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The Republican., 1893-11-16
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNoCENTs
Why Aunt Patience Wanted to Get Back
Home.

Why Aunt Patience Wanted to Get Back
Home.
Her home was at Johns, but she
came out to Kansas early in September
to spend the winter with us. Now
John never took any periodicals, ex-
cept his county newspaper, and Aunt
Patience was great reader-John's s
wife said she was very littery in her
tastes"
At our house Aunt Patience reveled
in literature for the first few days.
Then we noticed that she lost interest
in the coming of the daily and laid the
weekly papers aside after brief scan
ming: One day she was strangely quiet
and prcoccupied.
"Homesick already, Aunt Patiencef"
said David.
why, yes, l guess l be, though
hadn't sensed it till you spoke. Maybe
i had better be a-going back; more'n n
likely that's the best way out of it."
''Out of what? Aren't you comfort
able here? Are the children too noisy,
Aunt Patience?"
THE children, bless their hearts, no;
/ hate to leave them, but they make
me feel it more. It's the slaughter of
the innocents, David; it wears on me;
every day and every day l read it in
every paper"
Aunt Patience pointed to a para
graph in the yesterdays daily:
Michael Sweeny was tonight arrest
ed for an assault upon his wife and
daughter Jane, three weeks old. He
came homo intoxicated, and demanded
money of his wife. The woman being
sick had none to give him. In his
anger he caught the earthcn teapot
from the stove, where it was boiling,
and hurled it at the woman, who sat
nursing her infant. The teapot broke
against the head q the babe and the
breast of the mother, cutting and scald-
ing both in the most frightful manner.
The police found the brute calmly eat
ing the supper his wife had kept hot
for him, while his screaming victims,
covered with blood, were writhing in
agony upon the floor. The woman and
child were removed to the city hos
pital, where the child died in short
time. The woman may recover"
There, David. that is the sort of
readin | can't stand. Two or three on
every page, either some child or wom-
an, or an old soldier run over by the
cars while drunk"
We'll, well. read the church papers, -
said David, and he handed her the
Christian Advocate. Aunt Patience
carefully cut the wrapper and un-
folded the sheet, but in a moment she
handed it back with one trembling
finger resting upon the item.
Read that, she said.
David read:
'Crazed ny the excessive use o; liquor Doug
las Curtis. a switch-thrower in Chicago Sun
day morning murdered his scven-year-ol
caughter desperately wounded his wife and
then blew out his own whisky soaked brains.
a Gecent fellow when not drunk, the dispatch
says"
We'll, I'd better go home" said
Aunt Patience. These tningsll be
a-goin' on just the same, but shan't
be a-readin about it, and gettin' all
wrought up, My way is to do some
thing. I'll get up a union at the Cen
ter. I'm known there and can start
ore. l feel pretty certain. And the
.chilGren-I teach tho infant class at
home-some Of them are pretty old but
they would stay. III tell them all
abcu: it. I cant sleep nights onless
can do something"
SO Aunt Patience went home.-Mrs.
McVcan-AdanlS. in Union Signal.
The Republican., 1893-11-16
RAILROADS DON'T WANT THEM.
Drinking Men Arc Being Refused Remu-
nerAfiNc Einul vrnent.

Drinking Men Are Being Refused Remu-
nerativc Employment.
The Chicago & Rock Island Railroad
Co. is enforcing among its employees
the rule that they shall not enter sa-
looms nor indulge in any intoxicants
This rule holds good at all times, and
rot merely during their hours of labor
The men are not allowed to drink atall
wnile in the employment Of the com
pany. Furthermore, it is not allowed
that any employe shall shield another
who drinks The rule is based upon
the theory that drinking renders a
cuaa unreliable, and therefore his
The Republican., 1893-11-16
LEARNING AND EDUCATION.
A Distinction with Difference Worth the
Noting.

