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The Job department of the Pitr.ss Is complete »nri afford* facilities for dolnu the best class of work. I'AB'IKX'I.AU ATTBNIION PAtDTO I.AW PillNTlNfi. No paper will be discontinued until arrear «K 'S are paid, eiccpt at the ortloti of the pub lisher. Papers sent out of the county must be paid Cor in advance. The Grand Duke Paul of Russia is so tall that no hotel bed is long enough for his comfort, and he has one built in sections, which he carries with his luggage everywhere. The bed is put up by a special mechanic, under the superintendence of the royal valet, ■wherever the grand duke goes. General Emilio Pallavicini, who com manded the expedition that wounded and captured Garibaldi at Aspromonte, is dead at the age of 77 years. He served as a lieutenant of Bersaglieri in the Crimea, fought nt the battle of San Martino in 1859 and in the later wars for the liberation of Italy. Thereaarte t no deformed or crippled Chinamen. If a child is born deform ed it is at once made away with. You may travel all over China and never Fiee a maimed native. When a serious accident befalls one of thein he is like wise put to death. This is part of their religion, to which they adhere closely. J. A. Howells, a brother of William Dean Howells, still edits the paper, the Ashtabula Sentinel, upon which the novelist worked when a boy. Mr. How ells says:"l was born in the room next to the one in which my father worked on the St. Clairsville, 0., Ga zette, and 1 have never been much further from a printing office since." The two biggest fire engines in the world are in Liverpool, England. These are the most powerful fire en gines known, throwing 1,800 gallons of water a minute and a jet 140 feet high. The force with which the water is ejected from them may be esti mated from the fact that the jet was "warranted to kill a man at 350 feet." The three keepers of a light house in England have been fined $lO for poaching, by spreading nets to catch the birds attracted by the re flectors of the lantern. It was stated during the hearing of the case that no fewer than 5,914 birds were cap tured between October 10 and 14, the majority being larks, thrushes and corncrakes. The direction taken by Polar cur rents is now being investigated by moans of specially constructed disks set adrift in the ice. Two years ago a number of these were placed in the floes to the northward of Bering Strait, and this year some 15 »ioro have been set adrift on the north of tho East Siberian coast. It is hoped thai in about four years some of these casks ■will eventually be found 011 the oppo site side of the Arctic basin. An experiment in marine fog signal ing Is shortly to be carried out off Egg Rock. A large bell is to lie fixed below a buoy, so as to be rung fiftv feet under water. It will be worked by electricity from the Egg Rock light station, so that the operator on the island can sound it when required. The theory of mariners is that a bell ring ing under water is heard at a much greater distance by sailors out at sea than when it is rung while suspended in air. A bottle cleaning machine is one of the latest labor-saving devices. Dot tles are run backward and forward automatically in a "bath" of chemical solution, which cleanses them of dregs, labels and tinfoil. They are automatically placed on a dryer, and ai'Urward delivered to a part of the apparatus called the conveyor. They Jire then ready for a dip into clean waier. One man can attend to the machine, which cleans from 23,000 to 30,000 bottles in a day. A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says that West Virginia is rapid ly becoming more and more the mec ca of the Negroes of the South. The climate of that state, as a whole, is congenial to this race, and the great coal and coking industries in opera tion in almost every county, together with the extensive railroad construc tion being carried on, furnish ready as well as lucrative employment foi Negro laborers, of whom 15,000 are employed in the mines. The Italian government has decided to purchase the Borghesi villa, in Rome, with its casino, museum and statuary, and gallery of pictures. The Intention is to use it as a public mu seum for the magnificent art collec tions belonging to the state. The I.u diviso museum of statuary, lately pur chased by the government, and now exhibited but to poor advantage in the small rooms at the Museo Na tionale in the baths of Diocletian, will J>e at once moved to the villa. ■IWSIBI Pays Eloquent Tribute to Memory of the Late William McKin'.ey. SAYS"HE WAS A TYPICAL AMERICAN. Comprelieiialve Suniniwry of Mvmo rial AUilreni D«*ii by Invita tion of Con»;ri-Mi« —Mtti'tyrrU l'renl dent Will Ha ii L. with tin- (irmtent of American staU-mneu. For the third time the congress of the I'nlUil stilts is assembleu to cuimm 111- urate the liu and the utuin ot a presiuent s.ain t>> the hand ol an assassin. l'he at tention ot th-e tuture historian will be ai trai teu to the leatures wiucli reappear *Hb tiartlniK sameness ill all three ot these awiui dimes: the uselessness. the utur lacK of constquenee ot the act; the ob scurity, the in&iKnllicance ol the criminal; the biamelessnes«>—so lar as in our sphere ol existence tlie best ot men may be hi lu blameless—of the victim. Not one of our murdered presidents had an tntmy in tflt world; they were all oi such, preeminent purity ol iiie that no pretext could he given lor the attack of passional crime; they were all men of dt rnocratic instincts who could never have offended the mo.