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. 6 V .. v .XVII PICKENS, S. C., THIURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1888. NO. 30. THE CAUSE OF THE DEADLOOK. \ Something of the fIU That Has Biooke Work in Congress. The direct tax bill, against which seventy odd Democrats-mostly from the South-have been filibustering was brought before the House for the pas sage at this time in pursuance of a de cision of a majority of the Committee on Rules, oonsistmg of Mr. Randall and two Republicans. The other members of the committee, Speaker Carlise 'and Mr. Mills, were opposed to its being brought forward, but Mr. Mills was absent from the committee meeting, being sick, and Mr. Carlisle was over-ruled by the pro tectionist members. The bill was passed by the Senate January 19, by a vote of 48 to 10. It was a Republican member of the House that offered the resolution directing the Committee on Rules to bring the bill up at once for passage, and its staunchest supporters are the Republicans. In their eyes it has the merit of taking $17,359,685 from the treasury, and of diminishing to this ex tent the pressing necessity for a tariff bill, and the further merit that, of the amount named, much the larger part would be distributed in the North, the South having to content itself with a small proportion, and with being for given the part of the tax not yet col lected. To further the passage of the bill Mr. Chandler, it will be observed, on Monday introduced in the Senate a bill proposing the immediate collection of the quotas still due from the various Southern States. The direct tax bill, approved August 5, 18 i1, provided for a tax of $20,000,000, to be apportioned to the several States a;cording to popula tion. In cases where the States did not pay, the amount required was collected, in whole or in part, from individuals. The amount collected, as already stated, was $17,359,685, leaving $2,640,315 still due. The Senate bill over which the light is being made proposes to return to the States what they paid of the tax and re mit the sums unpaid. The majority re port of the House Judiciary Committee favors the bill, on the ground that it will erase from the treasury books the claims still pending against States that have not paid in full and do those that (lid pay. The mi port held that the money whei belonged absolutely to the Uni that no State or citizen has a, it; that to return it would be gratuity, and would be an tional act; that the passage < could be made a precedent fo any tax whatever-the cottc example-and would open t innumerable propositions foi public money. Last, but nc filibusters urge the bill as a ist device, skillfully designed any reform of the tariff at session of Congress. It is an log-rolling measure, they afl. has strength from the fact-: .it 'csatia to the tariff -that huge bribe to twenty-eight St well pushed by claim age further objected to it that it tering wedge for a bill to $69,000,000 cotton tax. No for repaying the direct ta: answer also for the cotton t: any tax, in fact, that the gove; ever imposed. It is to be rem Speaker Carlisle is opposed t< and that the filibusters includ number a large prr nortiou of and worth on the Democratic House. Much is said of t1 impeding the tariff bill and portant bills, but it is of cou the power of the House to ci the consideration of those whenever it sees proper to do s In response to inquiries sont graph from Washington to thi ors of many of the States as] amount the State agents wou in the event the bill to refund tax became a law, replies havt ceived as follows: The State agenc of Iowa is 25 per cent. on $384,274, or, numbers, $96,000); Kansas 10 on $62,360, or $6,236; Kentuc cent, on $606,641, or $30,332; per cent. on $257,702, or $89,4: land $130,000 of $371,299;i sotts 25 per cent. of $700,891, 000; Michigan 'i0 per cent. on or $170,600; Minnesota 25 per $92,250, or $23,064; Missou cent. on $647,000, or $97,043; 15 per cent, on $2,132,100, or ., Ohio 10 per cent. on $1,332,025, or $133,202; South Carolina 35 per cent, on $363,570, or $127,249; Nebraska 5( per cent, on $4,200, or $2,100. THiE D)EA)LOOK( HRiOKEN. Sunset Cox Moves to A jun and "A pri 4th" Ii',Passed Over. WAsHINGTON, April 12.-The Iousi convened1 at 11.45, and Mr. Cox Pimme diately moved an ad journment and callet for the yeas and nays. The Rep)ublical members were nearly all present anm voted "nay." TIhe vote p)roceeded o1 par ty lines. Tjhe House, by a vote o 13 to 13~ refused to adjourn, and th< legislativ' day of Wednesday, April 4 still continues. The scene which followed the an nouncement of the vote resulting in failure to adjourn the Hecuso was th most exciting that has taken place duri ing the long deadlock. Naturally thi Republicans expected defeat after th caucus action of last night, and the rc fusad of the House to ad j >nu wvas a gren surpriso. As one man the 132 Rtepubli cans began to applaud, while their roar of laughter,- intermingled with yelki rang out into the corridors like a storm The Speaker