-4 CONTENTION OF AGRICULTURALISTS.
27ie Address of Commissioner Colman Sug
gestions of Create * or Letser Value.
Tho agricultural collego convention
opened its session at Washington on the
8th. It was called to order by Hon. W.
P. Switzlcr , of Missouri. Commissioner
Colman was chosen temporary chairman
and Prof. George Fairchild temporary sec
retary ; a committee on credentials was
I then named.
Commissioner Colman , in his opening afl-
dress of welcome , briefly sketched tho dis-
cussiona in congress which preceded the
magnificent grants of land for tho endow
ment of agricultural colleges in several
states , and said ifc would bo conceded that
tho general public professed a degree of dis
appointment in the outcome of these insti
tutions. After alluding in detail to some
of tho branches which should bo funda
mentally taught in all agricultural colleges ,
he referred at length to some of tho opera
tions and plans which might bo carried out
on college farms by collego faculties , and
which would be more particularly under
tho auspices of the department of agricul
ture , and for tho special ad vantage of oper
ations and plans involving problems which
could only be solved , by investigations car
ried on simultaneously in different locali
ties.
ties.Tho
Tho peculiarities consequent upon chang
ing seed from one soil and climate to others
were strongly suggestive that good would
result from a well conducted series of ex
periments made over widely diversified cli
mates and conditions. They said tho
wider the system of interchange of seeds ,
and the greater tho number of sim
ultaneous tests , tho sooner could be
tabulated tho results out of which to de
duct principles for future guidance and ac
tion. As an example of special work for
suitable localities , ho would mention inves
tigations relating to the cotton plant. Tho
department could collect seeds of many
varieties and assign them to all colleges in
the cotton states , with instructions which
would secure similarity of treatment
throughout their growth. Semi-weekly in
spections might bo made when every detail
of progress connected with rainfall , temper
ature , time of first flowering , continuation
of the blooming period , quantity and qual
ity of lint , etc. , should be carefully noted.
This process should bo continued for a
series of years , but w lien completed could
not fail in being of great benefit to all en
gaged in the culture of crops. Determina
tions would be reached as to adaptability
of certain kinds to cci tain climates , better
varieties than those now cultivated , would
be indicated for many localities , and profits
would be enhanced. Tho first fact to be
developed by such experiments would be
the eliciting of knowledge necessary to an
intelligent crossing of varieties for the pur
pose of combining in one the excellencies of
many. He could see the necessity for a
great national experimental farm , also ,
which lie would have established near tho
capital , and. i f he might go farther , he
would establish on ifc a permanent national
or world's exposition where products ol
this and other nations might be exhibited.
He believed that at no distant day this
would be realized , for agriculture , the nurs
ing mother of all industries , was entitled to
such recognition.
After tho conclusion of the commission
er's opening address the temporary officers
were made permanent. Commissioner Col
man in the afternoon announced he had re
ceived a letter from Miss Cleveland , of the
executive mansion , which he did not think
was intended as a private communication.
He said Miss Cleveland has manifested a
laudable interest in one of the industries in
which the country was interested.
Tho letter read as follows :
"Executive MansionVashingtonI ven
ture to ask if the subject of silk culture in
tho United States is one which will receive
attention from the agricultural convention.
I find myself feeling a deep interest in this
industry , not only because it seems right
and fitting that we should produce our own
silk in successful competition with the old
world , but because tin industry when so
established , as ifc may be by the encourage
ment of the government , will afford one
more avenue of self support to women. I
am sure you desire with me to see such ave
nues increased in a worthy and legitimate
way. I am hoping to havo the pleasure of
visiting your bureau before long. Very
truly yours ,
"ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND. "
The letter was received with applauso
JOURNEYING INTO SIBERIA.
The Proposed Trip of Lieut. Sclnietz Into that
Country.
Lieut. W.H.Schuetz , United States navy ,
is about to sail on the North German
Lloyd steamer Fulda for Berlin. From
thence he will go to St. Petersburg , where
Le will obtain his passport through Siberia. I
The object of this trip is to deliver to tho
inhabitants of tho Lena delta the presents
provided by congress for those who aided
in succoring the survivors of the Jeannefcte
expedition , as well as those who aided tho
labor of the relief party under Lieut. G. B.
