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m TON HERALD. -i- «rr FOB THE LIBERTY OF THE ^ORLD WE CAN DO ANYTHING.” VOL. III. DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1892. i ♦ NO. 5. CLEVELAND’S LETTER ACCEPT ING HIS’NOMINATION Aa Admirable Summary of the Chief Issaes ef the CampaiKi, with a Lexical Statement ef the Ceastitatieaallty as as well as Wlsdem ef the the Demeeratic Posi tion Thereon. New Yoke, Ssptember 26.—The letter of Mr. Cleveland, accepting the nomination as Democratic can didate for President of the United Staaes, is as follows: To the Hon. Wm. L. Wilson and others, Committee, etc—Gentlemen: In responding to your formal notification of my nomination to the Presidency by the National Democra cy I hope I may be permitted to say at the outset that continued reflec tion and observation have confirmed me in my adherence to the opinions which I have heretofore plainly and publicly declared touching the ques tions involved in the canvass. This is a time above all others when these questions should be considered in the light afforded by sober apprehension of the principles upon which our Government is based and a clear un derstanding of the relation it bears to the people for whose benefit it was cieated. We shall thns be supplied with a test by which the value of any proposition relating to the main tenance and administration of our Government can be ascertained and by which the justice and honesty of every political question can be judged. If doctrines or theories are pre sented which do not satisfy this teqt, the loyal American must pronounce them false and mischievous. The protection of the people in th * ex clusive use and enjoyment of their property and earnings concededly constitutes the especial purpose and mission of our free Government. This design is so interwoven with the structure of our plan of ru?e that failure to protect the citizen in such use and enjoyment, or their un justifiable diminution by the Govern ment itself, is a betrayal of the peo ple’s trust. We have, however, undertaken to build a great nation upon a plan es pecially our own. To maintain it and to furnish through its agency the means for accomplishment of the national objects the American peo ple are willing, through Federal taxation, to surrender part of their earnings and income. TARIFF LEGISLATION presents a familiar form of taxation. Such legislation results as surely in a tax upon the daily life of our people as tribute paid directly into the hand of the tax-gatherer. We feel the burden of these tariff taxes too pal pably to be perauaded by any sophis try that they do not exist or are paid by foreigners. Such taxes, repre senting diminution of the property rights of the people, are only justifi able when laid and collected for the purpose of maintaining our Govern ment and furnishing means for the accomplishment of its legitimate pn rpose and functions. This is taxa tion under the operation of a tariff for reveune. It accords with the professions of America free instita- tions, and its justice and honesty answer the test supplied by a correct appreciation of the principles upon which these institutions rest. This theory of tariff legislation manifestly enjoins strict economy in jiublic expenditures and their limita tion to legitimate public use, inas much as it exhibits as absolute ex tortion any exaction by way of taxa tion from the substance of the peo ple beyond the necessities of the careful and proper administration of the Government THE m’KINLEY IDEA. Opposed to this theory the dogma is boldy presented that tariff taxa tion is justifiable fos the express pur pose and intent of thereby promoting special interests and enterprises. Such a proposition is so clearly contrary to the spirit of our Consti tution and so directly encourages the disturbance, by selfishness and greed, of patriotic sentiment that its state ment would rudely shock our people if they had not already been insidi ously allured from the safe land marks of principle. Never have honest desire for national growth, patriotic devotion to country and sin cere regard for those who toil 1 een so betrayed to the support of a perni cious doctrine! In its behalf the plea that our infant industries should be fostered did service until discredited by our stalwart growth; then followed the exigencies of the terrible war, which made our people heedless of the opportunities for ulterior schemes afforded by their willing and patriotic payment of un precedented tribute, and now after a long period of peace, when our over burdened countrymen ask for relief and restoration to the fuHer enjoy ment of their incomes and warnings, they are met by the clairfi that tariff taxation for the sake of protection is an American system, the continu ance of which is necessary in order that high wages may be paid to our workingaaQp, and a home market hp provided for our farm products’. THESE PRETENCES s’ o tld no longer deceive. The truth is that such a system is directly an tagonistic to every- sentiment ’ of justice and fairness of which Ameri cans aft pre-eminently proud. It is also true that while our