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put pretended personal responsibility.
/ say pretended, because for one
doubt, nay deny, tho responsibility Of any
man 10 public place, who, like Mr. Hayes,
has never failed to support the present
scandalous Administration, for years di-
reetly BY votes and acts, for other
years BY silence or BY speech, but always
zealously II, according to Burke, he
who, without interference, looks on while
under his very eyes wrong and rob
berry are committed, becomes an ally
Of the robbers, how much more guilty
Of wrong IS be who has followed the
present military party, under the lead
of Grant, on its gloomy march to per-
sonal government aud cenfraInafion the
reads hausht with wrong and fraud.
crime apd corruption, violated laws and
broken houor, national shame, I .Iissraeed
Cabinet = polluted bench and pfostitu
ted Presidency? II Mr. Sohurz will show
bat . solitary vote which Mr.. Hayes ever
declined to giro for bis party, or but !
single word Of protest. against any Of the
many wrongs committed BIZ ihat party. |
shall consider him right and myself wrong.
Bat not otherwise.
fepr years ago Mr. SEIZURE must have
bees estirely Of my pressnt opinion. Mr.
Hayes then stepped out Of tho Governor.
ship and ran for Congress In one o. the
districts Of Eiacinnati. The people. how
ever. little dreamed Of his rr(nf destiny
o. shey doeeat9d him badly II was !
stIoas KepubIican district and most hu-
ailiatipg defeat There Eas, perhaps,
VA oze csasols,ion far poor Mr. Hayas.
Carl Seherx then at the very xesffb Of
that hne which, Ifear, Is now fast fading.
coatfibqfed bis powerful share TO dafeat
him. Il NJ Hayes different f7Aday ffon
what b was fosr yeafs ssoY Hardly.
Iet Dr. Sehu1x pHfszses to-day that Mr.
Hayes Is &c ID 5e frosidehs . fr fle
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The report Of the congressional com
mittee on expenditures in the Department
of Justice upsets the compliment and
acute theory of johnny Davenport" as
to the honest and legitimate use made by
himself Of certain s34, 900 of the aku-
klux fund" in his New York political
enterprise. The committee find that ma
ny Of his receipts we're obtained by and
furnished to Davenport after the investi-
cation commenced, and also that many Of
them wore given for money paid for work
done for the committee Of seventy, q pure
y local election committee of New York.
The committee shcrsfore report that said
S34, 900 Is not accounted for BY Daven-
port, and that the President and two at
torney generals, Alderman aud Williams,
who applied l. to Davenport, diverted il
from its proper purpose to one entirely
foreign to the objects Of the law /; and they
recommend that the present Attorney
General take such steps as he may deem
necessary TO recover and return to the
treasury the aforesaid $4,000. They
also recommended tho rkuklux fund be
discontinued, or II continued that no por-
ton Of i shall be used about the maehin-
cry Of elections
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the selection Of Instruments.
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THE ADVOCATE OFFICE has 1
~ larger assortment Of Type, suitable fSr
Printing Posters, than any other Office in
Western Maryland. III.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-29
GEORGE WALTON.
Two Glasses of Conrersers.

Around and above all other distinc-
tions, there are two great classes of coll
versers those who make you feel that
YOU are of some account III the world,
and those who have a subtle way of con-
vincing you that you have no right to
exist. The latter class is small in num-
Der, but what they lack III quantity they
make up in sting. Sometimes they are
gifted.with sharp tongue and an uner-
ring faculty of saying the most grinding
things. Sometimes they are apparently
suave and considerate in manner and
phrase. But, III either case, you go
away from them with feeling that the
world is stuffed with sawdust, that you
Yourself are an imbecile and an impos-
tor. It may take days for you to re-
cover your proper standing with your
self. Then, if you ask your soul what
fatal gift has the tormentor, which car
ries with it this power of making his
fellow-mortals miserable, you discover
that it is the gift of selfshness. The
person to whom you have been talking is
ungenerous. A generous man, gener-
GUS woman-you cannot come near such
an one without receiving something
that makes amends for your own disap-
pointment with, your own Ill opinion OF,
yourself. An ungenerous person adds
the weight of another to your side OF
the scales, and down you go!-1be Old
Cabinet; Scr5bner for July.
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INDEPENDENCE DAY.

