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ISSUED i.m. grist & sons, Publishers, j % a'amilp geicspaper: Jfor the promotion ojf the ^etitical, Social, Sjritullural, and Commerrial interests the people. JT8^'iVJ?Fi!mlciSlll!'!' ESTABLISHED 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, JULY 6, 19Q1. 3STO. 54. %-? BY 8YLVAK CHAPTER VIII. THE MASK FALLS FROM THE VILLAIN'S FACE. It was about two weeks after the events last recorded that Rosalind Valdai sat in her own apartment with Zenobie for her companion. It was in the afternoon, and a severe storm was raging without. "Now, Zenobie," spoke the beautiful maiden; "we have a moment alone, the first since morning. And now tell me about that black monk. What did he say his name was ?" "Vladimir." "Ah, yes. I have heard his name, and if I mistake not he is a 6ort of mysterious being." "He is, my mistress, and I am just as confident that I have seen him before as I am that I have seen you before." "How ? Seen him before ?" "Yes." "But where?" "Ah," returned the young girl, wrilli a Hiihimie chtfkp nf the "there is the mystery. For the life of me I cannot tell. He knew me? he knows everybody?and yet he has not been long in the city if one might judge from his conversation.'' "But what did he stop you for? Where was it?" asked Rosalind eagerly. "It was in the church he stopped me?in our Church of St. Stephen. He was at the altar, and he beckoned to me as I rose to come out. 1 went to him, and he asked about you." "About me ?" "Yes, and about Ruric Nevel." "And what about us?" the maiden asked, blushing. "He asked me if I thought you loved the young gunmaker. He was 60 kind and he appeared so anxious to know and then he seemed to take such an interest in Ruric that I "But what did you tell him ?" "I told him you did love Ruric. I told him how you had been children together and how you would now give your hand to him sooner than to the proudest noble in the land. He asked me some things about the duke, but I would not tell him. When I must tell of evil if 1 tell the truth, I will not speak if I can properly avoid it." ?- ? v?? 1UU ?CJ C Uglily ucituuiu. ? \Ju were very right about this last part, but you should not have told all you knew concerning Ruric and me." "I hope I did nothing wrong. Oh, I should be proud to acknowledge my love for such a man." "Aye, and so I am, my little ' BPrite. I love Ruric with my whole soul and would be proud to give him my hand this day, but that is no reason why you should tell of it." "Surely, my mistress, 1 meant no harm," the young girl cried eagerly. "Hush, Zenobie. I do not blame you; only I would have you careful." "And I would be careful. But, oh, you could not have resisted him. He drew it from me almost ere I knew it. He put his questions in such a strange manner that I could not 6peak without telling what he wanted to know. He did not say, 'Does she love Ruric Nevel ?' but he took it for granted that such was the case, and then ere I was aware of it he had made me say so. But he surely does not mean you harm, nor does he mean harm to Ruric. He is a good man, I know." "I wish I could see him," returned Rosalind half to herself. "You cannot mistake him if you . ever do see him, my mistress. He is a strange looking man, and, then, V* A /I i?nocAc? K? mAet ni uc utco^ii uuiv;icii(.ij i i win iiiuob \j i our church otficers. lie dresses nil in black?today it was in black velvet. But his shape is his most striking characteristic. lie is the fattest man in Moscow. His belly shakes when he laughs, api his chin seems to sink clear out of sight. He would be a funny man and would make me laugh if he did not puzzle ine so." "And did he ask you about anything else?" "No; only he asked me if I knew how the duke stood with the emperor, and I told him I thought lie stood very well. Then he said he had heard that they had had some dispute concerning the duel between Count DamonolF and Ruric. But I told him I guessed that had resulted in no estrangement, for the duke was as much at court as ever. And after that he told me about the duel, as he was there and saw nearly the whole of the affair." And Zenobie went on ^nd told all that the monk related about Uuric's bravery, and Rosalind listened now attentively and eagerly. It was a theme that pleased her. The attendant saw how gratefully the ac count came upon the ears of her rxrs COBB, TH. mistress, and she closed the recital with some opinion of her own wherein Ruric Nevel was held up as a pattern after which all men who wished to win the love of woman should be made. But before any answer could be made by Rosalind the door of the apartment was opened, and the duke entered. He smiled very kindly as he bowed to his ward, and then, with a wave of his hand, he motioned for Zenobie to withdraw, and after the attendant was gone he took a seat close by his fair charge. The maiden looked up into his face, and, though there was no serious look there as yet, still she could plainly see that he had something of more than usual importance on his mind. She shuddered as she gazed upon him, for she