Harbor. Lieut. Schuetz will take with him
a handsome sword for presentation to the
governor of Yakoutsk , and a number of
state department medals for the more
prominent natives who took an especial
part in the labors of relief. Besides this
the lieutenant carries with him a number
of rifles from America , a large quan
tity of cotton and flannel , and will
purchase at Yakoutsk a supply of tea ,
tobacco , and knives , suitable for the frigid
regions which he is to visifc. His journey
will occupy nearly a year , and he will be
compelled to travel about 8,000 miles on ly
sleds drawn bjr horses , reindeer and dogs.
Lieut. Schucfcz is well fitted for this expedi
tion. He has traversed the country before ,
and te familiar with several of the dialects
of Asiatic Russia , besides which he is a man
of powerful physique , and is personally ac
quainted with the natives who rendered the in
most aid to the previous parties , as he was
a member of the relief expedition which
went in search of the remains of the unfor
tunate Commander DeLong. It is the in
tention of Lieut. Schuetz to publish a book
on Siberia on his return , and he has writ
ten a number of letters to various newspa
pers upon the Siberian people which were
read with a great deal of interest at the
time , his publication will undoubtedly
prove of great value in explaining the mode
of life of this peculiar people.
Hie Amended Chinese Sill Not Restrictive.
The San Francisco Bulletin prints the
.statement that 6,700 Chinese were landed
in that city from August 1,1882 , when tho
restriction act went into effect , to July 6 ,
1884 , when tho amended restriction acfc
was passed. From the latter date until
.July G , 18S5 , over 8,100 Chinese landed , or
1,400 more in one year under tho amended
act than during twenty-three months un of
der tho original acfc. This tho Bulletin ac
counts for by tho increase of fraudulently-
obtained certificates.
The Crop OutlooJt in Missouri.
The state board of agriculture in its Jnno
Teport estimates the yield of wheat in Mis
souri at 7 8-lOths bushels per acre , or a
total-of 11,234,940 bushels. The condi
tion of corn 85 5-10ths , oats 92 6-15fchs ,
Tiay 88 7-10ths. Wheat is generally well
filled and of good quality , though injured
somewhat by excessive rain and rust.
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TROUSLE WITH THE XEXA8 DRITE"
Caltl Jlelng Driven North from tho Zone
Star State Stopprd by Armed Parties.
The following telegram was received at
Washington by tho commissioner of agri
culture :
DODGE CITV , Kan. , July 9. Hon. Nor
man J. Colman , Commissioner of Agricul
ture : Nearly 00,000 head of cattle on the
drive from Texas to tho Pan Handle of tho
Texas and Colorado havo been forcibly
stopped and prevented from passing over
the common trail for such cattle through
the Indian country , the Cherokee strip and
"No Man's Land , " and are now stopped
there by an armed band in tho pay of a
rival cattle interest. These cattle com
prise the herds of J. R. Blacker , of 7,000
head ; Pugstev Bros. & Downing , 9,000 ; J.
W. Driscoll , 12,000 ; II. S. Holly , 7,000 ,
and John T. Lyttle , G.OOO , all citizens of
Colorado , Missouri , Kansas and Texas.
These cattle were purchased for speedy de
livery in Colorado and the Pan Handle ,
and contracts for which are now expiring
or have expired. All these cattle are sound
and healthy and from a healthy district ,
clear of disease. To further aid in stop
ping these cattle there criminal proceedings
have been instituted by a complaint sworn
to by an irresponsible party at the sug
gestion of this rival interest , and
we have been doing our best to
get a trial and have the case disposed
of. We are law-abiding citizens and start
ed our cattle north a full knowledge of the
requirements of the quarantine regulations
of tho several states and territories , espe
cially of the state of Colorado , the only
state or territory having quarantine regu
lations in which we proposed entering , and
we were careful to govern ourselves so that
we would not violate tholawsof thatstate.
The opposition is determined to prevent
and stop the progress of all these herds ,
law or no law , and by force. Other herds
from four hundred miles further to the
south from Texas had previously passed
over the same trail without communica
ting disease , and these herds are the samo
kind of catfie , from the same districts ,
which had been coming over the trail for
years and about which no complaint had
been heretofore made. J. R. Blacker ,
Texas ; W. S. Pugsley , Colorado ; J. W.
Driscoll , Texas ; C. A. Pugaley , Missouri ; N.
Downing , Colorado ; H. S. Holby , Color
ado ; M. C. Campbell , Texas ; Dennison Sul
livan , Colorado.
RAVAGED jr WIND POTTER.
So Loss of Life , Jiitt STuch Damage to Prop
erty Reported.