The Men Who Signed the Declaration
Brief Biography of Each and Every
One of Them-The Patriots Who Ran the
Risk of Being Hung.
JOHN HANCOCK.
John Hancock, who was the President OF the
Congress, was one Of the most distinguished
personages Of the war of independence. He
was born near the village of Quincy in Massa-
chusetts, in the year 1877. His father died
while John was an infant, and left him to the
care of paternal uncle. This relative was a
merchant In Boston, who had amassed a large
fortune, and, after having given John collie
giate education at Harvard College, he took
him into his COunting-rOOm as clerk. His
abilities proved such that IN 1850 he sent him
on a business mission to England, where he
was present at the funeral rites of
Geor. Q II, and the coronation ceremonies of
George Ill Soon after his return to America
his uncle died, and left him, at the age of
tWenty-six, in possession of princely fortune
One Of the largest in the province OF Massa-
chusetts.
He soon reIinquished his commercial pur-
suits and became an active politician, always
taking sides with those whose sentiments were
liberal and democratic. La 1766 he was chosen
a representative for Boston IN the General
Provincial Assembly. He was chosen a dele
gate TO the Continental Congress in 1774, and
When Peyton Randolph left the presidential
chair of that body, john Hancock was elected
to the station. In that office he labored ardu-
Ously and filed that chair on the ever memoir
able Fourth OF July 1916. As President he
first signed the Declaration of independence,
and his bold signature has always excited the
admiration of the beh0lder.
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Washington Knocked Down.

In 1854, Washington, then in COM
nnand of the Virginia Rangers at Alex
andria, awaiting the arrival of Gen.
Braddock's troops, supported Mr.. Fair
fax in an election contest for the House
Of Burgesses, against Mr., afterward
Colonel, William Payne of the Cont
mental army. This seems to have been
one Of those rare occasions when Wash
ington's hot blood got the better Of his
peerless Judgment. Fierce words passed
between the two gentlemen in the mar
ket square of Alexandria, ending by an
outburst of rage from Payne, in which
he felled Washington to the earth. The
rangers rushed from their barracks and
surrounded Payne, but Washington,
with calm dignity, dispersed them. A
duel seemed inevitable. On the follow
inc day, however, Washington sent for
PAYNE, and, extending his hand, said,
with gentle courtesy that touched the
other to the heart: "Mr. Payne, to err
is human. I was wrong yesterday; but
if you have had sufficient satisfaction,
let us be friends" Until the day Of his
death Col. Payne retained for Washing
ton devoted and unbroken regard
81 Little Centennial L0dy;" Scrdbner
fo1. 73EZ1J
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SUNDAY.


Don't worry and bother just now, implore
I'm troubled enough, as you plainly can see:
I'm of on visit to her adore
No, thanks, L can't stop to indulge in my tea.
WHAT'S tea to a lover? What just upon five
Good gracious L haven't minute to lose;
| ind must really be " looking a iye.''
This hurry and hustle beg you'll excuse
The times getting on, and I'm quite in a fix
I've promised to see my enslaver at six.
Oh, give me my gloves and my Sunday cravat
What collars! they've only been riEsed through
the g suds."
Oh, where's my malacca and where is my hat?
And where upon earth is my best set Of studs?
Oh, what will she think if I cause her to wait
(The pet, with her ringlets so daintilv curledD
My love for the angel will never abate
wouldn't be after my time for the world
BY Jove, must hurry and worry 60 like bricks"
If wish to put in an appearance at six.
Confound it now there goes button, of course
It's hard for civilized being to bear;
I'd strangle that laundress with little remorse:
My shirt fronts enough to make any one swear
How cruel! my best "patent-leathers'' too tight.
That snob is a stupid, ridiculous ass.
I'm certain she'll think me hideous fright:
I haven't the courage to look in the glass.
Oh, Fortune, you're playing me cowardly tricks
You kaaOt0 that I've got an appointment at six!
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A Terrible Adventure.

Friday night special dance was IN
progress at Brunson's ranch, III the
lower end of the county, and after the
dancing had got well under way two
young men, named Tom Adams and Joe
Russian, started out, intending to visit
a neighboring saloon for the purpose OF
procuring cigars. The night was I'M
unusually dark-absolutely nothing be-
ing discernible a foot distant. Conse-
uuently the two men proceeded slowly,
trusting to their knowledge of the LOCAL.
ty to carry them in the direction they
wished to take. Suddenly, and without
the least warming whatever, their feet
slipped from under them, and the next
instant they felt themselves plunged
downward neck deep in slum and water.
They had fallen into an old shaft, drop
ping at least forty feet from the edge.
Fortunately, both landed on their feet,
and the mud at the bottom prevented
them from being bruised in the fall. A
new danger, however, Immediately pre-
scented itself, namely, in the qulcksand.
Both made desperate efforts to keep
their heads above the water, but III do
ing so nearly suffocated from immersion.
Adams at last caught hold of projection
on the side of the shaft, and, although
possessing but one arm, succeeded IN
holding on until Russian climbed over
him and reached the mouth of the shaft.
Russian then called for help, and the
party at Brunson's was soon on the spot.
No ropes were procura1ole, and something
had to be done Immediately to save
Adams from death in the bottom OF the
pit. Men think very rapidly III cases OF
Imminent danger, and one Of the crowd
around the top of the shaft proposed
that the most muscular form themselves
into a chain and drop into the shaft.
This was acted upon at once. The
heaviest man was held by one arm by
several men at the mouth of the shaft,
and a second man sliding into the shaft
clinging to his waist. A third man did
likewise, grasping the second man s
waist, and each successive link IN the
human chain did likewise until the bot
tom was reached, and Adams dragged
from his awful predicament. Through
the mutual assistance of Adams himself
and his friends he managed to reach the
top, completely exhausted, as were his
brave rescuers. It was indeed narrow
escape for both young men from horri-
BILE death, and creditable action on the
part of those who undertook IN this
novel and dangerous manner to rescue
Adams. So4ao21G (Cal.) Democrat.
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Virginia.
RICHARD HENRY LEE.


