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ci r.urcs nociavrxii wrxsox. ' . " II ARTICLE. , v r '- ' - t ' Tti n 'Inciimbrnt of the Prnl- ' Beney may be one whose samt ia not now on mcn'i lips, for chance and -accident have more often cleared the way to that office, barring the ablest aspirants, than all calculable Influ ences and qualities. Hardly, one of J the great leaders who had -already left' his impress on our legislation and eur public policy - has been- chosen president , since the earlier days of -the republic Jackson, the alder Har- " Ylson and Grant excepted, none of the generally' popular men has succeeded, and of theae Harrison's was the pop ularity of an idea, and Grant's of a military hero, v The history of nomi nating conventions and of elections, i Indeed, shows that's, man -who Das' won only a moderate degree of fame and then waited for some happy turn : of fortune has had by far the beat chance of success, - V'-'' - In 1800 .Burr and Jefferson recely- . ed an equal number of electoral votes. At-that time the man -who received the largest number of electoral votes -became President, and the man who -received the next- largest number, Vice President. There wag no choice ' ' J .1 i . , , . d n ft A in tua.vi9cidrai.coiiege.il. the electtqn, was thrown .-' Into ' the 'House of Representatives, where Jef ferson would haye failed of the first place had not an unexpected influence ' Deen nrougnt to Dear upon tne con test. Hamilton, leader of the Feder alist,' preferred Jefferson aa the les ser of two evils. Hia purpose W.M not 'accomplished by directly securing Federalist votes for Jefferson, but the federalist representative . from Ver- met . mvs A - Ka - Iwa f rtm f a Tavist nd voted blank ballots, so that in the final ballot it appeared that ten States, majority of those votlng.-had giv en Jefferson their ballot. .There Is no .stranger episode in our political history-than that Jefferson, the foun der of the - Republican party, as the Democratic party was . then called, owed it to Hamilton, who was the r personification of all that he opposed in political theory, that he succeeded ' John Adams In the presidency. , THEft FIRST FAILURE OS CLAY. ' .' Madison and Monroe, were. In sue cession, tho predetermined heirs to Jefferson' political estate;. but John wuincy Adams, wno rouowea aionrcje, was an accidental President -There were four candidates for the office in 1814 Adams, Jackson. Crawford and Clay. ' Jackson had a majority of the popular vote; but there being ' no choice In the electoral college . the ' election again went to the House, . which, under the constitution, was to ' select on from the three .candidates who - had received the three largest votes.' -These were Adams, Jackson . and Crawford. Adam was the final choice of the House, but he owed his election .to what seemed at-the mo- ment a comparatively trifling matter. The State Legislature at that time selected the presidential elector for the State. - By what Clay's friends termed outright political dishonesty, . the . Legislature of Louisiana seised -or i made an opportunity during the absence of Clay's supporters from that body to vote for the presidential elec- t tors.,. These electors voted in the col- t lege, three for Jackson and two for Adams, whereas, had the election ta ken 'place .when Clay's friends were . present, the five electors would- all have voted for Clay, and their votes m ins -eienursi college . wguio nnvn .- made" Clay's electoral vote- greater than Crawford's. He, then. Instead of 'tCrawford. would, have ' been a candi dates before the House; and in that event It ' Is certain that Clay would tiav been elected President by the House, of which he was at that time easily the most - popular member. Thus robbed of -success, the friends cf Clay In the House. acting upon the advice of their leader, gave their support to Adams, and - he ; was ' WHEN . CALHOUN MISSED ' THE Death alon could have prevented sv v iiv v s vi -noun ri 'deney In 1828, or his. re-election four years later, but (n 1882 an unlooked- . for. incident,- or .combination of : ln ctden'ts, played a decisive part In the ; election efi Van Buret). When Jackson first took office, two men were promi nent as his possible successor Clay and Calhoun. In fact, when Jackson was elected. It was understood that - he should serve a single term, and that Calhoun, who had been elected- .Vice President almost without- op 1 position should become his successor. t. ... ..... uut this plan wm never carnea out. vrawiorOs 'no naa noi ceaa xo r- STVT1J tn a UCI CTsft,!, ' Ml 1QT, l"l , w aai. is with or without .reason, he held Cal houn chiefly responsible, noKSLCOis to Van Buren, Jackson' secretary f state, declaring that In Monroe's cably net. of which both he and Calhoun had been members.Calhoun had pro- , posed that Jackson's conduct in the Florida, war (during which Jackson had.ln faet. carried things with., high ' hand, as -was his' custom) -be made tho subject of inquiry, sod that It ths charges against him were proved, he be punished With severhy. Van Buren showed this letter to his chief, and the friendship of Ja'ckson for Calhoun changed at once to lm placable enmity.- From that day Cal houn was doomed as Jackson's suc cessor. .' -. '.,. '.-., '. ' " : - . : Calhoun; of course, charged, his loss hla AtA.l. till w'ass - tklt)i or favor; to" van eoren; ana wnen Jackson sent' Van Buren's nsme to tn Senate as minister to Great Brlt--aln, Calhoun, with Webster and Clay, et - about defeating the nommatlon. He was rejected in the end, but with a result unforeseen, save by one astute Senator, who said, "Tou have broken a minister, but you have elected a Vice President." His rejec tion did all that, and more, for it fixed In Jackson the determination to make Van Buren his successor In the tr,Mnv Thin mmIva. lwJimA n 1 A I fl when, in 1812, Van Buren was nom inated and elected Vice President. our years later he succeeaea jacn con In the chief magistracy. v HOW SCOTT : LOST THE PRIZE.