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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1895 JOHN SHERMAN’S MEMOIRS. Important National Legislation Since 1860 Reviewed. The recent announcement of the ap- proaching publication of an autobiography of Senator John Sherman soon proved to be one of the most interesting events of the day. Advance sheets of the work were sought for and many extracts were at once made public through the newspapers. Some of these extracts were of a nature to provoke antagonism and the result was the immediate beginning of a controversy which has occupied considerable space in the press and been hardly less exciting than the course of the political campaigns. It is never safe, however, to judge a book by a few extracts. Senator Sherman has already found it necessary to warn the people that they will not find his book anything like what it has been made to appear in the course of controversy over it. Thew g is fully justified by the contents of the t volume, of which the complete advance sheets have reached us. It is by no means a book to excite the The moderate, conservative and mind. even cantious character of the Senator is nowhere more manifest than in the com- tion of this work. Here and there candid expressions of opinion on men and events, but they are rarely of a acter, and even then are not r kely to give offense to except persons who are intolerant of opiniens different fr¢ their own. ike many other Americans who profess i e to and genealogy, Sen Sherman makes a distinction in favor of his own family. He devotes a er to thet of tracing his ily, trations in the armorial bear- quer Death by remote ances- and one of the first book shows the Shermar vith the motto, ““Con However high h \ave been, the parents of Senator n were poor, and he received in at training of independent poverty vhich has proven so o have undergone it, and which has fashioned so many of boys into that noble, virtuous, rugged manhood that is the best boast of the American peovie. In narrating the events of his life the Senator has had no intention to make a study of his contemporaries or to chronicle the events of his time. He says in his ce: ‘‘These recollections grew out of deferred purpose to publish a selec- tion of my speeches on public questions, but in collecting them it became manifest chould be accompanied or pre- tatement of the circumstances led their delivery. Theattempt to h such a statement led to a rev: of the chief events of my public life, which covers the period extending from 1854 to the present time.”” It will be readily seen ntobiography constructed on be rather an explanation itical career than a full 1 of his life, and that, in fact, is what work really is. he Senator recognizes that his polit work be largely directed to financial matters is not likely to prove interesting to the general public, nevertheless he rightfully holds it is advisable that the story of our financial legislation should be told by one of the chief actorsin it. Onthis bject he s: Every man has a theory of finance of his own, and is indifferent to any other. At best the subject is a dry one. Still the problem of providing money to c: the expensive operations of the war w ext in import. e to the conduct of armies, and those who were engaged in solv his problem were as much soldiers as the men who were carrying muskets or commanding armies. As one of these I feel it my duty to present the measures adopted and to claim for them such merit as they deserve.” The Senator adds. furthermore: *‘These volumes do contain the true history of the chief financial measures of the United States Government during the past forty years. My hope is that those who read them will be able to correct the wild de- lusions of many honest citizens who be- came infected with the gresnback craze or the free coinage of silver.” ‘We shall not undertake at this time to review the long course of Senator Sher- man’s connection with financial legisla- tion, extending, as it does, over a period of forty years and including acts involved in so much controversy as the issuing of greenbacks, the establishment of National banks, the passage of the legal tender act, the resumption of specie payments and the demonetization of silver. Mostof these issues, once so exciting, are no longer in- teresting, but there are two, one in rela- tion to the payment of the 5-20 bonds in greenbacks and the other in relation to the demonetization of silver, that are still matters of current interest, and his state- ments cohcerning them may be quoted. Referring to his speech of February 27, 1868, on the refunding bill, the Senator says: “I do not approve all I said in that speech. It has been frequently quoted as being inconsistent with my opinions and action at a later period. It is more im- portant to be right than to be consistent. I then proposed to use the doubt ex- pressed by many people as to the right of the Government to redeem the 5-20 bonds in the legal tender money in cir- culation when the bonds were sold, asan inducement to the holders of bonds to convert them into securities bearing a less rate of interest but specifically pay- able in coin. Upon this policy I changed my opinion. Ibecame convinced that it was neither right nor expedient to pay these bonds in money less valuable than coin; that the Government ought not to take advantage of its neglect to resume specie payments after the war was over by refusing the payment of the bonds with coin. I acted on this conviction when years afterward the resumption act was adopted, and the beneficial results from this action fully justified my change of opinion.” 