The storm on the 9fch , says a Sparta
( Wis. ) dispatch , was very severe in this
vicinity , and ifc is feared that tho full re
ports from the surrounding country will
bring news of great damage and perhaps
death. Tho storm was frightful and its
fury was concentrated into half an hour's
time. The roof was blown from the Chi
cago , Milwaukee and St. Paul railway de
pot and from several other buildings. Tho
steeple was blown from the Baptist church
and the belfry from the Catholic church.
Glass window s were blown in and chimneys
innumerable decapitated. At the Milwau
kee and St. Paul depot fourteen cars were
blown from a side track onto the main
line , rendering the passage of trains impos
sible. A number of cars were also blown
off the track at the Northwestern depot.
Reports from sections along the line show
that the storm extended , with greater or
less force , all the way to Milwaukee.
In the vicinity of Oshkosh the storm was
terrific. Many houses were unroofed and
barns and fences demolished. St. Paul's
church and the exposition building were de
stroyed by the storm. Piles of lumber
were blown down and scattered in all direc
tions. Many chimneys were blown over
and through roofg. Some streets were
blockaded by fallen trees and debris
dropped by the winds.
Monticello ( Minn. ) dispatch : A cyclone
passed north of this place yesterday after
noon. The track of the storm was about
five miles distant. It was an ominous-
looking cloud and was watched by every
one in town. The cloud was funnel-shaped
and as ifc danced across the prairie , now
tearing up dirt from tlie ground and again
rising some distance in the air , ifc created a
peculiar scene. A house between Big Lake
and Becker was struck , and nothing was
leffc to tell where it stood , pieces of timber
and furniture being scattered along tho
prairie. Some distance further on an old
stable was picked up by the cloud and car
ried away. A house standing near by was
unharmed. A little child playing in a yard
was picked up and carried some distance ,
but landed near a fence unharmed , save for
few scratches. No fatal results from tho
storm are as yet reported.
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THE AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS.
Resolutions , Adopted by the Convention Re
cently Held in fTashinyton.
The committee on legislation reported the
following resolutions , which were adopted :
WDKREAS , One of the principal objects of
this convention fs to establish closer relations
between the Department of Agriculture and
all institutions systematicaly engaged in active
labors for agricultural progress ; therefore ,
Jteiolved , That in the opinion of this conven
tion the first practical measure to secure co
operation In the fulfillment of the admirable
suggestions of the Commissioner , fs the crea
tion of a division or office in the Department
of Agriculture supplied with the necessary
clerical force , which office shall be a special
medium of inter-communication and exchange
between the institutions intended to be repre
sented by this convention and the center of
the general plan of co operation.
Jtetohed , That this convention respectful
recommend to the Commissioner as one of
the most important functions proposed by the
bureau is the compilation , and publication of
periodical bulletins of agricultural progress ,
not less than quarterly and an annual report
based thereon. The bul'etin ' should contain in
popular form , ready for the use of the people
ana press , the latest experiences and results
the progress ! ol agricultural avocation , in
vestigation and experimental in this and all
otlur countries.
Jifsolved. That as necessary on the part of
the intended co-operation of colleges and ex
periment stations on their part here " repre
sented regard themselves as bonnd" to make
definiteplans for supply log said office with
such regular reports of thenoperations as
may be called for by the Commission.
Hlg Hear in Limbo. *
A dispatch from Winnipeg says that
Chief Big Bear was captured near Carl ton
by Sergeant Smart , of the mounted police.
His son and one of his councillors were \
taken at the same time. When appre
hended the Indian chief said that his
braves were on their way to Carlton to
give themselves up. They had been for "
some days without provisions , and while
approaching Carlton had passed Colonel
Otter's and Colonel Irvine's forces. Seven
Big Bear's Indians havo been captured
by Dennis , of the surveyor's scouts , and
Colonel Irvine has taken seventeen. Tho
remainder are surrendering to tho Indian
agent and giving up their arms.
A whipsnake nine feet long and six
inches in circumference around the
largest part of the body was recently
billed near East Point. Ga.
A SIGN on a barn in Preston , Ofc. ,
reads cheerfully : "The place to buy
your coffin is at Graves Stone's under
taking establishment. "
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SOUTHERN WAR CLOUD.
Relief that an Alliance Exists Between
Ecuador and Chill.
