"We can ssll yoa
The Best
KIT CHEST LAMP
Oa the market for 50
cts. A full line of
Lamp goods at
Miller's Pharmacy.
M
Fresh and complete
Line of
TABLETS AND
MARSIIMALLOWS
Can be found at
Miller's Pharmacy.
"This Abgus o'er the people's rights No soothing strain of Mai's son
- ' D"th aneternal -vigil keep; Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep".
VOL. XVI. GOIiDSBORQ, N. C. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1892. NOSG
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THE MINISTRY OF WOMAN.
How beautiful the ministry
Of -woman's getit'e hand!
Hc-w soft love's attributes that spring
At h- r divine command.
For weal or woe, for good or ill,
About man's careless life
She weaves the blossoms of her heart '
As mother, maid or wife.
She leads his feet up from the pit;
She bids his spirit rise;
iSo-netimes by her superior niil,
Sometimes by p'tadins eyes.
'Or else she lures him from the heights
To darkest depths below;
IFro u peace and joy and love and heaven
To bitterness and woe.
Oh, woman, lovely womankind!
Be careful how you play
The role of queen, in this your realm.
To him whom you may sway.
New York Ledger,
Bishop Hendrix Talks-
Bishop Ilcndrix left this morn
ing for his home in Kansas C.ty,
Mo. lie go. s via, the Western
North Carolina road.
In conservation with a Sentinel
reporter Bishop liendrix express
ed himself as rein df lighted with
his visit to Winston,
in its prime and glory,'
The Bishop had a kind woid to
say tor President elect Cleveland,
He said that he was a man whom he
greatly admired, for lie stood 1: i 4 b
above the average politician,
''lie is a man who has convic
tions of hie own mi he ia not afr:vd
to exprcfs them.
"I have a brother, J.eph C.
Jlendrix, wh 111 Mr. (J ev.ia:id ap
poin'ed postmaster ot Bro kUn. N.
y., during h s former admin 'Stfa.
lion. My br -tlur was secretary ot
the treat New York arid Br .oklyn
Uridge Companv and his saiaiy
was larger than that aid by the
Brooklyn cilice He ac-epfed the
appointment, bowejtr, because he
admiifd the nis-.n wl-.e gave it to
him. He hs held the office J : f i ffsj
Mr, Harrison's adinini-tration
through the civil service laws.
At the ratio -it el-eri ii lie was
elected to Coinrre-s from the
Brooklyn district," Winston Sen
tinel. Tha Treasury Empty.
The report of the Secret iry of
the Treasury is less dies ppoi 'tini
than the urt paragraphs o! the
"..President's mis-tagts dealing with.
.the finances, oMy because i-ss was
expected from Mr. Foster than
:from Mr. Harrison. He has been
juggling with the evident purpose
iof concealing as far as possible the
factual condition of tha Treas-ury,
and he persists in the juggling iu
his annual report. The fiu e
are, of eonse, exict, but th-jy are
given in such a way that thu way
faring m in can m kc little out of
them, except that the Treasury
is practically bankrupt
By holding back every payment
that it was 'possible to de er until
Jane 30. Mr. Foster was able to
ehow an excels of receipts over ex
penditurt-8 fcr the past fiscal year
of leas than ten mi lions By pgain
omitting all liabilities that it is
possible to omit and s nne, iike
the payments to the sinking hind,
that it is oi,!y possible to omit by
disregarding existing 6tatut(.s -and
by then estimating the revenue
on an undtfiued but cvideutly lib
eral basis, he tiurts out a surplus
of two millions for the current j eai.
It is scarcely necessary to say that
this is no surplus at all; that cveu
if the Secretary's figures could be
trneted a margin of two millions in
an account running over 460,
0U0,000 is quite too meazro to rely
upon. In short, the Secretary's
own statement is practically a
confession of a deficiency, and bis
great fault is that he has not the
frankness to state the truth, but
leaves it to be inferred. -
Under such conditions, Mr.
