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Liberty Better Than Despo tism.

That valuable religious journal, the
Church Union. lays before Its readers some
notions that might be of Importance If they
were more practical. Yet we are rather
surprised at finding them frankly expressed
In journal devoted chiefly to religion
rather than in one devoted to speculation
in scientific physiology:
1.-THE better breeding of tho human is to me the
great fundamental question, stupendous with possib
tics 1t seems the only solid foundation upon which
TO regenerate and reconstruct society. tho Same re-
strctiOns and laws Is govern tho breeding OF raoe
horses Central Park sheep. or prize pigs applied
to and enforced In the breeding Of the human family
could hardly imagine tho improvement there
would be In the comparatively short space Of 200 years.
The jails and lunatic ssyums would be empty. Only
the best OF Its kind should be allowed to reproduce
itsef 1t matters not whether 1t be turnip. potato
or man.
"h the lower animal kingdom can BE- brought to such
perfection; thousands of dollars often paid for an
animal before its BIRTH showing the chances strongly
In favor of heredty why 10 It that the human race
allowed to go on breeding in = manner and under
ditons which would not be allowed any welreg
ulated stock farmr
We do not by any means say that there Is
no truth In all this; but we cannot help OBJ
serving that the human race has improved
very remarkably since the time of It's first
appearance in history; while. II we should
go back to that more remote period when
men had not yet acquired Q rational Ian
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generally been abandoned In face OF the fact
| that no common motion OF Its component
| stars can be detected.
Yet no astronomer doubts that there Is
general law governing the maze OF motion
| which we behold about us. Tho fsct
seems to be that there are many centres OF
motion, as the tendency OF the stars to ag-
Rregate in streams and clusters Indicates.
| but the precise relation OF these aggrega-
tions to one another has not yet been
| made out.
The problem IL complicated by the fact
that some stars are known to be moving.
apparently In straight linee. with velocity
40 great that the combined attraction OF
the whole known universe would not have
sufYlced to set them going as they are. Nor
can tho astronomer foresee what the future
career OF such stars will be after they have
passed out Of the stellar system. as they
seem destined to do. Are there invisible
systems beyond our starry swarm from
which they have come or to which they are
returningp
Yet. however difficult it may be to 40
count for the observed motions OF the stars.
1t Is impossible to resist the conclusion that
everything that we see In the heavens forms
part OF single system. Tho idea that
some of the faint nebulous specks, glimpsed
here and there. may be outer systems for
beyond the confines OF our own stellar uni
verse; has been abandoned since the spec
troscope has shown that the misty patches
OF light. which even Lord RossE's giant
telescope could not resolve into stars, arc
really masses OF matter in a gaseous
condition, and not. as was formerly sup
posed, congregations OF stars 30 remote
that the utmost magniflcatiOn could not
discntangle their mingled beams. The
very variety which We behold in the uni
verse shows so clearly tho operation
of systematic forces OF development that
IL serves as an argument in favor OF the
view that all we see are only differ
ent parts OF q single system. Elements
that exist in the earth are detected glowing
in the htmosphercs Of stars in oil quarters.
hut the Same instrument which reveals
the presence Of these elements. dis
covers also the fact that the bodies
constituted of them are in various stages
of development. Our sun represents only
one type OF q solar body. and its condition
is not permanent and Interchangeable. In
Sirius and Vega we behold suns which are
evidently glowing with a far fiercer energy
and much greater intensity Of radiation
than our sun exhibits at present. But We
may go step further back than that
which Sirius or any star represents. and
perceive in the whirling spirals of the An
dromeda nebula. and in the vast streams
and condensing aggregations OF the Orion
nebula. evidence Of tho formation Of etel-
lar centres out Of elemental chaotic clouds
through process that is going on now.
and. SO to speak. under our eyes.
1t Is indeed living universe which in
cludes the earth that we inhabit.
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The answer Is that the consequences OF hav-
ing shell Of time" here are 30 surely
dlstressful even here. to cay nothing OF a
future life. that he does not want to invite
them. He might as well ask US why he
does not put his hand In the fire. Because
man doubts the existence OF hell here
after is no reason why he should make for
himself hell In this world. Ahell OF time.
as the popular phrase Is. implies In Its very
terms that It is amusement for which there
is bitter and inevitable compensation. It is
OF hell hellish.
II men had been constructed after radi-
cally different plan. without moral sense
and with insensibility to pain OF all sorts.
finding health and gratifi cation In the salts
faction OF their appetitNs only. and with
boundless and undiminishing capacity for
such revelry. they might go In for hell OF
time without restraint. But they are not
made in that way. Their delicate and COM
plicated moral and physical structure is SO
far unadapted to 1t that 1t Is In verify a
hell Of time for them. miserable In itself.
unsatisfactory. and deceltful. and In Its
consequences 80 painful that one trial OF 1t
ought to be enough for q reasonable crea-
ture. If the getting over drunkenness was
as delightful as getting drunk. DR.. KELLEY
would not be making q great fortune. II
the experience Of mankind did not prove
that virtue Is as surely essential to happi-
ness rs vice is productive OF misery. even
the Church would DO powerless to restrein
men from absolute license.
Our friend. therefore. may console him
self by assuming that for the very reason
that he does not go in for a hell Of
time here. he is obeying the eternal law laid
down by the glorious justice Of Gop. and
thus is among the elect. AZ he sows he
will reap. in this world and the world to
come. Election and obedience to the law,
non-election and disobedience, are con-
vertible terms. 1t would be impossible
for our friend to have hell OF a time here.
in the sense OF getting enjoyment out of 1t.
and hence the conclusion that his election Is
sure and was predestined from all eternity.
AS his life is not hellish. how can he be hell
bound
"Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do
men gather grapes Of thorns. or figs of
thistles 7"
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II IL Against tho Law Alr-.ax