-t jeal ous advocates of equality; they Wire of kindly and generous nature, to whom wrong or injustice was impossible; of mod erate fortune, whose slenuer means no body could envy. They were men ol aus t< re virtue, of tender heart, of eminent abilities, which they had devoted with single minds to the good of the republic. 11 ev» r n n*n walked before God and man withou? blame, it was these three rul rs of our people. The only temptation to attack thi ir lives offered was their gentle radi ance—to eyes hating the light that was of fense enough. <ioing onto speak of the uselessness and absolute folly of the crime even from an anarchistic standpoint, he said: The stupid uselessness ol* such an infamy af fronts the common sense of the world. One can conceive how the d«ath of a dictator may change the political conditions of an empire; how the • xtinctlon of a narrowing line of kings may bring in an alien dynas ty. But in a well ordered republic like ours, the ruler may fall, but the state feels no tr» mor. Our beloved and revered leader is gone—but the natural procc ss of our laws provides us a successor, identical in pur pose and ideals, nourished by the same teachings, inspired by the same principles, pledged by tender affection as well a> by nigh loyalty to carry to completion the mi ni* use task eommitted to his hands, and to smite with iron severity every manifesta tion of that hideous crime which his mild predecessor, with his dying breath, for gave. The savings of celestial wisdom have no date; the words- that reach us. over 2.(00 years, out of the- darkest hour of gloom the world has ever known, are* true to the life to-day: "They know not what they do." The blow struck at our dear friend and ruler was as deadly us blind hate could make it: but the blow struck at anarchy was deadlier still. . . How many coun tries can join with usi in the community of a kindre d sorrow! 1 will not speak of those distant regions where assassination enters j into the daily life of government. But ; among the nations bound to us by the ties of familiar intercourse—-wrho can forget thit wise and mild autocrat who had earned the proud title of the Liberator? that enlightened and magnanimous citi zen whom France still mourns? that brave aril chivalrous king of Italy w ho only live d f«»r his people? and. saddest of all. that lovely and sorrowing empress, whose harmless life could hardly have excited the animosity of a demon. Against that develish spirit nothing avails—neither vir tue, nor patriotism, nor age nor youth, nor conscience nor pity. A Ty pi cull \ inericn n. The life of William MeKinley was, from his birth to his death, typically American. There is no environment, 1 should say. any where else in the world which could pro duce such a character. He was born into that way of life which elsewhere is called the middle class, but which In this country is so nearly universal as to make of other classes an almost negligible quantity. He was neither rich neir poor, neither proud nor humble; he- knew no hunger he was not sure of satisfying, no luxury which could enervate mind or body. His parents, were sober. God-fearing people; intelligent and upright; without pretension and without humility. He grew up in the company of boys like- himself; wholesome, honest, self respecting. They looked down on nobody; they never felt It possible they could be looked down upon. Their houses were the' homes of probity, piety, patriotism. They learned in the- admirable school readers of T" years ago the lessons of heroic and splen did life- which have e-nme down from the past. They read in their weekly newspa pt rs th< story of the world's progn ss. in which they were eager to take part, and of the sins and wrongs e>f civilization with which they burned to do battle. It was a serious and thoughtful time. Karlj I lift ue*nee*. It is net oasy to give to those of a later generation any clear idea of that extraor dinary spiritual awakening which pa-> d ovi r the country at th; first red signal ilres of the war between the states. In ISttO the nation was going down into the Valley of Decision. The question which had been debated em thousands of platforms, which had been discussed in countless publica tions. which, thundered from innumerable pulpits, had caused in their congregations the bitter strife and