The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, June 21, 1893, Image 1
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ESTA-BHE 185.NWBE-RY, S.C,WEDNESAY JUNE 21,
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~ ESAB17E~ED 165.NEWERRY S.C.,WEDNSDA, JNE 2, 193.PRICE $1.50 A YEAR
)rominent business man and one of
:he largest wholesale dealers in South
Larolina said yesterday: "When tbe
law was first passed I thought there
was lots of money in it for the State
treasury, but I am no longer of that
>pinion. Recently I sat down and care
"utly figured out the probabilities, and
[havg come to the conclusion that the
Btate will not only lose money but will
lose a considerable amount of it." This
opinion was repeated to and endorsed
by more than one leading dealer.
.DISPENSARY RULES.
How Liquor Can be Imported After July 1.
The State Board of Control has issued
a set of rules governing the transporta
tion of liquor in the State- that will not
only -prdve interesting to tha- dealers,
but individtis as- well, as both are
concerned in the rulcs. The rules in
full are as follows:
The following regulations wiltgov
era public earriers in handling ligis
ofawl kIpds, whetber alcoholic, fer
mented -orvinous, ben'.offered for
shipment into this State, or from point
to point in the:State, and are-bAsedon
our-construction oftheAct of the Gefn
eral Assembly, appiroved December 24,.
1892, k6own as th-e' Dispensary law:
Rule 1. No liquor of the above de
scription- can be legally brought into
the State by a public carrier, unless
shipped to D. H. Traxler, State Com
missioner, Columbia, S. C., and bear
ing. hi:,. certificate, a copy of which is
hereto appended:
"This certificate shows that this pack
age of-- -- has b4en purchased for
account of the State of South Carolina,
under the act of December 24, 1892, for
distribution by the State Commission
er. D. H. TRAXLER,
Commissioner."
"Provided that liquor in transit may
pass through the State without inter
ference."1
Rule 2. Manufacturers may legally
Obip persons. outside the State when
package bears certificate hereby ap
pended:
"This certificate shows that this
package has been sold beyond the lirM
its of the State by manufacturer and is
permitted to be transported by any
?Frlic carrier in adbordance with the
provisions of Act December 24, 1892, to
proW4bit the manufActure and sale of
intoxicating liquors within the State as
except herein permitted..
D. H. TRAXLER,
Commissioner."
Rule 3. Packag'es shipped fr'om Co
lumbia to points within the State will
bear the same certificate as under
Rule 1.
Rule 4. County Dispenser cannot ship
any liquors at all anywhere. They can
only sell to parties who make their re
quest in person or who bring written
orders, and such packages of liquors
bearing the State label can be trans
ported only by public carriers as per
sonal baggage of the party having it in
charge.
Rule 5. vLiquors purchased beyond
the limits of the State may be brought
into the State and transported by pub
lic carriers as personaL baggage -in
charge of the passenger, who owns.the
same; provided that it be not in such
quantity;as -to ihdicate .that it is for
sale. Personal baggage as used above
means such packages as are carried by
hand into the cars.
Rule G. Shiould any person insist on
shipping liquor, as such, into the State
without the certificate provided in Rule
1, or any person other than :the State
Commissionei-, the public carrier will
not be held responsible, provided, that
information is lodged promptly. with
the Governor as to each shipment and
its destination.
Rule 8. Public carriers will not be
held responsible for transporting li
quors smuggled into the State as other
merchandize, unless there is reason' to
believe that there is collusion between
them and the shipper. They are re
spectfully asked to co-operate with us
and report suspicious packages.
B. R. TILLMN, Governor,
W. H. ELLERBE, Cormpt-Gen.,
D. A. ToWNSEND, Att'y Gen.,
State Board of Control.
Eulalla Takes to Johnny Cake.
[From the Chicago Times.]
Among the tastes which the Princess
Eulalla has acquired since her arrival
in America is a strong one for corn
bread. This is what Col. J. C. Murphy
says, and he is the corn man of the
Department of Agriculture..
"Some days ago in Washington,
when looking over the bill of fare of
the dinner given the Infanta, I noticed
the corn bread was not mentioned," he
said yesterday after registering his
n ame at the .Grand Pacific. "I asked
the proprietor of the Arlington the
reason for this, and he said sweet corn
was not in season and there was no
need to-have corn bread on. the.- bill of
fare because the Princess insisted on
its being served at every meal. When
the Infanta first got to the hotel in
Washington all kinds of bread were
placed on the table and the royal guests
picked out some corn muffins as the
most toothsome of the lot. She is fond
of having them toasted, too, which is
rather unusual with us. The day of
her arrival the Princess in dining at
the Palmer House asked the waiter
right away for corn muffins."
Ayer's Hair Vigor is a universal beau
tifier. Harmless, eff'ective, and agree
able, it has taken high rank among
toilet articles. This preparation causes
tbin and weak hair to become abun
dant, strong, and healthy, and restores
to gray hair its original color.
