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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
carr or Old AGF.


From Leisure lIoHr
Now a. To he Of % the chief points aic
modctat. and DIG t.b' fooL sufficient warmth. and
even, quo: NJ. The chez ol me ttret l. t'e ipld
fuel f., l" lamp # M; v HE 81! nNrd d's;!ns
is bad where u can possibly j." avoided. rev hlnl-
can hc gwen hat may prove of value. The Older a
person !, ancr nv The l'>s food be requires LWE
tnruaro who lived 20 100. though ~ f"cO rpnStu
ton took twelve ouucc, ot solid food and fourteen
ounce hud day during tlir latter part % Ii re .
.u. h.- aovanc, tl5ough the continual entrrt'> Of
hi, lllcni, Very utr protein or animal food /, ~
great iiu f. the aged. they ;naY lead 10 op great
CONSUMPTION @. animal tord. II is not the ano1ni ~
coal, We p.t IN crate thar warm, the room. but the
amount that can be burnt aad the great point Is 10
,yoA choking The d:">tlv" and cNci'fnl organs w.lh
'>ce>- Of iood The fol Of the nursery is lr Gr| IN
I'D age iicid ana MIX ana honey IS calHlal d.'t
MIN agrees Vilh nearly all. iio milk Win httlo
ilcr'~ food iorn' IN admirable drank At night. and
COSY. TrIii j. wholesome II ripe or we'll cooked Fat
!, good AZ cream ct flesh butter Warm tpol is very
suitable. soup enriched with cream or marrow /,
-ht ani uoushns. All meals should be regular. and
III avoided. of 200 persons over 80. 80 per
cent wcro moderate eater. 10 per cent small AMI only
10 per cent large II weight is being gained The diet
should be decreased In addition to Tie afterlinner
nap az years creep on Doe after breakfast and be
Is 10 clorhiu-. 1t should he both warm and HIGHT.
fur i, an admH"hle material me Undertaking
he feet aud hands should be well and warmly clothed
son should be suffered % get cold Ia bed. Two O'clock
- m. IS The hour when most deaths take place, when
!cebcS The warmth Of the bed Is OF great importance
NJ ia age. We ere all expected to warm beds
hut Old pcople cannot always do II. 1t must y,
warmed for them. \ bath twarml should be tikeI
every day and warmer bath. with plenty OF pur,
mild SOAP 10 keep the Skin supple aud soft should b,
used twice wccl. II Is better for old people wht
have the opportunity TO winter In the south Of Europe
( possible II not the aged should shut Themselves IN
m q we'll warmed house at this season. All habits
Old people shou be respected ana nor lichty altered
Whatever rNrltc- exhaustion should lie Forbid en-
Eary rislns H. therefore bad. Branding hard Vutcr &
not good it tnnd' 10 ln>cn the calca,eou, cha ID
| e ~ ltr.
Certain common crior~ in the care Of the aged ma,
hc here, pointed ont some We have already fOachc,
! IN.
l. That the aged require rich and very nOurshini
diet
= Tha; early rising Is good for them.
.; rut cold baths nvigorit" them whereas the,
arc fr.ht with Imminent danger. and often fatal
{ That continual medicine, ana dinner pills ar
needed 10 dec-t 'hc food whereas instead les, shout,
! Ice eaten.
.. That the rooms should I've hot whereas the,
| should lie cool. bat not cpld-65S To 70.
O. That n fixed diet should be r.idly adhered to
whereas variety Is often essential.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
drollery and spirit and 1t after midnight oei're
dinner over.
TIE DAY CELEBRATED IN PElILADHLPlI