dissension to which only cas' s of conscience can give rise, was everywhere pressing for solution. In the s-outh as well, below all the ef ferv« seance and excitement of a pi ople perhaps more given to eloquent speech than we were, there was the profound agony of question and answer, the sum mons to decide whether honor and free dom did not call them to revolution and war. It is easy for partisanship to say that the fine side was right and that the other was wrong It is still easier for an indole nt magnanimity to say that both were right. Perhaps j n the wide view of ethics one is al ways right to follow his conscience, though it lead him to distaste rand death. Hut his tory is inexorable. She takes no account of s« r.tline nt and int* ntion; and In her cold and I'lmlnons eyes that side is right which fights In harmony with the stars in their courses. Them» n are right through whose efforts and struggles the world is helped onward, and humanity moves to a higne»r lev. 1 and a brighter day. The men who are living to-day and who were young in 1860 will never forget the glory and glamour that filled the earth and the sky when the* long twilight of doubt and uncertainty was ending and the time of action had come. Patriotism, which had been a rhetorical expression, became a pas sionate cmotiqn, In which instinct, logic and feeling were fused. The country was worth saving; it could be saved only by fire; no sacrifice was too great; the young men of the* country were ready for the sacrifice; come weal, come woe, they were ready. MeKinley iim n Soldier. At 17 years of age William MeKinley heard this summons of his country. He was the sort of youth to whom a military life in ordinary times would possess no at tractions. His nature was far different from that of the ordinary soldier. He had other dreams of life, It? prizes and pleas ures. than that of marches anu battles. Hut. to his mind there was no choice or question. He enlisted as- a private; he learned to obey. His serious, sensible ways, his prompt, alert efficiency soon attracted the attention of his superiors. He was so faithful in little things they gave him more arid more te> cfo. He was untiring in camp and on the march; swift, cool ami fearless In tight. He left the army with Held rank when the war end&d, brevetted by Presi dent Lincoln for gallantry in battle. Speaking ejf the close of the war, Mr. Hay said: A conclusion had been r. acln ei - and it Is to the everlasting honor of both sides that they each knew when the war was over, and the hour of a lasting peace had struck. We may admire the dc.*pt rate daring of others who prefer annihilation to compromise, but the palm of common sense, and. I will say. of enlightened pa triotism. belongs to the men lik• (Irani and Lee, who knew when they had fough' enough, fe>r honor and for country. Turn* to Civil Life. William McKlnlev, one of that sensible million of men, gladly laid down his sword and betook himself to his books. He quick ly xa*cu« up the time lost in soldiering. He CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1902.; attacked hie macks-tone as hp would have <!>ini a hostlh entrenchment; (IntilnK th<- nunc of a countr> law library too nar row, h<- wi lit to the- Albany law school, where he worked energetically with brll llani success; was admitud to the bar !■ u DM tied down to practlei—a brevettef'. vet eran of M -In the qtiut town of ( ar.ton, now and henceforward forever fani.ms tin- scene of his lift-and hlg place ol -'P 1 "" ture. Here many blessinKs awaited him; high repute, preifessional succe ss\ and h uo mestlc affection so pure, so devottd ana stainless thai future poets, seeklnean ideal (if Christian marriage, wilt find In it a theme worthy or th<lr s ings This is a suD- Jeet tow tileli tile lightest allusion s.-i ins' profanation; but it Is Impossible to sp> aK I,!' William McKinley without romenr.bcr lr.B that no trio r -(nderer knight to his eho«en ladv ever lived amonn mortal men. If to the spirits Of the just made perfect 1* permitted the <:• ■ nsclousres-s ;.f earth > things, we may ' sure tliat his fail|\ f soul Is now wutch.ws oyer that K'-ntle su - ferer who counts, tin lonfr hours In tneir shattered home In the desolate sph ndor his fame. RIIIITM I'IIBLIC UFE A man possessing: the qualities with which nature had endowed McKinby seeks political activity as naturally, as •' growing plant seeks light and air. wholesome ambition; a rare power ol making iriends and keeping ' ; a faith, which may be called religious, in his country and its Institutions; aiiu. flowing from this, a belief that a man could do no nobler work than to serve such a country—these WIT the cleini nts In his character that drew him irresist ibly into public life. He had from the beginning a remarkable equipment, a mannerof singular grace and charm, a voice of ringing quality and Bf'at carry ing power—vast as were the crowds tnai gathered about him, he reached their in