Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1885 — Page 6

U”" " - walls or cora. /SmfJfng and beautiful, Heaven's dome Bends aottly over our prairie home. But the wide, wide lands that stretched away, Before my eyes tn the day of May, The rolling prairie's billow swell, aßroezy uplands and timbered dell. Stately mansion and hut forlorn. All are hidden by the walls of corn. All wide the world is narrowed down To walls of com, now sere and brown. What do thev hold—these walls of com, . Whose banners toss ch the breeze of morn? He who questions may soon be told, A great State's wealth these walls unfold. No sentinels guard these walls of corn. Never is sounded the warden's horn, ■ Yet the pillars are hung with gleaming gold 9 Left all unbarred, though thieves are bold. - Clothes and food for the toiling poor, | Wealth to heap at the r ch man’s doort Meat for the healthy, and balm for him Who moans and tosses in the chamber dim; ft- Shoes for the barefooted, pearls to twine ill In the scented tresses of ladies line: Things of use for ths lowly cot, ft' Where (bless the corn) want cometh not; I Luxuries rare for the mansion grand, Gifts of a rich and rertile land; ft All these things, and so many more ■ It would fill a book to name them o’er. Were hid and held in these walls of corn, I Whose banners toss on the breeze of morn. Where do they stand, these walls of corn, ft Whose banners toss on the breeze of morn? ■ Open the atlas conned by rule, In the olden days of the district school, ■ Point to the rich and bounteous land ; That yields such fruits to the toiler’s hand. ’ ’“Treeless desert," they called it then. Haunted by beasts and forsook by men. Little they knew what wealth untold Lay h d where the desolate prairies rolled. I Who would have dared, with brush or pen. As this land is now, to paint it then? And how would the wise ones have laughed to scorn, , Had prophet foretold those walls of corn Whose banners toss on the breeze of morn I —Topeka Weekly Capital.

MY CHARMER.

BY M. A. B.

I felt vexed that my mother did not enter into my raptures concerning Lulu. “She’s the sweetest girl in the world!” I cried, enthusiastically. “So natural, so innocent, so free from anything like deceit. I don’t think any other man in all this world will have so lovely a wife as I will have.” My mother only smiled and answered nothing. “She is so beautiful, and she Ims such a winning way with her that it attracts every one. Then she loves me so devotedly that she never gives a thought to any other man.” Still my maternal relative spoke not. “Now, mother,” cried I, losing patience, “why don’t you tell me what you think of Lulu? Surely you can’t think there is any other girl who would be more suitable for me.” “Well,” said my mother, slowly, “since you want my candid opinion, I can only say that I do not like your sweetheart. But then old women and young men can hardly be expected to look at a girl with the same eyes.” “But what objection have you to Lulu for a daughter?” I persisted. “Isn’t she beautiful, graceful, intelligent and refined ? Is it because she is poor that you object to her?” “No, Frederic, not on account of her lack of fortune. JL believe her to be a heartless, mercenary girl, who is not so devoted to you as you suppose.” “That is very unkind of you, mother. You don’t know her as well as I do.” “I suspect I know her a great deal better. But if you have made up your mind, my son, I suppose it is of no use to argue the mattex .with you. I would have greatly preferred Inez Ratlimore for a daughter, but of course it is useless to speak of that now. Yet I used to think that you really liked her.” “That was before I met Lulu,” said I, with significance. My mother sighed and looked out of the window. “They say love is blind, and I think at is truly so in your case. Inez is a ; .loyal, true-hearted girl as well as a beauty and an heiress, while I believe I JLulu to be a mere fortune-hunter.” I - “Mother,” 1 cried, hotly, “if you and ? I are to remain friends you must not ! speak in that way of my future wife.” . “You asked my opinion and I gave it. Now let us drop the subject.” In no very good humor I took my hat and stalked out of the room. Leaving the hotel, I bent my footsteps to a grove near by, which was a favcjrite resort in warm weather. “No doubt Lulu is in her room, reading or sleeping,”.! thought. “It is really too warm to do anything else these sultry afternoons.” Finding a pleasant spot beside a huge fallen tree, I lay down and fell to musing. “Mother is the best woman in the world, but she can not appreciate my beautiful Lulu. The idea of for a moment comparing her with Inez Rathmore? Of course, Inez is well enough, but she is not an angel like my Lulu.” I commenced to feel drowsy, and at length fell asleep. Voices on the other •side of the fallen tree aroused me from <ny uneasy slumber. Reluctance to wlaying the eavesdropper was overcome by a desire to hear the conversation, far J recognized one of the voices; so I Imperfectly still and listened. *la», it is very tiresome,” Lulu was in her sweet, gentle tones, “to a man Ido not love. But, Cyril • ptkttat. I have always been acOlNttrfHMidl to luxury in my uncle’s home, expects me to make a good jjijML for he will give me nothing wbon 1 marry. But, love, do not look «o«d. You will find some other girl 1 my teeth in rage. Who was thia ***** she. called “love” and y*' Whon he spoke, my an y ***** for I knew the voice to be I of Cyril Melstone, a young man l>een Lulu’s lover before 1 “You do not care for me as I care for awt Lulu * he said, “or you could not CrriL it » wh are talk.tjrthiy. I love you witi’ ull niy

