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MiNLEM COWARD.
In the Matter of the Resignation
of Alger.
PINGREE THE AUTHORITY.
Talks Very Plainly and Says Alger Is
Only a Scapegoat-Hard
on Hanna.
Detroit, July 21.?Governor Pingree
to-day handed to the Associated
Press a prepared, signed interview,
giving what the Governor asserts
to be "facts which are absolutely
reliable, bearing npon the relations
between Gen. Alger and President
McKinley, with which the
public are not familiar."
At the outset the Governor says:
l4I have no hesitation in saying
that the course pursued by the
President in this matter is little less
than cowardly. It is, to say the
least, very unmanly."
Governor Pingree said his information
did uot come from Gen.
Alger, but from "one, whose knowledge
of the facts cannot be disputed."
Proceeding, he says that repeatedly
since the Eastern newspapers began
their attacks upon Secretary
Alger the Secretary informed the
President that if these press comments
embarrassed the Administration
in the slightest degree he would
resign at once, but the President as
oftea protested emphatically that he
had the utmost confidence in Secretary
Alger and his conduct of the
war department, and that the country
could not afford to lose his services.
The Governor says at the time his
< \ "alleged alliance" with Gen. Alger
wa? aunounced, and before his disavowal
of interviews criticising the
President bad reached Washington,
^ Gen. Alger told the .President mat
upon the President's slightest intimation
be would resign, but the
President refused to entertain the'
J , idea for a moment.
As to the aHeg^S alliance being
for asking 'for Gen.
Xlger's resignation, Governor Pingree
says: "Long before my announcement
that I would support
jl, ~ Gen. Alger for the Senate, Secretary
of State Hay, on Jnne 2 last,
! requested Vice President Hobart to
intimate to Get}. Alger that his
resignation would b*? acceptable to
r|~ th?President would relieve him
the embarrassment of the attacks
s-* regarding the conduct of the war.
g Mr; Hobart very properly declined 1
to be a party to such unmanly, not to
? ^jiay cowardly, proceeding, and expressed
his opinion in terms decided
t| ^r Ti^viuuo*
f After that, Gen. Alger, entirely
ignorant of this miserable conspiracy,
several times offered to end the
attacks by submitting his resignation,
but still the President did not
have the courage to express himself
tot his Secretary. Gen. Alger finally
.did hand his resignation to the
President to take effect on January
2. _The President dared not face the
General in a manly way and ask
him to retire and give his reasons
jOr making the request. He finally
accomplished by indirection what
he dared not do in an open and
j frank manner himself.
f \ Governor Pingree stated that Mr.
Hobart was fiually prevailed upon
by Attorney General Griggs to convey
to the Secretary that his resignation
was desired and "gave my alleged
alliance" with the Secretary
as a pretext.
Commenting on the whole matter,
the Governor" says Gen. Alger's
sacrifice was compelled by demands
of the New York politicians, backed
by the "unscrupulous and heartless
press." He predicts tbat it win De
learned "that the Presideut himself
is responsible for whatever mistakes
have been made in conducting the
war."
He adds: "I am told on the very
best authority that Gen. Alger made
very few appointments of officers
daring the war, and that the commissions
were issued almost entirely
upon the order of the President."
~ :The Governor asseits that the
xnost recent attacks uponJ Alger
were caused by his frank declaration
of opposition to trusts, and he
adds that "there is a decided odor of
trusts around the present Administration,
with Mark Hanna as the acX;
knowledged 'king maker.' "
In conclusion, the Governor calls
on Michigan newspapers to do justice
to the State's foremost representative
in public life.
It is conjectured here that Brig.
Gen. Henry M. Duffield gave some
U of the foregoing information, but the
General declines to be interviewed.
The most of the born leaders of
men are women.
, Man's work should be a continuay^ii"
_ there is no
authority fof*\i''^ '<i
- ?*i> .
His Absentmii.. ^Iness.
A little girl who was trying to tell
a friend how absentminded her
grandpa was, said: "He walks
around thinking about nothing;and,
when he remembers it, be then forgets
that what he thought of was
something entirely different from
what he wanted to remember."?
' Boston Christian Register. \
Very Annoying.
She looked indignant and hurt
after they had emerged from the
tunnel and the sunshine streamed
^^tbrough the car window.
"What is it dear? Don't make
such a display of temper. Did he
,dare to kiss you while we were fc|
tflty-^Jark ?" and the fond mother
; gently patted her daughter's head
K- as they whispered.
K "No. he didn't, the coward!" and
BF she flounced into another seat.?Def
troit Free Press.
* HE KNOWS NOW.
Robert G. Ingersol) has Gone Into the
Gre&t Unknown.}
New York, July 21.?1Col. Robert
G. Ingersoli died at his home, Walston-011-Hudson,
near Dobbs Ferry,
to-day. His death was sudden and
unexpected, and resulted from the
heart disease, from which he had i
suffered since 1896. In that year,
during the Republican National
Convention, he was taken ill and
had to return home. He never fully
recovered from the attack of heart ]
'' ' nnco Quri Tiroa lindpr the care of t
uiacasc auu n uj > %>?
physicians constantly. 1
For the last three days Mr. Inger- c
soil had not been feeling well. Last 1
night he was in better health and v
spent a portion of the evening play- J
ing billiards with Walston H.
