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These words came to me as | stood in a
cemctry: Millions of fellow sleepers lie side
by side in long last quiet sleep; flowers
through the long grass peep up ut every step;
softly we tread among these green grass grown
graves; the velvet softncss mufies the football;
no sound dims the fall of the latch rs 1t drops
back into it, rusty socket; birds sing their
happy songs; winds rustic and sweep the grass
LIVING over the harvest OF death; how many
homes to-day miss these household treasures !
What - record CO mani. TIE Master harvested
Them all for his own eternal home. and we,
who hasten on in the great warfare of life,
MS, tilnryo,ces LAY ny day Truly he has been
here; the old, the young, the middle-aged; the
bud. The bursting rose gathered in the Masters
roaming | look over this ground, think how
fr,ll orr life and the lesson that lies here at
our feet; how our hopes are bound in the
heavenly Masters sheaf Loved ones go forth
tn return TO more; nothing but silent grief
ard unavailing tears. Here to the right a
mother sIec,s; j. marble shaft tells she sleeps
far from the fatherland. Germany's sons and
daughters sleep Tar from their carry hoiiie. Inc
land of the vine and purple grape shall know
them no more. : Ecw fia' Covers creep DER
i'm. nev-m.,c sra,e. iu.n away with asense
of min in nv heart when husband and chill
ldren enter and kneel by this quiet mound.
Srrn,icatinns ard t"arS are unavalling; the
fever of life is do4, he fests the sweet rest
that knows no waking From grave TO grave
we 90. Scattered around are names dear to
many hearts. Here beneath this stone lies
body once knew. The October glory ioiueo
his short, sweet sixteen summers Joys ana
homes. The dear Father has received him In
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

Have you Dyspepsia, are you Constipated, have
you Yellow Skin, Loss Of Appetite, Headache,
if 50 don't fail to use SiIILOH'S SYSTEM vi.
TALLER. 1t is guaranteed to relieve you, and
will YOU continue to suffer when you can be
cured on such terms as these. Price 10 cts. and
IS cts. Sold by FORBES IL GEHRING, Ottawa, Ill.
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Wells Persian Perfume "HACKMETACk' is
rich and fragrant. Try it. Sold by FORBES IL
GEHRING, Ottawa, Ill
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his heavenly home. In this corner sleeps a
father; green sweet grass folds lovingly the
grave. June roses bloom here. The stone on
its face bears Scotland. His sturdy ancestors
sleep among the Scottish hills They shall
meet
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10
RESCUED ON THE BRINK!
~Beemus" Escaping from the Jaws OF Deilriam
Tremens, dons the Red Ribbon.
The August Ceremonial Witnessed by L"rs'
and Enthusiastic Audience, whom
HE ELOQUENTLY ADDRESSES.

The usual Sunday afternoon temperance
meeting at the Court House was made douoly
attractive on last Sunday by the announce
ment in advance that John G. Armstrong, Esq
otherwise known as "Beemus," no less noted
as {, talented and witty writer than for his BIB
Nous and eonvivial habits, would don the red
ribbon and make speech. The Court House
was naturally crowded to its utmost capacity
nv Il curious and to some extent incredulous
audience but "Beemus' was as good MS his
word and at the appointed time took the stand,
signed the pledge and donncd the riooon WIN
due formalty, and then delivered the follow
ing really admirable
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23
FINE ARTS.
PICTURES AT THE LoTos CLUB.