most fringe without apparent effort, lie had an extraordinary power of marsnai ing and presenting significant facts, so as to bring conviction to the average mind. Ills range of reading was not wide; he read only what he might some dav find useful, and what he read nts memory held like brass. Those who kne*w him well in those early days can never forget the consummate skill and power with which he would select a few point ed facts, and, blow upon blow, would hammer them Into the attention of great assemblages in Ohio, as Jael drove tile nail into the head of the Canaanlte cap tain. lie was not often Impassioned; he rarely resorted to the aid of wit or hu mor; yet I never saw his equal Iri con trolling and convincing a popular audi ence by sheer appeal to their reason and intelligence, lie did not flatter or cajole them, but there was an implied compli ment in the serious and sober tone in which he addressed them, lie seemed one of them; in heart and feeling he was one of them. Each artisan in a great crowd might say: That Is the sort of man I would like to be, and under more favoring circumstances might have been. He had the divine gift of sympathy, which, though given only to the elect, makes all men their friends. Felt ill Home in Confer****. So it cafne naturally about, continued the orator, that in IN76—the beginning ot tiie second century ot tin- republic—he began, by an election to congress, his political career. There alter lor 14 years this chamber was his home. 1 use the , word advisedly. Nowhere in the world was In* so in harmony with his environ ment as here; nowh -re else did his mind work with such full consciousness of its powers. The air of debate was native to him; here he drank delight of battle with his piers. In after days, when he drove by this stately pile, or when on rare occasie ns his duty called him here, lie greeted his old haunts with tin- affe'e ! tionate zest of a child of the house; dur ing all tin* last ten years of his life, tilled as they were with activity and glory, he never ceased to be homesick for this hall. When he came to the presidency, there was not a day when his congres sional service was not of use to him. Probably no other president has been in such full and cordial communion with congress, it we may exempt Lincoln alone. McKinley knew the legislative body thoroughly, its composition, its methods, its habits of thought. He had the profoundest respect for its author ity and.in inflexible belief In the ulti mate rectitude of its purposes. Our his tory shows how surely an executive courts disaster ami ruin by assuming an attitude of hostility or distrust to the legislature; and.on the other hand. Mc- Kinley 's frank and sincere trust and con fidence in congress w> re repaid by prompt and loyal support and cooperation. Dur ing his entire term of office this mutual trust and regard—so essential to the pub lic welfare—was never shadowed by a single cloud. I'nllnvny to the Pre*ldcncy. Someone has said it is easy to love o.r enemies; they help us so much more th.in our friends. The people whose malevolent skill had turned McKinley out of c< ;- gress deserved well of him and of til - republic. Never was Nemesis mure sv. i and energetic. The republicans of 01, o were saved the trouble of chosing a g< ernor—the other side had chosen one . them. A year alter McKinley left ce - gress he was made governor of Ohio, a 1 two years later In? was reelected, caeli time by majorities unhoped-for and over whelming. • He came to till a space in the public eye which obscured a great po. tion of the field of vision. In two na tional conventions, the presidency seemed within his reach. But he had gone there in the interest of others and his houo. forbade any dalliance with temptation. So his nay was nay—delivered with a tone and gesture there was no denying. J lis hour was not yet come. There was. however, no long delay. Fie became, from year to year, the most prominent politician and orator in the country. Passionately devoted to the principles of his party, he was always ready to do anything, togo anywhere, to proclaim its ideas and to support its can didates. His face and his voice became familiar to millions of our people; and wherever they were seen and heard, men became hi:; partisans. His face was cast In a classic mold; you see faces like it. in antique marble in the galleries of the Vatican and in the portraits of ihe great cardinal-statesmen of Italy; his voice was the voice of the perfect orator -ringing, vibrating, persuading by its very sound, by its accent of sincere conviction. So prudent and so guardi <1 were all his ut terances. so lofty his courtesy, that he never embarrassed his friends, and never offended Ms opponents. Por several months before the republican national convention met in 1896, it was evident to all who had eyes to see that Mr. McKin ley was the only probable candidate of his oartv. Other names were mentioned, of the