heart, but I have more prudence than ' yon. Were we to marry, what would we I live on ? You have nothing but ‘ your profession, and I am dependent upon my uncle. No, no; much as I love you, I will have to marry Frederic Carlyle.” On the other side of the tree, I solemnly registered an oath that no such marriage should ever take place. “I will, work hard and make a fortune for us, if you will only wait,” pleaded her companion. “It would be years before you could gain wealth by your profession, and ‘love in a cottage’ does not suit me. I prefer life in a palace, even though I must have Frederic Carlyle for an incumbrance,” “My darling, my-darling!” I heard Cyril cry; “how can I endure to see you another man’s bride?" Then I heard the sound of passionate kisses, and soon afterward they left their seat and walked off tow Ard the hotel. As their retreating footsteps sounded in my ear. I groaned in agony of spirit So this was my true, innocent darling, for whose sake I had almost quarreled with my mother! “She cares for nothing but my money,” thought I, “and that she shall never have. Thank fortune, I have found her out before it is too late.” That night, when the dance in the hotel parlor was well under way, I entered the room with my mother on my arm. The dear old lady had been told nothing of my painful discovery; she only knew that I was irritable and moody. On looking around the room, the first person I saw was Lulu. She was arrayed in spotless white, with white flowers at her throat and in her golden hair. I gazed at her earnestly, but not with admiring eyes. I knew her false heart too well to be blinded by her dazzling beauty. Her face flushed when she caught my look of scrutiny, and she smiled sweetly at me. I crossed the room and came to her side. “Where have you been all day?” she asked in her low, musical voice. (Alas! I remembered when I had heard that voice last.) “I have not seen you since breakfast.” Now was my time for a signal revenge. I looked down at the tiny figure by my side. Her golden hair and liquid blue eyes, the exquisite coloring of cheek and lips, made her a picture fair to see. “I will tell you where I was this afternoon, Miss Lulu,” answered I, watching the white hand upon which glittered the magnificent solitaire diamond I had given her. “I was in the grove enjoying a conversation which I happened to overhear. I had fallen asleep, I>ut was aroused by voices near me, and so became an unintentional listener to a < onversation between Mr. Helstone and yourself. Permit me to observe that I have very strong objections to being married for my money; so, if you will be so kind as to return my ring, we will consider our engagement at an end. ” She grew white to the very lips, but took off the ring withdut a word, and placed it in my hand. With a bow which I flatter myself was both haughty and graceful, I left her. Six months later I married Inez Rathmore.

Italian Scenery.

There is an education needed for the appreciation of nature as well as of art. Many people scorn this notion, and as there undoubtedly are some with so fine an innate perception and discrimination of the beautiful that they instinctively recognize it, anybody may believe himself to be one of the chosen few. But the rest of us know that without the native gift, which nothing can wholly replace, the eye and taste require experience and training to comprehend and analyze the beauties of the outer world. There was a time when I resented as hotly as most other Americans the idea that any scenery could surpass our own; I knew that the Alps were higher than the Alleghenies, but, beyond that, I thought that where there are mountains, valleys, a lake, a waterfall, there must of necessity be a view of the utmost beauty, without regard to degree. It would be as rational to maintain that a human being is necessarily beautiful because possessed of eyes, nose, and chin; almost everything depends .upon the outline and the relative proportion and disposition of the features. The Italian landscape has a classic form and profile; its glowing complexion is due to the light —that heavenly effulgence which can transfigure any scene. — Atlantic.

A Silurian Scorpion.

Herr Lindstrom, a Stockholm geologist, has found a perfect fossil scorpion in the upper silurian rocks of the Island of Gotland, in Sweden. The cuticle can be distinguished, also the dorsal plates of the abdomen and the cephalothorax. The surface is quite similar in appearance to the scorpions of to-day, and its organization proves it to have lived on land and breathed air. It has been called Pat eophonous Nuncius, and is evidently one of the most ancient of terrestrial animals, the libellules found in the Devonian formation of Canada, having hitherto been esteemed the oldest known. It is remarkable that the four pair of thoracic claws are thick and pointed like those of the embryons of several other tracheates and campodea, a form of claw which does not exist in the known fossil scorpions of the carboniferous era, which in their appendages resemble those of to-day- -Eng ineering.