could not help it. There was something in the look of the man?a sort of hidden intent, which came out in his tone and glance; a deep meaning, something which he had never spoken, but which was yet manifest?that moved her thus. What it was she could not tell. It was the prompting of that instinct of the human soul which may repel an object while yet the working mind detects no harm. But she was not to remain in the dark much longer. The evil one was loose, and his bonds of restraint were cast off. He had marked his prey, and the meshes were gathering about it. "Rosalind," the duke said in a tone which he meant should have been easy and frank, but which nevertheless was marked strongly with effort, "there is some talk among the surgeons now that Conrad Damonoff may recover." "Oh, 1 am glad of that!" the fair girl uttered earnestly. "Yes, I suppose so," resumed 01ga, eying her sharply. "But you have no particular care for him, I O" presume: "For?for the count?" "Aye; it was of him I was speak _, yy mg. "No, sir. I care only for him as I care for all who need to become better ere they die." "Aha, yes!" said the duke, biting his lip, for in his own mind he had the frankness to acknowledge that he was about as needy of virtue as was the count. "But," he resumed, with a faint smile, "you never loved the man?" "No, sir," the maiden answered, gazing up into her guardian's face, with an inquisitive look. "So I thought, so I thought." As Olga thus spoke he smiled again and moved his chair nearer to Rosalind. "I am well aware," he resumed, "that your affections have not as yet been set upon any one who is capable of making a proper companion for you through all the ups and downs of life." Rosalind's eyes drooped beneath the steady gaze of the speaker, and her frame trembled. But ere she could make any reply the duke went on: "My dear Rosalind, I have come now upon a business which I may justlv call the most important of my life. I have not approached this subject lightly nor with overzeal, but I have come to it through careful consideration and anxious study." Flcre the duke stopped and gazed into Rosalind's face. She met his gaze, and her eyes drooped again. She trembled more than before, and a dim, dreadful fear worked its way to her mind "Rosalind," the ifobloman continued, "when I was but 19 years of age, I was married with a girl whom I loved. She lived with me four short, happy years. In that time we were blessed with two children, but they lived not long to cheer us. And then my beautiful wife died, and the world was all dark anil drear to me. 1 thought 1 should never love again. Time passed on, and you were placed in n?y charge. When you first came, 1 loved you, and 1 wondered if you were to take the place of the children I had lost. But you grew quickly up. Your mind was expanded, and your iheart was large. 1 found that 1 could not make a child of you, and then I sat down all alone and asked myself what place it was you had assumed in my heart. Can you guess the answer, Rosalind?" "As a little child," answered the maiden, trembling violently. ??- ~ I I " AO, HO, SWUei Ullt'l 1 JIUHUCH-Uj and I studied, aud 1 examined myself carefully, and I found that the memory of my departed wife was fast fading away before the rising of another one just as pure and just as holy. Now do you understand?" "No, no! Oh, no!" the maiden uttered in a frightened whisper. "Then listen further," continued si the nobleman in a low, earnest tone yi and with a strange fire in his deep ir blue eyes. "As your charms of both tl mind and person were gradually de- rr veloped T came to look upon you Y with new feelings, or, 1 should say, n with the old feeling more fully developed. I looked around me. I & saw my sumptuous palace without a legitimate female head. In my par- aj ties I had no companion to assist T and guide me, and in my loneliness I had no mate to cheer and enliven js ? T ?--a ?u _ me. 1 Wisiieu nut lliui sutu guvuiu fl, be the case. At length my eyes were ni opened, and I saw plainly the spirit n, that was moving upon my soul. I tl looked upon you, and I knew that I bad found the woman who was to tl give me joy once more. Rosalind, I love you truly, fondly, and I would make you my wife. Now you can- d, not fail to understand me, can you?" tl Rosalind gazed up into the face of her guardian, and she was pale as fi( death. b< "You do not mean?oh!" pi It was a deep, painful groan, and Ii the fair girl clasped her hands to- ei ward the man before her. p! "Hold!" he said almost sternly, g "I am not trifling now. I am not ai only serious, but firm in purpose, la When you were placed under my tl charge, your father bade me do as I fc would, and now I would make you R my wife. The Count Damonoff was the first who came for your hand, tl and had he been a proper man, and a] had you loved him, I should have in- si terposed no objections, but you did le not love him, and that affair is past, st Now I lay my claim upon you, and my fortune and title I lay at your feet." ~ "And what is to become of my es- fT tate?" the maiden asked quickly j and