THE NEW LIQUOR LAW.
V the6I'enTie' that Confront the
New Dispensarians-Atto=ey General
- *nse14'a Opirdon as to Signers
of Petitions-The State's Profits
a --ite' Bar .0ms are in the
- -. Air.
7 Nows and Coarier, 16ti.]
_) hatever wrangles on the subject
M lop tbemselves at some dimlly
te,at-the present-time At
torney General Townsend's decision re
Oiifr t.dual capacity" in which
*Mie-OdOr acts in signing a dispensary
adstetpeMtion has little immedi
A interastb for Charlestonians.
As far a9 it can now be learned no
eseggfbe'kind has arisen in Charles
1 the race is not a sufficiently
close one.to ipake.it worth the while of
either candidat.es or signers to raise tht:
t g the 2ttorney Genersi
sayeinitite is to~be regarded- in
t WM fsa.-hallotzhere -seems
to be no .'6uitable reason why it
should be .exempted from the rules
wh 'allyvern the casting of a
vo reaster of a ballot is sup
with intelligence and
after bration, with a full
a9tbe consequence and
impb li;idfH iti a befere him.' Were
the epositig '6f -a ballot not final
a simple election might be an inter
m able aflir. The point has not,
h , lfdithis city, and
e reason to sn ppose that it
Iufi rof the candidates for
t r of iipenseare still con
ti iftr.iatures, there
is .no reason to suppose that they are
meeting 'witb great success. Some of
t eA&ontlemen who have been.ln-tbe
h"M A _V9_1tZivbt:up hope
bf tbs aypdvikof the 'requi
site number o Mreeholders. They are
ve mu h dishefgtened and sa'that
b jof_absing a dispen
.4ther gen tl*emen
that. they' are bound to succeed
n 'W~S~but when you come.
ot ~o tlieir lists.
- There are very few lists from which
some of -the names will not have to
be stricken when they come to
be judged by a strict intepretation of
the law, even accepting , every
sguer a deT'.-eholde'r, the
Ituati aln. -changed since
the. ipert nia, nwhichit was
-tAted that few if any of the petitions
bad more than one hundred or one
hundred and fifty names attached to
D'ADYSMEZECIFIGHIT.
e be most prolific sources of
speculatfin regarding the dispensary
Jaw just-now, however, touches the
action which will be taken by the rail
roads regarding the importation of
hqu tligoads haukit oX not?
a a p, *p& upont aaswer
may pe ', in ja .aiteniessut the
SStat pr irts enturewito
ex~as,errenhdesven
V present tm foir large 4uaiitties
of liquor to be shipped from one point
tanother labelled as "vinegar" or
some such non-alcoholic liquid. Whole
sole dealers say that this is a common
occurrence in their business now, and
there is no good seashn~ why the same
practice on a mue mor extensive
scale sho.uld not be continued aftier the
1st of July. Who will take the re
sponsibility of opening a jug of "yin
egar" when in4transit, i@lsalits-at
tendant possiitnehijay of:suits
for damages? Cei'tainly aet the rail
road authorities. In addition to this,
~however, it is reported that the roads
in the State propose to haul' every gal
ion of.liquor offered them, and openly
-> to stand by their legal right to adopt
such a course. What would be the
course adoptd,by the State.. under
these circums.anees'no on~e knoirs, but
it is highly jrobable Abat samid pretty
lively times woIrbdemsue. -
BY GRAPEvINE TELEGRAPH.
There can be no manner of doubt
.'- that a large numberof people are going
t-, to get their liquors from.ieatside.of the
tae. A fine stock-f liquor issome
higwhich cannot be laid ini in a
montg or a year. Many years of care are
reqired to colc tc fthose mellow
dagihso may people will
4nk; It will be a diffcult if not
matta6r for the dispensary
i:tj, 1 -afull line of this class
of liquor. . Be as car,eful as it may
the State's -stock will neessrily
consist of ordinary grades, ->f-new, -Un
ripe liquars, made pialatably bysprot
cesses of compounding and which are
not up to the standard which you
would require for medicinal use in
your family.
Some such consideration as this will
be a potent factor in inducing many
b Stbt~ atei liuosout
tatiQ..will .at once aie
TH E STATE'S PROITS. --
siThestate .w) have il sadthto
d wih~the stits's profi(s. *ome of
the .most clear-headed wholesale deal
th ' ~ yoEbtthe State's.bil
ity . edispensary a pa itgilin
vest epa L I li of the liquor'used in
the't ?itsK boiugh t from the State
bar ro.oms the business done by the
Comniwealth would doubtless be a
good of4 Eut that?sdust the point at
issue. TH(the pefpe at-iarge use the
t th snt trme very few county
dispensaries :ave be-en asked for. and
there is~io'~immediate prospect of a
imehrese inthe number. The State
-in the meantime will be at almost as
m hi ex ense as if it were supplying a
puhyi. efeli, county. A
FORCING A DISPENSARY.