Foster's estimates for the) ear to
come are quite valueless and tbe
committee of ways and means will
have to find out for themselves just
what the situation is that must be
met. For the first time in many
years Congress is confronted with
the question of levenne, Hitherto
wo have had only the question of
expenidture to consider. Bat the
last Congress changed all that.
The surplus has dissappeared and
the outgo is more than the income,
so that the question of revenue has
become of immediate and pressing
coneern Philadelphia Times.
Afcheville Citizen; Kev, R F,
Campbell, tho new pastor of the
First Presbyterian chvrch, accoma
yanied by his wife and cl ild, hes
arnued in the city and entered
upon bis work. For the present
they are staying with F; E. Mit
chell on Bearden avenue. Mr,
Campbell will preach Sunday even
ing and morning. "7 "
EASTERN HOSPITAL
Flectoral Meeting: of the Board of
Directors: Superintendent's Biennial
Report A splendid Showing for
the Administration of This Valuable
State Institution'
The Board tf directors of the
Eastern Hospital for the care of the
colored m are of the State, met yes
terday at that institution near this
city, Dr. J. W. ViGk, chairman pre
siding, and a quorum of the mem
bers of the Board in attendance, and
Capt. 11. P. Howell, Secretary to
the Board at his desk.
The report of Dr. J. F. Miiler.the
efficient and aggressive Superintend
ent of the Hospital, was read by that
gentleman before the Board. It
covered the operations of the institu
tion for the past two years, and was
elaborate, painstaking as it
should be oruate and intert sting.
It. showed that during the. two years
ended Nov. 30 '92 there were ad
mitted 79 male and 88 female pa
tients, and that the total number
treated during the two years was
411. Of this number the cures ex
ceeded 40 per cent., while the mor
tality was barely six per cent. This
is indeed truly wonderful, and shows
at once, without further comment,
that this grand institution of the
State's commendable charity and
sublime humanity is conducted on
an advanced scale of science, while
the finaucial part of the Superin
tendent's report, which we copy a3
he delivered it to the Board, shows
that tfce affairs of the Hospital are
conducted with intelligentand con
scientious economy.
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT.
The question of finance is alway
an interesting one, whether pertain
ing to individual effort or tles-
mosynary institutions. The people of
the &tate have a right to demand net
only kind and efficient service in the
care of the insane, but economy in
the expenditure of money appropriate
ed for their maintenance. It is be
lieved our financial exhibit, so care
fully and accurately prepared by
our faithful and venerable Steward,
will meet all reasonable demands
for economy on the part of our tax
payers. By referring to his table of
expenditures it will be seen that the
per capita cost of maintaining a pa
tient in this Institution is $117 85
100. When the destructive tenden
cies of so many of our patients is
considered, the wonder is, how can
proper provision be made for these
people ?at so low a per capita cost.
A larger expenditure of money would
nave contributed to increased com
forts and might have produced bet
ter results. But we have done the
best we could, with the means at
command; and it will doubtless be
gratifying to you for me to be able
to state that our recoveries compare
favorably with many Institutions of
much larger financial resources, and
our mortality the past two years is by
a large per cent, the smallest in the
history 01 this Institution. It will be
observed that we have expended the
past two years lor improvements, a
little more than $7,000. This amount
has been saved by rigid economy
from our annual appropriation for
ordinary expenses.
At the beginning of the fiscal year
'90, there was to our credit $785.61.
ihe Legislative appropriation the
past two years was $33,000 each, year,
or a total of $66,000. We have ex
pended to the close of our last fiscal
year,November 30 '92, of this amount
$65,961. There remains to our credit
therefore, at the close of the fiscal i
year '92, $806.00. By our recent im
provements the capacity of this Hos
pital has been increased to 280 pa
tients. We will therefore need an
appropriation of $35,000. This is
for all purposes necessary to the
maintenance of our population; and
when the amount asked for is com
pared with what is allowed our other
Hospitals for the insane, the reason
ableness and modesty of this request
will be appreciated. Our Steward's
report furnishes a fuller and more
satisfactory statement of cost of our
improvements.