pounded on his desk fc ordler. It was a scene fit for Bedlan There was a crowd about Mr. Sawden, c Pennsylvaniai, the only DJemocrat wh refusmed to stand by the caucus actiori and he was implored to move a recor sideration of the vote by which thi House ref used to ad journ. The motio for a call of the House was withdrawr and unanimously the ayes and nays wer ordered on the motion by Mr. Cox the the House adjourn. TIhe motion pre vailed by 148 to 137. When the voi was announced both sides began almoi deafening applause. Members rose an hurled documents, letters and scraps < p r in th3 air and screamed with d< A Boston daily has established the fa< to its own satisfaction that Job wasa Irishman, for It attributes to an Irisl mann the phrase, "skin of his teeth." THE JOBBERY IN IT. Speaker Carlisle Says that Persons Are Lobbying for the Direct Tax Law. (Letter to the New York Herald.) $peaker Carlisle, referring to the di rebttax bill as reported to the House by the Judiciary Committee, says that the one provision in the bill as it came from the Senate that was meritorious, if any portion of it could be so spoken of, was that it provided the government should return to the persons from which it di rectly collected the tax the amount ex acted. "There was but one instance," said the Speaker, "when the government did that, and that was in South Carolina in and about Beaufort. Many of the prop erty owners whose estates were levied upon would be benefited to a small ex tent if the tax was refunded, but it is the only instanee, In every other case, as in Kentucky, the citizen paid the tax to the State, and no family or individual could possibly have the money refund ed. It would, if appropriated by Con gress, go direct into the treasury of each State, less the amount to be paid to the agent of each State. "And there again let me call your at tention to the character of the amend mont made by the House Judiciary Committee by striking out the Senate proviso. The Senate enacted as the last provision of the bill 'that no part of the money hereby appropriated shall be paid out by the Governor of any State or Ter ritory, or any other person, to any attor ney or agent under any contract for ser vices now existing or heretofore made between the representative of any State or Territory and attorney or agent.' "I do not know how many such con tracts are in force, but there are some persons acting as attol neys or agents who certainly are not ex3rting their in fluence or spending their time to secure the passage of the bill without hope of reward, if there are not interested par ties, why is it proposed to climinate this clause from the bill as it came from the Senate?" Our I'ullic School: A good deal of attention is being di - education is not as mportant Ir people opportu by estab 3hools in 'his they *y supple chool tax in many ;ht to do or for the hool sys it is very 'ation is .ment of to a long worn out zuse we .ierst4umd quently cessary, >out our )ols. It re must for the it seems the pres it ought er teries ces. How i. Some ople will lucation. ound be ssive, so rith what but will achieve ad. The 1a5 uinder it may be y not be er. But testional shall do thorough d compel hool tax, . As the -id iculouns id eight 'oluntatry .agimuituro has in stituted an investigation into the condli tion of Western farmers, and some start linig facts have been elicited. It had been known before that Western farms were heavily encumbered, but the mag nitude of the obligation resting upon them had never been susp)ectedl. It ap pears, from the investigation, that the mortgages on the farms of ten Weosterni - States aggregated $3,422,000,000, Ohic I leading the list with an aggregate of $701,000,009. In Michigan one half oh l the farms are mortgaged, the aggregat< (ldebt secured by mortgage being $350,. f000,000. A striking fact of the situatio. 3 is that the annual net earnings on th< ,capital invested in farms in the United States is but 4 or 5 per cent., while th<( - mortgages in question command from i to 9 per cent. The insurance comnpanici s of ilartiord, Conn., own $70,000,000( o -Western farm mortgages, and the losz s companies of Boston hold them to th< o amount of $76,000,000. Mir. Cileamnn'su lleu~est. -The Laurensville Advertiser says Capt a G*. W. Shell, of Laurens, has receive< " the following: - DKAU ui: Mr. Clemson died las r night. His property, both real and per -sonal, goes by will to the State for ai f agricultural college. Besides specia o) bequests it is certain that $80,000 will b at our disposal for our college. If th. State does not accept then the (7) trus 0 tees will carry out his wishes as well a nl the means will allow'. Col. RI. E. Bowen " Pickons; M. L. Donaldlson, J. E. Brad 0 ley and J. E. Wannamakor, Orangebuirg bt B. R. Tillman, R. WV. Simpson and4 myself are the trustees, .If the Stat Saccepts it will appoint six additional itOur college is a certainty; our causei d strengthened, and we will go into th fcanvass with victory perchied on eu -banners. What arguments will our oil p)onents meet.us with, now the questio: of expense is met? All honor to Mi 3t Clemson. ~n An early day had better be named fc 1- our meeting. In haste, sincerely yourn April 7, 1888. 