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PENSIONS AAD B
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THE HOUSE GIVES ITS ATTENTION -
TION THERETO.
A Largo Number of Spectators In Attend-
nnce-Chairman Mitt of the House
Foreign Committee Opened With a
Strong Appeal for Passage of the Con-
, f ereoco Report on the Cuban 1 Iesolu-
tlone-Mlscellaneons Mattcrs.
WASIIINGTON , April 4.-The galleries
of the House were well filled to-day
in anticipation of a renelval of the
Cuban debate in connection with the
, presentation of the conference report
? on the Cuban resolution , but the at-
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: tendaueo on the floor was smaller
r , 'than
usual ,
Mr. Murphy of Illinois secured
unanimous consent for the consideration -
tion of a bill to authorize the construction -
- struction of a third Bridge across the
, MIs issippf Inver at St. Louis. Mr.
Ilarthold of Missouri offered an amend-
anent , which was defeated. to compel
the construction of the bridge at least
one and a half and not more than two
.and a half miles below the Eads
bridge. Mr. Murphy and Mr. Joy
urged the bassago of the bill because
of the excessive tolls charged by the
present bridge company. It was
passed.
Mr. Pichler , chairman of the Pen-
lions committee , demanded the regu-
tar order. This being private bill
day , he wanted to proceed with the
consideration of private pension bills
reported from the committee of the
whole.
Mr. Hitt , chairman of the foreign
affairs committee , thought that he
ought to antagonize those bills , if
they would entail debate in the interest -
' est of the conference report on the
Cuban resolutions.
"Cuba can wait , " replied Mr. Pick-
, , ter , "while we pass these pension
bills. "
Dlr. IIitt finally agreed to withhold
this motion if Mr. fickler would demand -
mand the previous question on each
bill as it was called up.
The Democrats insisted that there
ought to be debate and Mr. Erdman
C of Pennsylvania made the point of no
quorum on the first bill , with the result -
sult that there were some dilatory
tactics on these private bills , and the
Speaker was compelled to count a
) ' quorum on them.
At 2:25 o'clock Mr. Hitt moved the
adoption oftlie conference report on
t the Cuban resolutions and sboke in
advocacy of it He reviewed the legislation -
islation so far and declared that both
house and Senate resolutions first
i recognized Cuban belligerency. The
second Senate resolution , he said , proposed -
posed friendly offices looking to Cuban
indepenilcpce. This course might be
resented in time of peace , but in cases
I almost precise' , parallel where Spain
was at war with her dependencies on
{ 1 this continent in the early part of this
I century , the very stop pronosed was
taken as was also done under President -
dent Grant. The unmistakable voice
' of the people of the United States was
' in favor of recognition of belligerency
q , of the Cubans. The speaker f welt
I upon the vast benefits to t1it
rebels from recognition and held that
they hail shown that they were
powerful enough to resist all of
1 Spain's power for a year and had
gained in strength steadily. He bet -
t lieved that the Cubans , if independent ,
I t would not be like the people of other
Spanish-American Nations , constantly
at war. On the contrary , Cvba would
be like Chili , an honor to the new
i world. In closing he said : "When
, this vote has been given as it will be ,
overwhelmingly by this House ,
con-
the will of the people of the United
I States , we cannot doubt that the executive -
ecutive will act and obey the voice of
4 the nation , and that we will speedily
hear that the President has recognized -
nized tho'belligerencY of the struggling
J Cubans. The waning cause of Spain
has been apparent from week to week
1 for two months past. It will not be
long until we shall Have an end of all
' the bombastic pretensions and abominations -
inations of Woyler's savage operations
' " , s.nd the Cubans , having vindicated
their rights with their arms , will enjoy -
joy the liberty they have earned , "
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MR. CARLISLE'S BOOM.