meaningly, for the thought flashed upon her. "Why?we'll have the two unit- A ed," returned the duke, with 6ome hesitation. "No, no!" Rosalind cried. "You will not do this! Oh, spare me from Ii such a fate!" "Spare thee, girl ? spare thee It from becoming the wife of one of the most powerful noblemen in the empire? You must be crazy." "My guardian," spoke the fair 1 girl, now looking her companion steadily in the face, "you only do this to try me. When you know that 18 such a union would make me miserable forever, when you know it would ds cast out all the joys of life and ex- er tinguish the last hope of peace from my soul, you surely will not press . it" u* Ui "Rosalind Valdai, I have resolved that you shall be my wife. Mind ioj you, this is one of the firm, fixed tu purposes of my soul, and those who in know the Duke of Tula best know af that he never gives up a purpose of once fixed in his mind. You cannot in mistake me now." ",( Slowly the stern fact dawned up- V{ on Rosalind's mind. There had been a lingering hope that he might be ei only trying her to see if she loved nc him or if she would willingly become pi his wife. Awhile she remained with A: her head bowed and her bosom w' heaving with the wild emotion thus at ..11. J -Ti.,4- lnn/rtli ekn IaaI/A/^ CttliCU UjJ. UUb Ub icu^Lii oug ivuawu up and spoke. th "Sir," she said faintly, but with jn marked decision, "you cannot make ut me your wife." ta "Ah! And why not?" ea "Because I will never consent." ce "Ah I Say you so ?" n? "I do, and I mean it." J" "Ha, ha, ha! You know little of ei! my power if you think you can thwart me in my purpose. I tell ti< thee, as sure as the God of heaven sa lives, you shall be my wife." ti "No, no! Before heaven I protest th against such unholy union. You UI cannot have my heart, and such a w union would be but foul mockery." "Oho! Now you come to the cr point. I can't have your heart, eh? w Perhaps your heart is given to the Ur gunmaker?" dc Rosalind's eyes flashed in an in- t0 stant. The words of the duke were p? 6poken sneeringly and contemptu- (1r ously, and they jarred upon the ^ young girl's soul. fr "Aye," she quickly uttered, and or boldly, too, "1 do love Ruric Nevel, ai and he is worthy of my love." tr "Now, my pretty ward," resumed fr Olga in a tone of peculiar irony, p1 "you have spoken as I hoped you ,n would speak?plainly and to the a0 {>oint, so I can answer just as plain y. Know, then, that Ruric Nevel bl can never be your husband. He or stands charged with a horrid crime, th and the emperor only waits to 6ee tu whether the count recovers or not ti' ere he awards the punishment. The ?i gunmaker is forbidden on pain of death to leave the citv. So vou may cast him from your thoughts as soon as possible." f|! "What crime is Ruric accused iz of?" the maiden asked. t?i "Of murder." tt "In wounding the count?" <11 "Yes." ki "Oh, how can you bring your hi tongue to such speech? You know the noble youth was not to blame in fc this affair. He was" ? p) "Hold, Rosalind. I want no ar- e? gument on this question. You have to heard what I have 6aidj and be as- fe ared that T mean it. 1 had hoped i ou would receive my proposal with lore favor, but I did not enter into tie plan until my mind was all lade up and the thing all fixed, ou will become my wife within one , lonth 1" . , "I will flee to the emperor," gasp- i 3 Rosalind. 1 "You will not leave this palace 1 ?ain until you are- the Duchess of ulal" t J "I will never speak the word that , necessary to make me your wife? , everl At the altar, if you be by i ly side, my lips shall be scaled, and < 0 power on earth siiaii loose lem!" "Do you mean this?" whispered ' le duke. "As God lives I do 1" "Then mark nje" ? the stout, ark nobleman gazed fixedly into le maiden's face as he spoke, and 1 his look and tone there was a endish expression that could not 2 mistaken?"I shall do all in my awer to make you my lawful wife. I you refuse me, you shall be beatl with the knout in the market lace, where all may see the unrateful girl who refused the heart ad hand of the noble Duke of TuAye, and after; thou art beaten iou shalt be cast; into the streets >r dogs to bark at. Dost hear me, osalind Valdai?" With one deep, soul dyiag moan le poor girl sank down, shivering ad pale. The duke caught her as le fell, and, having laid her sense88 form back upon the couch, he ;rode from the apartment. to be continued. 