A prominent naval officer is reported to
have said in relation to tho fact that a
naval vessel has been ordered to Ecuador :
"Yon know the Iroquois has been sent
down to Guayaquil , in Ecuador , to de
mand from that government tho release of
Prof. Santos. In addition to the general
instructions her captain , Yates Sterling ,
received he had sealed orders , which are
only to be opened in case the government
of Ecuador does not promptly complv with
the request of the secretary of state. Of
couree neither I nor any ono else but tho
secretary of tho navy knows what those
sealed orders are , but I can easily
imagine. "
"What do you believe them to be ? " was
asked.
"Orders to take Saotos , if necessary , by
force , " was the prompt reply ; "and there
will be tho interesting feature of this mat
ter. It has been rumored among the diplo
matic representatives of the South Ameri
can governments in Washington , and be
lieved in higher quarters , that Ecuador has
made an alliance , offensive and defensive ,
with Chili , and that , tho latter power will
promptly interfere if Ecuador is attacked.
Chili is tho most powerful of all the South
American republics. Eight years ago sho
calmly ueficd tho United States , and her
ranking officer , Admiral Don Patricia
Lynch , informed the American admiral
commanding the South American station
that if any trouble occurred betw een tho
two nations he meant to sail for San Fran
cisco and levy an indemnity on ifc or shell
tho place out of existence. The last he
could easily have done , for his fleet had the
latest and best pattern of Krupp and Arm
strong guns. The Chilian navy could have
stood three miles beyond the range of the
best guns we have in any fort about the
Golden Gate and dropped 500-pound shells
into the heart of San Francisco. "
THE PRATERS FOR GEN. GRANT.
Tlie Sufferer Manifests His Gratitude to tli *
Christian People.
Mfc. McGregor-dispatch : Rev. Father
Didier , of Baltimore , called on the general
this afternoon. In response to the priest's
tatemenfc that they were all praying for
rim , he wrote : "Yes , I know , and I feel very
; ratcful to the Christian people of tho land
'or their prayers on my behalf. There is no
Kpjfc or i elision , as shown in the Old or the
Sew Testament , to which this does not ap
ply Catholics , Protestants and Jews and
nil the good people of the nation , of all pol
itics as well as religions and nationalities ,
seemed to have united in wishing for or
praying for my improvement. I am a great
sufferer all the time , bufc the facts I have
related are compensation for much of ifc.
All that I can rlo is to pray that the
prayers of all these good people maybe an-
sw ered so far ab to have us all meet in an
other and better world. I cannot speak ,
even in a whisper. " In the after
noon the Mexican editors were pre
sented to Gen. Givinfc. Scnor Do Anda
addressed the general , saying that they
could not pabs so near without paying
their rebpects to one w ho had done so
nuch for his country and for the promo
tion of good feeling between the two re
publics. In response Grant wrote : "My
jreafc interest in Mexico dates back to the
war between the United States and that
country. My interest was increased when
'our European monarchies attempted to
set up their institutions on this continent ,
selecting Mexico , a territory adjoining us.
It was an outrage on human rights for a
"orcign nation to attempt to transfer her
iibtitutions and her rulers } to the territory
of a civilized people without their consent.
They were fearfully punished for their
crime. I hope Mexico may soon begin an
upward and prosperous departure. She
has all the conditions. She has the peo
ple ; she has the soil ; she has the climate ,
and she has the minerals. The conquest of
Mexico will not be an easy task in tho fu
ture.
Wants the Indiana Disarmed.
Ex-Delegato Ouray , of Arizona , and Mr.
Hughes , of that territory , called upon tho
commissioner of Indian affairs to urgo tho
disarming of tho Indians of San Carlos res
ervation , in Arizona. They expressed tho
belief that this measure , if adopted , would
prevent a conflict that seemed to bo im
pending between the Indians now on the
reservation and the white settlers. Com
missioner Atkins made a request and prop
osition that the cowboys also bedisarmed ,
and then proceeded to expound hia views
upon 1 the Indian question at some length.
He ] said he failed to see any reason why the
cowboys should carry arms when the In
dians were disarmed and added that it was
entirely improper for any persons , white ,
black or red , to be permitted to ride around
the country armed with a Winchester rifle
and army revolver , free to shoot any ona
in sight.
C. Gordon Adams called npon President
Cleveland and presented numerous papers
from residents of Arizona to tho effect that
the attempt to keep tho Apaches on tha
San Carlos reservation has proved a disas
trous failure and asking that steps bo taken
to locate the tribe on the Oklahoma lands
in tho Indian Territory. Tho president
promises that the matter shall receive his
earnesfc and prompt attention.
Grain in Sight.
