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Reuuhlican Extravaranee.

St. Louis Republican: The total
appropriations made by the present
republican congress for the current
fiscal year amount to the enormous
aggregate of 1926, ,248,O00. This is
the largest aggregate appropriated
since 1872, when the eXtravagant
Grant regime was at its crisis. 1t
is true the pensions have largely in
creased of late years and these con-
tribute to swell the aggregate. But
all items show an excess over former
years. The legislative appropria-
tions are $3,700,090 over 1881, the
army appropriations show an in
crease of $SOO,000 over 1881; the
naval 100000; the Indian 81, ,200,-
900; the postoflice $5,600,000; the
civil service 100000; the miscel-
laneous SO, 100000; the District of
Columbia 81, 100000. The total ap
preparations, emitting pensions and
deficiencies, for the current fiscal
year are $116,O00,000; those for 1877
and 1873, when the democrats had
control of congress, were, respective
ly, $112,111, 900 and $113,113,O0O
The aggregate appropriations fol
civil and miscellaneous purposes III
the republican period of four years
from 1873 to 1876 inclusive were
! $3.50, ,99S,OO0, and similar appropria
tions for the democratic period o.
four years from 1877 to 1880 in
elusive were 1928, 1884, ,000-showine
de.nocratic reduction in the foul
years of $5I, 900. But as sool
rs the republicans regained posses
sion of congress they re-inaugurateC
their policy of extravaganza, anC
now, under a stalwart administra
tion, with the republicans in con
: troll of both houses of congress, W.
are squandering the public none,
with lavishness that has not beer
equalled since the profigate era o
the Grant administration. The re
publican press is making a labori
Gus effort to excuse and palliat
these plain facts; but it cannot d.
it. The figures are before tn
country and the people understand
them.
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The Land of Goshen.

The field of Sir Garnet Wolsey s
operations is the celebrated land of
Goshen. The site of Rameses, says
the London News, is not settled
point; that is where the 1sraelites
started from in the Exodus; the first
march was to Snccoth. The word
means "tents;;" so it was probably
only a camping ground. Ethan
was on the edge of the wilderness,
or the desert; hence two marches
brought them out of the black land
Khem, and into the sandy region.
Pihahiroth, the next journey, was
between Migdol and the sea, over
against Baab ZephOn. The maps
given in bibles generally place these
names along the line from neal
Cairo to SueZ, which will correspond
with the Hal route of the present
day, and the pilgrims, when they
start from Cairo to cross the deser'
-as they 60 in a body-bear many
characteristics which suggest a re
semblance 10 the account in scrip
ture of the Exodus. As these pill
grims pass by this line there is NJ
reason against the supposition tha
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it the woodchuck darted off like the
wind; but casting a sly, keen little
glance back at Jamie. 1t ran
straight to the stone wall, and dis
appeared under it, only a few rods
from the spot where''Jamie had been
picking currants. Jamie pursued
him, his currants quite forgotten;
one idea doesn't last long in a six
year-old brain, even as good a one
as Jamie's.
OF course there was nothing to
be seen of the WOodchuck when he
reached the wall, but an opening in
the ground was plain to be seen,
though sheltered by a projecting
stone in the wall. Jamie put his
hand into it as far as he could reach :;
he didn't stop to think, in his eager
ness, whether woodchucks bite or
not. He didn't reach the wood
chuck; his hand fell, instead, on
something that felt smooth and hard,
like a book He drew it out-a
great pocket-bool1, worn and nib bbled
at the edges. Jamie opened it, and
then uttered cry of joy that
brought Patsy to his side. He could
not believe his great good fortune
for a moment, though there was
Squire Warmers name written
plainly in the inside Of the pocket
book, and there was a great roll of
bills all safe and unharmed!
You may be sure he wasn't long
in carrying it to Squire Warner,
and he was as much surprised and
almost as much delighted as Jamie.
He remembered that he had paid a
man some money from it at the gate,
near the stone wall, on the morning
when he had missed it, and the
woodchuck, or some member of his
family, had carried it into the hole.
jamie felt very grateful to the wood
chuck for attracting his attention,
and Squire Warner promised him
that nobody should ever disturb
that woodchuck family, though they
should eat all the vegetables in the
garden. In less than two hours
from the time he lett home, Jamie
was going back with $500 in bills
tightly clenched in his small fist!
"Shure it's a good job ye were
afther getting"
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Egyptian Lack of Patriotism.