1) K. Nnnm THE NEGRO IN THE CHURCH. The Plan of Settlement to be Submitted to the Diocesan Convention at Anderson. At a meeting of the deputies who withdrew from the Diocesan Convention of 1887, held in Charleston on the 23d February last, it was Resolved, That the delegates who withdrew from our late Convention can not recognize the meeting to be held in Anderson under a resolution passed by those who remained as a constitutional convention, and therefore recommend our ehurches to send no delegates to the said meeting, and in nowise to recognize the same as a constitutional convention. Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed who shall be authorized and empowered to suspend the rule of action if, in conference with a committee or other body duly authorized to bind those from whom we differ, they are enabled to reach some settlement of all the differences now existing, provided such arrangement be based upon the separate organization of the two races in the government of the Church. Resolved, That the right of appeal from the ruling of the Chair be main tained inviolate. The committee appointed under those resolutions have not met any persons authorized to bind those from whom we differ, but at a conference of several clergymen and laymen who have hitherto espoused diflorent sides of the question which have lately divided the Church in this diocese, it was agreed to recom mend as a solution of these unhappy differences: 1. That the colored people of south C:rolina who are, or may be hereafter, connected with tho Protestant Episcopal Church shall constitute a missionary jurisdiction of the Diocese of South Carolina. 2. That to effect this purpose the next Convention of the diocese adopt a canon or constitutional provision on the basis of the canon rrctitly proposed to the Council of Virginia. 3. That at the next Convention the Constitution, Canons and Rules of Order of the Church in this diocese be referred to a committee of clergymen elect ed by the clergy in the Convention and of laymen elected by the lay mem bers of the Convention to revise the same. 4. And that no other action be taken by said Convention upon the matter of difference now existing." The committee appointed at the meet ing on the 23d February think that their recommendation presents a basis upon which the unhappy controversies in the. Church may be settled, and as the same has been approved by several of the churches in the diocese at the recent Easter election, they recommend that the delegates now elected attend at An derson, and meet the evening before, or at some convenient hour preceding the opening of the said Convention, and submit to the clergy, and those who have hitherto diflfored with us, the fol lowing resolution embodying the recom mendation of the conferenceo above men tioned: Resolved, That a commission be raised by the Convention, to consist of three clergymen to be elected by the clergy, and three laymen to be elected by the laity, which commission is hereby charged to prepare a constitutional amendment to provide for the ultimate separation of the colored race into a dis tinct organization under the Bishop, and until such ultimate separation to consti tute the same into a missionary jurisdic tion upon the basis of the lately pro posed canon in Virginia, which said con stitutiotal amendment shall provide that the general convocation suggested in the said proposed Virginia canon may elect two clerical delegates, who shall have the p)rivilegO to speak and vote on mat ters relating exclusively to the condi tion, work and needs of said jurisdiction, b,ut which p)rivilege shall not be con struedl to permit said delegal.s from said convocation to speak or vote up)on any matter which may in anywise all'ect the white race in the disocese, nor to p)ermit colored clergymen to have seats in Con vention. The said commission is dilso instructed to revise the Constitution, Canions and Rules of Order, and to report amend monts to the same so as to incorporate therein all pirovisions relating to the or ganization of the Convention, some of which at piresent are to be fouud in our canons, and( also to provide that the right of appeal from the ruling of the Chair be maintained inviolate. Upon the assurance that the resolution will bo adopted by both orders, the uni dersigned, of the committee appointel at the February meeting, recomnmeini that all delegates-elect appear in th< Convention at Anderson, andl for thiz purpose waive the question as to iti legality. EWR,MOiD,J. WV. C. BENET, Cii. RICHIARDOoN MIL~E5, R. S. DEi'SPO'RTEs. We join the majority of the committe4 in recommending that the deputies mee at Anderson on the evening p)revious t< the (late app,1onted for the CIonventioi to meet, in the hiopo that seine settle mnent may lbe reached. But we dissen from them as toe the