TIE DAY CELEBRATED IN PlllLADhLth'"'
Phnadelphla Dec. 22.-The tenth annual D'hp"''
Of tho Now England Society OF Pennsylvania ""' s'
tonight at the Continental Hotel About 2oo sl.s19
sat down 10 the tables In the banquet han p'o''nc'
among them being Major Mckinley and Bishop Porter
The hall was decorated with symbols OF harvest 'ihc
f., vov England Pumpkins and husks werp
prominently displayed Willie sheaves Of gain ana othc
products OF the soil arranged a5out inc room
After the opening address by the presiding oNcer
letter from Charles Emory smith, Minister 10 hu''''
who president Of the society. was read Iosts "7'o
responded to US follows Tho Pilgrim And The QUAKER
Hampton l. Carson, Philadelphia; "DeScenoah'' W
tho Pilgrims in New York and Pennsylvania, BISHOP
Potter, New. York: New England and TIE FutUe'
william Mckinley. ohio; The New England spirit In
These Later Times John Temple Graves, OF "e"Fg" :
The Pilgrim and the Puritan the Rev. Dr. MeT71u
Hubutd. Philadelphia The banquet closed with NE
-uaiug II the HYMN " America hv the society. sec
Rotary OctOr wac 70 have responded 10 The toast our
,;u,@i> iron the Home OF the Plerims,' but We was
unable attend and his place on tie programme WIS
taken by a member OF the society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
PICTURES OF - Ar.
From The Boston Transcript.

From The Boston Transcript
A friend has written 10 the Listener proteSuhs
against the recent statement That NcrestcIa5in was
the only man who ever painted war ne resaiess
this as an Injustice 20 Detallc and De Melville "
de Neuvle's work. the correspondent says. thIha
that two OF his pictures, lie Cimetlere dc san Pova
and lie Bourget show both IN sentiment and exc
clion a genius al least equal TO Neres'cha;ln Whst
cold le more Impressive than those -FOUR hsures ~
san Prevail? As regards Dctaile, Is not the Charge
dc Curassiers a Morsbronn sufficient Illustration o'
tho horrors OF war; The Listener IS not well ac-
1antcd with either Of tho pictures named but he mas
Seen certain Of the pictures of both these artists ana
II Iss AWAY, seemed to him that they paint soldiers
wonderfully wei. but not war at all. charge OF
culr,,sicrs, for instance - rot war nowadnNs, ana
most of the picture, OF both Dc:ac and DE Melville
are OF the soldier in peace, atttdin1ing \crcstcagn
pnuts war truly. because he does not paint cavalry
rharrcs They arc the poetry ~ war, even whore
there ar. deadly grnpplngs and brutal implements
II * yulr infantry with all the color and elan
frozen and trampcd and starved ont of him. and hif
huovnnt PATRIOTISM turned into mere british endurance
and above all. your dead infantryman dead under
circumstances not Al al romantc-who truly represents
war Ncrrstchagin il inspired Ia his painting by no
motiyr 10 make an effective picture, aud probably
M rrcnchman was ever FREQ from This motive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
ii. mus, have written 1t himself Eearr


,SoesIt a. looked up and down tid p I@n Pm
'lo' 'rt,t seems 10 be NY chronic coHdIi3n tl;
,ig,.r' 70 be surrounded "hoin ~ lad Al ally in
tI'rNN'Pr lis nerorat!on dashed my hopes Laugh
'-rJ nc., INV experience Tor nearly every wear o.
10 mas 49,, - - ,ueai to Won oh The subject ~
nc ,, and City 81 New Norh ~ IL rc" " ~ -,
we 9,@'o .r ever flowing stream Of fanNcer Ho ,he
r,h . t"r .t tIrIr fortune ard varied - the
.a,ldJ,clp.c changes 10 t"c !ieS~ niJ,I, read M,
HE tlmc, 1h celebration j. ''c W. ,,nd liberty for
plain Spea""e Jnifc,,, If Na,F Works many festive
- tnccs lut /. seldom erycrd b, The pr'"chte "i
~ ~ Governor OF the Mayor. III" "oNf'no'N ~
Tie Fmprc state Of either parry lI Dstan or,c,cr.
& - them have been emphatically and o'tch,au1ls
IA hostile. becaUsc thc Puritan WANT cav rir and tn,
,y >afncIaids sbout HE ballot TIE ierm -
Nv f,vor of civil scry ice Reform. o open pdrN "'"ou9
ni,f na..tratc, that most d-turhin- element III tns
harmony the Sunday-'choo POM , lhI and he a
w. vim daughter and cheers lie permit ab
olute quiet and rest neither 10 tic w,,m'u the Rc
ruoic ,crnly ordering tho loafer IL p9hr anu s THe
seeker in Office 10 move on A., N"t H. ercsti,',
",''uan ~ % ta theory nf evolution. The first GOV
rrfor pass his term OF Office az INC iron, ~ h
=, Inc ~ constructive statesmen. building Ne
Commonwealth upon foundations which "ouIu "'dhe
her imperial among her sisters
MNETYR AND PRESIDENTIAL 6oNbkNoHo'
Aterwa,d through the rcgnS Of Marcy ana >iia'
wright we had the era Of martyr Governors WI" van
for Office Il by their personal 1tc"s" We" wi"
for the Presidential nominee Of their party ana 10"
for several FERNS we have had The Presidential "oV
,,nor. v,h, wanted 10 carry the stat" for themselves
f,uchtorl In this last stage cur Governors he'"he
aimou, athletes aud nigh jHmleir. on' -N n''n'o"'
IF peopl, applaud their nVore~ a. the hc'""9 Try :
Governor and cx Governor viii leap Tor TIE prl@e
LnuChi,rl The Puritan owns much properly '',, na1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23