\Y1.SIIINOTON , April 4.-It is author-
'tatively ' announced that Secretary
: arlislc will soon announce his candi-
1 aacy for the Presidency. During the
I east few weeks he has received num-
r trous ] esters asking for a positive de-
, aaration and it is probable that the
inuouncement may come in the form
, f a reply to one of these letters.
I again , it has been susgested that the
i tnnonncement be made through the
medium of an interview with Senator
Lindsay , who is the Secretary's warm
personal friend and supporter. But
In one form or the other' it is said to
it be certain that the announcement is
; eon to be made.
. lir. Carlisle's supporters among the
Gentucky Democrats talk in the most
: ont1dent strain respecting the action
to be taken by the Kentucky state
convention , which will meet to seud
felegatcs to Chicago. They assert
without qualification that the sound
. money men will control it , and not
, only instruct for Mr. Carlisle for
President , but indorse the administration -
tration out and out. They declare
' , themselves to be absolutely assured of
this , and some of them go to the extent -
tent of predicting that Mr. Blackburn
- will not appear on the scene.
Senators Bronston and Gobel , who
figured so prominently in the legis-
li 1 lative fight as Dlr. Blackhurn's man-
1 gers have recently declared for Mr.
' t Carlisle for President , and Senator
ra 13ronston wishes to go as a delegate at
t . large to Chicago to work in the Secre-
t' tary's behalf.
t I A Mulct Law Victory.
, i DEs MOINES , Iowa , April 4.- The
g mulct law won a decisive victory yes-
) , terdap in the Senate , the liquor man-
' + ufacturimr bill being defeated by a
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' vote of _ 2 yeas to .7 nays , with o ne
absentee. Following , as this does ,
the defeat of the question of resubmission -
mission a few weeks ago , the vote
practically settles the prohibition fight
in this State. The State will , therefore -
, fore , still have the curious anomaly
of a law which permits liquor to be
sold , but forbids its manufadtnre.
The bill lacked four of a constitutional
majority.
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THE SECTARIAN ISSUE.
The Qnestlon Fonrht Over Again In
the House.
WASHINGTON , April 4--The question
of appropriation of public money for
private or sectarian institutions ,
which was debated for several days
during the consideration of the District -
trict of Columbia appropriation bill ,
in connection with some appropriations -
tions for charitable institutions in
Washington , was fought over for four
hours inthe Houseyesterday. On the
former occasion , the contest was managed -
aged by Mr. Linton , a Michigan Republican -
publican , who is one of the pronounced
A. P. A. members in Congress. That
contest was successful , and , by a vote
of 143 to 1855 , the bill was recommit-
ted. Yesterday the bone of contention -
tion was the Howard university , a
colored institution of Washington , for
which an appropriation of $32,000
was inserted in the sundry civil bill
Wednesday on motion of Mr. Evans ,
Republican , of Kentucky. There was
no opposition and no debate on the
item. Yesterday , Mr. Hainer , Republican -
lican , of Nebraska , in whose temporary -
ary absence the amendment was
adopted , rallied his forces against the
appropriation on the ground that it
was both a private and a sectarian institution -
stitution , a school of theology being
maintained by the university.
Politics , of course , was injected liberally -
erally into the debate. Mr. Sayers
and Mr. Hepburn were especially
prominent. Each insisted that his
party was more particularly the friend
of the black luau.
The House voted , 120 to 105 , to retain -
tain the appropriation , thus , in a
measure , reversing its action when the
District bill was up. An analysis of
the vote shows that 10 ? Republicans ,
19 Democrats and 3 Populists voted
for the amendment , and 5 ; Republicans -
licans , 47 Democrats and three Populists -
lists against it. The sundry civil bill ,
as amended , was passed.
THE SENATE SOLUTION.
Appropriations Increased in Order to
Purchase Sectarinn Indian Schools.
