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-CLUMIUD girCBUCAX,
, i miiwu avsar imiui, it
OOODLANIYEH & LEE,
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lltiLIKkllll IS)I.
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In Mvrta Central Pumylnak.
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Bates ot AdTertising.
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YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS.
I i4nara M M I 1 wlama. OS
I eaaerea-. IS M I I eolama.. ......... 7S
Inaaraa It SO I 1 eolama.. 10
O B. OOOPLANPER,
SO EL B. LKB,
. Pnbllrbero.
Carfl.
J trance' cohiitabi.kj" pke"
Wa ban prlatad a Urge Bomber af Iba sew
PEE BILL, and will ea tha raeelpt af tweaty
tve Mmt. rnalbe satyr aT addre.0
H. W. SMITH,
ATTORNKT-AT-LAW,
tl;l:Tl flurtlaM. Pa.
J J LINQLE.
ATTORNKY-AT -
A W,
1:11
Phlllpeporg. lantr Ufc, r
Q. R. & Wj BARRETT,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
CLEARFIELD,' PA.
Jaaaarj SO, HIS.
ISRAEL TEST,
i ATTORN K V AT LAW, '
Clearfield, Pa.
ey-Omee la tba Court Hoaee. IJT".'"
' V. C. ARNOLD,
LAW ' COLLECTION OFFICE,
CUKWENSVILLE,
alt Clcarlald Couou, P.na'a. T7
T. BROCKBANK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
USo. la Conrt IIobm.
.p 15,17 Ij
s.
V. WILSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Oftr ob dnf.r rani of W etteru Hold bu.ld.Bf.
opposite Court Hoeae.
MUI.A.TT. ' CLEARFIELD, PA.
FRANK FIELDING.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Clarflrl. hi.
Will KtinnJ to all huiiocii tut run id to kin
promptly nd taltbfally. jtol'T
VILUAtf A. WALLACE.
AIIT f. WALLACB.
BATIB L. .
iOHH W. WMIILir.
WALLACE 4. KREBS,
(8aviun to Wallaab A Flrljia,,!
ATTORNEY 8-AT-LAW,
J.alTT CUarOald, Pa.
TlOf. . MI'BRAT. CTNtll COftDOR.
MURRAY & GORDON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLIAKPIKLD, PA.
VOfeaa nr. Pia', Optra Uoaia, itoaad loar.
CHABLE3 0. LEIDY,
ATTORNEY. AT-LAW, ,
Oarrala Mill., ClwD.ld Ca , Pa.
Utal baalaau af all kind, atttadaj ta. Pa r
tiaular altraliva paid ta tba piaouriaig if bouatlai,
paa.iao., i.
Nor 31, 1B7T lj.
raaara a'aaatLf. paitibi w. H'caaar.
McENALLY & MoOUEDY,
. ATTORAEY8-AT-LAW,
(JlaaraUld. Pa.
BUal kMiaaas aMaadad u promptly wlthj
id.llty. uaa a linij atraat, abara tba Pint
National Baak. ' . jan:l:7
w. a. a.-i - i . ...rtaoa't. icc.
; iwmxctviwci.C
flATTOHNKY84AT-W,W;i ,
u. le.raiidV a . . .
. All kal karlatfl prenptl attended to. OOoa
an Haeoad atraat, ia tba Uaaoato building.
JanlO.'TT
A.Q.KRAMER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
, Raal Btuta aad Collection Agent,
! CLKARfltj:..!), PAn
WIU pnaplla atiaad u all legal haataaaa ea
Iraatad to bie oara.
J r-OBea ia Ha'a Opera Hoaee. ..I'J4.
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
'tad NaaJ Eetala A(aut, t'laardcM. Pa.
; OSoa aa Tklrd itr..l, bal.Cbarry A Walanl.
, gf Raapaetfally affere bit earriaae ia .ailing
ad kaylag land. I Olaariold aad adjaialag
aaatka aad trltk aa eaparleaoa al aear tejeutr
i.are aa a evrreyor, tattaaa kiaiiell tkat ko ea
teadar aMbfaettaa, Pek H.'S:tl.
DR. W. A. MEAN 6,
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON.
1UTBIK8UURII, PA.
Will attend prafaeiloaal ealU promptly. aaglt'TU
DR. T. J. BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AND SUROKON.
V . 0aa aa MaHm baraat. ClaarAald. Pa. .
afOfloa koart! I tt It a. m , and 1 to p.m.
rv
kH-E. M.SCUEUKEU?
I .aloil.Ta(Cf HJHrtBlAr..
. 1 OBff n rtileVateoa r.rat. . ','
April l, 1871. ClearteM, K.
DR. H. B. VAN VALZAH,
d,HAPIF.I., PICSN'A.
OFFICE IN MAHONIC BUILDING.
. p0 0oa kotm-Irom IS ta S P. U.
May It, 117..
DR. J. P. BURCH FIELD,
Lata tfargaea af tba aBd Reglmeat. Peaaeylranla
Velaawera, harlag rataraea fram taa Army,
affere kl. prafteeloaal eerelaae ta Ike elaleeu
af Olaarteldaoaatt.
AWProfutUaal eallt promptly atteal.d ta.
oaea on aeaaad lUaat, Irmarljoaapte ay
Dr. Wood.. laprtM-U
TIT ILL AH M IIENKY, Jv
fT or ran Pvjcb aaalkaiTBaaa, LC
01TY. Oollaetloaa made aad money pr
JOIITtCR
, LDMBEK
OITT. Oollaetloaa made aad money promptly
9A at at. Arttelea af agreamoat and deede a I
aaatayaaaa aaauy eaemled aad aarraatad ear.
ram ar aa (barge. !"); '
f-
JEKI) k HAGERTY,
HARDWARE, FARM' IMPLEMLNTS,
luaiara, nana, mi.,
aagt,'7T Raaead Dtreat, Claarteld, Pa.
JAMl-8 H. LYTLE,
la Kratirr! Bunding, Clrartrld, Pa.
Dealer la Oraeeiwa, PrarUlaaa, Vegetaklaa,
rratu, w.Mr, read, ... alt,
aptlj'Ie if
H
ARUY SNYDER.
BARBER AND RAIRDRRriRKR
8ef aa Mtrta( H. appartid Toart Hoaaa. 1
a eieaa teaei Mr every eaatomer.
a ' Alee manaUctarer af
All It la da af ArtteHm la Haaeaai Naar.
Cleerteld, Pa. may IP, Tt.
JOHN A. flTADLRR,
kARIR, Maakal K. WearRald, Pa.
Praak BMad, Rank, Ratla, Ptaa aad Oakae
aa kaad ar made la ardor. A general amWmeal
e. iiaariaaaaaitm, nalla aad aaaa
aaa uraaaa aad uMa, la aaaara).
apaeaM aat Pa,
area. lt-'7t.
CLEARFIELD
TV; ,; ' 1 '; ' '"" - 11 ' ; 111 ' , "' ' ' .. w .. ...... . -i" - , , .,,,.,-,
QEO. B. GOODULNDEB, Proprietor." ' "" " PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. TEBM8-J2 per uinnn in Adranoe.
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VOL 52-WHOLE NO. 2,56a. ' CLEARFIELD, PA , WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10," 1878. .. NEW SERIES-VOL. 19, NO. 14.
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Jailiaa af tke Peaee aad Scrleeaer,
Carwenevllle, Pa.
aj,CQllertioBa made and money promptly
paid over.
f.l.Jl'Tllf
RICHARD HUGHES,
JUSTICE OP THI PEACE
FOB
Uetalur Toirnthip,
Oaeeala Mill! P. O.
f.U oflolal baainera aolrmnod ta kirn alll be
promptly attended e. aseklB, '16.
