Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 28, 1899, Page 7

WORK OF CONGRESS Washington, Jan. 18.—A state funer- al, almost majestic in its impressive- ness, was given the late Representa- tive Nelson Dingley at noon yester- day in the house of representatives, Where he has long been such a com- manding figure. ‘The president, his cabinet, the distinguished members of the diplomatic corps, members of the. Supreme court, senate and house and distinguished members in military and civil life were ranged about his bier on the floor of the hall, while the galler- ies, to which admission-could be Ob- | tained only by card, were occupied by ; the families of those who sat upon the floor and prominent persons invited to | be present. Some of them, like a del-! egation from the New York : a. de] of commerce, had come from a. dis- tance to pay their la&t tribute of re- spect to the dead statesman. ‘The remains were taken from Hotel Hamilton to the capitol in the morning and were borne into the hall of repre- | sentatives by a squad of capitol police under the direction of Sergeant-at- Arms Russell. ‘The casket was placed i on a bier in the area in front of the marble rostrum of the speaker, and for an hour the public, which would have no opportunity to witness the official | ceremonies later, were allowed to! yiew the remains as they lay in state. | the decorations of the hall were very simple, but strikingly beautiful. Immediately in front of the white marble rostrum the casket lay banked on either side with rare and exquisite | flower During the interval before | 12 almost every member of the house in the city came and stood for a mo-} ment by the casket with bowed head. | Mr. Dingley’s desk was wrapped in bla and covered with roses and lilies. Speaker Reed called the house to order. An air of deep sadness per- vaded the hall as the members rose to listen to the brief and simple prayer of the chaplain. ‘he clerk read the resolutions adopted on Saturday after , the announcement of Mr. Dingley’s ; death, and the clerk of the senate an- nounced the passage of similar resolu- tions by the senate. ‘he vice presi- dent and the senate entered the cham- ber in a body, followed by the diplo- matic corps, with whom came the members of the Anglo-American com- mission, of which Mr. Dingley had been a member. Then followed the chief justice and associate justices of the supreme court in their somber robes and they in tura were followed by the president with his cabinet, Sec- ae es Hay, Gage, Alger, Attorney eral Griggs, Secretaries Long. Bliss and Wilson, who took places im- mediately to the right of the casket. Washington, Jan. 18. — Almost the entire session of the senate was de- | voted to consideration of the pending ~ Nicaragua canal bill. Speeches were | made in support of the measure by Mr. Chilton of Texas’ and Mr. Turner of , Washington, and in opposition to it by Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin. At 3 o'clock consideration of the bill under the fifteen-minute rule was begun, and was continued to the close of the ses- sion. The first vote reached was on an amendment offered by Mr. Rawlins of Utah, which, in brief, provided that the United States should have abso- lute control of the canal for military or faval purposes, with power to dic- tate the use of the waterway during the existence of war. The friends of } the pending bill rallied against the yamendment and it was defeated by the decisive vote of ‘38 to 9. A provision was irserted in the bill providing that no more than $5,000,000 should \be | paid the Maritime Canal company for | its concession and work aiready done on the canal. When adjournment was taken the substitute measure offered by Mr. Caffery of Louisiana was -be- fore the senate. The House. The house passed the naval person- nel bill without division on the final passage, thus accomplishing what the )oflicers of the navy have striven for x ng more than a decade. By its »)rovisions the line and engineer corps ‘ire welded inio an amalgamated line, staff officers are given positive rank, yut their command is limited to their wh corps and a system of voluntary ad compulsory retirement on three- uarters pay as of the next higher ‘ank of fo officers a year is estab- shed, which is designed to remove ,e congestion in the lower rank at j rty-five. The bili aiso practically i zes their pay with that of army , ice: Three important amendments ere adopted; one creates a judge ad- | cate’s court, another abolishes prize ; yney and a third provides for the re- ement on three-quarters pay of en- ted men and petty officers in the | vy, after thirty years’ service. But | » most important change in the bill reported was the adoption after a | rd &xht of a substitute for the or- ‘nization of the marine corpse by ich the corps is to consist of 6,000 » isted men and petty officers with ,eral officers and staff. This will in- ase