I'm closing bis speech. Nj Choatc made a sar-
castle allgsion TO Mayor Grants revival Of tie
puritan's small regard for the lawyer ~ APP
poiuting as a Police Justice Patrick Diver. "a
man utterly Ignorant nf the law. He made
cjouucnr plea iOr d still greater extension Of
Igious liberty by thc opening Of such public
educators as museums on Sundays and devoted his
ncroratiou "a an expression Of the hope for the
dawn Of a day when there will be no unjust or
UNEQUAL laws no legislation for special intnres,s
mn epActments for partisan supremacy nothing
i'm tie shape Of law but what will really sIbserve
the true welfare Of lie whole people
CHEERS FOR CHAUNCEY " DEPEW
Chauncey NJ. Depew was clcrrcd again and
again from floor and gallery, when he arose, after
a brief introduction 10y Mr. Morgan, 10 respond for
- TIE State Of New-loTk: the City OF New-Nork "
Mr. Dcpcw did not forget TO give Mr Choate y
Roland for an Oliver. he said
NJ Chairman snd Gcutlemcn 1t ha, been TIC
good fortune II Brother Choate and myself h. t. Do.
-pOnd to tOcfatlIerS Day" and T. The State nl
New ori every year fOr the last twenty-five. lie
has fc,cOed in that uId that he has with TIC
countrymau and Dutclmsn along the Ilud
| SON studied him before cam. I,
| Ncw-YorI and followed his example since Yon be
| hold master. turning t. NJ. Ci a'ci here j. o.,
di-ciplc. Great laughter and chrcrlhgI
Tie reporter who called upon ne f,r my srec.l
sad: lave them all as lie "a d 10 Ga ,,e. Sail
| he Have you any poetry in Your speech 90
| said l. "No."
well" said he. "Choa,e has it. and after readni
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23

"Y. g. -" stick LicOrice.
unrivalled In purity and naysr.
AL prugglstA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
I,I.a Fact Well Worth hnov,n.

Ina ., ls not true that the genuine Dc JAEGtI;
NpEEWJAR cs be tou INT at any other .,orr. u hi,
c4iy than those at s2e Broadway and ll9 Na.,su.,t
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-13

No old Goods - work Of. The stock
il entirely new and iu fine shape The
assortment s varied and cOmD. etc.
Goods delivered ~ any psrt o. the city.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-13
203 and 205 South DiViSiOn-St
TRADE STILL ON THE INCREASE
ave you money CA 20
GROCERIES.

% lbs pure Buckwhcat Fiou-. ......... 80
y lhs best B0ltcd Corn Meal ....... 20
Rolled Oat Meal, q lhs............... Z5
GTanulated Sugar. 1c per Ib. 81 Jos o.
Extra { sugar. 6c Dcr lh. II lbs--.-.. H9
Pure Maple Sugar. per lb .......- i0s
Water White col. per gal lt. 3 gals q
q bsrs German Is-. is soap p...--....- IS
J can Tomatoes Joe. cans lor.-.. IS
can Corn lOc. . cans for......-...... 15
J To very best japan Tca............... 30
ake6 HomuN. q lhs for.....-..-.. IS
] g lb ca pcs' California Peaches. IS
] can best baltimore Pcsches........ IS
J pint best WorccstershIre sauce -
quart Crescent Olives 90
] quart Queen Olives 90
J quart Olive OIl....................--.... 20
J 2-ib can Ca, Peaches .................. Z5
3-f can Aprcots .......-................ 20
] can fancy Sweet Peas ..-........-.... 20
2 fbs Canned Pumnln .-....-...... 10
Snders Csteup. Dor boitie...... u
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-13
TORNADO FREAKS.
a Whole Flock OF Sheep Blown TO Cn-
known whereabouts.