THOM A8 H. FORCEE
PBabBa ta
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
CRAHAMTOH, Pa.
AIM. eal.nrlre mtaaraotarar aad dealer ia BfBara
Timber aad Baaed Lomberet all Biaae.
aar-Ord.rs aallaitad aad an bill, promptly
ilieT (Jyl'fl
REUBEN HACKMAN,
Houte and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
ClaarReld, Pcoa'a.
fen). Will eieeate Jobi la bif line promptly and
la a workmanllte maanar. ar."'
Q. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER.
NEAR CI.EAHFIKI.D, PENN'A.
ant Pnmpi alwaye aa band and made to order
en ebort notion. Pipee bored on reaaonable terma
All wark warranted ta reader oatialaetlon, aBd
delivered if de.lrrd. myltilypd
E, A. BIGLER & CO.,
At,IM 1
SQUARE TIMBER
and maantaotBrara af
ALL KINDKOPSAWKD IX' MB EH,
l-7'7J CLEARFIELD. PENN'A.
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
dealer ta
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
BHINU1.E8, LATI1, A PICKKTR,
poa'71 Clrartold, Pa,
WARREN THORN,
BOOT AND SnOE MAKER,
Market ft., Clearfield. Pa.
Ia tke ehop lately eoeupied by Frank Skort.
one door eat of Allrghany Uou.e.
ASHLEY THORN,
ARCHITECT, CONTRACTOR and BUILDER.
Plane and Ppmlneatlona furol.bad fr all kinds
af balldinra. Ail work tret olaeo. Blair kaild
lag a apaolelty,
r. o
addren, Clearleld, Pa. B.I7-7Tlf.
" AMES MITCHELL,
PBALia IB ,
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
J.ll'tl CLKAkFIRLD, PA.
J. Re M'MURRAY
WILL RIlPrLY YOU WITH ANT ARTICLE
OP MERCHANDISE AT THE VERY LOWEST
PRICE. COME AND SEE. J:t:7y:
NEW WASHINGTON.
WEAVER & BETT8,
PSALBBI IB
Real Esta'e, Square Timb r,Saw Legs,
AND LUMBER OP ALL KINDS.
AtVOfloe aa Baeoad etraat. la rear of itore
room af Ueorga Weaver A Co. IJo, 'U U.
BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
t DBtaa r
Haw IdOgft and Inmbor,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
OAoe la Orabam'a Row.
1:71:71
8, I. SNYDER,
a
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
ABD B8ALBB IB
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry,
6rakmm'l tow, lfart.1 Area,, ,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
All kind, of repairing ia i
ty llae promptly av
Aprtl II, IIT4.
ended to.
NEW BOOT AND SHOE SHOP,
Tha iit.firf Ba)! would Id form (W aoWk that
ho ha r-Moved htf B t aaa (4bo 8.10k to ttH
mam Hu-f aodjaeitaai tv Jtx. D-ftrta. Khaw'l
Row, Markot iiraat. whir ho ii praparod to al
tt a. t ibt WHttU af all who aojiiioj in hit
I la. All orb dona ky htn will bt ol tho bait
watorial, aad ( aaialMhl to Ha Irtt e n twy
mJti KtpairlaK prntatly attoadad ta. All
hiadi el Uthr aad hhwa rin4g r rMto
JOHN tfCHIIFKR.
Claar.fld, Ia , July IS. IB 77 tra.
Clearfield Nursery.
BKCOURAUK HOME 1NUU8TKY.
rMIK ndtrplRMd, hating tttablUhtd ft Nm
1. nry oa tbe Piko, alxtut hair wa- btwft
Clvaiflald aad jCgrwnaTillv, la praiiarad ta far
Dlih all kind or FRUIT TKKKS, (-uadaH and
dwarf,) Evrrgrna, Bhroblwrj, (jrapa Vinw,
(lUOrDhnrrj, Lftwtuo Blawktrerry, Btrawbrrry,
aad Kaapborrj Vtaaa. A o, Bitywriaa Crab Tri,
Qaiin, and aarlj toarlat Hhabarb, Aa. Ordcrt
prvMpU; atltbdad to. Addroaa,
4. V. W HiUli 1,
Mp20 CarwMMiUo, I'a.
ANDREW H ARWICK,
Mirkt fttrttt, ClMrfleU, Pa.,
AiierAcreiKii amb bials m
BARM EBB, 8AtDLBfl, URIULEK, COLLARS,
aad all klodi of
. uonss ruKMgyixQ aoous. '
A fall vtoek of BiddUn MrJwir, Umbo,
Cuaba, Rlinkata, Roaaa, tli., alwaja 00 kaad
and for Ml u tW twat oatb prtoaa. All klndti
of rfpalrlai prataptlj altotidod to.
Ail nmua i atoai uut ta lcaaiige lor aai
nau a&d rojiairtng. All klnda of baraaaa kathar
kept on band, nnd fo aala at B ana II Broil.
Ckaraald, Urn. It, INT.
E. WARING'S
LAW BLANKS
Far Mb, at tbe Clrartald Raroauoia .Bee.
TJae MaMl Cmmpltlt StrUt mt lUaap
Ulmukt pumUthtd.
Tier Blaaka are gottaa a, la rbperlar Btyla,
are af aaiform alee, aad farblakwd al rary law
Igaraa far aaaa.
Call at tka RarvBLtaAB aalea aad aaaaiia
taam. Ordara ky mall prearplly Iliad.
Addrea., UUODLANDER a LEE, .
Jaly U, letl U CaMrtaid Pa.
JOHN TROUTMAN,
DEALER ill
FURNITURE,
HATTnKNNKNp
AND
Improved Spring Beds,
MARKET STREET, NEAR P.O.
fke aaderalgaed kege leave to lateral tka eHl
aaaa af C'warleld, and tka pablia geaorally, la el
ka kae aa kand a tae aaearlai af Paraitara,
eaek ea Walaat, Ckeetaal aad Palatad Ckambar
deHea, Partar Ballaa, Refllinief aad Betaaeioa
Ckaira, Lawloa and .eata' Eaey Ckatra, tka Pee.
ferefod Diarag aad Partar Okatre, Caaa Beau aad
Wladaw Ckelre, Clalkaa Raee, Btapj ml Ratea.
aaaa Uddata, Mat Raaka, eraaaiaf Iraaaaa, Aa
HOVLBIIf. AH. flOTCRE PRAMEA,
akla .1 Careawa. Ae.. aklak waaJd
aaitakia let aMbiaf pm.ale.
aaetaia avata . v.
APRIL.
Pwai-t A pril ! iKpalair rlftrilap; of tha aav I
Bra rath thy loralioat raiilo llaa hid a tar t
Proa tfav warn baart aad ptaPainaita onHrtM.
Wa rood thy abBngin moorla. thy Bprlog Ml fao.
Tbal tpaak. orooquotry tolla, too, or wall
Hirkd at obirnal-o lotwra In thy path t
Tba wpbtr. wrappad aronad thy iboaldat-B (air.
rarBtad with feyaoiBth ad ereaua rara,
Id angor may ha rant, thrown tn tba blaat,
I'atil tby lifal aabblng ba'orpaat.
To noaanoa do, frab lirarwtrta thnq'lt aanJl
To bow Iba pardoB of taeb lolarad frimd t
While jonguila will at and nadl ing wbara wa pM.