TO rHE EprToR OF The sus-sir. Every few .vsr,,u.
the denizens OF quiet parts of the oty arc
about 10 o'clock by vendors of newspapers They seam
to come three or four together keep qnet until h.v
got to certain spot then. in the deepeAt,
voices they can manage. suddenly cry out and con
s.rs .h ans tho whole eo.
ribe" "teribe." bloody "atrocioIs n ;
that can be distinsushel But 1t is enough To- n
ths neIv2ns scare the children and accomplish what
Harcs eSI' 9n snsnso 's their a Tie aa
being perused never Yields any unusia r WHEN
Now. should this DO allowed, "'''"' "''on
IL there any reason quiet citizens n.
cy Ihaths proclaimed by fog horn voices in blood
methods on tbs part Of news vendersi '"'" 'ushess
of course there Ia the remedy-do not buy Of them
ers Pss much more the vend
COURAGE them Besides there is the po,sIIitv ~ IN
soaethnr unusual may have occurred SO The ctizsns
time. s " WV "u''~nee ~ the Same
They do not seem to be our newsboys Int o,d.r man
jar. 20. 1892. - " 'N'p'"ht ~
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before by their American friends. will keep
| all the seats that they carried In 1885.
Should they lose ten. Mr.. GLADsToNR's ma
jority would sink to forty; should they lose
| twenty. his majority would be insignificant
| and at the mercy Of few treacherous or
lukewarm followers. It is OF vital moment
to Irishmen that Mr.. GLApsroNE's majority
should be as large as possible. for his Eng
fish adherents are by no means agreed as
to the scope of the concessions to be made
TO Ireland. and 1t may prove extremely diff
ficult to frame Home Rule bill acceptable
In all It's details to all sections OF the Glad
stonian party. Mr.. GLADSTONE must con-
sequently rely upon the powerful reinforce
ment afforded by the Nationalist to coun-
teract and Offset any tendencies to mutiny
and secession among his English partisans.
There Is no room for doubt that in the
decisive battle for home rule which ls i'm
pending Mr.. GLADSTONE will do his part,
and the only question Is. VIII ireland do
hers She cannot do 1t II her friends in
this country desert her at the crisis OF her
fate. We regard such desertion as incredi-
BILE. nor can any pretext be found for 1t in
the unpleasant spectacle presented by the
dlssensions in the Irish party. 1t matters
not whether Individual Irish-Americans
happen to sympathlze with the Mccarthy
lite or with tho Parnellite faction; every one
Of them desires the liberty OF Ireland. and
knows that tho strife OF factions is crime
when the trumpet proclaims the final battle
for home rule. Nothing would DO easier
than to prevent tho money subscribed at
this juncture from being used in intestine
controversies among the Nationalist them
selves. 1t could be stipulated that Ameri-
can contributions should be used for elec-
ton purposes in those districts only
where Nationalist candidates were opposed
to Unionist, and in no district where
McCarthyite and Parnellte candidates
were arrayed against each other. The
effect OF such stipulation would DO TO Sc
cure n compromise between the followers OF
Mr.. MCCARTHY and those Of Mr.. REDMOND.
whereby perhaps certain number of seats
might BIO conceded to the weaker faction.
to the general end that nowhere should
single Nationalist vote be thrown away.
But whatever precautions and safeguards
may bo devised to insure the effective APP
p!ication Of American contributions. 1t Is
certain that those contributions must be
made unless the home rule cause is to be
lost. or at least seriously impcrilled. in what
ought to be the hour Of victory.
The friends Of Ireland in New York who
six years ago organized the Parliamentary
Fund. should lose no time in preparing to
give similar substantial tokens Of their de-
votion to homo rule. Never did ireland
more need their aid. and never had they SO
bright a prospect OF seeing their patriotic
exertions crowned with success.
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subser,p,io. by Msi,-rest-psia.
How Canada May Help Herself.

