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CURES PERMANENTLY

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In Pain 30 Years, Constantino, Mich.. Feb. 16,1S87.

I had pains in the back for thirty years. Conlined to bed fur weeks. Five years ago St. Jacobs Oil cured me am weil and hearty, no return of pain can lift as much as ever.

JVJoricK.

IX II. KEARICK.

At Druggists

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THE CHARLES A. VOGELER CO.. Baltimore. Ml.

A£NQUNCEMENTS.

Meeting to Organize New Building and LIIIIII Association of the I'rairie City Series.

There will be a meeting at the oflice of Foulkes & Dahlen, 511 Ohio street, on Friday evening, Dec.-mber fitb, 1&.H3 for the purpose of, organizing anew building and loan association, All subscribers for stock In Prairie City Building and Loan Association No. 0 are requested to be present. Those who have not already subscribed can do so that evening.

WANTED.

'J-HK MUTUAL LIKE

[NSCUANCK Co of

WAN

New Yokk.

The oldest active Life Insurance Company In America. The largest Life Company in existence. The Strongest Financial Institution In ihe World

Assets over 13D,000,(100.00. Annual Tncome $80.000.000.IKI.

it is the .safest company In which to Insure. All claims paid promptly and In full. It Is the Cheapest, as

It payx lanjt iliviilcntt* to policyhijlderf than aiiu other. It has no stockholders

Ail profits go to the policyholders.

Its ratio of expenses to receipts Is less than any other company. Its new policy Is the most liberal ever offered by any company.

Tt Is simple and definite—no amlblgultles. It Is practically without restrictions, non-furfeit-ahle and Incontestlble.

T\KK NO OTIIKl!. ItlDDLE, HAMILTON CO Agents.

TED-SGO salary, §40 expenses in advance allowed each month. Steady employment, at home or traveling No soliciting. Duties delivering and making collections. No postal cards. Address with stamp, Uafer & Co I'lrpia, Ohio.

WANTED-I

wish to employ a few ladles on

salary to take charge of my business at their homes. Light, v-ry fascinating and healthful Wages «0 per week. Reference given, (ioort pas for part time Address, with stamp, Mrs. Marlon Walker Louisville, Ky.

WAVTKD—Agentslinesell

to the Pliiless Clothes

Line the only ever Invented that holds the clothes without pins: a perfect success: patent recently issued sold only by ag 'nts, to whom the exclusive right Is given on receipt of GO cents we will send a sample line by mall also circulars, price list and terms to agents: s-cure your territory at once. Address WORCESTER 1'IN'LESS CLOTHES LINE CO 17 Herman St.. Worcester, Mass.

ANtkd—Uood tinner at ieo. S. Zimmerman's, 65S Wabash avenue.

WANTED

Scissors. Knives, cleavers, etc.:

grown") 'n best manner. Lawn mowers put In order. Also sawn dressed for carpenters, butchers, am' others. Repairing of all kinds. John Armstrong, No. 10 North Third street.

WANTfor

ED-A room and bowl with private lain Ity a young lady employed by day. Ad dress M. J, thlsoi'tice.

"\\7ANTED—To buy a six or ten gallon YV nickel or silver plate coffee urn: six gallon preferred. .lACOlJ WHITE, 631 Main street.

ANTEO—Nlrl to do general housework referenco required. Inquire at OO'J Ohio street

_FOR_SALE^

1JMJR S VLE-LOTS -Thren lots off the Mclirpgor property. Lots at the toutiieast corner of Fifth and Linton streets. Addres3 Alex McKregor, 411 north Sixth street.

TTOR SALE—Stationary engine, cast Iron frame, Jr second-hand tlrst-class. Mxteen horse-power. In first-class condition. Apply to llKNltY lllLD, Ml Main street.

ipim SALK OR EXCHANGE—A carerully se-k-cte.d stock of hardware, direct from the manufacturer, Invoicing at lowest wholesale or jobbers' prices *16.000. Address^

M€(,RE(.f)R

Drawer 11, Lovington, III.