G.. w. Doyle, of Smithfeld, Henry
County, was in the city yesterday, says
the Louisville Courier-Journal, and told
of some remarkable freaks performed
by the tornado in his neighborhood, FOR
the truth OF which he vouches. Abou.
one mile west OF Eminence lives ia 8
Drance, prosperous farmer. His farm
was directly in the path OF the tornado.
A Mr. Maddox and child, who lived on
the place, were killed by a falling
house, and Nr. Drane'5 residence was
unroofed and his barns demolished. But
the most singular occurrence was that
large flock Of sheep on the farm was
picked bodily up by the wind and blown
away. The sheep were missed tho day
following the storm, and diligent search
was made for them all over the sur
rounding country, but no trace of the
animals could be found. SO careful and
thorough was the search that it left no
doubt in the minds Of those engaged in
It the sheep wero actually blown clear
out of the neighboorhood. a few miles
further on from the Drane farm a sink
hole was found into which the tornado
had disgorged itself. but had evidently
held onto its mutton, as mono Of the
sheep were found in the hole. into this
hole the tornado had dropped a large
quantity Of articles, some Of which had
certainly been brought a long distance,
as they were unknown 70 the people OF
that locality. Tho article attracting
most attention was q large, elegantly
carved pulpit.
None OF tho churches IN that neigh
borhood has lost pulpit, and among
them all such fine one could not have
been found, oven had the tornado gone
around and selected the best. Besides
the pulpit was large quantity Of bed
clothing, mattresses, feather beds,
pillows, comforts. sheets, etc. The
bulk was held down by number Of tin
roofs, which also must have come .
long way, ss tbe roofs Of that section
are made OF shingles.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-13
CREATING a CRAZE.
A Fashion Writer Demonstrates that She
Can Do II with Her Fen.

Fashions come into being in many
queer ways said a famous fashion
writer 20 New York Mail and Express
reporter the other day. "and once laid
wager that l could invent style and
mako il 60.
Il wrote minute description of an
imaginary. greenery-yallery tennis girl.
This nvmph OF mine got herself up in a
divided petticost Of gra~-rreen silk,
with grsy-green silk stockings clocked
vith buttercups and pig-skin low shoes
Then she PVT on gray-green serge
gown, embroidered thickl7 with butter
cups about the hem. and blouse Of
white serge, with Figaro Jacket lined
~ith buttercup yellow. She covered
her head with a soft Fra7-zreen felt hat.
oiroled By = yellow cord. she wore vfo-
les in her buttonhole, and tied up no,
racquet With Ersy-grsen and yellow nib
bona
This girl - ny creation took vith
exchange editors. She vas CLIPPED a.6
credited she ~as alag s-i7ei ~ fashion
W. FRS ard CORES spon3ents. sbe vss
stolen bodilT- she ven into the hes:
COMPANY sveTTT Thera. 7 could ~ axe
I'd a Suaday psper from MsY - Nove-1-
be- without recozllz.ne her rs-hetio
outlines. she vent abroad ard aD-
pea-od IL the s. James Gazetto 7hrn
she ~ar7e home a1i nene tAa ro-1is il
Canata a-f this country = seco11 t.1-a
ti-Eeted A Ersiish girls ternis 90
s~-a ev-r,0-5f-a-~ r-~.--e ws--
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-13

