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AT THE
MT. HOLYOKE SEMINARY.
Judge Tourgee’s Address.
ous overthonght tension
In short, there is no
American life, and the
of our life,
rest in an
absence is
Cents will buy more
Goods of as good, if not
better, quality than can
be bought at any other
house in Newton, for
15 Cts.
This is no idle boast.
Facts are facts, and to
be convinced that the
NEW STORE
Is still ahead on low
prices just go and see
what pretty Worsteds
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a yard; genuine Alpaca
at 25 cents ; yard wide
Grass Cloths at 10 cts.;
the prettiest sort of
Lawns at 9 cts.; Coffee
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Respectfully,
WARLICK BROS
Newton, N. C.,
(Sign of the KE» FEAG.)
I must confess that it seems some
what like the profanation of a holy
mystery for me to stand in this
bright presence, on this anniversary
occasion, upon this spot sweet with
the perfume of self-sacrifice and de
votion wafted to us from many a
hearth and home, from life and
graves in every Christian and in al
most every heathen land that owes
its sanctity to Mt. Holyoke, and
ruthlessly to mar the memories of
this hour with the shrill cry of the
Bedouin of the boulevard “Give us a
rest.” My lips are not apt at words
of praise. To please “by concourse
of sweet sounds” or charm by ora
torio grace are gifts denied to your
orator. I can only speak straight
on what I do know or think or feel.
To the young, the problem of life
seems simple enough. The acres of
dream-land are easily laid out. Cas
tles are builded. Ills and obstacles
are hidden from youthful vision by
the flowers of hope. You say to-day,
“I will.” Another decade will intro
duce you to the hypothetical, and
before a third has passed away your
life will be stamped with indelible
tracings either a success or a failure.
The battle of your life will then have
been fought out and either lost or
won. There will be left only oppor
tunity to gather up the laurels and
count your trophies in case of victo
ry or press through the deepening
gloom to the refuge of the grave in
the event of defeat. The years that
lie before can never be discounted in
the present. Every life is a voyage
into unknown seas. Every man is
a Columbus who sails in a
telling greatly upon our national
vitality. The modern American
child life, school life, home life, busi
ness life, professional life, in short
all our life is crowded with xecite-
ment, interest, activity and exertion
and well may we bear the cry, “Give
us a rest.”
The speaker then pointed out how
the young women going forth into
life could assist the people in getting
their needed relaxation. You stand
now where the path of life changes
all its characteristics. Hitherto, the
world has existed solely for you.
Your interest, your comfort, your
health, your advancement—your
good has been the object of others’
labor, of others’ care.
You have
awakened your attention to a single
need of that human life which the
institution has done so much to ele
vate, or if 1 have dropped any hint
into the mind of one of you which
may fructify into a thought that
will be more beautiful, restful and
complete, my purpose is accomplish
ed.
troubled slumbers of the President
became peaceful and he sank into
has not gone on under any of the
the best sleep he had enjoyed since had occurred.
THE
A Terrible Night.
SCENE IN THE WHITE HOUSE
WHEN THE WATCHERS GAVE
HOPE.
Correspondent Philadelphia Times.
Washington, July 5.—The
UP
op-
Hello!
BY GEORGE,
Im IS THIS!
The WARLICK BROS
will, on Christmas day,
give to the lady cus
tomer who purchases
the largest amount of
goods of them between
the first day of June
and the evening of the
24th of December, a fine
Hat or Bonnet. Cloak or
Dress, or anything she
may choose worth not
more than $10. If the
article chosen is not
worth the amount she
may select whatever
she wishes until that
amount has been taken.
To the gentlemen we
make the same offer: a
pair of Miles’ Boots or
Shoes, a Hat or Coat or
anything he may select,
at the
lew Store,
(Sign of the RED FLAG),
been the objective. You have been
a universal creditor and without a
hard master. You are to be the
wives and mothers of the future.