Our esteemed contemporary. the Pits
bsrgh Dispatch. has some interesting re-
marks on the commercial situation OF the
Canadian Dominion. There are several
ways. says the Dispatch. In which Canada
can Increase her commerce.. but the only
one practicable at present is a reasonable
reciprocity arrangement with the United
States"
Now. the ono sure and conclusive method
Of establishing perfect and lasting reci-
procity OF trade between the Dominion
and the United States Is the Incorporation Of
the two countriesin the same political unity:
that L., their annexation the one to the
other. Indeed. that would go beyond nero
reciprocity. It would establish complete
FREQ trade between them: and. as genuine
free traders. we should prefer 1t before any
and every other arrangement that could
possibly be made In the case. Compared
With FREQ trade. reciprocity is nothing but
temporary and inconclusive makeshift.
We confess that we are amazed at the ono
objection which our Pittsburgh contempo-
rary raises against an event 30 suspicious.
Annexation" says the Dispatch. will
never take place while the Canadian vote
would upset the balance OF party politics
as 1t would at present" We suppose this
means the party politics of the United
States. and not Of Canada: and we declare
that we can't see 1t. If the annexation OF that
country were seriously proposed. the people
Of the United States would vote for 1T
with substantial unanimity. Party politics
would not merely stand dumb before such
question; they would be suppressed There
would be only one party. the party OF Con-
tinenta Union.
Meanwhile there Is no hurry about reel
procity OF trade with Canada. We have
tried 1t once and we did not admire the re-
suits. Then. too. it was forced upon us by
party politics. and 1t was the party of
slavery that did it. Tho owners Of slaves
were alarmed lest tho annexation Of Cam
ada should strengthen the party of freedom
90 that the slave power would DO outvoted,
and the institution be brought into peril OF
destruction by the addition of SO many
new free States to tho Union. Accordingly,
they went in for reciprocity: and yet
slavery was wiped out all tho same. and
everybody is glad OF it.
Now wo are not wanting such halfway
measures any more. Let us have absolute
and Interchangeable free trade with the
provinces OF the Canadian Dominion. and
not any partial and temporary device like
reciprocal commerce in few articles and
duties on all others. We are not in any
haste about it. Our Canadian friends can
take their own time for entering into the
heritage which is offered them: and they
may be sure whenever they come that they
will not now find any powerful and deter
mined party of slave owners to shut the
door in their faces because they ure freemen.
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Still another convention OF Southern cot
ton growers is to be hold. the members OF
which are to urge each other to reduce the
cotton acreage. We do not know how many
local conventions In favor OF this reduction
have been held in the South since last years
crop was gathered but we must have heard of
them from nearly all the States beyond
North Carolina The question is UP for de-
bate everywhere between the Pedee River and
the Rio Grande. and 1t is truly an important
question not only to this country, but also to
several other countries. 1t seems to be hard
to convince the Southern cotton growers of the
necessity or the desirabilty of reducing tho
crop. Tho price OF the staple has been low for
couple of years. but then it may advance this
year or next, owing to circumstances that can
not be foreseen. II It should advance to a
profitable figure. and the South were unable to
supply the demand for it. life ,rssI1d be made
a burden to those Of the Southern Aericul-
tural Commissioners who are now urging the
cotton growers to reduce their acreage
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The Navy Department has now obtained