--&@-F~-A~~
At Stafford Springs rscet.oo= aoa
9sssgm.nst ca ksa WAnss1 - So oUA
writes Ss- f0zk Sun correspondent
her 0~nsF took aw'zs hss eggs, where
up0n IN q-sF2Lous Nod sAe 4uit Ter
nest and elEssered sbost tae home
ste44s nnGtng . great deAl u fault via
A,s- While she -ss doing sisat TIE fSEs-
ily eat discovered her artlst1c@lly
wrought aud rounded meet, carried - ia
ir, aHd deposited fise kittens IA II Then
b.day came bse&. pitched into pussy,
fairly drove her u tie nesI tew l. and
sat down on TIE kittens. evidently IN
ferring they we're . new kina Of chick
ems she bad hatched IN = moment "
mental abstraction.
For q day OF two the hen broOte6
away, and the unhappy cat stalked about
the premises, watching for an oppos-
tnnity 20 get back her O~n. AT the end
OF three DAYS the hen had 20 quit The
old stand for food and water. and
promptly the cat slipped into the nest
and, taking the kittens one by one BY
the scFuff OF the neck. transported them
al 70 distant part Of the haymow.
Then came biddy home again, and whea
she found the iedglings flown she raised
another noisy row al about the farm
She looked allow and alofL vainly for
awhile, for the missing brood, and final
ly found them ranged Ike pegs on a tel
egraph pole arm alongside the parent
cat. Again there was battle, and
again the old cat had 70 flee from the
furious henpecking, but she took along
one kitten in her teeth, while the hen
held the field of battle and four feline
spoils.
With the kitten IN her teeth the cat
scaled high scaffold and made for her
self new home, with her one offspring
by her side, but the old hen Is still en-.
camped on the rest OF the kittens in the
new-rnade nest She lays not neither
does she csokle. but IL really looks as il
she was going to bring up the four kits
in spite of all drawbacks and setbacks
The Stafford Springs man has watched
the proceedings impartially, but with
interest, and he fancies he is proprietor
Of the only case Of cat and hen abduc
ton and reabduction.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-13
AN UNIQUE RECORD.
STR H7sdr~d and Un-sy-sevsn Tesrs IN
One Generatto- ~ One Family.

sfx H1Hdr~d and Sn~ev-eeVen fears IN
one Generssto- - One Family.
In he town ~ Bethany. Conn, on the
esth day of November, isos we're mar
ried Alvin Sperry. born December s.
iTss, And sally Esttletoa born Jsuusry
- l7se The arst child born 70 them.
savs The New York sun. -as Edison
SperrT. on sbe Sth q sep.snber, is0a
Following aach osher EiAh az interval
- Two or - 80 vears ~pre rins ether
children. anorrz -toTn acre one pair q
twins named Grace ard GrsciA born
Novsr1 her -, fsSa Tie names u the
children BESIDES those already men
toned we're John J. Sarah. Nathan y.
Fowler, L1cia. Rsbeccs s,d Msrtou-
Alvin sperry iied Sepeern sar 70. 1851.
aged > years. "a wife sally spa--v.
having PRECEDED him in 1875 a4pd e
Tears The chlarsn mentioned abcva
are ne 1niT ofsrrtnz - the parsu =.
snd sre Al living. sud. vith 1ne sro~c-
hon- n or i-r edistelT around Ne-
Haven. Ccnr- Three - sha boFs leaned
hnildisE RON their fathe- snd 1ne keus
ere od homestead AID farro. Al TIE
81 freu -arri-d snH sir - Zen ka~-
-'l-li I'D t5str partners namely Joh1 r.
ssrsA. Nsshsn " K4nctA c-zss zna
erscta One pecultar shinT sbcss -
tsr1tlT - that ssolrh ~ shfia--n
Tar7 >0-u ~ thefr -cfher. fhers ha~.
on oesu t-~-tT Trsr-f,h isdrs- hora-
ffrees - -ho- s-- Epinr. tosr sTsa<
II infancy snd ,ne 49, -~schfns mad
sneocd- - family = AZ idsai = n.
ro'oa Wv Engisnd sssris. a. hs~inz -
1-ed f~0-n srtive hrSnsSs - va -
-nsereldsnt scsaD@zsucE - 49, . aa.ss
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-13

&C Ase saE1 sAs1 exhss. Eosoa sre<ry
= nos = y'a~ss Il 49, 5ohn :. e
esr2n y, A@sLza n y. ko~ls< y. Asaeia
e. Esoeoc@ CO GFsse A1t NGa@esA e.
s@GA. @na Aarl21 *. ske-lnS rne ssscosse
q tas soza eansd 4gss u sos sneE'ozs -
l4asily ~ bToEhs-s aa1 SISTERS ~ * 80
ss4rs They arc al n s1oe1~nr oeAltA.
and saa f2ls - s.5ll flrxner tncre~se sAAs
recaxd % - ,e,ftv
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-13

- f@-s,. Cs-so- ayf~ss -. 49,
h-t---n o-sgs .ns Ps-k P.rss E1n
sss - s0ns = tosr yssrz. ussk ~ tsrs.
sr'Fs "-@t F-nr@7 s-s rs.tsr ~
sses q. sesz <ssx su Ees,-T Eers
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-27
THE LITTLE MAN CHANDLER.