Brown, his son-in-law, and C. P. r
Farrelljhis brother-in-law and private t
secretary. He seemed to be in bet ter J
health and spirits when he retired j.
than he had been for several days. i
This morning he rose at the usual p
hour and joined the family at break- \
fast. He then said he had spent a b
bad night, but felt better. He had n
been suffering from abdominal pains tl
and tightness about the chest. He tl
did not think his condition at all
dangerous. . p
Col. Ingersoll spent the morning p
swinging in a hammock and sitting t<
on the veranda with the members of e
the family. He said he was better \
and had no pain. At 12.30 he started w
to go up-5ta,lis. VII lfacuuig me j 11
head of the stairs he turned into his I cl
wife's room. Mrs. Ingersoll was A
there. Together they discussed u
what they would have for luncheon, b<
and Col. Ingersoll said he had better w
not eat much, owing to the trouble tc
with his stomach. He seemed in h
good spirits then. After talking for p(
a few minutes he crossed the room n
and sat down in a rocking chair. He cl
leaned his head upon his hand, fc
which rested on the back of the a
chair. Mrs. Ingersoll asked him how Sl
he was feeling and he replied: "Oh,
better." These were his last words, n
A second after they were uttered he j6
was dead. The only sign noticed by y
Mrs. Ingersoll was that the whites 0]
of his eyes suddenly showed. There n
was not even a sigh or a groan as tl
death came. V
Doctors were hastily called, but ai
11?woo ihof rloalh Hurl
men VC1UILO nao Hiuv ot
come instantly. fe
No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral, but it will
probably take place on Monday at y
the house, and the interment will be
in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, at Tar- y
rytown. ti
Mrs. Ingersoll was the only person s?
in the room with him when he died. jr
Death came to him as he had recent- fr
ly expressed a desire it should. He st
often in old times said he wished to <r(
die slowly, with a full consciousness, p
so he might tell those about him how d
he felt. Recently he experienced a
change and expressed a desire to die d
painlessly and without warning. S
SECOND ENOCH ARDEN.
A Man Conceals His Identity For Forty a
Long Years.
Yates Center, Kansas, July 16. f
?The death of Leonard B. Bleeker, 11
aged 72 years, which recently occur- a
red here, has revealed a case of self- fi
sacrifice seldom heard of outside the t|
domain of fiction. Three years ago
Bleeker came to this country ped- 81
dliugafew cheap articles, and, too ei
old and weary to proceed farther, a q
kind hearted farmer took him in and v
cared for him uutil he died. To the
family which befriended him he a
told the story of his life, reserving p
for the grave the specific names of
persons and localities.
He stated that in 1861 he left a ^
wife and five children in Michigan Is
and answered the first call for volun- p
teers. The fortunes of war were
acainst him and for months he lay a a
prisoner in Andersonville prison. 11
For some reason he was led to be- t<
lieve that a certain other batch of ^
prisoners would soon be exchanged. .
Among them was a dying man and n
the two comrades exchanged names ^
and military designations. The sol- S
dier died and the death was report- ^
ed as that of Leonard B. Bleeker,
and is so recorded in the war depart- v
ment. The real Bleeker was releas- tl
ed after a time, rejoined his regi- v
ment and served until the close of ^
the war without communicating
with his family. Then he went back 11
and found his' wile married to an- C
other man. He ascertained that his tl
children were well cared for and ^
then left the community without revealing
his identity. Throughout s
his life he carefully guarded his se- d
cret and since coming here was often tl
urged to apply for a pension, but 0
stoutly refused. Even when near
death he would not reveal the loca- t
tion of his former home or permit t
anyone to communicate with his old a
associates. He was a man of more u
than ordinary education and the
truth of his story or the possession of
a noble purpose in his long sacrifice
cannot be doubted.
t
fT?K,- /inmnoi ml Qfyainct rlomlliPflH. ll
111C. tauipuiftu vv
Ism is being pushed all along the 0
line by the long-suffering newspapers'
The Danville Register tells \
a pitiful tale of how it is imposed r
upon. Speaking of charitable v
notices The Register -says: "As if t
this publication of matters purely of
j an advertising nature were not
enough, there are many who call up
the paper by 'phone at all hours of ?
the day and night, takings?me mem- *
ber of the staff to answer it, only to i
receive a deadhead ad. "if he makes f
a mistake in any detail of it he is *
criticised therefor. Many times we 1
have notices 'phoned in of little so- 1
cial events announced of small' club
and church society meetings. It J
seems to us that it is not asking too '
much when we request our friends to 1
write and bring or send such free advertisements
to the office." The experience
of the Danville paper is just j
what all have gone through with. <
The shadow of debt is rather
gloomy, but some of us would run
great risk of sunstroke if we ever got
out of it.
?
\ You never realize bow awkward
*you must be until you see a snapshot
picture of yourself in motion.
Love is blind; and, sometimes,
when it reaches the point of a proposal,
it is nearly dumb.
NEW 8ECRETABY OF WAR:
Elihu Root, of New York, Sue- !
eeeds Alger.