-. - Van Buren was again the candi date of his party in 1849, but, with the panic of 1817, and the hard times that followed it. Whig success in that campaign was from the first fore gone -conclusion. "Again accident mm Irittv nlai tn malt & Trefild,nt. ! The sentiment of his party was de cidedly . in favor or the nomination Clay, andv he fully expected the- hor: but half a dozen influential" . hlgs tn New York and Pennsylvania deemed him unavailable because the anti-Masons made up a larre portion of the opposition, and Clay was a Royal Arch Mson. ' , - ; 'With Clay, out of -the field, the choice of the convention was narrow ed down to General Harrison and General Scott,- and the Virginia dele gation was la a position to decide be Jween them. Eut Scott had written a letter to Francis 'Granger, of New York. Jn which he evldt-ntly-sought' to conciliate the anti-slavery sentl mnt fit that State. Granrer showed it to Thaddeus Stevens and permit-d Stevens to use it In h! own way. The headquarters of the Virginia deleua ion being the centre of attraction, was always crowded, and fctevens railed there along with many other. F?fore leaving he dropped fck-ott's ln tr on the floor, anrf it was soon da covered and 'ts Contents made known to the VirgialiUiS. Ti.at lelter cause! , the .Virginians to furcor t Harrison and to reject Scott.-: The nomination was equivalent to an election. TYLER 'INSTEAD OF- WEBSTER , - TRiUilPHED. Harrison's candidacy ''was as dra matic in its sequel as in its inception. Before the Whig convention - met. Thurlow ; Weed urged Webster - to take the nomination for. Vice Presi dent, but he rejected the suggestion with scorn. - After Harrison's nomi nation Clay's' friends were urged to name the candidate for Vice preai dent. They first offered the nomina tion to Watkins -Leigh of Virginia, who declined it. Then It was ten dered to Nathaniel P. Tallmadge. Had he not nut it aside. New York would have had three Presidents from the Vice President's chair. Next, Samuel Southard of New Jersey had the offer of the nomination.- He too refused it. At last some one remem bered that John - Tyler of Virginia had shed tears at Clay's defeat As a results Tyler was named for ' Vice President, the delegates feeling that so devoted a follower of Clay on the ticket would so far to heal the wounds that the convention . had caused. Thus by a curious .combina tion of accidents, for which he was In no way responsible,' Tyler, through. the death of .Harrison, Decame president.- after four .men bad declined the . chance. ; . ; . ( - Van Buren should have been nom Inated by the Democratic convention but r the adoption of - the two-thirds niio flenrived him of this advantage over his rivals and Drolonged ballot ing: Droducadmuch bad feeling be tween his supporters and those of his chief comnetltor. . Cass. On the eighth ballot forty-four- delegates voted for James K. folk, who, up to that time, had been mentioned only as a. possi ble candidate for 'Vice President;, and on ' the succeeding ballot, he was 'unanimously . nominated. ; Polk ' had been speaker ' of the House, but he was not a man of any great national reputation. : The nomination. ,- says Thomas H. Benton, "was a surprise and marvel to th country." ' , CLAY'S SECOND AND LAST SHIP. . - Clay was nominated by acclamation by the "Whigs, but again an untoward accident blocked his path . to the White House. The great Kentucklan; at an earlier stage of his career, had given .' serious '. personal - offense to Jsmes G. Birney.. The latter was con spicuous as an Abolitionist and there was some trifling strength In the so- called Abolition party In - the North. Jn New York Stats there were a few thousand scattered 'Abolitionists, and they met Jn convention and nomlnat ed Birney for th presidency. Ha did not wish to run, and th most intelll gent of-th Abolitionists were oppos ed to any organization; bnt there was at thai time a general belief that Bir ney saw In his candidacy a chance to punish Clay. Birney therefor ran, and he had such a revenge as caused the whig party to lose the preeiden cy for his popular vote of 11,100 was sufficient to turnNew York and Mich igan to the Democrats. The , sequel 'proved that Clay's political sun had set. for in 1148. when It was almost certain that the Whig candidate would b elected, he wss put aside for Tay lor, one of the heroes of a war which the Whigs had denounced as a crime. Webster, -also, - In 1848, missed his last opportunity to .become President. Befor the. Whig, convention met Thurlow Weed again urged Webster to oecome thb Whig candidate for Vice President. Again he refused and the nomination, after going begging. w nnany given to Miuara nnmore. Taylor died, soon after taking office. Fillmore became President and Web ster returned to Washington to serve .him as Secretary of State, as he had similarly served the" accidental Tyler iweive years oeiore. In place of either of them he might have become President i , ;'... T: - -; THE NOMINATION OF PIERCE. - The unexpected befell lit th Dem ocratic , convention- ot 1861. , Cass, Buchanan and Douglas were the lead ing candidates, but Cass's tcandldacy had the stigma Of defeat; Buchanan lacked, an attached personal following, and the envy and the personal hat reds caused by Douglas' brilliant ca reer as a, leader in the Senate pre vented his nomination.' There Is Ut fle doubt that Daniel 6. Dickinson 'of fxew..orK would nave been nomlnat 1 Mti compromise candidate had he not peremptorily declined to allow ni name to go before the convention, for th reason that he was pledged to Cass.