Frlarrd daBdelioaa p9 from out graaa graaa f
Aad awirr-wloged baa, trom Winter'a thrall w
irea,
Will lit away whan honeyed prfoa be,
Aad btrda will pipe, aBbaarlrtg at with enng,
Warbling aaob mtannraa at to Heaven belaag j
And then we'll gain on billi, In niiata of hlu.
Bleeping away giad honra half hid front flew,
Tby ebaagtalBMa forget and look bayand
To futnre daya, with eipaotatieni fond ,
Foal eaak eaoriea wae intarliaad with arood.
Tba beauty ' blnah night real on neld and waotl.
We'll brratba awcet tbtiBghu, aa aay aaau ait
appear.
Aad waa them Into pray an j whan nJgbt draws
near.
Wacb eurtain aloud a, finpartrd from afar,)
Piooed baek by tby Baft banJ, with at en log atar j
Kre tnou abaii any atlian aia nana away
To bid into our preaenoe lovely May I
EXQOVERNOR MOSES
Plrat (iiaplrrfif a Hletory orltecoiiBtrc.
tlttii" ia Muth Cnroltua.
f Cabat of Tyrant Hanuftt'
turing ''Outrarea."
THE PULICT UP PRUTOCATION.
Ta rAa (iar file eroW.
At BOtne early day no duubt lliobia-
lory ul rctoiit-iruciion in Htmih Caro
lina will be written. Thealtiry ot tbe
wrtiiib-a and iiijurien ii. dieted uu tbal
uiihapliy Stale will be luld at li'litMh,
and it ta more than robable tbat tbe
ri al truth will bo bidden in the at-
(t-tntl to- elura uver and uecumh tbe
ttiulia of Btinie of tboae who occupied
pioininvnt ixmiIhuib in tbe Slulo ifnT-
ertimeiit and to llirow on tbe abonl-
durn uf olbera tbe atdu ruHtioiiBibility
or all tbe evils in which tbey only
ahured. Tbia, to a very creat exit nt,
baa been dune already. For aoveral
yearn past 1 bave been singled out aa
the mun wno, aliuve all utbent, Ik ua-
Kcrvinir of tbe reirubation wbich al
wuya alleiida on tbe pronlitullon ol a
worthy cause to the altuinment ol the
mum iitiiuble ends. Cunacioua, aa I
am, that 1 can prove the fatuity of the
charge of my having been tbe princi-
ml in tbe many acheines ot plunder
which exbaualed tbe revenue, of the
Slate, and knowing where and fur
what tbe reppoiiBibility tureauh illegal
act (thou Id properly be made to real, 1
propose my Ml I to liecome the biatonan
of reconntruction lu South Carolina,
and in o duing to tHiung and ae
IfDowlnlg the responsibility lor all
faulta and crroia which 1 bave coin
milted in that State, and to hold ull
others to an equal recponmbilily lor
thoae ol wbicb tbey bave been guilty.
All must Buffer together in tho opinion
uf the world. Jualiee muat be done
to tbuee citiiens of South Carolina
who were robbed and plundured ot
their subHUnce under the guiao ot a
Kepabllcan Wtate government, and
from wbaee hand can tbe acknowledg
ment more properly come of the. inju
ries inflicted upon tbem from him who,
having been born and reared in tbeir
midnt, foolishly and weakly loaned
himaell to the perpetration of injuries
upon them from which, Ihrycar and
years, they cannot recover
In tho history which I propose to
contribute to your column I will be
gin with tbe aosaiun ol the Constitu
tional Convention in 18C8, and end
with the accetsioo to pow.urjOl Gov.
Uumpton. Rut before doing so and
imply aa an incident of reconstruction
I send you the incli-d pages, which
treat ol the days of Ku Kluxinn, and
which revcul, to a very small extent.
some of the means to which resort
waa had to create fear and terror
among those who refused to become
political supporters, ul iba Republican
Stale government. '
THE RU R.LCX PERBtOtlTION, ,
For man lonir rears Home of tbe
bravest alidllie heM nf lioth the young
and old. alien af South Carolina lan
guished in United Slates jrisnns nrf
der conviction for tho (Time of K ti-
Kluxism. During tha cruel daya while
they were undergoing their I rials lor
tbeir alleged nfTem cs tbe greater fart
of our Statu comprising all tbo coun
ties ol tho w hole upper country waa
in mourning. Young boys Just grow
ing am men in the prime ot manhood
and old men tottering on the verge ol
tho grave were ruthlessly and without
the least warning borne from their
homes and familea ami hurried to a
listant town to stand their trial, with
out tho least preparation, baloro Re
publican Judges and juries etimposed
almost wholly ot colored men organis
ed to convict, II by chance there hap
pened to be on tboae juries any whit
men It was always lound that tbey
war the most rabid and partisan lie
publican politicians, who had been
placed tliero fog tb'e exnress purpoa
of keeping tbe colored men up to the
mark in tbeir worn ol bate ana re
venge. To such in extent was this
practice of pat-king the juries carried
tbat on two or three memorable occa
sions, when Judge Bryan, of Charles
ton, an honest man and an impartial
juriat, presided, h animadverted In
manly terms on the gross and palpa
ble injustice wbich had been practiced
bt the subordinate officers nf tbe
court. In many cases leading Repub
lican politicians were lound to have
been empanelled who were noted for
tbeir Influence over their fellows, and
who, it was well known, entertained
the conviction tbat white men, cbsrg
d with crime or injustice toward ne
groes, had no rights which they (the
negroes) were bound to respect. While
this reign of terror was dominating
our state, casting: its baneful shadow
over many a pure and noble life, it was
kronfl to be utterly useless tor any le
gal resistance to be made. Tbe most
intelligent and cultivated of our people
men learnea in ins law and conver
sant with all the rules of praotico es
tablished by it for tbe protection of
accused persons in Vain appealed to
the testimony wblcb was given in tuu
courts by our most iwieeiahle aad re
liable ciliaen. Hosts of men Were
ronvii ted without I ho least legal proof
ol guilt, and were burned tar away
from lliuir families to undergo semen
ees of Imprisonment wbicb Were whul
ly undeserved. Our people had so re
dress against tbe' wholesale emsado
which waa thns mad against their
personal rights. If a msn dared to
lilt his voice in opposition to the cruel
ty which waa practiced forthwith It
was charged tbat he wa spesking for
political tflearsi u tnesuneiing lam
llies of tboae who were convicted van
lured to forward, to Washington peti-
toons of raaotMt ratio, or prayer for
sosrey, Uey vrer met at tb Whit
House bv some envenomod Republican
placeman, who look car to cluse the
ear ot tbe authorities to ins represen
tations which were sought to be made.
Meanwhile the Republican press of the
country ventilated, with telling effect,
the terrible tales ol cruolty and Deast-
liness which were practiced by the so
called "Ku-Klux gangs" of South Car
olina, and in a short time had so im
pressed the publio with horror and de
testation of tb crime which wore
charged tbat oven Democratic organs
ceased the performance of their duty
in striving to bring to light the real
acta ol tbe case as they existed,
A PHANTOM AMD A MTTB.
But not forever doea Injustice bave
its sway. i
Tbe mill! af tke goda triad slowly i
Bat tbey grind eioeedtng emalL
And at last the point baa been reach
d when tb story of the law-abiding
character of our people and tbe wrongs
ana injuries wrought upon them can
be told and proved.
to those in Booth Uarolina, wbo bad
to endure so much while tbey were
abut oil from tbe sympathy and pity
nf their fellow Democrats in other
States, it was well known tbat Ku-
Klutism, with ell its accompanying
terrors, as charged, was lor tbe most
art a phantom and a myth, tbey
new that in a mail rity ot the cases
which were burned before tbe court
tbeir citizens were guiltless of the
Crimea1 with which thuv were charged.
but, alas I tbey lacked the means ol
: . : : z ? . '
impressing their knowledge on tbe
people of other communities. Almost
every avenue of political communica
tion had been closed by the caution
and care necessary to be practiced by
them In their every public movement.