A CELEBRATED LAWYER.
\Iger Writes Him a Letter of Congratulation-New
Secretary Will Not _
Take Charge Yet.
Washington, July 22.?Eiihu :
?oot, of New York, has accepted the
var portfolio in President McKin- |
fuhinot \ tplppram of ac
eptance was received shortly afterioou
to-day while Secretary Long '
ras with the President. Secretary .
Uger had just left.
The tender of the war portfolio was j
nade to Mr. Root last night, after
lie conference at the White House,
ts the President will leave for the j
Ldirondacks on Wednesday or
'hursday of next week, it is hardly (
rcbable that Mr. Root will come to
Vashington to confer with him (
efore that time. It is regarded as 6
lore likely that Mr. Root will meet *
tie President at Lake Champlain J
lie latter part of the week. |
The announcement of Root's apointment
was made at the war de- ^
artment. It was stated that Seuair
Piatt came to Washington' last
veniug armed with authority from t
rr. Root to accept in his name the C
ar portfolio. It is not expected I
lat the acceptance will make any ?
liange in the plans of Secretary a
.Iger and he will remain on duty 1
ntil the end of the present month, a
eiug assisted by Mr. Meiklejohn, f
ho is expected to reach Washing
- ~ ,
>n this afternoon, secretary Alger i
ad confidently expected the ap- t
ointment of Mr. Root, and was e
inch pleased at the President's t
hoice. This was evidenced in the
illowing letter, which Secretary d
lger addressed yesterday to his t
jccessor. r
Washington, D. CM July 21, 10 a. s
i.?My dear Mr. Root: All I know C
i what the newspapers say, that b
ou are to succeed me as Secretary c
f War. Should it come to you I
lost earnestly urge you to make
le sacrifice and accept the position,
rith your great knowledge of law |
nd your excellent health, you can j
irve the country in a way given to p
sw men. Sincerely yours, n
R. A. Alger. ?
To the Hon. Elihu Root, New ^
ork. u
Secretary Alger called at the J'
iThite House to-day and for a short t
me discussed with the President 0
mie appointments to commissions v
l the volunteer army. He drove
om the White House direct to the ^
nation, where he met his wife. To- s
ether they left for Thorndale, a
enn., to spend Sunday witli their b
aughter. ^
Secretary Alger this afternoon adA/-)
4-1% si ^/\ll/\*wiMr* f rtlArvvom o f o
L C55CU tuu lununiii^ bciu^iaui a
outhampton, upon hearing of his ^
cceptance of the war portfolio: ?
Accept my best congratulations t
nd thanks." c
Secretary Alger is in receipt of a *
reat many letters and telegrams jj
om persons in every station in life, g
11 touching upon his retirement a
om the Cabinet. So numerous are *
iey that the Secretary finds him- ?
slf physically unable to make sep- c
rate responses to them, and has re- c
uested the Associated Press to con- F
ey acknowledgement of his deep t
ppreciation of the sentiments ex- ^
ressed. t
Elihu Root was born February 15, ?
$45, at Clinton, Oneida county, ^
'e\v York. He graduated from 1
[amilton College In the class of 1864,
nd entered the New York Univers
y Law School. He was admitted
) the Bar in 1867, since which time t
e has been in the active practice of
is profession in New York city. He ^
-as United States attorney for the rj
outhern district of New York from
rarch, 1883 to July, 1895. He was I
ice president of the Association of
lie Bar of the city of New York,
> - e i i - XT 1_
ice president or me x\ew iuik ^
rrant Monument Association, at one
ime president of the Republican rj
Hub, and is the present president of
he Union League Club. He has t
een a trustee of Hamilton College
ince 1883, and has served as presient
of the New England Society iu ^
he city of New York. He was one ^
f the most prominent members of
he last New York State Constituional
Convention, where he served ^
s chairman of the judiciary comnittee.
1
alger's friends at home. ?]
Detroit, July 22.?At a largely atended,
non-partisan meeting of ,
eading citizens held in the mayor's
ifiice this afternoon a reception was -<
danned in honor of Gen. Alger's
eturn home as a token of esteem in
diich the Secretary of war is held
>y those who know him best. 1
''Doctor," sigheji the fat man, "I
fuess it's no use. I've tried everyhing
you've prescribed and grown
leshieV every time. Your latest '
ecommendation was to ride horsejack.
I've done so faithfully for a
nonth, but I've taken on eighteen '
jounds and the horse has lost 160." '
"Ah! there's a scientific sugges- 1
ion," said the elated doctor. "Try
etting the horse ride you for a
svhile."? Detroit Free Press.
A Texas darkey has discovered a
aew method of suicide, observes the
(3olumbus Enquirer." He tried to
bite off the tail of a mule.
"Eh, Philbrick, just heard from
yonr wife?"
"Yes."
"Well, what are you looking- so
sour about? Is she coming home?"
"No, it's the way she ends her letter.
Listen: 'From your loving
wife, dear, and don't forget to wash
the dog!"?Chicago Evening Post.
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BLOODY WORK IN GEORGIA?
Avenging the Assault on Mrs. Of'etree
at Saffoid.