One of the Means Employed is by Holing
on to the Freehold Voter Against
his Will.
[Greenville News.]
We find 'in The Newberry Herald
and News a detailed statement of how
a dispensary has been secured for the
citizens of that town by the county
board of control. We submit an out
line of the facts as a matter of informa
tion for other boards of control and
for the instruction of the general pub
lic.
Il the. first place, there was never a
petition for a dispensary, as the haV
requires. R. C. Maybin took around a
paper asking for appointment as dispen
ser and secured 93 signatures to it.
The clerk of the board of control se
cured from the town clerk an alleged
list of freehold voters of the town,
showing 141 names.
Of the 93 names on Mr. May bin's pe
tition 22 do not appear on the official
list of freeh,ld voters. Therefore Mr.
Maybin had 71 names of freehold voters
according to the official list-exactly a
majority. -
It was shown, however, that of these
71 L. W. C. Blalock has been a citizen
of Richmond, Va., since last February
and Jas. L. Cannon has been dead more
than two months. Yet these two are
counted as freehold voters of the town
of Newberry for the purpose of estab
lishing a liquor dispensary. 2 from 141'
leaves 139. 2 from 71 leaves 69 which
is not quite half of 139.
Furthermore, the board received the
following from persons whose names
are on Mr. Maybin's petition:
To the Board of Control for Newberry Coun
ty-Gentlemen: You will find our names on
one or both of the applications for the ap
pointment of a Dispenser for Newberry. We
placed our'nanes there under a misapprehen
sion, and we respectfuily ask that they be
erased, as we are not willing to be regarded as
signers when you come to pass upon the ap
plications. WM. P. HOUSEAL.
C. C. MCWHIRTER.
Tuos. E. EPr,NG.
R. C. WILLIAms.
J. S. RUSSELL..
June 9, 1893.
This was disregarded. The names of
these five men were counted for the dis
pensary.
Furthermore, evidence was offered
that there are several freehold voters of
the town ivhose names do not appea'
on the official list so that even counting
the dead man and the Richmond man,
the list did not have a majority. This
also was disregarded.
To secure a dispensary, therefore, we
find the following propositions are to be
held
That when a citizen signs a public
document under a misapprehension or
misrepresentation he is not to be al
lowed to withdraw his name. A man
may stop payment bf a check if he finds
he has been deceived or may cancel his
name on a note if he has been fraudu
lently secured and is not in the hands
of an innocent third party, but on a
dispenser's petition it must stand for
ever. No power can remove it, not
even an act of the l-egislature or death.
When a man has once been a free
hold voter for dispensary purposies, -he
is always one. He may sell his prop
erty, or move away or die. He remains
a freehold-voter of the- town where it
is deemed expedient.in the interest of
reform and pure morals and the eleva
tion of the people-to -establish a State
liquor shope.
Now is the're any sense or propriety
in this, to say riothing of the matter of
legality?
Where is the .use of trying to force a
liquor shop otn a community obviously
opposed to it? There was a great,
mournful and stimnula'ting howl from
the Refawm organs somte time ago
over alleged advice fro-n anti Tillmaan
newspapers to violate the proposed dis
pensary law. Yet here is a Rlefawm
board of control violating certainly the
spirit and probably the letter of the
very law it is supposed to be putting
iito operation. The-e can be no ques
tion that the dispensary law was in
tended to leave the question of dispen
sary or no dispensary to be submitted
directly to the freehold voters of each
town and city, such voters being sup
posed to represent fairly the intelli
gence, morality and taxable values of
such communities. It has been found,
however, that the people are not so
anxious for whiskey as they were
thought to be. Therefore the law is
evaded and* this sharp practice of.
doubtful legality and of morality not
at all doubtful is resorted to. The peo
pie have been induced to sign one
thing and are counted as having signed
another.
If our information is correct the con
dition of affairs in Newberry is nearly
approached by that in Greenville. A
number of men who thought they were
signing.a paper to make Mr. Hill dis
penser in case there was a dispensary
find themselves counted as signing an
application for a dispensary, which
they oppose; and when thsey ask to
have their names erased they are told
it can not be done. They have voted.
We think that question is to be
tested in the courts. 'Whether it is or
not, we ask the people not yet trapped
if they propose to sanction, uphold and
sustain a law which it i, proposed .to
establish on a basis of practical fraud.
Trusts and Combinations
Are unpopular. But there is one form
of trust against which no one has any
thing to-say. That is the trust which
the public reposes in Hood's Sarsapa
rilla, and the best of it is the trust is
fully justified *by the merits of the
medicine. For, remember, HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla CURES.