Cure for Drunkenness or Morphinism.

Dr. Fleischl, of Vienna, declares that morphinism, alcoholism, and similar habits can now be cured rapidly and painlessly by means of cocain chloride. The -method is very simple —a withdrawal, eithei:,. gradual, o.r abrupt and complete/bf ’the ilabl£ttttf k -ißifokicanM and treatment of the nervous and other symptoms which arise therefrom by means of hypodermic injections of the cocain. He claims that in ten days a cure may be effected in any case. The dose of cochin chloride, hypodermically, is from one-twelfth to one-fourth of a* grain, dissolved in water, repeated as ncceasaiy.— National Drnygiat,

GOOD MANNERS.

XVkat to Talk A Bout. Keep clear of personalities in general conversation. Talk of things, objects, thoughts. The smallest minds occupy themselves with personalities. Personalities, must with some be talked, because we have to learn and find out men’s characteristics for legitimate objects; but it is to be with confidential persons. Do not needlessly report ill of others. There are times when we are compelled to say, “I do not think Bouncer a true and honest man.” But when there is no need to express an opink n let poor Bouncer swagger away.-r-D?'. John Hall. How to Be Entertaining-. One of the most important rules in the science of manners is that you pre-. serve an almost absolute silence concerning yourself. Play the comedy, some day, of speaking of your own interests to ordinary acquaintances, and you will see feigned attention swiftly followed by indifference and then by weariness, until every one lias found a pretext for leaving you. But if you wish to group about you the sympathies of all and to be considered a charming and agreeable fellow, talk to them of themselves, seek some way of bringing each into action in turn; then they will smile at you, think well t of you and praise you when you are gone.— Balzac.

PoliteneH* in Public. What is politeness in public ? It involves the prompt perception of the rights and comforts of others, and the willing and graceful concession of these. Where this is done, even if the manner be not all that could be desired; the spirit and purpose answer. These are apt to be evident in the manner. And where there is a purpose and effort to make others agreeable, the essence of true politeness will appear. But selfishness, that seeks only personal enjoyment, at the expense of all others, is the essence of all impoliteness. There appear in public life many who are polished as to outward manner who are, at the same time, at variance with all the rules of good conduct. A stately bow, a polished expression, do not answer for that regard for the comfort of others which is the material element in good conduct.— Philadelphia Call. How Napkins Are Used. Some people unfold their napkin at table and carefully fasten it around them like an apron; and I have seen the same people gather up the crumbs at the close of a meal and carefully shake them over the tablecloth. There are others who would let it slide onto the floor and make every one uncomforta’ble to regain it. And I have observed the absent-minded person use it for a pocket handkerchief, and calmly proceed to appropriate it, feeling quite mortified afterward when the contents of his pocket were revealed. There are those who tuck the napkin under the chin, as one does when about to feed an infant, , and some who on leaving the table carefully fold it as if for future use. This is not good form, unless a ring is supplied. It is a pretty custom to keep rings for guests, each ring of a different pattern, cr designated, if for ladies, by a different colored ribbon. It gives a guest an athome feeling, as if he had some share in the home. Otherwise, on leaving the table the napkin should remain on the left side of the plate, discarded, without any attempt at folding.

Rare Epitaphs.

