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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
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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
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O.n.ld's Wife Asks for Divorce.
New York. June 26.-Papers have
been served upon Frank J. Gould in
a suit for absolute divorce brought
by his wife, who was Miss Helen M.
Kelly. When service was made at
Mr. Gould's office yesterday he de
clined to say whether he would de
fend the suit.
Mr. and Mrs. Gould were married
in 1901. The first rumors of trouble
came in 1906, when ll was said a
separation suit was under way. A
reconcilllation was effected, but ru
mors of dissension continued until
the actual parting last April, Mrs.
Gould remaining at their Fifth ave
nue home with their two children,
Helen, aged five, and Dorothy, aged
three years.
Mrs. Gould has twenty days in
which to file her bill of complaint,
and her husband has a like period in
which to file his answer.
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The Fiddling Holm.
(By Sow T. Mallen.)
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.
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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.
Recently, during the great Austrian
manoeuvres, 200 men were left on
the field to represent the wounded,
and the stretcher-bearer^, working
against time, overlooked thirty-eight
of these. Within twenty minutes
the Viennese dogs had found them
all. Each dog had about his neck
a flask of brandy or soup and a roll
of bandages. The wounded man,
having made what use he can of this
relief, gives the dog his cap or belt,
and the anima) races off with it to
the ambulance attendants, whom he
then conducts to the spot.
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