Whatever may be your thought of a
career, however high your aspira
lions, it is nevertheless true that in
an American life, and at least for a ■
generation to come, the “sphere” of ,
woman will be in the home. To a
few of you may come the misfortune
of an independent existence—a duty
that shall take from you the joy of
wifehood and the crown of mother
hood. 1 have little sympathy with (
those who clamor about woman’s
mission or woman’s wrongs. To my ,
mind woman is simply the sister of ■
her more rugged and ungracious -
counterpart from whom she can
never be separated or considered
without relation to. Man’s rights
are her rights, man’s moneys are her (
moneys and man’s dufleR Roy dntL^ ,
Man is, and for the present is likely i
to be, the bread-winner. Woman is, ,
and must be, the home-keeper. The
strain of the world is on the man;
the worry and care of the home is
on the woman. The wife and moth
er of the future will be a helpmeet, ;
guardian and faithful nurse just in
proportion as she shall make her
home a haven of rest. If then as a
weary worker I might suggest, I
would say that the American woman
of the future would make he home
more restful by impressing on it the
character of pleasant resort rather
than a mere boarding or lodging-
house. Of this the first element will
be herself. Great stress was put up
on the necessity of a greater care in
the personal adornment of woman.
The influence of woman depends first
of all upon the charm of her pres
ence, of which grace of manner and
tasteful adornment are the chief in
gredients. The beautiful woman is
unmindful of the creator’s bounty if
she fail to lavish care upon its en
chantment. Then woman should to
a certain extent be cognizant of her
husband’s business affairs. The man
who does not confide his business to
his wife is needlessly carrying a
double load. Such interest in the
labors and cares of each other is rest
ful and strengthening to husband
and wife, inspires like interest in the
children of the household, and great
ly tends to make a united and har
monious family. It is not every one |
who is called to a great destiny, ap
pointed to a grand life, or fitted for
a mighty work. There are few who
enough craft over an ocean whose
winds and currents are unknown
and whose farther shore must ever
remain unexplored. The direction
in which the immortal argosy com
mitted to your care shall sail is to be
determined by you. Your band is
on the tiller; your exertions must
provide sail and rigging ; your eye
must keep the prow bent on the sig
nal light beyond. Of God cometh
the storm and the darkness, the ten
pest, the billow and the mist, and
with Him is the event. The duty
cannot be shirked ; the destiny can
not be avoided. Every soul is self
directing and can give to no other
the responsibility of its guidance.
The speaker dwelt at length upon
the great nervous strain under which
the American people of to-day are
living, saying that 24 hours of such
responsibility and strain as now come
upon the average American would
have killed the strongest man the
18th century ever shone upon. If
ibis state of affairs bad burst sudden
ly upon the world it would have been
one great mad-house in less than a
week. Only think of George Wash
ington making war with a brigade
of reporters in camp, or John Wesley
trying 1° grow in grace with a tele
phone in his room and 10,000 beloved
disciples asking him questions about
the new version of the Testament.
If these things continue, as they no
doubt will, every one will have to
become polyglottic, and the miracu
lous gift of tongues will become a
matter of every day occurrence. A
man who has not forgotten more
than anybody knew a hundred years rise to the heights of sclf-sacrific
and devotion to principles that is
necessary to constitute the success-
The great metropolis is a full missionary, the pioneer teacher
devil-fish that sits by the river of J or the great reformer, but at every
ago is as sure to land in the poor
bouse as
fathers.
be is to be gathered to bis
our life and, reaching out its arms, ’ one’s door lie the humbler, sweeter,
drags in all that is best and worst ] simpler, but not less holy duties of
and strongest in the land. It sucks the home, and they also serve who
the marrow from the young bones, only stand and wait. This institu-
the juices from the new lives, and tion is justly celebrated throughout
then throws them out upon the shore the land for its earnestness of pur-
of time the crushed, gnawed and pose, thoroughness of work and ab-
dessicated refuse, ft is the modern solute sincerity of claim.
To be a
pressing quiet of a hot summer’s
night bung over Washington last
night. The evening had been the
most depressing since the awful shot
was fired the news was unfavorable,
and the wailing people^ wearied with
their self-imposed vigil, realized that
night without being told that the
President was passing through a ter
rible crisis and was fighting against
fearful odds. They pressed against
the gates and seemed to try to look
within the walls, where lay the
wounded object of all their thoughts.
They were right. There was a cri
sis. For the first time after bis re
covery from the shock of the bullet
he seemed to lose hope himself.
Part of the time be was delirious.
He slept a little, but it was a sleep
largely produced by frequent doses
of morphine. He suffered pains;; he
moaned and tossed in his beck The
cheerful look departed from, the eye.