1 STORY OF IMTY .8 Told by Senator McLaurin at Spartanburg. IEAL FODRTH OF .JULY ORATION. Reads Like a Sermon?The Destiny of the Nation Is Outlined?The Politics Are Snch as Are Taught by the Four Gospels. Senator John L. McLaurJn delivered ie following speech In Spartanburg st Thursday: While the 4th of July, 1776, was the tte of the Declaration of Independice, the 4th of July, 1801, was the time hen It was carried Into full effect by e establishment of the capital, so that Is country Is really but a century old. nlon and Independence forever Is toly the watchword of 76 million Amer*n freeman. When the nlnteenth cenry was born, there was not a nation which the subjects had a voice in the fairs of government. The Influence the United States has been such durg the past century, that there Is not >w a civilized nation In the affairs of hlch the people have no voice. They ?te even In Russia. There are now :e republics upon the continent of urope. There are no nations that are >t republics In the western hemlslere, and there are two republics In frica. Having republlcanlzed the orld and made every nation recognize, least to some extent, the principles itllned In our declaration of lndependice, we now open a new century, as e beacon light of the world, In brlngg about the natural sequences of this liverBal brotherhood of mankind, ught first by Christ when upon the .rth, and forgotten through eighteen nturies, the dealing together of the ttlons of the earth to their mutual oflt, In the advancement of civillzam, the promotion of peace and the ihancement of their material welfare. Our forefathers pledged In a revoluun their lives, their fortunes and their cred honor to secure for us this boon. hey forecasted tne iuiure, anu uum i ie foundations of our free government ion broad and patriotic principles, hich In their triumph would secure a 'rpetual union of states and an endurg independence of the nation. The ises through which we have passed, hlle menacing the stability of the lion, have never Imperilled our free>m. The civil war was a severe shock the unity of the states; but we have issed through the fiery ordeal, and toly have a Union stronger, and a patrlism broader and deeper than ever. In 1 this land from Maine to California, om the Lakes to the Gulf, there Is but ie heart, one country and one people, 1 cemented together by the ties of ue patriotism and the love of human eedom. Well may the American peoe, North, South, East and West, glory this day, hallowed as it Is by the asclations and triumphs of the past, and agnified by the bright promises of the iture. Our past as a nation is safe; it it is gone forever; .we cannot recau change it. We can, however, seize ie present, and wisely use the opporinity to make our future the reallzaon of the wildest dreams of the mo.?l >timistlc American. i The liFN>onN of the 1'nnt. I propose today to emphasize our esent splendid opportunities as a ition, and the grand results lo flow om Iheir full appreciation and milation. We are standing today with ie vanishing shadows of the last eeniry playing about our feet, while the i m light of the dawning new cent lit y ? sses our brow. From the top of times' a ghest peak, we can Iook back ward 1 ong the great highwaythat all nations ive traveled, we can see the steady I lotsteps of the human race, as it has I odded on and on, making epochs In < irth's history and rearing monuments t i mark human progress. Let us, my i Uow-cltlzens, learn wisdom from the 1 past. Its follies, crimes and blunders t may be turned Into sublime stepping t atones, to lift our generation to a high- i ;r plane of existence. Along the high- t way, where we have passed, hate, sectionalism and blind partisanship show c tvhere the road has dropped off into 1 many an abyss, ragged and deep. The i torn garments and the whited bones s we see far down below should warn us t to turn and seek the better path, at r ivhose summit lie sweet prosperity, lib- t irty, peace and justice. Step by step c the process of education and advance- t ment has proceeded. Each century has ( snuwn SUine piu^icss ill a tci lain uiicv- i iion In human thought, in human en- s leavor and in human improvement. T doubt not thro' the ages, one increasing purpose runs, And the thoughts of men are widened with the process of the suns." "The thought so beautifully exprescid in the parable of the sowers is true )f nations as well as of individuals." "Behold there went out a sower to jow, and as he sowed, some fell by the vayside and the fowls of the air came ind devoured it up." This was true Ight In Jerusalem. "And some fell on itony ground where it had not much ;arth and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth, but vhen the sun was up, it was scorched, ind because it had no root it withered iway." This was true in Rome, where Christians were put to death in the Coliseum. "And some fell among a :horns and the thorns grew up and c :hoked it and it yield no fruit." This ,3 vas true In Persia, which at that time T ed the civilization of the world. We y ^et our common school system from ^ Prussia, who got it directly from Per- c da. t "And others fell on good ground and c iid yield fruit that sprang up and in- a :reased, some thirty and some sixty e ind some a hundred." It fell upon 1 jood ground in Germany and brought c 'orth the Lutheran reformation. It fell t tn good ground In England and brought g 'orth the full establishment of Protest- r mism. It fell upon good ground in t Mew England and brought forth the t argest degree of religious and personal r Iberty ever known. It might be said g :hat the good ground upon which it fell t ill belonged to the Saxon races. The I luman eye cannot look suddenly upon 1 dazzling light without being blinded; vhen the Son of God flrat preached