plan of settlonmon proposjed. > W. H1. CAMImnn, XV. ST'. JUfIAEN dERiVRY. Thei VirgIini a Canon. The following is a statement of ques I tions asked of the Southern (Virginie Churchman, with the answer of th t editors of that paper: - WVould you be kind enough to give im iprivately or through your papor~ informnu 1 tion on the points, which may com > p in May in our South Carolina Cora y vention: - 1. Is the Virginia (Canon No. 13 "o colored mission churches" a compr<: misc? - 2. If a white minister is in charge of ;colored mission does he attend 1both th I Council and the convocation? i 3. So also a colored missionary, woult ,ho attend both thelDiocesan Council an s this colored convocation? a 4. Have you at present any organizeo r celored p)arishes with their lay delegate - in the Diocesan Council? 1c. if not, when they are organized a .parishes, would their lay delegates with draw from the convocation and atten r only the Diocesan Council? , 6. Has the Canon No. 13 any refe1 anent colored rectors and lay Anleantz from a colored parish, or only refers to mission stations and their missionaries and laymen. The plan proposed by our recent Epis oopal Conference may be good, but it ought not to refer to the Virginia Canon unless that is a compromise. We really want light and I hope you will give some to us. *** Our correspondent will get answer to all his above inquiries by our saying that this canon is not of the nature of a com promise; that colored ministers have a seat and vote in our Convention; that there are no colored parishes, but only congregations organized under the canon relating to misch n churches; that such congregations, whether white or colored, arc not entitled to lay representations; that there has been no convocation or ganized under Canon 13, and that the practical questions which our corre spondent suggests have not arisen in this diocese ai d are yet undetermined. If this anbwvr is not sa isfactt 5; we will try to be more explicit on any indicated point. WINTER GIRAiN-FAlM AN1MALy. The Monthly Report of the United Stato I)epartment of Agriculture. The April statistical returns to the National Department of Agriculture re late the condition of winter grain and of farm animals. The season for seeding was long, three months in some of the Southern States, and the appearance as winter set in was uneven, though the plants were general ly vigorous, and those of early sceding well rooted. In States affected by slnm mer drought there was slow germination in soil not well pulverized, causing thin stands in such areas, hence a superficial impression of condition was made, which our trained correspondents saw at once was deceptivo, and that the iml)airmlent of status was slight. Later rains im proved the prospect in the South. The soil was in good tilth, and the field growth was generally good. In the Middle States the season was moderately favorable, though in some places the soil was dry. In California, with sonic exceptions, a very favorable season for seeding and germination is reported. The drought in Oregon delayed the plant growth. Only partial winter protection was enjoyed in the Northern belt. The variable temperature of March seriously injured the plant in central States of the West, and loss from winter killing ap pears even in Texas. On the Atlantic coast winter injury was very slight. South of Maryland the temperature was mild and favorable. The present appearance of the crop is quite unfavorable, as the spring is late and the present growth of late sown wheat is comparatively small. Iavora ble spring weather might make a materi al improvement. The average of the present condition is 82, lower than in recent years, excepting only 1883 and 1885, when the averages were 80 and 76 respectively. The averages of the States of prinicipal producticu r.re a follown: Now York 94, Pennsylvania 90, Ohio 68, Michigan 76, Indiana 75, Illinois 74, Missouri 82, Kansas 97. The average of Texas is 88 and of most of the Sourthern States higher, from 87 in Arkansas to 97 in Tonne see though the area seeded is small in this region. The condition of rye is much higher, standing in 93.5 for the entire breadth. The condition of farm animals is com paratively good. There has been some disease among horses, and hog cholera has been somewhat prevalent during the past year in its usual habitat. The esti mated losses from disease and calualties are averaged as follows for each thousand animals: Horses, 18; cattle, 29; sheep, 46; swine, 78. A )eaadly I)iseaNo. There is a new and1 dlangerous form oIf lung disease, common in spring, and which seems to be swift and deadly in its course. Sudden changes in weathe.r and excessive moisture ',re ap)t to bring it about. Croupous p)neumonia attacked and carried off Chief Justice Wtaite and Governor Dorsheimoer before many pieo pie knew they were ill. ]t is limited to one lobe of the lung, and is said to be a "general disease with a special dleposit in the lung." It is an in fectious malady.