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GBOVER CLEVELAND DEAD. Death Claimed Suddenly Only Ex President of United States. Princeton, N. J., June 24.-Ex President Grover Cleveland died at his home here af 8.40 o'clock this morning. The end came very sud denly and was a great shock to his family and friends. Since reaching home a fortnight ago from v Lakewood, where he lay sick in a hotel from Easter until June, Mr. Cleveland has been appar ently gaining. He took frequent car riage rides, and although Dr. Bryant came over occasionally from New York to see him, he was considered on the road to complete recovery. Mrs. Cleveland only last night said, "Mr. Cleveland will soon be a well man, and about luly 1 we' will go to join the children at Tamworth, N. H." To-day she Is prostrated by grief, and the children, who were at the summer farm in New Hampshire, have been ordered home. Sketch of H IN Life. Grover Cleveland was the 22d and 24th President of the United States. He was born at Caldwell, Essex county, New Jersey, March 18, 1837. In 1841 his father, the Rev. Rich ard F. Cleveland, a Presbyterian min ister, removed with his family to Fayetteville, near Syracue, N. Y., and afterwards to Clinton, N. Y., in the schools of which place Grover Cleveland was a scholar. The deaih of his father In 1853 obliged him to earn his own living, and the first po sition that he he i was that of a teacher in the New York Institution for the Blind. A little later he started for Cleve land, Ohio, where he expected to study and practice law. While pass ing through Buffalo, however, he was induced to remain there by his uncle, Lewis F. Allen, who secured for him a position with a prominent law firm. ile was admitted to practice in 1859; became assistant attorney for Erie county in 1863; was the Demo cratic candidate for district attorney In 1865, but was defeated at the polls, and lu 1870 was elected sherl.T of the count v. At the conclusion ot his term of offlec of three yenrs, he resumed the practice of law. with marked success. In November, 1881, he was nomi nated as Democratic candidate for mayor of Buffalo. The city was strongly Republican, but long-contin ued tenure of office had engendered flagrant corruption, and good men of all parties joined to uproot lt. Cleveland, being elected by a very handsome majority, ivorganlzed the departments under his charge on business principles, overcame cor rupt combinations, and promptly ve toed all measures that savored of ex travagance or dishonesty. His notable service tn that office was recognized in 1882, when he re-j cetved the Democratic nomination j for Governor of New York. Ills op- j ponent was Charles J. Folger, then Secretary of the Treasury under Pre- ' eut Arthur. The Republican par ty Mn the State was divided, and among the Independent voters there was stroan dissatisfaction with the methods that had secured for Mr. Folger his nomination. Mr. Cleve land's reputation as a reformer was strongly In his favor, and he was elected by the extraordinary plurality of 192,854. His conduct as Governor was marked by integrity, independ ence, and good judgment, and he was early spoken of as u candidate for the Presidency. At the Democratic National Con vention, July, 1884, he. was leading candidate on the first ballot, and In spite of a zealous minority of dele gates from his own State, secured the necessary two-thirds of all the votes on the second ballot. A large body of Independent Re publicans declared themselves in his favor, but the accession of this new element was partly offset by the de fection of ninny Democrats. Cleve land received 219 electoral voles against 182 for his opponent. Janies G. Blaine. Besides the Southern States, he carried Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and 1. diana. He was inaugurated March 4, 1885. On June 2d, of the following year, he married Miss Frances Folsom. I His term was characterized mainly by his bold advocacy of a reduction of tariff duties, and by his opposition to what he considered unworthy bills. During his term he vetoed or "pock eted" 413 bills. 297 of which were private pension bills. During the first session of Con gress he directly antagonized the Sen ate by refusing to give to that body his reasons for removing certain offi cers, or to deliver up the papers or dering such removals; this on the ground that, under the constitution, the President ls not amenable to Congress for such acts, and that the papers were not official documents. I He was renominated for the Presi dency at St. Louis June 7. 1888, but was defeated, receiving only 168 electoral votes to Harrison's 233. though his popular vote exceeded by more than 100.OOH that of his oppo nent. I On the expiration of his term of office he resumed In New York City the practice of law. but still kept In touch with the political Interests of his party. I At the Democratic National Con vention of June, 1892, although op- 1 posed by the delegation from his own 1 State, he was nominated for the Pres idency on the first ballot, and in No- ! vember was elected, receiving 277 j electoral vot<-8 against 145 for Harri son (Republican) and 22 for Weaver ( Populist. ) During his second term, in the face ; Of the violent opposition of the mass of his party, he exerted himself un flinchingly for the maintenance of the gold standard. To this end he called an extra session of Congress In the summer of 1893, and secured the re peal of the She?.