TTU)R SALE-BEST BLOCK COAL in the olty me ton lots. §2 50 two ton lots, *2.40 per ton. All clean, full weight. 1

RANK SHl'.WMAKKR,

Telephone 155. 031! south Second street.

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1JV)K_RENT—Cottige of live rooms, pantry, ceilar, cistern, gas: live squares from business center. Inquire of A. B. Stoner. Townley Bros.

FOU

KENT—House of eleven rooms, corner nl\th and Eagle streets, with all modern Improvements. Inquire at 302 rth Eighth street

LOST.

CHT OR STOLEN—Small black and tan dog, weight six or eight pounds, answers to name or Dido. Liberal reward by returning to Burton grocery. 311 south Second street.

j4 ON EY TO LOAN.

ON'ET TO LOAN—Any sum most reasonable terms. RIDDLE. HAMILTON & CO.

Satisfaction Positively Guaranteed

We feel confident In saying that

NO Furer or Better Baking Powder

is sold. Alt we ask Is a fair trial.

Sold by a.11 Grocers!

1-pound cans for 40c. and Ground cans for 20c.

9 DftOITlUE For LOST or TAILING KAKEOOD] A

FUSIIlit

General and NERVOUS D— BIIXTf

n7TT5 TC Weakness cf Body and Kici: Effects O of Errors or Excesses 01«or Young.

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fr*f. ERIE MEDiCAL t*D.» BUFFALO H.I.

The Health Office cigar is a clear Havana, 3 for 25c., and is the best cigar'in the city for the money.

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.

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tendance should be promoted by every mora -.Kency. and those falling should bs compelled The national schools for Indians have been very successful, and should be multiplied, and. as far as possible, should be so organized and conducted as to facilitate the transfer of the schools to the states or territories In which they are located, when the Indians In a neighborhood have accepted citizenship, and have become otherwise fitted for such a transfer. This condition of things will be attained slowly, but II will be hastened by keeping Itinmlnd. And In the meantime that co-oparatlon between the government and the mission schools, which has wrought much good should be cordially and Impartially maintained.

The last congr-S3enacted two distinct laws relating to negotiations with the Sioux Indians, of Dakota, for a relinquishment of a portion of their lands to the United States and for dividing the remainder into separate reservations. Both were approved on the same day—March 2. The one .submitted to the Indians a specific proposition the other (section 8 of the Indian appropriation acti authorized the presldetr to appoint three commissioners to negotiate with these Indians for the accomplishment of the same general purpose, and required that any agreement made should be submitted to congress for ratification. On the 16tb day of April last I appointed the Uon. Charles Foster, of Ohio the Hon. William Warner, of Missouri, and Major General George Crook. of the I'ulted States army, commissioners under the last nam law. They were, however, authorized and directed, first, to submit to the Indians the definite proposition male to them bj the act first mentioned, and onlv in the event of a failure to secure the assent of the requisite number to that proposition to ope negotiations for modified terms under the act. The work of the commission was prolonged and arduous, but the assent of the requisite number was. it Is understood, finally obtained to the proposition made by congress, though the report of tue commission has not yet been submitted. In view of these facts I shall not. as at present advised, deem It necessary to submit the agreement to congress for ratification, but It will In due course"be submitted tor Information. This agreement releases to the United States about 'J,000.000 acres of land.