Their daily lives even their most in
timate family relations were subject
to' the constant espionage of a htate
government which regarded and treat
ed them as enemies, rso sanctuary
was sacred against the intrusion of
spies and agenut, and in the common
ost concerns ol practicul, every-day
business they had been taught to feel
that they were under the hourly su
perviaion ol men wbo sought to entrap
tbem. Nothing was lell to them but
to submit peacefully and unret-istingly
to the powers tbat were to bend
their necks to the yoke Of tyranny
w bicb galled their prule and manliness,
trusting that in God's own time tbe
day of deliverance would come, the
dark curtain of oppression which shut
tbem out Iron tbe view ot the rest ol
tho world would bo uplilled and the
endurance of Tears would meet its de
served reward in tho judgment ol an
enlightened country to which the
truth would at last bo revealed.
Tbat time baa come in the over
throw ol the last refuge of partisan
radicalism in the South and in tbe In
auguration of a pure and honest gov
ernment under which tbe most thor
ough investigation bave been made
into tb wrongs and cruelties of tbe
past and which will shortly publish
to tb world tbe true story of the in
side workings of tbe successive Repub
lican aaminisiranons wnicu curseu our
Stale and people and well nigh utterly
destroyed their resourcos.
TBI SEAL OP BECRICT BROKEN.
The downfall of radicalism in South
Carolina and tha disruption of Cham
berlain's government nave been fol
lowed by that wbich we expected.
The cohesive power of publio plunder,
wbicb banded together those of us
wbo held office and who fattened on
the substance of th people, and which
while it lasted prompted us to be true
in our fealty and devotion to eaob
other, has with the loss of opportunity
nroicvn tbe seal ol secrecy wbicb so
long kept onr lips closed Most of us
wbo were formerly leadinu lieuubli-
oans have been summoned as witnesses
before the Democratic Legislative In
vestigating Committee, which for more
than a year pawl lias been holding its
sessions in Columbia. : There has been
no lack of willingness on the part of
any man summoned before it to tell all
that he knows and to confirm it by
such evidence as he may have in his
wseashin. None ot their friends are
in power now. There ia nothing to
protect them Irom punishment for
their own misdeeds except th mak
ing of a full disclosure of everything
they know concerning past mis-government,
and there is no one wbo
wants to pursue tbem vindictively
provided they make such disclosure.
Kor this reason they are telling the
truth, and it lalndiwd terrible to listen
to. Until their evidence has been giv
en, the people have never known the
lull enormity ot th villainies which
were practiced upon us from luM up
to the inauguration of Governor liamp
ton. -
A POLICT OT PROVOCATION.
Prominent among' t lie stories which
have formed the bulk of this evidence,
is that which portrays the manner in
which most or the h.H Klux raids were
gotton up anil the reasons which ex
isted for the charges of rebellion snd
insurrection against the government
os the part nt Democratic Citiiens to
be made. Much of this tenimony af
fecting this branch of th inquiry has
boenme known, owing to the witnesses
rehearsing lo listening groups tho substance-of
what tbey bare said before
tho Committee, and it now turns out
that whenover there was a dearth in
th "outrage" and "bloody shirt" bu
siness instructions were always given
by tb btate govern raont in power at
tbe time for some new excesses to he
indulged in by their "wards" for tbe
purpose of influencing tho public mind,
and so to invoke and call lorth such
resistance as would to a certain ex-
Vent justify them in repeating their
Wholesale chargea against those who
refused to remain silent under tbeir
Wrongs.
' In th Ku-Klux business th most
desperate measure used to be resort
ed to in order to amuse an active ex
pression of publio Indignation, and in
some oaaee tb devices t arouse the
exhibition of passion were so Ingenious
aad devilish aa to bring about among
aa atrgd people some outbursts
here ana there or retaliation, it was
nder Scott's administration that this
work was- begun, and it was be and
his State officers who issued th In-
BLrurtliund eehif-b. ar.rvi nH,VRun Iji
glv birth to a poWla uprising Tbejprojiristed under the bill was I3.),OUO,
Republican General Assembly, under
his . recommendation, enAeted laws
Which authorised bim to purchase
arms of tbe most approved calibre,
and to place them in the bands of
their negro supporters, under the name
of tbe "militia," while It era mado a
crime for a while man to owa or carry
a gnn unless he wa willing to tak his
place In lb rooks amesg those who
bad formerly bee his slsvee. These
colored men bsd aptrotnted over tbem
a officers by Scott th moat desperate
characters ol their raee, and to tbnm
Instruction war given lo drill tbeir
ate. with arms in their bands, at tbs
beer of midnight, and in )ot such
plafea. surrov.li ited by women aae ki.
dren, as would attract the utmost de
gree of publio attention. They were
taught to march to all their political
meetings as bodies ot armed men, with
ammunition on tbeir persons, and to
discharge, their firearms without tbe
least provocation and at all hours of
tbe day and night . it unprotected ro
malos were traveling alone through
tbe county these black militiamen
were ordered to firo their muskets for
'be purpose ol keeping them in a con
stant state of anxiety and alarm. Reg
ular meetings ol the State officers were
held, at wbich all mutters of detail
were talked ovor and plana were laid
lo inflame tbe Democrat in the State
by tbe constant infliction of injuries
which tbey hoped Would Incite tbem
to resistance, and so afford tbem an
excuse tor increasing their severity to
ward tbem.
A PIABOI.JC.U CABAL.
Whonever a rumor would come from
Washington that the troops were to be
removed and the Government left to
protect and sustain itself immediately
a consultation would bo held to decide
to what measures resort should be had
to counteract the intended movement
At these meetings tliero were always
iiresent tscott, the Governor ; J. u.
S'eagle, tbe Comptroller General (who
generally had especial charge of "out
rages" in the up country ; Alows, the
Adjutant and Inspector General and
Speaker of the House (afterward Gov
ernor; Chamberlain, the Attorney Gen
eral, and Parker, the State Treasurer.
Each ot these men had their especial
personal dependents and henchmen iu
the shape of deputy United Stales
marshals and State constable, to whom,
alter tba meetings wero adjourned,
their instructions would be given to be
gin their operations in various parts of,
tbe Slate. The expense of the move
ments of these men, alter tbey bad re
ceived their orders and had gone to ex
ecute them, was onornioue, and was all
aid bylheblalo. In accordance with
Scott's request the Legislature had giv
en him authority to establish a paid
Stale constabulary, and to maintain
lor their use burses, Ac, in tho shape
ufcump equipage. Ailhe bead of this
tune bcoll bud placed one John li
Hubbard, a throughly skilled detective
and a desperate man, wbo bad lormer-
ly tuken a prominent part In the in
vestigations conducted by the United
States gorernirent wbich resulted in the
hanging ot Mrs. Surnttt. In addition
to this constabulary force Scott impor
ted into tbo Slate one "Colonel" Ker
rigan, with a band of about twenty-fire
desperadoes and roughs frum New
tork, whose expenses bo paid, in ad
dition to large monthly wages, and
wbom be domiciled In vurious parts ul
the up country bore, with Instructions
lo work up tbe outrage business and
to do all in tbeir power short of com
mitting overt acts to incite the Demo
crats to 0cn resistance. These men
did tbeir work well and richly earned
tbe money they received. Must ol
ibetn were stationed in Union county,
wbere there was a minority of white
voters, and tbe story of the wrongs and
njunes they inuicled un the uiiotleiiJ
ng people there would indeed fill a
volume. 1 heir expense was borne out
of an unlimited appropriation made by
tbe Legislature tor Scott to maintain
an "armed force," and which authoris
ed him to expend any moneys in tbe
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
' ' A HIL1TART VAHPIRB.
