurt no one of the candidates. The
caucus thereupon adjourned voting until
Wednesday night without on
the senatorial nomination.
TWO CONSULS DROWNED.
Boating party Meets With a Oisastrons
Catastrophe.
Advices received Monday from Co-
Ion, Colombia, state that a boating
party consisting of the United States
consul, W. W. Ashby. Dr. Hafemann,
t v German consul, Master Mechanic
" e others, supposed to
Mott and four a re
have been drowned. The body of the
boatman has already been recovered.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Tho Now ImlimlrloK PstnblUht'd Bui Ing
the Past Week.
Southern correspondents report en-
cournping prospects in nil lines of
trade for the new year. A feature of
the week is the increased number of
new industrial enterprises, prominent
amoug them being the organization
gin and Tennessee..
Furnace operators in the south re¬
port inquiries for iron more numerous
than for a long time and orders aro
booked ahead for several months,
Alabama iron shows especial activity,
and among the large orders being filled
at Birmingham is one for 10.000 tons
of iron from Japanese brokers. Tho
Clifton Iron Co.’s furnace at Ironaton
will he put in blast Feb. 1, and tho
No. 3 furnace of the Sheffield Coal,
Iron and Steel Co, will be blown in
about Feb. 10. The Home, tin., Fur¬
nace Co. has received an order for
6,000 tons of high grade product,
which will keep the furnace busy
nearly four months.
Consumers of steel billets are ask-
ing for figures covering the year, but
the mills are not selling that way.
The demand for billets, pipe and
structural material is liavy and prices
are stiffening. Heavy orders are
booked from the railroads for spring
and summer delivery.
The coal trade in the mining dis-
tncts of the south is still active. Coal
is moving out rapidly, taxing the
put of the mines at many points and
some operators are compelled to run
extra time to supply the demand.
Among the most prominent new in-
dustries reported for the week are
tive following: The American Dynamo
Engine and Motor Lamp Co., capital
$150,000, Memphis, Temi.; a 100-bar-
rel flouring mill at Browmvood, Tex.;
furnace works to cost $100,000 at At-
lanta, Ga.; the Fvrites Mining Co.,
capital $250,000, at Alexandria, Va.;
tlie Mooselaiul & Kootenai Mining Co.,
capital $10,000, at Louisville, Ivy.; the
Isbell Corundum Co., capital $250,000,
Shooting Creek, N. C.; the Water Gas
Heating Co., capital $25,000, Norfolk,
Va.; the Atlanta (Ga.) Water Power
Co., to represent a probable invest-
ment of $1,000,000, and the Muscle
Shoals Power Co., Sheffield, Ala., to
erect a $500,000 plant.
A hosiery the' mill be erected at Cnero,
Tex.; Enterprise Manufacturing
Co., capital $10,000, lias been char-
tered at Mobile, Ala., and the Harlow
Lumber Co., capital $15,000, at liar-
low, Ark. ’
A $25,000 sash and door mill will be
established at Valdosta, Ga., and
other woodworking plants at Bolling
and Mobile, Ala.; Cordele, On.; Nash-
ville, Term.; Cleveland, Tex., and
Norfolk, Va.—-Tradesman, (Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn.)
IV A HE BATTLE BEGINS.
Nine Kiggest Mills In Ntnv ISeclford
Forced to (lose.
A special of Monday from Boston,
Mass., says: The 80,000 or more
skilled operatives employed in about
70 of the chief cotton mills of tho
New England states have come
under the sweeping order of a new
wage scale. This reduction brings oil
in New Bedford, Lewiston and Bidde-
ford, Maine,- labor strikes which may
prove the beginning of ail industrial
battle greater in extent and more dis¬
astrous in effect than any in the pre¬
vious history of cotton manufacturing
in the United States.
The battle against the corporations
undoubtedly would have been fought
everywhere lmd not the voice of tho
men and women who are ill prepared
at this time of the year to go into idle¬
ness been heeded by the conservatives.
As it is, the great majority of per¬
sons employed in nine corporations in
New Bedford and one corporation each
in two Maine cities will take upon
themselves tho task of forcible resist¬
ance to the reduction.
In New Bedford the nine corpora¬
tions represent 22 mills, with over
770,000 spindles, or 21,000 looms,
giving means of livelihood to nearly
ten thousand.
The strikes will be directed by the
labor union, the lead being taken by
the Mule Spinners union, the national
executive committee of which has
sanctioned the strike of opposition and
promised financial aid.
Gen. Tongst,reef’s Bookkeeper.
A Washington dispatch says: Gen¬
eral Longstreet, United States railroad
commissioner, lias appointed Mr. Al¬
ton Angier, of Georgia, as his book¬
keeper.
IMMIGRATION BILL BASSE I).
Goes Through Ilya Vote of 45 to 28—It’s
Provision*.
Tbe senate Monday passed
Lodge bill restricting immigration iu-
to tlie United States.
The bill provides that all immi¬
grants physically capable and over
sixteen years of age shall be able
read or write the English language
some other language; but a
not able to read or write who
over fifty years of age and is tbe
ent or grandparent of a qualified
grant over twenty-one years of
and capable of supporting such a pa¬
rent or grandparent, may
the immigrant.
