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Other McDOnal,lS.

We learn now that the Mr.. MCDONALD re-
Gently on visit To Washington was not. as
it WAS reported. the Hon. JOSEPH L. McDoS-
AID OF Indiana. candidate for the Democrat
ic nomination for President. 1t was some
other Mr.. MCDONALD one not absolutely
identified, but supposed to have been ono
MIKE MCDONALD, Il Democratic boss of Chi
cago. and no connection of the now distn-
guishod rival of Mr.. HENDRICKS
We have not heard that Mr., MIKE MCDON-
AID was subjected to the slightest inconvc-
nicncc from being mistaken for Mr. McDoS-
AID of Indiana. He was not accostcd by
bunco men, recent experience of his name
sake. He met with no ambushcd creditor.
Ho wasn't even pcstercd by political strikers
who assured him that he would get tho Dem
ocratic nomination provided that they were
empowered to put the finishing touches to
his canvass. Tho confusion of the two Mr..
McDoNALDs amounted to nothing in tho end,
and seems to have been regarded with entire
Indifference by Mr.. JOSEPH L. MCDONALD
and his admirers,
Still McDoSALD Ia not at all an unusual
namo. Nearly three hundred citizens of New
York city alone are named MCDONALD.
We have no record Of the number OF Nc
DoNALDs in Indiana, but probably no town
in the United States of ten thousand inhabi-
tants but has some members of the MCDoN-
AID family within its limits. Besides that,
therural districts, and also tho woods. are said
to be full of McDoNALDs. Wcsuggcst to pro-
moters OF the canvass for making the Hon.
JOSEPH L. MCDoNALD the next Democratic
candidate, that they should take greater
pains in kocping their candidate distinguish
cd from all other possible candidates who
chance TO have the same name. What NOR
tication it would be for them, at the moment
when they were about to grasp the prize, IL,
through some trhlng carelessness on thcir
part. some other candidate should be on
ablcd to slip in and get the nomination
through being also named MCDONALD. 1t
would be contemplate trick, but, at tho
same time, while they are about 1t, the nd
vocates OF tho genuine MCDONALD should
guard against it,
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whom they are ascribed: nor that the
prophecy Of DANIEL, again. was tho work OF
DANIEL and Ecclesiastes that OF SOLOMON.
1t is no sin either to say that the chronology
cal errors in st. MATTHEW'S Gospel are
errors, nor to assert that st. LUKE tells tho
truth whom he says that he made up his
narrative from various traditions. The most
plous and learned men. the Cardinal points
out have not hcsitatcd TO recognize these
peculiaritlcs in the Scriptures and to admit,
besides, that their original text has suffered
slight changes and corruptions. All that Is
required is faith in n supernatural guidance
ofthcir human authors In thcir work, whether
it was original composition or merely compi-
'ation, and submission to the doctrlnal
teachings other clearly cnuncintcd BY them
or cxpoun1cd by the Church
This Wow of the matter. 1t would sccm
does not differ greatly from that advocated
by Mr.. SMITH and Mr.. NEWTON, and it ia
rather remarkable that tho Protestant oppo-
ncnts OF these gentlemen shuuld be outdunc
in liborality by u digntnry of an ccclcsasti-
cal body which ProtcstantS 30 generally re-
gard as supremacy mtorl;nt. If the Church
of Rome may safely allow its members to
criticsc the chronology. the history. and tho
science of the Scriptures, surely our Amcri-
can Episcopalians might Il" the same.
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Good Friday as Legal Holiday.

We observe that the State Senate has
passed Mr.. DAaGETr's bill to make Good
Friday legal holiday. 1t seems to us very
doubtful, however. whether there Is any OK
tensive demand for the enactment OF such
measure, and its expedioncy may well be
questioned.
We would not lay straw in tho way OF
tho most dcvout observance OF the day
which millions OF Christians look upon as
the anniversary OF the cruciflxion Of the
Saviour. But every duty and Office Of re-
ligion that tho day suggests may be per-
formed just as freely and readily now as
1t could be II Good Friday were made a
legal holiday Tho change would affect the
worldly-minded more than the religious.
Religious people would do just as they have
always been accustomed to do on Good Fri
day, while other people would make the day
one OF pleasure seeking instead OF business.
THIS is not desirable. Even assuming that
another legal holiday In addition to those we
now have would be a good thing, which is
doubtful. 1t ought not to be day of sad and
painful associations. Good Friday is tho
most sombro OF religious anniversaries. II
business were suspended it would be impos-
sible to prevent resort to amusemcnts on
tho part OF those who wcro not disposed to
piety. and we should have n public holiday
always productive Of n sense OF discord by
reason of the difference between its actual
observance and oul ideas Of the manner in
which such day should be observed, If COM
mcmorated at all,
consideration Of secondary Importance,
but one not to be disrcgardrd, relates to the
distribution of our legal holidays. We do
not need another In the season wherein
Good Friday occurs. We have the first OF
January. the twenty-second Of February, and
tho thirtieth Of May. WAsHINGToNs Birth
day and Decoration Day are less than ono
hundred days apart, while much longer
period elapses between the Fourth OF July
and Thanksgiving Day. the next real holiday
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.Gs.sOs