workingmen and farmers can least of all our peo ple defend themselves against the harder home life which such tariff taxation decrees, the workingman suffering from the importation and taxation decrees, the workingman suffering from the iinj ortation and employment of pauper labor insti gated by his professed friends, and seeking security for his intesests in organized co-operation, still waits for the division of the advantages se- sured to his employer under cover of generous solicitude for his wages, while the farmer is learning that the prices of his products are fixed in foreign markets, where he suffers from competition invited and built up by the syst*m he is asked to support. THE STRUGGLE FOR UNEARNED AD VANTAGE at the doors of the Government tramples on the rights of those who patiently rely upon assurances of American equality. Every Govern ment concession to clamorous favorites invites corruption in politi cal affairs by encouraging the ex pendituve of money to debauch suf frage in support of a policy directly favorably to private and selfish gain. This in the end must strangle pa triotism and weaken popular confi dence in the rectitude of republican institutions. Though the subject of tariff legis lation involves the question of mark ets it also involves the question of morals. We cannot with impunity permit injustice to taint the spirit of right and equity which is the life of our Republic, and we shall fail to reach our national destination if greed and selfishness lead the way. Recognizing these truths, the Na tional Democracy will seek by appli cation of just and sound principles to equalize to our people the blessings due them from the Government they support, to promote among our coun trymen closer community of inter ests, cemented by patriotism and na tional pride, and to point out a fair field where prosperous and diversi fied American enterprise may grow and thrive in the wholesome atmos phere of American industry, ingenu ity and intelligence. TARIFF REFORM is still our purpose. Though we op pose the theory that tariff laws may be passed having fo. their object the granting of discriminating and un fair governmental aid to private ventures, we wage no exterminating war against any American interests. We believe readjustment can be ac complished in accordance with the principles we profess without disas ter or demolition. We believe.that the advantages of free raw materials should be accorded to our manufac turers and we»contemplate a fair and careful distrbntion of necessary tariff burdens rather than the pre cipitation of free trade. We antici pate with calmness the misrepre sentation of our motives and pur poses instigated by the selfishness which setki to ho.ld in unrelenting grasp its unfair advantage under the present tariff laws. We will rely upon the intelligence of our fellow countiymeu to reject the charge that the party comprising the majority of our people is planning destruction or injury of American interests, and Ve know they cannot be frightened by the spectre of impossible free trade. FEEE SUFFRAGE. With the administration and man agement of our Government depend ent on the popular will, the Federal power is the instrument of that will —not its master. Therefore the at tempt of the opponents of Democracy to interfere with and control the suffrage of the States through Fed eral agencies, which no explanation can mitigate, to reverse the funda mental and safe relations between the people and their Government, such an attempt cannot fail to be re garded by thoughtful men as proof of a bold determination to secure the ascendency of a discredited party in reckless disregard of the free ex pression of the popular will. To re sist such a scheme is an impulse of Democracy. At ail times and in all places. we trust the- people. As agaiust the disposition to Aims the way to Federal power we priAeht: to them as our claim to their confidence and support ship of SOUND MONEY. The people are entitled to sound and honest money abundantly snffi- cent in volume to supply their lusi ness needs. But whatever may be the form of the people’s currency, national or state, w hether gold, silver or paper, it should be so regulated and guarded by Government action, or by Wise and careful laws, that no one can be deluded as to the certain ty and stability of Us value. Every dollar put into the hands of the peo ple should be of the same intrinsic value of purchasing power. With this condition absolutely guaranteed both gold and silver can be safely utilized upon equal terms in the ad justment of our currency. In deal ing with this question no selfish scheme should be allowed to inter vene and no doubtful experiment should be attempted. The wants of our people arising from the deficien cy or the imperfect distribution of the money circulation ought to be fully and honestly recognized and efficiently remedied. It should, however, be constantly remembered that the inconvenience or loss that might arise from such situation can. be much easier borne that the uni versal distresj which must follow a discredited currency. THE CIVIL SERVICE. Public officials