HooD's PILLs are purely vegeta-ble,
and do not purge, pain or gripe. Sold
by all druggists.o
HE IS OUT OF POLITICS. I
Representative Shell i, Generally Non- A
Committal Except on that One Point.
(Greenville News, -5th.]
Lnst night a reporter of The News
called on Congressman G. W. Shell at
the residence of W. D. Metts, o Whit- r
ner street. Capt. Shell is in fine health I
and seenis to have little care or trouble t
judging from his personal appearance.
The reporter opened up on politics as a i
ma.tter of course. The Captain smiled t
leasantly, but reaunrked:
"You remember, I announced in
January that I w:ts out of politics. I (
want to re-affirm what I then said, I t
im out of politics. It is strange that P
this can not be understood." '
There was somethilig of a pathetie a
tone to his voice as he said: (
"I wanted to retire from public life I
quietly, carrying with me the kind r
feeling and good will of my fellow S
citizens;I wanted to retire gracefully t
and peacefully. But iL seems that I c
am not understood, so I say to you to- E
night, I am no longer in politics and I t
wish this understood."
The .reporter asked him if he had a
seen the two contradictory statenicnt' I
published, in the Columbia Journal, r
intervieWs with two Tillmanites, one (
affirming that he was a true blue Till- t
manite and the other that he was a r
traitor and would be bounced out of
the reform party. He replied that he
had not seen the articles and in con
C
sequence could not express any opinion
in regard to them.
"What about the bitter attack of the
Register?" asked the reporter.
He smiled pleasantly, thought a no
ment and replied:
"Well, to tell the truth, I am not
advised as to the motives of the Regis
ter in making a gratuitous attack on
me."
Ilesitating a moment, Captain Shell
raised his hand and with quick utter
ance, said:
"I am to-day as much vedded to the
reform movement as I was in 1888
when I was elected president of the I
Farmer's association. No man can
deny,tbis. When I had the manage
ment of the reform movement I con
sidered it in a strong and healthy con
dition. To those who have charge of
the movement I wish great success. It
does seem strange that my loyalty to a
party which I had. considerable partin
building up should be doubted at this
late day. But these doubis can exist 2
only in the minds of those who are
-mbittered byjeaiuy. I have- tr.ad
to do my duty in Congress, fairly and
conscientiously, and. now I am out of
tolities."
Captain Shell: seems to feel relit ved
by theidea of being out of the political
arena and he will evidently enjoy
observing the making and bi'eaking of
slates and the tussle for place and
power.
Captain Shell was given a drive over
the city in about the handsomest
landau in town by prominent citizens
who have been well kDown as sup-i
porters of his, and many of them gath
ered around him in the streets or called
upon him.
31CCH ADO AE3OUT NoTHIING.
LSpicial to News and Courier.]
GREENVILLE, June 13.-This morn- I
ing a representative of the Columbia
Register put in an appearance via.<
Spartanburg. His presence did not stir
up any visible-excitement as he came i
to take in the commencement and hear
some few remarks from Ex-Senatori
Donaldson. This afternoon, however,
there was a nervous restlessness on the
part of the local politicians, and this
was explained by the arrival of Sena
tor Irby and i few lesser lights of the
same faith and -order. Then the pott
begun to boil. Prominent followers of
"Reform," so-called, collected around
the Mansion House. Congress man
iMeli sat in front off the Hotel convers
ing with friends.(
.The~ Regis~ter man and Donaldson
held a long confab, while the lesser
lights moved about apparently not
knowing what they wanted or whom
they desired to see. Shell disappeared,,
the Register's representative was out t
of. sight and the -lesser lights floated
frbnmvie~w. Then rumors thick and
fast flew about town, and to-night it
i.s asserted th t Irby and Shell havet
beeribroug~httogether,miutualexplana- If
tions made, the haichet buried and the
lion and lamb will sweetly and peace
fully lie down together.
-THlE PEACE CONTRA DICTED. t
[Special to Columbia Jourual.J '
GREENYILLE, S. C., June 16.-Any l
intimation that Senator Irby and Con- a
gressman- Shell had a reconciliation C
whi!,e in this city yesterday is denied
by good authority. The chasm is still
open. While they and some of the ~
lesser lights wEre here there was no e
meceting. r
A skek ton Encystedi in a ree.
- 18t Louis Republic.]
PADUCAH, Ky., June 2.-A most re- a
markable-aiscovery was made to-day t
by som~e laborers employed on the farm11
of County Surveyor W. S. Gholson.A
poplar tree five feet in diameter was
sawed down,, and in the hollow of it a a
human skeleton was found in perfect
preservation. The tree, to all appear-t
ances, was perfectly sound, except
above the groun d was a notch, as if thet
tree had once been chopped into, butt
the cavity had grown over. The plac
ing of the skeleton in the tree is sup
posed to have been the.work of In- t~
dians.
