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THE RICHEST M THIRitTY YPA Its AGO IE' WAS NOT W01'OiC'i A I)OIIdj&it. 'Tito 810"'Y ( .Jolh D. litckoeller I'arly St1419e 01' the Standard ji -Hi, e 4 NA.w W t Two isn if rest (af Ii ons. Thirty Y 's ado Johii D. Rtocke foller' was hardly worth a dollar, and ntowl he is the richest man in the Unuited States. When he wast a poor, plod ding bookkeeper his best friends would not accord him any celit for ind ustry or sahgacity. Wat .ohn1 1). Rocke' foller (Ioes not nilow about hIS own wealth would at present make rieh men11 of those very friends. le pr'o) ably cannot guess within $10,000,000 of how much money 11 is wortlh, without extensive figuring, says the New York Ilotrald. John 1). Roekofeller is of Scotch parentage. His plarents camnc to th is country shortly before the birth of the future great magnate. The family settled inl the western pItrt of the New York Stato on a sniall farm near Moravia. H~ere the lRockefellers rtpitdly increased until the family con i.ted of father, luother. two sons and two dauIghters. Vroin Mloravia the Iockefeller family moved to a fatrim i near Oswego. -At th- Lilme John Il., the eldest son, was a tall, slendeir lad ninc years old. The f11mi1houel occupied by the locke -ler-- at this time is still statnd ing. It was then and is still owned by MIr. C. MJ. I.aionte, a well to do fainrer. It was in his se'viCe that young IktoekU feller earn'ied his first 25 cents, hoeiig potatoes. Accord ing to IL statement nmade afterwards by Mr. Lanonte, the hoy did the work slowly, but well. .\mong the neighbors yountg Jolhn I oCkefeller had the reputation of being a ratber lazy boy, but even att this cariy ,' age le showed signts o! the strong will, calm1 judgmICit and Ie' teve hare that have silce iiade im1 atilou'. -Who shall t,:1y that even while he was hoeing potatLoes or plow ing c0r1 his in i td was not -o at0 iVI' that his muscles perforiied their al lotted task lazily and meaIliCdIally ? Enidowed with m1ienttal ICttivity an(I capacities that were perliaps .tilI un dr'eaicd of by him-elf, young kiocke feller began to lon1" fot' a widerI liechii Of action. L t was ont1ly t i1 'eImti as yet. is ideas we etcI'ude, his chm'atear tiformiId. his 11hbit. un' tleIi2 andt luni t-ttled. .liohn is t( u itlich of a 11teirele," said thiln, liglhbors." ie will nvrmake a ioodi fakrmelr. Whitte -owing hi wheal, he will bit couningl, ' uipon the protits of the comiting harves't. lie will love it al I inl tilt lilu-ket befoi a blade in i . Thallen men 0 w ovis linL tilh i t\w oh Rtillt Ip tling 1wir' corn an d ZOWin.g thile wheia Itiaut A ml%% et : o. Soe. have proper i tted; ther:, avi li fail-ti ain fal l iti p iverty. lit the h.Vy Wio aed of unhiau-viit'd whviat tild ti' tll I 'll 1nd 111 ) iIttili- i ii ih tli~tIt't ucitchedyut Igg tobtbuy ask thi'eir farm i' tbe intow ond to a doub.b- prii aind the ldew t htu to the veryunth forh wt ofi i tims 'ho t uw etiventritn It. L hia ei i too the it 'it:1.Lt Theli Ia'.r ly el .fle itia e row ti. sa~ id l itl tit tob m i i f in ( ll:e ihid ihnh hat- hutgiiii he otamrol iihie ofi a l ie scnd olab 111 lie ti't!e elanidi while Wiy loitiy fwere yat inb It itSi. an eday y hn year agi he itu)rhitt nliyt itnet- p~ hiin t.t. I'll \'i'l.a. w the but ptinee hir hi o ily.fo .\t thisl tret on. andh \iH bhLon IditM' waen ated cor a t, riit tt'wte:: The bnighbrs iuehoti Ncreg i reirettei tlvat d. .\oek . f ll n fler win itg i s a ut ttitong ehaaer. wel till- by~ttt to!. kchoot. ihe abrohtt e twoiil ays lh upis 11tatfor Cltevelyand, hith on i.ii stnd if the or 1 fth titiol ifI ansd fii lesint uied tby thte hut'th-,~ iuroi and toempt' I atiudo tiat tif'l cityteoungis.t liii kefellr iied bnder the ewlanditosA o Johnte sttder, it wa Is the ver th ing fwic tis anud its beign yetarini. it.waCs. fa relizatin lof tie dr th atI had istrilyineri~en hisinuel wilt laitu Tren yi' aris b-.t agi 144 weoli .Laton sitrappiti yount g manii~i l ofit'I.iiIt is am i W~'itons ad outitrown tll firrow ii nit ofi aii- pulic chon a ndi4tt~i i ho i.de upIh I'Itiod hi inot1 au i' t', ndathe w an easyi