As will be seea from the above
financial clause of the Superintend
ent's report, he compliments highly
the faithful work of the competent
and ever active, Steward Capt. Dan'l
Eeid. As a further earnest of his
efficient service we bring forward the
following endorsement which we
found on the books of the institu
tion when permitted to inspect them
yesterday :
This is to certify that we have carefully
examined the bocks and vouchers and ac
counts of Capt. Daniel Reid, Steward of
the Eastern Hospital, and nod them cor
rect, neatly and accurately kept and in
good condition.
(J. W.Vick,
Ex. Committee. L. H. Castex,
( L S. D. Sauls.
' All the former officials whose
term3 of office, expired yesterday
were unanimously re-elected.
TIIEOFFICE-SiTEKEHS.
An Open Letter From Chairman Sim
mons of (he Democratic StateCom
mittee,
Newbekn, N, C, Nov. 21. '92,
To Mr. Wilmington N. C.
My Deae Sir: I must ask your
pardon lor failing so long to ac
knowedge the receipt of your recent
favor, but I have been much indis
posed eince my return here from
Kaleigb, as well as ingrosred in
my much neglected private af
fairs. I miibt confess J hardly know
what to answer your touching
request that I assiityou in securing
the appointment to the position
which you intend to apply for.
You must know, without any
assurance from me, it would give
me great pleaeure,to do you a per
gonal favor, but I am sure you can
not fail to see how embarassing.not
to say hurtful, it. would be for me
to take part in a contest between
friends over local positions. For
this reason I have refused to sijn
petition3 of friends residing in my
own town, where I am supposed
to be better informed as to the rel
ative merits of the opposing appli
cants, and my judgment impels
me to follow the same course to
wards applicants in other coramun
ities who Have honorsd me by the
suggestion that I might aid
them. It seems to me this
course for me to pursue, since if 1
could be of any service in this re
gard, the influence I am asked to
employ is not my personal but offi
cial. I have thought much upon this
eutject during the past few days,
and it has occurred to me that our
Senators and Kepresentatives in
Congress wonld be much aided
and relieved if some method could
be devised by which the County
Executive Committees would in
vestigae and in an official way
decide conflicting claims arising in
the distribution of local patronage.
These deckions would bs nothing
more than partisau recommenda
tions, and would be given by our
Representatives only such weight
as this sanction wonld naturallv
impart to them. Likewise the
State and District Committees
might act in caeea which would
naturally fall nnder their respect
ive jurisdictions. It is not un
reasonable to suppose nnder such
a system,patronage would be justly
and meritoriously awarded; scan
dals, and expensiye, not to 6ay in
manv cases unseeraiy, contests
avoided or lendercd lets public.
Of course such a p an could net be
inaugurated and ehonld not be at
tempted without the approval and
consent ot our liepreseutatives in
the Cont ress, to
whem. the Preisi
dent looka for advice in. thee? mat-,
tere, and npon whoso advice he
generally very properiy act?. I am
inclined to think but little if any
oj pos-hion would be cfFred by
th m to any plan along this line
the feasibility of which would
meet the approval of their judg
meat.
If a svstem of the kind I have
suggested would tend to accom
plieh the end I have estimated, I
am suie it would accomplish an -
other object, which from a parti
san standpoint is much to be de
sired. Oar weak point a3 a party
is lack of local organization, and
this would produce a better and
more perfect organization in the
the counties. It would invest
those committees with, new and at
tractive functions, and the best and
most active men in the party
would not only seek place on them
but would also discharge the du
ties imposed with a zeal and effi
ciency hitherto unknown with na.
With the strong Democratic sen
timent among our people; fostered
and guided by such an organiza
tion as would be thuss3cured; the
Democratic party would become
invincible in the State of JNorth
Carolina.
I have always believed in the
efficacy ot organization, but my
faith in it as a political factor haB
been greatly, almost immeasurably
strengthened, by my recent exper
ience.