the marine corps by 1,300 men, increase the cost of its mainten- » $1,500,000. Several unimportant ls were passed by unanimous con- the personnel bill was erday’s session of the senate was yeech’ delivered by Mr. Bacon of aring that the United States would assume sovereignty over the Phil. ne islands. Mr. Bacon is one of orators of the senate, and as he ". himself free reign, not confining self tog-manuscript, he spoke ily axd* pointedly. His perora- jn which he pictured some of and’s methods of controlling her jal subjects, was a beautiful and ful bit of word painting. Follow- ir. Bacon’s speech the Nicaraguan | bill was taken up and remained discussion until 6 o'clock. ydment after amendment was down, and until almost the last int it seemed likely a vote on the e would be reached, but just as Li yote was to be called for Mr. in exploded a bomb under the bill Yering an amendment providing he ganes of the treasury isstié bo! t nds to raise money with construe t the canal. The $ of the measure then consented djournment. The House. do ttee on interstate and for- Ls had the right of way in e and led in passing » number of bills of minor im- nmerce - midnight to prevent a final vote. portance, most of which authorized . the construction of the lighthouse fog signals, ete. Then the bill to grant the Pacific Cable company a subsidy of $100,000 a year for twenty years for the construction and ‘operation of a cable was called up and a very spirited debate, which consumed the remainder of the day, followed. The opposition was headed by Mr. Corliss of Michi- gan, who advocated the construction of a government cable. No conclusion was reached at the hour of adjourn- ment, and as the special order under which the house was operating ex- pired yesterday with adjournment, and as objection was made to fixing anoth- | er day for its consideration, it goes over indefinitely until the committee can get another day, or until a special order is adopted. Washington, Jan. 20. — The senate ~ listened further to discussion of the policy of expansion. Mr. Turner of Washington, Pop., delivered a careful- ly prepared speech on the Vest reso- | lution. The speech was for the most part a constitutional argument in which Mr. Turner took issue with Senator Platt and Senator Foraker on ' their recent utterances, At the con- ; clusion of Mr. Turner’s argument Mr. ° Foraker took some sharp exceptions to statements made in this speech, espe- cially those referring to him personal- ly. He explained at length the nature of his statement, declaring, among other things, that he had spoken only for himself, and had had no intention | or desire to pose as the representative of the administration so far as his utterances were concerned. Referring to the interested comment which had been aroused in Great Britain by his statement, he said: “I was not speak- ing for the administration, and the chill that went up and down the backs of our friends in London was due, perhaps, to a misapprehension as to which of the Ohio senators was speak- , ing.” The Nicaragua canal bill was under , consideration nearly three hours. Af- ter much debate a substitute present- ed by Mr. Morgan of Alabama for the pond amendment offered by Mr. Alli- son was adopted. It provides that the secretary of the treasury shall not , pay out for work on the canal more , than $20,000,000 during any fiscal , year. Earnest efforts were made to amend the measure in other particu- lars but all failed. The House. The house practically decided the , Brown-Swanson contested __ election case from the Fifth Virginia district in favor of the sitting member, Mr. Swan- ! son, a Democrat, by declining to con- sider the case. ‘twenty-four Republic- ans joined with the Democrats and Populists on this vote. The postoffice appropriation bill was then taken up. The greatest surprise of the day was the adoption of two amendments | striking out of the bill the appropria- tion of $171,000 for the fast Southern mail and $25,000 for special mail fa- | cilities from Kansas City to Newton, Kan. This appropriation for the South- + ern mail has been fought annually for , six or seven. years but has always been retained. The increase in the ap- ; propriation for the pneumatic tube’ service from $225,000 to $300,000 was knocked out by the elimination of the , provision which fell under a point of order, for the repeal of the law against the extension of this service. The house adjourned with a motion to recommit it pending. The motion car- | ried instructions to strike out the | words “newly acquired territory” in connection with an appropriation of $300,000 for mail facilities in Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines. Washington, Jan. 21. — The proceed- : by a wordy duel betw venor of Ohio and Mr. Le’ picturesque member from Washing- ton. During the debate on a private Dill to refer to the court of claims the , claim of Cramp & Sens, the