Among the communications which you have printed on this subject I have not observed any reference to the wellknown one in Massachusetts. A sorrowing and pious parent had inscribed the following two lines to the memory of his dead child: We can not have all things to please us, Poor little Tommy’s gone to Jesus. A sympathetic reader, mistaking the point of the lament, added the lines: Cheer up, dear friend—all may yet be well. Perhaps poor little Tommy’s gone to h—! The following, on a blacksmith, is in Shropshire. I forget where: My sledge and anvil lie declined. My bellows, too. have lost their wind! My tire’s extinct and forge decay’d, And in the dust my body’s laid; My coal is out, my iron’s gone. My nails are drove, tny work is done. If not too long for your columns the following epitaph (I believe unpublished in any generally accessible form), in Brumfield Church, Suffolk, will interest students of “style”: Between the remains of her brother Edward And her husband Arthur, Here lies the body of Bridgett Applewhaite, Once Bcidirett Nelson. After the fatigues ot a married life, Borne with incredible patience For four years and three-quarters, bating three weeks, And after the enjoyment of the glorious freedom Of an easy and unblemished widowhood. For four years and upwards She resolved to run the risk of a second marriage tied; But dea h forbade the banns; And having with an apoplectic dart (The sama .nstrument with which he had formerly Dispat. hed her mo the?) Touched the most vital part of her brain, She must h»ve fallen directly to the ground (As one thuuder-stvook). If she had not been > atch’t and supported by - her intended nusbaud. Of which invisible brui<c. After a strugg e for above sixty hours W,th that grand enemy to lit.; (Hut the c rtain and mer. iful friend to helpless old age). In terrible convulsions, plaintive groans, or stupefying sleep. Withou recovery of speech or senses. She died on the 12th day of Sept, in ths year of our i,ord 17.31, And of her own age 44. I beg to inclose copies of two curious epitaphs, both of which are to be seen in the graveyard at Wigtown, in Gallowayshire, Scotland. Here lies the corps of Andrew Cowan, of Croft Angry, who died June 6. 177b’ aged 70 years. And hfs son William lies beside him, wno died the '•(st of February, 1775, aged 17 years. And b s son John ot honest fame, Ot stature small and a leg lame; Content he was with portion small. Keened shop in Wigtown, and that’s all. Died August 21st, 1770, aged 32 years. In memory of the “Wigtown Martyrs" : Here lyes Margrat Willson, Doughter of Gilbert Willson in Glenvernooh, who was Drowned >. . . ... ..... ‘ I jet "earth an d'St’dhe still witness beare ' Their lyes a virgine Martyre Here, Matter'd for owning Christ Supream Head of his church and no more crime But not abjuring Presbytry . And not owning Prelacy. They her condemned by unjust law. Within the Sea Ty’d to a stake. The actors ot this cruel crime Was Lagg Strachan, Winram, and Graham. Neither young years nor vet old age Could stop the fury of their rage. —Oor. London Spectator. - «*» IM - - - -

HUMOR.

Thebe are always fore feet in stock yards. Most people like to feel stove up in cold weather. Allopathic doctors consider drugs a physic-all necessity. An exchange tells x>f a “wide-awake policeman.” Had too much dinner, poor fellow! The French way of spelling Stephen is, “E-t-i-e-n-n-e.” The French are a brave people, but they can’t spell worth a cent. Some of the coffee served nowadays is so weak that it looks shameful for the strong, active digestive organs to tackle the poor helpless thing. • “Mamma,” asked little Carrie, “can you tell me what part o$ heaven people live in who are good, but not agreeable?”—Rehoboth Sunday Herald. The wools are vaunt, the fields are brow*, And sorrow fills our cup. For, as the mercury iroe.s down. The price ot coal voea up. - Boston Courier. Th: Nast is going to lecture. We breathe a fervent prayer that, for the sake of Mr. Nast's family, he will draw better than he has for the last year.— Buffalo Express. A New York florist, in laying down bouquet regulations, remarks: “If you send a bouquet to adorn the house, it should be in a basket or a majolica vase, the latter having the advantage of being pretty to preserve after the flowers fade.” He forgot to add* that it should be sent in a herdic. “Does not the practical joking of some of your scholars annoy you at times, Mr. Blackboard?” “Verymuch. I have always had an abhorrence of practical jokes in any form, but to some of the pranks played by the boys—such as placing bent pins in my chair, for instance—my dislike is particularly deep seated.’’—New York Times. Fair Caller—You see, I wanted to work Mr. Chasuble a pair of slippers, and I thought you might lend me one of his old shoes to get his size. Curate’s Landlady—Law, Miss! the shoes is all a given out four days ago, and it was only yesterday morning a lady as had heer’d his shoes was all bespoke, come here a imploring of me to let her measure the wet marks in the reverend gentleman’s bathroom immejiately he had gone out. KENTUCKY LOVE LYRIC. IVith one mad jump A great big lump Sprang up into his wizen; A long air thrill His B.ul did fill As he wished that she was his'n. She also gazed In manner dazerl, Herheait w.ta love aid burn; She ; d che rful give Her right to live If he was on. her’n. —Exchange. Capped the climax: An Englishman, a Frenchman, and an American were discussing the merits of painters of their respective countries. The American, after listening to all the others had to advance in favor of their countrymed, remarked: “Wall, yes, I guess they did some tall painting; but there was a young fellow in our village, and he got a piece of marble and painted it like cork, and darn me if it didn’t float.”— Augusta Chronicle. O, SAY can you see, by the dawn’s earlv light, What you failed to perceive at the twilight’ last gleaming; A cranky concern that through the lone night. O’er the bed where you sleep, was so saucily streaming? The silk patches so fair, Round, three-cornered, and square, Give proof that the lunatic bed-quilt is there. O, the crazy-quilt mania triumphantly raves. And maid, wife, and widow are-bound as its slaves. “See here, Mr. Man, I hear that you are flirting with my wife, and if you don’t stop it I’ll break your neck.” “Flirting with your wife! I’m neither flirting with her nor want to do so. I don’t-like her well enough for that. ” “You don’t? I’d like to know why you don’t. She’s just as nice a woman as there is in town, and I don’t want you to be tellin’ me that she hain’t good enough for you to like. You’ve got to like her just as well as any other woman, or I’ll know why, and don’t you forget it.” The angry husband then walked away swearing vengeance because Mr. Mau didn’t like his wife. Some men can’t be pleased any way. DOT FUNNY LITTLE BABY. Droo as I love! most every day I laugh me vild to see de vay Dat shmall young baby dry to play, Dot funny ifttle baby! Ven I looke of dem little toes, Und see dot funny little nose, Uud hear de vay dot rooster crows, 1 schmile like I vas crazy! He pulls my nose and kicks my hair, Und crawls me over everywhere, Und slobbers me, but vat I care? Dat vas my schmall young baby. Around my neck dot little arm Vas squeezing me so nice und varm. Oh, may dere never come some harm To dot schmall little baby! —iakob Strauss.