But even this importation of toughs
Irom New York was not enough to
create tbe consternation Which was de
sired, and by application to the United
Slates government, supported by D.
I . Uortun. then tbe District Attorney
lor our Sate, Scott succeeded in having
an officer of the United Statu Army
specially detailed and ordered to report
to bim, to take lull charge o! tbe bunt
ing down of tbe terrible Ka Klux and
to bring them to trial and conviction
Thia man's name was Lewis Merrill,
und be waa and is still. I suppose, a
major of the Seventh regiment United
Stales cavalry.
He waai well fitted tor the business
for which he bud been selected. Cold
blooded and heurtless, and as keen on
he scent as a aleuthbound, be admira
bly perlbrmed bis mission, and, in con-
unction with Uoibin and under orders
rom Scon, be succeeded in making of
South Carolina a perleot pandemonium
lor two years. No pen can record, no
tongue van rveila iba i,.ault h heap
ed upon the people, and at the slight
est show ot resentment tbe victim
would be hurried lo trial on the charge
ol being a Ku Klux, and would soon
be beard ot no more except as an in
mato of the Albany Penitentiary. Al
though Merrill waa an officer of the
U nlu-d Hiates A rmy ou lull pay dunng
bis Ku Klux campaign, and although
tbe regulations of the W ar Department
expressly prohibit any otUcer from re
ceiving pay from any Statu authorities,
slill lor the whule time that he waa
here he was regularly paid large sums
by Governor acott (an uddmuu lo bta
travelling expenses) out of thd armed
force funds. The vouchers tor these
navmuniH, as received bv JUerrill bim-
sell, lound on file in the State T.easu-
ry, are now among the records ot the
nvnaiigtttihg lommiilee, ana lorm a
strong cose against hint lor intractiuu
of the regulations of the War Depart
ment.
POINTS POR A COURT IIAIITIAL.
But Ibis wad not all. Long after
the disappearance of all symptoms of
Ku Kluxism in our Slate Alernll wem
before tbe Legislature, and by dint, ol
tbe most constant system ot lobbying
and by bribing the most prominent
members ot that body, together with
most ot the Stale officers, succeeded in
collecting for himself from the reveu
oes of South Carolina about 12 000 as
a roward tor bis service to tbe Repub
lican politicians.
This look place after Scott bad gone
out of office and while 1 was Govern
or, and my testimony of tbe tacts be
fore tbe investigating committee ia in
substance a follows : While I was
Governor, during the Legislative ses
sion of 1872 and 1873, Maior Morrill
bad a bill introduced in tba Legisla
tor appropriating tbe sum of t-!0 aa
a reward iu each case wbere tersou
bad been proved to bave engaged in
Ku Kluxiant and had boon prowuuuled
Ureoimclron. 1 be Whole amount ap-
and it waa provided that cuch person
wbo Islf! lkim to any part of Una sum
ask rbnl1or bis aarv ices Simula! pre
sent bis proof in proper form belbr the
Governor, who, in each case, should
draw bia warrant on the Treasurer lor
the anion nt found to be due. Thia bill
was lobbied tbruugh the General As
sombly by Major Merrill in person, as
sisted by several United Slates deputy
marshal wbo had served under bun.
lie wae also ably Seconded iu bis el
lorls to bave tbe bill passed by Mr. D.
11 Chamberlain, wbo wa acting aa bia
legal counsel, and whu at tbat time
was a lav partner ot tbe lion. S. W.
Melton, then Attorney General Of the
State. U was opeiuy chargea at tbe
MFlJ
time f hat bribes were being ujed to
securo the passage or tho bill, tbo pro
gressot wbicb was opposed very strong.
ly by tbo Demoratic members. Jsmes
N. Uowley, a colored man, then chair
man of tha Way and Mean Commit
tee of the House of Representatives, re
ceived from Menu I an order on tho
lund amounting to (2,600 fur a favora
bie report on the bill Irom bis commit
tco. Other members, both ot the Sen
ste and House, received small sums for
their votes in favor of the bill. Alter
the bill had passed 1 approved it and
it became a law, Mr. D. II. Chamber
lain then cam to me as tbe counsel of
Major Morrill and stated to mo that he
was authorised by Major Merrill to
make tbe proposition to me that it I
would award the whole amount appro
printed (t3S,00f))to Major Merrill, be
( Major Merrill) would pay mooutot ths
fund (5,000 for my own use and bene
fit. I answered Mr. Chamberlain tbat
1 could not accept bis proposition. 1
told him that the General Assembly
although they bad really pasbd tbe
hill lor tno especial emolument or Mer
rill, had nevertheless so worded it as to
allow other parties to present their
claims Deiore me lor examination, and
thai It would not be lust to them to
award the whole sum lo Morrill with
out even an examination of tbeir
claims, I therefore declined his pro
posal, air. Lhamherluin then sugges
ted that I should appoint a commission
of lawyers, whose duly it should bo to
examine all the claims presented, to
decide on their merits and to certity
the result to me. He said that if 1
would appoint such a commission, and
would appoint him (Chamberlain) as a
member of it, with two or three olbera
wbom be named, be (Chamberlain)
would see to it that a report would be
made by them awarding the whole
amiiunt to Merrill, and that 1 could
then adopt their report and pay bim
all the money and myself escape all
niame or responsibility in the premises.
He also said that the (5,000 offered me
Ly Merrill would be paid If 1 would
lakj the course he suggested. I at
length consented to bis proposition and
appointed on the commission Messrs.
C. D. Melton and J. D. Pope, very re
ttyiectable D. mocratic lawyers of Col
umbia, and, at Chambcluin's sugges
tion, 1 sIikj appointed himself, James
A. Dunbar, a lormer law partner of his
Mr. Chamberlain's) and Hon. N, B.
Klliott- 1 referred to his commission
all the claims which bad been forward
ed to me, included among wbich were
claims from Major Merrill, sufficient to
more than double tbo sum tbat had
been appropriated. Alter tbe commis
sion bad deliberated tor some time, snd
bad refused to entertain the view ad
vocated by Mr. Chamberlain (t. t. to
award the whole sum to Mr. Merrill,)
Mr. Chamberlain came lo me und ask
ed me to use whatever influence I pos
sessed over Major D. C. Melton, one of
the Democratic commissioners. J pos
itively rcluscd even to attempt such a
thing, as 1 kpew, and so told Mr. Cham
berlain, tliut not fur a moment would
Major Melton listen to me if I propos
ed to bine anything that WIS Wronif.
In this interview Chamberlain told mo
that Dunbar and Elliott wero to re
ceive each (1,200 front Merrill for cast
ing their rotrs in hislavor befire lb
commission. Finally, after sn interval of
one or two mouths perhaps, the com
mission reported to mo (for I would
not act on tbo simple report ol a ma
jority of them) in favor ot paying Mer
rill some 12,000 out of tbe lund, ana to
apportion the remainder among the
other claimants. 1 adopted tbe report
of the commission, and in accordance
therewith I drew tbe warrants for tbe
payme.it of tho moneys. After I bad
delivered to Merrill his warrants be
banded me hack two warrants, amount
ing to 15 OUO. as also another fur (2,
GOO to be banded by me to Bowley,
chairman nt the Wuysand Means Com
mittee. He then told mo how much
it bad cost him to have tbe bill passed
and to securo tho voles ot members of
the Senate and House and also of some
of the members of the legal commis
sion who made the a wards,
AN ABORTIVE INVC8T10ATI0N.