Savannah, Ga., July 23.?J special
to the Morning News from
Bainbridge. Ga. says: Sin08 the
distardly crime committed atSfltf?ld
in Early County, last Thursday
night hunting parties have been out
in search of the guilty negroes Gne
of the negroes appeared at ?n old
darky's house, near Brinson, Ga.,
and asked to be harbored. Hie old
man went to Brinson and informed
of his presence. A posse returned
with him and captured the negro,
who gave his name as Louis Sam
mm. jlij? man ? as iai\cu "^*-1
where he was identified by 2<r. and
Mrs. Ogletree as one of their assailants.
He said there were eight in
tiis gang and that they came from
Augusta. He said that two of the
?ang were not far away. One portion
of the mob went in pursuit of
;hese two, while the others hung
Sammin and riddled his body. The
ither two negroes were overtaken,
iliot and scalped, the party bringing
heir scalps to Saffold this evening.
A hundred determined men with
iloodhounds are alter the remaining
ive of the gang and if caught they
vill be lynched.
the story confirmed.
Atlanta, Ga., July 23.?A special
o the Constitutiou from Bainbridge,
Ja., says: A negro captured near
ron City last night was brought to
Jaffold and identified as oiie pf the
issailants of Mrs. J. E. Ogletree last
Thursday night. He was ljnched
,t daylight this morning netr Safold.
Two other dead negroei were i
ound alongside the railroad track 1
wo miles west of Bainbrilge this
orning. The names of none of|j
hese negroes are known.
It is believed bp some thai the two 1
lead negroes foijnd by th side of i
he railroad traci were the men ar- 1
ested yesterday at Troy, Ala., on i
uspicion of being implicated in the |
)gletree outrage, and who were 1
ieing brought toSafford for identiti- i
ation.
Did NotMeed Brains. ]
"My businesi takes me into a i
rent many smfcll towns,"remarked ,
drummer thd other evening to a
few Orleans fimes-Dernocrat re- 1
orter, "and wftle loafing with the 1
atives, who dibate the fate of na- I
ions and carvitheir monograms on
racker boxes lb corner groceries, I I
iear lots of gofd stories, furnished
ip, retrimmedl dyed, scoured, pol- <
shed and practically good as new. i
'here are six cf eight of these yarns ,
hat I have leaded to look upou as ,
Id friends, audit warms my heart 1
rhen I meet tlpm, no matter what
ocal disguise |>ey may be wearing. <
"A few days ago, for instance, I ,
lappened intoi strange town in Misissippi
and lit frightfully bored 1
nd lonesomg until a storekeeper >
egan to tell up a story about a law- j
er named Goigan in a place up the (i
oad.
"'He was a fifling kind of a chap,'
?''i ctrtrippnpr. 'and one dav
71.1114 tuc n UiUlUUb liv IV T t WU.J oiKWk
en
Has the futire pledge supplied,
Por we know,hat when we waken
We shall be satisfied,
?S. V. Philips in Detroit Free Press.
Clara?"Ore can't believe a word
:he men say ?ny more."
Maud?"Why not?"
Clara?"Well, there's Jack; he
promised faithfully never to tell any
3ne if I woild permit him to kiss
me just once, aud in less than a
minute he had repeated it."
Money makes the mare go, but
railroad officials prefer to run trains
on time.
A coquette always has more fools J
tluin-wise uaeu on her string.
The road to fame is crowded with
men who have become discouraged
and turned back.
The lender frequently finds that
borrowing dulls the edge of memory.
Some men are so lacking in hospitality
that they won't even entertain
an idea. . _
The cheaper the man, the sooner
he begins on his grievances when,
you talk with him.
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ME" HEN LYNCH!
The Deed Done By a Mob in
Louisiana.
VICTIMS ITALIANS AND TOUGHS
Had Killed Several Men at Different
Times-Details of the
Affair.
Tallulah, La., July 21.?Five
Italians were lynched here last night
for the fatal wounding of Dr. J. Ford
Hodge. The dead men are of a class
which has been troublesome for
some time, and it is believed that
they had planned to kill the doctor.
Some of them, it is said, have families
in Europe, but they have no
relatives here.
The dead are: Frank Defatta,
Charles Defatta, Jo Defatta, Sy Deferroch,
John Cereno.
For several weeks a lot of goats
belonging to Frank Defatta have
been sleeping and running on the
gallery of Dr. Hodge's office and ,
residence. The doctor on numerous
occasions requested the owner to
keep his goats penned up, but he
would not do it, and on the night of ;
the 19th Dr. Hodge shot one of them.
Early next morning Frank Defatta 1
came to Dr. Hodge's office and said '
to the doctor: "You shoot iny goat, <
now you better shoot me." The doctor
ordered him to leave and Defatta
left, mumbling something which the
doctor did not understand.
Dr. Hodge took his meals at the
residence of a Mr. Kaufmann and 1
had to pass Joe Defatta's shop in
going there. About sundown last *
evening the doctor and Mr. Kauf- J
mann started to supper, and as they
got to Joe's store Mr. Kaufmann,
who was in the lead, says that i
Charles Defatta was sitting on the
steps and Joe standing in the store
door. Kaufmann spoke to them, but
neither of the Italians returned the
greeting. As Dr. Hodge passed
Charles jumped up and said: "You
shoot my goat," and struck the doctor.