General Mcclellan says in his
article in the Century on the Egyp-
tians: lS .HIttlC f
"During my visit to Egypt-some
seven or eight years ago-there was
certainly no nationallfeeling among
the Egyptians. Neither they nor
their ancestors, for nearly two thous
and years, had known native rulers.
During all these long centuries they
have been the spoil Of Roman, Arab,
Turk and Mameluke in turn. From
none, since the Roman time, had
they received protection Of life and
property, or any national benefits
and it was impossible that patriot
ism should exist among them, for
there is no patriotism save in Q
country worth loving The conduct
of the Egyptian troops in the lat'
Russian war is a proof of this, The
few battalions / saw in Egypt were
fine-looking troops-well-arned, IN
structed and equipped, with intelli
gent faces, and excellent physique
yet they proved utterly worthless
as it seems 10 mo, because they
were destitute OF that pride which
is inspired by patriotism ;lfor then
their flag had no meaning, its homo
was no concern of theirs. Thei
conduct in Abyssinia and the Sou
dan was similar, and no doubt from
the same cause. How can vaio
and patriotism be expected from
men whose only knowled dge of thei,
government is that derived from
the tax -gatherer, the bastinado, an'
| forced laborY' t.bf.-frr
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The Lady Of Culture.

The first element of true culture
is utility. The homely uses of life
are the strong body, without which
accomplishments have nothing to
adorn but themselves, and are
thrown away. In the swift auctua-
ton of business, and the, terrible re
verses wnlg d,3nded fed 9ftsq fcFg nsHesR 2, away
snfe SnS 1t is folly for any family to
rear a girl in the lap Of luxury,
when a single wave of misfortune
may sweep the beautiful castle
away and leave the inmates at
the mercy of the pitiless elements.
Every girl should be SO educated
that, should adversity throw her
upon the world, she will fall like a
cat, on her feet, ready for run on
her own account, A lady of culture
is one who can use her knowledge
and accomplishments for her own
support in case of need, and does
not feel that any useful industry is
bemeaning. The practical mus'
precede and support the ornamen
tai, and even the ornamental shoulc
be so thoroughly ingrained that j
can be made use of in case of need
The worst evils of modern society
will not be got rid of till every wo
man who earns one, whether she j
q ''lady of culture" or not. s-
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Hill and Yancey. rcey..

The following is probably an aur
thentie account of the difficulty in
the Confederate senate between the
late Benz. II. Hill and William l..
Yancey. 1t has been so often as
serted that Yancey's death was trace
able to injuries received at Hills
hands, that it is time that the truth
of the matter were generally known :
When Mr.. Toombs, of Georgia,
was in Congress, he made a very
strong speech against the compro-
mise measure as proposed by Mr..
Clay. When congress adjourned,
Mr. Toombs felt it incumbent upon
himself to change his view, and
made a very powerful speech in IA
vor of the very measure he had so
earnestly opposed in Congress, Mr..
Hill replied to Mr.. Toombs, and
was so hard on him that a. II. Ste
phens came TO the assistance, OF, Mr.,
Toombs. Mr.. Hill then proceeded
in another speech to show, up the
Inconsistency of both Mr.. Toombs
and Mr., Stephens, MIR. Stephens
took offense at what Mr.. Hill said
and sent him a challenge to mortal
combat. The challenge was borne
by Judge Thomas w. Thomas. Mr..
Hill informed Mr.. Thomas that he
could not accept a challenge from
Mr.. Stephens; that Mr.. Stephens
was an invalid. When, Mr. Hill
was sent to the Confederate Senate,
Yancey was fire eater and great
hater of President jeff. Davis. Mr.
Hill assumed the championship
of President Davis in the Senate
This so exasperated Yanceyr that
one day in the senate, after Mr.
Hill had concluded speech in de-
Tense of Mr.. Davis, he rose in his
place and in that style of his, which
was simply inimitable, proceeded
to charge Mr.. Hill with inconsis-
tency and a want of ardor for the
cause of the south. He brought up
Mr.. Hills past record, and finally
referred to the Stephens difficulty,
and intimated that Hill was a cow
ard. When he did that Mr.. Hill
picked up an instand and threw il
at Yaucey, just grazing his cheek
bono. Yancey, in dodging slipped
and fell backward over his desk,
thereby hurting himself slightly.
That was all there was of it. .r
Mr.. Hill did not as is generally
believed, by physical force throw
Mr.. Yancey across desk, thus pro
ducing such spinal injury as to
eventually cause his deathY
The seemingly premature death
Of Mr., Yaneey was not in any sense
caused or brought about by Mr..
Hill?
Mr.. Yancey died of Bright's dis
ease of the kidneyS.
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-What is Whiskex Rringlngq