thig ito itd apoiition athai~' ino itweas tht, young1 ke let'felne wndred aa to i St..Ci t~nis. \\t'aOti blin hhanachld himy td inethr thep cositine he bokepd fo as somal produc e oun in r its \\aiga strec':- withafing fter coulchav bese. devwise fot atrone ftrni enug.Teor iioi businessmehos Ni hdi loaked aouthfelttr an iengt fmet i uomserrthing there w~ al.Das- b factown iabot thetnui tlls iionies and i te' studyoif tills Rntoskfelli hand becoei alieathe dwithc bamwel Jon d.ewHokeferter innd emny of h tontempu'torritv. hae stilet kein; boos nileelnd iontieeelr okdwt h IAN IN AMERICA Androws eXpressed his belief that there was a groat future in the petro 10um business. Rockofeller had always thought so, but had never beforo ex pjwessed nit opinion. Tihe conversationi with Andrews gave the deciding touch to Rodkefollor's Ideas. He consulted with Clark, and together with An d113rw the y built a littlt pet(Iloeumn re iuory up the river a short distamneo from St. I,ou1s. IR-ockofeller & Clarke's itnvestment inl this 0nterprise was 1.l,00. 'The firmI still held on to their comnnission bUSinOss, however. BHit the )etro)leumii r-elinarOy gave promise of ia big busi ness, and lHoekefeller determined to givu this entire attention to It. lie tried to persmulo Glark to Ihis way of ti in ting, b t, the lI atter dii not care to vonturo into i)untrodden lioldi. The firmi was therefore dissolved, Clark buying out Hoekefeller's in torest. Andrews, who had been super intending tbe reflnery Onl a Salary, hwi saved IL few hundrod dollars, and Itockefeller, knowing hlima to be ia practical m1an, took him inl as partner. Thus the Standlar(d Oil cOlilpanfy caie into being Its a commercial enter pris, one of its origi nators a book keepetr hardly moro than a boy, the othel ai porteri in t commission house. Thte bookkeeper is niow president Iof the company, while tihe porter lives in) a $M00,000 residence. At tihe time Clairk withdrew from thie ilitt'e refinery the enitire property could not have been worth iiucl more than, It was not iuchi of at nest egg, yet, frem this hi1nhe beginiig has grownI tile gr Veat Standard Oil company, with its hundreds of offshoots and its $70,(100,000 of CaIitl. So the little rclilery kept, pegging aiwaI, with an ever i*Inerensigasi g in ess ad Iln vtIr ambitioiis lanagremleit. Il the meantime, young \Villiam Il ocke feller, whvo had been working at, a salaried position in) Cleveland, came to St. Louis and took ia position in the little oil reinery of lIockofellera AIi Irews. Te iInvestment continued to I):13ay Ia hIi imandsoimie profit, and a yeILi' or two aft.er' beginning business the firm had a snug slia i) the hank. A yeai' or two after iHockefeller Ilad AnI retwvs haad joind fortaines tbey, in conjunction wiI Willianm lIockefeller, estiabliIs h ed at seconda meIilinery, lad tlabe moatney imak ing buine acs was grecatly icreaed. Tho two esitabli he,1nilit wIre lnilaaly con -olidated, and the youn lgera' briotlber, William, was made a Itll Iledged Imebilweir of the fim. A wariel'ie- for thi sale of reliicd pro lum \i wa-ts opeie(.d inl New York, Iiad William Ionekofe'ller was placed ini charge of it. Jolan I). wtas- tle business heiad Of tIlie iCOno, idLated ce rneei'i, wh ile Andrew. lioiked after the mach id vi :aud men. There w le o di algreenients (pr rie tin. T winema o f i t' t, the l fiirm w0er'e v litt'. Ilwr thani by. bt. they 'a V, - ntin wHilfte a'aI al hit-ious lta a dIr. in their- kexit-0n, a.1,be thenl 1 ; ard Io it, till . wts Ilk) -.i 'h world i Ii. ThI I y \Vere -oafinted itI Iitet *on1. Th1 had nuilt and purt a - 11d :id pltini without I.g.ard to hhthn a biit.VS. ilti I il Ia, I y wa r T 1,01 a ha II e t a ra- ft th 1 ofti w Iii tt homdiia-xtealt.h e In I,:Gu nel- edmI a'-nat. wI h in, ~ a :: netuas.~ ait1. ~ i I rntt i I ., bor a in 'L '-Iaa v- i t d,' Ealitii- wel'exblat a d ,t r lu - in a 'a, a pp:aetyrund.- an Ilt. eaidgii .\intre-w. '' aei' w.atsI .1( in I i, o' it. I i i.' Ia.ow w i al titt des in. in~t.a<iet m.onting .iunaa. ap ho art ' at th' d i l ia, l theS \ r l~in - narry.n: a l las:- . li~lr %lst \\'her t. I - an yo aa gaein 't ased t .