With safety, end I hope without
immodesty, I can say our organiza
tion in North Carolina is better
than it has been; but is far short
of what it should be, if we wish
to be prepared to contend with
such dangers to our party ascend
ency as those we have just success
tully resisted.
These are suggestions; crude, I
admit; but which I make after
some, though not mature reflec
tions; and while I think them
worthy of consideration and should
like to have them discussed, I con
eles I am rattler wary A f prac
ticabuity or wisdom. .
I have written somewhat hur
riedly and perhaps disconnectedly,
but you will understand what I
mean, and 1 am sure will apprecit
ate my situation and tbe em harass
ment I feel in the large number of
requests of similar import to yours
which I have receivrei from friends
from different portions of the
State.
I have great confidence in your
judgment and in your friendship
and 1 would esteem it a t.tvor it
yon would consider what I have
written, and leaving your own
case out of co-neideration, give me
your views in tne premises.
I am, yours truly,
F. M. Simmons.
Signed.
Everybody's Medical Duty.
The following from the Ameri
can Practitioner and News, very
lastly and clearly pictures the
titnation and chancer of a phy
sician's lift ; "Qcrodotus tolls ue
that the Babylonians had physi
cians, that when anyone was sick
he was carried into the ttreets and
placed where the greatest number
of passer by could sec him; everyo
body was bound to stop and con
sider the case, and if an individual
passed who had suffered in what
seemed to him a similar manner,
he wks compel ed to explain the
method of his cure. There 13 no
necessity for this sort of thing now,
although a large Bection of the
public enjoys nothing more than
suggesting remedies for all sorts of
complaints, and dabbling general
ly in a little physic. Bat there
never was a time in the history of
civil.zation when there was greater
need that everybody should re
cogaizs the fact that he owes a
medical duty to his neighbor which
he is bound to perform. Dr.
George Gould recently delivered
an address in Philadelphia on the
subject 'Everybody's Medical
Duty ,' in the couise of which he
bitterly complained of the way in
which the public at large leaves
the medical profession to struggle
under its Atlantean world of de
puted responsibility. The in
difference, the want of sympathy,
to 6a nohing of the actual op
position experienced by those
whose work its is to contend
against disease is as discouraging
to our profession as it is disgrace.
fultoourage of sicence. There
never was a body of men animated
by a spirit of devotion and self-
sacrifice such aa characterizes the
medical practitioners of the age,
How ia this devotion and self-sac
rifice recognized? The quacks,
the charlatans, and the knaves
make fortunes, while the educated
and conscientious practitioners are
expected to do a large amount of
work for nothing. Up to now the
work of the yhysiciau baa been
the cure of sick persons. Now it
has largeiy become the prevention
cf sickness. Patients will cooper-
I ate more or les3 in the work 01 be-
1 ing healed of their diseases, and
healed of their diseases,
are not wholly ungrateful to
the
healer, but tnose who are in daily
danger of becoming patients will
do little or nothing to assist the
men who are fighting to keep dis
ease lrorn the;r doors. They laugh
at bacteria and mock at microbes:
carry the germs of disease in their
clothes from house to house; sweep
up the dust ot the streets in their
trailing skirt.-; take little or no
pains to disinfect the excreta from
such infectious cases as occur in
their own home?; oppose with all
their influence the erection of hos
pitals for iufectious diseases in
their mis careless as to what be
comes 01 the patieuts eo long as
they pass not by their own doors;
impede the efforts of medical efli-
cers of health and inspectors of
meat aud oter food to inprove
the hygienic condition of our towns
and the quality of iood we con-
disregard the authoritative
condemnation of the corset, and
in a multitude of xways help to
make the work of the modern phy
sician as hard as possible. Chaldea
and Babylou could have taugnt us
this, at least, that everybody is
bound to help the State to the ut
most of his power in the battle
against disease and death." Char
lotle Medical Journal.
A Card of Thanks,
Wo desire to express to tne in
dividual members cf the Goldsboro
Fire Department and to our fel
low citizens, our fincereet -thanks
for their prompt aid and generous
succor when our home was in
flames and destroyed on Thursday
night.