| The cold season, especially winter, is su1pposed by many p)eople, some of them in the medical pirofession, to be that in which croupous pneumonia is most liable to occur. Buot statistics teach that the changeable weather of spring is particui larly liable to be accomp)aied b)y it, and that the month of March is credited with more cases of this kind of pneumonia than any one of the o)thers in the round year. it seems that the degree of cold to which an individual is exposed has nothing whatever to do with contracting an attack of p)neumonia. TIhe~ cause of crupous pneumonia, frankly, is unknown. A well known au thority gives this pathological review of this new and deadly dlisease: The sudden and enormous loss of strength which marks the conditioni of the sick man from the chill which ushers in the disease shows that it is something more than a mere inflammation of a piece of lung tissue. 'The remark able disp)arity between the number of the heart's pulsations and the acts of breathing per~ minute is another circum stance that marks eroupous pneumonia as a disease differing mi almost every p)articular from all other infections ini which the lungs are involved. Colds, coughs, and catarrhs of the ordinary - kind show a tendloney to extendl theiu ) duration without dlefinite limit, while ini La croupous pIneumloniab the duration ot the entire affection is seldom more than two a weeks. The points of difference between - this affection and all other diseases of a the lungs are thus seen to be numerous - and striking. Another point--this afrec tion seldom, if ever, is followed by the f deposit of tuboeles (consumption). TIhis -is in happy contrast with broncho-pneu n:onia, which is so often the first event i in a history of consumpjtion.-Augusta a Chronicle. I The Emperor Frederick, in decorating I Dr. Mackenzie, said: "When you came the first time I confided in you, as you I were recommended hy my German phiy s sicians. I have since had occasion in my own experience to value your capa. 5 bility. I am glad to bestow upon you - this ordler in thankful acknowledgment I of your merits and in memory of my accession to the throne." The Emperor -then shook hands with D)r. Mackonzic 5 and with Dr. Hon1l HE WOULD NOT SWEAR. A Juror Committed to Jail Because He Would Not Take the Oath. (From the Atlanta Constitution.) "Be steadfast in the right and the Lord will uphold thee and give thee suv aor in the hour of thy extremity." These words were delivered with uno Lion, in a solemn voice, and they omanated from a dreary abode-the Ful ton county jail. The speaker was Mr. W. E. Lively, who is devoting his days and his nights to a very sombre news paper with the appropriate name of "Last Days." "Why are you in here?" was asked the prisoner by a sleek moonshiner, who was taking his afternoon airing. "I am here," was the quick reply, "because I would not sacrifice my re ligious principles; would not trample upon the teachings of the holy Scrip tures, and would not disobey the pre edats of our Lord and Master .Jesu. Christ." "How did all that happen?" asked the inquisitive moonshiner, and a group of prisoners stopped their exercise to catch the reply. "It happened in this wise. I refused to take an oath in the court and the judge sent me to this dismal retreat-to this abode of malefactors. But do I re pine? )o I seek to escape the conse quences of my righteous action? No, sir, never. I am here to stay until my Lord ransoms me. Paul and Silas and the apostles and our Redeemer were im prisoned by tyrants, and I count it an honor to be incarcerated for maintaining the right. I was firm and shall remain firm. I am a minister of the gospel and shall not lose thin opportunity to work for the salvation of those I find around me. 1 may be an instrument in the hands of Providence to save souls." The ormversation was interrupted by the turnkey, who conducted the clerical prisoner to his apartment. how cane Mr. Lively to be sent to jail? Briefly told, the facts are: Yester day morning when the superior court was organized a panel of jurors was draw", and Clerk Walter Venable pro ceeded to administer the customary oath. One of these jurors was Mr. W. E. Live ly, who is widely known in Atlanta. When the Bible was handed Mr. Lively he declined to take an oath. "You may aflirm if you have religious scruples," remarked Clerk Venable. "I will neither swear nor affirm," re joined the recalcitrant juror, "for is it not written, ' 3wear not at all?' Besides, I will not sit in judgment over my fel low man. Christ said, 'Judge not that ye be not judged,' and he was too merci ful to condemn even her who was ap prehended in the act. Can I be less? No; I'll not be sworn, for I am not a proper juror." "What is all that interruption?" Judge Clarke asked. "This juror refuses to be sworn," said the clerk. "Why?" queried the court. "Because," answered Mr. Lively, "I will not swear or alirm. My religion will not allow me to do so, and I am op posed to courts and juries." "An inadequate excuse," said the court. "You must take the oath, Mr. Lively." "I