Th commission provided lor by section 14 of the Indian appropriation bill to negotiate with the Cherokee Indians and all other Indians owning or claiming lands lying west of jhe Dlidegof longitude, for the cession to the United States of all such lands, was constituted by the appointment of the Hon. Lucius Kalrchild of Wisconsin, the Hon John E. Hartrantt ot Pennsylvania, and the Lion. Alfred M. Wilson of Arkansas, and organized on June 29 last. Their first conference with the representatives of theCherokees was held «t Talequail, Julv 27, with no definite results. General John F. llartianft. ot Pennsylvania, was prevented by 111 health fro 11 taking part tiithi conference. His death, which occurred recently, Is liistly and generally lamented by a people he has served with cohsplcuous gallantry In war and great fidelity In peace. The vacancy thus created was filial by the appointment of the Hon. Warren (i. Say re, of Indiana. A recond conference between the commission and the Cherokees was begun on November 0. but no results have yet been obtained, nor Is It believed that a conclusion can be Immediately expected.

I lie came syndicate now occupying the lands for gra/.P purposes Is clearly one ol the agencies responsible for tue obstruction o£ our negotiations with the Cherokees. The large body of agrlcul ural land-" coiist-tuting what Is known as the •Cherokt Outlet" ought not to be,- and indeed can not be held lor grazing, and }or the advantage )f a lew against the public Interests and the best advantage of the Indians themselves. The United state* has now, under the treaties, cert

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these Pauls, ihtsewlll not be ustd oppressively, but it can not b" allowed that those who by sufferance occupy these lands shall Interpose to defeat the wise and bem licerit purposes of the government. I can not but believe that the advantageous character of the offer made by the fulled States to tlieCherokee nation tor a full release ot these lands, as compared with other sugestIons now made to them, will yet obtain for it a 'avornble consideration.

Under the agreement made between the United States and the Muscogee (or CreeU) nation of Indians on the l'Jth day of January. lfcS), an absolute title was secured by the United States to ab jut three and a hair millions of acr. or land. Section 12 ol the general Indian appropriation act, approved March 2.1381)', made provi-lon for the purchase by the United States from the Seminole tribe ol a certain portion of their lands. '1 he delegates of the Seminole nation, having first duty evidenced to me their power to act In that behalf, delivered a proper release and conveyance to the. United States of all the lands mentioned In the ict. which was accepted by me and certified to be in compliance with the statute. By the terms of both the acts referred to ail the lands so purchased were declared to bo a part ol the public domain and open to settlement under the homestead law. But of the lands embraced In th- se purchases, belr gIn the aggregate about 5,500,090 acres. :i.5ti0.000 acres had already, under the terms of the treaty of 1866, been acquired by the United States for the purpose ot settling other Indian tribes thereon, and had been appropriated to that purpose. The land remaining and available ior settlement consisted of 1.837.7% acres, surrounded on all sides by lands In the occupancy ot Indian tribes. Congress bad provided no civil government for the people who were to be invited by my proclamation to settle upon these lauds, except as the new court, which had been established at Muscogee, or the United States courts In some of the adjoining states, had power to enforce the general laws of the United States. In this ndltion of thiiiES I was quite reluctant to open the lands to settlement. But. in view of the fact that several thousand persons, many of them with their families, had gathered upon the borders of the Indian territory, with a view to securing homesteads on the lands, and that delay tild Involve them In much loss and mlferlng. I did, on the 23d day of March last. Issue a proclamation declaring that the lands therein described would be open to settlement under the prov slons the law on the 2iid day or April following, nt 12

Tclock noon. Two land districts had been established and the offices were op»n for the transaction of business when the appointed time arrived.