I remember tliut some years ago
there was a movement in the United
States Senate, on motion of Senator
Randolph, of New Jersey, to have an
investigation made into the charge that
Merrill bud received money for bis ser
vices as an officer from tbe State of
South Carolina, but the whule matter
fell through on account or the difficulty
of obtaining sufficient testimony to
prove the tacts as charged, and tbe
payment ot the money was finally re
garded as a simple gratuity voted uy
tbe Slate. K. J. Mourn.
THE MODEL IWSBAAfl.
There aro two clusscs of married
womon: those who desire to be envi
ed he-cause tbey are wedded to a hero,
and thoso who seek commiseration he
cuusu they are tied to a brute. Many
women pass through both phases of
nistnmonial lein iiy, soexing satistao
lion in the pity of their friemls after
tbey are satiated with the enjoyrouiit
derived from tbeir friends' jealousy.
The change from one condition to the
other is generally very sudden, as the
delusion about tbe heroism and saint
ship ol the husband is kept up long
oiler il haa ceased to deceive anybody.
Tbe wives who consider themselves
matrimonial martyrs can do lit lie harm
by conc.avos tor the discussion ot the
faults of their hu-bunds ; for, although
they may not permit themselves to be
surpassed in the role of sufferer so tar
as words will go to maintain their su
premacy, they have no desire to
awaken tbe einulution of their respec
tive oppressors by relating examples
of the ingenious cruelly of other ty
rants. Hut with women still in the
ii n transformed state it ia different.
Mist-hie! frequently follows when a
group of tbem gel together and tell
stories of the devotion of lords and
masters. One boast that although ten
years married her husbnnd is still her
lever. Another, by wsy ot prool ot
the eharin which shs wields, tells how
bur spouse when away from her writes
home a loiter every dsy. Another
descants upon the patience with which
her saint nurses the baby. A fourth
describes with what cheerful alacrity
her bread-winner pays her millinery
bill. A filth tells bow hsr beloved re
fuses to spend an evening from borne,
an j never goes to a place of amuse
ment to which she is Indisposed to ac
company bim. A sxth oaps the cli
max by remarking that ber matrimo
nial slave holds the end ot ber switch
in bis teeth while she combs it. All
claim that their husbands exhibit every
trait of subserviency detailed by each;
but only Jhe young and inexperienced
go home deteriaiucd to make tbeir
mates approach in actual practice the
character wbicb tbey bavu been tempt
ed to givo tbem abroad. Hence di
vorce suits innumerable; lor tbe ordi
nary husband of commeroe I Incapa
ble of tbe divine saUoacrlfice with
which lb model husband of fetalnios
gossip is endowed. The old stagers
knowing tb bollownesa of thulr own
pretentions, suspect the sincerity of
others, and do nut undertake to regu
late tbo conduct ot their spouses uy
fictitious standards. In this condition
of things it is very unfortunate tbat
stories of the devotion of husbands
should bo put in circulation which,
coming on other than feminine author
Ity, may tond to make married women
throughout the country dissatisfied
with tbeir prize In tbe lottery ol lite.
confirm tbe wild tale wbich they tell
each other at church' sociables and
sewing-societies and apnr them on to
the exaction of fantastic proofs of
courage against tbe world at large
and obedience to their wives Irom the
comfortable but commonplace Hone
diets of the land ; for tbe action of the
ady wbo flung her glove into tbe den
of lion and commanded ber knight to
pick It np is but a type ot tbe cruet
ties that married women are capable
of practising to oxbibit tbeir power
over tbeir husbands. Wberetore we
reprchond seriously tbe publication by
tbe Associated Press of tbe account of
the recent shooting of William Crout,
a hotel-keeper of Laramie City, Wy.
It appears that this person bsd used
insulting and opprobrious language
doubtless supplementary to the presen
tation of his bill to a lady boarder
named Mrs. Lincoln, a music teasber,
with a military husband at Cheyenne.
the lady, with a tierce thirst for ven
geance upon the caitiff inn keeper, and
a heroic disregard fur tbe possible risk
to her husband in a row in the wild
free West, telegraphed to bim that she
bad been treated with comtumly, and
ordered him to come to Laramie City
and vindicate her honor and his own.
There ie ever' reason to suppose tbat
he mado such haste to obey the sum
mons tbal he forgot lo put ammunition
for his revolver in his pocket, lor on
his arrival at Croat hotel bo only
fired three shots into the luckless land
lord, one into each thigh and a third
into one of his ankles. It is clear,
therefore, that the weapon was nut
fully charged, or else tbo other four
shots would have been distributed
among the disabled victim's Other an
kle and bowels; and the inference Is
irresistible that Captain Lincoln must
have engaged in some trivial conflict
on tbe journey, fired four barrels at
bis waylaring opponent aud tailed lo
reload on account of lack of cartridges.
It must bo confessed that there is
something beautiful about such a pic
ture ot married sympathy and mutual
reliance. The confidence of the wile
and the enthusiasm of the husband
are alike charming. Tbe moment Mrs.
Lincoln felt herself aggrieved she
could exclaim, "1 know that I have a
lender wbo will wipe away this
sluin in blood," and rush to the tele
graph office. Tbe moment that Cap
lain Lincoln received ber messago lie
sprung to tbe rescue, flourishing bis
pistel and ahouting, "My wile right or
wrong, and death to him who presents
her a board-bill with or without com
ments." Tho imprisoned damsel wbo
in mmsncn shook her kerchief from
tbe window of a castle- tower to the
errant knight ia the field below was
not more sure of succfir, and the errant
knight was not less careless of legal
proceVsos nor less regardful or tb pre
clous character of human gore in strik
ing for bis true love's deliverance. In
tbe pages of a novel tbe incident would
be admirable and it effect com para
tively harmless. But to say nothing
ot tbe bullets In Crout s body, the re
suit of tbe rehearsal of the story aa an
actual occurrence in all tbe newsps
per in ths United States must be
baneful. Every wedded woman who
has not yet passed into the state
of matrimonial martyrdom will reel a
jealous suspicion gnawing at her heart
as she reads. Is she as beloved as
Mrs. Lincoln? Would her husband
rush from a distant city to murder a
man wbo bad used insulting and op
prohrious language to her Is ber
discretion the arbiter of life and death ?
In many cases tbe temptation to got
insulted and try bow busbanus win
act when appealed to as avengers will
be too strong to resist The standard
of a model husband boa gone up
many degrees In a single day, ana
hereafter tho loving bride will think
with a chill of doubt as she embraces
ber lord and master. "He is certainly
too nice for anything: but would he
shot a man for my sweet sake T" It
will be vain to bo liberal in pin money,
to be patient when buttons fall off, to
avoid swearing while waiting tor the
wife of your bosom to put the finish
ing louche to ber toilet, to look wilb
complaisance upon the presence ol a
mouier-in-iaw. ouou irooug graces oi
the marital character are worthless
now In comparison to the promptitude
ot Captain Lincoln in the shedding of
blood at his lady's behest. A' 1'orA
H'or-M.
8 0MKAMN UP TIALDA A'-
emus.