refuse to do so, because-" The reason was cut short by his honor, who directed a bailiff to take the juror to jail for contempt of court. The bailiff took Mr. Lively to the county jail. On the way thither the stubborn juror spoke many strange things. lie declared that he did not ob ject to going to jail, because the judg ment day was near at hand, and he ex pected to be liberated by the interposi tion of Providence. Mr. Lively was quiet and reticent last night, and was in a sound sleep by 10 o'clock. Some of his friends will make an efl'ort to get him out to-day. .Judge Clarke says that lie is comn mitted for live (days for contempt of court. lirel b,ren, Pass iH ini Around,c. About a year ago D)an Rutherford, representing the Columbus (Ohio) Buggy Company, visitedl Marion, and at one of the hotels, withiout provocation, op)ened a bitter denunciation of the South, the Confederacy and our leading men, sav ing that we ''were all d --d rebels, and( ought to be hung." His abuse of Jeff' D)avis was bitter in the extreme, Hie was spared a thrashing by the proprie t(or, who had beeni a Confederate soldier, becauise hie was a guest under his roof. Blut last Fridlay lie was here again, and while waiting at the depot for the train, began, just as the prop)rietor came up, to boast of last year's poerformance. Rutherford cowered at the command to stop) and without resentment, even by word, submitted to as strong a p)resent ment of his character as words can con vey. Ina a few moments he would have been severely thrashed had not the cars atlorded a timely retreat. These charac ters aro seldom met niow, and the few that remain are the meanest and the lowest of the low. Th'le company has missed one sale of which we know be cause of this man, and there may be many more. Such a representative as this will injure any firm. Brethren of the press, pleast0 pass him around and let the3 peoll know who it is with whom they deal.-Marion I index. De)n M a. Einrron:- -Won't you pleast tell your male renders that .3 will buy ii fine, strong and serviceable pair ol paints, madeo to order by the N. Y. Stana dardl P ants Co., of 66t University Place, New York city? By sending t cents in postage stamp)s to the above firm, they will send to any add(ress 25 samlIes of cloth to choose fromJ, a fine linen tape measure, a full set of scientific measure ment blanks and1 other valuoablo in forma tiona. All goods are delivered by them through the U. S. Mails. A novel and piractical idea. Advise y.ar readers to try the firm. They ira thoroughly re liable. Yours truly, * WVIrnr I! VANDILIIT. According to M. Blav;ar's theory, the great earthquake dlisturbiances of J1755, 1884 andl 1885 are to be associatedl with the abnormal accumulations of ice about the North P.olo. H[e supposes such ac cunmulations to have caused a deflection of the Glulf Stream away from Europe, producing great climatic changes and a slight disturbance of eqluilib)rium in the sea bottom, followed by a possib)le local fracture along thn line of least rnaistancen. POST-MOITEM EULOGIES. 9ome "i Addresee Made by Well-Mean ing, but Ignorant Ministers. (Good (Iheer.) Laughing at funerals is such a gross riohation of the rules of good breeding and common decency that the provoca tion muilt be great if one can be excused tt all for such scandalous conduct. The writer owns up to several irrepressible 3mles and one or two wicked giggles while attending several funerals in cer tain rural districts. He offers the facts in each case in justification of his eon 1uct. Au aged farmor had died from the effets of a kic from a mule. The olergyman officiating at the funeral was an antiquated specimen of simplicity and ignorance. His first words were: "in assembling around this cold corpse and in reflecting on the means by which it became a corpse, we air reminded of the oncertainty of life and of the onex peoted disasters by which cawpses air so often created. Skoereo twenty-four hours ago our dear brother was in full possession of his health and fackilities. Little did ho think of his approaching and at the han(s of a mewel hitherto considered harmless and docile, liat, ah! my dear friends," and here ho be gan to weep, ''even so ornery and tritin' : critter as a mewol may be the means >f converting us from the rosy bmness >f health to the white paleness of a 3awpse. You have all seen both the 3awpso and the mowel in this c.ise; may the lesson they have taught never be forgotten. May it mtake au impression that will causo you to feel serious con 3ern for your own latter end whenever you gaze on ovol a newel." At another funeral in a little Western 3hurch the ofliciatiog clergyman said, at the close of his discourse: "In accordance with the desire of the family of the (lead deeceaed, the collin will now be o)eneit that his friends may enjoy the felicity of gazing on him for the last time," and the entire assembly proceeded to "enjoy the felicity" of the Dcasion. A minister once called at the home of leath to make arrangements for the funeral of the husband and father who had died suddonly. While talking with the widow he asked: ''Is there any particular hymn you would like to hato sung at the funeral?" "Yes," she said, wiping her eyes, "have 'em sing, 'Ilallolooyer! 