If the care of the hair were made ai
part of-a 1ady's education4 we shouldj
nol see so.many gray heads,.- and ithe
use of Hall's Hair Renewer would be .b
unnnecessr
S THIS MR. CLEVELAND'S VERSION?
,New and Enlarged Account of the Victo
torla Hotel Damn.
[New York Herald, 13th.]
Mr. Cleveland's own story of the
imous little dinner party at the Victo
ia Hotel, at which Mr. Sheehan's nose
7as tweaked, so to speak, is quite in
eresting.
This is the way it is repeated by an
atimate friend of the President, and is
he first time it has been made public
a its details.
Mr. Whitney had urged upo: Mr.
'leveland the importance of meeting
he surly leaders of the Democratic or
'anization with a "view to harmony.
'he then ex-president was unwilling
t first. He insisted that the fight at
,hicago had settled the question of
ersonalities, and there was no more
eason why he should go to New York
ad make overtures to Mr. Hill's friends
ban that he should go to the followers
f any defeated candidate in any other
state. If they were Democrats it was
heir business to support the ticket.
Finally, however, Mr. Whitney's
rguments prevailed, and Mr. Cleve
ind started from Buzzard's Bay to
aeet the sullen leaders. When Mr.
3leveland met Mr. Whitney prior to
he dinner he looked at him with a cu
ious smile.
READY TO HEAR THE RIOT ACT.
"Well, Whitney, have you got your
inner ready?"
"Yes; everything is ready."
"Who will be there to-night?"
"Murphy,Sheehan, Croker,"and Mr.
Vhitney named the invited guests.
There was a moment of silence, and
hen Mr. Whitney laughed.
"I saw Sheehan at the Hoffman
louse to-day," he said," and he says
e intends to read the riot act to you
o-night."
"I have heard that he intends to do
omething of that sort," said Mr. Cleve
and quietly, "and I have come to New
cork so that he may have a good op
iortunity."
When the dinner was ended that
ight Mr. Sheehan turned to Mr. Cleve
3nd and said there was a matter of
usiness to be discussed. Mr. Cleve
ind expressed his willingness to hear
nything that might be said. Mr.
heehan told him that the gentlemen
hen present were the leaders and rep
esentatives of the Democratic organi
ation in the State of New York, and
hat they wanted to come to a definite
[nderstanding with. him. He could
tot be elected unless they supported
rim and they did not intend to take
,ny chances this time.
MR. SHEEHAN'S DEMAND.
"Well, what do you gentlemen
vant?" asked Mr. Cleveland.
"We want pledges from you," said
&r. Sheehan. "We want to know
vhat you are going to do if you are
lected. We want you to give us pro
nises that will satisfy us that the or
~anization will be properly recognized
f you become President again."
Mr. Cleveland doubled, up his huge
irst and smote the table.
"Gentlemen," he said, speaking slow
y and with almost painful distinctness.
'I will not go into the White. House
>ledged to you or to any one else. I
vill make no secret promises. Il be
tamned if I will."
Again the big fist whacked the
able.
"What are you going to do, then?"'
niquired Mr. Sheehan cynically.
MR. CLEvELAND'S DEFrANCE.
"PIl tell you what I'm going 'to do,"
aid Mr. Cleveland as he rose to his
set, "I intend to address a letter to the
iublic, in which I shall withdraw from
he ticket. I wii' write that letter be
ore I sleep to-night, and give it to the
tssociated Press. I intend to explain
ny situation and report what you have
aid to me here. I will tell the voters
f the country that I cannot give any
ecret pledges, and that unless I do you
vill not support the Democratic ticket,
rhich means the loss of the State of
few York and defeat. I will tell the
oters that I do not want to stand in
he way of a Democratic victory. That
Swhat I shall do. Then, gentlemen,
-on can pick out a candidate to suit
'ou, and if he is the proper man and
he candidate of the party 'I will vote
>r him."
There was a pause.
"But PIl 'tell you one thing, Mr.
theehan," said Mr. Cleveland, as he
urned to. the now breathless Lieuten
ut Governor. "In my opinion public
adignation will show you and your or
'anization out of sight before the end
f a week.
Mr. Croker leaped to his feet.
"This must stop, Mr. Sheehan," he
iid. "I agree' with Mr. Cleveland. He
annot make any pledges, and it is not
ight to ask for them."
So the dinner party separated.
"I tell you what it is," said the ex
'resident, as he related the story,
those fellows got hold of Mr. Whitney
nid rattled him. He was actually rat
ed. They scared him."
STHERE ANOTHER FIGHT IN SIGHT?
A gentleman who saw the President
few weeks ago says Mr. Cleveland
ow thbinks it was a great mistake not
>have allowed the anti-Tammany
lemnocrats to nominate an independent
chet. He is confident that such a
eket would have been victorious, and
ouid have resulted in a political con
ition in the State less embarrassing
ian that which now confronts him.