the ioctrine of the Kingdom of Heaven in vhlch all who subjected themselves to :he dominion of the divine Ruler should je equal and all should be brothers, hunan eyes were dazzled at the prospect ind the first sight of this splendid lib>rty was followed by a period of darkless so Intense that It has always been cnown In history as "the dark ages." Then the light of liberty flickered ihrough the clouds, and some men saw t, and keeping their eyes upon It folowed its beckoning to the western lemisphere, where the clouds were dlslelled and the full light broke forth, lestined to illuminate the world, never igain to be darkened. This was recoglized In a happy way by the people >f France, who had groped for the light md fought for a glimpse of it until the itreets of Paris ran In blood. I thought )f this two weeks ago, as I sat on the leek of a steamer and saw the magnifl:ent statue of Liberty, which in her gratitude France presented to the na:lon which had hewn the way for libirty to become possible. That statue low adorns the harbor of New York, lolding a torch in its hand to light the .vay across the seas, that those in dis:ant climes may view the light which ;hlnes from the shores of America. [Jpon this statue is Inscribed "Liberty mllghtens the world." In its hand is :he wreath of peace. It enlightens the ivorld, not by the clash of arms, or :he frowns of despotism; but by the ight of liberty, which, when it shines n the breasts of men, causes them to ^ r?r\mmonrlont pvpr tH VPT1 jy the Son of God, "that ye love one mother." tfornl Advancement God's Purpose. No nation In the past has had such a jovernment as ours, and hence the remits accomplished by us up to the 19th :entury was nothing but a preparatory t >vork. The nations of the present day e lave utilized this preparatory work f ind founded their governments upon a ?ode which recognizes God and his noral government of the universe, and nan's responsibility in carrying out the lesigns of this moral government in :he elevation of the race. And of all v ;he nations we have established a gov- . ;rnment combining all the excellencies )f all others that have ever existed, f [t has for its foundations the indestruc- y :ible principles of true religion, human x 'reedom and general human progress. t The United States are for this reason c lestined to play an important and con- t ipicuous part in the future history of he world. Isolated In the Occident, . is the earliest of the race were in the f Drient, she Is to become the center from ivhich light, knowledge and civilization are to be diffused over the whole ?arth. r The events of the last half century c nave been pregnant with world wide l consequences. These have conspired to 1 nake us as a nation of far more im- t aortance to the human race and its fu- t :ure nisiory 111a.11 cvci mc v tion of God was In the Infancy of the a ivorld. More progress has been made i n science, the arts, discoveries, and in e ill intellectual achievements, during c :he last century, than had been made t n sixty centuries. It seems as if the I tiuman mind was suddenly relieved I from the incubus under whlcn it had I abored for the ages, and with some- c :hing like inspiration entered into the t /ast field of the occult and undiscover- p ?d elements of nature and made them c lUbservlent to the phenomenal advance- p nent of the race. Since the morning 1 itars sang together at the creation, o :he atmosphere and all nature have c lad diffused in them the element of c electricity, and yet its presence and t itility escaped the attention of all the I jages and philosophers of antiquity, il [t was left for the christianized mind of d he 19th century to comphehend its nysterious power and nature, and to nake it a potential and useful agent in ,ne practical affairs of life. In the field of discovery the mechant:al inventions of the last half century lave revolutionized agriculture and all ndustrial conditions, and furnished lubstitutes for the labor of man which iccomplish all the wonders of the hunan will and Intellect. For the ages, he principle of these Inventions lay lormant in the vast storehouse of naure, and human ingenuity failed to :omprehend it and make It a factor In jrogress and civilization. It was reiAntfA/1 fV>A In Allioit tl'A { *1 + ol 1 AO f f\f t Vl d lC I VCU llit IliC 11IV| UlOl II ? C IlilCIICVVVli U1C 9th century, quickened by the inspirng influences of Christianity, to explore his rich mine of nature, and to harless the forces there stored away in nachinery which has given an impetus o the progress of the world such as las not been seen in any other era. But in the development of the prlnci)les of government the most rapid itrldes have been made. It has been liscovered as almost a revelation that nan was not made for governments but ,'overnments exist for man. The Idea >f the ancient world was to organize >olit!cal society and enact laws to keep ts subjects under restraints, and to exict perfect obedience as the only virtue if government. The laws of Caligula, >osted so high that no one could read hem, of Solon, Lycurgus, Draco