WASHINGTON , April 4-The Senate
committee on appropriations has completed -
pleted the consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill. 'T'ile House inserted -
serted an explicit provision that none
of the money appropriated for schools
should be used in the support of sectarian -
tarian schools , but provided for ap-
propriagions for the schools at Hampton -
ton Roads , Va. , and for Lincoln institute -
tute at Philadelphia. The Senate
committee did not amend the House
provisions declaring against sectarian
schools , but struck out the appropriations -
tions for the Philadelphia and Hampton -
ton Roads schools. The former
amounted to $33,000 and the latter to
20 , 000.
The Senate committee also increased
the appropriation for the , purchase or
lease of school property to the extent
of $100,000 , making the total appropriation -
ation for this purpose $140,000. The
purpose of this increase is to supply
means with which to purchase the
property of sectarian institutions devoted -
voted to the education of Indians.
The appropriation for the support of
day and industrial schools was also
increased to the extent of $100,000 ,
making the total for this purpose
$1,205,000
The bill as reported carries an appropriation -
propriation of $7,413,860 , a net reduction -
tion of $ l,006,63e from the amount
carried by the bill as it passed the
House. The total reduction , a part of
which is offset by increases , is $1,744-
540. The principal item of increase is
that of $1,460,000 which the House appropriated -
propriated for the second payment on
the Cherokee outlet purchase , which
the Senate committee stripes out.
Arlxona and New Mexico Statehood Bills
Not Yet at a Voting Stage.
WAsulNGToic , April 4.-Yesterday's
meeting of the House committee on
territories was devoted to a discussion
of Arizona and New Mexico Statehood
bills and the committee failed to arrive -
rive at a voting stage. Delegates
Murphy and , Catron asserted that the
opponents of Statehood in the committee -
mittoe were doing the talking merely
as a filibustering move and consequently -
quently the meeting was a rather
warm one.
Mr. Taft of Ohio , during the discussion -
cussion , declared that Congress could
not blind its eyes to the fact that the
admission of the two Territories
would add four rotes for free silver to
the Senate. He argued that it was
not fair that the existing status of the
Union should be changed in the midst
of a great controversy like the financial -
cial question ; that the gnestion should
be settled by the Union as it now
stands ; and that sound money men
should not be handicapped by new
silver states. lie also charged that
twenty-five per cent of the inhabitants -
ants of Arizona and thirty-three per
cent of New Mexico are illiterate.
Mr. Owens of Kentucky said that
Territories whose areas was greater
than that of New England and population -
lation less than that required for a
Congressional district were unfit for
Statehood. He also attacked the sys-
tein of representation proposed for the
constitutional convention of Arizona
as a partisan one devised to further
Republican interests. Mr. Avery held
that the only questions to be considered
were the qualifications of the Territories -
tories for Statehood and Mr. Harris
argued that the silver question should
not be brouirht into the controversy.
Wailer Coming Home.
DENVER , Colo. , April 4.-Colonel E.
C. Woodford has received a cablegram
from ex-Consul Waller of Madagascar ,
saying that he will leave London for
America to-morrow , and will be in
Denver in two weeks. Woodford was
at Tamatave when the et-consul was
arrested by the French government
about eighteen months ago.
To Gather Gold From Glaciers.
SEATTLE , Wash. , April 4.-Alaskan
advices say that Sitkans intend to
drain a lake back of the capital and
gather wagonloads of gold brought
down by glaziers for ages past. The
gold fever is unabated and there are
1,004 ne w arrivals.
Princ4 Biamarch Prostrated.
BERLIN , April -As a result of his
obstinate resistance of Dr. Schwen-
ninger's entreaties to abstain from receiving -
ceiving deputations , Prince Bismarck
suffers from a nervous prostration ,
and is undergoing much pain from
rheumatic spasms.
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"GOOD AND BAD RECREATIONS. "
LAST SUNDAY'S SUBJECT.
"And It Came to Pas When Their
Hearts tiVero Merry , that They Said ,
Cali for Samson , that lie May ilake
Us Sport"-Jndgca xsi , 25.