Dr. Hodge attemped to repel
the attack by striking back with his
fist, but finding the Sicilian too G
much for him, tried to draw his pistol.
Joe Defatta, at the door, pulled
a double-barrel shotgun and fired c
two loads into the doctor, striking *
him in his hands and abdomen, *
Immediately on the crack of the gun *
Frank Defatta, Sy Deforroch and c
John Cereno, who were in Defatta's F
store, on Front street, started on a *
run to Joe's store with shotguns and 8
long knives in their hands. i
Court was in session and a large ^
arowd of country people were in $
town. With the sheriff and his de- 15
puties they joined in the chase and
succeeded in arresting and disarming
Fnmk Defatta, Sy Deferroch and
John Cereno after a hard struggle. ^
The sheriff with his posse at once j
went to the house and succeeded in
taking Charles Defatta. Joe was
found hidden under a chimney in an ^
adjoining house. He was promptly
taken out and the sheriff started to '
e
the jail with Charles and Joe. When .
Court House square was reached a c
crowd of 250 citizens overpowered j
the sheriff, and after a severe struggle
took Joe and Charles Defatta ^
down in the field to the slaughter
pen and hanged them to the gallows
used for slaughtering beeves.
Joe denied the shooting and said r
Charles did it. Charles said Joe 1
fired the shots, which half a dozen *
people say. Charles said he jumped g
on Dr. Hodge and was sorry for it.
He said Frank Defatta and Sy De- '
ferroch were the cause of the trou- ^
ble. ]
The crowd then adjourned to the ?
jail, overpowered the jailer and de- J
puties. The keys were secured and j
the crowd quickly brought out Sy t
Deferroch, Frank Defatta and Joe t
Cereno and hung them to an oak t
tree in the jail yard. Not a shot ]
was fired, and the crowd was order- i
ly and quiet. A good many friends <
pleaded for the lives of the Sicilians, 1
but to no avail, as this was the third l
outrage of this kind committed by 1
this class of people. About two <
years ago Frank Defatta shot and {
killed a negro for picking up a (
watermelon which Frank had for t
sale. One year ago Joe Defatta shot J
and killed Pat Matthews, land keeper
at Milliken's Bend, La., over a
trivial controversy. He was cleared
by a technicality of the law. They ^
had frequently made boasts that *
they would do as they pleased and ]
their money would clear them. '
They have since these two scrapes
become more open in their actions
and talk and on several occasions
have had quarrels with the best j
citizens. I
The people here believe the five
men had planned to kill Dr. Hodge, 1
just at dark, as he was going to his
supper, as the doctor generally goes
by himself. The plan . was for
Charles to jump on the doctor, Joe
to shoDt him from the door, and if
help was needed the others would
have gone to their aid. Their plans
were well laid and carried out.
Joe's gun was found on the counter
with a box of shells by it.
Dr. Hodge is badly shot and the
doctors say he cannot recover.
The five Italians were buried today
in the Potter's Field, near
Tallulah. The giand jury is in
session and will investigate the matter.
The grand jury which investigated
the occurrence reported to-night as
follows:
"It is reported -tfiat the facts
brought to our knowledge, that the
men who were lynched had formed
a conspiracy to assassinate Dr.
Hodge, and the mob, learning of the
facts, took the law into their own
hands. After diligent inquiry we
is
W*IU bllu WV*/? y - T ? v
ie heard of a joctor'up in New York i
hat had a ^heme for taking out j
he no-accouit part of a fellow's
rains and rjplacing it with first- 1
lass.thinkirr machinery. Know- 1
ng that ever one regarded him as i
. blamed foo Googan concluded to (
;o off on the uiet and get fixed up.
io he Bcootfl for the North, and 1
,nd when lii got there the doctor
old him thafiis brain was petrified, <
shardasabck; but he promised ,
o make hiii a new one that he
ould think jith, and told hiin to
ome back iiBix months and have it
>ut in.
"Googan pbmised, but when the {
ime arrivediie didn't show up, and
he doctor irote him a letter. 4I
iave your bnin all ready, come and
;et it.' : ,
44'It ain'i necessary,' Googan
vrote, 4I've; been 'lected to the
egislature.''
We Sail be Satisfied.
^he course oithe weariest river
Ends in thigreat, gray sea;
['he acorn foiever and ever
Strives upvard to the tree;
Phe rainbow,the sky adorning.
Shines promise through the storm;
Phe glimmemf coming morning
Through midnight gloom will form,
iy time all iQiots are riven.
Complex although they may be,
^.nd peace wilW^t last be given,
.Both to you mu me.
fhen, though the path be dreary,
Look forward to the goal;
Though the hetrt and the head be
weary,
Let faith inspire the soul;
>eek the right;though the wrong be
tempting,
Speak the truth at any cost;
^ain is all weakexempting
When once tin gem is lost;
liet strong hand and keen eye be
ready
For plain or anbnshed foes;
Though earnestand fancy steady
Bear best unto the close.