'tis done.' l'a allus liked that and I think it'd kind :' tickle him to have it sung over his cold 31ay." 'I'ho hymn was therefore sung over pa'. "cold clay." Let us hope he was where he could be "tickled" by hear ing it. "rhoe I.t,nt VIctIm o,f the WVar." In the April Century Judge W. M. D)ickson tolls a pathetic yet shocking story under the caption, "'ho Last Victim of the War." ''he victim was Thomas Martin, and he was shot near Cincinnati, under the sentcnce of a drum head court passed a year previous; the date of his execution was May 11th, 1865. The boy, for such lie was, had been captured in kentucky, brought to Cin cinnati a11(1 sentenced as a guerrilla. lie was illiterate and claimed to be a Con federate soldier, though he barely con prehended the dillerenco between the two. It was not expected that the sen tonco would be carried out, and General Willich, who commanded in the city, gave the boy his liberty and employment about the military headquarters, and be came very much attached to him. The story from this point is such a shocking revelation that one almost regrets its publication, but it -hrows a light :pon the character of General Ilooker anid adds one smore ch.apter to the study of the men of the 'ear and its publication is p)roper. Hooker in taking leave of this depart ment to which lie had been relegated as a defeatedl general, and a bitter and1 re vengeful man, came acrossa theo papers1 in the boy's case, and learning thsat the sentence of the court, intended only to haive a <iieting effect uploni Kentucky, and psassed a year previous had not been cairned out, orderedl Willich to execute the boy. Willichi was horrified at the idea55 of executing a boy who had served him for a year aind with tears ini his eyes ap)pealed to .Judge Stallo, now miniister at Rome, and to ~Jusdge D ickson to aid him in changing Hlooker's bloodthirsty determuination. Hooker hadl gonse to at tend Lincoln's funeral at Spsrinsgf1ehd, and( thlesse gentlemiens111( ap eld to Stanton isn Washington. An answer was not re ceived until the bloy was on Ihis cofini awaiting the fatal commnandl, then a cou rier arrivedl from the( telegraph ollico brinsging a message suspending the exe cution until further orders. All re turned to the city joyfully. llooker upon1 Isis return, however, wvas enlragedl to .ind that hsis order hsad been] susp)ended. lie hated the administra tion at Washington, atnd this renewed interferencee. With savage satisfaction, lie detmanided of Stanstoni the right to constrol his departmenst, an(d Staniton yielded. The boy was shiot oni the 11t11 of May, after the war was over. Let had surrendered, and the guerrilla com nmand to which the boy had belongef had also surrendered, and1( been granted the same terms as were accorded to Lee's army; shot after his comradles had beer recogniizedl as regular soldiers. Yesar by year the history of the war i being written; year by year the heroe and( grand1 characters of the Christiar so1liers shine brighter. Hooker, th inicompletent coward, who sneaked awa: like a whipped cur from the front o: LeeO's little army, the butehor andl mur dlerer, hsas no pIcoI~ among tium.--Macoi Evening News, It is interesting to learn that Mrs. Cleveland always calls her husband "Mr. P'rcsident." Mr. Cleveland addresses his wife as "Frank." Martha Washing. ton in her younger (days called her hius band "Joorgo,' but in the last twenty. five years of her life she always addressed him as "'General." While in the White House Mrs. Hayes called her husband "Mr. Hayes." Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Garfield always addressed their husbanuds respectively as "Abram" and "Jhim.' Now the question is: What should sa President's wife, accordhing to etiquette, call her husband? Precedent seems to give no answer, You may speak out smore plainly to yom associates, but nost les~s courteously than yut (1n to strangers. A VERY LUCKY STRIKE. Bread and Water for Breakfast, in the Afternoon a MIllIonaire. SIAMOKIN, PENN., April 12.-James Bailey, of this city, has fallen heir to $1,600,000, left him by his uncle, Wm. 0. Munson, of Newport, England. Bai ioy has a wife and seven children, and for the past four months has missed many a meal to appease the hunger of the little ones. He went on a strike with the rest of the Philadelphia and Reading men in January, and did not secure his place when the strike was declared off. He was compelled to ask aid from the poor district. This morning he received a letter from an attorney in England in forming him of his lucky windfall. Bai icy, twenty years ago, was the deceased uncle's private secretary in England. Falling in love with a comely young sewing girl, he mar -ied her, despite his uncle's earnest protests and threats of disinheritance. After the marriage he and the bride bade