Bad spellers , ire sufficiently common
in this country not to be in very great
demand and occaaiondy to bring a re
proach to our common school system.
No position, publio or private, is whol
ly tree from tbe person who misuses
the orthography ot tho English lan
guage, aud even the school teacher is
ufluu brought duwn with a well-directed
and sudden shut. There is some
excuse in cases ot thia kind, and a dis
tinguished cititen in the consular ser
vice of his country may bo lightly
dealt with for bis wretched way of
sielling heart, as his business is not
particularly with hearts : but there are
cases in which bad spelling Is not only
inexcusable, but w here it bos led to do
mestic trouble and aunhkppiness such
as few other things could have instiga
ted. - It is a remarkable fact thai no
young lady has yet been beard of who
came from school with any really val
uable knowledge either ol arithmetic or,
orthography, and particularly of the
latter. They bring borne Irom expen
sive establishments a burdensome store
uf almost every other sort of learning,
but tbey wrile letters and do shopping
ths lavorits diversions of young wo-men-a-wiibont
knowing bow to spell
or cast up hall a doasn figures.
A ahori-comlng uf this chsmctcr has
brought a charming young lady of Ill
inois to grief. She bad a lover who
duted on ber and prided himself on his
learning. This young woman was one
of tbe most beautiful and aceomplished
of the sex which is noted for Its brae
ly. Sbo had been to boarding school,
and money bad been lav ia Bed without
stint on her (duration ; she knew
French and Latin and enongh of Greek
lo be actually classical in ber literary
tastes ; she read only the very best
books not th kind which Toong la
die too much iodine to, but tkoa from
wbich much learntna wa to be bad.
And all this teem) like polishing the
already polished aiamonii. ucsrae iuis,
shs was happy In poesessiag, to aa em
inent degree, all those atompiiahasenu
which rusk a xoung ktdy attractive
in tbe society of the period. She was
brilliant and witty in conversation,
knowingexactly whattoaayand wbere
lo say it, aha danced divinely, dressed
like a princess and boro bei-self with
the grace and charm of a Juno. She
was more than a lady, tor she knew
how to cook, and onco took the first
prtae for the best loaf of bread at the
county fair. In due time tbe young
woman with all these splendid accom
plishments made the usual prepara
tions to throw herself away on tbe
young man who had monopolised tbe
most of ber time lor a year or two.
This innocent and confiding man little
knew, what a terrible calamity lay lu
waltforhim. Business called him from
home for a low day while th wed
ding preparations were going off, and
bo wrote and she wrote, as young and
enthusiastic hearts will do under such
circumstances. In a little while tbe
neighborhood was horrified to learn
that tbe match was off. Tbe wedding
preparations ceased, andall was solemn.
Then the young woman sought re
dress in court ; moved by tbat curiosi
ty common to ber sex, as well as the
other sox, she wsnted to know why he
had declinod to fulfill his promise, it
was such a natural request tbat he was
cotnM)lled to give bis reasons, and did
so without indirection, by producing
one of her glowing letters in which she
described hor happiness in view of the
coming "nupsbals," and incidentally
relerrred to hor "dimond" ring. The
stony-hearted wretch declined to mar
ry anybody wbo could not spell nup
tial, particularly within a monib of her
wedding day. The young lady brought
her portfolio into court and emptied
his letters out where tbe light of the
law could shine upon thou. Tbe first
one read was in answer to lifer gush
about the "nupshsls," very briel and
truly business-like, lie wrote: "Ibis
msrndge can never take place." She
nut only lound out why, but she recov
ered damages ; the judge was a bu
mane msn, and congratulated tbe
young woman on ber narrow escape
from a man who didn't know bow lo
spell marriage within a month ol hid
wedding day. rhiladrlphia Itmei.
A' PARALLEL.
Tho two Alexanders, he of antiqui
ty, styled the Great, and ths modern,
tbe Czar of all tbe Russias, more than
two thousand years between them, and
yet tbe reader of history cannot fail to
draw a parallel betaeen them, (he
modern Alexander is now hurling his
vast armies upon those classic battle
fields where the ancient Alexander
first won bis spurs ss a warrior. No
they encamp upon the ancient battle
ground ot 1 barsalia, where tbo Human
tiepublio went down in blood, and the
"world was mado lor Cmsar" and his
line. Curious enough wo find the mod
ern Alexander after money and con
quered realms. He pretends that ho
must make war to find peace to make
peace between tha I urk and bis mm
mal Christian subject. But it is tbe
peace of death and dissolution. Well
could tbo Bishop of Warsaw, after iu
aituuaa wum nwiaxiMttuu, wise u tuu
Emperor, "peace reigns in Warsaw."
The ancient Alexander, after laying
waste nation after nation, turned bis
arms northward, and encountered tbe
Scythian, reputed a barbarous people,
and styled robbers. Ueinvited embas
sadors from them, and here is tbe
speech of that functionary when asked
by Alexander why he robbed f "What
bave we to do with thee f We never
sat our feet In thy country T From
whence oomeat thou 7 Thou bossiest
tbal tby only design la to extirpate
robbers. Thou thyself art the greatest
robber in tho world." Tho captured
pirate also made the same defense,
compered hi small kind of robbery as
modesty beside that oi the ruier of
tbe universe "aa thou art." "I infest
the sea with a single ship ; thou dost
take the generous liberty of doing so
with great fleets. I am denounced aa
a robber, and thou dost claim to be a
great conqueror because tbou dost af
flict mankind so much more."
If the modern Alexander is inclined
to read the annals of tbat wonderful
region the object of bis fond aim to
posset j and happens to find the
plain talk of the robber, on a small
scalo, to his phototype and namesake,
what would bo his convictions in the
faco of facts ? But after all he may be
but a factor in accomplishing the des
tiny ol tbe false prophet whose time
according to tbe interpretation usually
put upon the divine revelation, is about
fulfilled, r-very great change or revo
lution, in all ages of the world, has had
to wade through blood. Good may re
sult In the. end, and be Iba means of
spreading a purer failb over all that
blood-saturated land, no may It be.
Altoona Tribune. "
Dakoer or Wkarino Bblth. The
evils arising from compression of the
chest and budy in early life are not ex
clusively restricted to ll.e female sex.
school boys and youths constantly
practice the habit of binding np their
bodies by means of a belt tightened
am ly above me Dips, instead of wear
ing the braces over the shoulder.
Sor e buys and youths are also taught
the plan of putting on an extra bell for
holding In the breath, belore they
run or leap In the pursuit ot certain
active business in wbicb weights have
to be carried, this ssmo system of wear
ing a tight belt is adopted and practic
ed by working-men, until the artificial
and ingerftoas support, as it is asuumpd
to be, becomes, like tbe corset of a wo
man, a veritable necessity. To tbe
belt the same objection applies a to
tbe tight band and corset It Impedes
the free action of the abdominal or
gans ; it impedes the freedom of the
respiration i it interferes with the cir
culation : in the yoang athletes who
wear it while tbey ar running, row
ing rnmoing or wresteing, it irnus to
briiig on hernia rupture.
Debt. Debt I there is no worse
demoralitslion nf character. The sad
records of defaulting, embculing and
dishonest failures which. we meet With
so constantly ia the daily press are of.
ten, iudecd moot frequently, the result!
or the demoralisation of debt, and con
scqnent desperate efforts of ex trication.