- Finally the Southern delegates said to the New Hampshire delegates that' any New Hampshire 'Democrat bpon .whom, they could, sgreo would b supported by the South, and thus, after protracted' Contest, Franklin Pierce was nominated. Pierce had been a soldier, in the Mexican war and a member of the Senate, but was 3. Ilttls known beyond the 'borders of his own State that many Democrats pad never heard Jils name. Scott, robbed of a - nomination when he could have been elected twelve Years before., wss now made the standard bearer of the. Whigs. He met with one of the most overwhelming defeat on record, only four States voting for him In the electoral college. - In Buchanan, for many years n sctlve aspirant for the office, was chosen President, but the year 1810 wrecked the' long-cherished hopes of Douglas, John C. - Breckinridge and Seward. When the Republicans met In convention, the -nomination of Seward seemed a foregone conclusion. ut. ha1 mad a personal enemy of Horace Greelev. vhn .i..m lned to-defeat his" nomination. As uiwitj couw not &e chosen a dele gate from New York, 'he appeared in the convention with th proxy of an Oregon member. H worked In sea son and out of season, undermining Seward's strength. Greeley i argu ments and the declaration of Andrew G. Curtin. then candidate for Gover nor of Pennsylvania. 4hat he could not carry his State in Jhe October election if Seward- was nominated, drove enough delegates from the emi nent New Yorker to prevent his nom ination, and Lincoln was named In his stead.'. -; . , , ' BUTLEQ MIGHT ' HAVE BEEN ; . .- PRESIDENT, . t No name but Lincoln's was pre sented to the Republican convention In 18(4, and from the first his re election was never in serious doubt, i But the sbiding Issue of that cam paign, as the sequel proved, was the 1 nomination and election of Andrew Johnson ta the Viae 'Presidency. Lin-! coin for good reason preferred a war Damocrat on the ticket with him, and his first selection was Gen eral BenJamln F. Cutler. But But- ler, -when approached - by an agent Of the-President declined perempto rily to-permit his name ts be consid ered, and Johnson wss finally select ed as th most available man for the, place. Butler refused becauss of h!a personal dislike of Lincoln. It was a costly refusal, for. Johnson became President within a year. Grant s, hinlnition in ltd and In 1172 were beyond the power of, chance to prevent; but In 1871 the1 enmity of an angry man helped : to defeat I .aine, the favorite of a m Jority of the members of is party, and brought about . the unexpectad nomination of Hayes. YYhea Blaine was speaker of the House of Rep resentatives, James N. Tyner, a mem ber of the HoVise from. Indiana, cov- mittee on postoffices and post roads. ' He asserted that ' Blaine promised him the place, and - then, - without warning, gave It to another. Facing the speaker ini hia private room, he declared to Blaine that be should re member-what he called hia betrayal when Blaine should become) a candi date, a year - or - two later' for -the presidential ' nomination. -. 'Blaine laughed at him. It was then said; but Tyner, who had great Influence In the politics of his State, was as good as his word. '..When In the Republican convention of 187s, it became appar ent that Oliver P. Morton ' could not be nominated, the Indiana delegation decided to support Hayes, who up to that time ' had not been a probable candidate. Elaine's friends had count ed npon Indiana When Morton was withdrawn;- but Tyner turned them from Blaine to Hayes."' -' . f -LATER ACCIDENTAL PRESI- f' v V"? -"dents. ,; j:. V By", the ' electoral' " commission. wherebv Have -secured the. presiden tial office, although Tllden received 2S0.00O maioritv of the popular vote. was completed the -chain, of unusual events whereby Hayes became- Presi dent - Tilden was the choice ot his party in 1880, but In the confusion of he Democratic convention rconrusion caused by a letter from him express ing th wish that " the convention should hot renominate . him (which the convention took seriously, - now ever, it was-meant to be taken) an eloquent speech by Daniel Dougherty of Pennsylvania -caused the ill-starred nomination of Hancock. In th Re pubHtan. convention .Blaine, -- Sher man and ' Grant were presented as candidates but Garfield was chosen Had he keDt to his original purpose not to attend the- convention, : tberj Is little . likelihood that h woura havs been nominated. - The surnrlses since 1880 include th first nomination both - of 4 CleveUnd and Harrison, and the Issue of Roose velt's nomination for V)ce President on the .ticket .. with McKlnley. In 1 100 . Roosevelt was serving as Gov ernor of New York, and earnestly d sired a renomlnation and re-election to that office. - He was forced, how ever, to accept .a nomination for Vic President by a powerful combination In the Republican national . conven tion of that year, led byvThomas C, Plstt and Matthew S. Quay; and these DOilticlans were moved to such action by th advice and urging f th late William C. Whitney, a Democrat who saw In Roosevelt a continuance as ftftvurnnr a nnu ti the- control which he and hi friendshad obtain ed of the public utilities of New Tork City, v Mark Hanna.- McKlnley clos est friend and political - manager, wanted John D. Cong named for Vice President.-trot In th end yielded re luctantly to 'the plans-of Piatt and Quay; Nominated and elected Vice president Mr. - Roosevelt. '- In "little more, than a. year became' President by succession. Th rest Is history.-, 1 mil UM- SO EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO - 'RISE. .- There's many jl youth of a .courage sub- " - lime.7', - . -,--... ' Who dreads- tne oar nour mat I Known Yet nightly he faces this pitiless doom, A And s;oes by himself t his sllsst bed- His shoes sr so stupid; they won't come untied; ; ' . NO wonder he sighs," for he knows th '-' bed-. , - - ''-. His foot is so- cold, when he pulls off bis seek. - . ' - ' . It seems like a chank ol the deepest bed- His lamp.' too. Is smdklng; he turns. down 'the wick.. ' - And feels Just as strekked. as any bed- Then with a-, great effort he. jays down his head,- v- i And h"Hea his troubles beneath the bed- He' Must dropped asleep, - when;" .like splashes of gtit, - . ' - , The first sunbeams straggle across -his - sed-.- t. , - i Whereat - If rou please, this ', devoted sleen lover - , ' . , , ; Crawls dbwo. eyes and ears, underneath the bsd " -ii.