A COLLIERY DISASTER.
Seven Miners Dead ami Twenty-Five
Others May Not Escape.
A dispatch from Gleiwitiz, Prussian
Silesia. announces a terrific
disaster at Zabareo. The Koenigen
Liuz colliery caught fire Sunday and
of the 15 men brought to the surface
seven died. It is feared that 25 oth¬
ers, whose escape wa cut off,
perished.
ASHBURN. WORTH CO., GA.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 21, 1898.
SENATOR ALLEN STRONGLY OP-
POSES HIS CONFIRMATION.
SAYS M'KENNA IS INCOMPETENT,
Ami That Appointment Weakest Ever
Made—Other Features of tlio
Day in Congress*
A Washington special says: Almost
the entire four hours of tho executive
8essiou . of tl,c aellate "ere de¬
voted to tho indirect consideration of
the nomination of Hon. Joseph Mo-
Kenna, now attorney general, to be
associate justice of the supreme court.
The discussion was the result of an
effort on the part of Senator Allen, of
Nebraska, populist, to secure a post¬
ponement for two weeks. In the end
“ compromise for was reached deferring
consideration a week on the con-
dltlou that the Nebraska senator should
a 8 re « to al!ow a vote to be taken on
that day. The Hawaiian treaty was
not touched upon during the session.
TUe <le,mt c upon Mr. McKenna’s
nomination was precipitated by SeUn-
tor Honr > chairman of the committee
on judiciary, who called up the nomi-
nation in accordance with his notice
of Thursday, and asked for immediate
action. In doing this Mr. Hoar spoke
bnefl y of the opposition of Mr. Mo¬
Kl ' nll “, fia 3’ in K that the judiciary Corn-
n, ittee had investigated most of tho
charges made and had reached the
conclusion that they were without
founda’ion. He said that the greater
number of charges had been made by
Ihe members of the American Protect-
lve Association, and that as they had
,,C0!l founded solely upon the fact that
Ml - McKenna was a Catholic in reli-
P u »b they hnd not been deemed worthy
of scrums consideration.
Bemitor White, of California, also
«P°ke of the efforts of She American
Protective Association to interfere
' vlth t,l ° course, of the senate in giving
proper attention to a question, the de-
termination of which should depend
upon considerations of fitness and jus
tle « ns between man and man rather
tl,a " »l'l’cal to bigotry, prejudice and
a fa,8 « claim of patriotism,
As for himself, while he did not con
tend tha' Mr. McKenna was a giant
m his legal attainments, still ho be-
Roved him to be an honorable man, a
competent lawyer and a just jurist, and
he should support his confirmation.
rt was ! >eve that Mr. Allen inter-
posed an objection to immediate ac¬
tion, nud characterized tho nomina¬
tion as the weakest ever sent to the
senate. !'o said Judge McKenna was
too narrow, had not sufficient legal
training and was in no way qualified
to fill the position.
In tho open session of the senate,
Clay, of Georgia, presented petitions
signed by several hundred Georgians
protesting against the passage of the
so-called anti-scalping bill which wero
referred to the committee on interstate
commerce.
The house, on motion of Mr. Cooper,
of Texas, considered the bill to reim¬
burse the book agents of the Metho¬
dist Episcopal church*, south, in the
sum of $281,000. Mr. Gaines, of
Nashville, and Mr. Cooper, of Texas,
made some arguments asking for tho
passage of the bill as reported by tho
committee on war claims.
The house managers decided not to
praceed with the consideration of the
diplomatic and consular appropriation,
hut to give the day for the considera¬
tion of private bills.
CUBAN SCARE ( ALMS DOWN.
Consul Lfifl Iloportft That; "Perfev.t Qulot
Ifns Boon KcHtored.
A Washington dispatch states that
the Cuban scare bad subsided Friday,
and little interest or anxiety was man¬
ifested in it in official circles. Presi¬
dent McKinley was unusually free
from callers, and even the office-
seekers were not on hand in their
usual numbers.
The first congressional caller was
Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, who
came at half past 0 o’clock. Shortly
before 10:30 o’clock Representative
Gr.osvenor, of Ohio, and Senator Platt,
of Connecticutt, put in an appearance,
but none of these visitors discussed
affairs with Mr.
BOOTH LANDS IN NEW YORK.
The Head of the Salvation Army tinman
To America.
General William Booth, the head of
the Salvation Army, reached New York
Saturday morning on board the steam¬
er St. Paul from Southampton.
Ife was met down the hay by Com¬
mander Booth Tucker. On the pier a
large delegation of headquarters Sal¬
vationists were awaiting their chief.
General Booth was given a warm re¬
ception. Can¬
The general will go at, once to
ada to inspect the work of the army
there, and will then return to the
United States. He will begin his
American tour on February 10.
HANNA HURRIES TO CAPITAL.
He ItecfiiviH n Ma»*Hfga Urging Vtafi-
anaa Ji» \V'4»Wngtpn.