highest rank in ability, character and popularity: they were supported hr powerful combinations; i>ut the nomina tion of McKinley as against the Held was inevitable. Fuce'ii it I>lfileult Situation. W.hen he came to the presidency he con fronted a situation ol the utmost u.mcuiiy, which might w. il have appalled a man ol less eercm- and tranquil svll-conlidence. There had been a state of profound com mercial and industrial depression, lrom wfiich his fri« nds had ha id his election would relieve the country. Our relations* with the outside world leit much to be de sired. The feeling between the northern and southern sections of the union was lacking in the cordiality which was neces sary to the wellare ol both. Hawaii had asked for annexation ar.d had been reject ed by the preceding administration. There was a stale of things in the Caribbean which could not permanently endure. Our neighbor's house* was on lire, ar.d there were grave doubts as to our rights and duties in the pre mists-. A man eith< r weak or rash, either irresolute e>r headstrong, might have brought ruin on himself and in ( calculable harm to the country. ' Mr. Stedman, the dean of our poets, has called him "Augmente r of the State." It is l a proud title; if justly conferred, it ranks him among the few whose names maybe , placed definitely and foreve rin charge of the historic Muse. t'nde r his rule Hawaii has come to us. and Tutuila; Porto Kico and the vast archipelago e»! the cist. Cuba is free. Our position in the Caribbean is assured beyond the possibility of future question. The- doctrine called by the name , of Monro .so long derided and eb-r.itd by alien publicists, evokes r.ow no challenge or contradiction when uttered 'to ih<- world. It has become an Int. rr.atlonul , truism. Our sister republics to the south , of us are convinced that we desire only their peace ar.d prosperity. Kurope knows ! that we cherish no dreams but those of world-wide commerce, the benefit of which &hal! i"- to all nations-. The state Is aug mented, but it threatens no nation under heaven. As to those regions which have come under the shadow of ouVflng. the pos- I slbllity e»f their being damagi d by such a change of circumstances was in the view of McKinley a thing unthinkable. To be lieve that we could not administer In m to their advantage, was to turn ir.fldci to our American lalth ot more tl.an a hun dred years. A Great Diplomat. In dealing with foreign powers, he will take r.i k with the gruu-fi >1 our dip.o matl>ts. it was a world of which he nad nitie hpecial kllowieufce 1/. fore coming to the presidency. Hut his marvelous adapt ability was in nothing more rtmarkanle than in the lirm gr;.sp he immediately dis played in international relations. In pre paring for war and in th» r» storation of pract he was alike adroit, courteous and tar-sighted. When t< sudden emergency declared itself, as in China, in a Mate of things of which 6ur histor> lumished no precedent and international law no safe and certain precept, 1. hesitated not a mo no nt to take the oour.-t* marked out (or him by considerations-of humanity and the national interests. Kvcn whilt the lega tions were lighting for their lives against bands of infuriated fanatics, he decided that we were at peace with China; and while that conclusion did not hinder him from taking the most energetic measures to rescue our Imperiled citizen.-. It etiabh d him to maintain close and fiicnd.y rela tions with the wise and her ie viceroys of the south, whose resolute stand k avert that ancient empire from anarchy and spolia tion. H« disposed of every «ju« stion as it arose with a promptness and clarity of vision that astonished his advisers, and he never had occasion to review a judgment or r< verse a decision. lly patience, by firmness, by sheer rea sonableness, he improved our understand ing with all the great powers ot tie worlu, and rightly gained the blessing which be longs to the peacemakers. The Nation** I'rowperity, Hut, according to Mr. Hay. tin* achieve- ! in. Nts of the nation in war and diplomacy are thrown in the shade by the vast eco nomical developments which took place during Mr. Mckinley's-administration. l'l> ' to th« time of his lirst election, the coun- I try was suffering lrom a long period of tie- . press;ion, tin reasons of which 1 will not i try to seek. Hut lrom the moment t lie bal- ; lots Were counted that betokened his ad- j vent to power a great and momentous movem< nt In advance declared itself along all the lines of industry and commerce . ; In the very month of his inauguration steel rails began to be sold at S!S a ton—one of the most significant facts of modern times. It meant that American industries lntd ad justed themselves to the long depression— that through the power of the race to or ganize and comblr.' . stimulated by the con ditions then prevailing, and perhaps by the prospect of legislation favorable to indus try. America had begun to