There were three thousand people
assmbled in the temple of Dagon. They
had come to make sport of eyeless Sam-
son. They were all ready for the en-
tertainment. They began to clap and
pound , impatient for the amusement to
begin , and they cried 'Fetch him out ,
fetch him out ! " Yonder I see the blind
old giant coming , led by the hand of a
child into the very midst of the temple.
At his first appearance there goes up a
shout of laughter and derision. The
blind old giant pretends he is
tired , and wants to rest himself
against the pillars of the house ;
so he says to the lad who leads
him , "Show me' where the main
pillars are ! " The lad does so. Then
the strong man puts his right hand on
one pillar and his left hand on another
pillar , and , with the mlghUeat push
that mortal ever made , throws himself
forward until the whole house comes
down in thunderous crash , grinding
.he audience like grapes in a wino-
press. "And so it came to pass , when
their hearts were merry , that they said ,
Call for Samson , that he may make us
sport- And they called for Samson out
of the prison-house ; and he made them
sport"
In other words , there are amusements -
ments that are destructive , and bring
down disaster and death upon the
heads of those who pracUco them.
While they laugh and cheer , they die.
The three thousand who perished that
day in Gaza , are as nothing compared
with the tens of thousands who have
been destroyed by sinful amusements.
But my first text implies that there
hi a lawful use of the world , as well
as an unlawful abuse of it , and the
difference between the man Christian
and the man un-Christian is , that in
the former case the man masters the
world , while in the latter case the
world masters him. For whom did God
make this grand and beautiful world ?
For wham this wonderful expenditure
of color , this gracefulness of line , this
mosaic of the ground , this fresco of the
sky , this glowing fruitage of orchard
and vineyard , this full orchestra of the
tempest , in which the tree branches ,
flute , and the winds trumpet , and the
thunders drum , and all the splendors of
earth and sky come clashing their cymbals -
bals ? For whom did God spring the
arched bridge of colors resting upon
buttresses of broken storm-cloud ? For
whom did he gather the upholstery of
fire around the window of the setting
sun ? For all men ; but more especially
for his own dear children.
If you build a large mansion , and
spread a great feast after it , to celebrate -
brate the completion of the structure ,
do you allow strangers to come in and
occupy the place , while you thrust your
own children in the kitchen , or the
barn , or the fields ? Oh , no You say ,
"I am very glad to see strangers in
my mansion , but -my own sons and
daughters shall have the first right
there. " Now , God has built this grand
mansion of a world , and he has spread
a glorious feast in It , and while those
who are strangers to his grace may
come in , I think that God especially intends -
tends to give the advantage to his own
children-those who are the sons and
daughters of the Lord Almighty , those
who through grace can look up and !
Bay , "Abba , Father. " You'annot.make
me believe that God gives more advantages -
tages to the world than he gives to the
church bought by his own blood. If ,
therefore , people of the world have
looked with dolorous sympathy upon
those who make profession of religion ,
and have said , "Those new converts are i
going down into privation and into
hardship. Why did they not tarry a
little longer in the world , and have
some of its enjoyments and amusements -
ments and recreations-I say to such
men of the world , You are greatly mistaken -
taken ; " and before I get through I will '
show that those people who stay out
of the kingdom of God have the hard-
zlips and self-denials , while those who j
come in have the joys and satisfac-
tions.
In the name of the king of heaven
and earth , I serve a writ of ejectment
upon all the sinful and polluted who
have squatted on the domain of earthly -
ly pleasure as though it belonged to
them , while I claim , in behalf of the
gcofl and the pure and the true , the i
eternal inheritance which God has given -
en them. Hitherto , Christian philanthropists -
thropists , clerical and lay , have busied '
themselves chiefly in denouncing sinful j
recreations ; but I feel we have no right
to stand before men and women in
whose hearts there is a desire for recreation -
reation amounting to positive need-
city , denouncing this and that and the
other thing , when we do not propose
to give thorn something better. Ooe
helping me and with reference to m
last account , I hall enter upon c
sphere not usual in sermonising , but
a nubject which I think ought to bE
presented at this time , I propose now
to lay before you some of the recreations -
tions which are not only innocent , but
positively helpful and advantageous.