are the agents of the people. It is therefore their duty to secure for those they represent the best and most efficient perform ance of public work. This.plainly. can best be accomplished by regard ing ascertained fitness in the selec tion of Government employees. These considerations alone arc sufficient justification for honest adherence to the letter and spirit of civil service reform. There are, however, other features of this plan which abun dantly commend it. Through its operation worthy merit in every stu tiou and condition of American life is recognized in the distribution of public employment, while its appli cation tends to raise the standards of political activity from the spoils of hunting and unthinking party affilia tion to the advocacy of party princi ples by reason and argument. THE PENSION BURDEN The American people are generous and grateful, and they have impress ed these characteristics on their Gov ernment. Therefore all patriotic and just citizens must commend liberal consideration for our worthy veteran soldiers and for the families of those who have died. No complaint shonld be made of the amount of public mouey paid to those actually disabled or made dependent by reason of army serv ice. But our pension roll should be a roll of honor, uncoutaminated by ill-desert and unvitiated by dem agogic use. This is due to those whoso worthy names adoru the roll and to all onr people who delight to honor the brave and true. It is also due to those who in years to come should bewllowed to hear reverently and lovingly the story of American patriotism and fortitude illustrated by our pension roll. Preferences ac- corded to veteran soldiers in public employment shonld be secured to them honestly asd without evasion, and when capable dud worthy their claim to helpful regard and the gratitude of their countrymen should be ungrudgingly acknowledged. SUMPTUARY LAWS. Assurances to the people of the utmost individual liberty consistent with the peace and good order is a cardinal principle of our Govern ment. This gives no sanction to vexatious sumptuary laws, which un necessarily interfere with such habits and customs of our people as are not offensive to just moral sense, and are not inconsistent with good citizenship and public welfare. The same principle requires that the line between subjects which are properly within governmental con trol ami thosewhich are more fitting ly left to parental regulation shonld be carefully kept in view. .An en forced education, wisely deemed a proper preparation for citizenship, should not involve impairment of "htl thine Nrho art' 1 Oppressed under him a “gasman,” though the closet full any rule less free than ours. The^ kno £“ d .; le 7™ an , d b ? tton8 m»mpu .. .... , electricity Instead of gas in most generous hospitality, which is one of naodern houses. The new mode of wholesome parental authority nor do violence to household conscience. Pa ternalism in government finds no ap proval in the creed of the Democra cy. It is a symptom of misrnle, whether it is manifested ip un authorized gifts or by an nnwarhnt- ed control of personal and family affairs. IMMIGRATION^ Our prople, still oberiihiag the feeling of human fellowship which belonged to onr beginning as a na- tion,«feqnire their Government to ex- for them their r KEEPS OUT OF SIGHT. $ JVET THE WORK OF THE STAGE CARPENTER IS IMPORTANT. Next to th« Stage Manager the Stage Carpenter le Probably the Peraon wKh the Moat Authority Behind the Scenes ef a Theater—HU Doties. As the public must know, every well ordered theater has connected with it a body of officials who are never seen on the stage except by accident. This me chanical staff differs in size and ability, but a fair number for a good honse will comprise a stage carpenter and his as- t, a property man, a flayman, two firemen and a gasman. We still call the most prominent of our national characters tics, prompts us to wel come the worthy and indostrions of all lands to homes and citizenship among ns. This hospitable sent!-, ment is not violated, however, by careful and reasonable regulations!**.**** inroads on the pockets of the » ... . •manager. In addition to the electric for the piotecuon of public health, nor does it justify the reception of immigrants who have no apprecia tion of onr institutions, and whose presence among us is a menace to peace and good order. THE TRANS-ISTHMIAN CANAL. The importance of the Nicaragua ship canal as the means of promot ing commerce between our States and with foreign countries, and also as a contribution by Americans to enter prises which advance the interests of the world of civilization, should commend the project of Government approval and endorsement. THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITON. Our country may not only expect from those who represent them in public places a sedulous care for things which are directly and palpa bly related to their material interests, but they also fnlly appreciate the value of cultivating our national pride and maintaining our national honor. Both their material interests and national pride and honor are in valuable in