1f the Senator has changed his mind in regard to the funding bill, he shows no sign of turning in regard to the demoneti- zation of silver. He declares that on re- viewing at this distance of time the legis- lation of 1873 in respect to coinage, he is convinced it was fortunate the United States then dropved the coinage of the old silver dollar. In regard to the present issue on that subject he says: “While silver is reduced in market value nearly a half, silver coins are maintained at par, with gold at the old ratio, by the fiat of the Government. It is true that the purchase of silver, under recent laws, involved a heavy loss to the Government, but the free coinage of siiver, under the ratio of 16 to 1, would exclude gold from our currency, detach the United States from the monetary standard of all the chief commercial nations of the world, and change all existing contracts between indi- viduals and with the Government. In view of these results, certain to come from the iree coinage of silver, I am convinced that, I until some international arrangement can the: al be made, the present system of coinage should continue in force.” More interesting than the discussion of these abstrnse topics are the Senator’s few comments on the distinguished men whom he has known in the course of his long political career. While still a young man on one of his visits to Boston, Mr. Sherman received an invitation to attend a grand Plymouth Rock banquet at which ‘Webster was to be present. After describ- ing the general appearance of the banquet hall and naming many of the distinguished persons who were present the Senator con- tinues his story thus: “Much to my surprise, when the time came for the oratory to commence, Mr. Lawrence acted as toastmaster. We had stories, songs, poetry and oratory, gener- ally good and appropriate, but not from Webster. And so the evening waned. Webster had been talking freely with those about him. He displayed none of the loftiness ociated with his name. He drank freely. That was manifest to every one. His favorite bottle was one labeled ‘Brandy.” We heard of it being ‘more than a hundred years old. It did not travel down to us. Webster was plainly hilarious. At this time the con- ductor appeared at a side door and an- nounced that in fifteen minutes the cars would start for Boston. Then Webster arose —with difficulty—he rested his hands firmly on the table and with an effort as- sumed an erect position. Every voice was hushed. He said thatin fifteen minutes we would separate, nevermore to meet again, and then with glowing force and eloquence he contrasted the brevity and vanity of human life with the immortality of the eventsthey were celebrating, which century after century would be celebrated by your children and your children’s chil- dren to the last generation. ““I cannotrecall the words of his short but eloquent speech, but it made an impress on my mind. If his body was affected by the liguor his head was clear and his utter- ance perfect. I met Mr. Webster after- ward on the cars and in Washington. I admired him for his great intellectual qual- ities, but I do not wonder that the people of the United States did not choose him for President.” While an earnest abolitionist and a reso- lute opponent of slavery, Senator Sherman had no sympathy with John Brown’s raid into Virginia nor any admiration for the man. He speaks of the raid as ‘‘a foolish and criminal invasion, the work of a fanatic.” It is also to be noted that he attributes to the ex ment caused in Con- gress by the raid the fact that he was de- feated in his candidacy for the speaker- ship. When the contest was going on haddeus Stevens promised Sherman he would vote for him ‘‘until the crack of doom.” When reminded of this promise afterward he said he thought he “heard it cracking.” Very little is said in the book about the Southern leaders or the conduct of the war. Reviewing his six years as a mem- ber of the House the Serator sa “I can see and will freely admit that my chief fault was my intense partisanship. This grew out of a conscientious feeling that the repeal of the Missouri compromise was an act of dishonor committed by a domi- nating party controlled by slaveholders.” He adds furthermore: “It was unfortu- nate that the South at this time was largely represented in Congress by men of the most violent opinions.” He also con- demns the feebleness of the Buchanan administration, which did much to delnde the South into the belief that secgssion would not be followed by war. In the controversy between President Johnson and Congress Sherman for a long time tried to act as a peacemaker. He holds, however, that Johnson, by reason of his obstinate and ‘pugnacious disposi- tion, was to blame in the controversy, and says: “I believe that all the acts and proclamations of President Johnson be- fore the meeting of Congress were wise and expedient, and that there would have been no difficulty between Congress and the President but for his personal conduct, and especially his treatment of Congress and leading Congressmen.” Of Grant’s administration the curious statement is made: ‘It can hardly be said that we had a strictly Republican ad- ministration during his two terms. While Republicans were selected to fill the lead- ing offices, the policy adopted and the controlling influence around him were purely personal.” The Senator then goes on to say of Grant: ‘‘He consulted but few of the Senators or members, and they were known as his personal friends. Mr. Conkling, by his imperious will, soon gained a strong in- fluence over the President, and from this came feuds, jealousies and enmities, that greatly weakened the Republican party and threatened its ascendency. This was a period of bitter accusations, extending from the President to almost every one in public life. During the entire period of Grant's administration I was chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and Lad to act upon all questions of taxation, debt, bank- ing or finance, and had occasion to talk with the President upon such meas- ures, but he rarely expressed an opinion or took any interest in them. His veto of the bill to increase the amount of United States notes, on the 22d of April, 1874, was an exception, but on this he changed his mind, as he had expressed his approval of the bill when pending. He was charged with being in a whisky ring and with other offensive imputations, all of which were without the slightest foundation. General Grant was, in_every sense of the word, an honest man. He was so honest that he did not suspect