undersell the res* of the world. The mov> ment went on without ceasing. The president and his part> kept the pledges of their platform and their canvass. Kudeil Third Term Talk. Mr. McKinley was reelected by an over whelming majority. He inspired uni versal confidence, which is the lifeblood of the commercial system of the world. It began frequently t«» be said that such a state of things ought to continue; one after another men of prominence said that the president was his own best suc ce. or. lie paid little attention to these suggestions until they were repeated by some of his nearest friends. Then he saw that one of the most cherished tra ditions of our public life was in danger. The generation which has seen th- proph iey of the papal throne Non videhls annos> Petri—twice contradicted by the longevity of holy men was Iti peril of forgetting the unwritt* n law of our republic: Thou shalt not exceed the years of Washing ton. The president saw it was time to speak, and In his characteristic manner he spoke, briefly, but enough. Where the lightning* strikes there is no need of Iteration. From that hour no one dreamed of doubting his purpose of re tiring at the end of his second term, and it will be lon° before another such les son is reou!red. II lull Hopes for the Fiitnro. T spent a day with him shortly before lie started on his fateful journey to Buf falo. Never had I seen him higher in hope and patriotic confidence. He was as sure of the future of his country as the Psalmist who cried: "Glorious things are spoken of thee, thou City of God." He was gratified to the heart that we had arranged a treaty which gave us a free hand in the isthmus. In fancy he saw the canal already built and the ar gosies of the world passing through it in peace and amity. He saw in the im mense evolution of American trade the fulfillment of all his dreams, the reward of all his labors. He was—T need not say—an ardent protectionist, never more sincere and devoted than during those last days of his life. He regarded reci procity as the* bulwark of protee tion— not a breach, hut a fulfillment eif the law. The* treaties which fe>r four vears had been preparing under his personal supervision he regarded as ancillary to i *lie general scheme. He* was opposed to j anv revolutionary plan of change in the I existing legislation: ho was careful to j noint e»ut that everything he had done I In faithful compliance with the law itself. I In that mood of high hope, of generous ; expectation, he we nt to Buffalo, and I there, em the .threshold e»f eternity, he delivered that memorable speech, worthy I for its loftiness of tone, its blameless morality, its breadth of vie w, to be re garded as his testament te> the nation. The Tragic Kud. The next day sped the bolt of doom, and for a week after—ln an agony e>f dread broken by illusive glimpses of j hope that our prayors might be answered -the* nation waited for the end. Nothing i-n the glorious life that we saw gradual ly waning was more admirable and ex emplary than its close. The gentle hu manity of his words, when he saw his assailant in danger e>f summary ven geance: "Don't let tin m hurt him:" his chivalrous care that tin news should be broken gently to his wife; the fine cour tesy with which he apologized for the damage which his death would bring to the great exhibition: ami the heroic' resig nation of his final weirds: "It is (Joel's way. His will, not ours, be done," were all the instinctive expressions of a nature so lofty and so pure* that pride in its nobility at once softened and enhanced the nation's sense of loss. The republic grieved over such a son—but is proud forever eif having produced him. Aft«r all. in spite of its tragic ending, his life was extraordinarily happy. He had, all his days, troops of friends, tin* chee*r of fame and fruitful labor; and he became at mst "On fortune's crowning slope, The pillar eif a people's hope. The center of a world's desire." He was fortunate l even in his untimely death, for an eve nt so tragical called the worlel imperatively to the immediate study of his life and character, and thus anticipated the sure praises e>f posterity. In Conclusion. The obvious elements which enter into the.tame of a public man are few and by no "means recondite. The man who fills a great station in a period e»f change, who leads his country successfully through a time of crisis; who, by his power of persuading and controlling oth ers. has been able to commanel the best thought of his age. so as to leave his country in a moral or material condition in advance of where* he found it—such a man's position in history is secure. If, in addition to this, his written or spok< n words possess the subtle quality which carry them far and lodge them in men s hearts; and, more than all. If his utter ances and actions, while informed with a lofty morality, are yet tinged with the glow 'of human sympathy, the fame of such a man will shine like' a