How to Make Her Perfectly Safe.

Every toboggan carries a lady, and there is just enough danger to make it delightfully exciting. The lady takes her seat on the soft cushions, her feet firmly braced against the front piece, which curls over and covers them, her hands grasping the rail at either side, the body slightly thrown backward. All will go well if she does not move, but woe betide the girl that moves an inch to the right or left! The steerer takes his place behind. His position is optional, but the general mode is to lie on the left side, propped on one arm with the right leg extended which is used for steering. “Our invariable rule,” said a friend, “is to hold on to your girl, and there are critical moments when a very tight hold is absolutely necessary.”—Harper's Bazar.

Both Told the Truth.

Smith and Jones were watching a.' prestidigitator performing a few tricks of legerdemain on the streets, when J ones exclaimed: “isn’t it wonderful ? I never saw the befit!” “Pshaw!” said Smith, “you have seen the beat manv a time.” “Ah, indeed! When?” “When you shave. ” ’ “Yes, yes, soldo; but I can’t help it, Smith. You shouldn’t stand in front of my window when I am shaving if you don’t want me to see you.”— Newman Independent.

THE SILVER QUESTION.

President Cleveland’s Recent Letter Elicits a Reply from the Friends of Silver Coinage. An Earnest Protest Against the Position Assumed by Mr. Arthur’s Successor (Associated Press dispatch from Washington.] The friends of silver in the House, while at first inclined to make a formal reply to the letter of President-elect Cleveland, since it has been given to the public, decided at a conference held this evening to reply openly to those parts with which they do not cree. They say they did not invite a cont oversv, but. on the co .trary, were anxious to avoid it. They also say it was not until it had become known that a determined effort was being made to induce the President elect to commit himself and his administration in advance to the gold side of the currency question that they decided merely to ask him not to commit himself until his Cabinet had been formed, and both sides of the question could be considered. They believe, however, in the independence of ‘the legislative branch of the Government, and assert they will at all times maintain it. They furnish the following as a statement of their views: In the letter no distinction is made between silver coinage and silver bullion. While it is true that the silver bullion, which is excluded from coinage and consequently from monetary use, is worth less (in the ratio of 16 to 1) than 85 per cent, of the gold dollar, silver coins, which are admitted to monetary use the same as gold, are equal in value to gold coin. The silver dollar will exchange for as mnch as a gold dollar. It will even buy the gold with which gold dollars may be made. France, with a population of 36,000,000 and territory not as large as Texas, has in circulation $600,000,000 silver with $850,000,000 gold, while we have bnt $200,000,000 full-tender silver to over $600,000,000 in gold. Altogether $l,3X),ooo,ooo silver coins, at a ratio of 15.1 to 1, are held in circulation in Europe, side by side with $’,600,000.000 gold. Of paper and silver together, including silver certificates, we have less than $750,000,000, which shows that in this country, there is more gold than paper, and nearly three times as much gold as silver. With this proportion in our currency, and with gold and silver equally full tender for everything, it is difficult to understand why the Secretary of the Treasury might not, if he chose to do so, pay out more silver and less gold. Of course, if while receiving into the Treasury United States notes, silver and elver certificates, gold, or gold certificates, he pays out only gold, his stock of gold would diminish. If, on the other hand, he should pay out more silver and paper and less gold, the character of the reserve in the Treasury would control the Secretary. There would be no need for a legal tender if one who receives money be permitted to choose the kind he will have. That si ver and silver certificates displace gold is true, but only as Treasury or bank notes displace it. The withdrawal of a hundred m llions of bank notes, or the issuance of a hundred millions, has the same effect on gold as so much in silver or silver certificates. Why has it never been proposed to withdraw the national bank notes as a means of preventing the > xpulsion of gold? , To the proposition that there now exist, or ever have existed under our Constitution, obligations specifically payable in gold, the silver men feel it their solemn duty to enter their most emphatic dissent at the very outset of a discussion of the question. No such obligations exist or ever djd exist. Webster said: ‘ "Gold and silver at rate-(.fixed by Congress constitute a legal standard of value in this country, and neither Congress nor any State has authority to establish any other standard or to displace this." One act to strengthen the public credit, approved March 18, 1869, solemnly pledged the United States to the payment of bonds in coin. The refunding act of July 14, ls7o, provided for the payment of all refunding bonds in coin, of their present standard value, which is the same as the present va ue. The resumption act of Jan. 14, 1875, provides that from and after Jan. 1, 1879, the Secretary ot the Treasury should redeem in coin the outstanding legal-tender notes. By the act of Feb. 28,1878, provid nv for the resumption of the coinage of the standard dollar, the silver dollars were made legal tender for all debts and dues, public and private, unless otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract; aud