Noting.
There Is something wrong some.
where in systems Of education and
morals. The criminal classes used to
be ignorant. We were then assured
that by opening schools we would close
prisons. and by filing heads we be
saved the unpleasant duty of ohopping
them off.
The facts do not seem to sustain the
promises, and we are driven unwilling
ly to the conclusion that instruc tion is
not a guarantee against immortality.
Statistics show that crime has in-
creased rather than decreased since
the introduction of our finer and moro
elaborate methods of instruction.
There is great difference between
instruction and education. This
should always be kept In mind
when considering educational top
les Instruction gives one insight
into that which is not under
stood 1t leads into the mind from
without.
Education Is quite the rev erse. 1t ID
leading out of that which is in tho mind,
or rather the development of tho in.
herent ego. Instruction Is a means OF
doing this, but it is possible to stimu-
late and develop the undesirable quali-
ties of the ego. The same instruction
that makes a saint of morally-in-
clined ego might make devil out Of
one that is evil inclined
To develop the ego as found in the
individual will result in developing
about as much bad as good. In order,
therefore, TO get good results some-
thing more than instruction In the art
of reading, mathematics. or the sci-
ences, is necessary. The tastes tenn.
perament and environment of the child
must be taken into consideration.
NJ. Rossigneux, of Paris, in discuss
ing the educational methods In vogue
in his own country, says:
''If crime is egotism, the education
of childhood should be carried on with
a view TO large and fertile develop
ment of the disintereStcd sentiments
which are in germ in every human
soul, and the programmes OF study
should be elaborated with this aim
This can be done. believe, without
interfer .ng in the least with studies OF
which the object is pure utility. By
cultivating the esthetic and moral
flculties OF the child. 1t is possible to
have in the primary class of the small.
est village something which corre-
spends to what one properly called tha
humanities in secondary instruction
that is, TO give the child liberal edu.
cation in the true sense of that term"
Erasmus Wilson, in Pittsburgh Ga
zette.
-Gnao4a4nr Il
The Republican., 1893-11-16
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
BOYS WANTED.

Tho saloon must have boys, or It must aaui
lp shop. 1t is great factory, and unless il
,an get two million boys from each generation
'or raw material, some of these factories must
,lose out and its operatives must be thrown
on a cold world, and the public revenue will
1wlndle. Wanted, two million boys" is the
notice. One family out of every five must con.
<ioute boy to keep up the esupply.-FERNALD. Il
7tco millions, Now may Heaven
Be merciful to me
That never in that company
My own dear boy seel
Ny boy! so brave and loving,
With eyes so clear and true
Can these accursed pitfalls,
Be set for such as you:
One offre! Thorne Terrace
Is bright and fair 10 see
Five happy homes are builded,
Fire families are we.
Safe seems our street and sheltered;
All danger far away;
Under the budding naples
Our little children play.
But round the second corner,
Where tides OF traffie flow,
And jarring echoes clamor
As men rush to and fro,
There is place all gilded,
Where fiery draughts are poured
As tender youth joins blear-eyed age
Around the drunkard's board
Myboy in reach OF peril?
And will 1t come-the Gay
When his young feet, lured thithev,
Shall Ter that threshold straw
When his hand shall be lifted
The fatal cup to drain
Until the drunkard's madness
Shall fire him, heart aad brainf
SO help me, God in Heaven,
The son Thou gavest me,
Light OF my eyes, shall never
Such ghastly ruin seel
God gives tho mother COURAGE
To cope with beasts of prey,
But here is monster deadlier,
Than all that rend and slay.
Help, Lord! Our babes deliver,
Strike for them swift and soon,
Avengc the fallen. sweep from earth
The thrice-accurscd salooni
Mrs. f. E, C. Glasicr, in Union Signal.
The Republican., 1893-11-16
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
STORY OF A HORSE.
How Star Nursed and Fed an Inval
Companion.

How Star Nursed and Fed an Invalid
Companion.
In the fire department of n certain
city out west was a fine horse named
Star. He had been on the force long
time, and was very trusty and very in
telligent. His name-I am sure you
have guessed it-came from a white
star on the forehead.
Star knew his duties very well, and
whenever the electric bell rang,
whether it was the signal of fire or
only for the daily drill of the engine
house horses, he would rush out of the
docr of his stall and take disappointed
place.
Each stall had its own door, so that
the horses. in case of fire. could get to
The Republican., 1893-11-16

An illiterate man from the west
with money. had gone to a Maine
town-Portland, We'll say-to attend
to some lawsuits there in which he
was interested. He was gone two or
three months and when he returned a
legal friend was asking him few
questions.
How long were you away?'
Nearly three months"
"Ah, you had time to get pretty well
acquainted with the lawyers thcrc?"
"Yes; better than | wanted to with
some"
'Of course, those on the other side;
but what do you think generally of
the Portland bar?"
He slapped his hand on his leg as if
suddenly recalled TO himself
They amt got any" he said; its a
local option town. detroit Free Press.
The Republican., 1893-11-16
And lie Left.