"I am satisfied," said my informant,
that the next local election will result
1 Republican success. And it seems
>me about the best thing that can
appen."
"Is that Mr. Cleveland's idea, too,?".
"I won't say that. In fact, I don't
know."
WHITNEY WON'T TALK.
[New York Sun, 14th.]
Mr. Whitney was out of town last
night. Mr. Croker, as he has always
done, refused to talk regarding what oc
curred at the dinner, and would neither
confirm nor deny the Herald story. t
"Anybody who expects me to talk
about that dinner will have to wait a
long time," said he. "It was a private
dinner, and I shall say nothing about
it. I cannot prevent others from talk
ing of what occurred, but I can refrain i
from saying anything about it my
self. t
Overwork and Underwork.
[Youth's Companion.]
Every one has heard of the danger of r
overwork, yet few understand just a
where the danger lies. A man can hard- b
ly overwork himself if he takes care of h
himself in other respects-secures a a
normal amount of sleep, breathes pure 11
air, takes exercise and-eals food moder- t
ately. 0
The main trouble is that the man e
who is overworking is violating funda- t:
mental conditions of health. He burns 1I
bis candle at both ends. - .1
With due care, a man of good here- (
dity is capable of safely doing an al- y
most incredible amount of solid work. 1
Mr. Gladstone at eighty-three, with no t
show of weariness, carries the weight i
of the British Empire. The celebrated
John Wesley did more work than al- s
most any other man of the last century; I
but he observed the laws of health, and r
still active, reached his eighty-eighth v
year. I
Much of the ,o-called overwork is !
the overwork of worry, care, anxiety, 0
and haste; These make' the severest
draft on the vitality of the system.
We seldam hear of a Quaker's dying
of overwork, and yet they are a very
industrious people. The pupil who has
prematurely broken down in his studies a
might have gone on under even heavier t
loads if there had been' nothing to fret e
him in his home surroundings, and t
competition, examinations and scholar- t
ship markings had no place in our b
school system. The fact is, work, and a
plenty of it, is healthy in a high de- 13
gree. -
And this leads us to say that a lack P
of work, with brain or hand, is highly d
injurious. Underwork may be as harm- V
ful as overwork to the brain if not to 13
the body. Nations living in conditions a
in which the means of livelihood comc V
almost without effort, are in every way s
feeble. Close confinement in prison S
tends to idiocy.
Further, where the mental faculties
are not called into action, the moral I
also lie dormant, and 'the lower prq- r
pensities become all-controlling. In all i
ages the corruptions of the higher .
classes are due to this fact. Few worse U
things can befall one than to have U
nothing to do. i
t
southern states31agazine for June. dj
The article of most timely interest in 1
the June number of The Southern i
States magazine is a criteal paper on
"Jefferson Davis and His Cause," by e
James R. Randall, the author of "My e
Maryland," who views the events in b
the life of the late leader of the Con
federacy in a dispassionate manner,
but with the sentiments of an ardent
Southerner, With the recent reburial
ceremonies still so fresh in the public
mind this review of the strength and
weakness of Jefferson Davis is of much
current interest. The opening article
in the magazine is a concise statement
of the chief characteristics of the State a
of Georgia, by Hon. W. J. Northen, ~
governor of that State. GovernorNorth
en is a terse, forceful writer, and he
tells manyinteresting and striking facts ~
about his State. The Woman's College t
of Baltimore, by Frank Roscoe Butler, ~
is a beautifully illustrated article about 0
one of the youngest and yet one of the
most rapidly progressing woman's col- a
leges in this country. Its beautiful c
buildings, its broad plan and liberalV
ispirit and its carefully studied methods 9
have brought this institution into great '
prominence in a surprisingly short 4
time. Edward Atkinson presents some a
novel but interesting agricultural sug
gestions under the caption The Need of e.
Beans in theSouth. Wm. F. Wise, a e
successful Virginia truck farmer, tells g
of the great trucking industry,.of tide- "
water Virginia. The illustrations in g
this issue of the Southern States are oft
a high order of excellence and form a
striking feature of the magazine. As
the only distinctively Southern popu- d
lar magazine, the Southern States
seems to be filling a field that is new
fi
Manufacturer's Record Publishing
Company, Baltimore, at. fifteen cents ~
per copy, $1.50 per year. a]
said to be the Oldest Yankee Vessel. It
[ Lewiston Evening Journal.1 se
The Polly, the oldest vessel in the IV
United States, is now in Bango. This -ta
craft was . built in 1804, is therefore ti
eighty-nine years of age, and her oak is
timber's are said to be as strong as ever. t
The Polly was a privateersman in the fo
war-of 1812 and sailed about disguised I)
as a coaster. With only two guns she
succeeded in capturing a Britisher of
six guns, and performed other valiant
service. The Folly has pursued the
way of peace with the same success w
that attended the times of war. -fo
A gentleman, under forty years- of b)3
age, whose hair was rapidly becoming is
thin and gray, began the use of Ayer's di
Hair Vigor, and in six months his hair
was restored to its natural color and,&
even more than its former growth and er
richnes. l
HOW TO'BE HAPPY THOUGH POOR.
our Excellent Opinions on the One Univer
sal Pursuit-Dr. Holmes Says. It's a
Matter of Temperament-Money
Can't Buy It.