-Min act of 1890, re quiring the government to make large purchases of silver bullion. Ho maintained the gold reserve hy suc cessive issues of government bonds. When the Democratic majority of Congress passed a tariff aot, ho allow ed if to become a law without his signature, considering lt Inadequate In many of Its provisions. During the great railroad strike at ; STATE'S BANK STATEMENTS. I), posits are Very I.<arge and Institu tionH Prosperous. (The State, 25th.) There are some encouraging fig ures given In the quarterly bank statements of the 23 3 State, private and savings banks in this State. The statement is compiled by Giles L. Wilson, the State Bank Examiner, and gives the totals or the assets and liabilities of the banks, except na tional, of the? State. The statement shows that there Is now in these banks over $25,000,000, nearly half of which ls in the savings departments, a good sign always for the bankers. Another good sign is that there is now due to banks and bankers Just a little over $500,000, j and the notes and bills rediscounted amount only to about $1,300,000. The statement ls as follows: Resources. Loans and discounts . .$36,070,722.60 Demand loans. 1.608,372.84 Overdrafts . 467,421.60 Bonds and stocks own ed by the banks. . . 3,551,565.03 Banking house. 789,882.11 Furniture & fixtures. 366.742.31 Other real estate... . 284,710.57 Due from banks and bankers . 3,944,719.35 Currency . 845,597.00 Gold . 131,780.00 Silver, nickels and pennies . 283,531.38 Checks and cash items 236,046.99 Exchanges for the clearing house.... 100,417.96 Other resources. 13,194.76 Total.$48,694,704.50 . Liabilities. Capital ?tock paid ln..$ 9.1 i ;:,676.67 Surplus fund. 1,559.163.76 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid.... 2,854,744.05 Due to banks and bankers . 533,972.63 Due unpaid dividends 18,919.79 Individual deposits subject to check. . . 14,467,327.11 Savings deposits. . . . 11,067,454.60 Demand certificates.. 204,156.73 Time certificates.... 2,236,949.65 Certified checks. 2 3.254.34 Cashier's checks. 67,336.02 Notes and bills re-dls counted . 1,388,244.04 Bills payable. 5,053,037.95 Other liabilities. 26,467.16 Total., . . $48,694.704.50 Get my "Book No. 4 for Women." It will give weak women many valua ble suggestions of relief-and with strictly confidential medical advice ls entirely free. Simply write Dr.Shoop, Racine, Wis. The book No. 4 tells all about Dr. Snoop's Night Cure and how these soothing, healing, anti septic suppositories can be success fully applied to correct these weak nesses. Write for the hook. The Night Cure is sold by Dr. J. W. Bell. Son Wounds Father Fatally. Plckens, .lune 25.-Ben Masters, i who was attacked by his son, Dice I Masters, at the home of Mrs. Roper, near Pumpkintown, on Sunday last, Idled Tuesday as a result of the injury received In the fight. Dice Masters ; has surrendered to the sheriff. lt seems that the two men. father and son, became engaged In a quarrel ? over some fertilizer, whereupon the I son struck his father over the head I with a fence rail. Chicago in 189 4 he ordered out the Culled States troops to "prevent the obstruction of the mails," although Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, who had j not asked for the troops, protested i vigorously against the measure. In the domain of foreign affairs. Mr. Cleveland's second administra i tlon was signalized by his withdrawal from the Senate of the Hawaiian An nexation treaty, negotiated by Presi dent Harrison; the upbuilding and advancement of the Monroe doctrine by his vigorous and successful Insist ence upon the si bmission to arbitra tion of the lout- standing boundary dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela, and the promulgation of the Behring Sea arbitration award. In consequence mainly of Mr.Cleve land's position on the currency ques tion, his administration was not en dorsed by the Democratic National Convention of 1896. In the ensuing Presidential cam paign he supported General Palmer, the candidate of the sound-money Democrats. Since his retirement he has lived at Pl rn ce ton, N. J. Roosevelt Honors Cleveland. President Roosevelt, on learning of the death of Ex-President Cleve : land, Issued the following: I "As mayor of his city, as Governor of his State, and twice as President, I Mr. Cleveland showed signal power as an administrator, coupled with en tire devotion to his country's good and a courage that quailed before no hostility when he was convinced where his duty '.ay. "Since his retirement from the Presidency he continued well and faithfully to serve his countrymen by simplicity, dignity and uprightness in his private life. "In testimony of respect in which his memory ls held hy the govern ment and people of the United States, 1 do hereby direct that the flags of the White House and ne several de partmental buildings be displayed at half mast for a period of thirty days, and that suitable military and naval honors under the orders of the Sec