-v (.. Th air Is so- chilly, he heartily loathes The bar ' thought . of ' shedding his cosy ed -' - Like sny brave sentinel., now, he might " boast -. x-' -'- - -.-- v - ' .Xhst nothing should tempt him to leave - his bed-". ' ' - - ' A savor of breakfast comes, frs grant and mallow. .. ' ' Ah, hunger la net an'attractlre bed-""". So like th greet sun. rises sonny, un bidden, - . And proves fo the World, he's In no wise bed ' - BEDFORD. 1 CHARACTERISTIC IMTIALR. ' TVe're glad to have you with us. Bliss. even If It Is for but a day, and as w walk about I'll tnr.and point out to you soma Lot th celebrated peopls w ar ur to meet. Notice that little group standing st the next corner; you'll And some on of them ebout her almost anr day for this Is W Street Th shabby - little lady Is (1) Human Greed, 'and with her ar (2) Juggling Dollars Remarkably, (J) Real Stingy , and (4) Judiciously propa gates Millions. 'Look out for that auto. Silas! you havs to step lively In th big etty. you know. Here comes a couple of our citizens you have often heard pr: 5 Absurdly. Censorious seems to be quit, excited No doubt he IS trying .to Induce (I) Wrangles Trial Jurors to order klmona for . the v statute of Liberty. Quick. -Silas! se th man - with ths crutches Just shesd ot as; that's our own (7) Roundly Damns Everybody. I hop the poor fellow doesn't bars to hobble about that way long. I'm surprised tbat be Is here for ths last. I heard of bun be was many .mlies sway Triers goes a visitor from up-State; IV Can't Endur Horse-racing. . He's a busy, man, end sracloua.' Silas! there goes () Third-term Repudiator riding with W) V bo Helps Teddy; there's a' team, for , yon. Tea. there sr all sort nc people about 8llas; for instance, ther 1 (11) Jabbed Cesser Slurrers Just pssslng (12) Wild Folks Conqueror -(better known as Bison Batt er). Here comes our earr Silas, lets go to lunoa. "" ". " - ' W. O. It. - , S-ANAGRAM. r - ' T-U.iy I nm b!1e th sea from roam- . Jrc rr-!ny dsys, - ' - -. . - And v t tone of cold complaint re- pri nch my erring wsrs. . ' fcef-jre the torrid ht OmfS dewo from ' brasy Ju!y i'c.s, .' 1 : . O' let me drink a. 'deep, full breath, and " . feast- my hungry eyea - Upon the tender blue of June; the macah grass bending' leeward. The mattered milky bits of foam a strong s wind hurries seaward. Tis summer, yet no summer, ' with this ' moaning of the sea, ' s But there's a note of promise there. of i days that, are to be. . -, '-, I heard the call that came o'er miles of Intervening mist, . ' And, hearing, even so I knew-; ths - WHOLE, that NONE RESIST. Ah! well I. know it "matters not,, in cloud - or sun, O sea. . , .. Thy .voles. If. .glad or sad. hath stilt ths same old charm, for me: . , ; i Will lure and hold my wandering .steps, --.and bid them rest at last. , - . Upon these sands, wher all thy: waifs -( , th tumbling shells ar cast' ; J''vi a :tJ SAXONi i '- SJ SCRIPTURE -TRANSPOSALS. (Find the anagrams of the- following Scripture proper names, each In. a singl word: A prominent ancient woman; an apostle; -a . spring: - a son of Eve; -. a mountain; a son ot Jacob; a mountain; a sen of Jacob;, a wits of Jacob; a city Visited by Paul; a son of Jacob; a com panion of . Paul; - an Old Testament heroine; a country, east of th Jordan). I can. enjoy the army, wander many a mile without food., sleep on a bale of hay. rise early, Wis re a bone with my com rades, and grow hale on a roast. At sea I fear no evil In any ship. that sails, nor can I br. hurt by any mode of roughing it : - ; , DOROTHEA. - ' (64 THE MAN WITH THE HOB. ' : Though Uncle Greenleaf blames his bun t ions, - ''';;; "' He leads th town in planting ,m,It. And.' furthermore; attempts to set us , A-pattern with his. beds of 111 n". u, -He even seems a trlfl faddish- : With pink and whit and scarlet r And grows quits- vexed with : Neighbor - Babbags. ' .-'.- -.- kWho holds wrong-headed view n ur. .wonders wnat mat teuow means . Who has no special choice In " 1 ". -All foreigner he holds la scorn; . .' Tbey never ate vti planted His stnbby shoes have dusty gray toes; He's Just put In his' first 1 1 " 1 1 1 . . t But thinks he most hav left up garret The seed of that new tangled t He stops to watch two lively steppers; .- There's Peter Piper planting . ' While Brother Philip, next to these. Puts plenteous parallels of Uncle st. "Simmies" likes to rail; Lovers of spinach, or ot ;". Tor O, there alnt no nss a-tryln't ' Ths best of greens Is "''. 4. ' 5-A SHOPPING PROBLEM. ' -Her Is a little tangle I picked up th other day In a street ar. Two shoppers were discussing their afternoon's work tn the department stores. . Bald en lady: "I only made one purchase to-day some lovely dollar ribbon. The price had been marked down so that I might have bousht as msnr yards for 808.01 ss I would havs paid dollars for 100 yards. , I bought a qusrter ysrd of It;-the loveliest tint; U I had It wtth me I would show you. but I ordered It sent home In th delivery wagon." What must hav been ths special, bar gain price ot the ribbon T, . F. L. 8. 80 ARITHMETIC PARADOX ; . Here is a-funny sum In fractions Involving four distinct subtractions, t By. which - sack remainder Its. minuend - doubles, . - ' ' .' ' Now, solvers, keen begin your troubles: From l-4 take half away, The- remslndes Is 1-82. , i-s V Again take half and then t .ssy .. ; ii Ml ths answer's reckoned. ". - . And when this remainder .of hsff. Is b- . 'reft . . - ' . ' .,; Quit strange to relata, 1-8 Is left. .'. rv ; t : 87 CHARADE. u ThS miner' dropped his heavy ONE. V . Just as' the whistle blew tor noon:, t ' .His slmpl luneh'waa quickly dons, Without th aid ot fork or spoon. H elosed hi dinner-psli with great good win ' . -...--.r..- . ; Th best refreshment waited for hfm stilL na set nis mtw iacnp angni. And- trimmed -th "moky. TWO with ear; , v a-'W i- ---J.i; ,,Lr A dingy book ha brought to light AU things. Indeed, wer dingy there.' - His tiny flam flashed llks a thousand . tapers: . ' '' ' - it . shone, upon ths sparkling TOTAL papers..