Senator Hanna left Cleveland, <>.,
for Washington at i :40 o’clock Sunday
afternoon very unexpectedly. Hih
hasty departure is said to have been
brought about by the receipt of a
message urging him to come to the
capital at believed once . tbe Hawaiian
It is treaty
will be taken up tbis w<-ek and that
his presence was desired on urnt ac¬
count.
*
HEW POPULIST PARTY.
Conform*-, of readers nt St. I milt* Adopt
Nfw Name.
At the conference of the populist 11
, leader , h » held i, in ■ nr. i T .Louie * u new ]>oltli- ....
(‘III party WAR christened. It was given
the cognomen of “People’ Party.” tl.Lnodo
After lengthy discussions,
of procedure for future notion was
agreed upon. A report was adopted
as fcdlows in lm.-fi
“To the people of the United States:
The fusion movement consummated at
St. Louis in July, 189(1, and tlio inex-
disable treatment of our candidate for
vu-e president 111 the campaign that
followed, gave rise to such diesatisfae-
lion among the rank nnd file of tlio
People's party as ,o threaten the nhso
for tho social ami \<.....-% political rights of
tlio laboring and producing classes of
the country.
“it has been the purpose always of
the committee to he courteous to tins
national committee ami our supreme
desire lias been at all times to promote
a harmonious oo-operation with said
committee, that factional differences
might be obliterated, our party pres¬
tige regained and our organization re¬
stored to its once splendid estate.
This committee feels confident of its
ability to show tliat it is no fault of
ours that the national committee is
does not present choose ns a body today, hut it
not to waste valuable time
in wrangling over questions of official
etiquette. AVe avow it to be our sin¬
cere purpose now ns ever heretofore,
to promote in every honorable way the
reform movement on true populist
lilies, and we deem the issues too mo¬
mentous and the dangers tlifeUtening
free government too imminent to allow
us to jiause to consider personal
grievances or affronts, or tt> permit
wounded dignity, real or imaginary,
to overslinpow patriotic duty.
“Under present conditions our be¬
loved organization is slowly but sure¬
ly disintegrating and our comrades are
clamorous for aggressive action.
“Having in vain importuned those
who assumed to be our ouperiora to
jierinit us to aid them in the grand
work of reorganizing the people’s
party, that it may accomplish its glori¬
ous mission, we now appeal to tho
people, tho true source of all political
power. ”
The referendum committeo appoint¬
ed is as follows:
Messrs. Dixon, of Missouri; Tracey,
of Texas; Reynolds, of fllinoia; Mat-
singer, of Indhiv.'t, and McGregor, of
Georgia.
A number of rules were adopteil for
government of the national organiza¬
tion committee, among them a rule
tliat the national organization shall
submit to u vote of the people’s jrnrty
any proposition when petitioned to do
so by not less than 10,000 members of
the parly.
This concluded the work of the con¬
ference.
On the adjournment of tho organiza¬
tion committee of the people’s party,
members of the national committee
met at the Laclede Jiotel and udoj>ted
the following resolution:
“Resolved, That we, the members
of the national committee present, in¬
dorse the action taken by the organi¬
zation committee and recommend that
its provisions he carried into effect,
believing that such action will har¬
monize all differences in the party.”
There were seventy-four members
of the committee represented by mem¬
bers present or by proxies and letters
who favored a joint meeting of the na¬
tional committeo and organization
committee in the spring. Forty stutes
were rejiresented at this meeting.
CONGRESS SEEKS INFORMATION.
President Ik A«ke.<l by Resolution to Give
II i« Cuban I'laiiR.
Senator Gannon, of Utah, prcsontcil
the following resolution in the sen¬
ate Thursday, and it was adopted:
Resolved, Tliat the President is re¬
quested, if in his opinion it is not in-
comjintible with the public interest,
to transmit to the senate at his earliest
convenience a statement showing what
measures are in force by this govern¬
ment in the island of Cuba, and in
waters contiguous thereto, to protect
the lives, liberty and jiroperty of
American citizens now dwelling in
Cuba.”
Late in the afternoon the first news
of the day came to the state depart¬
ment from United (States Consul Lee,
who telegraphed that everything was
very quiet in Havana, and that there
was no cause for apprehension or trou¬
ble.
INVESTIGATION IN ORDER.
firnHto May Ha Called Upon To Look Into
ifanna’H KJucfJon.
A Washington special says: ft is
understood that some senators have
been notified of the probability of tlio
senate being called upon to investigate
the methods of Beriator Hanna’s re-
election to the seriate.
It is said to be the purpose of the
Ohio managers of the opposition to
secure an investigation of Represen¬
tative Otis’ charges of bribery by the
Ohio senate, atid they have made tho
inquiry whether, if the slate set ate
forwards properly formulated charges,
they will or not receive the attention
of the senate of Ihe United States.
TRAMPS AS F1REHUGS.