others, and no doubt confided in and was friendly with those who abused his confidence. It was a period of slander and scandal.” Sherman does not give much space to his account of these slanders and scandals that divided the Republican party at that time. He takes occasion, however, to re- fute the charge of being a rich man and of having made money out of politics. ‘With the accession of President Hayes to office Sherman became Secretary of the Treasury and the first volume closes with a chapter giving a general outline of Hayes’ policy. The second volume is to bring the record nearly down to date and is therefore more generally interesting than that which deals with the past. Taken altogether the work is a notable contribution to our golitical literature and will serve to give light to history. The Journal of the Society of Arts tells of a curious instrument called the tongue- scrapver possessed by every one in China aboye the extremely poor. They may or may not have brushes, but they are sure to have a tongue-scraper. This scraper is a ribbon of silver or gold, with a ring in it at one end by which it is suspended when desired. The cheapest are of plain metal; more expensiye ones are engraved, while a few are jeweled at either end. Like hair- pins, they are soic by weight, plus a small charge for workmanship. NEW CABINET HOMES, Delights of Housekeeping at the National Cap- ital. THE HARMONS AND WILSONS. Mrs. Harmon Has Decided Views on the Topics of the Day. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 2.—A few weeks will see the opening of the social season, but just at present things are very quiet, looking to the preparations for the holidays and the rush of entertainments that comes at the beginning of the year. All of the members of the Cabinet are back in the city, the diplomats have opened the houses which were closed during the long summer months, and by the first of De- cember most of the Senators will be in town and the new members of Congress bastening to secure their winter quarters. The most interesting of the recent ar- rivals in the city is that of the family of the new Attorney-General, Mr. Judson Harmon, and they have taken a home in a fashionable part of town, almost next door to the handsome white stone man- sion of Hon. John Sherman. The Har- mon house is a vlain red brick, facing on a pretty park, but the exterior isvery plain Mrs. Harmon. in appearance, for the wall rises smoothly except for a bay-window breaking the out- line across the front. But the inside of the home is cozy and inviting. The hall is of good size and the walls are hung with soft tapestries. The front par- lor is beautiful, being bright with delicate furniture of a golden hue, while pretty tables with dainty ornaments are arranged in picturesque disorder, and the creamy walls are warm with pictures. At the back is the library, which is a verv diiferent picture from that of the drawing-room. fere we find only large, substantial, leath- er-covered furniture, a big table covered with silver writing implements, massive chairs, in which one might siumber, and a crackling fire leaping in the open grate. Mrs. Harmon is a very fine-looking woman, with blue eyes, an intellectual face and a handsome figure, which she dresses most stylishly in black. Sheisa lady of remarkable conversational powers and with very decided views upon the topics of the day. There are three daugh- ters in the family, the oldest being Mrs. Edmund Wright of Philadelphia; the sec- ond one, Elizabeth, is the voung lady of the house and will be among the belles of the season, and the third, Margery, is yet a schooigirl and has a snug figure, which is always well dressed. The Wilson home was bought by the Postmaster-General last summer for the sum. of $13,000, and is an attractive place of greenish stone. It has just been fur- nished newly throughout by the taste of Mr. Wilson, who personally superintended everything, entirely relieving his wife of every care. Mrs. Wilson is a delicate woman and will go but little in social life. There is a large family, most of them grown boys. The daughter, Mary, has just finished school, but will spend her time this winter in completing her studies and not appear 1n society. Miss Mary Wilson is a very young-look- ing and a very attractive girl, with blue eves, lizht hair and pleasant, cordial man- ners. She was educated at an institute in Virginia, and the younger girl, Betty, is still at her desk. The family of the President will likely spend the time iill near Christmas at their country place, ‘“Woodley,” which is just outside the city, The estate has a large grove in front and is a tall house of yellow brick. The children play about the grounds all day and Mr. Cleveland is fond of life out of doors. The White House has undergone many repairs during the sum- Miss Elizabeth Harmon. mer and is now all in excellent order, the carpets having been laid, painting done and everything spick and span for the coming year. Mrs. General Grant has moved into her new home, which was formerly the resi- dence of Senator Edmunds, and the house is now furnished in luxurious style. Her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sartoris, will make her home with Mrs. Grant, as she has placed her little gir] at the convent in this city. Mrs. Grant will make her future home in this city and all the furniture of her old house in New York has been moved into her Washington house. Last season the place was rented by the pres- ent Secretary of State. Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Minister from Spain, has just moved to his fine new resi- dence on a fashionable avenue. Mme. Du- puy de Lome is a beautiful Spaniard, and is by far the handsomest woman in the diplomatic corps. They have two little boys who are good English scholars, and all of the family are hard students. The Russian Embassador, Prince Canta- cucene, has sold off all of his household effects and gone to his post abroad. His successor is not expected to reach town be- fore the beginning of the year. The house built b; rs. Geo?e Ww. Childs, the widow of the late Philadelphia philanthropist, is now open, and is one of the most beautiful in the city, being of light yellow brick and finished in hand- some style. Mrs. Childs will now reside permaneutly at the capital. The Misses Patten, who were formerly residents of San Francisco, are living here and have a home opposite to that of Mrs. Grant. These ladies, who are reported to be very wealthy, are very popular in what is known as the “smart set” and are at every fashionable entertainment that is given. Prince Pak, the exiled Minister from Korea, is living here in the city in a little boarding-house, and is anxiously watching the tendency of matters in the Hermit Kingdom. Ifa liberal party replaces the Government of the recent Queen, the ban- i:hed Prince may be recalled to posts of onor. A fine statue to General Hancock is to Miss Margery Harmon. be erected in this city, the work being from the nands of the sculptor, Ellicott, and the price given is $45,000. A commit- tee is now making arrangements to have an equestrian statue to General Sherman placed at the capital, and the amount to be expended will be $95,000. Mrs. Secretary Carlisle has taken to bicycling and is“one of the most devoted wheelwomen in the city. It issaid that the rest of the Cabinet ladies are all learn- ing. Mrs. Lamont_has opened ber home opposite to the White House and is back from her outing much improved by the rest. The little girls have two new vonies, and may be seen trotting to school any bright morning. Miss Leila Herbert is not expected home from Europe till the first of next month. The oldest daughter, Mrs. Micou, is with her father and does the looking after the comfort of the family. Hilary, the 15-year- old son, is now at school over in Virginia. The new German Embassador, Baron von Theilman, has just moved into his new home and his wife is busy settling matters about the embassy. Mrs. General John A. Logan will sail the first week in November for a trip abroad. General Miles has brought his family to town and purchased a house in what is known as the army and navy section of the city. The heads of the Cuban Patriotic Society in this country are expected to reach town shortly and establish headquarters from which they will influence the movements Miss Mary Wilson, Daughter of Post- master-General Wilson. of the Government in the recognition of the insurgents in Cuba. _Mr. Castle, the Minister from Hawaii, is living starrivate hotel in this city, but says he will not occupy the post of Minister but a short while. RELIGIOUS THOUGHT AND PROGRESS An Epitome of Sermons of the Week Throughout the Land. [Following is a summary of the principal sermons recently delivered in the United States and Canada by the leading clergy- men, priests, prelates, religious teachers and professors of the Christian faith. In every instance the full text has been care- fully read and abbreviated.] PREACHERS. _Our great preachers to-day are grenehlnx for big salaries, fine mansions and sumptuous living, and they are getting them.—Rev. F. F. Passmore, Methodist, Denver, Colo. THE NEW WOMAN. The so-called new woman need only make herself grotesque, brazen or unsexed enough and lier notoriety will pale before the wave of abhorrence and disgust that shall sweep over her.—Rev. H. A. Delano, Baptist, Evanston, I1L, PRAYER. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. The man who prays Wwields one of the greatest and mightiest forces i the whole universe; in fact, he sets in motion all the forces of the universe.—Bishop Vincent, Methodist, St. Paul, Minn. GAMBLING. - Gambiing is ome of the greatest curses of American [ife to-day. It countsits victims by tens of thousgnds yearly; it s the most insidi- ous and devllish form of vice and seizes almost upon the infant in the eradle.—Rev. W, T. Weale, Presbyterian, Jacksonville, Fla. ORTHODOXY. The stars may fall, bt never orthodoxy. It is the truth about God. It has stood the trying ordeals of time and will stand forever. Science has reni;on to differ upon almost every topic, but this science is ever living.—Rey. H. C. Stanton, Kansas City, Mo. PIETY AND WORK. Piety and work are the twin rafls in life's line. ‘Sometimes a man is pious and will not work, end sometimes he will work and has not piety. They ate sad instances, They must go logether, piety and work.—Rev. C. H, Smith, Congregationalist, Cambridge, Mass. IGNORANCE. The greatest tyrant oppressing the masses to- day is King Ignorance. A people rushing in at such a rate of progress as we are going to-day need to keep informed to think some for them- selves. They should read the newspapers.— Rev. Dr. Lloyd, Christian Chureh, Nashvilie, nn. LOVE. Reduce the whole Bible to a sentence and that sentence if simplicity itseli—love. That is the whole of the science of religion. It isthe heart and soul of religion and contains all that is taught in the many books of the Bible.— Bishop Seymour, Methodist, Springfield, IlL. w THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. e want the complete legal prohibition of the liquor traffic. 1t we are not ready 1o pro- hibit the sale of liquor seven_days in the week 1do delieve that we are ready to say that it shall not be £0ld on God’s holy day.—Rev. 8. L. Roder, Methodist, Jacksonvilie, Fia. i THE PHYSICAL MAN. @ natural man is a puny creature. The athlete is the result of “P“n{n“ Skill of any kind is not natural, but the result of effort. The physical excellencies of our race will dis- @ppear unless active snd persistent efforts are made to retain them.—Rev. G. W.L. Brown, Methodist, Sioux City, Iowa. THE SALOON. The public sentiment of the country is against the saloon. In fact, the saloon has no defenders. Some think the voting church has Dot the power to drive out the saloon, but it must have it, and must exercise it if this Gov- ernment is to survive.—Hon. John G. Wooley, Christian Endeavorer, at Concord, N. H. NEW CREATION. God found Jacob a trickster, but made a new man of him. He found Jerry McAuley a drunk- ard and made him a preacher of righteousness. The creation of earth, stars and sky was not & frcller work than making Jacobs over into sraels and Jerry McAuleys into city mission- aries.