-",- V1--..-. -r . y Too son ths whistle's wsmlng scream Rang shrilly through ths gloomy aisle; Th miner. starting from his .dream, ; Took up his ONE with cherry smite. Even In a 'cost-mine b may tabor gaily. WSO jeinsi tns iutsu tjuvn a nan-nour .- daily. M. C. 8. ' ---;' ' :' " ' - ' ". ': - 4 : . "- v i , "' ANSWERS. .- ; ' sn Mornins-alorv.. Sster. rose.' . Ivy. (Isdlolus.. orange. Illy, dahlia. , e53i. Chanes n. r-srKDursi. z. jonn u. Sullivan. - 8. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. 4. Booker T, - Washington.1 6. Andrew Car negie. ,'. Chsrles w; Fairbanks. T. Maude Adams. s 8. J Plerpont Morgan. Helen M. Gould. 16. Nelson A. Miles. U. Mary Walker.-M. William. H. Tsft 53-Hsres. hears, share, , 654-1. Loaf, tost 1 Tied, diet 1 Mood. doom. 4. Deal, lead. 8. Ragged, dagger. 1 Emits, smite. , " -, 6S&-1., My land! I Dear me! a. LcK-a day! 4 -Hall! All hall! 8. O. my stars'. Fiddlesticks! , - - i - 6&6-'t Avemone. -1 Oleander. 8. Sweet pea 4. Lavender, i. Carnation.; Gold enrod. 7. Gentian. '. 8. Hlfotrop. . Marigold. 10. Aster. 11, Petunia. -13, Violet.' 18. Geranium, i It ; Mignonette. S7-Pad. :'.:.,-..l'-,',..-vV'i-'';' &8-Haste. east,, sea, as, a, at, sat sate, basta- - v . - r.- - ; .' --.'V. '.-,r (ot-Brook-lyn. -- i ; i '. " Mr-Overman's Pertinent Question. . Montgomery Advertiser, v ' : . - That waa a pertinent question ask ed by Senator Overman, of North Car olina, when the Senate had before it the proposal to appropriate tour hun dred thousand dollars with which to purchase a house tor our Minister' tn Paris. "Does th Senator think," he in quired, "that a poor man could afford to .live In a 1400.000 house?" While th question may not settle anything. It Is, a Th New. Bedford Standard says, "a pertinent reminder that the matter is not ths simple one. which th champions of this idea ; have bbought It .to b. .Most Person, hav tbat an expensive nous 'mean an ex pensive scale of living. . What might be called th fixed expenses of a 1400, 4)00 house might hot be four times as large ss those of a 1 11)0,000 house, but they would be very much larger, while the collateral expenses of th mbr ex pensive house would be very apt to be many times as large. That is th way In this country, and It would likely be the same In Paris.- We are afraid that th movement for official home for American ministers .and ambassa dors Is partly Impelled by the desire to mak a great splurge." . , BEST FOR .WOMEN AND CHILDREN. 'On account ef Its mild s"inn snd pleas ant lasts urino Laxative 'i rait Fyrup i erflI1y recommended for women; and ei i,..iren. 'It does'not nauseate or tripe like p! ''. snd ordlnsry cathartics, Otmo Lsxa'lvs l"rult Pyrup aids d'irstion and it; -nuidlfi ths liver snd bowels wlthsut irriUitlng them.1 Rmmber the rims C'rlno and refuse substitutes. R. It. Jor A Co. and W. L. Hind A Co. THE IIISTOBY OF MEDICINE AN ADDRESS TO VOUXQ DOCTOns Hcmarks to the Graduating Class of tho North Carolina Medical OoUcire By ir. cnaries A. Julian, of Tlwuv asvlll Tho History of- Medlcmo lieally a History of Human Krror . and Human Dlsooverleis Its Prosr- -, ress fraught With Powerful and important Suggestions, ;. v in aa areas -which follows, . on "The History of Medicine." was de livered to th graduating class of the North Carolina. Medical College. Mon day evening last by Dr. Charles A jutian, of ThomasvlUev , , - 'Called upon at short notice to ad dress you and to offer remarks of general professional Interest It occurs to me to b retrospective for .a while and to consider the stooa bv which that which was one an exceedingly crude art - has been developed until now It Is almost an exact science.: - The history of medicln -la really a history of human error and human discoveries. - During , ths past two inousana years it is hard to say which has. prevailed. . notwithstanding. , had it oot been for the. latter the ' total mo luroiw wouia nave irasn visnr greater.- Th inception of medicine is snronaeo. in profound obsounty and so mingled with myth and fable aa to be very uncertain, and often mad tnutll by Superstition and Ignorance, W can read the history of median and comprehend something of the progressive tendencies for two or three . hundred years past but the works ot more primitive ages seems almost .- beyond . our comprehension. nevertheless, they Jiave left their foot prints which, are fast revealing the great truths of life. . Th line, which separates th ancient and modern tots tery ox medicine can bo no other than aa . imaginary boundary- Ther ta no natural chasm tn the train - of events, no cessation or frit e mm 1 1 on In the tide ot fata, at which a new era can . bo counted distinct from. and unconnected with the moment that has Immediately preceded It Whenever we assume our station, we must still refer to the past If w would render the future Intelligible. An address of this kind Is apt to seem to most persons like an Idle ceremony. Th duties of llf are so varied and pressing. Its calls so In cessant It works so.absorblng. that ther are few of us that ar not prone to seasons of meditation, when melancholy visions fill uo th gamut of life. At such a time it Ts sn ex perience ef the most Invigorating na ture to nnd in ntnv outline tne bland and sufficing- pictures which Idealism has been able to gather from the dust heaps of tradition. When- a man a mind has reached th receptive stags of entire appreciation toward concepts and revelations of - troth ae is in a fair-way to become th most enviable of men who live for truth. and its dissemination among- the peo ple of th world-' - No student of medicine should escape .the-eontagion of optimism, nor can he afford te miss the Inspiring sight of a soul noised and balanced on Its own pedestal of Indlstructabde rUht without recourse to tradition ; ' . The ' progress of medloine during the past two thousand years ts a sub ject fraught with powerful and im portant suggestions to all who Inter est themselves in the onward move ments of the Juiman race. , Opinions and events