The following figures , taken from the offi
cial statement of the Chicago board of
trade , posted on'change , shows the amount
of grain in sight in the United and Canada
on Saturday , July 4th , and the amount
of increase or decrease over the preceding
week : Wheat , 40,764,217 bushels , a de- i
rease of 568,337bushels ; corn , 5,643,341 , s
an increase of 350,152 ; oats , 3,088,595 , a t
decrease of 196,273 ; rye , 220,648 , a de C
crease of 13,857 ; barley , 110,831 , an in
crease of 1,015. The amount of grain I
in store in Chicago on the date named was : C
Wheat , 14,055,822 bushels ; corn , 681,092- 2C
oats , 469,968 ; rye , 44,517 ; barley , none. 2i
TieZIotr Fever Germs. s
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Dr. Hamilton , of Washington , surgeon
general of the marine hospital service , has t
been advised of what is regarded as a spor I
adic case of yellow fever in New Orleans. 1
He does not think that this should cause 1S 1C
alarm , although evidence has been discov C
ered that ifc originated in importation of I
fever germs. He thinks there can be no i
doubt that yellow fever was imported in
infected clothing or in some other way. I i
The case was effectually quarantined at
"the earliest stage and ifc is not expected t
that the fever will spread from ifc. c
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The loici GreenbacJers. c
At Dea Moines on the 7th the Iowa green- .
back state convention met , with about 500
delegates in attendance. Hon. L. H. Wel-
lerwas made temporary chairman , and
Hon. J. B. Weaver permanent chairman.
The convention adopted the fusion resolu
tion by three-fourths majority , and nom
inated E. H. Gillette , of Polk county , for
lieutenant governnr , and F. W. Moore , of
Davis county , for superintendent of public
instruction , leaving the candidates for gov
ernor and supremo judge to bo nominated
by the democrats. The usual greenback
resolutions were adopted.
DOMESTIC HEiTS.
CANNED FRUIT.
Put the prepared fruit in a jar , and
cover with boiling syrup sweetened to
taste. On three successive mornings
drain off tho syrup , boil again , and
pour over the fruit. The last morning
let the fruit and syrup come just to
the boiling point , but do not boil ; then
seal immediately. Fruit prepared in
this way has been tested by the author
and found perfect. Strawberries pre
serve their shape , and never ferment.
SWEET TICKLES.
Eight pounds of fruit , four pounds
of beit brown sugar , one quart of vino-
gar and one cup of mixed whole spices ,
stick cinnamon , cassia buds , allspice
and cloves less of the latter than of
the former. Tie the spices in a bag
and boil with the vinegar and sugar.
Skim well ; then add the fruit. Cook
ten minutes , or till scalded and tender.
Skim out the fruit and put into stone
jars. Boil the syrup live minutes
longer and pour over tho fruit. The
next day pour off the syrup and boil
down asain , and do this for three
mornings. Keep the bag of spices in
the syrup.
POACHED EGGS.
Break your egg into a teacup previ
ously well buttered , stand it into a
frying pan of boiling water up to the
middle of the cup ; as soon as the white
hardens it is done ; put a knife gently
around the edge and slip the egg onto
a plate ; it is rather more trouble to
dress them this wav , but repays you
well , as they come out nice and com
pact and do not look so ragged as
when broken into the pan ot water ,
the usual mode of cooking them.
ALMOND CAKE.
One-half cupful butter , two cupfuls
sugar , four eggs , one-half cupful al
monds , blanched ' by pouring water
on them until'skins easily slip off
and cut in fine shreds , one-half tea-
spoonful extract bitter almonds , one
pint Hour , one and a half teaspoonfuls
baking powder , one glass brandjr , oue-
balf cupful milk. Hub butter and
sugar to smooth white cream ; add
eggs , one at a time , beating three or
four minutes between each. Sift flour
and powder together , add to butter ,
Btc. , with almonds , extract of bitter al
monds , brandy and milk ; mix into
smooth , medium batter , bake careful
ly in rather hot oven twenty minutes.
APPLE JELLY CAKE.
One cupful butter , two cupfuls
sugar , four eggs , three cupfuls flour ,
one and one-half teaspoonfuls baking
powder , one cupful milk , six apples ,
lix ounces sugar , one teaspoonful but-
: er. Hub together butter and sugar to
line light , white cream , add eggs , two
at a time , beating ten minutes between
each addition. Sift flour and baking
powder together , add to butter , etc. ,
vith milk , and mix into rather thin
mtter. Bake in jelly cake tins care-
'ully greased. Meanwhile have apples
> eeled and sliced , put on lire with
sugar ; when tender remove , rub
through fine sieve , and add butter.