there is not a public obligation outstanding, and never was, containing a stipulation of payment in gold. In January, 1878, Congress adopted the following concurrent resolution, offered by Stanley Matthews, then Senator, now on the Supreme bench:. That all bonds of the United States issued or authorized to be issued under the acts of Congress hereinbefore recited are pavable, principal and Interest, at the option of the Government ot the United States, in silver dollars of the coinage of the United States, containing 412)6 grains each of standard silver, and that to restore to its coinage such silver coins as legal tender, in payment of said bonds, principal and interest, is not in violation of the public faith, nor in derogation of the rights of the public creditor. The opinions of Secretaries of the Treasury from 1878 down are r ferred to as authority. The opinions are valuable when supported liy facts and sound reasons, but ought not to control unless they are. It cannot be forgotten, however, that these same Secretaries have steadily predicted what has not taken place. The friends of silver concur in the opinion that it is most desirable to maintain and continue in use the mass of our gold coin, hs we 1 as the mass of silver already coined. They agree, too. that it is of momentous importance to Drevent the two metals from parting company. But the two metals have already parted com i any, under the influence of silver demonetization in other countries, and the hostility of the Treasury and banks to silver in this, but that the continued coinage of silver at the rate of $28,000,060 a year will drive gold out ot circulation in the near future, or force it to a premium, does not to them seem to be sustained by facts or sound reasoning. The total volume of currency in the United States, outside of gold, is less than $750,000,000. It is believed to be a principle ot economic science, perfectly well settled, that if a volume of $750,000,000 Is not sufficient in itself to maintain prices in this country at the level of international prices, then gold will come here and stay here in sufficient amount to make, with the volume already in circulation, what will constitute our distributive share of the world's money as determined by our international trade. That $750,000,000 is not a sufficient volume to maintain prices at the world’s level of prices is evidenced by the fact that $6 0,000,000 in gold, a considerable part of which is in circulation, either in the form of coin or certificates, now stays here, and it will go away only when prices become lower elsewhere than they are here. It is believed, therefore, that no such crisis as has been foreboded can overtake ns under the existing conditions. It is not believed to be in the power of all the banks in the country, even if they were so disposed, to take the gold out of circulation and hold it for any length of time at a premium. They must first lock up the world’s money and arrest the world’s commerce. Nor can paper or silver certificates now in circulation side by side with gold expel gold. The gold can be expelled only by forcing into circulation, in addition to $750,000,000, either silver or paper equal to the entire volume of gold now in circulation. In that manner, under Gresham’s law, gold might be expelled, and probably would be. It is doubtless true, too, that if the population and wealth of this country were at a stand, then the continued coinage of siver in sufficient volume would in time expel gold from circulation, but as long as the population and wealth go on increasing, then the conditions of the problem are changed. In fact, in order to preserve a stable ratio between the money volume and the population and wealth in annual increase, not less than $10,000,000 currency of some kind is now required. In other words, the increase of th 1 population and wealth calls for an addition to our circulation of at least s!o,ooi>,o ,0 a year. If, while these condi ions continue, silver is coined at the rate only of $28,000,000> a year, there is left still a considerable void to be filled with gold. This is the reason why gold has increased in the country steadily since the act of 1878 was passed, and why gold has increased by nearly $14,000,000 during the last year, and is now increasing at tne rata of nearly $1,500,000 a month, notwithstanding the depression of business in the country, and as a matter of fact there is to-day Aore gold in this country than there ever was before in its whole history. Another fact is that $80,000,100 of gold in the treasury was put there in exchange for silver certificates. ’Jh'i immediate effect of stopping the coinage of silver must necessarily be to lower the price of silver bullion and gradually to appreciate the value of gold the world over. The difficulties in the way of establishing an international ratio, so much desired, or of the readjustment of the relative value to gold here would thereby be increased. How it is possible for snch things to take place as are predicted in the last paragraph of the letter it is difficult to see. Gold is to be withdrawn to its hoarding places, followed by an unprecedented contraction in the actual volume of our currency. Such a contraction, it has been shown, must be followed by a great fall es prices. What then? Would not gold flow here as tides flow? Surely it would come as f st as ships could bring it. What would those who have been hoarding gold do with it th ■ ■ Labor, the letter I Bays, already greatly depressed, would suffer still farther depression by tne scaling down of , the purchasing power ot every so-called dollar 1 paid into the hand of toil. Here in one sentence we have gold hoarded, unprecedented oou-