We shall always cherish a grate
ful remembrance of their kindness
to us and ours. -Respectfully,
W. H. Finlatson.
Mbs. VV.H. Finlatson.
Wilton Mirror; F. L. Ferrya
hotel man of twenty yeara' experi
ence and who is eaid to be the best
caterer in the State, has taken
charge of Corbett's new hotel. He
13 a gentleman of fine address and
pleading manners, and know-how
to run a hotel and please his
guests.
FIFTY SECOND CONGSESS,
6EC03JD SESSION.
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 9. On mo
tion of Mr. McMilliu, of Tennes
see, it wa ordered that when the
House adjourned to-day, it be to
meet Monday n xt.
-Mr. Catchings, of Mississippi,
from the Committee on Rules, re
ported a resolution amending the
rules so as to provide that bneinese
coming over as unfinished from
one session of Congress, may be
considered immediately at the
meeting of the subsequent session
of he same Congress. Adopted.
The Speaker announced a hum
berof new committee assignments.
Mr. McLaurin, of South Carolina,
was placed on the Committees on
Education and on Militia.
A call of committees for reports
was unproductive.
A motion made by Mr. Hooker,
ot Mississippi, that the House pro
ceed to the consideration of busi
ness on the Private Calendar, was
defeated yeas 53, nays 141.
Mr. Andrews, of Massachusetts,
presented a petitton of Rev. Phil
lip Brooks and others, asking for
the repeal of the Geary Chinese
Act. It was ordered printed.
Tbe House then adjourned until
Monday.
Tbe glamour of the new session
has worn ofl and the House to-day
at the close of its first week's work,
greatly resembles a meeting of that
body after its members had been
weried by 6ix months attention to
important business. The attend
ance wa small and the attention
listless. It was with difficulty that
a quorum could be raised to vote
and it was by a bare margin of
votes that the printing bill wa9
passed.
The Baptist Convention!
The Baptist State Convention
met last night at 8 o'clock, 268
delegates being present, Rev.
R. H. Marsh, of Oxford, called
the conyention to order as presi
dent. The entire audience sang a
hymn with fine effect.
Prayei was offered by Rev, Mr
Tyrce aud a scriptural selection
was read.
Rev. Dr. J, S. Hardaway
preached the opening sermon, tak
ing his text from tho 51st chapter
of Istiah. His theme was the
strength of the Church. His ser
mon was f an hour's length and
showed care in prepara'ion, and
was fjrciful throughout.
At its conch sion what may be
termed the regular business of the
convention was taken up, officers
being chosen for the ensnring year.
Rev. Dr. R, H. Marsh was one
motion of Dr. Sanderlin re-elected
President by acclamation. Three
vice presidents were chosen and
the secretaries were re-elected,
the latter being Rev. C. Durham,
Corresponding Secretary, Kev. H.
B. Cobb, Stateistical Secretary,
and Mr. N. B, Broughton, Record,
ing Secretary.
Ihe convention shortly alter 1U
o'lock adjourned to meet at 10 o'
clock this morning at the Tabers
nacle.
One of the pleasant incidents ef
last night's meeting was the very
hearty welcome extended by the
c nvention, through Dr, Marsh,
its President, to the unusually
largo number of prominent
preachers of the denomination
from other States. The principal
religions papers ef the Baptists in
the South have representatives
here,
Proceeding Friday,
When the Baptist State Con
vention assembled at tbe tabernacle
this morning, Dr, J. J. Holt de-
livere the address of welcome. Hi
K. Proctor responded.
Foreign mission work was dis
cussed by Dr, Tupper, of RIchs
mond, President 01 the 15oard 01
Foreign Missions, who presented a
gratifying resume of operations in
foreign countries, and particularly
the extraordinary results in China
where much headway had been
made. Addresses were delivered
by Dr.Bagby, missionary to Brazil;
Dr, Powell, missionary to Mexico,
and Rev, D, M, Herrinsr, missions
ary to China,detailing the progress
of Baptist work in those conna
tries.