When cold use to spread between
lawyers. Cover cake plentifully with
sugar , sifted over top.
LUNCH CAKE.
Two cupfuls butter , two cupfuls
sugar , one and a half pints flour , one
teaspoonful baking powder , six eggs ,
one teaspoonful each of extract rose ,
cinnamon and nutmesr. Rub the butter
and sugar to a very light cream ; add
the eggs , two at a time , beating five
minutes between each addition ; add
the flour , sifted with the powder , wine ,
extracts ; mix into a smooth batter ;
put into a thickly papered , shallow
cake pan and bake in moderate oven
one and a quarter hours. When cold
ice the bottom and sides with white
icing.
KICE CAKE.
One-half cupful of butter , two cup-
Euls suirar , four eggs , one and a half
cups rice flour , one and a half cups
flour , one teaspoonful baking powder ,
one-half cup cream , one teaspoonful
extract lemon. Beat the eggs and
sugar together ten minutes ; add the
butter , melted ; sift together flour , rice
dour and the powder , which add to the
eggs , etc. , with the cream and tho ex
tract ; mix into a thin batter , and bake
in patty pans , well greased , in a hot
oven , ten minutes.
KICE PUDDING.
One-half cupful rice , one and one-
half pints milk , one-half cupful sugar ,
large pinch of salt , one lablespoonful
lemon rind chopped fine. Put rice ,
washed and picked , sugar , salt and
milk in quart pudding dish ; bake in
moderate oven two hours , stirring fre-
quently first one and a quarter hours ,
then permit it to finish cooking , with
light colored crust , disturbing it no
more. Eat cold with cream.
Sabbath. Observance.
On the question of Sabbath obser
vance , The Boston Budget says : "What
ever may be the view of individuals as
to the sacredness of any day , and the
duty of its strict observance , the fact
is patent that it is both impracticable
and impossible , if not unwiso , to at
tempt by law to compel the observance
of the Sabbath in accordance with the
personal views of any one class of
citizens , however worthy. Each citi
zen Is entitled to be protected in the
observance of the Sabbath in accord
ance with his convictions. The gener
al sentiment of the Christian world
has recognized the necessity of the
suspension of business and the adop
tion of a day which the large majority
accept as a day of rest and for divine
worship. Our Isrealitish brethren ab
stain from general labor and business
on Saturday , and they are entitled to
protection and respect. In fact , it is
impracticable , unwise , and indeed im
possible to regulate by law the relig
ious observance of the Sabbath. Gen
eral regulation for the protection
of society , and for the preserva
tion of the peace and good
order of the community , arc eminent
ly right and proper. But beyond this
is not safe to go. Much must of
necessity be left to the convictions of
the individual citizens , and that gen
eral respect for the religious opinions
of others which forms the basis of
civil as well as religious liberty , which
after all is the bnst security for public
and private morality.
In Georgia some of the doctors fill
their saddle bags with liquor , and be
come traveling barrooms.
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A SPEECH BT MR. PHELPS.
What the American Minister Had to Say at
tho Lord Mayur'a Banquet.
At a recent banquet given by the
lord mayor of London to her majesty'
judges , Mr. Phelps being present , tho
hose proposed the health of tho Amer
ican minister. Mr. Phelps responded
as follows : 1 am much indebted to the
lord major for the kind and generous
way in which ho has presented my
name , and to this distinguished com
pany for the cordial manner in which
the toast has been received. 1 do not
assume to myself the honor of this re
ception , for I am , as yet , but a stran
ger within the gates of England and I
have no such claim upon 3'our personal
consideration as my distinguished pre
decessor had. But it is more gratify
ing than any personal compliment you
could pay me to see in this another
proof , in addition to tho many that
have been pressed upon mo on all
hands since I have landed on your
shores , of the hearty feeling of sym
pathy which exists among the English
people toward the country I have tho
great honor to represent. When an
American minister comes here he finds
it is no foreign mission on which ho
has been sent. On both sides of tho
Atlantic he is equally at home ; he has
changed the sky but not tho hearts by
which he is surrounded , and he feels
that , though he comes as a stranger ,
he is soon established as a friend. It
is an undeniable fact , and , in my judg
ment , it is a most important and sig
nificant as well as a gratifying fact ,
that the relations between tho people
of these two great countries arc grow
ing more cordial every day. In my
behalf they never were so cordial as
they are at the present moment. In
ternational prejudices aio usually the
offspring of international misunder
standings ; international m sunder-
atannings rapidly perish under the in
fluence of large and liberal interna
tional intercourse ; and those are the
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means , under p'rovidence , which are
bringing these peoples nearer and
nearer toward each other. Steam and
electricity have bridged tho Atlantic ,
and each country is full of the citizens
of the other. Many Americans live
here and many Englishmen live in the
United States , and every summer each
country is overspread with travelers
from tho other. How cordially on our
side of the Atlantic tho feeling to
which I have alluded is reciprocated
those who have traveled in the United
States will know , and those who have
not been there I freely invite in the
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name of my countryme'n to go , for it
is that intercourse which has brought
the peoples together in the manner to
which 1 have adverted. The relations
between governments , and especially
the governments of great nations , are
most important , undoubted 13 % and we
are to be felicitated on the fact that
the relations between the governments
of England and the United States are
now so happy that there is nothing to
be said on the subject. But ,
after all , the fraternity that
should exist between nations de
pends not upon the relations of the
goverments , and is not to be brought
about by diplomacy or by treaties ; it
depends upon the personal sympathy
and feelings oE the people themselves.