\n m t ill adof t et bai ie,t wai iifa \\' e h eti a ouldi nt, ti li. l ehad att nol thr t0 e d witn. lit h'y i nu~ -t' Nihle hol :uIiot. tu he iita !ong bt iLore fetouaiticna. ino a fortium-, Io n ~i f.llhn la. I oif Iah-i reo hist what. thad woent fort h11 to obtain a ii a in-c in 'retiingLi thea let' t he f haa.'.h- thady Oaiumulatd. 1Ii iluick, insitint, od in udgoienit o what u wih~cl la he met,.l. \'.~~iia ii-trk nesso ane wi:.,ky~la's chtlalra, whose doig bdlyin joialt fandi lumber fainets a near ofsgia. auh: itk ci- i inhery ft ilainels and inaiide upb~a his mnd afe it b ~ka nersi t o ha uata othii a'ft ua'i' lh e trtedL I fan Lonin-htw wanad peit0 .00 wth whgich' toi attiue theL uiine f ncameai ofiu I aiIkeg ii f ll'er i. tndrews oihtler. t'i Tis iw>ad ihe i in alpininh unme tfa iiess Lt.tai thae mertahcis of Flagh-rf let'. ul s, \ wh a 'u th ietir - ium raelie ry e. 'Jlci stes 'rvio c'u'iato c1h iad~;i~ve, iaf itia l cr te conipany. mential w~~gi~a. ' .ihn l ~ fa. li flerii ranit hia'cii bu tt~1sineis dat i ngit-, ali~ R huh hei wuii'a te rinipvasliachemer - i 'the Itirm.Iif~iif iaai- Li' tl a cifItH i Ia til ,lnti th ag. AIli'(Oi~ 'l though he hadciic'l beeri.' afeinlla tues ful as a akerti of alti atnd a liwer ofii linghc~ i with oin frealiners ef wnt, a faa the dw wo u permit'.a lit argued uthiatn uiheri wasai neithrfedhiupI.I~ak inort fadeeliinl tallie Conadseuetly teahen e goI i s busey~ines enm iltin '1cia ole h ls'iteez ~edth,i t iaua za,. it l h dil nders these tuilacti, tho irm of sincekeeler. Adrw youiagle thriv -ad aade Thuair bsinmea wae oetd te chairy, muro ina o rt of yolyn thericag homsion. InJN heuairm ofeth fou iuse oa. it, whoughto b-tdit becororte uifer ofh on ye ofh McnorInd k bo, of00 Mhcaoe.noba butrhe Rcefwillhi Isahe gt limi ttfh l woain. wth dayshn heu twat am or,~ Miss blucyk pa. -IilfeaTs bee unio provd a eryhapp one r d at -h voted almost exclusively to hor hus band, her children, attid her housohold She hIas never figured in the society coluiiiiis of tie newsaIIers 01 In graIi social events. She has been giving imOiey away in charity continuall since her marriage. Th Idea of onc great concern that should control il the petroleum in this country originat ed with John ). lRoekefeller. Tkv Stan(lard Oil compiny wias already at iionsely wealthy corporation Wihte th is Idea was evolved. Shortly after tie company hd begun to swallow tlh smaller concerns N r. Andrews, the origintl partnter in the business, be caime d issatislied. 110 still rumained at tihe refineries I the CIlacity of supier'intU1O nt, whii Rockefellor, Fiagler aud the rest o the firm had evoluted, so to speak, int(o earpeted ollie''s and easy chairs So Androws, after thiin king the matter over, oflfoed to sell his interest. lit claimed to be a con111non, practicau man, while John 1). lIocktfeller con. bidereil himliiself, very properly, ant tin cotmtmon tian. It is probable that this was the beginning of the trouble. At any rate, there was a coiplaini on Andrews' part, and, quick as it wink, lockofeller asked him how mue'l mloney he waitte(l for his share. An. drews was already a rich man. lie grow soniewhat, excited, and, grabbing a pioeen of paper, wrote uljon it, " Out million dollaits," and handed it to lIockefeller. The latter accepted thc 01er instantly, and the transfer wvaW uade. A few days ago i)ockefellor sold thie Anlrows stock to W. 11. Vanderbilt for $l,250,000, thius clCearing a uodOirate forttine on tihe transactiou. After thie retirement of Androws from tibe St.' ndard Oil Company, Wit " Uonoilidations " and extensionj con tinued without cessation, until praeti cally all the pitroleu in output of this Cotintry wts under its control. 