It Is much to the credit of the settlers that they very generally observed the limitation as to the time when they might enter the territory. Care will be taken that tnose who entered In violation of the law do not secure the advantage they unfairly sought. There was a great deal ot apprehension tnat the strife for locations would result In much violence and bloodshed, but happily these anticipations were not realized. It Is estimated that there are now In the territory about 60,IKK) people and several considerable towns have sprung up for which temporary municipal governments have been organized. Githrle Is said to have now a population of almost 8,000. Eleven schools and nine churches have been established, and three dally newspapers are published In tills city, whose charter and ordira* c-s have only the sanction of the voluntary acquiecenc.*- or the people rrom day to day. Oklahoma City has a population of about 5,000 and is proportionately as well provided as Guthrie with churches schools and n»wsp ip"rs. Other towns and villages having populations of from one hundred to one thousand, are scattered over the territory, in order to secure the peace of the new community, in the absence of civil government, 1 directed General Merritt. commanding the department of the Missouri, to act In conjunction with the marshals of the United Stales to preserve the peace, and upon their requisition to use the troops to aid them in executing warrants and In quieting any riots or breaches of the peace that might occur, lie was further directed to use his Intluence to promote gsod order, and to avoid any conflicts between or with the settlers. Believing that the Introduction and sale ot llq ors where no legal restraints or regulations existed, would endanger the public peace, and in vl°w of the fact that such liquors must first be Introduced into the Indim reservations belore reaching the white settlements, I rurther directed the general commandite 'o enforce the iaws relating to the Introduction of ardent spirits into the Indian country.

The presence or the troops has given a sense of security to tfe well-disposed citizens, and has tended to restrain the lawless. In one instance the oUlcer In Immediate command of the troops went further than I deemed Justifiable in supporting the defaeto municipal government of Gurhrle, and he was so Informed and directed to limit the lnterterence of the military to the support of the marshals on the lines Indicated In the original order I verv urgently recommend that congress at once provided a territorial government for these people. Serious questions, which may at any time lead to violent outbreaks are awaiting the Institution of courts for tnetr peaceful adjustment. 1 lis American genius ror .-elf-govt rnirent has been well illustrated In Oklahoma, but It is neither safe or wise to leave these people lo-ger Pi the expedients which have temporallly served them.

Provisions should be made for the acquisition of title to town lots in the towns now established In Uiska.'for locating town sites and for the establishment of municipal governments. Only the mining laws have been extended to that territory, and no other form ol title to lands can now be obtained. The general land laws were framed with reference to the disposition of agricultural lands, and It Is doubtful If their operation in Alaska would be beneficial.

We have fortunately not extended to Alaska the mistaken policy of establishing reservations for the Indian tribes, and can deal with them rrom the beginning as Individuals with, I am sure, better results. But any disposition of the public lands and any regulations relating to timber anil to the fisheries should have a klmllv regard to their interests. Having no power to lew taxes, the people of Alaska are wholly dependent upon the general government, to whose revenues the s°al fisheries make a larce annual contribution. An appropriation tor education should be neither overlooked nor stinted. The smallness of the population and the great distance between the settlements offer serious obstacles to the establishment of the usual territorial form of government. Perhaps the organ-l-atlon of several sub-dlstrlcte. with a small municipal council of limited powers for each, would be safe and useful. Attention is called In this connection to the suggestions of the secretary of the treasure relating to the establisment of another port of entry In Alaska, and of other needed customs facilities and regulatliffis.

In the administration of the land laws the policy of facilitating In every proper way the adjustment of the honest claims of Individual settlers upon the public lands has been pursued. The number of pending cases had, during the preceding ad

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ministration, been gr?atly Increased under the operation of orders for a time suspending final action In a large part of the cases originating In the West and Northwest, and by the subsequent use of unusual methods of examination. Only those 'who are familiar with the conditions under which our agricultural lands have been settled can appreciate the serious and often fatal consequences to the settler of a policy that put his title under suspicion, or delays the Issuance of his patent.

While care Is taken to prevent and to expose fraud, it should not be Imputed without reason. ThP manifest purpose of the homestead and preemption laws was to promote the settlement of the public domain by persons having a bona fide Intent to make a home upon the tract of land. Where this Intent Is well established and the requirements of the law have been substantially complied with, the claimant isentitled toa prompt and friendly consideration of his case. But where there Is reason to believe that the claimant Is the mere agent of another who Is seeking to evade a law intended to promote small holdings, and to secure by fraudulent methods large tracts of timber or other lands* both principal and agent should not only be thwarted In their fraudulent purpose, but should be made to feel the lull penalties of our criminal statutes. The law should be 60 administered as not to confound these two classes, and to visit penalties only upon the latter. •j he unsettled state of the titles to large bodies of land in the territories of New Mexico and Arizona has greatly retarded the development of those territories. Provision should be made by law for the prompt trial and final adjustment before a Judicial tribunal, or commission, of ail claims based upon Mexican grants. It is not Just to an intelligent and enterprising people that their peace should be disturbed and their prosperity retarded by these old contentions. I express the hope that differences of opinion as to methods may yield to the urgency of the case.