Charlotte Observer: A congre
sational meeting was held at the
Second Presbyterian church Snn
day morning after service, and an
unanimous call was extended to
Rev, Jno. H. Boyd, of Memphis,
Tenn. salary $2,400 and a manse.
Winston ent nel; Sjma ooe
entered the stables of Col. J, A
Bitting on Fifth street a few nights
ago. and stole a light Drown Day
mare. He offers a reward for in
formation which will lead to the
capture of thief and the return of
the animal.
THE STATE VOTF,
Gov, C'arrs Majority Nearly Reaches
the 40,000 Mark.
The State canvassing board com
pleted its work Tuesday afternoon.
The canvass of the Gubernatorial
vote sho wed that the plurality of
Carr over Furches for Governor was
39,761. It would have run oyer 40,
000 if the returns from every county
had been sent in, but for some reason
four counties failed to send in the
returns for State officers. They
were Wilkes, "Vance, Duplin and
Onslow.
The following are the totals re
ceived by the uarious candidates a3
shown by. the canva33, the third
named can lidates being the G:d
eonites and the fourth the Prohi
bitionists :
FOR GOVERNOR.
Carr 129,955
Furches 90,194
Exum 45,492
Templetou 2,436
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Doughtou 129,765
Moody 90,330
Uobb 45 465
Candler 2,389
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Coke , 129,630
Amis 90,114
Durham 45,383
AUDITOR.
Furman
Grant
Buller, EG
Nelson, D B
129,371
90,124
45,356
2,359
TEASURER
Bain
Dockery
Worth
Bonner
129,545
89 936
45,645
2,344
6UPT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Scarborough 129,597
Periesho 90,139
Woody 44,441
Root 2,337
ATTORN Y GENERAL.
Osborn . 129 411
furnell 89.917
Lyon 44 200
ASSOCIATE JUETICS,
MacRae 136,063
Ball 99,750
SUPERIOR C1URT JUDGE, 12TH DIs't
Shutord - 135,604
.Norwood 99,155
In Rowan county there were 156
votes tor Joseph J, Davis f jr Su
prerae Cort Justice.
The constitutional amendment
failed to carry by a vote of 120,476
for, and 135,978 against.
The following is the vote for
Congressmen:
First District-Branch, 14,263;
Riddick Gatling, 11,576; Bonner
57.
Second District Woodare, 13,
925; Cheatham, 11,814; Thorne,5
457.
Third District Grady. 12,457:
Clark, 5,271; Koonce, 9.869.
fourth District Bunn, 14,640;
Strowd,12,916; Williamson, 2,106.
Fifth District Williams, 13,746:
Settle, 14,075; Lindsay, p p., 4,.
358. Love, pro., 424.
Sixth District Alexander, 16,-
624; Maynard, p p., 12,127-
Seventh Diatnct Henderson,
14,303; Holton, 9,136: Shuford,
5,399.
Eight District Bower, 16,896;
Wilcox, 13,215; Patton, 3,564-
.Ninth District Crawford, 16.b
010; Pritchard, 14,560; Brown,
72 .
Raleigh Chronicle; The two fine
landscape paintings which have
for several weeks adorned the win
dows of W. C. & A. B. Stronach,
have been disposed of, one for $250
and tho other for $225. They were
a donation, the amonnt realized to
be divided between the Soldier s
Home and St. John's Hospital.
Wilmington Star: Mr. T. A.
Hodges, one of the workmen in the
Atlantic Coast Line shops in this
city, was fatally injured yesterday
alternoon. While running a rip
saw in the shops a large block of
wood, held agamet the saw by an
other workman, was jerked out of
the hands of the latter and struck
Mr. Hodges on the head, breaking
bis jaw-bone, cutting his face and
knocking him down. Drs. Beln
lamy and Wright attended him
and found that his skull was frace
tured. Mr. Hodges' injures are
believed to be fatal. The rails
road officials report the number of
visitors in the city during the four
days of Welcome week as follows :
W. &. W railroad, 3000; W. C. &
A., 3,700, Carolina Central, 1,600
Capo Fear & Yadkin Valley,2,400,
Wilmington, Onslow & East Caroa
Una, 850, Seacoasl, 100. Beside
these it is estimated that about
1,000 people came by river boats
and private conveyances.