PICTURES AT THE LOToS CLUB.
The collection of pictures which brought to-
gcther last evening at the monthly art reception and
Saturday Night of the Lotos Club un-
usually good one The attendance was large and the
pictures well the subsequent singing and reci-
tations were thoroughly enjoyed by tho
club members and others present. Among
the pictures we note head of Grotius
very interesting; Sanguinetti's "Cuirassier' q
guLlop; Thorn; Boughtons .'Chauccr;" Fantin's
head OF whistler, and that artists portrait Of
hims elf while a young man; Bridgcman: Quart
lcys admirable ''Fishi ny Boats, Coast of Maine;'
Wyatt Eatons powerful head Of Ophela; y. X. Gif-
fords "Foggy Morning on the Lake. II.
A. Loops very creditable "Echo;" Q. II.
Millcr's sunlight and Shallow" solitude"
an excellent AMI peculiar morning effect by Minor
Joseph vernets ''Sunsot the Mediterranean" A.
i. Bellows ''Thc Church Door" "a landscape with
sheep, by Peter Moran; Lyinan's "Capc Elizabeth.
Mainc;'' little De Haas; strong and pleasing
Portrait OF a Girl" by J. H. Witt large and mas
terly rendering of a the Upper Colorado by
Thomas Moran, which sold during the evening
to David Jones for loo; apleasing "Pioughng, by
Wordsworth Ihompson Sontagg; Louis Har-
gous crcditable and true .still Lfo; +. burners
strong work. "Old Tower. Rothenburg. Bavaria;
"a Dull Day on the Sea Shore" by j. IA. Dolph; o.
$. Rcinharts Sunday Aitsrnoon;" Alden weirs "A
Dead Bird" Robert wylie's strong char,
little sunset" by Miss Kollock. much
in tho style OF WANT william Morgan's interest
ing "Thc Public Nuisance. with admirable WORK on
it: good study of a fisherman by George Maynard;
a large landscape with fine sky. by Carl Weber;
Chase's picture of girl in church ana one or his
strong studies of Munich bnrschcn an excellent
figure piece by George II. story and comical ex
annie of II. s. church.
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can be held up for imitation as well as adj
miration. Mr.. Lloyd is one of thousand
who believes it to be safe to lend, and to-
day he will tell to whom and on what condi-
tions it is safe. Mr.. Pullman will also dem
onstrate that it is safe to lay up treasures
in heaven, though he may have doubts con-
corning the safety of deposits in sublunary
banks. The place of blessing will be
pointed out by Mr.. Hull. and the present
and ultimate success of missions will be
proved by DR.. Hall, while the heroism OF
right will be extolled by Mr. Goss. The
parable of the lost sheep will be expounded
by Mr.. w. n. Searles, and the law and Cos
pei be contrasted by Mr.. Fowler. The first
human sin will be analysed by DR.. How
land; important preparations will be made
by Mr.. Colcord for coming events; in vain
will Mr.. Martyr denounce the madness and
folly of men living in daily neglect of reli-
gion; Haman and Mordecai will be COM
pared by Mr.. Moment, and Spiritualism
with other religious systems by Mrs. Brig
ham, while Mr.. Evans presents the claims
of temperance.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23
The War in Africa.

Colonel Parsons position, as reported in
the news from South Africa, is one that
would not have been considered critical,
judged in the light of what was generally
thought Of the fighting qualities of the
Kaffirs before the recent humiliation OF
Colonel Glynn's force but when it is
shown that the Zulus have discipline
enough to move overwhelming masses of
men through a remarkably destructive fire,
superior arms and defensible positions
seem to lose great part of their value.
Colonel Pearson has twelve hundred men
in an intrenched position, with two months
supplies; he is cut off, is thirty miles within
the encmy's territory, and the bush all
about him swarms with Zulus. Former
statements indicated that Cetywayo was
concentrating his forces in front of Colonel
Parsons position, and now we hear that
Lord Chelmsford intends to endeavor to re-
licve him. Evidently. therefore, the next
exciting story in the South African news
will be an account of events at this point
II Chelmsford is beaten in his attempt TO
get i'll p arson will be reduced by starva-
ton, unless the wary African sees another
chance for such q stroke as that given on
january 81
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23
An Egyptian Game.