The heavy clouls may be raining,
But with eveiing comes the light;
Through the d;rk, low winds complaining,
Yet the sunrse gilds the height,
^.nd love has Kdden his treasure
For the patieit and the pure;
\nd time givei his fullest measure
To the workirs who endure;
\ tt'Awlfhof ha ]AUA hn42 choir
have not been able to learn the
names or identity of any of the men
composing the mob."
THE LOUISIANA LYNCHING.
Dr. Hodge, for Shooting Whom the Five
Italians were Hanged, Is Expected to
Recover.
New Orleans, La., July 24.?The
Picayune's Tallulah special says:
Senors Cavilli, of New Orleans, representing
the Italian consul, and N.
Piazza, of Vicksburg, consular agent
of Italy, arrived in Tallulah to-day,
and, after thoroughly investigating
the lynching of the five Italians here
on the of the 20th, left for Vicksburg,
Miss., on the afternoon train.
They were courteously received,
and shown all possible courtesies
while in town, and given assistance
in making a thorough investigation. J
They visited Dr. Hodge and he gave J
them a full account of the difficulty. <
They expressed their sincere regrets 1
and deep sympathy for him.
Dr. Hodge is resting easy, and his <
physician now thinks he will re- i
cover. 1
the louisiana lynching. f
Washington, July 24.?The J
Italian charge d'affaires, Count x
Vinichi, called at the State depart- (
ment to-day and had a talk with Mr.
Hill, Assistant Secretary of State, J
concerning the Louisiana lynehings. j
Count Vinichi submitted nothing <
'urther from the Italian authorities, t
md evinced satisfaction with what
lad been already done by the of- j
Icials here. Thus far there has been
10 suggestion that indemnity or
t+kA,. fArm nf ronftrflt.inn would be
fbUCl iui ui v*
ixpected, the representations having a
)een confined to securing full in- c
ormation on the subject. s
r
The Zulu clergyman who left New c
fork for his Africanihome last week e
ias some surprises up his sleeve for 0
lis simple countrymen. "I shall tell g
hem," he says, "that in the cold of t
America water becomes so hard that ^
nen can walk on it, and shall con- e
ound our medicine men with my r
ilarm clock. I shall take great ^
ileasure in telling them of cities p
ipon cities, twenty stories high, and t
if the machines which talk." b
The wealth of Stanford University, t
if California, after the provisions of ?
ilrs. Stanford's gifts are carried out, r
s something that fairly staggers the u
magination. It reminds one of a v
ihapter out of "Monte Cristo." The e
iresent estimate of its value places
t at $38,000,000. There are 800,000 F
hares of Southern Pacific stock in ?
t, which, if the present market 3
alue is maintained, would realize ?
24,000,000, and if they ever go to par
rould, of course, mean $80,000,000.
t
Prof. McHardy, an English opthal- c
uic surgeon has recently discovered b
phat. h? calls the bic.vcle eye. The
lisease, he declares, is a dangerous e
rritation caused by the pressure t
inder the eyelids of fine dust and I
;ranite dust from macadam road- o
rays and decayed vegetable matter t
rith which the atmosphere is load- s
id. A similar irritation of tho throat 8
s caused, he says, by the presence t
if these substances there, and Prof. 1
tfcHardy advises riders to wear gog- o
;les and keep their mouths closed t
rhen riding. t
i
Mark Twain's Speech.
Mark Twain is not dead, by any
neans. He says himself, "The re>ort8
of my death are greatly ex- li
iggerated." He is alive and "i' the f
rein." He was in London on the t
glorious Fourth, and made a speech.
"Habit accounts for many things," a
le said. "Yesterday, for example, I
vas at luncheon with a party at ^
West End. A great dignitary of the
English Established Church went
tway half an hour before anybody 8
slse and carried off my hat. Now t
hat was an innocent act on his part. t
3e went out first and of course had
he choice of hats. As-a rule I try
o get out first myself, but I hold 0
;hat his was an innocent, uncon- r
icious act, due perhaps to heredity. t
fie was thinking about ecclesiastical
natters and when a man is in that
;ondition of mind he will take any- b
jody's hat. The result was that a
luring the whole afternoon I was c
inder the influence of his clerical
lat and could not tell a lie. Of
;ourse he was hard at it. It is a t
;ompliment to both of us. His hat g
itted me exactly; my hat fitted him t
jx&ctly, so I judge I was born to rise
;o high dignity in the church some- r
iow or other; but I don't know what a
le was born for." t
A FCriOWUy naiutai yuwa?ivn ,
"Pat," said his young wife, "I c
svish you wouldn't put your knife in c
pour mouth when you eat." ^
"An' pwhere would yez hev me
put it," said Pat, in astonishment? 1
'in me eyes?" c
Use for Millionaires' Sons. e
It is a favorite occupation to de- l
uounce the sons of wealthy men for t
being worthless. Yet their worthlessness
soon scatters fortunes that 6
might otherwise increase, to the t
detriment of the general public. It's i
an ill wind that blows no one good. t
The Poet's Perambulator. 1
Under the blue of Jersey 4
I watch him gayly fly <
Behind the old lawn mower, f
Singing a lullaby.
The daisies lean to capture t
The syllables of gold
He scatters on the breezes
With madcap joy untold.