Richard Henry Lee was born in the county of
Westmoreland Va, on the Goth day Of Janu-
ary 1892, within month of time and within
few miles space of George Washington. He
was educated in England, but his mind WAS
early imbued with republican sentiments gath
cred from tie annals of ancient history. His
history in connection with the Revolution is
too familiar to need repetition. He was one of
the most sterling of patriots and his name will
live as such so long as history exists. On the
7th of June, 177G, he presented in Congress the
following resolution:
ResolUed, That these United Colonies are,
and OF right ought to be, free and independent
States that they are absolved from ali allie
glance to the British crown and that all DO
litical connection between them and the state
of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally
dissolved"
The consideration of the resolution was made
the special order of the day for the first Mon
dav in July, and committee, of which Thomas
Jefferson was chairman, was appointed to draw
up Declaration of Independence. This docu-
ment was presented to Congress on the 1st
made in committee of the whole, it was adopted
on the 4th by the unanimous votes Of the thir-
teen United Colonies.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
American history represents few names to
its students more attractive and distinguished
than that of Thomas Jefferson and rarely has
single individual, in civil station, acquired
such as ascendency over the feelings and ac-
tions of people as was possessed by the sub
iect of this brief memoir. 1t would be out of
place to attempt to outline his history in this
brief space. for nothing could be said that
would not be familiar to every schoolboy.
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A TURKISH EXECUTION.
Furnishing the SaIonica ASA ssins-Six MeI
HANGED

Furnishing the SaIonica Assass ins-Six Men
Hanged.
A correspondent of the London Times
gives the following account of the exc
cution of some of the men who took part
IN the assassination of the French and
German Consuls at Salonica
The Sultan ordered the offenders to
be punished within eight days, and yes
terday (10th), early in the afternoon, the
troops were observed to be assembling
in a large clear space on the quay, close
to the waters edge, and nearly opposite
the main street of the town, which ter
inmates, as it were, at the landing place,
and In a little while individuals were
seen to be putting up eight erections,
which soon assumed the form OF glib
bets. After the arrangements were COM
plete, boat from the Turkish man-of
war came on shore, bearing prisoners
who had been condemned by the court
few hours before These unfortunate
wretches were allowed to say short
prayer each, after being marched to
their respective gibbets in full view of
the ships officers. When that prayer
was oyer each had to stand on chair
which was borrowed from the adjacent
cafe for the occasion, and as soon as the
rope was adjusted the chair was kicked
away from them, letting them drop only
that height. AS they cannot get Turks
to take the part of executioners, they
have to catch Gypsies and Albanians
from the neighborhood two or three
days beforehand and make them do it
with the option of losing their own lives
in case of refusal. Yesterday the Mo-
hammedan priest who was present told
each prisoner he was dying martyr to
his religion, and one of them Ga negro
would not allow himself to be polluted
by the touch Of an Albanian, but got on
the chair, adjusted the rope, and kicked
The chair away himself. This ends this
part of the business. The court
is over, and six culprits have suffered
for the murder but it is great mistake
to suppose that much impression will be
made upon the Turks by hanging few
wretches who belong to the very lowest
class of society, which class produces the
majority of murderers, thieves, and
other criminals in ordinary times, mem
bers of which are constantly undergoing
the same punishment as was inflicted
yesterday, which, by the way, hardly
attracted any one beyond the usual spec
tators on such occasions. OF course, it
was well known that the men who suf-
fered yesterday were only tools Of others
in higher position. The people only
smiled when they saw who were the vic
Tins, and it was remarked in Turkish
and overheard, that Turkey would be the
gamer if a hundred such as these were
sent out Of the world. No. In order to
produce an impression they must search
out the instigators and get hold of few
of the gentlemen who are called Bey or
Effendi. By executing one or two OF
them in the midst of the town, instead
of at the common place for hanging
criminals, they may instill little terror
into the souls of these fanatics, who, we
may now be sure, will only await an
other opportunity for carrying out what
ever designs they harbor."