'Phenm it begani to reachi abroad for the con trol of the liussian outlut. AltihOlglh ats yet it hits iot, secured full control, it has succeeded in underselling the lub stans, even in their own country. it emS to be only at iuebtion of tiic, however, before thbe Standard will have tihe oil markets of the entire world in its hands. In all educatLional hiistory, the dona tions of Mr. l.Zockofeller to tite Unlmiver hity of Chicago arc without a iarallcl. Altogethieri they imutintilit t.o thb gigantie suim of $7,-7,000, and it is aiIong the probabilities that lie will give addi ional millions before lie lies. It is a l1it.pist, intstitution, and, as the imillio nairi is an ardtmit memberilta Of thbat de 'tumu inlattionl, it is lis des ire to ,Cc it uilnong the Imiot, ric hly eldowed in 4titutions in the world. Already doia AOIs ret nVedi r' the trustees have tgg regated *101,1,0, Itti. ......----- Mom. - HIAMP'TON STOI-E ClA'TIA liti aing A lencuae ol' Two Great ConIeailetate. GI'aieieraIs. Tie follOwini;tg aiecdote. of Gen. 1'. 0. 1'. YOung,,' i.t a good ililuS t tionl Of he % flhtaly ius of tihat dashing ailieer aiid his superior, Gen. Wale Ihnti pton Some years ago the generaitl was re iting eine (Of his eXpItrienices in the aI. lie 'ail htI'eni asked especial1y to 111 of thIe captulre 4f the corral of eat ithr a a btase of suplielis of hi, - n, msii raidiL of the war, in) wh)ich Gen. n Vt d iouti h;Itad iplayed a gall ant mI\ bicuil.us parta: but thbroughout the nariatioti a cattl~l listener votIld hiive thioightn that lhe wvas relat~ing tbe inc14dentt to shiow how miagnificently Ihuaton blili al riondu ctedl the athai r. Th'ire ott'n ton andI ittn were ll atip tilt's. It. wasd in-rantiged thant a picked iihoubI l Iweep artoundil to (;rant's rear', ('aLlii-e till iitrral andt drive the catttle ito thei t'otfieerate litnes. whlil Gen. Y'ouni should~i htold att. hay any l'edlerai If th ue'toral guardl z. The scot, 's had gaL: hered Ivery detail of itiformnation n.etedd. They ( k new t. exat, b loio otf t.he entale, their tluuer andlt quality of the tirootps en guard, the relattve po -ition of the gre.at armty oif Grant and how lotng it wouhi re1iiirau for him i to dispalltch1 ass i tan e to thte gu aid whleni attacked. I iamtt onia relied uipotn Yon to keep bactok tht etntitre armyii3, ii neces sar'\ , un itl i he1 cold ''et, the cattle onut oIf reach. As Uiattle have to lie drtivyent slowly, atnd nyver fail y good cou n try, i we : - f - lamtion to dive . . ry much greauter. very'.tht2 t~lu ina u otlivy until the, ':ai tie hadl h~an aitated. 'l.'he tof tcattie, wa. dhoty bintg drtiven tI wvarid the Coniifedlerate t'.tt To) JO tm.-h the reai of the lim.i5 lainypton matI Y1omt ig andui all tf Lhiri troop-, luuol heent in te saddle1 day andt night, andt humi halt. I ''pite thec fattigite of hiir:'.e. andI mien a forred martebi to lie miade iby calivar htI iadi to face theI en tirte Fedleral lines andi '' dr'aw thir lire '" tintil the raider's were ouit, of harmn's way. Geni, Young acUorupihl isheod lthi- in miost briil hanit style. loe stt,ret'htd out b1is 2,5StIt steemeitt as if nothintg tess thian an armty dliv I-,.ion couild (tvenpy tile ipace. I iy rushintg from one point ti ianothier' a contsidernltel bodyil ef his meint andI con-i ettratin tir o ott th I-' eder ai ad vance lit suicieeded in koepding up Ltie decep. tat'ilby to e ngitge the Con fedle rates ini forcee, antd so I~I~advaned cauitious ly, feeling their way. T1hue dashiing cay ahi 'y tilliCer. wias Iplaingli N apLeon Cic tat-le ts in miiin iat t'e. ile fore the army111 o. + rat r'ealIiz'ed tIbat it, was Iuttting foirth its giat, str'entgth agtaint,~ it hdui ol oaing hotrsomxea Ilamptoi: gtrotni armytt of theo Contfeder'ates clos'ed pieL td the titst r'ec kIes.s foray of thte wari. "Thle Iedieral eattlt','" itldetd thi Genuirail, "'fltomed the basiis of (luri suip. plie's for' tho rest of (ourt camplain." --TIhe Newv'ttl Yor lieoern~t says: hie presetedti( toI 'inesi .\laud, td WaT~ltes, its a wecdditng gift, Is tiorue w el comot to the toyal famtily of lnglantd tha itis pr'esenice. lie wasnr't at, the weddinig-a fact that in itself is sulli-' elent. uvidetree that, lie wasn't in vited. Andl y'et he sent thte solitali'e diatmtond, and it was nccepted." *--Toi r'oad the tnincr-pti on a silvor coin wvhich by much wea~r hats become whololy obliteratted, put Ia p)okor in the fire. 