beacon through the mists of ages—an object of reverence, of imitation and e»f love It should be to us an occasion of solemn pride that in the three great crises of our history such a man was not denied us. The moral value to a nation of a re nown such as Washington's and "Lincoln's and McKinlev's is beyond ail computa tion. No loftier Ideal can be* h*»m tip to the emulation of ingenuous youth. W'th such examples we cannot be wholly Ignoble. Grateful as we may be for what 1 hev did. let us be* "till more grateful for what they were. Wh'le our daily being, our public policies, still feel the influence o«" their work, let us pray that in »»ur spirits their lives may be voluble, calling us upward and onward. There is not one of us but feels prouder of his native land because the august tig ure of Washington presided over its be ginnings; no one but vows it a tenderer love because Lincoln poured out his blood tor it; no one but must feel his devotiop for his country renewed and kimlled when he remembers how McKinley loved, revered and served it, showed In his life how a citizen should live, and in his last hour taught us how a ganttonun could die. BIG FALL OF 1* AIX. It Caused Disaster at Points in Southern States. iilrrni ItoMe ItuplUly Kalnfall tit ColiiiiibiiM. Wit* liike u Cloud burnt -- It all ri>u <1 a Under Water—Oilier Humane lloue. Atlanta, (la., Feb. 28. —The south pastern K'ulf states were deluged by rain Wednesday night and Thursday. The precipitation was very heavy and at Columbus, (ia., a bridge was swept away last evening. The rain tall there was almost a cloudburst, the Chattahooehie river rising at the rate of two feet an hour. Several washouts were reported on a number of roads, and trains out of Columbus were annulled. There was no loss of life. The Columbus bridge broke in two 100 feet from the (ieorgia shore and went sweeping down stream at a frightful pace. Just four and a half blocks below it is the other bridge which crosses to (iirard, Ala., and it also would have been carried away had not the fall over the Eagle and Phoenix dam demolished the lloating bridge before it reached it. The electric light and telephone wires running over to Phoenix City and Girard went across on the bridge and they were snapped like threads. The water pipes which supplied the city with water also were on this bridge and were broken like sticks and car ried away, leaving the city without water for a time. The water company has an old sub merged main across the river and this was placed in commission, saving the city from a water famine. The rain fell in torrents all day. Xo trains except the Central of Geor gia from Macon have reached Colum bus since noon. A washout near I Scale, Ala., holds the Mobile and Gi ! rard passenger train due yesterday I morning, and the departing train on that road was annulled. There are several washouts on the Seaboard Air Line between here and Albany, Ga., which stops traffic on that line. Several washouts are reported on the Southern between here and Shiloli. There is a large washout on the Southern railway in Columbus city limits. After an intermittent rain of 20 days Birmingham was deluged Thurs day morning. The rain flooded the streets and many awnings and street signs were torn away. The total rainfall in Montgomery, Ala., up to 7 p. m.was 4..">0 inches and a heavy downpour is reported in other points of Alabama. The barometer recorded 21).2u, the lowest on record in that city. The excessive rainfall caused a rapid rise in the Coosa and Alabama rivers. At West Point, Ga., the mer chants are busy removing their goods front stores to places of safety. In Atlanta the rainfall up to 8 o'clock last night was 3.36 inches, j The barometer was the lowest ever I recorded. In the southwestern section of this j state the rain and wind storm almost attained the proporitons of a cyclone and it is feared considerable dam age will result. In Ainericus trees and fences were blown down by the gale. Tampa, Fla., Feb. 28. —Hurricane signals are out here and the wind is I blowing :i4 miles an hour. All boats j are close in port and a severe storm !is raging in the gulf. Advices from t Martin state that a hurricane has ; struck that place and scores of I houses in the town have been demol- J islied or damaged by the storm. ; There was a cloudburst at that place ■ ilso and the town was flooded. Ad ' vices from Key West state that a i heavy blow is in progress. RECEIVER IN CHARGE. A C1II('«k» Financial Institution Es In DistrcNN. Chicago, Feb. 28.