—Rev. Frank H. Cooper, Baptist, Bing- hamton, N. Y. MORAL SENTIMENT. As long as people have but little moral sensi- bility and a feeble appreciation of the distine- tions which God makes between right and wrong, there will be class legislation, despotic monopolies, political rings, bribery and ballot- box stuffing. A righteous civilization can be secured and maintained only by & people who love and practice righteousness.—Rev. DrI. Hawthorne, Baptist, Atlanta, ua. SCIENCE AND RELIGION. There is no conflict between religion and science, none between religion and reason ; but there is an 1rrepressible and relentless conflict between the dogmas of orthodoxy on the one hand and science and reason on the other. The surrender of the one or the other is inevitable. Can any sane man doubt which must suc- cumb?—Rev. J. E. Roberts, Unitarian, Kansas City, Mo. LIFE AND DEATH. Death, with all its_terrors and solomnity, 1s not as solemn as life. Death is nothing. It cannot add one more sin and it cannot take one away, but every thought in life either builds up or tears down character, and charac- ter determines our future eternity. Itis the duties of our life that make it sublime.—Rev. John Mitchell, Methodist, Cleveland, Ohio. THOUGHT. No man has & right to think as he pleases unless he pley to think rigkt, for actions are but the expression of thoughts, and the man ‘who thinks wrong thoughts will do wrong. No man ever thought without prejudice or bias, as we are born to it and have predilections on every great subject.—Rev. M. J. McLead, Pres- byterian, Chester, Pa. . ACTIVITY. For the inactive and lazy there is not a place whereon he can stand at ease. God has not one inch in his universe whereon & lazy man can stand and claim as his own. The lazy must beg or starve. God has proclaimed if. God has no miracles of manna and quails for those who won’t work.—Rev. William B. Leach, Methodist, Chicago, II1. THE TRUE MINISTRY. The true dignity of the ministry is not the mere being & minister,or being clad in the regalia of the ministry, but in the being chosen by the Holy Ghost to be the instrument through which men are converted and souls saved. A true miniscry isa Holy Ghost minis- $ry, or it is no ministry atall.—Rev. J. D. Herr, Baptist, Norwich, Conn. MONOPOLIES. The Attorney-General of this country says that excepting the manufacturing of stamps and dollars,there is no such thing as monopoly here. Oh, what an error! Does he think the laws as they read are as they are carried out? We krow that monopoly riles our Nation to-day, and it is our fault that such is the case.—Rev. P.J. Kain, Reformed Church, Manayunk, Pa, THE BIELE. The Bible is a counselor and a friend. It should not be abused—it contains too much that 1s supremely good. It should not be misused, for the saddest chapters in all history are due to its misuse. It should not be dis- used, for there is no book to replace it. It should be properly used, and the proper use of the Bible shows it to be man’s beliefs about God, not God’s beliefs about man.—Rabbi J. L. Levy, Israelite, Pniladelphia, Pa. LEADERSHIP. There are two kinds of lendership—that which draws and that which propels. Perhaps the former is the more popular, as it is the more public and apparent. Yet there are many instances in which the best leader is not at the front seen and followed byall. The great men who shape events, who control public affairs and who manage great enter- prises are often not the men appearing most rominently in the direction of the affairs at and.—Rev. C. J. Baldwin, Baptist, Troy, N. Y. THE NEGRO. The negro should have the chance that the white man has to accumulate prop- erty and a chance to secure the fruits of his wisdom. He should have the protection of law in the South to the same extent that the white man has. In the South to-day the negro does not have the benefit of a presumption of innocence—and never did have. To my mind éducation is the one passport to a trinmphant future for the negro.—Rev. F. A. Noble, Con- gregationalist, Chicago, 111, PUNTSHMENT, The punishments inflicted by the State seem to be arbitrary and capricions, even whimsi- cal. Of people now in prison convicted of similar crimes one is serving a sentence of five years, another of fifteen, and another of two. Some Judges are &iWays severe, some are aiways mild, and some are severe some- times and sometimes mild. I would not like to be sentenced by & hungry Judge, or by one dyspeptic, or by one who was about to have a tooth pulied.—Rev. Myron Reed. Independent, Denver, Colo. THE SALVATION ARMY. The Salvation Army deals with individuals as individuals and not as masses. If salvation means anything to us it means everything. It ought to be as natural for us to talk of religion as of any of the other things we talk of. %hat is the way the Salvation Army does. That sort of out-and-out speaking for God everywhere is needed because it enforces conndenge.—Dr. George I. McKelway, Philadelphia, Pa. CHURCH WORK. The mission of the church, like the mission of Christ, is directly to the spiritual nature of man. Get the heart right and the life will be right. If the spiritual nature is right the eth- ical and social life will be correct. Christian- ize the world and you will have civilized it. It is as difficult to christianize a godless civiliza- tion as it _is to christianize barbarians.—Rey. George B. Vosburg, Baptist, Boston, Mass. EARLY PIETY. God wants men in the flush ot youth, not in old age, when you have gotten all out of the world that it can give you, and have nothing to look forward to but death. That is not the time to come to Him, It is & poor faith that can only be convinced when it has nothing to lose, and forswear the pleasures of the world when one is too eld to enjoy them.—Rev. C. M. Boswell, Methodist, Philadelphia, Pa. KNOWLEDGE. Men are rapidly coming to themselves. We have seen what man has done with material things in the last sixty years. We now see what he can do with mental things; with, if you plense, spiritual things. Man is being re- vealed to himself on wood and steel and steam and lightning. He is now turning his atten- tion to the undiscovered powers and faculties and privileges of his own soul.