The Navy Department has now obtained
al necessary information concerning the prao.
ticability Of building war vessels OF various
Kinds In the shipynrds on the lakes and along
the Misstssipri and In the ports OF the Pacific
There arc all desirable facilities for the yort
IN these regions az we'll as on tho Atlantic sea.
board. and formidable torpedo boats have been
or soon will be constructed in establishments
on the Pacific. the Mississippi. and the lakes.
Secretary TRACY hiss been dubious about Civ
ing certain naval contracts to builders on
Lake Michigan and Lake Superior until a def
mite understanding shall be reached as to the
bearing OF our treaty Of 1917 with Great Brit
ain. which provides for tho Limitation Of the
navel ornaments In the lakes lying between
the United States and Canada. 1t is impor.
tant that the language Of this treaty should be
construed in accordance with its original in
tent: and It is doubtful whether. II thus con-
strued. 1t would prevent Secretary TRACY from
carrying out the policy which he is DESTROYS OF
adopting.
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The air ship inventors are evidently en-
couraged by their failures. Mr.. PENNINGTON
especially. who has for years been building
ships in the air that would not 60. has set to
work upon others that are bound to 20. He
tells how he has at last solved the problems
that have baffied all other inventors. how his
other air ships failed because he had not got
the correct solution. how he has raised $780,
100000 to demonstrate the accuracy Of his
latest solution. and how he will after q time
set the new air ships agoing over land and sea
at velocity which he has been able to calcu-
late with percsion. Mr.. PENNrNoros's talk
has very wild aspect, and we cannot forget
that he talked In just the same style years ago
about his other air ships. and yet it turned out
that they wouldn't 60
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The Valparaiso Ell Combat, a leading CHILEAN
paper, recently printed the following In It's
advertising columns:
Uncle Sam beEs to inform his friends the publio
heads Of families and teachers OF schoos that he Il
prepared to exhibit on very reasonable terms hts cee-
AMERICAN EAGLE
tQuite Tnme).
The aweinsliring and terrific screams Of this noble
PERFECT HARMLESSNESs
are now well known. Any person may with thu IRE
est IMMUNITY kick spit upon or null Tea theirs Out Of
its tall SO that much sport may he derived from its
at which need feel the least afraid has boon
exhibited before ~ oeA
ALL THE CROWNED HEADS OF EUROPE.
AND HAS CAUSED SCREAMS OF LAUGHTER
Address UNCLE BAN,
White Feather House.
Washington, d, O.
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Perquisite. at the Ola so,d,cr,, Hon.

To TIE Epirox OF THx sus-sir; The Old so,d,.r.,
Home Washington for regulars has been in . Ant
Yer Tor months and Is stili huttering. The former
SURGEON General aud Commlssary General were said
and statsst.es; bnt Congress,cnai commsttes in
vssnsasaa " with Senator Harrison az Chair
nian ,Anu tne question 10 now whether Jbsv
r., ns,' ,oH ,ost al inIerss, In the Home or should
chance Every soldier in the regular army swes ,
sens month toward maintaining this Home ana IN
ssT &c srs any n oCs Of cent o.
OF their retained pay for what they do Tor them 6
GERS On the retired list pull every wire for these nlacea
ssSs ssr 1.ss:d
sneisnt. ofncer. render them Money min ics nnd
IA, coal &C. had been going these fsyors
ass hty Ss are h .pesnns e hs
WARRINGTON. Jan. 20
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+ Inc anti-Chinese agltators can rest as
sured that both Houses OF Congress- are aware
OF the fact that the Chinese Exclusion act will
expire this year. They need have no fear that
the Chinese hordes" will be allowed to over
run this country in May next. A bill the terms
OF which are even more stringent than those
OF the present Exclusion act has already been
prepared by the House Committee on Immi-
grafton. and will be reported to the House in
due season.
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The European nations that have been
scramblng to acquire possession OF all the
COASTS OF Africa have had good deal to say
about the "Hinterland." and have set up tho
theory that the nation which has possession Of
certain coast line has right to the unap-
propriated regions behind It. Unfortunately
this rule does not seem to work in the case OF
Liberia 1t would seem that the negro repub-
lie should have unlimited "Hinterland." for
she has boon In possession Of her long stretch
OF coast for many years. and. moreover. her ex-
plorer. ANDERSON. vas the arst to travel into
and describe the elevated country lying east Of
Liberia proper. Now France claims this en-
tire country. and poor Liberia, too weak to as.
sert any rights she may have. finds herself
confined to her narrow strip OF coast. though
her public men have been talking for years Of
the Influence they hoped their country would
some day WELD In the interior.
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guaee or the power Of writing, the progress
would seem even more miraculous.
we are convinced that tho right atmos-
pnere ior human progress Is that Of liberty
anu while pigs and cattle may improve their
species under the management Of profess
slonai breeders. we doubt whether the most
intelligent despot that could be created
would be able to succeed with the human
iami,y as well as It has succeeded under
the dictation Of nature and Of freedom.
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rom the Omiha World Herald,
Brer Claimant he Lie Low.