Tho Netr Age, a storing Democratic jour
nal of Tunkhnnnock. comes out firmly for
the Old Ticket, and prints tho portraits OF
Mr., TILDES and Mr.. HES DR1cKs just as they
appeared about twenty years ago, when lifc
bloomcd fair and courage shonc serene.
But, alas, these twenty years have done
their work, and the men who looked the very
ideal Of vigorous candidates then, do not
come to the front with the same energy and
glory any more. 1t Is indeed pity that the
hands upon the dinl's face cannot be turned
back and that the force OF youth cannot be
revived and restored
What a commoton it would make in this
country If the Old Ticket could indeed be set
up once again for true men to vote for!
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WASHINGTON. Feb 23.-The special order for
Monday in the United States Senate is Mr. IIalcs bill
the construction OF more steel vessels, Meanwhile tho
London Engineer continues its warnings upon those al
ready begun. Here is late ucrace from that quarter
about the engines and boilers of the Chicago
They are purely experimental and II they succeed
they viii also lie purely exceptional and nil the
rience which has been acquired in this country must
tor nothing. Why experimental engines aud boilers,
condemned aiiku by English and American engineers
should be Put into the ricago is puzzle TO us 1t is
usO puzzle 10 US how Mr. Coryc who is to build the
engines and boilers is allowed to have u seat at the
bnn7h at all or having seat why he should he allow ed
10 supply the machinery in question ii is TO the
least unusual for any member Of such Board 10
signs but the giving OF large contract to himself
the firm to whiri hS belongs. They manage come
things however, in the United States they
aged nowhere else
II Congress orders steel vessels without inquiry
into the objections raised by reputable authority into
thoss already in process OF building Il al least cannot
complain that it was ignorant Of these objections
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New York Candidates.

The National Conventions Of both parties
having bcen called, it becomes the duty Of
all those patriotic citizens who wish to bc
candidates, to set their houses in order and
see what support they can obtain among tho
delegations Of their respective parties.
The Empire State contributes its full quota
to tho list this year, although tho Demo
Gratis who are prepared to be President
aro comparatively much more numerous
than usual. Among tho Republicans tho
only New York aspirant, so far as we are
aware. is Gen. CHESTER A. ARTHUR, while on
tho other side tho squad includes the manly
form OF Governor CLEVELAND. erect and hon
est, with slight tendency to obesity; the
burly and muscular figure of the Hon. Ros-
WE'LL p FLOWER, shrcwd, able, and muni-
cent; the gray and intellectual head of tho
Hon. WALDO HUTcnrNs Of Wcstchestcr, n
veteran of learning and resources; and
tho graceful and thoughtful humanitarian
individuality OF the Hon. ADRIAN S. HEWITT.
1t is notable array All of them do credit
to the State, and either OF them would mako
an Intelligent and patriotic President But
they cannot all bo nominated; indeed, they
cannot all have tho majority of the Now
York delegation; and what they should now
do is to go to work in earnest and get, each
for himself all the delegates that crcum-
stances may allow.
AS q regular thing no man can be nomi-
mated by either party who is not warmly
supported by the delegation from the State
where he lives. No matter how brilliant
the talents, how distinguished the patriot
ism, OF how extraordinary the public SER
vices of a statesman, he cannot draw this
great prize in the political lottery unless he
is backed b. all the zeal and determination
OF his own State.
Look after the delegates gentlc,nen look
after the delegates. Meanwhile The Sun,
booming none and shining with nffcctonate
and equal fcrvor upon all, will report all the
efforts that you and your friends may put
forth, and will be ready and earnest to do its
level best for that one among you who sue
ceedS in obtaining the nomination.
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Cardinal Newman on Inspiration.