[Philadelphia Times.]
Happiness is very largely a matter of
.mperament and not tp be reached by
ny prescription.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
As fat as human happiness is attain
ble in this life, the best means, in my
idgment, "to be happy though poor,"
i furnished by the sermon of Christ on
ie Mount.
JAMES (CARDINAL) GIREoNS.
HE DECALOG0UE IS ALL SUFFICIENT.
My notion is that a person who sleeps
ine-hours out of every twenty-four
ud lives in the open air two or three
ours of every day will be in good
ealth if he does not drink liquor. If,
iso, be do not steal, lie, murder, com
uit adultery, nor bear false witness, I
3ink he will be free from much worry
r conscience. Then, if he will keep his
yes open and his ears, so as to observe
3e constant goodness of God, and will
ve on the principle that he is work
ig with God and God with him, for
od's purpose, I am quite sure that he
rill have a good time. As for "happi
ess" or being "happy," that is some
2ing which "happens." The minute a
ian seeks for it he loses it.
You remember that Carlyle says
>mewhere that the difference between
rance and England is that the French
ian says in his Beatitudes,"Heureux,"
rbile the Englishman says "Blessed."
'he 'Englishman certainly has the
aviour's idea; the gospel is no gospel
f sugar candy.
EDWARD EVERETT HALE.
r IS AN ENDOWMENT LIKE HEALTH
OR GOOD LOOKS.
Happiness is an endowment and not
n acquisition- It depends more upon
mperament and disposition than upon
avironment. It is a state or condi
on of the mind, and not a commodity
> be bought or sold in the market. A
eggar may be happier in his rags than
king in his purple. Poverty is no
fore incompatible with happiness than
,ealth, and the inquiry how to be hap
y though poor, implies a want of Un
erstanding of the conditions upon
hich happiness depends. Dives was
ot happy because he was a million
ire, nor Lazarus wretched because he
ras apauper. Thereisquallif the
)ul of man that issuperior-to circum
ances and that defies calamity and
isfortune.
The man who is unhappy when he
poor would be unhappy if he were
ich, and he who is happy in a palace
1 Paris would be happy in a dugout
a the frontier of Dakota. There are as
uany unhappy rich men as there are
nhappy poor men. Every heart knows
s own bitterness and its own joy. Not
diat wealth and what it brings is not
esirable-books, travel, leisure, comn
>rt, the best-food and raiment, agreea
le companionship-but all these do
ot necessarily bring happiness and
iay co-exist with the deepest wretch
dness, while adversity and penury,
Kile and privation are not incompati
le with.the lofticst exultation of the
mul.
More true joy MarceUus exiled feels
Than Cuesaar with a Senate at his heels.
Joxtr J. I NGALTLS.
An Inve,,tment that Wim Pay.
A Chinese baby is really the funniest
oking little tot that can be imagined,
nd-we have never seen such a lifelike
ortrait of one as that published ini the
uly number of Demorest's Family
lagazine, which contains "The Orien
dI Legations at Washington." Besides
21s baby of the Chinese Minister, are
ictures of his wife and suite, and views
Ethe different rooms in the Chinese
egation: and this highly interesting
rticle is further embellished with other
arious and beautiful portraits and
iews from the several Oriental Lega
ons. Nobody who has any interest
art should miss the "Familiar Talks
au the Different Schools of Art" which
re sipurbly illustrated in this number.
hey 'are a literal education, and will
iable an3 one with no previous knowi
ige to converse knowingly about the
reat painters .pf all ages and their
orks. "The Story of the Millennium"
rows in interest, and the illustrations
uis month show what kind of houses
e will live in in A. D. 10000, besides
ie kind of garments we will-wear, and
apicts the routine of everyday life, at
uat remote period. The July number
old not be complete without some
Ling about fireworks, and the bill is
lied by telling with pen and brush
st how they are made. To enumirate
I that appears in this grand number,
ould take much space, but the Co
mbian Exposition, of course comes in
.z its share, and a water color, repre
nting an inverted old straw hat in
hich three cute, little puppies have
ken refuge, makes the -name "Full to
~e Brim" as appropriate as the picture
desirable and worthy of framing. All
ese attractions under one cover sell
r 20 cents. Published by W. Jennings
emorest, 15 East 14th St., New York.
The Capital of Kentucky.