In connection with tbe highest
order of statesmanship and patriot
ism, Grover Cleveland will bring
courage and conscience into the
administration of public affairs.
KNOW NOT WHAT MAY BEFALL
ME.
know not what may befall me,
God hangs a mist o'tr my eyea,
nd before each step of my onward way
And every joy he send' me comes
.0.0 u bweci an. giaa surprise.
I see not a step before me
As J. trace the day oi the vear:
Cut the past is still in God's keeping,
The future His mercy shall cheer,
And what looks dark in the distance
May brighten as I draw near.
For ptrhap3 the dreaded future,
iia3 less bitter than I think
The Lord may sweeten tho watei
Bilore l s'oop to drink:
Or if Marah must be Marah,
He will stand beside the brink.
It may be He has waiting.
For the Cf mnr of my feet-
Some gift cf such rare blessedness,
borne joy so strangely sweet, .
That my life can only tremble
With the thanks I cmnot speak.
My heart shrinks back' from trials
Which the future may disclose.
Yet I never had a sorrow
But what the dear Lord chose;
And I send the coming tears back
With, the whispered words, "He
Knows."
So I go on, not knowing;
T wmitfl nnf if T mio-hf-
I would rather walk "with God in the
dark,
Than tvn nlnriA in llfrlif.
I wsuld rather walk witl? Him by laith
lhan walk, alone by sight.
THE APPROACH OF CHRISTMAS
Within a few days we will cele
biatewhatis next to Easter the
greatest festival of Christendom
the anniversary of the birth of the
Divine Saviour of mankind. ChrisU
mas Day hps always been one of the
cardinal feasts cf the Christian year,
though its observance has ebbed and
flowed like the ocean's tides. In this
time of what may be called the
"springtide" of its celebration, the
customs aud usages which have col
lected like flotsam and jetsam upon
the bosom of its stream have almost
obscured the original idea.
In this aay tha most prominent
and almost universal feature of
Christmas is the custom of gift giv
ing. To "keep Christmas" i3, in
common phrase, the expression of
the giving spirit, and poor indeed is
the family between membcra the
Christmas tokens are not exchanged.
The custom seems in danger of sink
ing to what has been termed "a mere
orgy of giving." As a practical ex
emplification of Christianity
he Christmag tide has
beautiful U3e. "Love's calendar for
opportunity" some one has named
it.
T- 1 1 -a .
.Dun to give simply because it is
the custom so to do; to give in order
that one may be given unto; to give
only to thoae who will give to one in
return ; "do not even the publicans
sor What do ve more than thevr
to give without ?xpending upon the
gift the personal thought and care
for fitness which are the unfailing
signs of interest; to give beyond one's
means these are the kinds of giv
ing which are an abuse of the time-
honored custom and which take
from it its possibilities of beauty and
blessedness.
Ponder these few suggestions dur
ing the intenyening days that lead
up to the "hallowed and gracious
time," and let the spirit of your giv
ing be unselfish-then will joy abound
both in your own soul and in that of
the recipient of your gift.
The Outgoing Congress.
The final session of the Fifty s
second Congress, which opened
yesterday, is not likely to prove
particularly eventful. Ihere is
mach that might be done, in the
direction indicated by the popular
vote m .November, but the na
tional disposition will be to leave
this work for the new Congress, in
which the two houses will be in po
litical accord with the President
The work of this session will prob
ably be confined to the necessary
routine business.
One or two subjects demand im
mediate attention by the common
consent of the leaders ol both par
ties, the repeal of the Sherman
silver act being one of them. Yet
even this is quite likely to be de
ferred, and the general policy , of
the Senate will be postpone what
ever can be postponed, in order to
throw all responsibility upon the
Democratic party when it shall
come into full control.