and ill other lawgivers, were codes intended inly for the physical and intellectual levelopment of man. His moral sense vas repudiated, and the education o lis moral nature entirely neglected. He vas treated as a creature of time and Ircumstances, and r.o account was aken of his immortal destiny. In this onsisted the pre-eminent infirmity of ill the monarchies and republics which existed In ancient times. The decaogue. which should be the foundation if all organized political society, as iromulgated by the greatest human lawriver the world has ever seen, was iglored, and there was substituted for his enduring basis the sandy foundaions of pagan philosophy and heathen nythology. For this reason all these overnments in time tottered and crumiled into ruins. 3ra of War Succeeded By Bra of vviuuicrwi Ever since the foundation of the civlized world the nations of the earth lave conducted their warlike expediions against other nations either hrough pure love of conquest, or from notives of plunder. Within recent rears, the civilized nations have begun o recognize that these methods are not n consonance with the principles of lumanity. Their conquests have as a ule been peaceful ones during the past 'ew vears. made for the purpose of exending their commerce. The first department of commerce established by any country was inaururated by Germany, and since that ime all of the nations have recognized he proprietv of making the extension >f commerce a national object. This lew protection given to commercial inerest has resulted in a large extension if such Interest. The international rade of the world today is over twenty Ime8 as great as it was a century ago. t has Increased out of all proportion to he Increase of population. It has aused a corresponding increase of vealth. This condition has brought ibout a new era in the world's history, vhlch might be termed the era of comnerce, and this bids fair to succeed lermanently to that of war. which has asted throughout the centuries precedn? the opening of the present one. Phis has caused the amalgamation of arge corporations Into still larger ones, t has caused commerce to be conduced upon a scale never dreamed of by iur fathers. While trusts are dangerous to the lubllc welfare by reason of their pur lose, wmun la IU niuieaoc pnwca UJ (Jicrentlng competition and limit produclon to the point of the greatest possible profit, the legitimate corporation, lowever large Its capital, having for Its burpose a great Increase of production ind the extension of trade instead of he stifling of trade, is distinctly beneficial and assists in the diffusion of reneral prosperity. The opening un of new markets will rente new lines of employment and In rease the number of men required to onduct the old lines of business, thus iffordlng to the man who earns his bread hy the sweat of his brow, the opbortunlty to keep constantly employed ind insuring him against periods of enorced Idleness. It Is a happy condition vhlch benefits all and is not a condition vhieh should array one class against he other. Trusts should be stamped ?ut wherever they may appear, whether heir capital be large or small, but the 'mployment of large capital. If used n the creation of new trade, cannot ail to confer benefits upon the entire beople. Labor and Capital. And these ancient governments too nade a mistake of treating labor as a :ommodity, without reference to the aborers. This mistake was made soley in the interest of the employer of abor, and from the most ancient times he nations of the earth have treated he laborer, with relation to his labor, is a personality. They have compelled lim to dispose of his labor and have iven at times, by statutory enactments, ompelled all young: men to learn a rade. But while treating: the labor as nseparable from the personality of the aborer, they did nothing to protect lim in his labor. Under the principles if equal Justice to all, the laborer will >e protected in his labor, as the emdoyer is in his capital. The interests f the laborer, and his employer, if iroperly understood, are reciprocal. They are interested to bring about but ne result, the profitable employment if labor to the good of both labor and apital. It is to the interest of capital o have efficient and contented labor, t is to the interest of labor, that captal should be profitably employed in orler to Increase the demand for labor. Under the principles of equality and justice, this relation will be so well understood that It will bring about a system of legal arbitration, similar to the principles governing courts of equity, that will determine questions arising between labor and Its employers In such a manner as will advance the Interest of both. It was reserved for the christianized Intellect of the 19th century to repudiate the unchristian governmental systems of previous ages, and to construct an organized political system of government which recognized the truth that governments were made for man, and i intended to make him a responsible moral as well as intellectual subject: that they were intended to secure