LOUISvILLE, June 15.-Frankfort
ill remain the capital of Kentucky
r fifty years more at least. The House
cided the question late this afternoon,
the selection of Frankfort over Lou
rifle by a vote of 46 to 37. The present
iapidated State buildings will be
rn down and a costly structure
eeted at a cost of several millon dot
XOVING TO TOWN.
The Cause of the Remarkable Deerese .
Rural population.
The rapid increase of our urban pop
ulatior as compared with the rural,~ as
shown by the late census, has been
much commented upon. The increase,
of the past ten years in towns of 1,000
and over has been a little over 47 per
cent., while the rural population has
increased only a Irifle over 12 per cent.
or only slightly more than one-fburth
the rate of the f-:aer. The raie of the
rural increpse is less than one-half that
of thp mazntry in general.
This has commonly been spoken-of
asa relative disparity, meaning only
that the towns are increasing more
rapidly than the country, but the fact
is that in a very large part of the con
try there has been an absolute decrease
of the population. We are famiiar
with the faet that in certain parts of
New England there has been such a
decrease, and we have attributed it to
the development of manufacturing,
and the poverty of the soil. The - peo
ple are said to have gone into the shop3
and'mlls or to~the Wst. .But what'..
is true of-New England, is trueofvery
large sections ofcountry,' where the
conditions are quite different. New
York is one of the richist agricultural
States in the Union, yet in thecount1es -
north of the Harlem the decrease has
been almost nine per cent. In some of
the new parts of the country thi de
crease is almost as large. 'In the south
eastern counties of Minnesota, and for
five hundred miles in an air-line down
the Mississippi, with but one short
break, on one or the other side of the
river, the same remarkable fact ap
pears. A writer in the Popular Science
Monthly shows that in a district em
bracing parts of Minnesota, Iowa,M1s
souri, Illinois, and Wisconsin, having
an area of over 80,000 square miles, the
population is lessthan it-was in 18
In 138 counties out of 141 theie has
been a loss, and in the other three a
bare gain. In large parts of Iowa and
Illinois this same retrogression is seen.
The salbe is_tru of parts of Mssssi1pi;'
Virginia, Delaware, Ohio, Indiana,and
some other States.,
t is to be noted that this deeressile
not dependent upon.thesoiloela
It is as marked in some of -the richet
lands as in sterile New-England. intM
.regions of balmy winds as In the chilly
winds of the Atlanjic coast. One re
markable fact is thal. Penunsylvania Iff
almost the onlyone.of theolder States
whIch has madea;gin inti eri"
loss; but even in thiStite it.will
found in some localities there aso
been any Increase; the .gain
largely in.mining districts, and .nth
parts lately opened up by tltensio
of the lumbering interests.
It is not easy to explain, these
changes, but some facts are cear
First, It must be remembered thatthe
territory opened up to settlement 3n
the decade under consideration :Is
enormously large. The "settled ares,9
that is,-where the populationlsatleast
two to the square mile, hias increased
within the time named, 377,715.square
miles; nearly as much as France and
Germany combined. Such an -exten
sion of occupied territory is far 6eyond
the increase In the population; and ,
hence some parts must suffer. The
gain to the States west of the Missouri,
to the northern parts of Michign
Wisconsin, and Minnesota, in southern
Florida and in Texas and the Dakotas
has been at the expense of the farming
4listricts in the older settlements. With
the partial exhaustion of the land by
improvident farming, and the opening
up of other lan'ds supposed to be richier
and the comparaively little difference
made by distance from market, there
is a continual movement, and this will
continue until the lands are all taken
up, and the raew suffers, like the old,
from exhaustion, or the old becomes
better by improved farming.
.The introduction of machinery and -
the cheapness of transportation cor
bine adversity to the country. Eivep
with the great disparity existing there
is not a paying market for the products
of the farm. It is possible for cities to
grow indefinitely, as it at one 'Srne
was not, for .food supply can now be
brought from Minnesota and the Red
River to the sea coast as cheap sea
generation ago it was hauled two hun
dred miles in a connestoga wagon; and
the concentration of manufacturing 1n
large establishmints is correlative to
the eseof foo supply.
We may expect the pres,ent order to
continue for'a long time to come. The
farms cannot-support all who belong to
them, and hence the surplus mustseek
the denser population-for mechanical
or professional employment until the -
equilibrium shall be brought about,
and the country be able to furnish as
good opportunities for the enterprising
and ambitious as the town, 'until the
sparsely settled lands will be' fill4d up
and farm products will command a re
munerative market.
A Fearful Llghtniog 5troke.
ADEIAzN, Mo., yune 15.-The six ~
Wright brothers were standing under
a tree near their home here, yesterday,
when lightning killed four outuight
and injured two so that they may die
separate Glasses for communion
A church at Fostoria, 0., has decided 2
to purchase 400 little wineglasses, that
each communicant may receive the
wine out of a glass no other person has
used, in order to avoid microbes. Ti
seems to be a case where cold,
materialism has entered the ex
rincts of the spiritual