I traction, fall of prices, and selling down of, ' the purchasing power of the dollar. That is, when these impend ng calamities come, prices I are to fall, everything becomes cheaper, and money becomes less valuable at the same time. That is, bo h s,des of the ba ance go down together. Usually tne side goes up as the other goes down; usua ly as commodities become cheaper mon-y b comes relatively dearer and „vi. e versa; usually a contraction of the money volume results in a rise in the value of money, , an-J not in a fall. The contrad ctions involved in this paragraph of the letter are-bar Jly calculated to carry conviction to those who have ever studied the mqpsy quest ons at all, or to. awaken in them any sense of alarm at our approaching calamities irom such causes. In one thing all will agree, and that is in the importance to the whole country, and especially to the laboring classes now struggling with want, of the revival of business and tne reaction prosper! y. The one condition essent al to this is to stop the contraction of currency. No country ever did thrive, and never can, while its money was undergoing contraction. Business can not be secure when its foundation is constantly giving way. Stability in the volume of money is the one essential to safe and prosperous business. Wt at is the monetary condition of the world to-day? Are we not brought face to t. ce with the startling (act that the gold proauction of tue world has i alien below its’consumption in the arts, an 1 that there is no probability of any new gold for the money supply for centuries to come- W.th thfe condition ot things as to gold, shut off silver, as is now proposed, and where is the money supply, even for keeping up the stock of coin now in the hands of the world, to come from? As aegrava ing to this state of affaire in tnis country, the paper currency is undergoing contraction by the surrender of ban . notes. If this state of things is to last, upon what is theA to build ths hopeof returning prosp r.tyg 1 In the la t three years, according to the London Economist, prices have fallen more th n 20 per cent, —that is. money has appreciated in that ratio. In the quarter century following the gold discoveries of California and Australia, the stock of precious metal in use as money was increased by nearly 40 per cent. The trade and commerce of Great Britain and the United States during ’the same period increased more than four fold, and wealth proportionately. Reverse these conditions, shut off all money supply, and what room for hope is there for mankind, except for those whoso incomes are sure? With the appreciation of money all debts appreciate. When it is remembered that such debts run into tens of billions—more than the entire jiresent wealth of the United States—the vast consequences of the appreciation of money are seen. The control of feudal lords over the earth in the middle ages was insignificant compared with the control the modern creditor kings and lords, who, through legislation, can secure an; increase in the value! of money. It can be shown tnat it will take more labor, or more of the produce of labor, to pay what remains of our own national debt now than it would have taken to pay it all at the close of the war. Eighteen million bales of cotton were equivalent in value to the entire interest-bearing debt in 1865, but it will take 35,0.;0,u00 bales at the price of cottnn now to pay the remainder of the debt. Twentyfive million tons of bar iron would have paid the wixjle debt in 1865. It will take 35,000,000 tons to pay what remains, after all that has been paid as principal and interest. . In view of the vast interests involved the friends of silver did not think it too much to ask that the question of stopping the coinage of silver should not be separated from its relation to the whole currency question and acted upon by itself. The currency question, it is believed, at the present time overshadows all other questions, and all the friends cf silver have asked is that the President elect should give it full consideration and hear both sides before committing his administration to any particular view respecting it.

NEARING THE END.