—Rev. Myron Reed, Independent, Denver, Colo. BOSS TWEED. Do not imagine that you can leave God out of your life and succeed. You may lay up wealth and enjoy pleasure, but sooner or later fire will come irom heaven and destroy it. There was a time when Boss Tweed set at naught all laws of God and man. He succeeded wonderfully tfor awhile, but the time came after that, when. stripped of wealth, friends and everything else, he died behind the bars of & cell.—Rey. Jacob Todd, Methodist, Philadel- phia, Pa. VICTORY. The great moral campaigns of the world are first fought out in the internal tumults of the soul. Battles are first lost or won in the mind. Before every great movement we find & great man greatly moved. Public conquest comes only at the cost of personal conquest. He who would strike effectually for his fellows must bring to the open field armor won and well tried in the fierce fields of personel strug- gle and temptation.—Rev. Clarence Browx, Congregationalist, Sait Lake City, Utah. ARISTOCRACY. Aristocracy means the rule of the best. The term is Greek in its origin. Greek aristoeracy robably was in the beginning the rule of Yhole best equipped, but it soon grew narrow and shallow. Among the aristocracies of the past there have been those of military prowess and hereditary rank. To-day witnesses an aristocracy of wealth. Our worst disease is not cholera nor smallpoX, but mammonism. A higher and nobler aristocracy than wealth is that of mind. Above this, and highest of all, is the coming and crowning aristocracy of oodness.—Rev. 8. W. Sample, Independent amestown, N. Y. PERSONAL LIBERTY. If compulsory observance of Sunday is & violation of personal Hbel‘?, what shall we say of compulsory education?’ It violates the personal liberty of children, who do not wish to attend school, of parents, who want them to work, and of employers whe want child's work atlow wages. And why? The state compels education for the sake of good citizenship. Yet mental education may only make smart rogues; and moral education is_tar more im- gorunt for good citizenship.—Rev. John M. ‘hew, Episcopalian, Walden, N. Y. THE MORMONS, The Latter-day Saints are the most courageou: people on the face of the globe, as mn"i'.nnf fulness, in spite of the many persecutions, tes- tifies. They are also of the” very best stock in the country, being capable of tracing their an- cestry to the early colonies. They are an in- dustrious people, as the grand velleys trans- formed from deserts into gardens, give evi- dence of. Many have sought to malign the Latter-day Saints by accusing them of being an ignorant class, but this is not borne out by investigation. The underlying principle of the teachings of the Mormon chureh is obedi- ence to the truth.—George Q. Cannon, Mormon Salt Lake City, Utah. MARRIAGE. Thousands of marriages are contracted every year tnat any physician knows ean result in nothing but inferiority and suffering to the offspring. The time is’ at hand when judg- ment must conspire with sentiment in this matter. Particularly is this true among the great criminal classes. Marriage among cer- tain classes must be regulated by Jaw. AS & matter of self-preseryation society must pro- nounce against indiscriminate marriages.— Rev. R A. White, Universalist, Chicago, 111, SACRIFICE. When Socrates was lifted up he drew after him the hearts of the Athenians in the cause of education. When Savonarola was lifted up he drew after him the hearts of the Florentines in the cause of pure religion and popular lib- erty. When John Brown was liited up he drew to himself the hearts of those who sympathized with the cppressed. When Abraham Lincoln was lifted up he drew to him the hearts of those to whom freedom and union were dear. ‘When Jesus was lifted up he drew to him and is still drawing the hearts of those who hunger and thirst after righteousness.—Rev. M. D. Shutter, Episcopalian, Minneapolis, Minn. PERSONAL BEAUTY. It is the duty not only of women but of men to make themselves as beautiful and attractive as possible. Many a woman would have more influence over her brothers and sisters and her friends for good, and many e mother would be able more perfectly to hold the admiration and love of her children and many a wife retain more attention by preserving an attractive personality, remembering that it is tbe little things in toilet and temper and habit, as surely asin the garden or orchard or fields, thatmake up a beautitul and charming ar- pearance.—Rev. Dr. Darlington, Brooklyn, N.Y. SELF. The object of greatest concern to any man is himself. He will have the companionship of himself forever. He Can never get away from it. If he be ignoble he will have the companionship of an ignoble man through all eternity, or if he be noble and Godlike so he will have the companionship of a noble and Godlike man. What avail will a man’s ances- try be to him when he stands in the presence of the judgment throne? What concerns me is not my descent, but my ascent. You may know the history of the foundations of the hills, but if you know not God when you come. to the gates'of glory you will find them closed against you.—Rev.” D. W. Dungan, Methodist, Philadelphia, Pa. THE GOSPEL. Despite all opposition the Gospel has been marvelously triumphant. It has captivated and liberated human thought. It has demon- strated in the experience of its founder the future and immortal life. It has created a new literature as well as imparted a new life. The mission has ever been to bring heaven down to earth aud cause a kingdom of joy, justice and peace to obtaln among men. It speaks in accents of august authority on all the grave questions of life, death and eternity. It has proved itself equal {o all emergencies of temptation and trial, suffering and sorrow. It turns man away from & world of iniquity and sin, Inspires him with divine ideals of justice and purity and sends him forth as a messenger of mercy to the lost.