Phila- | delphia shipbuilders, for damages from the government for delay in building the battleshi New York s lure to sup- ) ply armor plate in tim Mr. Lewis made this a text for attacking govern- ment contractors, who he charged ‘ with being traitors and imposing on ! the government in time of stress. Mr. Simpson of Kansas followed along the | same lines and Mr. Grosvenor under- took to rebuke them both. Mr. Lewis, in his reply, made one of the wittiest speeches, ridiculing the Ohian for his alleged pretensions that have been heard in the house for months. Mr. Grosvenor did not deign to make an extensive reply, though he displayed a bundle of dccuments and intimated that he had plenty of reserve ammu- nition in stock for Mr. Lewis. The Cramps bill was edged out of the way after the flow of oratory ceased. Late jn the day the postoffice appropriation pill was finally passed and just before the recess Speaker Reed put an end to speculation regarding the chairman- ship of the ways and means com- mittee by appointing Mr. Payne of New York to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Dingley. This carries with it the floor leadership of the majority. At the same time he filled the Democratic vacancy on the ways and means and rules ccmmittees caused by the retirement of Mr. Mc- Millin, by appointing Mr. Richardson of Tennessee to both places. Mr. Crumpacker of Indiana was appointed | on census. An arrangement was made for the consideration of the army re- organization bill beginning next Tues- day. Fifteen hours are to be allowed for general debate, exclusive of night sessions Tuesday, Wednesday and { i} ; i Thursday nights. A night session was held last night for pension legislation and the house then adjourned over un- til Monday. In the Senate. The senate was in session for five hours and a half yesterday but the session was practically barren of re- sults. Two notable’speeches were de- livered, one by Mr. Nelson of ‘Minne- sota in opposition to Mr. Vest’s anti- expansion resolution and another by : Mr. White of California, a personal ' explanation of his position with re- spect to the instructions given the Cal- ifornia senators by the legislature in that state as to voting on the pending peace treaty. At the conclusion of the speeches the senate resumed consider- ation of the Nicaraguan Canal bill. Its completion was prevented probably by the filibustering tactics adopted by Mr. Tillman, who frankly announced that the bill could not be passed yesterday | as he and other senators, if necessary, would remain in the chamber until — i THE LEGISLATURE Business Transacted by Minnesota Solons. Outside of the ballot for Unitea States senator the session of the sen- ate was devoted principally to the in- troduction of bills and the transaction of general routine business. Gov. Lind transmitted the following nominations, which were laid over one day: ajutant General—-George C.. Lam- bert of St. Paul, vice Herman Muenl- berg, term expired. State Superintendent of Public In- struction—John H. Lewis of Dakota county, vice We W. Pendergast, term expired. k Surveyors General of Logs and Lum- ber—First district, Byron J. Mosier of Washington county, vice James 8S. O’Brien, term expired; Second district, Elwood S. Corser of Minneapolis, vice S. S. Brown, term expired. Member of Board of ‘Trustees for Hospitals for Insane—Asa W. Daniels of Nicollet, vice J. H. Block of St. Peter, term expired. Among the bills introduced were the following: Requiring foreign corporations do- ing business in Minnesota to establish and maintain publie offices for the transaction of their business. Giving employes of lumbering concerus a pre- ferred lien on logs, ete.,.to insure pay- ment for their work. Authorizing the appointment of a commission to revise tax laws and defining its powers and duties. Authorizing villages to levy assessments for local improvements in certain instances. To amend the penal Code relating to carnal knowledge and abuse of children. Providing for the payment of all empioyes at least twice a morth; against the issuance of time checks, and that employes shall not be charged more than the market price for goods sold them in exchange for labor performed. Fixing a limit of eight hours for a day’s work for all employes. In the House. To regulate the charges of common carriers and to prohibit the giving of passes. To abolish days of grace. Fix- ing the salary of the reporter of the supreme court. Appropriating $24,500 to pay the expense of the Minnesota exhibit at the Omaha exposition. To provide for the free education of stu- dents of the University of Minnesota who volunteered for the war with Spain. To provide for the payment of taxes by the owners of sleeping, draw- ing room and parlor car companies. To provide for the local state inspec- tion and weighing of grain. For the protection of fish and game and pro- viding for a license for hunters. Re- lating to bounties for the killing of wolves. To authorize counties to is- sue bonds to fund their floating indebt- edness. Relating to the qualifications of county superintendents of schools. St. Paul, Jan. 19.