There is no more insignificant yet
representative figure in American pol
itics than Senator Chandler. The in
cident in Committee room in which
Chandler had his ears pulled by a
Kentucky Senator and without re-
senting it, has not faded from public
recollection.
And yet the position assumed by
the New Hampshire Senator in the
Florida assassination business, so well
shown up by Mr.. Call the other day, is
even more illustrative of the real
character of the man. The Thersites
of the Senate possesses neither the
respect of his opponents nor that OF
his confreres. To the country at
large he appears as a crank, dangerous
because clothed with power and the
advantage of distin guished position.
Though not as crazy as his colleague,
Blair, this old time hater of the South,
has never had the scales knocked
from his eyes by the logic Of events,
nor can he see the light of the new
era that is dawning upon the country,
but continues to revel in the terrors,
the gloom and the ruin of 1865, when
he was appointed by a big mistake
First Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury. Without a doubt the Senate OF
the United States put well merited
brand on William E. Chandler when
it rejected his nomination for Solicitor
General by President Garfield in 1881.
Such men exercise baneful influence
on the prosperity of the country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-27
THE LADIES HELPING THE HOME.

The ladies have taken hold of the
Confederate Home subscription list,
and it will grow. Yesterday they had
Committees on the streets soliciting
only 81 subscriptions and their days
work will be seen elsewhere in THE
STATESMAN this morning. They will
make q thorough canvass of Austin,
and through their correspondents in
other cities of Texas they will carry
on the good work throughout the
State. If only every person in Texas,
who was perfectly able to spare it,
would give 81 to the Home, what a
splendid endowment fund it would
have! 1t is the intention of these la
dies to see4hat every person has this
opportunity to give presented
him. When the ladies in this
wholesouled, earnest way take
hold of any plan we look for its sure
and speedy success. That is all Aus
tin needs; it is all Texas needs in any
great undertaking, hearty and gen.
erous cooperation. With this as
sured nothing is impossible. The
Confederate Home fund should long
since have been completed and the
Home now shelterfng hundreds of
helpless inmates. We have more
hope of its success now than ever be-
fore. We pin our faith to the ladies
-"God bless them" Who is the man
who can refuse them 81?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-27
MIR, MILLS DOCTRINE.

The speech of Gel. Mills Friday on
the Worlds Fair Bill contained in a
nutshell volumes of craftsmanship
and sound political philosophy. For
while not agreeing with him that the
Worlds Fair proposition is an illus.
tration of the wrong complained of,
we must commend the general pur-
pose of his speech. That our Cen
trail Government has drifted away
from the moorings established by its
founders is evident to every intelli-
gent observer of events. The causes
and probable results are clear to
every student Of history, which is
but one long narrative of the consol-
idation OF power and the wreck of
Governments which started out on
the principles of freedom and liberty
as auspiciously as our own has done.
Where are the Republics of splendid
antiquity? Among the wrecks of
past centuries. Like ourselves the
Roman Republic advanced step by
step in its march to Capitalization of
power and final ruin under the
Caesars. Just as we are doing today
and have been doing since the civil
war the Romans kept on strengthen
ng the central authority at the ex-
pense of the rights of the people. The
result appears in the pages of history,
lurid with the wars of Imperial
Cesar"-with the contests of Phar-
salia, Actium and the Plains of Phil
ippi.
Like causes are inevitably followed
by like results, and unless the start
ling Capitalization of the Federal
Government of the United States 80
briefly and graphically described by Mr..
Mills is checked, can the greatest of
modern Republics expect fate dis
similar to that of the ancient day?
The whole drift of our government
under the rule of the party now in
power has been, as Mr.. Mills intimates,
to destroy the power of the States,
override the rights of the people and
make of Federal Government semi
despotic power which, under the guise
and pretext of paternalism shall inter
fere, without apology or hindrance, in
the domestic affairs of the people,
carry government domination into
their homes and eventually leave little
more power to the Legislatures of the
States than to common City Coun I'll.
The people OF the United States owe
it to themselves and to their posterity
to check the present centralizing ten
denotes of their General Government.
Let Federal enoroachment go no
further.