That distinguished Roman Catholic thco-
logian, Cardinal NEWMAN. has lately given
to the world, in tho pages of tho Nineteenth
Cntury, an exposition Of his views respecting
the inspiration OF the Sacred Scriptures.
Very properly, he takes pains to say that he
speaks only for himself. and that no one elsa
Is responsible for Mis- utterances; but it Is
none the less safe to assume that his opinion
on the subject Is that OF the most Intelligent
and best Instructed Roman Catholics The
Immediate occasion Of his writing was some
remarks by Monsieur ERNEST RENAN, but he
also seems to have had in mind the contro-
versies excited in Scotland by tho Roy. w.
ROBERTSON SMITH, and In this country by
the Rcv. II. HEBER NEWTON
Tho broad principle laid down by the Car
diaal is that the Scriptures are inspired, not
rs to every word and thing In them, but only
as to the revelation OF divine truth which
they contain. and that COP is their author
only In tho sense of being thcir inspircr and
originator. Moreover, nothing but their
teachings as to matters OF faith and moral
conduct is binding upon the conscience, while
what they say about matters OF fact may,
except and until the Church has authorita-
lively spoken on any particular point, or ex-
cept and so far as 1t concerns faith and
morals, be treated as it iutrlnsica!ly deserves.
For example, good Roman Catholic is
not, at present, bound TO believe that tho
Pentaleuch was not compiled from pre-
existing documents, with additions by a
later hand than that OF MOSES nor that the
Fsslms were composed by the persons TO
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Dismissed fro. the Austrian Army for Not
Fighting . Duel.
From tie london Tim,

warm discussion is going on In Vienna
newspapers In connection with the of ofncsr re-
GENTLY dismissed from tho army for refusing to ght
duel Two young men named iIntner and Mori both
Lieutenants in the Reserve and both attending lectures
in the University OF Graz met last October st railway
station hJrl made use Of som. offensive expression
which iiintner thought was intended for himself lie
asked Aorlf II WAS So adding that II Il or IL tho
expression wasrepeated, he would box his cara Aorl
SAID II was intended for another person. and the Incl
dent ended -Four weeks later Morl sent his TO
hntner calling on him for written apology and with.
drawM of the words otherwise challenging him to uht
duel Hniner refused to withdraw his words. lie
also refused absolutely to fight duel because IL was
hgsihst his religion against reason and conscience and
also because dneng forbidden both by the civil and
the military law" HereupOn tho matter wa. brought
before court of honor consisting of superior officers OF
the Fourteenth Army Corps Tho decision of this court
approved" aud published Jan ~ and simply re-
cites that Josef intner Lieutenant in the Reserve OF
tho Tyrolese Jagsr Regiment Of tho Emperor Franz
josef s charged with absolute refusal OF duel And
the sentence Ia that tho accused be deprived OF M, com
h''"oh ana rank" This sentence becomes forthwith
operative.
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Religion All the More Necessary.

In the course OF Il paper on - Religious
Retrospect and Prospect" published In the
Popular Science Monthly, Mr.. HERBERT
SPENCER makes this very pregnant rcmark
Those who think tat srieace is designating religious
beliefs and sentiments unaware that whatever OF
mystery Is taken from the old interpretation added TO
the new Or rather may say that transf from
the one 10 the other ia accompanied by increase; since.
for an explanation which has asreminy feasibility it
substitutes explanation which curgyin: back only
certain distance there leaves In presence of the
avoNedly incNrIicabc."
That Is n very clear and compact statement
OF great truth. If we throw away the thco-
logical explanation OF the mystcry of mans
being and destiny, there is none other to
sock or DC found. We give up the problem
Us inso!vablc by the human mind, and the
mystery becomes more profound and moro
battling and more distressing
Tho fashionable agnosticism is simply a
confession of inability to solve the great
enigma of existence 1t says VIC do not
know and cannot find tic key, and therefore
1t Is useless to hunt for it.
But the human mind is so constituted that
1t can never give up the quest. If tho rcu-
son Is bafIlcd the imagination insists on
coming In to carry forward tho exploration
Accordingly, instead of supplanting reli-
gion, science is making religion all the more
necessary rs n relief and refuge from the
torture OF futile attempts to solve with tho
reason what the reason cannot grasp. Men
may not caro- so much for theological dogma,
but they will cherish religious sentiment the
moro carefully. They will not be content
olive like the beasts that perish. without as
piration and without hunger for spiritual
food. and they will not be able to do SO.
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Mr.. HOLMAN and tho Old Ticket.