There were no jests upon his lips.
The wives of the cabinet officers
were constant in their attendance.
Everybody was already worn out
when the result of the early evening
consultation was announced. A« i«
....^«G ? ^^...j ,„ „ a s unfavorable.
Tympanites had again appeared and
apparently in a move threatening
form than before. Grave men shook
their beads and Mrs. Blaine came
from the President’s room weeping.
Even the brave Mrs. Garfield lost
somewhat of the splendid courage
which bad sustained her throughout
her trying ordeal. She almost faint
ed, and as the hot breath of the
night and the gloom of the twilight
entered the apartment it seemed as
the shooting Saturday morning.
His pulse and temperature became
better; there were sigh ns of an im
proved vitality ; the breathing was
easier; the pains ceased; there was
no longer any appearance of danger
ous inflammation or ot peritonitis;
hope began to dawn where despon
dency had been; the faces that had
been full of gloom began to look
hopeful ; there was yet some eneour
agement; recovery flung out her
signals in the steady breathings and
the peaceful slumber of the Presi
dent. The improvement continued
and soon it was certain that the pa
tient would at least survive through
the night, and that it could again be
said that there was hope of a final
recovery.
why pcopl ...
One of the reasons
o ' jomy just now is
that they think if Vice-President
Arthur succeeds to the Presidency
things will change very much, and
that a very obnoxious person named
Conkling will “run” the Government
as he bus long run. the “Machine.”
Nor are they reassured by his an
nouncement that now is the time for
“preaching peace and good-will,” any
more than they were reassured when,
on Robertson’s nomination, he called
for civil-service reform. His horror
of gambling, and desire to go home,
when he thinks he has won all the
money on the table, are very divert
ing, but they impose on no one.
Mi\ and Mrs. Garfield’s Expres
sion of Gratitude.
The secretary of State furnishes
the following, with a request that it
be given the widest possible circula
tion ;
To the
On
Executive Mansion,
Washington, July 4—11 P. M.
Press:
behalf of the President and
though they foreboded a tragic
ing of the crime of the fanatic.
A SOLEMN TIME.
Way at the other end of the
the chief men of the country
end-
city
were
minotaur that drags into its labyr- graduate of Mt. Holyoke is to have
inth the brightest and fairest^ the become impressed with more or less
strongest and best of all the lands, ! of its spirit—to have imbibed more
and on the strength of fresh young or less of what is. highest and noblest
lives builds up its own. From. thp of womanly attributes. As a nurse-
cradle to the grave the American ! ry of self-sacrifice and devotion, of
longs in vain for rest, for recreation, , steadfast adherence to high principle
relaxation, repose. We have no and of that spirit which has made it
games or amusements in which the a light to the woman of heathen
grieving with the nation. I sat at
the great east room with the Attor
ney-General. Secretary Blaine came
down alone. He looked worn out
physically, and bis face was the pic
ture of unuterable grief. He spoke
to no one, apparently saw no one.
His eyes were on the floor as he
passed out upon the porch fanning
himself. That sick man’s fate meant
a great deal to his first Secretary ;
but there has been no talk of that,
and for all that the world knows
there has been no thought of it.
The spectacle of the strong man of
the White House struck down in an
instant without warning, for no rea
son, and only to gratify the whim of
a madman, absorbed everything
else. The highest public duty, to
save the life of the President, seem
ed to be the only thought
WHEN HOPE HAD FLED.
Sitting in the room with Mr. Mac-
Veagh 1 learned the state of mind of
all about the White House. It is the
fact that for at least hours last night
there was no hope of the President’s
recovery. The doctors, the atten
dants, the ladies about the house and
those who visit the family bad given
up. It was not thought that the pa
tient would die during the night,
but it was conceded that at least all
hope bad left. It is wonderful how
strongly the President has attached
to himself all those about him,
Great, big, bluff, hearty Ingersoll,
who has loved Garfield many years,
but who has been somewhat es
tranged of fate, walked through the
upper halls with tears streaming
down bis cheeks. The members of
the Cabinet seemed La feel as. though
they were Ipsjpg ^ vlP^Q personal
friend.
New York Nation.