Big Lumber Mill In Wisconsin Burned
With Heavy Ixiss,
The lumber mill of the Ingersol
Land and Lumber company at Eland
Junction, Wis., burned Friday, loss
$70,000. The company is a Henry
Sherry corporation and the mill had
not been run since Mr. Sherry made
an issignmeut.
It is thought the fire was of incen¬
diary origin, probably the work of
tramps.
CLP It TAILS.
•‘id, iMi. I AliMMd, c u,, nl v 'i'll ih i v
DISCOURSE.
Tlu» Ninth of the New York Ilerald’n Cum-
potitivo sermon* is immied “Sun-
....... " .........
* ' — ,( r- Tiilumifi, on < lui. Evil..
Text: “Ho was a mighty man In valor,
but he was a leper." II Kings V„ 1.
' )V ^J ^Ua a"cl"m l"ivav oomo* 'v**'' 1
th 0 n civets'
p„ r80r i what Im chooses to consider
success: some riches, some fame, some
n’altstog.^ ^''amhiil mVT
deed, not all are worth There Is
always a something which mars comlltioit, hniinlne.ss
possibilities of anguish in every
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32 »^rwr!'» 'V 1 -f J J Hl , !£..... T
bmVvore’xaei'^ .
!lm!!;.;-df!!l; l 'co!!i-ag!!,,,!s! ,, T!!r l e;.nimh!uv
alTectienate, but daggers passionate, Basel fish ness
ami may Intensity sharpen that luiiv pierce dm her
of iill’eellotl he a pledge
of keenest okm-s it
liealtll A.....son may he, acquires huppli.....i riches, hut
is gene, or domestic has
taken departure, oil waters Ot grh-t »
flooding the soul. Pre-emlnentlv sneOess
fill along some lines, ho is oon.sple tonsly
tinsnceossfrtl 111 along others. It takes nit
I In to render a person misnrnl.Uv It takes
much lo ri'inler south happy. A- It nee.ls
only a trifle to prevent wealth front pro-
duelng contentment, is it a mark of who
uun\ t.o HiYi’t’iitut' for it h iioiiulslti<)ii tbat
which Is Of mot'e value imell lo co nfer
Foputatloii .dmraotor. P r nelplo com
science the hope of an eternal world? “A
man’s III.....insistoth not In thnnbun lance
of tho things ho possessed.." f oes the
river consist In tho driftwood It Is carrying
to the .mean? “Flue feathers mal e line
birds," hut a line residence and a e
^te^r a, ' n,,iBOfalWny8mftk,nK
prize*"lm!' disappointment^ !stn.rHpusmsm' , res , | mnsll!lllt^
augment, mnl iplyand ,r-
I’OWS Of envv .......me keener amt mom
5ss».M**«S!i7ru......if fry
ness and condemn greatness. In history
there are few sadder chapters ’worries than those
which record the cares, a, idro-
verses of some who acquired promlnenee.
grave. Lrru'ifi Elijah was ,t rare spec’inl’ml’of i’ru"
,hi a 111 . 1 w^%m"fi, p .il . ..... J ; Sr * i.
null,,. Daniel ......... was a „f great, man, but tor .......i 1
far Isaiah thought . a lion’s ......... ll.m tl, 0 N |l lost , plileo' ,
was a man of ram strength , f cl „r-
actor, but Ala,inssnh laid him betwomi two
planks and sawed him In twain.
Much as desire to see ....... or
human greatness would do well to read tho
biographies of the kings, sixty In number
Who during six hundred ynnrs v led ti n
Eastern Roman empire, Its capital Con-
slnntlnnple, and they n ay Imlnel ,e,l o
* 2 ? s’is' srtsA
Imt as s a
h'|o'ous all over. Is the Ser pUlral ad-
hlnnltlon, tlce? “Be humble,” unworthy ot no-
The man who Is on Ills back In the
cellar can get no lower -one thing for
which Im may he thankful. The man „
the housetop may gmw dt/.zy and falling
may suddenly terminal,! his exalte I career
Most persons desire to Ho on tho mounluln
summit- few prefer the valley, though ti e
winds are less fierce and the storms less
violo/it.
On every human life, however ilnrlt the
U everlastingdouil, there may He sunshine.
Is never so dark that H ean Hri no darker,
Discoitragoinunls there lire never so many that
aro no grounds for thankfulness. A
cloud "lhio In on every pathway, and siinsliinri pos-
life, every Heart. A lnlrden on every
and no sod! that nifty not thrill with
joy. A crook in every lot, and no crook so
tortuous that It may not end In nnlestlal
I'Hhh. No trial without Its alleviations.
Loverly Inspires energy, fosters self-roll
anoo, prornpls lo Industry ami toaelies ns
to prize tlio hlosslugH WO Have without imir
forces muring over those we have not, IIMiealUi
attention to tlio laws of Imallli,
sweetens the disposition and directs atten
Hon to the nearness of eternity's OUrtalii.
Boron vein eats have tliolr alleviating com¬
pensations. Oliseurlty lins Ms special ml
Vantages. Physical d'isitBIIttles have their
eompe.iisatlens. hearing Thedeafare waved from
much that is hotter never hoard.