Every arbitrary sovereignty is limited
sooner or later, and the processes OF limita-
tion are tolerably constant, but there have
been peculiar variations in Egypt, and the
latest of these was altogether exceptional.
His Highness the Khedive, whose sove-
reignty came to him considerably reduced
from what it had been in the hands of his
predecessors, was finally reduced to
the condition of the tamest possible
public functionary, not by the will
of great mobiles in his own country, not by
the will of military commanders, not by
the will of the people, not, in short, by the
will or acts of any element of tho popula-
ton of the country he ruled over. but by
accountants, bookkeepers and money
changers, who acted in the interest Of bond
holders in foreign countries. He had bor-
rowed money and mortgaged tho revenues
of his kingdom for tho payment OF
the interest; but retained the hand
ling of the money and the con-
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troll Of the government. He handled
the money, however. not at all to the salts.
faction of his creditors, and they. through
pressure exercised by England and France
directly on the Khedive himself, rs well
as at Constantinople, brought about the
movement by which he was treated as q
bankrupt, and the management of his
estate was put into the hands of fnanciers
appointed by the bondholders, and il
was administered in their interest.
For time His Highness was pa.
tlent in the traces and went through
the motions of an exercise of nominal
sovereignty quietly enough But he seems
to grow FESTIVE and is said to have stirred
up the recent eneute in the hope to avail
himself of it as means of freeing himself
from the restraint lie is in with his new
tangled administration. If he is resolutely
disposed in this way he can give trouble:
for one of the points in which this species
Of limitation is likely to prove unsatisfac.
tory is in its want of armed force. Onlv
England would in any contingency supply
this, but England perhaps would not sup
ply it now.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

We have as much regard for the safety and
personal comfort of the white inhabitants of
Alaska rs any one else can express, but in
view of events which have recently tram
spired in our domain in the extreme North
west, and considering, also, the habit Of
our government when the weaker are being
pressed by the stronger, we ask why the
Alaska Indians should not put the whites on
n reservation? Such an act would be strictly
according to numberless presidents estab-
lished by the nation. The Indians out
number the whites to the extent of hun
dreds to one, and therefore have that right
which all nations practically recognize
as belonging to overpowering strength.
Sitka, the principal centre of Caucasian
effort in Alaska, contains considerable
firewater, ammunition, blankets and other
property which is necessary to the SYM
metrical development of the distinctive
and Heaven-given impulse peculiar to the
red man. The Sitkans are simply in pos
session of these valuables without making
the best of Thorn. the case being exactly
analogous to that of the Indians in the
Black Hills two or three years ago. If the
Indians get tho whiskey, powder, ball and
clothing their spirits can have free course
and be glorfied if they do not, there will
be general lethargy among them and in
their affairs Considered in the abstract,
no i'll will is borne the whites by tho
Indians; the latter merely want the
property of tho former. They know they
are strong enough to take it, but they
may be unaware that the vulgarity OF
stealing may be avoided by the strictly
legal method of removing the owners
thousand miles or SO to IA reservation. The
Indians OF Alaska have, of course, plenty of
land that is Of no value to them, and, follow
ing the custom Of the United States, they
could probably find some tract of ground
that is barren, without game and very ma
larious. Being merely human, they can
also find some accomplished, plausible,
Snug thief who would be q capable agent
according to our standard of efficiency.
Whether the peace party should have the
selection of the agent or whether he should
be appointed from the army is question
into the consideration of which it is not
necessary to 60 at tho present moment
the establishment OF the reservation is the
first thing to be attended to, so that our
race may be done by as it does to others.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23
Forgotten Heroes.