Ana if I may be permitted to
refer to recent events , I can
asure you that when it was
perceived in America that the
clouds of war which threatened to sot-
tie down upon your country began to
be dissipated a hope in the realiza
tion of which I pray God we may not
be disappointed and when it began
to be seen that the sunshine of con
tinued peace was likely to fall unob
structed upon the multiplied indus
tries of England , there were no people
in all the range of humanity by whom
that conclusion was received with
more sincere and complete satisfac
tion and gratitude than by the people
of the United States. Especially , as
it seems to me , should tho fraternity
between these two great nations .find
expression on this occasion and in this
place , where you , my lord mayor ,
preside in your official capacity as
chief magistrate of the greatest city in
the world a city whose commerce
has more than put a girdle around the
earth. It is there exactly that you
touch us most nearly. America is
emphatically a country of industry
and of business ; in no country in the
world do that class called business
; men possess so largo a share and in
fluence ; in the affairs of the govern
ment. America is able to offer a.
home to all , simply because it oilers
work to all. It is pre-eminetly the
homo of the worker and not of the
idler , and therefore here , more than
anywhere else , is it appropriate that
expression should be given to the rela
tions which subsist between the two
countries. There is another reason
why an American representative , and
above all an American lawyer , should
be glad to come here on this occasion ,
and that is the common share which
we claim and tho common admira
tion which we feel for the distinguish
ed men who are 3our guests to-night
the judges of England. We claim
them as ours , a < * brethren of our pro
fession in America , one and all. In
hundreds of courts and among thou
sands of lawyers and judges who
neversaw and never will see the faces
of the English judges , their names
to-day are household words , and their ,
decisions are the subject of constant
study and of constant instruction.
American judges have to administer
justice from the Atlantic to the Paci
fic , but although the judgmen'.s of
the English judges do not prevail
there , they are seen and felt by both
bench and bar. One distinguished
member of the English bench , Lord
Chief Justice Coleridge , came to
America a year ago. He came as the
guest of the American bar , and was
made the guest of the American peo
ple. He delighed us all , and he went
away , I am glad to think , not alto
gether displeased with us. I hope
that many of his distinguished brethren
may follow his example , and travel
through what I may call the second
jurisdiction of the British bench. In
no other things are the British peo
ple to be more largely congratulated
than on their judiciary. .Never did
the judgments of the courts command
higher regard and more complete con
sideration than they do to-day. It is
tho justice done in the land that makes
your commerce possible ; it is that jus
tice which has' built up British liber
ties. Tho freedom ot" England has
been fought for over many a field and
contended for in many a parliament ,
but , after all , it is to tho judges that
you are most indebted for the ireedora
you enjoy. Your poet laureate has
condensed tho whole thing in tho
lines :
When freedom slowly broadens dovra
From precedent to precedent.
A Model Wife.
The best woman in tho world resides
in the city of Austin. She has been
married a numoor of years to a man
named Peterby , who is one of the most
disagreeable , quarrelsome men outside
of tho Texas Legislature. And yet
Mr. and Mrs. Peterby have nover had
a quarrel , for the reason that it is im
possible to make her angry. He has
scowled at her , and occasionally waft
'
ed a chair at her , just to se'o if sho
would not got angry , but he suffered
disappointment in each and every
instance. Peterby had been bragging
to his friends about what a good-
natured wife ho has , and GilhoJly of
fered to bet fifty dollars that if Petorby
were to go home , raise a fuss , and pull
tho table cloth full of dishes off of
tho table , she would show signs of
temper. He had tried that with his
wife once , but ho never repeated tho
experiment.