'Nhein retd hot pla~ce the coin u > on it, andit tihe Inscription will plain ly appear' of greenish hue, bttt will dis appear as the coIn cools. Th'is method was formly practiced at the mint to discover thec genuine coLt when silver wats nallad In. PURITY IN POLITICS AND POLITICIANS. MIN WIHO Alti. Nor WANTEI) IN HIGH 11 l'iCE'S. 1Ithe Country woiItI Prosper it u11st Wiple Out Ilrevatilinig I'ratctices. and seek i Iiighe l' Plante. Iev. W. G. Nevillo, of Yorkville. jpreachlied the following sermuon recent ly in thbe I'resbyterian churhel of that town : "I ghteouness eXI.letit aI nat'i(I bul1t sin is a rp01)rOatch to aily peopleC. -- IProv. x iv, 31. We a1re taught by revelation, hitory and commki1on1 senbe tLhat good govcrn ment is one of the greatest, atl most Valuable les hiessigsh whieb we can pos sstis. IL is somtetling for wiich evory prnll slolid pray and labor. With Olit it, niothili. in this world eA be secrll.o. ;Life, iiherty, property and the pur-suit of Ippiness are Lit dependenit On it. Without it thero cal hu no real prosperitvy. IEvenl tile prIoIgresr atnd weolfare of Lthe IKi iingdoml of Cod in this world are, ill i sense, deplInlIeet onl it. \Vithout it. there canl be lit) porliLancit basis upoln whiclh to build the -ocitl, Conune11ur1ial and moral In telresL: of 1111n kinld . WitIout, it, 11 CalI bnOthing but, disorder, con1 fusion Ilcertainty and anarchy. Therefore, wO caltloL shirk the re spolsibilities of citizenship. "Govern ment is ()ne of the mlln of God, righteous ad uitilist1ratiolns ailmong 111n, and loyalty to (oI (elilalds that, tL ob ligat.ionIs of citize.shi bi ) Ie diseLarg ed." " lor there is no power but 0 God ;'the owerl 1' ba, 01M rIL( ordtlilne( of God.' Stch is the teLchlilg of Di vine re(vilaItion. YOu ireu reqirIed by the Bihlo t( prLy for those inl authority. But you mustback lp) yoLr pra1tyelrs' hy youl WoIkS. It i your 1dut.y, therefore, LI put Men in olico who will relloL right COusnliessL both in their charaetors and it] their lives. What gul 'araitee have yo that your prayerls(- fo wicked, worth less ru1lors will be answere'd wheni yor deliberately put this kiiid of 111n il: ollice ? Two things ae Cssiential to goo goverment, I. Good laws. Y u i Lst Ilave these a basis up1)ou wIlich to build good (overnmII1enit. It llatters not what, yo have, without good Ilaws, job cannot are good gover m1111 nt : W ithout good and irighi t3ous laws, your governenilcit will necest sariily he btilt up1IonI a foLLn latiol of san. 2. Competent m)1en1 to tdm ,in ister and(.' mlfolOc tOeSe laws. I usc this word :e110 Ill)tent ill its broadest Sense. A 30od law whicl reillains on the statuto iooks as a dLead IetteI, to all praetteal oirp1osel(S, is no better. tai' tha LIaI) L baid iaw. Inl ordr P to ilave goiod government, we ust not on1y havo good laws :but we Iu1 aLiso have men in oliee who wll see to '. that tle.se laws are vindicated aiid en forced. Wivn n\e look ',( around us and see the orruption that prevails inl politics and tile low plane upI'ol Which our politi al Calmipaigns are projected and col duteld ; when w\, see tihe .-erambhe for oflie and tUe unserupul01s n)iods v h ich are uled to scur ollice: w-h(en vil ee hvow many incomptent mn1 ar. l>lt in1 olli c, the m~I~ora.Il obiqu0it ~vhichl per'vades their -,entimentsiL, and( hie corrpL~t011n wich111 is, practiced( il: h~air ollicial acts, it imuist be evi(ient to every r iht inded and01 l tin ki ing 1nau1 that there iis anI L urgent, demand~ for It ebanIILe ll aLong the line0. Lt i: biighl tim f11 or the 13eop)le to rise. uIp ir theirsveeg p (1 0Iower anll .1 ring te ri lit these th ings wIhI ib areC wVrong. TPhe troale is not inl ou1r laws. As ai ruLe, they ate good, wVise anid whole somei. The troIuble1 is in theirm aldmin. istraItion1. We ought to be mIore care. ful aLs to tihe k.i ndl of mieni we put itL llice. The people0 areO respons1ible fot thbe chlarater3 and conduc01(1Lt (of the h rulers in~ suchi a government ats wC ha~ve, It hecomoes Is, thierefore, t( malIke aI pratieal 111) apication of ouI rel ig Ois principles InI the se lecti'on 0 men1 to till the olliees inl our govermnent "W\e oug~IIIht, nt to take polic ies, in tht technical ,(eni-e inlto) our Iei gionl : bl it is very