Tlio blind ean boo no frowns, 'film erippie
Is oxoilsod from running errands, film per¬
son wile cannot read Is delivered from tlio
temptation football to read the aeeount of the Inst
gnino, tho last pugilfslln micyiin-
ter, tho most recent testimony In the Nnel<-
Tliorn trial and the pious gush omitted In
prison It walls over criminals.
Is well to observe that each person’s
lot, nil things considered, is not widely dlf
turont from that of others. The Mountain
has both reeks and sunshine; the valley
Hoods as well as waving harvests. The
eyes that shed tears can Hearn love.
JosidutB. Van Vykk, V.l>.,
Pastor Presbyterian Church, Giassbory,
N. J,
CLUB EVILS.
Moral Pennon* Drawn by tlio Itov. Dr.
Tal in :»£<•.
Text: “Lot tho young man no w nrlno and
play before us.” If Ham. 1/., i t.
Them are two armies encamped hy the
pool of Glbeon. Tbe time hangs heavily
on tliclc hands. One army propose:* a game
of sword-fencing. Nothing could he more
healthful and innocent. Tim other army
twelve accepts the challenge. Twelve men agnlm-l
men, the sport opens. But some¬
thing went adversely, perhaps one of the
swordsmen got an unlucky clip, or In some
way had Ids Ire aroused, and that which
opened in sportfulness ended In vlolenen,
each one taking Ids contestant Hy tho hair,
Hnd then with the sword thrusting him (u
the fun side; so that which opened In Innocent
ended in the massacre of nil the twen¬
ty-four sportsmen. Wan there ever ft bet-
ter Illustration of what was true then, amt
Ih true now, that that which is innocent
may He made destructive?
At this season'of the year the cluH-liouses
of our towns and cities are In full pley. i
have found out that there Is u legitimate
and nn illegitimate use of the club bouse.
In the one ease il may become a ;healthful
recreation, like the contest of the twoniy-
four men In the text when they began their
play; In the other ease It becomes the mas¬
sacre of body, mind and soul, ns In the en.-in
of these contestants of the text when they
had gone too far with their sport. All In
tellfgent ages have had tliolr gathering
for political, social, artlstle, literary pur¬
poses--gatherings blunt old Anglo-Krtxon characterized Hy the
designation of
“club,”
During the Here day they are comparatively
lazy romH&g places. and tie re nn eg.-,I iHint- man
u. iuywJJp&jxjr, or nn 'L/ipioyo
ing nsofa, ora clerk writing up the no-
counts; but when the curtain of tho night
falls on Urn natural day, then the <mr-
tain of the club-house hoists for the enter-
tttinrr.ent. Let us hasten up, now, tin-
marble stairs. What an Imperial hallway!
On this side there are reading-rooms,
Where you find all newspapers and inaga-
z.lnes. On that side there Is a library,
where you And all hooks, from herme-
ncutlcs to the fairytale. Coming in and
out there are men, some of whom stay ten
minutes, others stay many hours. Home of
khese ure from luxurious homes, and they
have excused themselves for a whllo from
tho domestic circle that, they may enjoy
the larger sociability of the cluh-Ivouso.
TI'CS" lire from dismembered household*,
and they have a plain lodging somowhorO,
but they come to this etuh-romn to have
their elder enjoyment. One blackball
ambl tori votes will defeat a man's bc.com-
a member. For rowdyism, for drunk-
L>i’ gambling, for any kind of
The chandeliers, tho plate, the furnlturo,
,l "' companionship, tho literature, tin)
social prestige, n complete oiiflliantment.
"’“'haste!! through the'imff and’ n <iown the
'n “I"! 1'!' An” 1 iin!!,!!n! 1 ?'!A”./V!,’. ' 1 l from t b !"°A
f^^VstYon,! me, <uui »h
drink tobacco, some-
‘'“"K o'"' 0 */ Intolerable. These young
T", a t ' lls tal ’ !’■ [ ,s fl v
-
n fi,tent Tw\V , 'tbc'abaost anuv'v ei
the -!!^ wvv
and 1 o’clock they will go staggering,
hooting, swearing, shouting ou their way
As »h° hours ot the night go away, and tho
‘ “'“’e.’sallons becomes Imbecile more
,1, l,asln *’ n," ."V lh ,T
“ l,,l ° "’HI „ «e|;o„t on the
pavement and balance themselves against
I, >'''|>"“sl. or against the railings of tho
''/"'"i’ ","T Improvised ylw H i ab '? ta
w" , have a hod for him l
“'“b ious", “f we not (d te So
' ’, ''"", com et dmtrt
< m <« fadhef o s liortsfl, and they will ring he
; lo,,r ,,< ! 11 ’ i 1 ,"' 1 Im door Wffl ‘ntroilucu open, and the
w “ l ",' v " fnto the
hallway the ghaslHost and most hellish
An ’ enters a front door-a
* A i
I ■» llt r f make a vast dll /,. erenee between .