PKNSION JIAITERS.

Tlie Present Pension Koll and Rrlc fKecoiumendiitlons. The law now provides a pension for every soldier and sailor who was mustered Into the service of the United States during the civil war and Is now suffering from wounds or disease having an origin in the service and in the line of duty. Two of the necessary facts, viz: muster and disability, are usuilly susceptible of easy proof but the third, origin In the service, Is often difficult, and in many deserving cases Impossible to establish. That very many of those who endured the hardships of our most bloody and arduous campaigns are now disabled from diseases that had a real but not traceable origin in the service, 1 do not doubt. Be sides these there is another class composed of men, many of whom served an enlistment of three full year3, and of re-enlisted veterans who added a fourth year of service, who escaped the casualties of battle and the assaults of disease, who were In every battle-line of their command, and were mustered out in sound health, and have since the close of the war, while lighting with the same IndomPable spirit the contests ot civil life, been overcome by disease or casualty.

I am not unaware thai the pension roll already Involves a very large annual expenditure, neither am I deterred by that tact from recommending that congress grant a pens on to such honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the civil war as (having rendered substantial service during the war) are now dependent upon their own labor for maintenance, and bv disease or casualty are lncapacitat'd from earning It. Many of the iiiti who would be included In this form of relier are now dependent upon the public aid. and It does not, in my judgement, consist with the national honor tnat they shall continue to subsist upon the local relief given Indiscriminately to paupers Instead of upon the special and generous provision ot the nation they served so gallantly and unselflsl)!y. Our people will. I am sure, very generally anprove such legl.-latton. And I am equallay sure that the survivors of the Union army and navy wilt feel a grateful sense of relief when this worthy and suirering class of their comrades is fairly cared for.

There are some manifest inequalities in the existing law that should be remedied. To some of them the secretary of the Interior has called attention. It Is gratifying to be able to state that by the adoption of new and better methods In the war department the calls of the pension olliae Tor Information as to tlie military and hospital records of pension claimants are now promptly answered, and the injurious and vexatious delays that havoheretofore occurred are generally avoided. Tills will greatly facilitate the adjustment ot all pending claims. he advent of four new states-South Dakota, North Dakota. Montana and Washington—lnt* the Union under the constitution, In the same mou'h, and the admission of their duly chosen representatives to our national congress at the same session, Is an event as unexampled as It is Interesting. The certification ot the votes cast and or the constitutions adopted In each of the states was filed with ine, as required by the. eighth sectiou of the act of February 22,1S39. by the governors of the territories, respectively. Having, alter a careful examination, found that the several constitutions and governments were Republican in form, and not repugnant to tlio constitution of the United States that all the provisions or the act of congress had been compiled with, and that a majority or the votes cast In each of sa'd proposed st-ites was In iavor of the adoption of the constltu'ion submitted therein, 1 did so declare by ii separate proclamation to "ach as to North Dikota and South Dakota, on Saturday. November 2 as to Montana, on Friday, November 8. and as to Washington, on Monday, November 11. Each of these states has within Its resources the development of which will employ the energies of, and yield a comfortable subsistence to, a great population. The smallest of these new states. Washington stands twelfth, and the largest. Montana, third, among the lorty-two in area. The people of these stales are alreadywell'rained. Intelligent and patriotic American citizens, having common interests and sympathies ,-lth those ot older states, and a common purpose defend the Integrity and uphold the honor of le na'.lon.