—If some stray Fili- pino had strayed into the house end of the capitol yesterday forenoon he might well have imagined that he had intruded into an executive session of the United States senate busily en- gaged in the discussion of the proposed treaty of peace between Spain and the . United States. Mr. West called up his resolution urging speedy action by the senate upon the peace treaty, and a debate followed that covered the whole Spanish war from Admiral Dewey’s ; destruction of the Spanish fleet in Ma- nila bay down to the present hour, and much was said that would undoubted- ly have been of value to the senate in its consideration of the treaty if the debate had occurred in that august presence. The resolution was passed by a vote of 101 to 4. Several of the committees reported back to the house bills which had : , been referred to them with recom- mendations. Among the important bills duced were the following: To provide for the erection of a pub- lic grain warehouse and elevators on or near the right of way of railways and providing for condemnation pro- ceedings in connection therewith. To provide for the assessment and collec- tion of taxes upon express companies. Prohibiting common carriers from re- quiring payment for revenue stamps upon bills of lading, telegraph mes- sages, ete. To appropriate $10,000 for the improvement and preservation of the state park at the Dalles of the St. To require commission mer- intro- Croix. chants to keep a record of the names of consignors, etc. Relating to the lia- bility of railway companies. Regu- lating the transportation of baggage by common carriers. The Senate. Tor an off day, with the ratification of Senator Davis’ election coming be- tween as a special order, the senate yesterday transacted a considerable amount of business. All the nomina- tions of the governor were ratified. A number of bills were reported back with recommendations by several of the committees. The following bills were introduced: Relating to testimony of husband and wife. Relating to the assessment and collection of taxes. Relating to costs and disbursements of supreme court. To appropriate money to drain state capital lands in Kandiyohi coun- ty. To legalize sheriff's certificate is- sued in certain cases on mortgage fore- closure sales, To legalize conveyances of land unattested by witnesses or ex- ecuted in blank. To repeal chapter 277, Laws of 1895, to prevent corrupt practices in elections. St. Paul, Jan. 20.—The policy of anti- expansion was championed in the sen- ate yesterday by Senator Stockwell (Dem.) of Hennepin, who introduced a resolution calling upon the Minnesota delegation in congress to oppose vigor- ously any attempt on the part of the government to govern the people of any other country on earth without the consent of the people of that country. The senator believes it the province of this, government to assist in all proper ways the peoples of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines to at once estab- lish self-governing republics. The res- olution went over under motion of de- bate. he West house concurrent resolu- ' tion urging congress to hasten the rat- ification of the peace treaty with Spain, was reported to the senate and went over under the rules to be con- sidered later. The object of hasten- ing the conclusion of the peace treaty is to secure the earlier return of the ee pohoe ; i os te senate, having passed throu the preparatory stage of organization and election of United States senator, it has settled. down to business in earnest, and in committee of the whole, with Senator J. D. Jones of Todd in the chair, took up general or- ders. i The following bills were introduced: Relating to the sale of forfeited prop- erty on tax sales. Requiring reports from corporations and concerns en- gaged in banking business not incor- porated under the state laws. To ap- propriate money for the development of butter and cheesemaking. Pre- scribing the metiod of designating titles of bills amending Statutes of 1894; passed under suspension of the rules. regarding the form of summons in civil actions in justice courts. To amend an act to punish disturbers of public conveyances. The House. Work in committee of the whole commenced in the house yesterday. The date is unusually early, as such things go. A suspension of the rules was required to inake it possible, as the rules provide that bills must lie over two days after being printed be- fore being eligible for consideration in committee of the whole. There was nothing else to do, however, and Mr. Foss pointed out that whatever work was accomplished now would relieve the pressure later in the session. Mr. Roberts wanted the regular order