-ssAVhat Is whisky ATingiagTr
asked a, dealer in that article one
day.. He meant to, ask..Aow much
it was selling for. .,-Is-.l
q A gentleman who heaRl the re
mark took itiinz an entirely different
sense from that. mE .q e-f-vl
What is whisky briAging? do
You ask. L viii tell yos: 1t is
bringing men to prison and to the
gallows, and it is bringing women
and children to poverty and to
want"
There never was'a truer answer
than this. ui ,1ago.q il..
It is estimated that 1T sends To
prison every year one hundred
thousand men and women.
Twenty thousand children are
sent to the work house annually by
drink. ~ I'aa.r .rg sfi 90
Three hundred murders are
caused by intemperance every year.
Two hundred thousand children
are made orphans every year by
this dreadful evil; and sixty five
thousand are killed by intemper-
ance every year in this country.
auIDoes it seem possible that man
will deal out TO his brother such
poisonous stuff, when he knows
that it will prove his ruiu2
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Mormon Brutality.

SALT LAKE, August A-This
morning the Hon. @. A. Thicker, an
English gentleman Of New South
Wales, with letter Of introduction
20 the governors Of states and teri
tories, asking permission 70 visit
insane asylums and jails, publishes
a letter in the Tribune, giving a
description OF his visit to the Utah
Insane Asylum, located three miles
east of Salt Lake City. Mr.. Tucker
saws he found twenty-one patients
nine females and thirteen males
in the most filthy condition i'm
acinable, some in iron cages outside
the main building, others in irons
bound hand and foot. OF these
patients two are perfectly sane, and
he has no idea why they are con
fined. One of these is q sane man
by the name Of Sherman, who has
been confined for ten years. BE
was robbed OF his wife by a Nor
mon polygamist, and has been con
fined in this place ever sinee. he
appears to be a gentleman who has
seen better days, and is from the
east This man is in one Of the
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Two Pictures.

The Beginning.-A school-boy,
ten years old, one lovely June day
with the roses in full bloom over
the porch, and the laborers in the
wheat feld-had been sent by I'm
Gle John to pay a bill at the coun
try store, and there were three
shillings left, and Uncle John did
not ask him for it. At noon this
boy stood under the beautiful blue
sky, and great temptation came
He said to himself, "Shall l give il
back or wait until he asks for it!
he never asks, that is his lookout
If he does, why, l can get it agar
together" He never gave bach
the money.
The Ending-Ten years went
he was a clerk in a store. A pack
age of bills lay in the drawer, anC
had not been put in the safe. III,
saw them, and wrapped them up il
his coat, and carried them home.
He is now in a prison-ceh; but h
set his feet that way when boy
years before, when he sold his hon
esty for three shillings.
That night he sat disgraced an
an open criminal. Uncle John wa
long ago dead. The old home wa
desolate, his mother broken-hearteC
The prisoner knew what brougb
his there.
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Prohibition Prohibits.

In regard to the success of pro
hibition in his state, and the general
progress Of the temperance move
ment, Governor St. John, of Kansas
says:
''Every temperance man is en-
couraged. The railroads are sell
ing twice as much land as at any
time for five years past, and oui
school lands, with the choicest taken
up years ago, are now selling at the
rate of 22O acres per day, while il
1880 the rate was but 15l acres pei
day. l candidly believe that il
fifteen years the prohibition law
will be a national one. Iowa has
adopted it. Next year it will be
Nebraska, then Missouri, then In
diana, and as the great question
progresses other states will flock in
until temperance shall be the rul'
and not the exception"
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AHeartless Awakener.