Mr.. Holman said in conversation that he
thought the majority OF the delegates would be favor
OF the old ticket as the strongest that could be placed
the held Should, lie said, his physical condition
prove equal to the strain and he will consent to serve
Mr.. Tiden will undoubtedly receive the nomination"
do you think the old ticket could be elected 7"
at could" was the prompt reply. :" 1t would, beyond
sdoubt be the strongest ticket that could be placed
the ned."
win the place OF meeting have any effect upon tho
choice OF the Convention ?"
mot iu tho least said Mr.. Holman There is a ira,
dtion hanging about ST. Louis In favor OF the old ticket
but that does not signify anything Wherever the Con
yenon 10 held rilden will get the nomination he will
acceptit"
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The Infant Industries of the Far wes.

Tho rapid exhaustion OF the public lands
fit for agriculture In the States lying west OF
the Missouri Rivor, has given rise to very
serious question in that region as well as
In the adjacent States eastward Hereto
foro the young men who were raised on
the farms of tho Mississippi Valley States,
have been provided, as the homestead be-
came crowded, with team of horses and O
wagon and have started westward These
men have created new States. Thoy have
opened hundreds OF thousands OF farms.
They have married and raised families.
Their oldest boys are now of the age when
they desire to start in lifo for themselves.
Tho homestead has again become crowded
Tho questions the fathers OF these young
men ask are. "Whcre shall my boys 10 ?
What shall they do to earn living 2" Daily
these questions press moro and moro i'm
peratively for an answer. The land lying
west OF them is within the Arid Belt.
The manufacturing industry OF the coun-
try lying west Of the Missouri River Is in
its very infancy. There are no mills or
furnaces that Offer remuncrative employ
ment to the young men who are crowded on
tho farms, or who have been bred in the agri-
cultural towns. They cannot emigrato TO the
west, because that land is arid. North, south,
and cast of them all the land Is occupied.
All Intelligent men who have travelled in
certain OF the Western States where there is
no established manufacturing industry, have
noticed the large number of young men who
stand idly about tho streets Of tho towns, OF
gather around tho pool and poker tables in
the squalid saloons with which all those towns
are cursed. There is no work for these
young men to engage In. They have grown
up In enforced idlcness They threaten to
become dangerous members of society In
tellectuoily they are bright. They have
courage. Already they begin to chafe OF
their condition. They look longingly on the
land OF their neighbors who live In the In.
dian Territory. The future looks dark tc
them. Daily additions are made to their
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The spots ON tho sun.


An Atom and Molecule were taking drive
one afternoon in the penumbrA Of the Kosnos Are
you going to the Terrestrial Ball this evening" inquired
the Atom of his pretty companion. NO. replied the
latter shsly II am not expected Is your name down
on the material lis'" NO" sobbel the Mnlrcule. II is
only down on The Mill list Then must conclude Z"
sighed the disappointed Atom. that shall meet
you a the small ani Early lypoiermic Incclons,' An
AseToii who was sitting on the railing of skepcism
they passed. cast doubt upon them. The result WAS
that their motor effected an escapement, and kicking
over the traces OF the Azoic period blew up They
thrown across the theory Of AssymptO,es into the great
beyond where they died This teaches us how TO ac.
count for the spots pn the sun
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A Lawyer. View of wa,.er.ou.. u,n.

ATLANTA, Feb. 23.-Congressman W. ]. Ham,
hond now here speaking Of Henry watersons idea OF
eep9f!@hllhg news sad There is no warrant in tho
Consttution for H. The grant in the Constitution IL TO-
ihe encouragement o science and art and the beneht
Intended 10 be secured 10 authors for limited periods
Ncwt 10 neither science art The bill Will bo ghed
ou ot t9nHrsss Mr. Hammond Is one OF the Abes law
yers IN the House "
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Changes In the Navy.