retaries of War ami of Navy he ren dered on the day of the funeral. Governor Ansel's Tribute. Spartanburg, June 24. - -Governor Ansel, who was In Spartanburg to day, was much grieved when he learned of the death of Grover Cleve land. ' He sent the following dis patch of sympathy to Mrs. Cleveland at Princeton, N. J.: "South Carolina sympathizes with you In the death of your devoted husband. A great man ha. bren call ed to his reward, and the nation will miss him. May God comfort and sus tain you In your great bereavement. "M. F. Ansel, Governor." THK TEACHER'S HIGH CALLING. Hon. J. J. McSwain Addressed the Teachers l?asl Wednesday. Hon. J. J. McSwain. of Gree ivllle, addreBBed the teachers of th'; Sum mer School on Wednesday, June 2 4, at 12 o'clock, at the Cod rt House. The teachers attended in a body, and quite a number of visitors were pres ent. Mr. Mes wa I n's ramarks were very appropriate, and were well re ceived. Speaking of the high calling of the teacher, and his opportunity for great influence for good, he said, In part: in any great work the prime ques tion is the ideal. All plan and me thod conform themselves to the pur pose to be accomplished. It is, there fore, necessary for us to inquire what is the Ideal that we should entertain as to the educated man. Why are we striving for education? What bless ings do we expect lt to bring to ust What traits and virtues and qualities do we wish our children to pocsess?' As a mere boy I remember often tp have heard speakers on the educa tional subjects urge the argument that the educated man coud make more money for himself, could live In greater ease and comfort, could occupy a higher social station, and many fathers have been,heard to say that they would educate their boys to save them from the hardships which the father had experienced. It was thought that education would put a man where he could Blt In the shade in an easy chair, and poor ig norant people would come marching by, dropping their dollars In his cof fers. The answer Is too plain. When everybody shall have been educated, lt will still be necessary that some body perform manual labor, lt Will still be necessary to cultivate the fields, to operate the mills and shops, to work at the forge, to build houses, to cook, scour and wash. Hence, our ideal of education niUBt be directed to the cultivation of the mind and heart of the man and woman to do all kinds and any kind of work which he or she ls fitted to do, or by circum stances is compelled to do. In other words, our ideal of educa tion must change from one of being served by others, to one of serving others. We must not be passive re cipients of culture, to become per petual pensioners upon the publie. We must be active doers of the world's work, to contribute our share fo the world's Improvement, and to ask for no privilege which all others may not receive on like terms. The idea that manual labor is de grading had its inception in the South during the period of slavery. That false notion has been nourished by the presence of the negro. But the history of the world shows, and com mon sense confirms lt, that manual labor ls not only the foundation of all wealth, but the foundation of all moral character, lt was the declara tion of Almighty God to our fore parent, and lt comes down upon us. The evolution of society has rendered a division of labor necessary. Some of the divisions do not require man ual and muscular exertion. Never theless, no man can succeed even In such a business, unless be is willing to work with his hands were lt neces sary. Hence, that education which con forms to the true conditions of life must train men and women for work. Most of our country schools devote their time to training the mind, and teaching the children to read, to write and to calculate. If the par ents do their duty the children will receive instruction In manual train ing at home. However, the schools can do much In the way of moral training. Tho fundamental thought Involved In the word "morals" ls habit, lt IF just as easy to form good habits as bad habits. While the school is drilling the child In read ing and writing, at the same time lt can be Instilling habits of punctual ity, exactness, truthfulness, candor and diligence, which will be more valuable than a knowledge of all the books ever written. Knowledge with out character is as a dangerous wea pon without a guide. Nations of citi zens, though possessing the wealth of the world, and having all knowledge, If they lack moral character, will soon go to wreck on the breakers of ruin. A people with moral character will convert a desert Into a garden, u Wilderness Into a dry, and will util ize all the resources of nature for the blessing and betterment of humanity. Hence, we are led to the Irresisti ble conclusion that the prime factor In education, If lt shall accomplish Hs high mission, ls the formation of right character. A boy or girl may stand at the foot of the class, yet If he or she will tell the truth, work diligently, is always In his or her place, such a pupil ls bound to suc ceed In life. On the other hand, the brightest mind in school. If these elements of moral character are lack ing, might not only prove to be use less to