the success of the Co lumbian Exposition and they will uot be iaeliiied.to condone any neg lect of efforts on the part of their Government to insure in the grandeur of this event a fitting ex hibit of American growth and great ness and a splendid demonstration of American patriotism. In an imperfect and incomplete manner I •have thus ende ivored to state some of the things which ac cord with the creed and intention of the party to which I have given my life-long allegiance. My attempt lias not been to instruct my country men nor my party, but to remind both that Democratic doctrine lies near tire principles of our Govern ment and tends to promote the peo ple’s good. I am willing to be ac cused of addressing my countrymen on trito topics and in homely fash ion, for I believe important truths ar found on the surface of thought and that they should be stated in di rect and simple terms. STANDS ON HIS RECORD. Though much is left unwritten, my record as a public servant leaves no excuse for misunderstanding my belief and position on the questions which arc now presented to the voters of the laud for their decision. Called for the third time to represent the party of my choice in the con test for the supremacy of Democrat ic principles, inv grateful apprecia tion of its confidence less than iffacet the solemn sense of my responsibil ity. If the action of the Convention you represent shall be endorsed by the suffrages of my countrymen, I will assume the duties of the great office to which I have been nominat ed, knowing well its labors and per plexities, and with humble reliance on the Divine Being, infinite in power to aid and constant in watch ful cart over our favoied nation. Yours very truly, Grover Cleveland. Gray Gables, September 26, 1892. •RghtiBg is more expensive than gas, but It is easier to manage and there is lunch less# nger of fire from it. - By the way, speaking of fire, the awakening of the anthorities in most cities to a consciousness of the danger facia fires in theaters makes no end sf for the stage carpenter, as well Handiniiplaf Trotting Bonos. Handicapping trotting horses by dis tance “starts” has become a regular feature of the English turf, and to judge from their prevalence seem to be regard ed as a success. The idea is not a new one abroad. In point of fact it has been practiced ever since British trot ting has amounted to anything.—Bos ton Herald. Grandpa’s Big Effort. “I suppose you're going to Or. Mason’s funeral, grandpa?” “Oh,” snarled the infirm old man, “don’t talk to me abont other people’! funerals. It’s as much as I shall be able to do to get to my own.”—Exchange. A ray of light which would travel around the earth in about one-eighth of a second takes more than four hours to come from Neptune. For Alpha Cen taur!, the nearest fixed star, light make* the journey In five and a half yean. lights, Mr. Albaugh has lately added to Us theater a new asbestos curtain and a pipe for water, which runs along the flies and can be mode to drench itiy every part of the stage should a-fire break out among the inflammable mase of scenery and properties which must be always at hand. Even in these days, when many com- 'ons travel with carloads of special the theater mnst have a fair k of its own. Drawing room scenes, Mod scenes, cottages, kitchens and even hBtns mnst be in stock. These can be indefinitely by a few small set to be used in front, thus affording [ety to tboee traveling companies are willing to use the scenery Jae- iging to the house. This is always desirable from the manager’s point of view, as the cost of getting special scene ry in and out of the theater is consider able and is always at bis expense. On the other hand, it is less trouble some than you would suppose to fit spe dal scenery, when it is used, to the re quirements of different houses. The only difficulty arises in the case of a very small theater, when the scene some times has to be cat and lapped. There is a great deal of difference in the ease with which scenery may be handled. Take, for instance, the storm •osne in “Cleopatra,” The one used by Mine. Bernhardt was made in France, and was so heavy and massive that it gave no end of tronble wherever it went. Fanny Davenport’s was mnch lighter and more easily handled, although the affect was more elaborate. We oould prepare it in a very short time and with out the slightest hitch. Some actors and stage managers are much more fastidi ous than others. Mr. Mansfield is the most exacting person in this respect that 1 know. More things have to be hired for a Mans field engagement than for any other three companies. Another very trying season for the stage carpenter is when grand opera comes to town for a week and the bill is changed every night. Seven performances, each one with dif ferent scenery and properties, involve a lot of troublesome detail for some one. Every theater has its own paint frame and paint bridge, and when new scenery is required the scene painter usually comes and does the work on the spot. Everything concerned with stage setting is short lived, and soon becomes very shabby on near view. In drawing room scenes