certaLin that wo oughtI t( take0 praical(~ sense5, into ourI 1)o1ities.i \V hy is it tbat ouir cam~fpaignls art 00ondu Lcted upiont such1 a low mol0'I planlt --whlere profanity, sia~nder amnd dIrun~k enness zeem1 to be at aI pr emiumL Wh3 is it' fIs it heeatuse the caudidatei ha'e nt, the a~bilIity to discuss queLs tions1I whic~lh bear d irectly' upon01 th11 hlighiet, initerests (f the1( nation ? I: true staLtinans ihip aiI~I lost, art ? A r all (of oar statesmencl dead 'l Or, is il heeauc hecy Iin omiuch foul atmnos pherm 11nore con.Iil Li) thir n~atureCs? Or in itI becuIL.e Lii-y au-e tell ing tho tr'utL Lon eacht other': It, maILtters noLt whal Lbhe rei-On may be , it is high timohl th< petole were P L.I taill some11 aggreOssivt stceps tow'dsii lifting plit~ICs out1 (Ii Lhis LIrt hol7I m~e andh putLtinIIg them) uplor aL plane of InorIlI decency an' Ld tru<( stat~esm-u1 ipl. IL is tim'e( for tI: bh.tant hhe-phemy~ and deba)Lsing de haueberyI atmt se3Urri.1lous I 1sLndOr to bi~ to 5lpeak in no0 LLneeltain1 sOLIndts of the1se3 vital malltters. "Ltighteousnes: i'XalIteth a natiOn; but sin is a r(IOrLel to anyl3 !)eople." (o of thle prePsenltatives fromn th<( comon~l~Iwealth of K ansas in the Unite( States S.3naIte. it is said(, gaIve utter anLce to3 these senltimen3lt,s: TheI puii lientin (If poli1tics is an. I rredleseen0 dream11. Gohvernenut is force. 1 'ol I C. Is a battlet for sutlpremacLLy. Parties arPI tho 1arm1ils. [Now Ilisten.]1 The (deca1 loguie und the0 goldoni rull) haveo m1 p1lace ill a politicall eamnpai gn,"' If thi: 5(entimlentt is triue, then p)olitical eamn paigns areO siln fiul. or tho B3iblo is falsi 1n iLts teach ings. WVhen I hearl 8suel senitimen~lts, I feel li ko say ing what al on3 lIay. ile~ waIs neousiitomed0 to spjoatl ouI,. :4I I)nproa or~ (I( diappr)Loval wIV 1 he wa ;s deeply imuiijI'3e1d. One daly.I s'rantige preac herI came1 allong and( i his S(3rmion1 gaLVe utteratnco to aI 5(en8 Iment whIich this old(1 brother though very hermt cal an~d dalngousi., 11 with earnestness: "Thanik the Lorn thalt is aI lie1." So whlOn at,man~f says' "Thie T.len Commlandmnrts' aind the sor mon11 on1 the mounLlt have no0 1plao In polItical campa1 ign," I fool lIIko say lng, 'Thank the Lord that 1s a lbo. Ujnscru pulous polilticians wouldl haiv the people)1 to divorce religion tronl oeriythinig thalt is connootod with th( mlanagomlonlt of the governm~o1)t. Thll Bible says : " Whatsoever yo (10, d<( all1 to the Glory of God." Bilt toi manl~y peCoplo are following in the foot Stops (It tihe 11Olitician''' Ihe i11 leaving religIon out of their oryday lves. It is related that a little gir who was about to leave Now Jersoy foi aI RiummflOL VacItIOn iln New IEngland said in heCr prayor' the night beOfor' her journey: -'Good-byC, Go~d, I's< gomig to MaIne." "That Is wha many men and women practically 8sa3 when they proposo to do anything not definitely roligious. They belleve that God and business, God and politics, Lknd God and pleasure are and must bo divoreed. This Is why the business operations of Christian uen are so often in violation of tie decalogue ; wihy polities appear to many to be so godless ; why )leasuro is so worldly aMid anti-spiritial." Ah ! I tell you, there is a crying demand fitr som1 revolutiomirmy changes in the senti mnrits, principles and oiractc&es of many who profess to ho governed by time truths of the Bible ! Why is it that poilitics have becomo so corrupt,? it is because the people have loft morality out of them aid have tur'nied their managmont over to uiserliulous politiciis and doma gogues. And this vory thing is one of t,le perils that confront us a nation today. The people ought to have the canididates for ollice to uindorstand that Linless they do what they can to con duct tihe campaign on i plano of moral decency, that they need not expect to receive their sulfrages. The peoplo ought to condemnI in the strongest terms the use of intoxicatiig liquors in ulections. We ought to resolve that we wVill support, 11o Ialn and party that V ill use wh iskey in politicLl campaigns. I t is said there is a certain county in North Carolina