In the first place , I commend , among
Indoor recreations , music-vocal and $
instrumental. Among the first things
created was the bird , so that the earth
might have music at the start. This
world , which began with so sweet a
serenade , is finally to be demolished
amidst the ringing blasts of the arch-
angel's trumpet , so that as there was ,
music at the start , there shall be music
at the close. While this heavenly art
has often been dragged into the use
of superstition and dissipation , we all ,
know it may be the means of high 1
moral culture , Oh , it is a grand thing
to have our children -brought up
amidst the sound of cultured voices ,
and amidst the melody of musical in-
struments.
There is In this art an indescribable
fascination for the household. Let all
those families who have the means to
afford It , have flute , or harp , or piano ,
or organ. As soon as the hand is large
enough to compass the keys , teach it
how to pick out the melody , Let all
our young men try this heavenly art
upon their nature. Those who have
gone Into it fully have found in it
Illimitable recreation and amusement.
Dark days , stormy nights , seasons of
sickness , business disasters , will do little -
tle toward depressing the soul which
can gallop off over the musical keys ,
or soar in jubilant lay , It will cure
pain. It will rest fatigue. It will quell
passion. It will revive health. It will
reclaim dissipation. It will strengthen
the immortal soul. In the battle of
Waterloo , Wellington saw that the
Highlanders were falling back. He
said , "What is the matter there ? " He
was told that the band of musio had
ceased playing , and he called up the
pipers and ordered them to strike up
an inspiriting air ; and no sooner did
they strike the air than the Highlanders -
ers were rallied , and helped to win the
day. Oh , ye who have been routed in
the conflicts of life , try by the force
of music to rally your scattered bat-
talions.
I am glad to know that in our great
cities there is hardly a night in which
there are not concerts , where , with the
best musical instruments and the
sweetest voices , people may find enter-
tainment. Patronize such entertainments -
ments when they are afforded you.
Buy season tickets , it you can , for the
"Philharmonic" and the "Handel and
Haydn" societies. Feel that the dollar
and a half or two dollars that you spend
for the purpose of hearing an artist
play or sing is a profitable Investment.
Let your academies of music roar with
the acclamation of appreciative audiences -
ences assembled at the concert or the
oratorio.
Still further , I commend , as worthy
of their support , the gymnasium. This
institution is gaining in favor every
year , and I know of nothing more free
from dissipation , or more calculated -
ed to recuperate the physical and mental -
tal energies. While there are a good
many people who have employed this
institution , there is a vast number who
are Ignorant of its excellences. There
are men with cramped chests and weak
sides and despondent spirits who
through the gymnasium might be
roused up to exuberance and exhilaration -
tion of life. There are many Christian
people despondent from year to year ,
who might , through such an initu-
tion , be benefited in their spiritual re-
lations. There are Christian people
who seem to think that it is a good
sign to be poorly ; and because Richard
Baxter and Robert Hall were invalids ,
they think that by the same sickliness
they may come to the same grandeur of
character. I want to tell the Christian
people of my congregation that God
will hold you responsible for your invalidism -
validism if it is your fault , and when ,
through right exercise and prudence ,
you might be athletic and well. The
effect of the body upon the soul you
acknowledge. Put a man of mild disposition -
position upon the animal diet of which
the Indian partakes , aid in a little
while his blood will change its chemical -
cal proportions. It will become like
unto the blood of the lion , or the tiger ,
or the bear , while his disposition will
change , and become fierce and unre-
lenting. The body has a powerful
effect upon the soul.o ; o
We shall have the smooth and grassy
lawn , and we will call out people of
all occupations and professions and
ask them to join in the ball-player's
sport. You will come back from these
outdoor exercises and recreations with
strength In your arm and color in your
cheek and a flash in your eye and courage -
age in your heart. In this great battle
that is opening against the kingdom
of darkness , we want not only a consecrated -
secrated soul , but a strong arm and
stout lungs and mighty muscle. I bless
God that there are so many recreations -
tions that have not on them any taint
of iniquity ; recreations in which we
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may engage for the strengthening of
the body , for the clearing of the Intellect -
lect , for the illumination of the soul.