—Rev. J. Q. A. Henry, Bap- tist, Chicago, I1L. LOVE. God 18 love and all his outgoings are but the diversified manifestation of love. Infinite love brooded over chaos ana brought forth order and symmetry and beauty. Love planted the trees in the garden of Eden, and by its breath grested the living gardencr. The march of humanity, which is the march of civilization across the centuries, is but the continual and advancing development of divine love. Love has established nations and founded kingdoms and builded cities, advanced art and science and literature. Love speaks to us in the myriad volces of the universe, It drops with the golden autumn leaves, shines in the stars, it Toars in the storm, it quivers in the earth: quake, it sobs in the'sea. It is manifest in man &nd in all his kindly and munificent sur- roundings.—Rev. S. R. Frazier, Presbyterian, Youngstown, Ohio. ENFORCEMENT OF LAW. Our laws are better than their administra- tion. The ringing question of the day is not the temperance question, nor the social purity quesion, nor the currency question. Itis the enforcement of the law. There seems to be en epidemic of law-breaking in the land, and the Congress of the United States sets the example. What can you expect when our highest conrt despises tbe Sabbath and keepsa bar in the very capitol of the Nation? God be thanked for the rising spirit of Jprotest in the country, and for a man now and then standing out in New York, or Texes, or Indiana, in & police board or a Governor's chair, or even in the pul- pit, who will speak out and who is not afraid to {nsist that_the law shall be honored.—Rey. J. C. Morris, Methodist, Birmingham, Ala. A PLEA FOR NARROWNESS. We hear much said about broad-minded men, the men who can see both sides of & question. When we come down to granite truth 1t is very doubtful if these broad-minded men ever counted for very much in the world’s life and work. The world’s workers have ever been narrow men. Its reformers have been single- idea men. John the Baptist, Saul, Savonarola, Wilberforce, Wesley, Luther, were narrow. There were no two sides of a question to them. There was but one side—God’s side, and they were willing to dfe for that. Our codes 5f ethics are too broad. There has been no little of changing ot boundaries in the realms of ethics. Renan has set the fence over the other side. _Spencer, unconsciously, is doing it. French laxity is creeping in. We are too broad. —Rev. G. H. Combs, Christian Church, Kansas City, Mo. — - - THE TELEPHONE NEWSPAPER.—A corre- spondent from Budapest writes: **While I was dressing in the morning, the hotel servant knocked at my door and asked if I wanted the telephone paper. He then handed me two receivers about the size of a pocket watch, attached to long cords, which could be fastened to the bed if one felt disinclined to get up, or to the arm- chair er elsewhere to suit on’s convenience. ‘The newspaper will begin to speak di- rectly,’ remarked the servant, ‘and will go on speaking until late in the evening. We don’t charge our visitors anything for it, as it only costs us a penny a day.”” The Budapest telephone newspaper was founded by Theodor Puskas, a native of Transylvania, and a friend of Edison. His original idea was to start a tele- graphic newspaper, but he finally de- cided that the telephone was the getler medium for his purpose, and_ the first number of the Tekephone Hirmondo was published on February 15, 1893. Pus- kas died a month afterward, but his unique scheme has turned out an extraor- dinary success. The paper is available everywhere in the city, in places of amuse- ment, doctors’ waiting-rooms, restaurants, stores of all kinds, offices of merchants, bankers and lawyers, in hospitals and in private houses, for the use of aged people to whom reading is fatigning. AltEough the paper speaks all day, the information is carefully classified, and each subscriber has a programme by which he can tell what kind of news is” about to be given at any period of the day. At 8:30 the day’s work is begun by the reading in a clear, sonorous voice, quite free from the nasal twang of many telephones, of the tele- grams received in the night from America and the different parts of Europe. AtS8:45 follows the dnilg calendar with metropoli- itan news, and the list of strangers who Eave arrived in the city up to the previous night. Then comes official news, contents of the official gazette, etc., and at specified hours are heard, in_turn, reports on the opening of the stock and corn exchanges, local and ecclesiastical news, theatricals, art and science notices. From a quarter- Ppast 11 to half-past 11 information is given on foreign, provincial and sporting mat- ters, and then to a quarter to 12 reports ar- rive from the Vienna stock and corn ex- changes, with all sorts_of military, court and political items. Early in the after- noon, when the sitting of the Reichstag begins, the Parliamentary report is sup- plied every ten minutes. The office is in telephonic communication with the Reich- stag, and it often happens that important speeches from Ministers and members are known to the public while the speaker is still addressing the House. A short summary of all impor- tant items is given at noon, and again in the evening, for those who may have missed any of them. Toward even- ing, when news is growing scarce, the sub- scribers are entertained with vocal and - strumental concerts, quartets and solos— the latter given by the most talept‘ed ar- tists of the capital. Literary articles or feuilletons by such favorite writers as Maurus Jokai or Victor Rakosy, are often spoken into the telephone by the authors themselves. All thisis given to the sub- scriber for one penny a day, and both wire and apparatus are conveyed to his house free of expense, There are now 6000 sub- scribers, The organization of the staff re- sembles that of any other big paper. Ten men with strong voices and clear articula- tion act as speakers, and take their turn in shifts of two at a time. When any im- portant event is about to be read a shritl warning blast is sounded. NEW TO-DAY. WHY WASTE TIME Experimenting With So-Called “Cures” When Proper Treatment Can Be Had For $5 a Month, Including Necessary Med- icines, Consultation and Examination ? D0 NOT DELAY UNTIL T00 LATE, BUT TAKE TREATMENT AT ONCE AT The Copeland Medical Institute, Whose Reputation is Second to None. Below Are Some of the Symptoms— If They Fit Your Case Call at 916 Market Street and Take Treat- ment That Is Certain to Cure You. CATARRH of the HEAD and THROAT. The most prevalent form of catarrh results from neglected colds. Speedy 8nd inexvensive cure by the Copeland system. “Is the breath foul ?” “Is the voice husky?” “Do you spit up slime ?