society and fi ti enemy to him self, but may become a burden, or a criminal, or a corrupter of the youth, and be a force to tear down the moral character of the people. Hence, the teacher teaches more by example than by precept. The teach er must be consistent, truthful, punc tual and diligent. No teacher can be perfection, but all teachers should bo clean, honorable and diligent. They should insist that their pupils be also pure, truthful and earnest. They should be on the lookout for the dia mond In the rough among the chil dren. The great men and women who have led the world on from vic tory unto victory were once little boys and glrln In the school room. A few well directed words at the right time by the teacher may stir the fires of divinity, and the soul of a bare foot boy who will keep the flame burning, until a strong and powerful man goes out Into the world to lead other men In tho march of civiliza tion and enlightenment. What a re ward will come Into the teacher's life when hr finds such a boy, and when his hopes for such a boy have been realized. Like the old teacher of DeinosthanoR, such a teacher might exclaim, as the proudest fact of his life, "I taught the boy." Ruskin Anderson Department Stol DON'T fl?SS IT. 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He was nothing but a hobo, and he hadn't any means, When I saw him on the levee In the town of New Orleans; 'Ihe niggers was a-dancin' as became paradln' by, And he stopped to see the Jiggln', and he hove a mournful sigh; Then a big mulatter nigger which they called him "Frenchy Jim," Was a-passin' of the hat around, and heit it out to him. He only turned his pockets out, and hove another sigh, But said he'd make some music, if they cared to have him try; So they handed him the Addle, and ho settled on a keg, And he tuneo the strings so keerful, and he heit it on his leg; Then he riz it to his shoulder, and he gripped it with his chin, And he gave a little flourish, Rad he up and started in. Well. I've heard a heap of fiddlers, ! ind a mighty sight of tunes, \vith roustabouts and stevedores and Louisiana coons. But I never did, and never will, and never hope to hear The equal of that hobo If I live a hundred year. He fiddled on the high oote, he fid dled on the lov. He fiddled like the devil wis a-jork in' o that bow. And 'fore he'd give the fiddle niore'n a half a dozen scrapes, Them niggers was a-dancln' like a lot of crazy apes; They scuffled and they shuffled, they cakewalked and they danced, They wiggled and they wriggled.they twisted and they pranced; Pattin' with the tiptoe, stompln' with the heel, linne the fling an' buck an' wing, and ole "Ferglnny reel," Till I couldn't help a-smilln' in a haughty sort of scorn, For I hadn't seen such capers ?Ince the day that I was born. Then there came a sort of ?tchln' In the bottom of my sl.ce Well, lt wasn't but a second, then, till I was dnncin', too; Why, the very bales of cotton was a-lookln' round for mates, And the bunches of bananas was n dancln' in their crates; The rats was doln' two-stops with the roaches on the pier, And lt looked as If the Jedgment was a-gettln' mighty near; And when he stopped the music, and got up to go away, Them niggers wefe a-kneelln' and n prayln' him to stay. But he shook his whiskers mournful, an' he hove another sigh, And he handed back the fiddle, and bade us all good-bye-? He was nothln' but a boho, and he hadn't any means, I But he could have owned the city If he stayed In New Orleans. B?ckten9? Arnica Salva The Best Salve In The World. THK SOLDIER'S FRIEND. \\ ? ? i ? ? 1 < i lui Sagacity Shown by Dogs UH l'art of un Army. For dogs to be enlisted lu every great army of the world, either in the ambulance department or as ?couts and dispatch bearers, is surely something of a novelty, writes W. Q. Fitzgerald, in St. Nicholas. In the Franco-Prussian war out of 129,000 killed and wounded 13,000 were returned as "missing," and who shall say what these men endured? Every war of the future, however, will see the dog lessening Its hor rors. In Germany his education is at this moment being taken in hand ?by a voluntary society with nearly two thousand members, among them some of tlie most able officers of that country's great army. The war dog proper is used for sentry, messenger and scouting service, while the am bulance dog's training Inclines thejrfTflh only to scour the battle held In the search for the wounded and missing. The needs of modern warfare not only fall for vast enlarging of the I battle field,but also compel the troops to take every advantage of natural cover. This, and the fact that the wounded men will always use their last strength to seek protection from artillery fire, cavalry charges and the wheels of guns by crawling Into thick hushes, ditches and natural holes, will show how difficult it is for the over-worked stretcher bearers of the Red Cross department to notice pros trate figures not readily seen. MOUMBK over, modern warfare ls largely rJBB ducted by night attack, and at nign^r too, the wounded have to be collec ted. The ambulance dog, however, is independent of artificial light and relies only on his power of scent. 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