There is still another form of recrea- ,
ton ! which I recommend to you , and
that is the pleasure of doing good. I
have seen young man , weak and cross' '
and sour and repelling in their disposition -
tion , who by one heavenly touch have
Itwakened up and become blessed and
buoyant , the ground under their feet
and the sky over their heads breaking
forth into music. "Oh , " says some
young man in the house to-day , "I
should like that recreation above all
others , but I have not the means. "
ly dear brothzr , let us take an account' '
of stock. You have a large estate , If
you only realize it. Two hands. Two
feet. You will have perhaps during the
next year at least ten dollars for charitable -
table contribution. You will have
twenty-five hundred cheerful looks , if
you want to employ them. You will i
have five thousand pleasant words if
you want to speak them. Now what
an amount that is to start with !
You go out to-morrow morning and
you see a case of real destitution by the
wayside. You give him two cents. The
blind man hears the pennies rattle in
his hat , and he says , "Thank you , sir ;
God bless you ! " You pass down the
street , trying to look indifferent ; but
you feel from the very depth of your
soul a profound satisfaction that you -
made that man happy. You go on still
farther , and find a poor boy with a
wheelbarrow , trying to get it up on the
curbstone. He fails in the attempt.
You say , "Stand back , my lad ; let me
try. " You push it up on the curbstone
for him and pass on. He wonders who
that well-dressed man was that helped
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him. - You did a kindness to the boy
but you did a great joy to your own
soul. You will not get over it all the
week '
On the street to-morrow morning ,
you wlll'seo a sick man passing along.
"Ah , " you say , "what can I do to make
this man happy ? He certainly does
not want money ; he is not poor , but ho
is sick. " Give him one of those twen-
ty-fivo hundred cheerful looks that you
'rave garnered up for the whole year.
Look joy and hopefulness into his soul.
It will thrill him through and there will
be a reaction upon your own soul. Going -
ing a little farther on , you will come to
the store of a friend who is embarrassed
in business matters. You will go in and
say , "What a flue store you have ! I
think business will brighten up , and
you will have more custom after awhile.
I think there is coming a great prosperity -
perity to all the country. Good morn-
ing. " You pass out. You have helped
that young man , and you have helped
yourself.
Colonel Gardiner , who sat with his elbow -
bow on a table , spread with all extravagant -
gant viands , looking off at a dog on the
rug , saying , "How I would like to
change places with him ; I be the dog
and he be Col. Gardiner ; " or , those two
Moravian missionaries who wanted to
go into the lazaretto for the sake of. attending -
tending the sick , and they were told ,
"If you go in there , you will never come
out. We never allow anyone to come
out , for he would bring the contagion. "
Then they made their wills and went
in , first to help the sick , and then to die.
Which was the happier-Col. Gardiner ,
or the Moravian missionaries dying for
others ? Was it all sacrifice when the
missionaries wanted to preach the Gospel -
pel to the negroes at the Barbadoes ,
and , being denied the privilege , sold
themselves into slavery , standing side
by side , and lying side by side , down in
the very ditch of suffering , in order that
they might bring those men up to life
and God and heaven ? Oh , there is a
thrill in the joy of doing good. It is
the most magnificent recreation to
which a man ever put his hand , or his
head , or his heart.
But , before closing , I want to impress
upon you that mere secular entertainments -
ments are not a fit foundation for your
soul to build on. I was reading of a
woman who had gone all the rounds of
sinful amusement , and she came to die.