The financial props bave given away.l
Tbo little debt, wbich at tint was as
small as a grain of mustard seed, like
tbo rolling anow-bsll, baa gathered
weight and multiplied itaelt a thou
sand fuld. And still It grows, and like
ih fabulous hydra which Hercules
was sent to kill, you no sooner strike
off one head than two shoot up in it
place, Tbe atruggle is severe, but in
the end decisive; either confession ut
msde of a hopeless bankruptcy, which
might and shstild have been avoided,
or integrity at sacrificed to the temp
tation ot Ne moment vcbl ruins as
many households and destroys as
many fine cbardcter as ram.
Song of the Baker "J Knead Tbee
Every Hour." Tbe first note of tke
song 1 Dough.
BR UDDEBJA8PBH AXI
We have noticed with some regret
disposition oo tbe port of oertaio flip
pant journalists to make fun ot Brad-
Atriitfnr ol Jl!)rnond, V., who ha
rlclty of the earth, and 'lie i'ViI-''
the sun, and th solar ystera general
ly". Jiru'MerJsvtrisaooloredpreacb.
ei who la shocked at the skepticism
that be finds in modern thought and
returns to the holy scriptures and to
tboae alone for information aa to the
universe. He argues from the Bible,
that the earth ia in tbe centre, tbat it
is flat "else the wator would spill off,"
and tbat "the sun, moon and stars were
created to light it, and that they all
revolve around it.".,fhia is doubtless
unsound regarded as .physical science
but il must be confessed ft does no Vio
lence to the plain meaning of tbe Bible :
and christians should hardly make a
jest ol a man whose fault is toe literal
acceptance of tbo apparent teaching
of the, inspired volume. There was a
time, and that time not very long ago
when tbe whole world, learned and un
learned thought as Brudder Jasper
does on this sahjeat, and sustained
themselves by tbe ssmo reasoning and
faith. So much so, tbat when Galileo
and Copernicus advanced the idea
tbat are now taught In the school ge
ographies, tbey were persecuted as
atheists. The rotundity and revolu
tion of the earth wa denounced as a
damnable heresy, and the venerable
philosopher waa made to kneel down
in bis dungeon and recant hi false
doctrine undor penalty of death by tor
ture. The Italian philosopher Giorda
no Bruno, the moat vigorous and origi
nal thinker of bia century, and the
man that the age could least afford to
lose, refuaed to recant ths "damnable
heresy" that the earrti wss round, and
was burnt al tbe slake iu the year 1600.
Those who burnt bim used precisely
the same anrnmenta almost the same
words that Brudder Jasper uses now.
Catholic and proteatanl, Lutheran and
Cklvinist, pope, bishop, cardinal, lay.
man, preacher and preached to, all
were agreed on this one subject, and
all agreed with what Bruddor Jasper
leaches now.
However the new Ideas made their
way in spite of persecution. At last
navigators sailed all around the earth.
nd so at last its sphericity hsd to be
acknowledged. Christians found bow-
over tbat tbey could go on believing
their uiulea and still believe that tb
earth was round. So all the passages
in tbe scriptures that seemed to teach
tbat tbe earth was flat, were explained
away. Men began even then to sua.
pect tbat the lliblo was Intended to
teach spiritual and moral truth only
and not physical science ; yet the les
son was not fully laid to heart
So when the geologist about fifty
years ago began to teach the vast an
tiquity of the earth, tb wholu question
bad to be (ought over again. It waa
considered as attacking Bible chrono
logy, and tbe clergy futigbtas bard tor
an earth six thousand years old, and
fur the six daya of creation as they had
fuught tho revolution of the earth.
Geologists were denounced as scoffers,
infidels and atheists: yet now all this
hss passed away except aa to remote
rural districts. Christians find tbat '
they can believe tbeir Bible with un
shaken faith and slill beliove that the
earth is millions of years old. One
would have thought that this second
lesson was enough ; but It seems not.
For evon now many theologians are
disputing on biblical grounds the theo
ry of evolution and development Dar
win is denounced as an atheist just as
Galileo,' and Giordano Bruno, were de
nounced in former ages. There are
slill clergymen wilb more ceal than
knowledge, who assume tbat their own
interpretation of the holy scriptures is
inspired, and who denonnce all as un
believers wbo differ with them. This
U ,.v.l,t aka etutal.. kUk ftwA
dor Jasper ia now making ; and those
who think a little on tb subject will
find tbat ebon thinker is ia very good
company. Baltimore QattUe.
A PUZZLED DUTCHMAN MADS
OLAD.
A Dutchman once heard a sermon
by a preacher who did not believe io
immersion for baptism. In bis dis
course he attempted to explain tbe
proposition "into," asserting that it
meant simply going down to or near
tbe water, aSid being sprinkled. Al
the close of this very labored discourse,
the preacher gave an opportunity for
any present to express their.tboughU
on the subject The Dutchman ac
cepted the invitation, and remarked
as follows:
"Mr. Breacber, I fsh so glad I rash
here to-night, for I has baa explained
lo my mint something dat 1 never
could believe pefore. Ob, 1 ih so glad
dat info does not mean info at all, out
sbust close by or near to, for now I can
pelieve manisb things vot I could not
understand pefore. We rest, Mr,
Breacher, dat Tanlel wsa cast into de
ten ol lions, and came out alifel Now,
1 never could understand dat, for de
wilt peasts would eat him np right off;
but now it ish very clear to my mint
He was sbust cloic py or near to, and
did not get info de ten at all. Ob, I
ish so glad I vaab here to-night Again
we real dat de Hebrew children wash
cast info the firish furnace, and dat al
wash luokt like a pveg story, too, for
1 dinks dey would have been pornt
up; but it ish all blain to my mint
now, fur dey were sbust cast dote py
or near to do firisb furnace ; oh, I ish
so glad 1 vash here to nlgbt
And den, Mr. Breacher, it ish laid
dat Jonah vash cast into the wbalesh
policy. Now I never conld under
stand dut ; but it Ish all blain to my
mint now ; he vash not taken into do
whalish pelley at all, but shust thump
on bia pack and rode ashore. Oh, 1
ish so gist I vash here to-night I
"And now, Mr. Breacbor, if you will
sbust "explain two more pashages of
Scripture, 1 shall ps, ob, so happy 1
vash here to night I One of dera ish
vers it sslsh de Ticked shall be cast
into dan lake, if 1 am vicked, or shust
dose py or nrar enough to be comfort
able? 1 hopes you vill say I shall
pe cast shust py, a goot vay off, and I
will pe so glnt I rssh here to-night!
lie oder pashag is dat vieh aaisb,
plesaed are dsy who obey dose com
mnndtncls, dst dey may have a right
to do tree of lilo, and enter in through
the gates info de city. Ob, Ull me 1
shall gets info de city, and not eloie py
or ntar to, shust near enongh to see
what I have lost, and 1 shall pe so glat
I vash ber to-night I"
God's ways stem vV-ry slow sotue-
titnes. . W hat we would See don waits
long for tb doing and ws grow Impa
tient. But it we believe in God
we ahonld possess onr souls in patience.
In his own good time rrerrthlr- "Ul
come right.
A new rdilioa ot etiquotte says ,
it ia no longer fashionable for yo.
men to call on tbeir girls on sat'
evening This will give tbe ,
chance to pot tbeir hair up ta I
paper beror one o clock otvtmit
morning. ,
We must first be made good re 1
can do good w mast Has I be ra
jest before our works can please Go
tor wbeo we ar justiuea by lei ID u
Christ, then cmstb good works.
' One of our newspaper Itiead oar
that "if tbe gab were sqaewsed out of
some traveling agents there would be
nothing left of them but tbeir feel and
shirt collars."
LMypemma; It isa, die yoang. It
is tbe active ia body aad brmia wbo live
to extreme old age, as a rule.
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