f , " 1 '?’ I ffare holongad to four club*! A
t, "’' l » «»}‘« 1 a ' a, «'h a ball e uh, ami two liter-
nv venaHon * 't' | ' 9 ’ l «” ( ’ fr ,T hcnMI L ] wY Z [ 'o J a'
and mora What t shall be
hiy L ' down ‘ Olple? three If urine ( '’’W" pies by "’ lp which 1 yon
)">'«» wbetbrr the hub whyvn yon are
’ l "hs't of all, ? want yon to If test tho ehlh
,y “» home, you have a
'"’"’'I 1 Vasl V! ! '> A in,
, " n ' l "'"’ n ’'7 '"i r w,1 <> nervousty
''l" '‘bsonen I 1 f ”' ,llfllll as l an J r assaulton ........ " dmueflllclty,How ’ ' fiLoT* ' K
ar " ‘’“t‘'rprlsoa » art and ItoW-
doorstop, f’T', b, ’ d and ’"¥ on '" , tlio (1 0nn othof Sind )»V Iiim
\r ban k bis o W „ attb; ot no w dag lovyer h V,”r than r
Ids own collar? That wife wild hoeomos
‘ :t hnr busbaml’s attention to art tfr
llor ', lturo ’ ,,r r,,ll « l on - " 1,ar H ,,r ” ak *
"« l ‘" r ‘’W« «ee 1 .t«r ( o( rejoice conjugal power, Ml
s’l »ny Christian wlf« when
bsshsml eonsocrates .ovmdngs tO till!
‘' , ' rvh ' l \ n < God or to ei.til-Hr- or to art, or
8a*rlllco "VV^ th i“ home K °K HD. to ohlh llfo, I can nut point men , ,
mit to you n groat msiiy names of men who
/-’''"fiV nr this sac,;Unge. They are as
ptrjxpnst 'ifo I mereat Ion an usiirperof -as Ills nffil0- ri
( "I 1 ' 1 mnrrM le ' ‘"‘ ll 110 IS
b" 111 .? of nodal b gamy,
A '!; ,tl "' r tnst \'*. J? 1 c '*!; 1 " d
"’ l l '.ether your club , is legitimate or ( Icgltl-
nlnl ” fl,n 1 ,lafl 011 your secular oo-
........ '"'V! GnH^rataml , how through
,u ,' l,lf,t,tlltlon a ,nn " ,!, ‘ B , ’ 0 ^
mmvlal , moomsses hnew seme me.i Have
I Heir best business relations through
hik'Ij a ahfuinol. If Dio club lia«/ulvantagou
you If) nn lionorablo uuHIdk fiilloil? It In f( lo^itlmato
(•Ulb< Hut Ima your Arulmr-
^alii-mukurH moco o.adUaUrt foods'/ Uavf Hava th«y tim trufit
you lvif.Ii it bill of num
wJloMfj nniiwH \v<*hi down Iff fcllU Oornmorcdal
a^nnoy Ai botch) tboy bnl.urod tlio club.
luGUl <i(A\V(V tlmif <7V<M’ HllVC-H H\ COUUAVdi’t'.id] Vou aud X
NtAridJug? look uomninroirfl outl OMtabli^li-
ovary imuii.M day know of social
^oIiik to ruin tlirou^li Ufd o<-
(*v)Hhum i>? m\n or two rmufibwH.
A third t»‘Ht by whluh you may know
wJiothor tho club to which you hclong, or tho
oluh to wlfoHo iiininborHhliiyou uni InvltoO,
in n Ing'iUinat o club or an moftlUmate club,
Ih I IiIr; What, Ih tho on your Nowjioto H«n»« of
moral and rondo roll^loUH obllgutloriH? tho Christian
arc two Into t hafnium,
/md the umi)jrlfltl/tn, tho oaro and tlunin-
Hitfo. An HiHlItuibrn or any asHociation
that CoiifiiMOH rnv Idea hi regard to that
fact in a bad liintuitUon and a pad anflocia-
tion. 1 had pr/iyorH before l Joined tlio
'•In}). Did 1 have thorn after? 1 uttondtfd
Urn hoiiHc club. God before that I connected union mytfelf
with l.lic Hlnce with tho
oluh lluonccH? do 1 fihHont Wliioh inyoalt would front rolluloug rathoT have In-
you
in your hand when you eoineto die, a pack
of cardn or it. Hi Ido? Who would you rattier
have for your npend eternal ooinpanlonH, those
men who their cvonl/i# hotting,
Karnhiing, Hwnarlu^, citroUHintf and tolling
vile Htoriew, or your little eUtkl, that bfljjUt
f^irl whom tho Lord took?