She said , "I will die to-night at six
o'clock. " "Oh , " they said , "I guess not ;
you don't seem to ho sick. " "I shall
die at six o'clock , and my soul will be
lost. I know it will be lost. I have
sinned away my day of grace. " The
noon came. They desired her to seek
religious counsel. "Oh , " she said , "it
is of no use. My day is gone. I have
been all the rounds of worldly pleasure ,
and it is too late , I will die to-night
at six o'clock. " The day wore away ,
and it came to four o'clock , and to five
o'clock , and she cried out at five o'clock.
"Destroying spirits , ye shall not have
me yet ; it is not six , It is not six ! " The
moments went by , and the shadows began -
gan to gather , and the clock struck six ;
and while it was striking her soul went.
The last hour of our life will soon
'be here , and from that hour we will review -
view this day's proceedings. It will be
a solemn hour. If from our death-
'pillow we have to look back and see a
life spent in sinful amusement , there
will be a dart that will strike through
our soul , sharper than' ' the dagger with
which Virginfus slew his child. The
memory of the past will make us quake
like Macbeth. The Iniquities and rioting -
ing through which we have passed will
come upon us , weird and skeleton as
Meg Merrillies. Death , the old Shylock -
lock , will demand and take the remaining -
ing pound of flesh and the remaining
drop of blood ; and upon our last opportunity -
tunity for repentence and our last
chance for heaven the curtain will forever -
ever drop.
STRAY CHIPS OF THOUGHT.
Not a few men are like the amoeba-
they live on what sticks to them.
The face of every babe is an interrogation -
terrogation point. Its future depends
on how older folk answer the question ,
It is often difficult to distinguish between -
tween absolute laziness and serene
resignation.
If an idler only occupied the space
geometrically ascribed to a point he
should not find in the universe a
spot whereon to set his foot.
Meddlers are like mosquitoes ; they
torment , but seldom hurt.
Hypocrites often use a scriptural quotation -
tation as a funnel through which to
drop poison into some human heart.
The most insecure perch in the world
is that occupied by the man who has
reared a petty castle out of bricks stolen -
en from the honestly built towers of
others.
It is a terrible thing to see one working -
ing who never smiles.
Many a would-be statesman was Intended -
tended by the Creator for a splendid
laborer.
Chimeras are the food of indolent
theorists. They chase fantasies all
their days and the recording angel
marks the result with a cipher.
Certain young folk are puzzled to distinguish -
tinguish between an accelerated pulse
and a love throb.
Marriage based on flirtation logically
ends in separation , divorce or-tragedy.
One of the easiest things in this
world is to get money. The task of life
lies in earning it.
There is morally no difference between -
tween the thief who loots a bank and
the man who charges a dollar for fifty
cents' worth of goods.
No man's creed is complete which
does not declare a belief in himself.
Among the Turks bath-money forma i
an important item in every marriage
contract If a husband refuses to give
his wife sufficient money for bathing ,
purposes she may go before the cads ,
take off her slipper and turn it upside I
down. If the grievance is not redressed
she has grounds for divorce.
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I THE LOUD BILL. 1 ,
Full Text of the Bill to Amend Second.
Class Mall Matter Law.
There is now before congress a bill
to amend the postal laws which is meetIng -
' Ing with some disfavor among publish-
; era of country newspapers. The full
text of the bill is as follows :
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United-States
I of America in congress assembled ,
That mailable matter of the second
class shall embrace all newspapers and
other periodical publication which are
issued at stated intervals , and as frequently -
quently as four times a year , and are
within the conditions named in sections -
tions thro and four of this act : Provided -
vided , That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit to the
second class rate publications purporting -
ing to be issued periodically and to
subscribers , but which are merely
books or reprints of books , whether
they be issued complete or in parts ,
whether they be bound or unsound ,
whether they be sold by subscription
or otherwise , or whether they purport
to be premiums or supplements or
parts of regular newspapers or period-
icals.