the upholstered furniture is cared for as well as possible, but the constant hasty harfdling soon makes it battered and worn. In fact, the best materials for mantels, cabinets, bric-a-brac of large size, even for chairs, is the papier moche, with which a clever property man can work such wonders. It is light and easily handled, and stands hard knocks remarkably well. Tlie stage carpenter usually gets his plan of the scenes required for a com ing atti action some time in advance of the engagement He must meet as many of the needs as he can out of his stock in hand, and then arrange for the manufacture or rental of the rest. He must be ou hand at every performance to see about the actual work of chang ing the scenes, and be ready to set straight any accident which may occur. His business is a regular trade, as in fact la that of every person on the me chanical staff of the honse. The car penter must even accompany the fly man in his perilous duties aloft if occa sion requires. By the way, I once had a flyman who was an old sailor, and found that a nau tical career was the best possible train ing for the business. He was the handi est man at getting around I ever saw, and if a rope broke he conld splice it with marvelous speed. Besides all these duties the stage carpenter attends to re pairs in other parts of the house, and makes improvements wherever he can. 1 have just come this morning from the skylight, where we need larger openings for the escape of smoke, warm air, etc. The ventilation around a stage must be quick and thorough, so that when pow der is used in volleys qU smoke aud odor will pass quickly off.—B. F. Morrison in Kate Field’s Washington. M. Renan's Regard for Animals. M. Renan has known any number of instances of superior sagacity in brood hens. He felt that he did not go too far in regarding cats and dogs that be had known as humble relatives. When a child he had for a neighbor a dog that, disliking the Friday's dinner of fish and potatoes, used regularly on Thursday to go looking about for bones to hide them for his meals next day. How did he know that Thursday preceded Friday? Another dog associated Sunday with personal cleanliness, and used as regu larly- as it came arouud to go and take a bath, unless the weather was very cold, when he gav. himself aheolution. His name was Jocko,—London Truth. Electric Swlngt Brighton, the English watering place, has a decided novelty in the way of an electric swirg. The to and fro motion is produced by means of powerful mag nets, the current being three-quarters of an ampere at 160 volts. The motion of the swing is said to be peculiar!smooth mA pleasant.—Exchange. A Common Malady. “I came into a little money a few months ago,” said the sad man, “and as I had been working for others all my life I thought 1 would go into business for myself. I took a look at about fifty stores that were advertised for sale, and by the time 1 got through investigating 1 knew it all and flattered myself that the man wasn't living who could get the better of me. Nearly all the places offered for sale had a run down look shout them that told only too plainly why their owners were anxious to get out of business. On the other hand, some of the stores had that unmistakable evidence of newness about them that 1 was quick to see that they were merely got up to sell by sharpers and had no es tablished trade at all. “At last 1 bought out a cigar store. It was sold ou account of sickness, and no one could doubt the owner’s word who saw him. He was the sickest look ing man 1 ever saw, and 1 didn’t ques tion him very closely because I felt that a man who was as near dead as he was wouldn't be apt to lie. But I couldn't have bought a worse business if I had tried. During the three months I was there I don’t think there was a single day when I didn’t smoke more cigars myself than 1 sold. At last the man next door asked me how I was making out, and when I told him he wanted to know what excuse the other man had given for selling. “ ‘It was on account of sickness,' I said. . “ ‘Did he tell you how he got sick?' the man asked. “ ‘No,’ I replied. “ ‘Well.’ he rejoined in a low and sym pathetic voice, ’the poor fellow got sick trying to make the place pay.' ”—New York Evening Sun. Why Rat* Ar* Dangerous Passengers. A most remarkable instance of the mischief which the rat is capable of do ing came to light during the proceedings of a naval court of inquiry held in Au gust, 1875, for the purpose of investigat ing the cause of the loss of the bark Commodore of Hartlepool The vessel, which was bnrned at sea, had been loaded with a cargo of timber, and the fire broke oat in the hold in a most rays- terions manner. It was eventually proved, on tne evidence of the entire crew, that beyond a shadow of donbt the outbreak was originated by a rat carrying off a.lighted candle, which had stood in the forecastle and was presently missed by the sailors, and dropping it among the dry and resinous pine stowed below. The Shipping Gazette, In commenting upon this extraordinary case at the time, and speaking of the danger generally of rata on shipboard, said that “they have caused the foundering of many ships by gnawing holes In the planking or so eat ing away the inner sides of the wood as to leave very littls for the straining of the hull to do in completing the aper ture; they have been known to nibble the timber at the waterways until the wood was so thin as to admit rainwater through it; they will attack the bangs of casks and create leakage; find ont the soft parts of the knees or lining, and make a passage for themselves from one part to another.” So fully has the dan ger of this now come to be recognized that snob contingenctee are generally provided for in the insurance of wooden built qjiips.