Rose" said the adorer, taking his
hat and cane for the seventh time. and
making the third bluff at leaving since
eleven o'clock, Rose. bid me but hope.
could wait for you forever"
That's all very well, Mr.. Staylate, "
sad the beautiful girl, coldly, but
you needn't BEGIN to-night"-Chicago
Record.
The Republican., 1893-11-16
SWINGS FOR DOLLY.
ny Bright Girl Can Put One Together
vii

Ahy ErIHht GIT Can Put One Together
with Ease.
There is 10 doubt at all that dolls
would be much more lively and inter
esting if they had more amusements
provided for them, and could play and
take more exercise.
Little girls know how it is them
selves. When they are obliged to stay
indoors for any reason, and have only
book and a rocking chair, and lit
The Republican., 1893-11-16

When one says of anything that it is
mot worth a straw one means 10
imply that it is worthless for what can
be the value of straw? The older
saying was mot worth rush." and
this brings out the origin Of the phrase
better. In the days before carpets it
was the custom TO strew the door with
rushes. When Quests Of rank were en-
tertained, rushes, green, fresh and
sweet, were spread for them, but folk
Of lower degree had 70 be content with
rushes that had already been used
while still humber persons had 10 do
without any, as not even being worth
q rush. "-Doston Budget
The Republican., 1893-11-16

SUPERINTENDENT it require
deal of courage TO go up in balloon?"
Aeronaut-"Not IA bit, ma'am. It's the
coming down in iG-BOston Transcript.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
no BoNp AMENpMENT.
Senator Sherman Won't Jeopardiz,
the Repeal Bill.

Washington, Oct. Ex-senator Sherman
this morning definitely disposed of the
story that he would seek to have the re-
peal bill amended so as to authorize 5000,
100000 worth of bonds issued by the
treasury department for the purpose of
increasing the gold reserve, by saying that
he had no intention of introducing that
proposition in connection with the present
question. He feels that the treasury
department ought to have this authority
for the purpose stated, but will defer his
efforts in that direction until the begin
ming of the regular session of congress,
when he will introduce an independent
bill granting authority to the treasury to
issue these bonds. He will probably
make brief statement as to this effect 10
the Senate before the repeal bill is dis
posed Of
THE AMENDMENT WOULD FAIL.
The opinion that a bond amendment to
the repeal bill would fail is almost unani-
nous in the Senate, and many of the
friends of the bill think that the intro
duction of such an amendment would en-
danger the measure itself by introducing
an element of discord. The statement
was made by a prominent democratic
senator this morning that bond amend
ment would be opposed by the unanimous
vote of the democratic side of the cham
Der. The silver repeal men and populists
would also oppose it. If such an amend
ment should be introduced it would, in all
proba ability, lead to prolonged debate.
ATTITUDE OF THE PoPULIsTs.
A statement made by Senator PETER
this morning also disposes in part at least
of the story that the populists would OBJ
struct the passage of the repeal bill by
irregular methods. He said that there
would be no effort whatever on the part
of any populist senator to prevent the
beginning of voting upon the amend
ments to the pending bill. Possibly, he
said, there might be brief speech or two
by them, but certainly not for the purpose
of causing delay. He said the populists
felt that they were entitled to considera-
tion as a party They wanted simply to
go on with the question to the end in the
reg1llar waV
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27

the county treasurer of Chatham county,
was introduced to-day.
The first bill to be placed upon its
third reading was one introduced by Mr.
Wilson, Of Ware, calling for an increase
Of the number of judges comprising the
supreme court from three to five, making
one chief and four associate judges 1t
was made the special order for next
Wednesday, Immediately after the read
ing of the journal.
HART COUNTY's DIsPENsARY.
There is trouble up in Hart county over
the dispensary located there. The mem
Der from Hart, this morning, introduced
a bill to repeal the law establishing this
dispensary, II am only following the
recommendation of the grand jury" said
he, "for the dispensary is no good The
keeper has been managing 1t IN a loose
manner, and whisky has been given
out on forged orders of certificates.
ii has gotten so that anybody
can get whisky from it and we want to be
authorized to go back to the straight pro-
hibitionn
The governor to-day vetoed the Senate
bill which made the constitution OF the
state and of the United States history,
physiology and hygiene part of the com
mon school curriculum without requiring
teachers to be examined upon these
branches in order to obtain licenses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
APPROPRIATIONS TO BE CUT.
The House Committee Realizes the
Necessity for Retrenohment.