which have entirely alter ed th frarrje work of the science ot medicine, each ' assuming -for itself a prominent place in public consid eration, havs followed each other with a' celerity unknown ; to any other Cdenc. .." Reverence of th true, th beeutifali and tne dod has charac terized .physicians in all time, and climes. . Medicine Is a noble art and "honorably descended.' , "Apollo was Its primary a-od, and kis son, Aesculapius, whom ths poets also deify th first professor thereof.; The Savior who was the grandest physician to soul and- body, paid the greatest honor to medlcin by making it the standing subject of His miracles; but by His miraculous power He did what Is and always wilt be. Impossible for human-He- to. perform. -The laying on of stands; the anointing with . oil, the moistened clay, th word of command, clearly and intentionally show that it was by th exercise of divine power and not by the us Of material agen cies, - that th blind saw, and th lam - walked. ' - These 'were given to Illustrate Hia divinity, ' 'and ceased when" He left the earth, . In th early periods of human existence man was enabled io comprehend the action of natural law. - Ths volcanic eruption1 were to them th breath In-g of th fire gods: th tempest was but a manifestation of the wrath of the god of the winds, Who was thu uttering his vengeance against the peo ple -while the thunderbolt was but a signs I shot , sent at random to re mind, the people of their wickedness and -call them to prayer, or, when fatal, was a swift messenger- sent to do the will of the gods. ;. Ths thun derbolt the tornado, the earthquake, the volcano and the ocean's mad lash ings convinced the people that cods resided in the skies, in the caves of the earth . and In the ocean. During antiquity -. medlcin - bor the same mythical Ideas; divinities, heroes and heroines were supposed to have In vented or cultivated some of Its branches. -y But the Alexandrian school with Eraslstratus sad Herophl lus at their bead, began tho teaching; of the human structure . and - thus have, physicians Aom supplied with a clear basts upon which to rest-the classification of disease, t An old writer once said: "Medloine Is not inviting to .the. historian. Jt records no mighty deeds of battle; It depicts no gigantic efforts of am bition; it speaks nought of crowns or courts: It has nothing to do with the delapldatlon of cities or th dis mantling of empires. Ths text of it narrative is a humble theme mora calculated, to profit than te delight to Interest than to astonish. Theories vaguely conceived and vaguely ex pressed: facts Imperfectly ascertained end - fancies extravagnt land ecu de ars its chief material." . - . . Could our ancient critics have stood en the threshold of ths twentieth csntury end looked bac4i over ,th year, of progress and discovery, even ef the .nineteenthvntry alone, what a. different sentiment he would hav written, j He would not only havs modified his statements: , he would have annihilated them entirely; tn fact he would, never have written them. . 1- - - . - -Medlcin I used In Its I road eat sens to-day to Include the study of the phenomena of life -creation, dis ease, death th Influence and cir cumstances controlling them, and ths practical application of the result ef this study. to prevent ss Well to curs. No profession to -A ay offers ; to. Hs followers such advantages' for Inves tigation and research: no other pro fession demands from; Its adherents such an all-round knowledge of all things which concern the 'world '.' In general. ". ' To the student ths.msdl caJ problems of these time offers particular and pecuHar attraction.' A modertr physician must fe-a scholar: fee must.be a student-of psychology; he 'must be. interctel in the educa tional interest of ths day; he must take. part in th solution of scientif ic, sociological, sanitary, rtygtenlc. and national problems of the times, and no matter how deeply he enters Into oU studies, nor hw- far ,hs proceeds. thers is always a tantalizing, half known phase-of the subject which constantly, like an trnls fatuus, leads the explorer on and nt into more interesting, undiscovered new worlds of thought and knowledge. .With a thirst for knowledge, either for its own sake, or as a benefit to others, the physician - is a lifelong student; the more he knows, - ths more he wants to know, and the more fee discovers there Is to be known. WTiat has the medical profession been to the world T Go back three hundred years and - ask ,. suffering motherhood the wkleworld over what the term means to it Go to the dusky women of India to-day -and ask what the words' "medical missionary" means to them. ' Go back to the childhood of three - centuries - ago. when parents stood helpless In the face of advancing woe, from the dan, gers which threatened the newborn babe to dtptheiia and Smallpox and the thousand ills which .pursued their offspring from the cradle to ruaturer years.-.-- ..--' In what relation o the world at large does the modern physician stand? . - Is he an important factor in its sclentlfhj life. In It social life. In its artistic and literary circles? Does h play his part -as a worthy citisen? Does lie take his place as a leader among men. in the general progress of the world and In the great struggle for the benefiting and uplifting of (humanity? . These are questions which occasionally present themselves la the rush and whirl ef ,a busy life to every serious-minded practitioner who is in love with nis work. Jealous for the honor of his profession, and loyal to Its truest and highest Weal, t-.'