adieu to England, sailed for the United States and came to the coal regions, where he has since lived. When Bailey was apprised of his uncle's legacy, he simply remarked: "Well, this morning we had bread and water for breakfast, and for dinner we'll eat chicken for the first time in many iuonths." Next week the ex-coal digger will sail with his family for England to tako possession of his riches. He is an intelligent man, 58 years old, and enjoys good health. Our Eleollon System. Strange as it may appear, Mr. Lin coln was elected Prusident against a ma jority of 4,185,G58 votes that were not cast for him but for Breokenridge, Doug las and Bell. Breckenridge received more votes than Lincoln who received 1,866, 352, whilst Brockenridge received 2,220, 920. The whole popular vote cast was 1,052,0l0. The total electoral vote was 313 and Mr. Lincoln received 180, which placed him in the Presidential chair against the votes of a large majority of the people. The same was true of Mr. Tildon, who had a popular majority of more than 250,000 over Hayes, though he had only one majority in the Electoral College and was defrauled out of that. Mr. Cleveland had a majority over Blaine on both the popular and electoral vote, but it was a very close election. Some statistician has figured it out that a l'residential candidate might have a majority of nearly a million on this year's probable vote, and yet be defeated in the Electoral College, and as a matter of fact seven of our Presidents have boon minority candidates as regards their popular strength. This has led to re peated efforts to change the law so as to provide for the election of the President by the direat vote of all t.e people, and a very careful measure designed to se cure this has receni ly been introduced into the House. Tlie change would be a wise one but will no doubt meet the fate of other attempts to amend the Constitution. It will fail, not for want of merit, but be cause of the rooted indisposition to change the organic law.-Florida Times Union. Teachlug Cllidren to Save. Beginning with Lent, Superintendent Connor, of the Episcopal Sunday School in Youngsville, Pa., gave one cent to each of the thirty-three of his scholars between seven and ten years of age, re <luesting them to invest each penny in something which they could soll at a profit, the amount to be reinvested until the end of Lent, when each scholar was to turn in the result of his or her busi ness transactions resulting from the one cent cap.ital. The total p)rofit amounted to $7i. 25. Flossie D)avis, aged nine years, turned her penny into twenty. She startedi in the petn-wip)er business, making anti selling the article herself. She enclosed one to Mrs. Cleveland, asking her to purchase it, and received the following letter in reply: "ExEUTIvC 1%ANSION, WAsmJNerroN, March 9, 1888. "My Dear Little Friend:-I am very glad to buy your holder. You did not say how much it was, so I send you 25 cents and I trust it will help you a little. I think it is very nice for little girls to know howv to help, and I trust you will go on all your life doing what you can for others. "Sincerely your friend, itattleisnake BIte Ouired. One morning last week, about 9.30 o'clock, Mr. M. B. Smith, who works in the Southern Express otlice at Atlanta, GIa., was bitten b)y a rattlesnake that lay concealed in a crate of cabbages. The cabbages were shipped from ,Jackson villo, Fha., and Mr. Smith was moving themi preparatory to their delivery to a commission merchant. As he p)lacedl his hand on the crate he felt a stinging sen sition in one of his fingers and saw that a huge snake had fastened its fangs in his flesh. In a few seconds the hand and arm began to swell, andi Mr. Smith was driven huirriedly to UJr. Gaston's oflico. D)r. (Gaston saw the young man was in danger of losing his life, and lhe gave him a hypodermic injection of porman ganate of potash-a solution of two grains to a drachm of water. This anti dote to snake poison was first used by a Jlrezilian physician, and its eflicacy was so great that the doctor was given a handsome reward by the government. The treatment relieved Mr. Smith imme diately and he was sent to his home. From Inst accounts he was doing well. KI(nned Tier (Child to ILife. On the 5'ih of April the little dauigh ter of A. 0. Swift, Deputy Postmaster at Nebraska City, Neb., was pronounced dleadl from typhoid pneumonia, and had all the appearances of death. The mother could not be persuaded to leave the little one. About 8 o'clock the next morning her screams of joy awoke the whole neighborhood, an'I several persons entered to find the chiid~ sitting on its mother's lap, refreshed and apparently well. It has improved steadily sine then, 'ind is now doing excellently. The mother says that she was weeping over the inanimate form anti was kissing the col lip)s in an agony of grief, when suid doenly the little one opened its eyes and the neoxt instant threw its arms about ber neck. A girl should marry for protection. in stead of for revenue only.