—Chambers’ Journal. An Observing linker. During a war between Austria and Turkey a baker in his cellar kneading bread noticed a slight noise rising and falling at intervals, which seemed to come from a distant earner of his cellar. He stopped his work, and tracing the sounds discovered that they were caused by a few marbles dancing up and down on the head of a little dram his child had left there. The majority of persona, would have been satisfied to attribute the motion of the marbles to the rambling in tho street, or to tho occasional firing of guns, bat this man was an observer. Surprised at the perfect regularity with which the marbles jumped from the dram head, he put bis ear to the ground and noticed a distant tapping. He recalled how as a boy he had heard from one end of a long log a companion scratching with a pin npon the other end, and he judged that the earth was just such a conductor of sound as the log had been. Suddenly it flashed upon him that what he heard was the sound of a pick, abd that the Turks were doing what had so long been feared, undermining the city. The news was carried to the Aus trian general, examination made, a counter mine prepared and exploded, and the Turks put to flight.—Youth’s Com panion. Too Frank Expressions. In an Irish daily there recently ap peared this advertisement: “Wanted—A gentleman to undertake the sale of a patent medicine; the advertiser guaran tees it will be profitable to the under taker.” This is even an unhappier mode of expression than that adopted in a local paper, when the editor “regretted to have to announce the death of Mr. So-and-so, but was not astonished to hear of the sad event, as deceased had been attended for some time by Dr. Smith.—Woman. Do Men Like Prison Life? ^ think, said a detective the other day, there must be a fascination about life in jail, for certain men who ha vs been in there for a little while seem to leave it with regret, and do not lose their interest in what goes on in prison for some time after they are released. Again and again 1 have noticed men who have been confined for a few months come back every day after their release and stand at the door, looking in. They had no friends in there, unless they made friends among the other prisoners, and they did uot speak or wish to speak to any one. They leaned against the grated door and looked In, as if they wanted to come back. I really think some of them become attached to tho life, and one reason is ‘ that unless they are men of gentle feel- j ings they do not feel the shame of their j position as long as they are inside, but ! when they come out and meet other men they know they have the jail stain on 1 them, and they imagine every one sees it. I have often watched them standing there by the door, aud wondered what feeling it was that drew them back.— London Tit-BiU. ■lining for Diamonds In India. In India diamonds are found in allu vial workings and in the original gangue or bedrock. So far diamonds have been found in situ, both in the upper and lower Vindhyan rocks. These consist of a series of shales, limestones and sandstones, cut up and much mixed with intrusions of trap. A species of con glomerate made up of what looks like felted hornblende, with embedded peb bles of jasper, serpentine, quartz and sandstones is the matrix in which the diamond is fonnd. When exposed to the action of the weather, as in shallow workings, this conglomerate is of a rusty brown color and very friable, so that it can be readi ly broken and the gangue washed away, leaving the pebbles, which are of a white, red, blue and green color. A load of gaugue yields about a quart of pebbles, aud if from this a carat weight ot diamonds is recovered the mine is considered worth working. Overlying the diamond conglomerate are beds of hard sandstones and shales, which have to be cut through before the diamond gangue is met. In the deep mines the gangue is extremely hard and tough and of a green blue color. It requires months of exposure to the at moephere and frequent sprinklings with water before the matrix becomes suffi ciently friable to obtain the pebbles without breaking them. All attempts to crush the matrix with out destroying the included diamonds have hitherto failed, and owing to the long delay before the results are known, the natives seldom work the conglomer ate in the rock workings unless it is somewhat decomposed and softened by the weather. The pebbles are about the size of hazelnuts and are generally opaque. The presence of green pebbles is considered a good sign by the native miners.