—The Surety Guar j antee and Trust Co.. a concern with an alleged capital of $1,000,000, went j into the hands of a receiver yester i day as a result of bankruptcy pro ! ceedings instituted before Judge Kolilsaat, of th< United States dis | triet court. Assets amounting to | SI,OOO were foitud in the company's ollice, and the receiver, Wells M. Cook, gave a bond to cover that amount. The petition to have the Surety Guarantee and Trust Co. declared bankrupt was -filed on behalf of John R. Prime, ex-adjutant general of lowa, and one of the most promi nent republicans of that state, llich ards <£■ Hilt/, and X. H. Wilson, all of l)es Moines, la. Their claims ag gregate $1,580, of which Gen. Prime alleges that $1,500 was obtained from him by false representations con cerning the financial condition of the company. The last statement issued, cover ing the period between July 1, 180'.), and September 30, 1891, is as follows: Securities negotiated, $2, 5 00,400; commissions received on bond sales, etc., $280,235; commissions paid agents $124,500; trust company's expenses $26,350. The statement also contains the in formation tnat its available assetft for the protection of creditors amount to $597,331, of which there are first, mortgage loans on improved farm and city property aggregating $372,800. Ilorden /tdVHiicrn Wage*. Fall River, Mass., Feb. 28. Notices were posted Thursday in the four cotton mills of the Fall River Iron Works announcing that on and after March 17 wages would be advanced 10 per cent. The Iron Works mills, which employ up»vards of 3,000 hands, are owned by M. C. I). Ilorden, of New Y'ork, and are independent of the other mills which havejust decid ed to grant an increase of slightly over (5 per cent. Mr. Horden's increase meets the schedule demanded of the other manufacturers by the labor unions. MRS. J. E. O'DONNELL Was Sick Eight Years with Female Trouble and Finally Cured by Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Compound. "DEAR MRS. PI.NKIIAM : I have never in my life given a testimonial before, but you have done so much for me that I feel called upon to give you this unsolicited aclmowledgement of MRS.' JENNIE K. O'DONNELL, ' President of Oakland Woman's Killing Club, the wonderful curative value of E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Com- 112 pound. For eight years I had female j trouble, falling of the womb and other complications. During that time I was | more or less of an invalid and not much.' J good for anything, until one day £j found a hook in my hall telling oft the cures you could perform. I became interested ; I bought a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Com pound and was helped; I continued its use and in seven months was cured, and I since fliat time I have had perfect health. Thanks, dear Mrs. Pinlcliam again, for the health I now enjoy."—. MRS. JENNIE O'DONNKI.I,, 278 East 31st St., Chicago, 111. SSOOO forfeit if above j testimonial Is not genuine. Women suffering from any form of female ills can be cured i by Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vegeta } ble Compound. That's sure. Mrs. Pinkliam advises sick wo men free. Address, Lynn, Mass. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of Sea PnoSlmlJe Wrapper Below. Very small and u easy to taJte as sugar. HEADACHE, UAm trio FOR DIZZINESS. HSNTTLE ROR BILIOUSNESS, FIYTA FOX TORPID LIVER. El h*I LS FOR CONSTIPATION. 51 W FOR SALLOW SKIN. .MW IFOR THE COMPLEXION . OIINt'INE MUBTKAVC 25 I Teg«a»le./<«v^s?^ CURS SICK NSADACHC* [WHAT IS A SLICICRI , IF IT BEAHS 1 V/K&V/// // TH,S TR/DE MARK ; BM# 9 : Y/ /MF / IT 16 THE BEST A /V / / ' WATERPROOF ' ' / I'A/ /\ ©ILEB COAT / I y\ tN THE WOHL9. ONSALB t ' MAPE, FOR S&RVIC6 EVER I„ SU6ST |TUT IN THC. RAWOUST WTATMUT TAKE NO 5U CATALO6UES FREE SHOWING PULL LINE OF GARMENTS AND HATS. A J.TOWER CO.. BCSTON, MA53.4* JUS!SB or 111 lIdWiWBWHBM-V.JIRWUJ 1 " 1 1 Kvery farmer his own Ilandlord. no encurn- N trances, hisbank account iS<fißSi K^ESR'MS;:. schools and chur< lies, low ™ §4#■!lfJd&ZQ taxation, high pi ices fo cattle ami grain. low rail | way rJ iu..s, and ever; Possible comfort. This is the condition of tin armerln Western Canada—Province of Manitob: and districts of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan ant > Alberta. Thousands of Americans are now settlec ! there. Reduced rates on all railways for home ; seekers and settlers. New districts are'being onenec ! ur> tills year. The new forty-page ATLAS oi i VFKSXKICIV CANADA and all other itiforma tion sent free to ail applicants. K i'KDLGI ! Superintendent of Immigration. Ottawa. Can ad: i or to JOSKI'II YOUNG. f»JS * State St . Kast Colnm bus Ohio; H.M. WILLIAMS, Toledo. O.; Canadla. Government Agents. Doable, Bush 6 Trailin; PEAS I endorand Hrown-red. The 3 w>rtsfor?oc. P ' All 12 sorts, nut packet each/or Xcpostpaid. OUR «It FA T CAT A LOOT Eof Flower ai ! Vegetable Seeds, ltulbs, Slants and Kara New I- rultn. 1 I jiii '.! 1 :-, prof u»oly illustrated, large colored plates, FKH «VOKI\ I,£WU CBILII!*, FloralPurk,X.l ! DROPSY eases. iiook of testimonials and 1(1 day*' t»eatnie WEE* 4>i . 11. U. UUKU.S , B Uox IP.'AILAMA. I | WHJSUR WURRIURO TO AOTSEVIIKI plenac •tute Ihnt you taw the Advert!* Bieut iu tii!« payer. JFJ CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Q
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