You I am tfoln# that to HomotlinoH make ft vary ropo-makor Htout ropen
know a
will lake very email threads and wind them
togothor, ufjf.il after awhile tiioy beoomo
whip cahloH. A/id I am koRi# to take «omo
very Hinall, delicate throadHand wind thorn
loKother until they iimko u very Htout rope,
I will take alt tliememorioHof the marriage
day, a thread of laughter, a thread of light,
a thread of niUHle, a thread of banqueting,
ii thread of congratulation, and 1 twlpt
them together and f. have one Htrund. Then
J take a thread of tho hour of tho /lr«t ad¬
vent in your Jiouho, a thread of the dark-
mm that preoedod and n thread of tho light
that followed, and a thread of tho beautiful
Hcarfthat little child uhocI to wear wliouHho
bounded out at eventide to grout you, and
then a thread of tho beautiful drone in
which you laid her away for tho renumo¬
tion. And then I twiwt all these threads
together and I have another otrand. Thou
/ take a thread of the Hcorlet robe of the
Mirroring Ghrlkt, and a thread of the white
raiment of your loved ones before tho
throne, and a string of the harp cherubic
and a Hiring of the harp and flerapldo, I and third I
twiwt thorn all together “either have strand a is
Htrund. “Oh!” yon way,
etrong enough to hold (ant a world." No,
I will take thenc rttrundH and l will twlnt
thorn together, and one end of that ropo I
will fasten, not to the Communion table, for
jt wh be removed -not to 'round the pillar the ot tho
organ; wind it 'round and eroBH
of a Hymputhi/Jng Ohrhjt, and, having
fastened One end of the rope to tho Croat, I
throw the Other end to you. Lay hold of
It! Pull for your life! Pull for heaven!
TRADINC STAMPS LECAL,
Haw Against Timm In California Declared
Unconstitutional,
’Die lew prohibiting merchants from
making gifts as an Inducement to trade,
which was primarily aimed at trading
stamp enterprises, has reoelvod a knockout
blow hy Judge Campbell, of Han Francisco,
* who hooidod tho law to ho unoou&titu-
tlonal,asan unwarranted Invasion of the
liberties of the citizen,
The decision affects a number of Eastern
companies which have recently commenced
Operations there,
~
—
African 1 rlncess in „ Baltimore. ...
Baltimore is entertaining Her Royo,
Highness Princess Nellie Zo-Settlemeyerl of Go-
*-l<l“»t daughter ot King George, tho the
iahs, a powerful The princess tribe on eighteen west coast old of
Africa. is years
and very black. Hhe Is that a pupil In the ool-
or yd Normal School In city.
VOL. VI. NO. 24.
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JANUARY 23.
I.xtsnii Text: “The Beatitudes,” Matt. v. (
1-1*—Gulden Text! Matt, v., 14—
Fommciilfiry on (Inf I.cxsou of the
Hay hy Ihe Itov. I). M. Stearns.
1. “And soolncr tho multitudes Ha went
up Inton mountain and when Ho was set
Ills disciples eame unto Him.” It would
ho most Instructive to gather together all
the mountain scenes and Incidents of
Soripturu find contrast them with those of
tho plains. In connection with this lesson
one might glance forward to the mountain
scones In tho life of Christ, the mount of
prayer, the mount of transfiguration, tho
mount of nseention.
tlioirl. 2. “And Ha opened It His month and taught plain
saving.” fought scorns to tno very
that Ho His disciples those things who
and that this Is a sermon for those
have received Him and are willing to ha
Kin disciples. All who truly rccoivo Him
are saved, but to ho a disciple one must be
willing to l»’ given tin wholly to Him. to bo
taught by Him, anu to bo an apostle oi\e
must bo Willing to go anywhere saved for Him. by
There are few among the who
word and deed proclaim Jesus Lord to the
glory of God the Father (Phil, il,, 11). Do
you? the In spirit, foi
fi. “Blessed me poor
theirs l.i the kingdom of f heaven.” In Jafl.
il., 5, we read of the poor of this world Zopli. rich
in faith and heirs of the kingdom. In
Hi., 12, we read of an afileted and poor peo¬
ple who trust in the fiord. But it Is not
their poverty, hut their faith, that unites
thorn to Christ. Our fiord speaks of the
poof and contrite spirit that trembles at
Ills Word! dm broken and eontrlto heart
that is acceptable to Him (Isa. lvifi, 15i
IxvI., 2; I’s. II., 17). they that fo
they 4. “lllessod shall bo comforted.” are If mourn, we cmisfile 9
tlio kingdom and the glory of tho King, yet the
to lie manifested, and then see Him as
Teachor silting here In humiliation utter¬
ing these words, wo shall ho greatly all holped
In our meditation thereon. Of tho sor¬
rowful people that ever lived on earth Ho
wns pre-eminently tho man of sorrows and
acquainted with griet (Isa. MIL, and »), God and yet all
He Is tbe Father of mercies of
comfort (II Cor. I., 8), who comfort comforts others us,
evert hero, that wo the tidiness may ot comfort at
while we wait for
His 0. coming ‘‘Blessed (f These, the tv., meek, 18). for they shall
are
Inherit tllU Mirth.” IBs glory shall bo t!jp
fullness of the Whole earth, nil tho king¬
doms of tho world shall bo His and ours