—Mining and Engineering. Inhabitants of the Caucasus. The Georgians of the Caucasus are nice looking men—one or two decidedly handsome, in an unkempt sort of way. Features of an oriental cast, but fair skins, gray eyes and remarkably broad, thick eyebrows are their most promi nent characteristics. Looking at them, one can believe that the Georgian wom en deserve their fame better than a good many reputed beauties. Their dress consists of three principal garments—a long enter coat of serge, called a tcho- cha (not kaftan, which is a short coat); a lighter one of linen underneath, called archatnch, and confined by a leather belt or kamari, and a pair of tight trousers thrust into high boots of the regular oriental pattern. Some of them have Invested in patent leather shoes, which shows that they have an eye for western glitter. The length of the tchocha and the high boots make them look taller than they are. They seem big men, bnt the tallest hardly reaches 0 feet 9 inches, and most of them are considerably shorter—as indeed befits a race of horsemen. They carry three weapons—sword, dagger and pistols—all of antique make, and for the most part elaborately inlaid with silver. The sword, or chmall, is very much curved, almost the shape of a Persian scimeter, with a beautifully worked haft. The dagger, or hanjali, is a weapon in the use of which they are pecubarly expert.—Loudon Saturday Review. Scaring * Wicked Bay. One of the irrepressible small boys of the tough species started in to have some fun in a crowded car on the Sixth avenue elevated road the other night. He sat in the middle of the car and first attracted attention by mewing like a cat. Then he yelped like a dog and granted like a pig. At first his noises caused a smile, but their persistent rep etition caused annoyance, which in creased With each succeeding noise. The mewing, the yelping and the grunt ing became so aggravating that each man in the car felt that he would like to throw the boy out of the window. Manly dignity, however, forbade their getting into an altercation with a small boy. Bnt there was one person in the car who was not restrained by manly dignity. That person was of the femi nine gender, a trifle advanced in years, bnt with a muscular figure and a stern expression on her face. Bhe tried for several minutes to silence the boy with frowns and gestures, but those were of no avail. Wnen her pa tience reached its limit she stretched out one arm, and seizing the boy by the col lar exclaimed in a wrathful voice: “See here, my lad, you stop your yelping and your granting right away or I’ll give you something to yelp and grunt for. Do you hear me?” The boy was as quiet as a kitten for the rest of the journey.— New York Times. EMINENT SUICIDES. A Curious People. A curious people have been described by Dr. Paul Ehreureich as inhabiting the rivers Araguaya and Purus, in Brazil. These are the Karaya, the men and women of whom speak different dialects. Their love of animals, not a common trait in the savage character, is peculiar. Their villages, he tells ns, resemble menageries. Dogs, fowls, cats, peccaries—beasts of a most unamiable character—parrots, even turtles, alli gators and tapirs meet the astonished traveler. The natives do not look npon them as “lower animals." In their opin ion these playmates are quite on “the same plane of existence” as themselves, ar.d are to be treated accordingly.— Yankee Blade. To Keep Flowers Fresh. Flowers may be kept fresh for a long time by putting a pinch of soda into the water in which they are held. They should not be gathered while the snn is shining npon them, but early in the morning or after the sun has been down for an hour. To revive wilted flowers plunge the stems to about one-third of their length into boiling water. This will drive the sap back into the flowers, causing them to become fresh. Then cut away the third of the stem which has been heated and place the flowers in cold water.—New York World. Cllvs and Caatlereagh Killed Themselves and Napoleon Attempted To. The history of suicides presents a long array of eminent victims. The suicides of antiquity are not considered, for men were educated in those days to embrace suicide when all was lost. We do not find many conspicuous instances of sui cide in the Middle Ages. Outdoor ac tivity and an intensely practical life was the rule with men of sensibility outside of convent walls, and suicide was not common until the Eighteenth century, when men of sedentary lives began to multiply. The Nineteenth century is conspicuous for suicides compared with the Eighteenth, and the most studious nation in the world, Germany, furnishes the largest list of suicides. Next to Germany, France furnishes the largest list of suicides among civil ized peoples. The English are not prone to suicide. Their love of outdoor sports keeps them free from dyspepsia and dis orders of the liver, and their native courage and endurance prompts them to cling to live even when life is but one long, ceaseless round of pain. Three eminent