They were sitting ON a log near
the Rock spring at their devOtions.
"And you love meY' he said.
Can you ask itY' she answered.
Il like to hear you say the sweet
words over and over again" he
gurgled.
'Then 1 do love you and love
you" she twittered.
'And l must leave tomorrow"
"DoR't say it, dear heart, don't
say it."
"And what will my darling do
when l am far away? What will
she do in those lovely evening hours
without me2"
''Ahem" said an old bachelor,
getting up from the dark enc
of the log and starting off for tbt
hotel, ''I'll tell you what she'll dc
in those lonely evening hours with
out you; she'll be sitting right Oui
here on this same log with another
mash, making as big fool of it al
I you are"
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Ben HIPS Autobiography.


Three years ago Senator Ben
Hill sent an autobiography, from
which the following is taken, to
his friend, DR.. II. w. White of At
lanta: 81 was born in Jasper
county, Ga, Sept. IA, 1923. 1 was
the seventh Of nine children and the
fifth of six brothers. My father was
a small farmer, owning a few slaves
only. All his sons, therefore, did
all the farm work, and all his
daughters did all the housework.
My mother cut and made all the
clothes we wore, and most of them
were spun and woven on the planta
tion. 1 worked on the farm from
the time 1 was eight years. old, and
black and white came and went
alike in all work. My father was a
man of common education. but was
extensively read and of great in
fluence in his neighborhood.
When l was 10 years old in
1881 my father moved to the coun
ty of Troup, new county, and his
lands were all in the woods, and l
helped clear them. 1 walked the
entire distance from the old to the
new home, helping to drive the cat
tie. My father would always have
a school house, a church and tenn
perance society near his house. He
was always trustee of the school,
class-leader and steward in the
church, and president of the temper
ance society. Some of my earliest
and sweetest recollections are con
nected with these institutions and
my fathers zeal IN them. The
black people always attended
church with the whites, and all OF
US, black and white, were encour-
aged to become members at very
early ages. The rule was for the
children to work on the farm until
the crop was made, and then 60 to
school until it was ready to gather
after the crop was gathered, go to
school again until planting time for
another crop.
This was my life until was 16
years old. l was then continued at
school all the time with a view to a
collegiate education. My father
was not able to send all his chill
dren to college; only one beside my
self desired % college course and 1
alone graduated. After 1 was pro
nounced prepared to enter college
my father decided he was not able
to send me. A family consultation
was held. My mother insisted on
my going. She had always what
was called her patch" which was
near the house and which was culti-
waited by her house hands when not
needed at housework. This patch
had always been my mothers pin
money, amounting to from $50 to
500. My mother said she would
contribute this to my college expen-
ses, and would make my clothes at
home besides. An old aunt of my
mothers, who lived in small house
in my fathers yard, and had some
means (small) and no children,
agreed to contribute as much more.
My father agreed to add the bal
ance, and / agreed that all my col
lege expenses of any kind should
promised my mother nef MaonTd aPnnRTdP take
the first honor in class. Iredeemed
this promise. The proudest day OF
my life was when wrote to my pa
rents that l had taken the first hon
or in my class and all the honors OF
the literary society of which 1 was
n member'
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Egypt and Our Crop Prospect.

Chicago Herald: The relation of
the Egyptian complication and the
European harvest to American
prosperity is just now attracting
the attention Of all economists on
both sides of the Atlantic. AS the
season advances the crop reports
from all parts of the United States
dispel all the fears which were en-
tertained about the beginning of
July as to the abundant Yield of
our food products. 1t seems now
assured that this will be remarka-
BILE. The receipts of wheat at the
great western grain cent9rs indi-
cate marvellous increase over the
movement of wheat between 1881
and 1882. The exports also have
shown a marked increase. 1t is es-
timated that the export of wheat
alone during the current month will
reach tweraty Ave million lsushels.
The corn crop is turning out better
than was expected, while in all
small grain a heavy yield is as
sured.
On the OCner Slue Oh Une AIlahClC
the leading and most hopeful jour
nails are acknowledging that the
harvest outlook is anything but en-
couraging. Europe, with Egypt ac-
tually engaged in war and unable
to furnish her quota to the general
supply, will be compelled to look to
America for a large portion of her
food supply. This to a much
greater extent than last year.
To be sure, it is not very
christian spirit to display, but we
cannot be blamed for a secret salts
faction that in Europe's failing
harvest and Egypt's disturbed con
dition we find a market for the
great surplus which is over-fOwing
|
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An off-hand Way to Measure an
Acre.