The House Committee Realizes the
Necessity for Retrenohment.
Washington, Oct. 26-Sayers, of Texas,
chairman Of the house committee on APP
preparations, says that he presumes that
he will earn the title of the meanest man
in congress, because he intends TO insist
on rigid economy in all expenditures.
Speaking more particularly of the plan he
proposes to pursue, he says he will not in
sist on cuts in the appropriations where
the expenditures are necessary. In the
lighthouse service, life-saving service and
in expenditures for the public good, he
says The appropriations should be ample
and are actually necessary, but in the ex-
penditures where there is a possibility Of
saving he intends to apply the knife.
If congress accepts the recommended
tiOns IN the report of the Dockery COM
mission for expenditures in the depart
ments, there will be sa red to the govern
ment in tho legislative, judicial and exec
utive appropriation bill at least 81, 000,0 coo.
He further says that the House commit
tee on appropriations intends 10 make
like savings on all large bills. While he
did not say so 1t is quite prohable that
the appropriations for river and harbor
improvements under the contract system
WIN be cut, as will also the appro-
priatious for public buildings. These
appropriations are carried ia the sundry
civil bill Mr. Snyers says that with q
deficit staring them In the face they must
erononize at every possible point, al
thonsh he wants il understood that there
win be nothing done " cripple the lsgiti-
mate branches Of the goYerninent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
NIcARAauA,s CANAL
Doolittle Urges That a Committee be
Sent TO Investigate It.

Sent to Investigate 1t.
Washington, Oct. &c. Representative
Doolittle, Of Washington, who was before
the committee on interstate and foreign
commerce yesterday advocating his bill
for joint committee Of six members Of
the House, and the same number of the
Senate, TO go TO Nicaragua to investigate
everything connected with the canal
made his argument in behalf of the great
interests of both sea coasts. He says that
if the United States does not take speedy
action it will soon DE found that the
agents of British capital, who are
now in Nicaragua, win have made great
inroads upon American interests and Sc
cured coptrol of all the stock possible for
British holders He represented that it
would be a good thing for both the At
lantic and Pacific coasts if the canal
should be constructed, as it would bring
New York nearly 1l,000 miles nearer San
Francisco and avoid the dangers of Cape
Horn. Congress, he said, needed the
practical information which personal
investigation only could give. The ex-
pcnse of sending such committee to
make the investigation may prevent favor
able action by the House or the commit
tee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
HoNoRs TO THE CARDINAL.
The People ofwashington Tender Him
a Reception.

Washington, Oct. ga reception was
rendered by the people of Washington to-
night, regardless Of creed, to Cardinal
James Gibbons, On the occasion of the
twenty-ffth anniversary Of his elevation
to the Episcopate President Harmon, Of
the Carroll institute, welcomed Cardinal
Gibbons in a short speech, and introduced
Commissioner Ross, of the District of
Columbia, who welcomed the cardinal on
behalf of the residents of the district
The next speaker was Senator White,
of Louisiana.
Cardinal Gibbons replying to these ad-
dresses Of welcome displayed a deep feel
ing of appreciation He said: II only
wish that my voice corresponded with
the wishes of my heart, so that | might
duly express my,feelings on the occasion
of this magnificent receptions
He thanked Senator White for his
kind words, and spoke in the warmest
terms Of their associations in boyhood-
"He has well said that the Catholic
church iiourishes most where liberty
reignsn
NATION WHERE PEACE REIGEs.
The cardinal congratulated the commits
sioner on the peace, tranquility and good
government that reigus at the capitol,
Notwithstanding the absence of standing
armies and great military forces. We
have no standing armies in the United
States which are a dram on the moral
and material resources of the country.
Yet despite the absence Of such forces in
Washington, the city is well governed
And what is true of the capital Is true of
the nation. We have credit abroad
for being a free nation, but
our neighbors are not disposed
to give us credit for being
the strongest nation. Yet we are strong,
for our strength lies in the intelligence
and virtue Of our people and in the patri-
otism of our citizens. The cardinal con
graduated the commissioner on the beauty
of the capitol He ventured TO predict
that before many years the greatest ma
tion on earth would be adorned by the
greatest capitol Of Christendom
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
TAXATION OF INooDrEs.
Western Members object to Having it
Include Mortgages.