pur- sued, and so Speaker Dare called him to the chair when the house decided to work on general orders. Consider- able progress was made. Mr. Peter- son's, bill providing for a reduction of the rate of interest from 5 to 4 per cent and an extension of the time of final payment from forty to fifty years upon contracts for the sale of public lands was recommended to pass. The following bills were introduced: Relating to the care of the property of insane persons. Relating to the in- vestinent of the permanent school and university funds. To prohibit the is- suing of passes by railroads and other | persons and corporations to public of- ficials, and to prohibit public officials from using passes or franks, and to punish parties violating the provisions of this act. To repeal chapter 13, Gen- eral Laws of 1891, and the acts amend- atory thereof, relating to the forma- tion of farmers’ mutual fire insurance companies. St. Paul, Jan. 21. — There was a pyrotechnical display of oratory yes- terday in the senate when Sen- ator Stockwell (Dem.) of Hennepin called up his anti-expansion resolution of Thursday’s session and asked that it be adopted. Senator Stockwell said that he felt that any appeal he could make would fall on deaf oars, although he believed that if sena topped for sober, second thought they would fa- vor the resclution. The debate was participated in by Senators Johnson, Thompson, Coller and Schaller. Sen- ator Daugherty stopped the flood of oratory by moving the previous ques- tion. The resolution was defeated by a vote of 48 to 3. In order, he said, that political mat- ters might be disposed of at once, Sen- ator Johnson (Dem.) of Nicollet county called up the West house resolution urging congress to hasten its action in passing the peace treaty with Spain, and moved that the senate do not con- cnr, It met with a counter motion by Senator Knatvold of Freeborn to con- cur. Extended debate followed. The resolution was passed by a vote of 35 to 16, The following bills were introduced: To provide against the adulteration of saccharine food products. Regulat- ing the practice of pharmacy. Joint memorial to congress in favor of the McCleary bill for the relief of soldiers and sailors of the late war; passed un- der suspension of the rules. To license and regulate the business of selling ag- ricultural products on commission. To amend the law defining a legal news- paper. to designate a legal newspa- per for the publication of notices of delinquent tax sales. To provide for the punishment of persons found guilty of selling intoxicating liquors without a license. A number of bills were reported back from committees with recom- mendations. The judiciary committee made its report on the Bierman land deed to the Great Northern railway, and the report was unanimously adopted. The report advises that further legis- lation is unnecessary and directs the attorney general to bring an action against the company to determine the validity of the land grant deed and whether the company can be compelled to pay taxes on the lands. The senate adjourned until 10 o'clock Tuesday forenoon. , The House. 'The house went into committee of the whole yesterday with Mr. Jacob- son in the chair long enough to recom- mend for passage Mr. Fosness’ bill to change the rule of evidence in certain eases. Mr. Fosnes explained that his bill was designed to reac ha state of affairs that has grown up in his county of Chippewa and adjoining counties in the controversy between the Russell Sage interest growing out of the Has- tings & Dakota land grant and the set- tlers. By misrepresentation as to the actual condition of the title Mr. Fos- nes alleges the settlers in a number of cases have been induced to take leases of Sage. The supreme court has held that action can not be maintained to dispute the title by a party who is in actual possession. He must have been deprived of possession before he can bring the action. Mr. Fosnes’ bill pro- vides for this contingency. The following bills were passed: Providing for the reimbursement of counties for the expense attendant upon the commitment of insane per- sons who are residents of other coun- ties. To allow the Minnesota Valley Historical society to erect a monument upon the land of the state near Mor- ton, perpetuating the names of the Sioux Indians who were faithful to the whites during the massacre of 1862. The following bills were introduced: To prohibit the practice of blacklist- ing and provide a punishment there- for, For the destruction of wolves and paying a bounty therefor. Relating to the liability of employers to their em- ployes for personal injuries. To re- quire railroads to furnish free trans- portation for the shippers of lve stock in certain eases, Relating to attach- ments to enforce liens on logs and tim- ber, ‘To aid assessors to reach taxable property in certain cases. Providing tion of the forests of of HOW TO DOTHE RIGHT