WASHINGTON. Fob. 23.-Commodore Upshur
now commanding the New York Navy Yard, will prob
ably succeed Rear Admiral Hughes in command OF the
Pacific station the retirement Of tho latter next
month, Commodore Wells, commanding the Ports
mouth Il H., Navy Yard. will probably succeed Renr
ton on ne retirement of the latter In July The
duce the force under the cIyi sablishment OF tho
yards 10 the lowest working limit by the middle OF
March because of the decrease OF buness at te yarl
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Translation
'oioNhis Al me moment OF your departure for tho
provinces whose government lhaHe conhded to your
gar "e'''e ~ 'a'i your attention III special manner
'" 'h'se points Oh Which nave already conversed with
you
he provinces you are ABOUT 10 organize and admins
'r country as yet little known Up to recent times
h"s pesh worked by aventurers for their own advan
ase WI" "ere losu tue traue IN ivory to the trade in
saves sFon are aware Their mode OF proceeding con
e'" III i"u"'"s "a'ihs STATIONS IN occupying These
s'a''oS WIN armed men ana then carrying on Trade by
'"f'e VAN 'he surrounding tribes
DIV Governments sa" nt some years since and before
'est Pro'hctsw Incorporated among those OF the
doNerhors!'enerai OF tile sondan with view to put
ah ena 10 Illicit and inhuman trade to indemnify the
cr OF these establishments anu purchase their trad
ihs posts
der forna, o,,s,,,n NO, 10 ~. OU.y u".
asked and obtained from NV Government, tho
trade there under the SUI, elancs OF tho Khartou,n
authorities aud under crrtnin conditions
But the surveillance OF tho khnrtou authorities could
be "ny eey exercised IN those remote countries where
INC o",hnuhcat'ons were d'he"it and over bands OF
T wa" ,p ~ 'n1a MAN .rs aa revoSm.Iea no la"
N. ., ,,'.. su ~. W
toum to give them loc,, aann,u,rr,nr md ~
OH Government monopoly OF trade there,
In fact this is the only efcncou. tho only possible
means of causing the cessation of this traffic which up
TO the present time has gone on by armed force which
neen conaucted as ro'bery-th' only way to break
w voar o,u.',a. an.. mao,'' ,.D.1 , co,
o .n,,,c.,i,u ~, ,h,. rinr,", ~, w asfv's over
you il /, the only mean, OF ru,,ng an and to ths
barous traffic which ha, been going ON up to tho
tnlo
think that you should accept the services of such
consent to abandon their tr"de and make their Subms
soh 10 you ana make uso OF them according to their
van so,is n,,r,. snr n, ~. @ ,"ey may Se M ou.
law to .nch a, in .ny m,rnar r.,s,n. 49,. W ", "s,n
may continue their Old ra.o and shall not abandon
their old habits of brigandage Such, Colonel should
receive from you neither remission nor mercy.
Everybody there must be made to understand that
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I.,Ae Ho.lon Herald far Holman
From ne Bo.foo MroIl. ~ q

The President should be man who would
do something in particular and do II with vim. Tho
powers and duties Of the Executive office and the op
porinnss which IL affords for advancing the cause of
pure politics and good government should not be neu.
traliIsd by inrusting them to negative man. A pos
'uysly gsod President Il the need OF the tilneS
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MT. News Successor.

WAsHISGToN, Feb. est Is Understood that
j. bntler appointment clerk Of the Treasury Depart
nent will he promoted The Ofcs OF AssiIlsat Sscrs
tAry. vacated BY John U. Nsw
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Tho Hon. CARL ScHuRz told the wise Young
Republicans at Brooklyn that " the Republican
party Is apt to succeed when 1t deserves sue
cess II this aphorism were true. how many
elections would tho Republican party have sue
ceeded in carrying in the last sixteen years !?
The proper form Of tho aphorism applicable to
tho case would socm to bo this: Tho Ropubli-
can party is apt to succeed when it's campaign
fund is large enough" Are DORSEY and his
soap so soon forgotton2
The sun., 1884-02-24

Be good % yourself for once II troubled with . lad
ox eouxh of cold and use DR. Jaynes Expectorant surs
nn,ey for sstms plsursy tc wen ss throat ccm
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which follows It. We do not count election
day, for that Is day OF hard work. II we
are to have new holiday, it should be in
serted between the Fourth Of July and the
last Thursday In November.
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Tbs MorninE > Journni-Ons Cent.
I1s last week New Yorks great family paper Ad
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Col. BuRSABY explains that now that
Tokar is taken. three courses are open to Eng
land he should have added that while England
Is deliberatng which of these three to take.
OsMAN DlGMA may perhaps dispose OF the
Quandary BY capturing another garrison.