Washington, Oct. 26.-There was lit
tie futter among some members Of the
House when the report was circulated
that in the income tax scheme there
would be included a provision To tax
mortgages Western men assert that tax
ing mortgages would mean that the per-
son borrowing money would be Obliged 10
pay an increased amount Of interest 10
meet the amount OF the tax and
the man lending the money would not be-
injured. Inquiry among memb bers OF the
ways and means committee developed the
fact that the impression got abroad
through the hearing which was last week
accorded 10 Thomas q Shearman. Of
New York who advocated "a tag On in
vested wealth, including bonds, stocks,
mortgages aud rents. ~ was apparent
that un Income tax, II adopted would
mean a graduated tax 0n al kinds q ln-
comes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
NEaEoEs ASK PROTECTION.
The Federal Government Asked tc
Put an End to Lynchings.

Washington, Oct. pa committee
from the colored lawyers convention, re
Gently held in Chattanooga, is here to lay
before congress a memorial setting forth
the grievances Of the race in the south.
The memorial asserts that inasmuch as
the south can not cope with mobs, and the
states are powerless 20 suppress them,
and asks OF the general government in
case Of its failure to protect
tbe negro in the enjoyment
~ every right, 10 appropriate
81 900 600 600 10 colonize the whole negro
race Ina some place 70 be hereafter Sc
lected. X. c. Benjamin, OF Alabama
seems 70 be the spokesman Of the com
r0fttese
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
ENGRoss1Na TO BE GIVEN UP.
Bills and Resolutions May Be Printed
in the Senate Hereafter.

Washington, oct. Ex-senator Cock
rell from the joint committee TO inquire
into the status of the laws relating to the
departments Of the government to-day
reported favorably the House
concurrent resolution providing for
the printing of congressional bills
and resolutions, instead of having
them engrossed and enrolled by pen and
ink. This system prevails in other legis-
lative bodies and had been the practice in
the parliament of Great Britain since
lS49. The new system, IL adopted, will
90 into effect at the beginning Of the reg
ular session of the present congress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
HELD FOR A DEFALcATIoN.
An American Arrested on a Steamer
on It's Arrival in England.

Southampton, Oct. 26.-An American
named Wendell, accompanied by his wife
and son, who was passenger on board the
Fuerst Bismarck, which arrived to-day,
was arrested heTe According TO report,
Wendell was taken into custody at the
request OF United States Minister Bayard,
ana is said 10 be wanted IN New York,
charged with a heavy defaleati0n.
NOTHING KNOWN or HIN IN SEW York.
Now York, Oct. Superintendent of
Police Bgrnes stated this Afternoon that
he ana moi know Wendell The superln-
tendent also stated that he knew nothing
about the case.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
OPENING OF THE STRIP.
The Administration Vindicated at I
Convention IA Oklahoma.

Washington, Oct. 26.-A telegram has
been received by Secretary Hoke
Smith, announcing that 1.-THE ad-
ministration has been vindicated
By a large democratic majority del
egation az Perry, Oklahoma This Is
intended 90 congratulate the Secretary
on the fact that the method Of Opening
the Cherokee strip docs not seem 70 meet
with % much dissatisfaction a. has been
alleged
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
Rev. DR.. Haddawav Dead.

Haddaway. chaplain OF the House Of Rem
resentatives, and pastor Of Marvin
Chapel, NJ. e. church, south, who sank
into a comatose state yesterday afternoon,
died this morning at o'clock The inn
mediate cause Of his death was Bright's
dfuaana
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
xAvAL orr1oERs MoRrrr1rn.

The removal of Rear Admiral Stanton
was the sole topic of comment among the
naval officers to-day. They are mortified
and disappointed at his action, and do
not hesitate to so express themselves.
Commodore Stanton's explanation for
his conduct has not yet been divulged at
the navy department. IL is assumed,
however, from what the officials say, that
he was given full opportunity to make an
explanation before the Secretarys sum
mary action, but they refuse to indicate
what its nature is. 1t is supposed Com
modore Stanton will leave Rio de Janeiro
at an early date for this country.
Secretary Gresham, it is said, expressed
verbally to Minister Mendonca the deep
regret of this government at the action Of
Rear Admiral Stanton, and has assured
him that an official explanation will be
forwarded.
Senor Salvador De Mendonca. the
Brazilian minister, said today that the
action of the United States government in
removing Admiral Stanton is entirely sat
isfactorg to his government and that no
apologies are expected or desired.