Yesterdays HERALD announced the death
of citizen who during the late civil war
did valuable duty as scout and spy, and
by his individual courage, shrewdness and
discretion put to naught many of the best
laid plans of the enemy, yet who, since the
war, has been living in quiet and obscurity
His case is not an exceptional one
Whether they wore the blue or the gray.
men are in every State living peacefully
and unobtrusively who a scant twenty years
ago were doing giants service on one side
or the other for what they believed to be
the right side of the quarrel. In war, as in
everything else, prominence is regarded as
the true indication of greatness, so what
public recognition could be hoped for by
men whose peculiar duties compelled them
to hide by day and skulk by night; to
assume appearances and principles abhor-
rent to them to take from other men just
as patriotic the results of days and months
of patient effort only to turn them to
naught; to lead lives more perilous than
that Of the soldier in the field, yet to be
sure always that death could not be met as
it comes to soldiers, but rather amid all the
circumstance of disgrace and ignominy !?
These were the responsibilities assumed by
scouts and spies and the depressing influ-
ences under which they fulfilled the weighty
trusts confded to them. Considering the
probable histories Of such men. the citizen
whose life has been uneventful and without
self-sacrifice of any sort cannot help feeling
a bit abashed in spite Of any success he
may have achieved in civilian life, while
the old campaigner under stars and stripes
or stars and bars realizes that even his own
dangers and privations are not to be COM
pared with those of the heroes who were so
little known as to be almost nameless.
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ence of an audience. Such attacks, When
they are wanton and uncalled for, as they
usually are, are every whit as cowardly and
disgraceiul as firing upon an unarmed
person from behind the safe refuge Of
bush or stone wall So much foi
the meanness Of this species of dastardly
insults.
AS to the talent they require, it is Of the
lowest possible description. A shrewish
woman very often gets the better of these in
solent cross-examiners in their own debasing
trade. sharp-tempercd and glib-tongued
virago who has never before been inside a
court room sometimes puts to shame wild
beast of an attorney, whose faculties have
been sharpened by practice of twenty
years. Ii she has been accustomed to ex-
ercise her talents upon her husband her
training is pretty sure to make her match
for her legal bulldozer, which sufficiently
illustrates the contemplate nature of this
species of talent. Even the infamous JET
freys, with his front of brass, was some
times disconnected by the retorts
of a sharp virago There was a
good deal of scandal respecting the
second Mrs. Jeffreys, who had given birth
to her first child too soon after her mar
riage. While this awkward incident was the
talk of London Jeffreys was disagreeably
reminded of it by fippant female whom
he was cross-examining. MADAM, said
he, ''you are very quick in your answers. F"
Tho lilo Hu Sb stOnicx |
am, Sir George, was not SO quick as your
lady" The audience in such cases gener-
ally sympathizes with the prosecuted wit
ness, and when the bullying lawyer is fully
paid back in his own coin there is no species
of retributive justice which is so
keenly enjoyed. The most amusing
part of the infinite fund of anecdotes
relating to the Bar consists in the
clever retorts of ready-witted and unluail-
ing witnesses. On one occasion witness
in leathern doublet made out complete
case against client of Jetfreys, who began
his cross-examination by bawling forth, you
fellow in the leothern doublet, pray what
have you for swearing" The man looked
steadily at his interrogation and answered,
Truly, sir, if you have no more for lying
than have for swearing you might wear a
leathern doublet as we'll as l." Our only
purpose in giving specimens Of such anec-
dotes is to show how contemplate is a
talent which is so easily overmatched by an
unframed but self-possessed witness if he
happens to have as much brass and readi-
ness as his prosecutor. 1t is quite time
that the cross-examining insolence which
displays the combined qualities of the
clown, bully and coward should cease to
disgrace our tribunals of justice and to re-
feet upon our civilization.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

The commemoration of yesterday will
call for recognition to-day by DIR. Newman,
who will portray Washington's religious
character, aud by Mr.. Searles, who will
present prospectively the great moral issues
OF the American Republic. Something like
an attempt at concerted effort to bring the
moral and social condition of our tenement
population before the religious public ap-
pears to-day III the fact that DR.. Tucker q
Presbyterian, and Drs. Newton and Kramer,
Episcopalians. will present tho cause
in their respective pulpits DR.. Kramer
has terrible tenement house story
to tell, and his brethren, too, no
doubt, will present some astound-
ing facts and figures. Possibly. too, DIR.
Rylancc may refer to this cause in his
treatment of religion as a social power; and
Mr.. Hepworth, in presenting the condition
Of our homes and homeless ones in the race
Of life; and Mr.. Hatfield in Offering the
remedy for the evil of our times; and Mr..
Richmond in his discussion of mans obi
cation TO man. Mr. Affieck will demon
s,ratc that godly women, like Martha of the
Scriptures. are the great necessity of the
times; and Dr. Rogers will introduce q
woman rare to be found, in whom wisdom,
and beauty are equally blended, so that she
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THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.
baltimore. Fob. ~. 1879.

baltimore, Feb. ~, 1879.
The trustees and faculty of tho Johns Hopkins
University celebrated the third anniversary Of its
organization at the Academy of Music this fore.
noon, a very large attendance being present
President white, of Cornell University. delivered
the annual Grafton. his subject being University
Education" Among those present were Governor
CARROLL the judges of tho city courts Mayor Latrobe
tho members of the City Council aud the heads of
several city departments; also Professor J. h. Hill
pardc United states Coast Survey; General Ftzhugh
Army; Professor Holden, OF the National Observe
tory; Colonel Craighill. United States Army. and
hcra
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

