Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-14
An Eritaph by Charles Lamb.
MONDAY


These tender. pathetic lines were sent by
lamp 10 Vincent NoNeio, AT whose request
.Ie! We're written IN memory of four sons and
TWO daughters OF a family of York who were
drow ned by the running down OF their boat on
The river Ouse. They have mourntul apnl,ca-
.lon 10 inc condition of things now existing in q
portion OF our own country. where whole FAINT
hes are IN day, as II were, blotted out OF ex-
iStence.
Tears are for lt.hter eriefs. Man wec,,s the doom
That seals single victim Ia the tomb
But when Death riots. when with whelniing SWAY
Destruction SWEEPS a family away;
When infancy and youth. a huddled mass
All in an instant ~ oblivion pass
Can reach the depth Of such desnlstioms '''''"
Look upwards feeble one. look up. and trust
still hath the immortal spirit in HIS keeTnNg
In Jesus sight they are not dead. but sleeping
WHAT Is A noILARe-why. II is Just as abss-
lutte thing as a pitcher, table, or a hat. A
dollar is OF 50 many grains OF gold or silver, de-
fined TO be 50 in the statutes. written by Alex
ander Hamilton. OF Congress. on his recommen-
cation, signed by George Washington. as PrtsS-
cent. When the government promised 10 pay
TWO dollars they promised 10 pay exactly two
dclars like that. a defined and well-understood
tnlng, as much as II YOU had agreed TO pay n
nan ten bushels OF wheat for two barrels of
pork, ana OF course when a man talks about
making this two dollars by saving "This is two
dollars" he is talking in a language of idiocy,
lunacy. or childhood II by saying This is two
doualS would make II two dollars there would
be no longer any use in stopping the money!
making here. What Is the use in making IL two
GOllaTS when You could make II twenty dOllarS
Just as well. or hundred? Why waste both
sides OF IL? You might make this side one dollar
and on this one hundred. or put thousand dol
lars on this side of IL and a hundred on this IN
YOU want Ia pay man a thousand dollars put,
out the thouSand-dollar side; II you want 10 paw
him one hundred dollars turn this side up. In
you want 10 pay him eleven hundred dollars let
him take both sides. You must meet nonsense
with nonsense. You cannot argue i'm the do
main OF good, strong, common sense Bidine
DEATH IN THE PCLPIT.-A special dispatch
from Lumbarton. y. G.. oct. 10, SaNS:-leSier-
day sad and thrilling incident occurred at
ShOeheul. A large sunday school convention
was being held at Floral College. Ladies. child
rem and gentlemen from many miles around
were present. and the occasion was one which
promised 10 be enjoyable. What helped rs much
aS anything else 10 draw the crowd was the fact
that the Rev. Archie Baker one Of the most
prominent ministers in North Carolina, was to
address the convention, The venerable preacher
rose in tIe pulpit. and the great gathering
rushed its hum to hear him. The old man, with
his long, flowing beard, was apostolic in APP
pearance. and spoke slowly aud with great
effect. Just as he was in the midst OF glowing
description OF the joys OF heaven lac suddenly
fell back i'm the pulpit. one OF the elders caught
the expiring man in his arms. DIR. Baker muir
mUIed. Il have preached my last Sermon" and
expired. The scene that followed was agonn-
ing. Women tainted and men shed tears. DR..
Baker was eighty years old.