BEGIN VésITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF HOME, Story of the Man Who Made a New Year's Resolution—Started Out by Joining “Grafting” Clubs and Wonnd Up with a So-called Anarchist. The Chicago Advance, the organ of the Congregational church, gives space to an article which has a world of good sense in it. It reads as follows: The new year had come, and he re- solved to do good. He had heard it preached, and he had heard it talked about in prayer meeting, and all other religious meetings which he had ever attended. It had been ringing in his ears all his life, and now he was going to do good. He spoke to some of the other members of the church about it and invited them to join the band, members who like himself had been in the habit of admitting pulpit mes- sages at one ear and politely dismiss- ing them at the other. But they shrug- ged their shoulders, and remarked that some things were better for prayer meeting expression than for practical purposes. What is correct sentiment is not always convenient you know. As a sentiment doing good is time- honored, familiar and fine but— However he had set out to do' good, and he was going to do it. He soon had a chance, for the annual meeting came a few evenings later, and there Was a move to raise the pastor’s salary, He put his shoulder to the wheel and gave it a boost. He was doing good. The next summer the pastor went to Europe and came back looking ve- freshed. He stayed at home, and looked a little tired. But he was do- ing good. Then they raised more money to have better music to draw more people to raise more money to get a bigger minister to build a big- ger church to draw more people; and he kept up with the procession. He was doing good. But sometimes he sighed. Then he joined a mutual benevolent society, and he met with the rest of the members for mutual admiration. He was doing good. He paid his dues like a man, but when the members began to die the society went to pieces, and he quit. He was doing good. He met a tramp on the street who begged for money. He gave it, and followed the tramp around the corner where he went into a saloon. He was doing good—to the saloon-keeper, He went to the primary election to help purify politics and voted a ticket which the gang had fixed up in a back room the night before. There was noth- ing else for him to vote He was doing good. He gave money to help elect a good, honest alderman, and six months later he was sitting up at night, along with other good citizens, to keep the fellow from stealing the streets of the city. He was doing good. He helped send another honest man to the leg- islature and then helped to send a delegation to the state capital to keep him from selling out, bag and baggage. He was doing good. He gave a thousand dollars to a col- lege to promote higher education, and the students dislocated his boy’s shoulder, broke his leg and smashed three fingers, at a game of football. He was doing good. He helped organize a social club to keep his neighbors from going to worse places, and to make a safe resort for young men; and the members drank wine and beer, and in clouds of tobacco smoke cracked jokes at religion and at other men who were too pious to leave the prayer meeting for the club. He was doing good, but he was getting very tired. He thought about it through the night, and in the morning he got up with a change of plan. He was going to try doing good nearer home. He spoke kindly to his boys, asked after their lessons, patted the little girl on the head, and looked sweet at his wife across the table. The poor woman smiled, but looked troubled. She was afraid that he was not going to live long. He came home earlier that evening and stayed at home. He was taking some interest in his family now. He remarked that it was the first great human institution in the world, before the state and the church, and that it was likely to be the last in heaven, where all are at home in their Father’s house. Then he went to hear Mayor Jones of Toledo, Mayor, Jones is trying to do good in his business, and as he was trying to do good nearer home, he took notes. Mayor Jones had some ‘“‘An- archistic” ideas, but he jotted them all down. The mayor was paying his employes higher wages than he could hire tm for in the market. He had set up the Golden Rule in his factory. At Christmas he wrote each man a Jetter and sent him an extra check. He took his people down the river on an excursion and invited them to parties at his big house. He made them a park, put in seats and swings, and did not say: “Keep off the grass.” He furnished music and made every- body happy, and made money too, And the people made him mayor. He even had the hardihood to say that success- ful men ought not to want the earth, and that Christian business men could do the things which Christ com- manded. ‘ But what troubled him was that Mayor Jones is considered a crank and