FVom N6 FIHstWyh D'sfs1frh
Ono OF the Mugwump chiefs In this State unbosomsd
himself a. to tho purposes and aspirations Of Mr. Cleve
land and his lieutenants "Hili and Gorman" he said
stink they are pretty smart but the old man isn't
asleep. by any means. lie Il playing deeper politics
than either of tho others"
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our esteemed Democratic contemporaries.
tne Ch'caoo Herald and the Omaha World
herald. always conspicuous for ability and
Wgor' have never appeared to moro brilliant
ADVANTAGE than in their patriotic speech and
tone In the matter OF our trouble with Chilli.
no Journals have condemned more feelingly
.he pueiilanimous craftsmanship that has at
.empted to discredit the attempts to keen tho
name ana nag OF the United States surrounded
only with dignity and respect
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A Now anA Important Fri.ua.
From he Richmond Dfpaieh.

From The Richmond Df-Tdkh.
We take for granted that the gallant Democracy OF
the Empire State will not turn their backs upon tho
man who has mads the election OF Democratic Presi
dent of the United States almost certainty. But for
Hill where would New York be to-dayi
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To IRE EnrroR or THx sus-sfr: What spectacle for
americans
The Reform Club grees with applause an attack upou
one OF our Ministers and one Of our Admirals bv
Chiieno who. to give presumably his words greater
weight is introduced by the President Of the club as
the descendant OF an American patriot.
or the President OF the club 1t Is useless to say
thing. No one has yet known exactly where to place
him IN his party or his aims. but that his fellow
hers Should with applause endorse only the reGec.
lions made without Autcien proof adducei upom tho
Mns!er nut the hase lnsinpation that Admiral brown
mex Admirai Blown has distinctly den cd he fur.
n,sneu such Information. and surely the word Of |.
naval GSsr and Gentleman should have weight
"ands accused Of lie by newspaper reporter.
AN AMERICAN,
To TIE EDITOR OF THH sus-sir' II there Ia anything
more disgusting than the remarks made on the
dents message by Representative Geary OF Calforui.
would like to read 1t. Can 1t DO possible there i,
continent 10 California that this fellow representa-,
sm0Siras snd q Irish dsscsnt and member Of tho
rae H., party to onr patriotism lie like the
More intelligence could BIO found In the lowest msmh..
primary gathering In the OF onr great cis.
INDIGNANT DKAoCpAY
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"John," said the ministers wife. "how many more
times arc you going to rece that sermon Of yoursr
Don't bother me. my dear. II you please" he re-
turned. lam practising what preach"
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Chill Thanks the HeralA.

lSom DC Ess Pork Herald
SANTIAGO Chilli jan 90 ls92.-At tho Foreign once
this afternoon oncially desired ON behalf OF the
Government OF Chill to thank the Herald in the name
Of tho country for Its disntereted actions In
ing and fostering An smicsbls termination Of the
troubles between this country and the United States
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A CLEVELAND ceave..,o. 4. Nay,


From The SpT1H0Nsld ReptbIoan-
Our Albany correspondent says every prominent
Cleveland Democrat at the New York capital anirms
that tho friends Of the exPresdent oily to hold
State Convention in May and send . solid Cleveland
delegation to Chicago which they expect to BE- ested