The President's fate is so, solemn
a theme, and concerns so many both
in its lessons and its results,, that
there is no point in it which will bear
being passed over lightly. This the
Vice-President has already began to
find to his cost, hut we hope also to
bis profit. There was probably not
a voter able to read in this country,
outside the small circle of Mr. Conk
ling’s personal following, who did not
find the grief and dismay with which
he heard on Saturday morning that
the President had been killed great
ly intensified by the. reflection that
Mr. Chester A. Arthur was bis legal
successor. There is, we presume, no
doubt in any one’s mind that had it
been possible to vote on Mr. Arthur
directly and separately from the
a single State. His nomination was
felt to be most unfortunate, and was
acquiesced in in the belief that the
office had no influence, and that the
probability of his succeeding to the
Presidency was too remote to be
worth considering, in view of Gen.
Garfield's age and bodily vigor. It
was hoped, too, by many that, al
though Mr. Arthur’s political activi
ty and tastes bad been of a very ob
jectionable kind, his elevation would
have the sobering and educating ef
fect which has been so often, even in
ordinary men, produced by the sud
den imposition of a new kind of re
sponsibility. There was a very rude
shock given to this expectation by
the speech at the Dorsey dinner, in
which Mr. Arthur treated that per
son’s operations in Indiana, the cor
ruption of which ho virtually con
fessed, as an excellent joke. The
way in which the Republican press
Presidential Vacancies.
It will be of interest at this time
to recall the constitutional and statu
tory provisions in the event of a
vacancy in the office of President of
the United States. The constitu
tional provision reads as follows:
“In case of the removal of the
President from office or his death,
resignation or inability or discharge
the powers and duties of the said of
fice, the samp shall devolve upon the
Vice-President, and’ the Congress
may by law provide for the case of
removal, death, resignation or inabil
ity both of the President and Vice
President, declaring, what officer
shall then act as President, and such
officer shall act accordingly until the
disability be removed or a President
shall be elected.”
Under this article of the constitu
tion Congress has by law provided
in the apt of M^
tion or Vnatfffity^o/^ffi^
dent and Vice-President of the United
States, the President of the Senate,
or, if there is none, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, for the
time being, shall act as President un
til the disability is removed, or, a.
President elected.”-
As the Senate during its recent
session failed to elect a President
pro tempore, and the House of Repre
sentatives, not having yet met, has
not elected a Speaker, there exists
no provision for filling a vacancy
should Air. Arthur be in any waj'
removed or disabled, except by the
process of election, which would not,
however, be consummated, before the
meeting of Congress. The provis
ion on this subject is as follows:
“ W benever the offices of President
and Vice-President both became va
cant the Secretary of State shall
forthwith cause a notification th.cre-
Mrs. Garfield, 1 desire to make public
acknowledgement of the very numer
ous messages of condolence and af
fection which have been received
since Saturday’ morning. From al
most every State in the Union, from
the South as bountifully as from the
North, and from countries beyond
the sea, have come messages of anx
ious inquiry and tender words of
sympathy in such numbers that it
has been found impossible to answer
them in detail. I therefore ask the
newspapers to express for the Presi
dent and Mrs. Gay-field the deep
gratitude which they feel for the de,
votion of their fellow-countrymen
and friends abroad in this hour of
heavy affliction.
James G. Blaine,
Secretary of State.
Wise Words^
Friendship is woven last by inter
woven benefits.
Those who have known real grief
seldom feel sad.
The failure of one man is the op
portunity of another.
What all men should avoid is the
“shabby genteel.”
If there is anything better than to
be Loved it is loving.
Desperation is sometimes as pow
erful an inspirer as genius.
^.A.IWL, fipiDige h.:the rarest of
\yhal appears to be calamities are
often, kh^ sources of fortune.
The.sy mpathy of sorrow is strong
er than, the.sympathy of prosperity.
Anger causes, us,often, to condemn
in one what w.c approve of in anoth-
Ambition has but two steps: the
lowest, blood ; the highest, envy.-^
Lily.
It’s easy finding reasons why oth
er people should be patient.—Adam
Bedp. / :
The happiest women, like.the hap
piest nations, have no history.—Geo.
Eliot.
It is not sufficient for desires to be
good; it is neerssary that they bo
regulated;
Many have lived for a, pedestal,,
who will never have a statue when
dead.—J. P. Boranger.