an anarchist. about this If a man works a com- bination, makes millions and marries his daughter to bankrupt nobility, he | is not a crank; he is all right. But if che has some new notions, which are Next he went to an old-fashioned™ church. The minister was holding a revival meeting, and. some men and women were actually confessing that they were sinners and asking the Lord to forgive them. The tears melted him, the fervor thawed him out, the music broke him up, his heart unloosed, and he said, “Amen,” “Praise the Lord.” He was doing good and getting good. He saw a young woman going away to China. She was talented and con- secrated. He gave her a check, He was doing good to the heathen. He went to see a sick brother in the church. He got down on his knees and prayed with him. The brother looked scared, but he was doing good. He was under full headway now, and he didn’t care what people said, whether they called him a crank or a Christian, He was doing good. a GRAPHO. UNCLE SIDNEY, THE OPTIMIST. In Business for Himself. A friend of mine recently set up an establishment for himself. He had been for fifteen years a man under au- thority. He told me a few of his troubles while we were standing at the counter. He said, “I put an ‘ad’ in the paper last night and by six o’clock this morning I had over a dozen ap- plicants. I can’t tell you how hard it was to weed them out and send all away but one. I have done it lots of times before now, but I knew some- body stood back of me. I can’t tell you how heavy the load of responsi- bility has become, I get ten times as tired as when under Mr. K—.” Every- one learns this lesson sooner or later. When one learns to make God his Lord he has learned the great lesson of life. He has somebody back of him. Two Girls. I know two girls who have both been tossed about and exposed to the temptations of the world. They have of necessity been thrown in the way of the roughest kind of men. One says that she has been daily insulted and has lost faith in all men. The other says that in her experience of four or five years, often being out alone on the streets after midnight, she has yet to receive her first insult. Whoever loses faith in mankind generally has him- self to blame. Only Puddies. George Adam Smith often makes a telling remark. He somewhere speaks of evil as being a great “puddle” in the universe. The writers of “realis- tic stories” are only playing in the puddle. The pessimist is a wallower in the puddle. The calamity howler is only bedaubing himself and others with mud from the puddle. The uni- verse is built on righteousness. Its framework is justice and its spirit is love. God is on the throne and ali’s well with the world. The world is not destined to evil but to good. Great Men. Everyone, who goes about the world, at last comes to know that there are few great men. He finds that the great man of fame on being met is only ordinary. Here and there is a seven-footer, and here and there is a four-footer; but the difference is small. He finds that Browning’s prayer, “Make no more giants, God,” is unnecessary. He comes to say, “After all, the difference between men is not worth boasting over.” This dis- covery has important bearings. It makes one a democrat, a socialist and a Christian; a democrat, for all are equals; a socialist, for the rights of all outweigh the privileges of the few; a Christian, “for there is none good but One, that is God.”—Christian Advance. The First One. Tommy—“Paw, what is the divorce question?” Mr. Figg—‘The first di- vorce question is, ‘Will you be mine?’ * —Indianapolis Journal. ABOUT PEOPLE. Paul Villars, the correspondent in London of the Paris Figaro, has re- ceived the order of the Legion d’Hon- neur. King Humbert of Italy has conferred the title of duke of Apulia upon the infant son of the duke and duchess of Aosta. Mr. Watts, R. A., who is over 80, is going to devote himself to sculpture for a time, the subject to be a life- size statue of the late poet-laureate, Lord Tennyson. Mr. Walter Roper Lawrence, C. I. E., who has been appointed private sec- retary to the new viceroy of India, is one of the most brilliant men who ever passed into the Indian civil ser- vice. He passed in first and rose from. one high position to another, until in a few years’ time he became officiat- ing secretary to the government of India. He gave up his splendid pros- pects in India to become agent-in- chief to his grace the duke of Bedford, with whose consent he is accompany- ing Lord Curzon. ‘he duke, the vice- roy and Mr. Lawrence were all con- temporaries and friends at Baliol. Sergey Friede, the explorer, who is puying all the supplies for the build- ing of the great Manchurian rail- road in China, came to America not long ago with orders for more than $1,000,000 worth of materials to be ‘used in the construction of the rail- ‘States will supply all the materials road. He believes that the United —