RAILROAD*. AGRICULTUKK, EOT.

gl»IntIon to Prevent Loss of Life in llailroHd Accidents. The attention of the inter-state commerce commission has been called to the urgent need of congressional legislation for the better protection of the lives and limbs of tho«e engaged in operating the great inter-state freight lines of the country, and especially of the yardmen and brakemen. A petition, signed by nearly 10,000 railway brakemen, was preseute'' -o the commission, asking that steps might ue taken to bring about the use of automatic brakes and couplers on freight cars. At a meeting of state railroad commissioners and their accredited representatives, held at Washington In March last, upon the Invitation of the lnter-state commerce commission, a resolution was unanimously adopted urging the commission "to consider what can be do»e to pre

vent the loss of life and limb in coupling and uncoupling freight cars, and in handling the brakes of such cars." During the year enulng June 30, 18f8 over 2.000 railroad employes were killed In service, and more than 20.000 Injured. It Is com-pet-jut I think, for congress to require uu'formtty in the construction of cars used in interstate commerce, and the use of improved safety appliances upon such trains. Time will be necessary to make the needed changes, but an earnest and intelligent beginning should be made at once. It is a reproach to our civilization that any clsss of American workmen should, in the ur.-ult of a necessary and useful vocation, be subject to a peril ot life and limb as great as that ot a soldier In time of

WThe creation of an executive department, to be known as thedep-ntment of asrkuiuire, by the act of February 9. last, was a wise and timely response to a request which had long been respectfully urged bv the farmers or the couutry. But much remains to be done to perfect the organization of the department so that It may fairly realize the expectations which Its creation excited. In this connection attention Is called to the sugg-stlon contalnod in the report of the secretary, which is herewith submitted. The need of a law officer for the department, such as is provided for the other executive departments. Is manifest. The failure of the last congress'to make the usual provlilone for the publication of the annual report should be promptly remedied. The public Interest in the report aiid Its value to the farming community I am sure will no: be diminished under the new organization of the department.

I recommend that the weather service be separated from the war department and established as a bureau In the department of agriculture. This will involve an entire reorganization both of the weather bureau and of the signal corps, making or the first a purely civil organization and ot the other a purely military staff corps. Thereport of the chief stana! officer shows that the work of the corps on Its military side has been deterloratlne.

The Interests of the people of the District of Columbia should not be lost sight or In the pressure for consideration of measures affecting the whole country. Having no legislature of Its own, either municipal or general, its people must look to congress for the regulation of all those concessions that In the states are the subject of local centers The whole people have an Interest that the national capital should be made attractive and beautiful, and above all that Its repute for social order shou be well maintained laws reEulatlng the sale of intoxicating drinks In the district should be revised, with a view to bringing the traffic under stringent limitations and control. In execution of the power conferred upon me by the act making appropriations for the expenses of the District of Columbia for the year ending June SO. 1S33.1 did 17th day of August iast appoint Hudolph k....g of New York. Samuel M. Gray of ltbode Island, and Frederick P. Stearns of Massachusetts, three eminent sanitary engineers, to examine and report upon the system of sewerage existing in the District of Columbia. Their report, which Is not yet completed,.will be In due course submitted1to congress.

The report of the commissioner of the district Is herewith transmitted. The attention of congress Ls called to suggestions contained therein. The proposition to "observe the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by the opening of a world's fair or exposition In some of our great cities will be presented for the consideration ot

THE TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1889.

congress. The value and Interest of such an position may well claim the promotion of the eral government.

CIVIL 8EKVICE.