Upon the old lawn mower
Which up the hill he boosts,
A seat is rigged, and in it '
His crooning baby roosts. i
?R. K. Munkittrick, in Frank Les- ^
lie's Popular Monthly for August. ,
Chifir on Himself. '
A Kansas paper tells of a bank 1
cashier who sat ou the neighborly j
side of a sheet of postage stamps one
warm day recently, and found it
necessary to go home and make a
change of clothing before he could
get his books to balance.?New York
Tribune.
We hold our virtues by the sleeve;
our vices have us by the collar.
Sample life as it comes to hand?
you will be a long time dead.
^ ' --flTTi
SOME OF THERE* LAWS
These Have Been Approved by
the Governor.
THE MOST IMPORTANT GIVEN.
Worth Studying and Keeping for Future
Reference.
A Joint Resolution to request and
direct the Governor and State
Treasurer to furnish information
to our Senators and Representa- ,
tives in Congress as to the claims ,
of the State against the United ^
States growing out of the common
defence, and to revoke any former
agency.
Whereas, it appears that the Genarai
Government of the United
States is indebted in a large sum to
:he State of South Carolina for monjys
furnished for and on claims
irising out of the common defence;
;herefore,
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That the Governor
ind State Treasurer be, and they are
lereby, requested and directed to
urnish all information available to
>ur Senators and Representatives in
Congress, with the request that they
irge forward all legislation needed
>n the subject.
Section 2. That all outstanding
jontracts, if any exist, with any
igency or attorneys, as to services
'or forwarding this claim are rescinded,
because of failure of consideraion
and abandonment of the work
>y such agents.
Approved 2d day of March, A. D.
899.
To School Trustees and Teachers.
I
Trustees and teachers who are
Jive to the interests in their charge
annot be indifferent to the county
ummer school for teachers, in its a
elation to the problem of better *
ountry schools?a more enlighten- 1
d citizenship and a more prosper- '
us people. No teacher with profes- 1
ional spirit and ambition can afford '
o disregard the opportunity of bet- ^
er preparation for a life work which b
ntails so much of responsibility and a
equires so much of skill. No trus- *
ee that is mindful of his trust?to '
rovide for the good bringing up of
he children of his community?can 8
e content to dwarf their possibili- ^
ies by giving them in this day of E
Togress a training that is second e
ate. The more backward the com- *
nunity the greater is the need of the 8
ery best instruction. The worst J)
nemies of a community would be the
rustees if they would act qpon the 1
irinciple, "Almost any teacher is n
ood enough to teach our little Y
chool." Hardly is any teachi- r
good enough, and no teacher can ^
e too good! It is a crime to put *"
ver children a less skillful teacher
han the money available will seure.
We have too much of "the ?
ilind leading the blind."
It is folly to pay a poor salary and 13
mploy an ignorant teacher in order e
hat the school term may be longer. ^
t is a waste of money. It is a waste b
f childhood's energies. If 1
he school room is to be dull and r
tupid, better far that the child [
hould be out in the fresh air in con- E
act with the varied interests of real 11
ife, learning in the great school of ^
bservation and experience. Poor 0
caching may be worse than no v
eaching. F
'RU8TEES SHOULD PAY TEACHER'S 8
1
EXPENSES.
p
The State board of education at its c
ast meeting, May 5, adopted the u
ollowing resolution to which the at- t
ention of all school trustees Is t
,sked: j
"Whereas, in the opinion of this
ioard, it is essential to the welfare
f our common schools that there
hould be a general attendance of d
eachers at the sessions of the coun- t
y school institutes, be it resolyed jj
hat in order to express this desire ^
f the board the superintendent be g
equested to address a circular letter
o the county superintendents and *
rustees, and that the school trustees u
\e asked to make some provision to a
dd and assist the teachers in their *
ounty to attend the said institutes." J
This action of the State board is ?
>ased upon the fact that, however v
;reat the personal benefits resulting ?
o the teacher from seif-improvenent,
the greatest benefits will
iccrue to the school children. If, I
herefore, the Jeacher will give four
reeks to professional training in .j
irder to become better fitted for suc:essful
teaching?in order to render
>etter service to the school, the
rustees should be willing to entourage
a faithful servant by intreasing
the salary at least to the I
-J AL. : i.. ^ L. . ~ 0
imounc 01 uie cost to me leacuei ui ^
)oard and lodging while attending
he professional school. They
ihould recognize the fact that a
?acher's diligent and faithful work
s of value to the nchool and that
he school should not allow all of the ]
>urden to fall upon the devoted
eacher. In most of the counties the
;ost of board and lodging for the j
our weeks would not exceed eight r
>r ten dollars. This is a small sum c
;o be paid by the school as an ad- i
iitional salary for the entire school I
session in consideration of the better
iervice that the teacher will render
:o.the children. Yet, small as the 1
jum is, it falls heavily upon the
>aonViAF rocoivoB tin run pa fhnn
f25 or |30 a month and is employed ]
for only a few months in the year. I
The pitiful sum of $20 a month is all
that is paid to some teachers, who
are yet expected to possess such an
education and to teach with such J
painstaking devotion as to give to
their pupils the mental training that i
will fit them for the duties of life. '
private and public. If the trustees '
really want better educational advantages
for the children, if they
have any appreciation of the need of
a better teacher, they cannot donbt
T
that eight or ten dollars paid extra
to secure this boon will be the wisest
expenditure that could be made, even
though the school terra should in
consequence be shortened.