The happiness or unhappiness of
received this escapade, coupled with of to be made to the Executive of
the revelations subsequently made
about Dorsey, ought to. have stung
a man of ordinary susceptibility into
watchfulness and prudence at least.
But the Conkling straggle at Albany
had no sooner begun than the Vice- ;
President hurried to play a promi
nent but subordinate part in it, in
apparent indifference to the indig
nant protests of all that was best in
the community. The worst has
since happened. The awful tragedy
at Washington found him still busy
with the details of a contest in which
charges of bribery on one side had ;
been met by charges of adultery on
the other, and in which suspected
perjury was foiled by peeping
through bedroom keyholes. It is
out of this mess of filth that Mr.
Arthur will go
chair in case
death.
Mr. Conkling
to the Presidential
of the President’s
and Gniteau seem
multitude join.
Our pleasures them- . lands it is easily first among the in-
' Btitutions of its class. If I have
selves generally partake of the nerv
QRI ; EK CHANGER, TO JOY.
Suddenly there was a change
; the better, Towards midnight
for
th#
to be the only persons who have an
nounced publicly that they take a
cheerful view of the situation. Eve
rybody else, as far as our knowledge
goes, who has spoken about it thinks
it looks gloomy. Alr. Conkling,
however, in a very remarkable in
terview with a Herald reporter, says:
“There is no occasion for public ap
prehension or excitement”; and “the
Constitution points out just what
should- bo done in just such an emer
gency. The Vice president on the
death of the President instantly suc
ceeds, apd the Government goes on
as if no change bail occurred.” Un
fortunately, this view is not support
ed by experience. The Gpyernn^nt
every State, and shall also cause the
same to be published in at least one
of the newspapers printed in each
State.”
The notification shall specify that
electors of a President and Vice-
President of the United States shall
be appointed or chosen in the sever
al States, as follows:
First. If there shall be the space of
two months yet to ensue between
the date of such notification and the
first Wednesday in December then
next ensuing, such notification shall
specify that the electors shall be ap
pointed or chosen within thirty-four
days preceding such first Wednes
day in December.
If there shall not be two months
between the date of the notification
and the first Wednesday in Decem
ber then the electors are to be chosen
of a past life.—Mme. Neche.
No card or cable can.di^aw so forci
bly, or bind so fast, as love can do
with only a single thread.—Burton.
Men are guided less by con
science than by glory :■ and yet the
shortest way to glory is to be guided,
by conscience.—Henry Ilume..
The prejudices of men, and their
failure to understand, each other, are,
the principal causes of their bitter^
ness and ill-temper.
Many of our cares are but a : mor
bid way of looking a.t our privileges.
We let our blessings get moldy, and,
then call them curses.
Sensibility would be a good fort-
; reas if she had but one band. With
! her right she opens the door to pleas.
; ure, but with her left, to pain.
I ‘-'Better be alone than in bad com-
i pany.” True ; but unfortunately.
in the corresponding
following year, exce
many persons, ure. never in. so bail,
period of the eom p an y as when they are alone.
j Consolation ip,discreetly pressed;
, upon us when we are sufficiently un,-
Vice-President were elected would , ^ er affliction, only serves to increase
expire in the following March, in 1 OU ^ p.jj n ^j ^ 0 render our grief more,
which case, of course, no special elec- poignant.
term for which the President and
tion would be bold.
The treasury department has is
sued regulations governing the im
portation of foreign merchandise for
the international cotton exposition
at Atlanta, Georgia, at the close of
the year.
In consequence oi the insufficiency
of the State appropriation of $220,-
000 for the Pennsylvania milita to
maintain i.t at its present standard, ।
the force.is to be reduced, from five I
brigades to three, |
Among, the articles on exhibition,
in a loan collection, in Dynchburg^
Va., is a mourning ring once worn,
by General Washington, . for his.
brother Lawrence, who died, in 175%
at the age of, thirty-five, as, an, in-.
scription.QB.the ring skovys.
Sentence of death has been passed,
upon three pashas (including Midhat
Basha,, late governor of Srnyrnia)^
and, several. Other, Turkish dignita
ries, for complicity in the assassina
tion of the late Sultan Abdul Aziz?.