Englishmen committed suicide, Lord Clive, the founder of England’s Indian empire; Sir Samnel Romilly, a great jurist and philanthropist, and Lord Castlereagh, a famous statesman, England's representative in the congress of Vienna after the fall of Napoleon. Clive was a hypochrondriao from youth, and used opium in his last years; Romilly was despondent ever tbe death of his wife, and bitterly repented his act with his dying breath. The self de struction of Castlereagh was never clearly explained. Napoleon attempted suicide. Frederick the Great prepared for it by carrying poison in his clothes during his dreadful fight for his crown. No eminent American has ever commit ted suicide, although suicide is more common in America than in England, owing doubtless to the intensity of our struggle for wealth and fame. Insane men are frequently suicides, but it can hardly be said that all sui cides are insane. The paralysis of the instinct of self preservation may result from severe mental and bodily suffer ing, and the deliberation and seeming sanity of the suicide's preparation for death, the calmness of his last words, would often seem to forbid the theory of insanity. The hopeless consumptive, the victim of cancer, not seldom com mits suicide to secure that sudden stop to suffering that we call humanity when extended to a wretched brute. Suicide is rare among savage tribes, probably because they are so occupied with pure ly material matters that they have no time for spiritual agony or severe men tal strain, or a costly round of various vices.—Kansas City Journal. Ctiased t>y m Wild Cor. “I was chased once by a box car,” said Harry G. Moore, an ex-railroad man. “It was ont in Colorado, the land of steep grades and sharp curves. We were sliding down the mountains one day with a baggage car and two coaches. I was on the rear platform looking at the toad when 1 descried a box car coming down the grade at a rate of speed that was appalling. If it struck us we were gone sure, for it would smash the entire train into kindling wood and pile it np in one of the gorges. Our only hope was either to outrun or wreck it. The engineer caught sight of it at the same instant that I did and put the lever down among the tallow pots. It appeared Impossible that we could hold the track on the sharp curves while moving more than a mile a minute, but we did, and the box car continued to saw wood. “If we could once get to the foot of the. grade we would he safe, but that woe soon seen to be impossible. Rapidly as we were going the box car continued to gain upon us, and now we could see that it was loaded with Iron. Some thing must be done and that quickly. All the passengers had fled into the for ward coach and were hanging on to the seats. I signaled tho engineer to shut off, set a brake hard on the rear coach, pulled the pin and the engineer opened the throttle. We had not gone 100 yards before the box car ran into the coach and sent splinters flying a quarter of a mile high. Both went plunging over into a chasm.”—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Two Facts About a Ring. An impressionable young gentleman in a certain country town recently met a charming girl whose grace and beauty took his heart by storm. While con versing with her he made a discovery which he fondly hoped would enable him to make at one brilliant stroke an elegant proof of his ready wit and his boundless affection. Glancing at a modest band of gold that encircled her fair finger, he remarked, “Sweet dam sel, I pray yon present me with the ring you wear, for 1 assure you it exactly resembles my love for you—it has no end.” “Indeed, sir,” promptly replied the maiden; “you must excuse me if I keep the ring, for it exactly resembles also my love for you—it has no beginning.” —London Tit-Bits. Theories Abont Drowned Rodies. It was a popular theory in days gone by that the body of a drowned man would float th.e ninth day, a notion which, Mr. Henderson informs us, pre vails in the county of Durham. Sir Thomas Browne alludes to it as believed in his time, aud in his “Psendo-doxia Epidemics” there is a discussion on this fanciful notion. It was also believed that the spirits of those drowned at sea were doomed to wander for 100 years, owing to the rites of burial having never been properly bestowed upon their bodies.—Notes and Queries. What Woman Enjoys. Decision, however suicidal, has more charm for a woman than tbe most un equivocal Fabian success.—Hardy. Horse chestnuts and potatoes carried In the pocket to keep off rheumatism or for other superstitious purposes are am- Contented Where He Was. Miss De Bonaire—And how do you like progressive hammocking, Mr. De Witz? Mr. De Witz (at his first hammock)—! should think it perfect, Miss De Bonaire, if—er—if it were not progressive.—De troit Free Press. A Giant with Slaty Teeth. The Chevalier Scrog, in his narrative of his journey to Teueriffe, says that in one of the burial caverns on the peak he found the head of a human being, supposed to have been a Gunich, as large as a bushel, the jaws containing exactly sixty teeth—thirty above and ttyMSty numbef l(eIoy k —MUUqs*