--..;, "'.f The Influence of the physician ' In social life has always been great - It Is a. natural sequence of his. work. He Is not only, the skilled physician, but also the confidential friend, the "trust ed advisor, and to him are often sub mitted matter which bear no relation to rphysical ailments. . Mothers give Mm their confidence, youth entrusts him with hidden secret, business men rely upon his opinions and take fresh courage therefrom. . He la a personal friend in Joy and tn sorrow; to tss poor as well as to th rich; in health as well as In sickness. His - very presence carries with It assurance and comfort; Ale personal life bears with it a dally Influence upon those who know him: Ms cheerful sacrifice . of rest and sleep In his ministration to others, - hia forgetfulnese of his own health, end sf even, in the Inter est of his patients, his lack of mer cenary motive) oft times where hu man llf ia at etake and no monetary reward la Involved, his readiness to respond promptly at every call, at any time under all circumstances. In the artlstto world there seems to be a special affinity between' the members of th -medical profession and artlsta A recent author says that one finds more intelligent appre ciation of art among the medical fraternity than In any other profes sional class- otrtsid of th artists themselves. Ths history of art In every country gives examples of this affinity.- Hogarth In. his treatts on "The Analysis of Beauty" was aided In a great degree by Drs. Hoad fy and Morell; whll Dr. Monroe, of London, waa both a critic and teacher In art circles, gathering In. hi house th young people of his time. Including Ourtln and Turner, to instruct and encourage in every way possible. Rus- Kin m his writings makes prominent mention of this. On ths other hand we hav several examples of the ar tistic and medical Interests combining; Gurttn's son became a physician. D- Wlnt, a nineteenth century English painter, was th son of a practitioner. Dr. Georg Mason became an artist of some repute; Seymour 'Hsden was a noted surgeon and an squally noted master ot etching. - in msny points the artist and the physician are close ly akin. , Doctors are men of obser vatlon: so ar artists. Ths Physi cian's knowledg of th human body brings him in close touch with th master of painting and - sculpture. From hi study of anatomy and tho laws of being the master of medicine makes an exceptionally good crltto of artistic productions. More than this, specialist! surgery requires one to be "as sensttiv as an artist, possessed of equally aesthetic temperament yet, firm , and resolute aa a man of action." Members of ths medical profession to-day deal with the health of cities and nations, they hold in the power of their skill, governed by the Divine Healer, the lives of kings and rulers, they control great commercial inter ests, and protect the- heaUji and safe ty of the traveling public . Dr. John Billings hss truly said: "Great aa is the debt which the world owes to medicine for the saving of life and the relief end mitigation of suffering. tmg is smaa in comparison wnn n Indirect benefits to society which It has conferred. Its practical utility extends far beyond the relief of In dividuals, for the action and works of kings, of' ststesmen, and of . the leaders of human thought and pro gress are at times dependent upon its aid. -4. Medicine Is the parent of the biological science, including anthro pology and modern sclology. Like a fairy tale or science reads the history of recent years ln - the annals of the healing art. -It has not only Interested the adherents Of the -medical profession, but has be- come a part of the common knowledge or tne people.. vircnow, rastsur, Flhsen, Lorens, have becoms house hold words, men to ths children of our homes. -.Can one explain in or dinary- languagS . the importance of the work of eucn leader as Trous seau and Vlrchow In scientific medi cine. . Lorens In bloodless surgery; Kellogg In hygtens and therapeutic; Morton and Simpson In anesthetics; Pasteur and Lord Lister in surgical antiseptics; Koch la bscteriology; Nells Flnsen in light treatment and Roentgen In the potency ef his Xrays. But in the mad rush of the present age, that man la Indeed fortunate who has ths marital equipoise to vice calmly and dispassionately the cur rent of events and to form bis Judg ments from ths. experience and wis dom matured by time. Instead of at taching undue Importance and weight to the new and untried thing born of the prevalent . spirit of unrest Al though, ther can' be no doubt that we are making rapid and giant strides towards ths alleviation of human suf fering and the prevention of disease, It must also be admitted that medical scientists have -held forth promise which hav not been fulfilled, and kindled hopes doomed soon afterward to be quenched- ' . - ' ' Now gentlemen of the - graduating class I congratulate you upon the successful termination ef your medi cal course. No doubt to-day you feel that you have 1 attained your highest ambition, the receiving, the degree of doctor t medicine. . ' ' ' There are torn who Imagine that they have done everything needful to the success of their profession- on their final day of graduation, but this is truly your commencement day. - I am acquainted wtth some students who know mors -In tnelr own minds th day of graduation, than theydo ftve years later. It is not possible fhet yoe wilt aM become great, but It Is possible for you every one te become good doc tors. I will not flatter you. 1 will at tempt no fulsome progne!t-at!-n of your future. Each doctor-la Hff.co j only has a change ti 1. - - - " Ing physician la t t 1 -but one change In 2.0., ') ti t :- leading phys-i;;in in r r : but it is possible that ,v,e cf j i may attain this distinction. Tou ewe It to your'lves and yr profession to be a. success ani I . te tell you that 1 would rather t a whole souled. sympathetic. Chri. country doctor going in and out am r my neighbors and friends, l.xe "i i doctor 'of the old school" so beau -fully and pathetically1 described tr I an McLaren than to be th pltfi hero of a doxen wars. Tou must not expect to cur every body, neither are you supposed f kill more than your part .