where the two great p)Oli(tical parties were Iout of equal streigth. No one couli tell how tiho elct.ioi was going imuntil it. had gone. l pach party used a great deal of whis key to carry. the election. The thing becam!11e a pu1blic disgrace. There was a re ligious body inl the count'y w ho beameii So thoroughly disgusted that they determined to right matters, if pIible. ''hey took upon themselves a solem i vow that they would support n0 party Which used intoxicatinmg ii quors to carry tihe election. They were vtrong enough to hold the ballice of power. What was the result? They were the cause of riuing th is infernal agency out of the campaigns. No nian, no party, dared. after this, to use it. Sometimes, I think it would he wll if we could form in this State a union of somie kind which would set its face to w:i'ds tie defeat of any mian or party that resorts to dishonest methods to carry the electioni. Ae need nev cxl)ect to have the very best governmient until there lreI some raldical ch anges along the lines vhici I have just indicated. \Vhat, kind of mon should b) elected office ? I. Men Of good, 1prirlit, moral char acter : men of integrity ; men of high, noble purpose'., who will not stoop to do imiealn, (iestionable thlings. One trouble with us as aL nation has been right here. We have beon putting men into ofiec regardless of their moral character ; and the consequence has been in some instances our highest oflices have been filled with mon "who have been rotton and thoroulghi ly cori I'ulpt in their lives. We have put them in the hirhest olliet-s who lave been jist as guilty, and of the same sin as re kn id ge of Koitucky, though they may not have heen as bold and r et, it is :in open secret that 11411 who have ocecupied high places in 01ur State have been haitual adulter erS. What. an example to set to the I ising generation !We send a iman to op:1res'Int us ait WNash in gton. e. g., and we know his moral character is rotten and his life full lowd ness: and then we ask G od to biless himIl in lhis woerk. We 'ut a mean in ollico who is to all prac 'ieal purp~losQ. an atheist and an intIi deI and then we ask Godm to bles: him i in hiis work. I tell y'ou, Lthis is one of the borderl and of sacilegi We need mien in (P1lice who are~ right atnd who will dare to do right, who will not only do righit ini thieir dlicialI acts: who ec private li ves are pure amd above susp:iomn. A nd instead of a-kinig our q uestLion, etc., you had hottv r as k thcmi Low they stand on the Ten Commiand men~its andl the Serlmon on the Mlount. I submit the following as an appropo-i ate: catech ism for our candlidates: I. Are- you an hones'. nuii y 2! D) youi pa~y your debts y 3. Are you aL profanie swear..r y 4. Are you aL slanderer y fi. Are you a liar 7 Li. Are you an ad ulit' rer 7 7. Do you get drunk y I thiink it would he for the highest Interest of the country if the people wouild subordinate for awvh ile the money qjuestion anid emp1hasizo. and exalt the nmoral question. T1hore is aL moro1 urgent demnind for reform in our morals than in our money. We need( meni of characer in our 1)ubl)11 ollices. Tihe moral charac ter of a go)verment can't rise above the character of its rulers. A country morally degenerate will not, long r maiin prospeLrous5. When vice increases, thben the country declines. Infidel rulers cannot increase tlibo wealth of the p)eopio ini anyl respect,. National safety must consist in national ac knowledgment of the .Diviue sumprem acy." 2. Nieni who aire Intellcetual ly qu al i lied. Men wvho are competent to fill the oflices. I use the word comnpeteont here in its limited sense. It is not enough for a man to have a good, sound, morail character ; he must have other qjul1ificiations. "' A pious fool mauy be as injuriouis to the State as a wicked phi losop~her."' What is the use ini sendling a man to the begislatur-e, it matters not ho0w good lie imay lie, if lie is not competent to dlo the work which you send him thore to do ? What is the use in Sd ndlin a man1111 to Congress, or- to the United States Senate, if he is -not qualified to do the wvork you want