TRUSTEES SHOULD ACT.
If a teacher has been engaged for
the approaching school session the
trustees should at once adopt a resolution
to pay the school teacher's expenses
at the county summer school.
If a teacher has not yet been engaged,
there should be no further delay in
making the final arrangements.
Many teachers are resolved to attend
a summer school and press forward
to a higher place in their profession,
cost what it may. Yet
many are still in doubt as to where
they will teach the next session,
rhis is a hardship. It would eviiently
be a wise aud just policy for
:rustees to choose their teachers as
mrlv in the summer as Dossible. in
)rder that all may know what to expect,
and that the teachers may be
mcouraged to prepare themselves
'specially for definite work.
Of course no trustees would be so
>ehind to the best interest of their
ichools during the progress of the
summer school for teachers in their
sounty. To keep the teachers from
ittending the summer school would
)e to throw away money which the
State is spending this year for the
mprovement of teachers.
John J. McMahan,
State Superintendent of Education.
July 15,1899.
./'
HIS MOTHER'S BIBLE.
' j ' .
"he Most Precious of Grover Cleveland's
Possessions.
There is a great deal of sentiment
ibout Groyer Cleveland, which he
nherited from his mother, and" a re*
igious vein, which comes from his
ather. Upon his writing table in
he library at Princeton lies the old~
? u: ) d:ui- a#
aouiuucu uiuiC) nuu w*c id vi
lack enamel, which was given him
>y his mother when he first went
.way from home. While tj? was
Resident the little volume was alrays
kept in the upper left-hand
[rawer of the desk that was preented
to the President of the United
Itates by the Queen of England as a
nemento of the Sir John Frankifn '
xpedition to the Arctic regions. At
he top of the cover in a little space
urrounded by an ornamental border
s inscribed in gilt the name "8. G.
Cleveland," and upon the fly-lea!
here is a line or two of writing in a
leat, precise feminine hand, from
rhich we learn that the book was a
ift to uMy son, Stephen Grover
Cleveland, from his Loving Mother."
Jol. Lamont says that be first saw
his Bible oh the table in Mr. Cleveand's
law office, in Buffalo, - and
tber friends remember having seen
t there. When Mayor Cleveland
iecame Governor the book was genrally
on the bureau of his bedroom.
Vhen the Governor was about to
lecome President Col. Lamont found
he little Bible in the President's * '
ooms at the Arlington, and, handr * .
ng it to Chief Justice Waite, asked
dm to use it when he swore the
tew Chief Magistrate into- office,
inhere were about 40,000 witnesses
n the plaza in front of the Capitol
rhfin Stonhfln OpAvar Plovalan/4
r *?vit I^WV^/UVU VII V V?Jl IV? 14 V*
iressed his mother's gift to his lips, ?
d before it was returned to him
rlr. Middleton, the clerk of the Suireme
Court, entered a formal reord
on the last fly-leaf that It was
tsed to administer the oath of office
o Grover Cleveland, President of
he United States, on the 4th of
lagch, 1885.
Who'll Come First?
Don't forget us now, if you have a
lollars you can spare. It is a trying ?
ime with us now. Merchants are
omplaining of dull times, and won't ..
.dvertise, the dry weather cat our
egetable's off, the blackberries are
;one, melons are plentiful, bat mony
too scarce to buy them, and all
old, there is nothing jnst now that
rould revive us so much as a genii
ne, old-fashion, paying-op revival
tmong our subscribers. Remember,
re are not a silver-bug, altogether,
md if you haven't got the dollar,
tut six frying size chickens in your
tuggy when yon start to town,, and
re'll take them. We wait now, to
ee who'll come first!?Irwinton, Gil,
bulletin.
To a Little One of Mine.
f I might gather all the thorns
And leave the roses all to thee,
f I might roll the rocks away
iL.ii i-U/Mi m nof o/toln #PAm /9avr fA /iaw
..jab iijuu uiuov ituiji uoj w uoj
And leave tby pathway smooth
* and free?
Ah, that were joy enough for met
fet if I could bestrew thy path
With all the pleasures life contains;
f stones ne'er bruised tby weary'
feet,
,Vould rest for thee at night be
sweet?
Would there be gladness in the
gains
That cost no< toil, nor fears, nor
pains?
?S. E. Kisbk, in Chicago Times*
I e raid.
She Married for Name and Fame,
To the Editor of the Sup?Sir: 'Alow
me to offer you the following
tames, which I copied literatim ont
>f the marriage license list published
an in Indiana newspaper seyeral
rears ago:
"Ludinswiplgwank Ferhabwalkan
varwenski.
"Levininska Shumeringlapwlansli."
The former is the man's name, the
atter the woman's. Presumably :
the woman thought her name waan't
_an/4 moniul T.nH Art*
IUII? CIIUU511 aim *is?a*a*vv? ^CUM, wv?9 .
to remedy the defect.
William Gordon. " j
New York, July 15.
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