Few farmers know the size of
their fields or how many acres they
contain. A field of the writer S
before it came into his possession,
had been plowed and reaped by
contract for 10 acres. On measur-
ing it, was found to have but II
acres. 1t is desirable, in fact, indis-
pensable for good work, that a
farmer should know how many
acres each field contains, for other
wise he cannot appOrtion seed or
manure for it, nor can he tell how
much time it should require to be
plowed. A measuring cord should
be part of the furniture on every
farm. To make one, procure 81
feet of strong rope, one inch round
make a loop or fasten a rim
or bar to each end, and make thes
precisely 66 feet apart. This four Is
rods. Then tie piece of red rag
in the center. One acre of ground
will be a piece four of the cord:
(chains) long and two and one
half wide, equal to 16 by 10 rods
making 16O square rods to one acre
The advantage of the ring or looI
is that one person can measure
alone by driving a stake in th'
ground to hold the rope while ht
stretches it out. The rope shoulC
be soaked in tar and dried, whicl
will prevent it from shrinking whel
| ,,-o+ Southern World
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cages in theyard, which he. q has. \ &. fixed

Il
cages in theyard, which hehasfxed
up in pretty manner with crude
tools of, his own make. A daughter
Of , Ohm Taylor was formerly con-
fined in the asylum, but she has
been removed 10 a private house in
the city. Her insanity was caused
by her fathers endeavors to force
her into,polygamy. The inmates Of
the institution are punished with
club and strap71the club, for men
and the strap for women. Mr..
Tucker eRded by saying 81 have
during the last four months visited
four asylums Sn New South Wales,
three in Victoria, two in Adelaide,
two in Tasmania, three in New Zea
land, one in Nevada and one in
Utah, and in no instance have l
seen sights so horrible as those of
to-daY.n s.
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What Kings and EmperOrs arc
/, 80 Paid g. ~

The queen of England's estate or
estates, if any are not crown, prop
erty. The Kensington property
lbocght by Rrincdi Albert is small,
which was sold by his agent in
building lots, no doubt realizing
handsome profit on the purchase.
1t will fall into the hands of the
heirs at the expiration of the lease
of ninety-nine years with all the
buildings thereon. We will turn
now to the fixed income Of the other
European crowned heads. The en-
peror Of Russia, El, 100000; the
emperor Of Germany, f600, 600; the
king of Italy, E550,OO0; the sultan,
f350000; the king of Spain, E2OO-
900; the king of Portugal, flhO,OoO.
These sums represent the English
pound sterling The persons who
grumble about the queens income
being SO large forget thai the peo
81 tfaist5E5sg ttSaafr year tt6 }ue eddeeK
as an equivalent for all she relin'
QuiShed.
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The Industrial South of Rich,
mond, Virginia, says that in an ad
dress to the senior class of Trinity
College, North Carolina, at its re
cent commencement, the Rev. DR.
Lafferty of Richmond eloquently
described the almost miraculous
powers of recuperation displayed by
a people who had lost myriads O.
lives and billions in money anC
property. Abiding to the desola
tion at the close of hostilities, hC
said: EThe seed corn had beer
ground in dire need. The last OF
had been eaten. The plow-horsC
had fallen under the confederate
soldier in the fight. Mills and in
struments of industry had beer
burned. The south lost 100000 o.
population of 100000. The
boys, the grandfathers and the Grip
pies were left to redeem a land
overwhelmed with industrial, politi
cal and financial desolation." After
asking, ''What race that ever lived
could have risenY DR.. L. adds, "In
a single decade the south rebuilt
her burned affairs, lustrated heI
temples of justice, turned the bal
ance of trade by her exports, and
made United States bond good as
gold. In ten years she had regained
political power in congress and pros
perity in her homes. 1t is triumph
of character, fortitude, patience, in
dustry, craftsmanship, prime man
hood, over adversely, without q
parallel in all history"
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Congress has adjourned after one
Of the longest sessions ever held.
During that protracted meeting the
only single bill Of great importance
passed was the antiChinese law
Not one statesman of marked ability
to-day, figures in public life in the
United States. We have no states
manship intact; nothing but poll
tics, and politics governed 10y the
sailors philosophy Of "damn Jack,
I'm all right" Our whole public
policy is mostly game Of grab, and
he is the best politician who can
grab the most. The remedy for the
evil lies in the primaries; look to
the candidate for Office. e.-Spn Louis
MI irNr- Ill --------