done there y It v~oulId lbe fari bettuer to take the money whiiich you pay these meni anid spond It for some chiaritale ourpowse. Many nmstakes have hiuon made rigt along this l ine. WoVi have p)ut mnen into ollico wvho have hbeen al together incompetout to perform the -duitles of the ollces to whichithey have beeun elected. You need neCl Iver expefc(t to have good governmenit until you piut men in ollco who aIe coinpjetent, not onily fmrom a moral poi nt of viewv, hut also from an intellectual po it (if v'iew. 3. Mon of courago. -oimieti mies you~i pumt a manir in (lIlee whom in am ceta~~in sonso0 is comp jet-n t blothii unral ly andi -nteollectualy ; but he is lacking ii moral couraigo3. 1 [. is (onie of thesie g oody-goody v, namb iy-piameby k inmd oif menl~l. What hio iucids Is 1lmre back Ibone, moral cournigo-cou rage to stand up) to his convictions; eourage to do -the r ig ht iregard less of th~ e onseg ie ncn s -cou rage to en fore Lihe l awi, it inat tom's not)1 whoc Is punished. I13ut hiow mnany are lacking just here! Ilo1w fm-eq uently Is It tihe case that oflieeors of the law an"o parities to the violation of the law IThey- are law Sbroakcrs theimselvyes. 'They haivo sworn to uphold and enfomreo the law: >but they are ia paritiep1s crimiiinums to its violation. Not only are they law Sbreakers, but they areo perjurers! We don't have to go far tusee this. There is a crying doinmnd for a change just -hero. We need ini oflice men of n:oral courage, not, only um n of sound moriaI training and attainmeu, but monf who have the fortitude to stand up at all hazai'ds for tbhn majestyof ti law . -a se0 that it Is faithfully adninistered and enforced. Such oflicors would be a stiuoling r1 buko to law breakers mnd they would be it trrov to evil dooris. God grant that the people iMay make a faithfut effort to got such IncH into ofllco-mfen of soun1]d, 'oral character inen posseswed (if al the intollectall (u1ailications iltat are e8seutial, men of high inioral courage. Character, education, courage-thes are the es sontial qualilications for public 011o. God gratt1 that the peope liay reqich the point where thoy will put. prilnci plo abovo the prLlty, inortals abov) 111n and patriotism abovo partisansip. Then wo will have a country upon which will rest the richest blessings of our God. -The Japanese minister of wevr has issued ia proclamnation calling upon tho people to send contributions for it special rnonument to newspatpur cor cespondonts who sacrificed their lives during the liat war, ini for gifts to honor to those who survived. -Senator Matt Quay, who is now in Plorida, halts proposed a basis of har ruony for the warring olublicnL fic tion of Flocrida which his been acce'pt ed by both. sides, and one of the two tickets, Stato and electoral, will be pulled down. ,A $25 COOKING STOVE wrrn A OMPLCTE OUTFIT "OS Only $12.00. 4 Delivered to miur railroart depot, all t eight eharges -ali. l.ea this Iescrip p tin ar1fuly. 'lhis splenll looking 1ovie; Adi No.;.1 b'r s jilt h1 pot holes; 1(;x1 in h or,-n; I., i.w l Ir u Ix. 21 inc-h si a h 1:lIt; 21 x'.' Ith t p; niiio, imoot casting. I anto h1:e this aeve tiatte for itt trado Riter ty own iha. Ie .tbtel'eing al to goo O y poinlt of alt tu1tu -.im stovos, and 1:nviltg 01ut liht object iotdble reitures. ;wevotut all loi ht tt heest No. 3 CookIng Stoeve itc-le, for flw pr' . I.'itteLd With -.,2 p t rovirr, 2 skillots.2 grihd les,8' I likin t 11: 1-4. 3 J-'0 ts t'l ( I 111, 1 Ielbo , ICOI tlar. 1 lir r. 1 ierale-r. 1 e':0 pol3ilh, I iron ten k~ett1e, 1 shoeved. We waint It make cets b~ tA.nrn anti triehels it yretvr part of the o tetl i. for the l -nrI. e of int rotitieing our p bisiniess to i-w tooh'., to renew our p aC< uantlItaIce Witi 4b 1, PIM. 1 S \ 'te will thip thist .tii Cooking Stove la amd the abov-.: descl iblec ware to any elpot, all fr,!'&t chtarges pai. for ot.t'ly $12.00d %% wni theash cCeIomMN w it) the e tier. Thils I-\ ?;t a goil on:o., w jIl 11iati '. a1n11 will S ive cetite a-tisf:' t'ot. 4 t7 tRilsttitoel Ca i:tag: a mailed fit co. Atimem.o SL. F. 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