Malignant Cancer Rapidly Destroying the Life of Ufysses 8. Grant. [New York telegram. In regard to Gen. Grant’s health, Col. Frederick Grant said to a Post reporter this afternoon: “My father is a very sick man. There is no use in longer denying the tact. We have made every effort to keep the true facts irom the public, because we knew that, as soon as it should become known that he was dangerously ill, there would' be hundreds ot letters coming in with every mail, and this would only excite him and make his cure less hopeful. For any facts concerning the nature of his disease I refer you to his physicians. The doctors who are attending him are Dr. Fordvce Barker, Dr. J. H. Douglas, and Dr. H. B. Sands, of this city, and Dr. I. M. Merker, of Philadelphia.” Dr. Douglas said: “1 am in nowise responsible tor the rose-colored report that appeared in the HfedicaZ .JowhcZ last week. Two days before the report was published I had a conversation with Dr. Sands at Gen. Grant’s house. As a result of the consultation we botti decided that the cancerons growth at the root of the tongue was hardening and steadily growing worse. Microscopical examina tion by an expert proved beyond doubt that the case was one of the malignant epithelial growth. Gen. Grant is a very sick man. I think there is little or no hope that he will recover. He is breaking down, but has displayed much courage. For a month he has done as much as six or eight hours’ work a day, but he has had but little sleep for the past eight days. We have tried to keep the knowledge ot his true condition from the General, because he has so many other troubles to bear. I have all along maintained that his trouble is from cancerons growth at the root of the tongue, caused, undoubtedly, by excess in smoking. Every time he speaks, or breathes, or eats, this is disturbed. It is difficult to treat it for that reason. There are times when the growth has been temporarily checked, but it has never been arrested, and is steadily increasing. There has been considerable loss of tissue of the soft palate. He takes nourishment every day in a liquid form. He can not eat solid food because he h»s lost all his teeth. They were extracted in the hope of easing the pain in his face. This pain, although it resembles neuralgia, is not that pure and simple, but is a reflection of the pain caused by the cancer in the throat. He has been suffering from a severe pain in the right ear and on the top of the head. To ease this his head is kept wrapped in hotnanijels. I can not say how near the end is He may live for a month yet, as men guttering from this disease have done, but I do not think there is any hope that he will ever recover.” Dr. Douglas was asked to describe the condition of his patient. He said: “Gen. Grant is a very sick man. His body and hands are greatly emaciated, and he is losing flesh daily. He can not recover from the disease, and his death is only a question of time. He is losing his grip on life, and has not the force and energy to stand up against the many blows to his strength. He may live for weeks or months. The progress of the disease may be put in abeyance by natural forces, although at present it is advancing rapidly. It is not likely that the cancer will choke him. It will kill him. by exhaustion. It is impossible to give him stimulants, as they iifiure his throat. Iwas seriously alarmed from the first, but I thought his condition fair, and that his life might be prolonged for months, until this ulcerawon set in. I can not tell how long he will live. It is a fatal disease, which will sooner or later terminate life, but when I can not say. It may be in three months or in six months. I don’t see how it can be beyond six months. “Gen. Grant came to me first on Oct. 22 last, and asked me to examine his throat. I did so, and saw at once that ne was suffering from a cancer. I did not wish to irighten him by telling him this, so 1 said he had an epithelial trouble. He asked me if it was not a cancer, and I told him the disease was of a cancerous character in a mild form. It probably arose from excessive smoking, combined with other cause*. He had been Buttering from it since June. lat once told his family of the nature of the disease, and they know how serious the case is. I think the General also knows it now. He was in the habit of coming down 1 o see me pretty much every morning. The cancer continued to grow worse, although its growth has not been steady. The hardened part of the cancer is at the rout of the tongue on the right side. The ulceration is in the soft palate just above where the tonsils lie. He stopped smoking on Nov. 20, and he did not seem to mind the deprivation of tobacco. At one time he had a severe pain in the left ear, and that was checked by removing a bad tooth, 'ihe dentist found that several other teeth were in a bad condition, and advised their removal, which was done. The loss of these teeth has prevented Gen. Grant irom chewing solid food He eats minced meat, terrapin and other soft food, and has no difficulty in swallowing it. Indeed, he swallows more readily than he did two months ago. This is probably due to the fact that the ulceration has relaxed some of the membranes. He takes a good deal of nourishment, although he does not want to eat. as the effect ot the disease is to destroy all appetite. The bad weather of late has affected him unfavorably. He caught a slight cold. The cancer is what is called a ’benign cancer.’ and if it were anywhere else on the body we could at least hold it in abeyance. As it is, an operation would accomplish no good. It would be quite impossible to cut it out from the root of the tongue.”

Washington, Ga., claims to have been the first town in America to be named for the “Father of his Country." Gen. Robebt Toombs is ill at his home in Washington, Ga.