* “Do you ache all over?” N “Do you blow out scabs 2" «(Is the nose stopped up 1" “Do you snore at night ?” #:Does your nose discharge 7 “Does the nose bleed easily ?’ “Is there tickling in the throat “Do crusts form in the nose 2" “Is the nose sore and tender 2 “Do you sneeze a great deal ?” +Is this worse toward night 2" “Does the nose itch and burn 2”7 «Is there pain in front of head “Is there pain across the eyes 2" «Is there pain in back of head ? “Is your sense of smell leaving ?” “Do you hawk to clear the throat ?” “Is there a dropping in the throat 415 the throat dry in the mornings? ‘Are you losing your sense of taste “Do you sleep with the mouth open ?” “Does the nose stop up toward night ? This form of catarrh is the easiest to cure. o CATARRH of the BRONCHIAL TUBES. When catarrh of the head and throat is lefg unchecked it extends down the windpipe into the bronchial tubes and after a time attacks the lungs. Speedy and inexpensive cure by the Copeland systém. “Have you a cough?” “Are you losing flesh?” “Do you cough at nigh “Do you cough until you gag?” “Are you low-spirited at times?"” Do you raise frothy mucus ?”’ “Do you spit up yellow matter? Do you cough on going to bed u cough in the morning?” ur congh short and hacking?” “Do you spit up little cheesy lumps?” *Have you a disgust for fatty foods “Js there tickling behind the palate? Have you pain behind breastbone?”” “Do you feel you are growing weaker?” +Is there a burning pain in the throat?” *Do you cough worse night and morning?”" “Do’ you have to sit up at night to ge$ breath?” If you have these symptoms you have Catarrh of the Bronchial Tubes. CATARRH OF THE EAR. Catarrh extends from the throat along the Eustachian tubes into the ear, causing defec- tive hearing. Speedy and inexpensive cure by the Copeland system “Is your hearing failing ? “Do your ears dischar “Are the ears dry and scal “Do the ears itch and burn?” “Js the wax dry in the ears?”’ «Is there & throbbing in ear. «“Are you gradually getting deaf?” «Have you pain behind the cars?” “Is there & buzzing souad heard 7" “Do you have a ringing in the ears Ate there cracking sounds heard? “Ts your hearing bad cloud v Do you have earache occa: “iAré the sounds like steam «Is there a roaring like a wuterfall in head “Do you hear better some days than other: “o the noises in the ears keep you awake “When you blow your noise do the ears crack?” “Is your heering worse when you have s cold 7 CATARRH OF THE STOMACH. Catarrh of the stomach is usually caused by swallowing poisonous mucus, which drops aown from the head and throat at night. Speedy and inexpensive cure by the Copeland system. “Is there nausea?"” iAze von constipated?” “Have you water brash “Do gou hawk and spit?”’ “Is there pain after eating ‘“Are you nervous and weal “Do you have sick headaches?” “Do you bloat up aiter eating?” “Is there disgust for breakfast?’ “Have you distress after eating? “Is your throat filled with slime “Do you at times have diarrhea? “Is there rush of blood to the head?” “Is there constant Bad taste in the mouth? «Js there gnawing sensation in the stomach “Do you feel a¢ if you had lead in stomach? “When you get up suddenly are you dizzy ™" “When stomach is empty do you feel faint?"" “Do you belch up substances that burn throat?” *“When stomach is full do you feel op- pressed?” 1i you have you have Catarrh of the Stomach, or what is conimonly called Dyspepsia. THEIR CREDENTIALS. Dr. W. H. Copeland is a graduate of Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York City, was president of his class in that famous institution, and, after thorough hospital training and ex- perience, devoted his time and attention to special lines of practice. Dr. Neal and Dr. Winn passed through a similar course, and have for years been asso- ciated with Dr. Copeland. Dr. J. G. Neal won first honors in_col- lege, and was appointed resident physi- cian of the City Hospital. He filled the position with honor and received the Rospital diploma. o also holds several gold medals for special excellence in various branches of medicine, and after graduation was elected an adjunct professor of his college. Dr. A. O. Winnisagraduate of Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and of the medical department of the University of Missouri. They have devoted them- selves entirely tothe treatment of their specialties. Years of experience in these special lines, preceded by extensive hospital work, have fitted them in a notable degree for the practice of their profession. TREATMENT BY MAIL. For those desiring the treatment by mail_the first step is to drop aline to Drs. 1 2nd Winn for a question list or symptom blank. Return same with answers filled out and treat- ment may be commenced at once. Every mail brings additional proof of the success of the mail treatment. $5 A MIONTH. No fee larger than $5 a month asked for an disease. Our motto 1s: “A Low Fee. Qui Cure. Mild and Painless Treatment.” The Copeland Medical Ingtitats, PERMANENTLY LOCATED IN THE COLUMBIAN BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, 916 Market St, Next to Baldwin Hotal, Over Beamish's, W. H. COPELAND, M.D, J. G. NEAL, M.D. A. C. WINN, M.D. SPECIALTIES—Catarrh and all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Throat and Lungs. xervuulei)llE enses, Skin Diseases, Chronie Diseases, Office hours—9 A. M. 10 1 P. M., 2 t05P. ¥, 7t08:30 P. M. Sunday—10 A. M. 102 P. M. Catarrh troubles and kindred disgases treated successfully by mail. Send 4 cents in stamps. {for question circulars.