- There are but few specifics for dis ease; you can cure every ill that Is possible to be cured with the number of remedies that you canoount, on the fingers of your two hands. Jt Is pitiful tor physicians to be made In to automatons. Make up 'your own prescription and allow no manufactur ing chemist dictate to you their fool ish proprietary remedies. Exert your manhood for every year now envolves some new surface . eddy.. Imagina tion is ths pioneer-ef many minds, opening vistas of vision .not to -be reached , by common -: eye-sights, and crowded with objects, some few of which are now and then Imperfectly -imde palpable and visible by ' the gifted seers, who. materialise their thoughts In words only. The poetry of irum is nuining io most wooh Dull ness is only a trade, and knowledge Is valued only aa a salable commodity bv those whose souls live In the mar ket They bind us with fetters of er ror and falsehood and deceive ns by the Siren's pleasing song and sooth us Into dreaming slumber from which we; shsll awake only to find ourselves die appointed. - --These different panaceas as - num- -berlesa almaat aa the sand, planted by their discoverer and watered by their advocates, appear - rearularly. as the seasons, blossom forth ss luxuriantly as the tea rose, and die as quickly as the morning glory... They are here to-day and gone tomorrow. This morning they are regarded as rever ently as heroes going forth to battle for mankind. This evanlng they are shorn of their honors despised and trampled upon by their advocate of the morning. ; - Tou must make yourselves wormy of the- noble profeeaion which you are now entering. It Is ths grandest; it Is the greatest work In which man can engage. My plea la not for the med ical profession, it is for humanity. The cry of health is the ry of hu manity, and ine nupreme i-nn.mw a raising up noble men like you. en- do wing and qualifying you to be co- laborers with nvm for tne ameliora tion of humanity. - for the relief of humanity, for the. relief ef suffer! and for ths prolongation of human llf s. It Is impossible to overstate , vour opportunity. In order to be a successful physician you must be good and true, you must extend to your patients sympathy In their hours or , sorrow; you must be honest honor able, efficient and courageous. Serve at aH times whoever call, at all times and at all seasons, whether for large or small fees, or for the sake of hu- - manlty alone, and above all treat voue brother in the profession as rou would have him treat you. - Remem- ' ber the teachings of these noble men who have striven so hard for months to equip you for this great work and fvfe faltHfiil iMrfapmifu ft thes duties. Be proud of your alma ma-. ter, ahe la as good as the best. Tour . teachers; animated by a laudable am- Dllion to nave lie memocrsnip wm- lect have establUhed a school worthy of Its name. It la hard to estimate ' the debt that we owe to those whose . feet mad smooth th rough path of science and whose beneflclent unsel fishness set so splendid an example before aa We do not posess tne , key that unlocks and revests all th secrets ; In the "Book of Llfe.t but, we can carry the aunahln of hope and comfort to the bedside of th : Buffering, smooth many of the wrtn- . sio vi cm ana inwn mrniw, . Thsrd are two hours In life's history In which ths physician Is appealed to ' as one bearing a sacred mission: the , hour of - travail and that of death. In the sgonlsing- wall ef anticipating motherhood we recognise the voice which gave to the world and human- ny iaa ginceiese treasure, a mo trier lov. It la In this hour that th phy- iviau iiiwjr jib v w mtniDBiuuur vi holding two tlree tn hia hand. one. bearing the fruKs ef maternity and love, tine other cast hefplese upon th ocean of Mfe, aa a Jeweled petal blown . from the rosary of "God. The day will come when medical science and skill will have-reached that apex of perfection that It will be aWe to rs- , leave not for life a single outlet a single door or retreat except old age.. : ' !- ' ' - ---- . ; '. There Is something touching and ' pathetic In the giving of health and life to. men. - Th camp, the battle field, and the intrigues ef state have ver .charmed th poet and historian. -but In the long and silent watches' ' of the night by the bedside of th -dying with art Its stifled griefs, or when - life tremble 4n the hands of the physician, alike In the poverty stricken hovel., or the palace of tne rich, are wrought deeds of heroism, unsung. Inspired i by the genius of Oesculaplus whose sons are forever,' crowaing logetner io tne temple, bringing their gift to the altar. " -: WHERE COFIrXB COMES FROM. Practically Total CpnsumpttAM Front ' Latln-.ncrican Countries. -- Chicago Record-Herald. ' ' It appear that the board ef food and drug Inspection" at Washington has decided thst the term "Mocha" should be restricted to coffee grown In that part of Arabia known as Ye men. We do not find - any coffee credited specifically to Temen tn the government's tablea of Imports, but the record for all Asia tells what we may except In th way of real Mocha. ; Outside th East Indies . the entire exports ot Asia and Oceanic to the United State for th eight months ending with February came to . but .tS4.41 pounds. During the same period cur total Importations from all parts of the world were 114.072.. 887 pounds. . , The resder should meditate upon the figures If he likes to calculate chances and guess how many kernels from Temen are likely to come this wsy. ; Manifestly the name of Mocha as It appears atxre much ot the coffee that ts sold canset possibly stand for th Temen product A further con sideration -of th statistics will sho-r also thst It must be applied to Ameri can coffee, since coffee labeled Mochi Is sold, all ever the country, and v?i are absolutely dependent upon Latin America for,a supply big enough tvi match the label. Of the lit.Q-ii.til pounds of coffee Imported dur.nsr t h eight months to which we have r- ' r red . 57!.S4s. 8)4 pounds cam f - - i America. The total from lnaies srl A-.a a 1 t only J.StS.Sp pon pound ef fimfrl-ait- ff bought to one pound ef kinus. It wou'l ! 1 r" - j-jt e hat lnnUes..-nal f . . fro-n I f -.
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