with Him (Isa. vl.,8, margin; ltov. xfi, 15;
John xvifi, 22) Bom. viil., 17. 18), of Nono oft of
earth, not even Moses, 8), meekest men meek
his time (Num. xll., was ever and as lowly in
ns Him, who said t am meek
heart, since the earth Is ours wo If can af¬
ford to let others have It just now necos-
snry and ho miscalled and misunderstood
/or so doing. Which , , , do , . hunger J
«, “Blessed aro they thcj(
nnd thirst after righteousness, for
shall be filled.” Wo must still keep hoforo
us the kingdom when tho earth shall bo
filled with tbe knowledge of the glory of
the fiord and the IClng who Is rlglitous-
iiohs Itself, the fiord our righteousness, tho
righteous fiord, Who lovolh righteousness
filer, xxlil., fi; l’a. xfi, 7). application Of course while there
Is In each ease a kingdom, present nnd disci¬
waiting fertile ot'ory Hpirlt
ple may dally bo filled with the
IKpli. v.,18), the merciful, for they
7, “Blessed are I’nrt of His Is
shall obtain mercy.” merciful and name
file fiord, the fiord God, delights to gra¬
cious (Ex. xxxlv., fib Hn ex-
orclse mercy or loving kindness (Jer. filled tx.,
28 *41. and the earth shall yet bo
WHh It, but now lie longs to find tlioso
ivlm will be tlio benrers Is willing of to It show to others. mercy
Whenever anyone shit!! obtain freely an
to others, they to on, It Is a groat
abundance of It anything pass jest for one’s
mistake to desire fiord lived untoHtm-
own esc. Our never
solf, but having all things in Him, If we
ate willing to be channels of blessing to
others Ho will sou that the channel Is
filled, tho In , . honrt, , ,__ for
g “messed aro God.” pure He alone truly
they shall sec was
pure lu heart, and Ho was God. When wd
sen Him, wo son God. Homo day wo shall
sen Him nnd Im like Him, l’hll.tu.,2n. oven as to Now our
bodies (I John iff.. *; ill
Slt<S tO boUolil NTttt In tha gJfiisH portion of 8
word III Cor, III., IN), and In pi- as
wo do wo shall be changed lnt“ HI” imago,
So that others seeing Him inns shall want
to know Him. peacemakers, , Tor they
1). “Blessed are the God
shall be called thoc'illldren of fiord God. Jesus Ah the
Is the God of Pence and the
l’rlnco of Peace, wo are acting very much
like children of God when wo carry peace
everywhere. When the kingdom comes
there will be peace on earth, war no belongs more.
As thoso to whom the kingdom
we are to carry samples of It In our dully
life- lore, Joy, peace for all. We aro chil¬
dren of God by faith In Christ Jesus (Ga).
III. 20), nnd there Is no other way to be¬
come a child of God. flat living such wo
urn to manifest It nnd yield so fully to God
that He may do all lie desire* to through
us to carry peace through Christ to ull peo-
1 “Blessed arc they which urn persecu¬
10, sake, forIhelrs Is tho
ted for righteousness 1
kingdom of heaven.'' The world will not
tolerate this kind of llfo any more than it
tolerated John the Baptist or the Lord
Jesus. In I he eyes of the world, of tho even kingdom th£
religious world, this life
with Its lowliness, sorrow for sin, meok-
noss, righteousness, mercy, purity and
p«a«o, la simply ridiculous, fanatical, not
}it for tiio timcfl; inuy do well enough tor
old people and little children, hut nlen and
women who itro men nnd women indooa
fin their own «»tlmnUon) will not taught put hr if
v/ith It, or even Hiift’er it to ho
they can “JjleHH'id help it. when men snail re¬
11 . urn ye nnd shall
vile you nnd persecute evil agulust you falsely, say for.
all manner of you Christ’s
My sake.” In otfu i m>rds f if, for
nake, you are lied about (see margin), mis-
r«presented, slandered, falsely accused,
things said about you without a particle of
foundation, you are a blessed person, for
you are thus privileged to have intimate
and wondrous fellowship with your Lora.
12. “itejoiee and ho exceeding glad, for
emit 1 h your, re ward in heaven, for so per-
geouted they the prophets which wore be¬
fore you.” Fellowship with the Himself—4o prophets
mid with Christ and with God
we In any sense appreciate it or are wo in¬
clined to murmur at these things when
they conreto us and say, “How unjust, how
unreasonable, how strange! Wo will not
stand it!” find thus by the lack of meek¬
ness and patience miss His present which ap¬ He
proval and also tlfe reward
would gladly give us in that day 1! wo
would only put up with tilings for His sake?
Bee the special reward for enduring in JasJ
j., 12; Rev. il., 10,and trust Him for gracd
to accept anything for His sake If only He
can he glorjded.--Lesson Helper.
FLANAGAN CASE ARGUED.
UrorKltt Supreme Court I.Intend to Appll-
cation For New Trial.
The bill of exceptions upon which
the motion for u new trial for Flana¬
gan, the DeKolb county murderer, is
based was argued before the Georgia
supreme couH Monday. The bill is
a massive document. The alleged
grounds for the new trial are about
forty. divisions of the court sat
The two
together, there being present Chief
Justice Simmons and Justices Lump¬
kin, Cobb, Little and Fish. Justice
Lewis was disqualified.