Sec. That publications of the scc-
end class , except as provided in section -
tion twenty-five of the act of March
third , eighteen hundred and seventy-
nine , when sent b } 'the publisher thereof -
of , and from the office of publication ,
excluding sample copies , or when sent
from a news agency to actual subscribers -
scribers thereto , or to other news
agents , shall be entitled to transmission -
sion through the mails at one cent a
pound or fraction thereof , such postage -
age to be prepaid , as now provided by
law : Provided , nevertheless , That
news agents shall not ho allowed to return -
turn to news agents or publishers at
the pound rate unsold periodical publications -
lications , but shal pay postage on the
same at the rate of one cent for four
ounces.
Sec. 3. That all periodical publications -
tions regularly issued from a known
place of publication at stated intervals -
vals as frequently as four times a year ,
by or under the auspices of benevolent
or fraternal societies , trades unions , or
orders organized under the lodge system -
tem , and having a bona fide membership -
ship of not less than one thousand persons -
sons , shall be entitled to the privilege
of second class mail matter : Provided ,
That such matter shall be originated
and published to further the objects
and purposes of such society or order.
Sec. 4. That the conditions upon
which a publication shall be admitted
to the second class are as follows :
First. It must regularly be issued
at stated intervals as frequently as tour
times a year , bear a date of issue , and
be numbered consecutively.
Seconds It must be Issued from a
known office of publication , which shall
be shown by the pubication itself.
Third. It must be formed of printed
paper sheets without board , cloth , '
leather or other substantial binding , '
such as distinguish printed books from
preservation from periodical publica-
tions.
Fourth. It must be originated and
published for the dissemination of information -
formation of a public character , or devoted -
voted to literature , the sciences , arts ,
or some special industry , and must have
a legitimate list of subscribers who voluntarily -
untarily order and pay for the same :
Provided , That noting herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit to
the second class rate regular publications -
tions , or any particular Issue of any
reguar publication , designed primarily
for advertising purposes , or for free
circulation , or for circulation at riom-
inal rates : And provided , That all extra -
tra numbers of second class publIcations -
tions sent by the publisher thereof ,
acting as the agent of an advertiser or
purchaser , to addresses f rnised by the
latter , shall be subject to pay postage
at the rate of one cent for every four
ounces or fraction thereof ; And provided -
vided further , That it shall not be permissible -
missible to mail any given article or
articles , or any part o any particular
number of a newspaper or periodical ,
segregated from the rest of the publication -
cation , except at the third rate
cation , except at the third class rate of
postage.
Sec. 5. That publishers and others ,
whose publications shall he admitted
as mail matter of the second class under -
der the provisions of this act , shad lie
required , before depositing such mail
matter in the postoffice , to separate the
same into United States mail sacks or
bundles by States , cities , towns and
counties , as the postmaster-general
may direct.
Sec. 6. That the act of congress is
regard to second class ail matter approved -
proved July fifteenth , eighteen hundred
and ninety-four , be , and the same is
hereby , repealed.
Sec. 7. That this act shall take elect
and be in force from and after July
first , eighteen hundred and ninety-six.
Divorce.
If the relations of man and wife were
such as they ought to be , divorce would
be unknown. To prevent separation
and divorce true love must be given a
new and practical formula when the
novelty subsides. Instead of ice cream
and caramels , let it take the form of
bread , butter and meat.-Rev. W. W ,
Morton.
THEIR FAVORITES.
Emile Zola likes best "Pot-Bouille. "
Stanley Weyman says he considers
the "Gentleman of France " his strong.
est work.
Robert Louis Stevenson's favorites
were two parts of David Balfour's ad-
ventures.
Margaret Deland prefers "Philip and
His Wife" to her "John Ward ,
Preacher. "
Marion Crawford's preference is a
surprise. He rates "Zoroaster" above
all his later works.
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