THE WEATnEg.-Thc storm centre which was
oil the coast Of New Brunswick yesterday is
moving slowly eastward, but the indications OH
the coast point to the progress of an unusually
energetic storm The northwesterly gales,
with snow, continue and render navigation
Oft the coast dangerous The storm centre
recently in the Northwest has moved over the
lake region and southeastern toward the Mid
die States and Canada. attended by snow and
ruin-thc latter form of precipitation being OH
the southerly margin of the depression Press
IRE has fallen in all the districts, and il now
highest oil the South Atlantic coast. The
tongue of relatively high barometer which lay
between the two areas of disturbance has been
dissipated, but the organization of each storm
will be maintained and new relations will be as
sumcd, when the leading storm has passed into
the Atlantic completely Temperatures have
risen in all the districts except in the North
west, behind the advancing depression. The
winds sweep around the margin OF the latter,
being northwestcrly west of the Mississippi and
westerly TO southw esterly eastward of that line.
A low area is moving from the southwest, but
is as yet undeyeloped to storm energy
English weather, according TO our special
cable despatch, Is still unsettled, and will
continue so for the coming week The barome-
ter at Holyhead is at 20.33 inches, with light
northeast wind. At Scilly and Plymouth the
wind is also northeast with a pressure of 300
inches. A large depression is advancing toward
Europe aud will move on the coasts of that Con
tinent from the northwest. In New York and
it's vicinity to-day the weather will be warm
and cloudy, with rain or wet snow, followed by
colder and cloudy weather. with snow. To-mor-
row will be somewhat colder and partly cloudy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

The ANNIVERSARY of the birthday of Wash
ington i'll this city and vicinity was unmarked
by any official or public display, except the
firing of sautcs and the raising of the national
coors. The banks and other large business
establishments were closed, and down town
wore a deserted appearance.
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MANHATTAN ALUMNI.

A meeting of the alumni of Manhattan College was
held at the College, Manhattanville -on-H udson.
yesterday afternoon An election of officers for tho
ensuing year held and resulted folows:--
President Rev. J. NJ. Grady, 'Gs; Vice Presidents
g. Nj. OLenry LII. d., 80; Rev. j. J. Harley. III:
Edward Il. Pagan. Gs. Recording Secretary. Michael
j. Dcvln, 70; Corresponding Secretary. j. Is. r.
Smith, 7U Treasurer. Rev. John j. Saltcr. 90.
After the election II decided to have the alumni
dinner Easter Monday at a hotel to be named
later by the Executive Committee.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

GENERAL PUTNAMs famous ride and leap. one
hundred years ago, were recalled in patriotic
and enthusiastic manner yesterday ut Green
witch. Conn. The attendance OF people was
very large, and If any one entertained doubt
that "Old Put" ever performed the marvellous
feat attributed to him he was prudent enough to
remain discreetly silent upon the subject.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

If THE BILL limiting the expense of contest
Ing seats i'll Congress to one thousand dollars
become law it will destroy rather profitable
industry. at Washington. Under the present
system n contestant, il he does not get the seat,
is pretty certain to get the salary
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

IT DOES Nor MATTER much who holds the
combination of the Centennial safe that Was
locked up in the Capitol at Washington yester-
day. 1t contains only some photographs, and
is probably the only safe that is safe in that city,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

By A DECISIVE VOTE the bill to repeal the
Resumption act was laid on the table in the
House yesterday. Some OF the old soft money
speeches were again made to do service by the
Congressional cousins and uncles of the rag
baby
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

The POPULAR BRANCH OF Congress almost
broke up in n row yesterday, the bone OF con-
tention being the amendments in regard to the
tobacco tax. The pipe of peace ought to have
been passed around
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

AT THE END of tifty-two rounds last Friday
evening, the police brought the boxing contest
between Coburn and Goodwin to an end by
resting the principals and large number of
the spectators.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

THE LETTER CARRIERS, under the recent
legislation in their favor, will walk Oft with the
comfortable sum OF nearly four hundred thou.
sand dollars.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

The BEST Thing the President can do with
the anti, Chinese bill is to send it back with his
veto as soon Us possible.