Peterby said ho didn't want to rob
a friend of his money , but he know ho
could win. At hist they made the bet.
The friend was to watch tho proceed
ings through a window. Peterby
came home apparently fighting drunk.
She saw him coming , went out to tho
gate , opened it , kissed him and assist
ed his tottering stops into the house.
He sat down hard in the middle of the
floor , and howled out :
"Confound * what
3our ugly picture ,
did you pull that chair from under mo
for ? ' '
"I hope you did not hurt yourself , "
she replied , smiling kindly. "I was
to blame for it ; I am so awkward. But
I'll try and not do it again if you will
forgive mo this time , " and she helped
him to his feet , although she had noth
ing to do with his falling. He then
sat on the sofa , and sliding off on tho
floor , abused her like a pick-pocket
for lifting up the other end of the sofa.
Sho said she was sorry , and finally led
him to tho supper table. He threw a
plate at her , but she dodged it , and
asked him if he would take tea or cof
fee. Then the brute seized tho table
cloth , sat down on the floor , and pull
ed the dishes and everything over him
in one grand crash. Some women
might ha 70 lost their temper ; but not
so with Mrs. Peterby. She did not
"
blubber like a child ; "she did not even
sulk or pout. With a pleasant smila
she said :
'Well George , this is a new idea.
We have been married ten years , and
never yet eaten our supper on the floor.
Won't it be fun ! Just like those pic
nics we used to go to before we were
married , " and then this angelic wo
man deliberately sat down on the floor
alongside of the wretch , arranged
the dishes , and fixed him up a nice
supper. This broke him up. He own
ed up he was only fooling her , and
offered to give her fifty dollars to get
herself a new dress with. She took
the money and bought him a new suit
of clothes and a box of cigar with it.
Heaven will have to bo repaired and
whitewashed before it is lit for that
kind of a woman. Texas Siflings.
A Dreadful Blunder.
Speaking of bustles , says Clara
Belle , I went to church last Sunday
with just the most sensitively devout
girl that breathes the air of this sphere ,
whence she will arise to the azures and
delights of heaven. She is truly fash
ionable , too , and her summer costume
was a dream of beauty. She ought to
liave been spiritually happy , but I
plainly saw , as I watched her through
the services , that she was ill at ease.
"What's the dear ? "
matter , 1 whis
pered.
"I can't imagine , " she sadly repli
ed "but somehow other I
; or am get
ting no consolation from the exercises.
The rector is as enchanting as ever ,
the weather is perfect , my own relig
ious experience was comforting , up to
the time Isat down in this pew. I am
positively miserable in my mind ,
aome occult influence is at work , I'm
sure. "
After we got home and were disrob
ing to dress anew for dinner , a sudden
exclamation from my friend arrested
my attention.
"Clara , oh ! Clara ! " she cried , "I've
colvcd them3stery. Look here , " and
sho whipped out a copy of T/ie Police
Gazette from her bustle. That's some
of brother Jack's horrid literature.
Eow blind I must have been ! I am so
careful always , pretty nearly , to select
The Christian Union to put into my
justle when I am going to church" .
Then I seem , somehow , to get an ease A
of soul from the services that is duo , ( |
n some degree , to what lam sitting
on. But to rest on a Police Gazette !
So wonder the religious exercises went
for worse than nothing. "
Culture and Happiness.
Now life is not only what wo make
t , but it is , very largely , what wo
hink it is. If we hold before our
selves constantly , some dreary "might
have been ; " if we think it is , in some
unexplainable way , finer and more ex
alted to set ourselves to a minor key
of some miserere , we may become in
reality very unhappy. There is no
law , unfortunately , against people's
making themselves wretched. Schop-
enhaue's theory is that culture makes
for unhrppiness ; that the more culti
vated is an individual the more sensi
tive is he to physical discomfort or
mental troubles , and that he is there
by a being formed to be jarred upon at
every turn. It is very possible that
the old adage about a little learning
applies to this case. A superficial
culture doubtless increases one's sen
sibilities in various ways without pro
ducing a corresponding increase of
resources ; but the deeper culture sup
plies these and enables its possessor to
bear a thousand trials or to discover
means to surmout them as may bo , of
which the more ignorant individual
would never have dreamed. Boston
Traveller.