Fortunately the present situa
tion, while it may cause dalay, will
also prevent any reckless legisla
tion such as has characterized the
final session of Congress after the
people bad commanded a party
change. . The looting of the Treas
ury by the last Republican Con
gress, like the salary grabV some
years earlier, was enected fcer the
majority of the members had been
defeated for re-election. There will
be nothing of that kind at the press
ent session, the con trolling Ei8iors
ity in the House having just res
received a freh commission from
the people to carry out a policy of
economy, and the party responsi
bility resting upon them is t-jo
great to bs treated lightly.
ihe most important work to be
expected at this session will be
mainly in the way of preparation
or tne retorrm to be undertaken
by the new Congress. The Presi
dent's message may help somewhat
to tms ana :t it shall contain the
precise information that is needed
regarding tho finances of the coun
try and the liabilities incurred uni
der existing laws. It not! it will
be the first business of the House
to obtain this information and to
take ms that, at least there shall
be no further increase of expenses
until the system af revenue shall
be rightly adjusted. Philadelphia
Times.
The will of Jay Gould.
Jay Gould's last will is in har
mony with his life. There was
some hope that he might endeavor,
as so many rich men have doce, to
purcha.e a postmortem reputa
tion by devoting a part of his for
tune to some public use. Tho ex
pectation was not reasonable.
Gould never showed any regard
for public opinion in his life "and
he maintained the name defiant at
titude in his death.
The one thiDg that he cared for,
beyond the accumulation of riches,
was his family, If he could net
obtain respect for himself, 1 e
could at least make his children
respected, and to this end he has
left hia whole great fortune to
them, with fpecial g:fts to none
but members cf his own family.
His iil'e had been a warfare against
society aud he did not mean" that
society should profit by his death.
There may Lave been also some
thing of shrewd business sense in
thie. He had seen how many in
tended testamentary benefactions
had fuiied in execution in New
York, and he may hav preferred
to leave tho disposition of his ur
plus wealth to the judgment of his
surviving representatives. More
prabably his ambition was to
found a iamilv fortune, in rivalry
of the Astors and the Vanderoiltis
that would, in the next generation
if not in this, make the name ot
Gould respected.
Yet he might have done so much
without impairing the family fbr
tunc; the opportunity for repara
tion was so great and the desire to
conciliate the judgment of the
world on leaving it is ordinarily so
strong even among men of Gould's
type, that the entire seifishnecs ef
his will does bring some disapdoint
ment. But perhaps it is better ac
it is. It certainly is better tha
men who accumulate riches in the
way that Gould didshould beplain
ly recognized as antagonists to
all public interests and as having
claim npon public gratitude or con-
confidence. Philadelphia 1 imes?
A FAMOUS VICTOEY,
It is a significant and farvreach
ing victory that Carnegie and
Frick, have won over the preten
sions of labor to the right of self
defense against the capitalized
task-master. It means that the
peonage of Mexico, has had practa
ical introduction into" this country;
for what better is the established
right of capital -to rely npon necs
sity to make labor compulsory,
than peonage, pure and simple?
Of the result at Homestead the
St. Louis Republic says;
"Carnegie and Frick scored a
susceES in both of the objects with
which they torced the Homestead
lockout. They have struck a stag-
gering blow at organized labor -all
the workingmen returning to
their employ had to 6ign an agree
ment not to join a Union. They
have forced down wages men who
were earning $9, before the lock
out now get only $4, and the $2,25
men get only $1,89."
The Prohibitionists estimate their
total vote for President this year
at 330,000. This is a gain of 80,
000 over the vote of 1888 for Fisk,
and the latlerj vote was an in-
crease of 99,000 over that for. St.
John in 1884. It seems, therefore
that the Prohibitionist are not on
ly retaining their organization, but
are making a steady increase. How
long they will continue to do so
is a matter for the prophets, but it
seems that they will be alive and
as work long after the Populace
has gone the way of all third par
ties. . -
Per Express, just received, a line of
hoy's jersey suits.
H. Weil & Bros.