human freedom, freedom of conscience, freedom of intellect, and freedom of action: that they are to be founded on the great moral law proclaimed from Mt. Sinai, and that nations as well as individuals were to be subject to its commands: and that they were intended to be the human agencies not only to bless their subjects but the world. The republican government of the United States is the most perfect the world has ever seen. It is a government based upon the rock foundations of the people's right to govern themselves under the sanctions of an enlightened conscience and of the moral law. Perfect individual and national liberty is guaranteed by it, and its great purpose is to promote the general welfare. Truly the hand of God has been in this wonderful age of human progress and has been instrumental in raising up our republic as a beacon light to the world and the governmental Instrumentality which is to spread the blessings of human liberty and civilization. God's Purpose In Expansion. With this heaven appointed destiny, what splendid opportunities are afforded us as a nation. Some are disposed to talk flippantly about the advent of the United States into the arena of the struggle among the great powers of the earth. They oppose the entenslon of our territory, of our commerce, of the blessings of our political institutions, and Christian civilization, because it increases our national obligations. They forget that no nation ever acquired power and influence without inviting increased resDonsibllities and marching forward with unflinching boldness towards its destiny. A shrinking from responsibility is cowardice, and the American people are not cowards. Carthage, with the richest merchants and the finest shipping in the world, attempted to extend her commerce without extending her territory, and the result was her destruction, because there was no unity hptwppn her and the people with whom she dealt. Our own great city of New York could not continue to exist, if all the states except New York were foreign territory. London's continual prosperity rests upon the Intimate relation between Great Britian and her colonies. Paris, although numerically great, has no power as a commercial city of the world; but contents itself with leading only in fashion and scandal. What would Rome have been without an extension of her empire; but an Insignificant city on the banks of the Tiber. Without her expansion the pages of history would have never been blazoned with the glories of the eternal city. Without the expansion of her em: pire, Greece would have been a little speck on the map of the world, and the splendors of Athens and the glories of Marathon would never have been recorded as tributes to human learning and valor. In all ages nations have had national obligations imposed upon them, and when discharged, they have flourished for a time; but they finally perished because they were not equal to their increased responsibilities. Shall we, with the experience of the past before us, shrink from our obligations as a nation and prove recreant to the high trust of being sponsor for tViQ PVirloHon rpHclnn nnd hpftrpr of the glad tidings of great Joy to all peoples? Shall we fall in this auspicious hour of opportunity to enjoy and strive to perpetuate the freedom which Is the birthright of the race, and to work for Its universal enjoyment? Shall we founder on the rock upon which all other nations have foundered? Away with such unpatriotic and unchristian objections to the expansion of our political institutions. The line of duty marked out for us as a nation is a straight and narrow way. There Is no need for us to mistake it. We have the "pillar of cloud" by day and the "pillar of fire" by night to guide us. If we watch those with steady gaze we will safely pass through the "Red Sea" of danger before us, and at last reach the goal of our national aspiration and opportunities. Our land is the most favored of earth. We have a diversity of soli and climate unequalled. Our diversity of production is marvelous. Our versatility of scientific and inventive genius is the wonder of the world. We are able not only to feed our millions of population but the hungry of all nations. We can clothe the hundreds of millions of people In the Orient. Our wealth is fabulous. With all these advantages can we afford to shut up ourselves in a "pent up Utlca," and allow the very redundance of our products to make us poor? No other nation ever had the grand commercial opportunities we enjoy. Our harvests make our fields smile with joy and loudly call us to reap and enjoy rich rewards by supplying other nations and still have an abundance left. As a return of gratitude to the Ruler of nations for our unparalleled prosperity and advantages, it is our national duty to grow, expand, and go forth to contest with other nations for commercial supremacy. Nations like individuals must be interdependent. In the past the nations have ignored this doctrine, and have destroyed each other in their strife for dominion and supremacy. It was never (Continued on Fourth Page.)