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Its Methods Mast be Established In Public Confidence. On the 4th of March last the civil service commission had but a single member. The vacan eles wereifiiiedj on the 7th day of May, and since thenjhe commissioners have been Industriously, though with an inadequate force, engaged In cutlng the law. They were assured by me that cordial support would be given them In the faithful and impartial enforcement of the statute rules and regulations adopted In aid of Heretofore the book of eliglbles has closed to every one, except as certifications were made upon the requisition of the appointing officers. This secrecy was the source of much suspicion and of many charges of favoritism In administration of the law. What Is secret ls ways suspected what ls open can be judged. The commission with the full approval of all Its members, has now opened the list of eliglbles to the public. The eligible lists for the classified post office and custom houses are now publicly posted in the respective offices, as are also the certifications Tor appointments. The purpose of the civil service law was absolutely to exclude any other consideration in connection with appointments under It than that of merit as tested by the examinations.

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The business proceeds ubon the theory that both the examining boards and the appointing officers are absolutely Ignorant as to the pDlltlcal views and associations of all persons on the civil service lists, it ls not too much to say. however, that some recent congressional Investigations have somewhat shaken confidence In the Impartiality of the selections for appointments. The reform of the civil service will make no safe or satisfactory advance until the present law and Its administration are e-tabilshed In the confidence of the people. It will be my pleasure, as It ls my duty, to see that the law ls executed with firmness and impartiality. It some ot Its provisions have been fraudulently evaded by appointing officers, our resentment should not suggest the repeal of the law, but reform in its administration. We should have one view of the matter, and hold it with a sincerity that ls not affected by 1 he consideration that the party to which we belong ls for the time in power.

My predecessor, on the 4th day of January, 1889, by an executive order to take effect ilaich 15, brought the railway service under the operation of the civil service law. Provision was made that, the order should take effect sooner In any state where an eligible list was sooner obtained. On the lltn day of March Mr. Lyman, then the only, member of the commission, reported to me In writing that, It would not be possible to have the list oi eliglbles ready before Mayl, and n-qcested that the taking effect of the order be postponed until that time, which was done, subject to the same provision contained In the original order as to states in which an eligtble list was sooner cbtalned

As a result of the revision of the rules ot the new classification, and or the Inclusion of the railway mail service, the work of the commission has been greatly Increased and the present clerical force is found to be inadequate I recomaiend that the additional clerks a-sked by the commission be appropriated for. The duty of appointment ls devolved by the constitution or by ttie law. and the appointing officers are properly held to a high responsibility In Its exercise. The growth of the country and the consfquent increase of the civil Pat nave magnified this function of the executive dlsproportloiially. It can notbe denied, however, that the labor connected with this necessary work ls increased, olten lo the point of actual distress. by the sudden and excessive demands that ar- made upon an Incoming admlnls ration for removals and appointments. But. on the other hand. It ls not true that incumbency ls a conclusive argument fora continuance

In cilice. Impartially,

moderation, fidelity to public duty, and a good attainment In the discharge of it, must be added before the argument is complete. When those headIn^ an administrative cilice so conduct themselves as to co ivlnce Jusl political opponents tnat no party consideration or bias afreets In any way the discharge of their publle duties, we can ino:e easily stav the demand for removals. 1 am satisfied that both In and out of the classified service great benefit would accrue trom the adoption of some system by which the officer, would receive the distinction and benefit that In all private employments comes from exceptional faithfulness and efficiency In the performance of duty I have suggested to the heads of the executive departments that they consider whether a record might not be kept in each bureau of all those elements that are covered by the terms "faithfulness" and "efficiency." and a ratine made showing the relative merits of the clerks ol each class, this rating to be regarded as a test ol merit In making promotions. I have also suggested to the postmaster general that he adopt some plan, by which lie can, upon the basis of the reports to the department and of frequent inspections. Indicate the the relative merit of postmasters of each class. They will be appropriately Indicated In the official register and in the report of he department. That a great stimulus would thus b" given to the whole service. I do not doubt, and such a record would be the best defense iigalnst Inconsiderate removals from office.

mUCA'UOX AND RACE TROUBLES.

The Political Rights of the Negro—Full Civil Rights. The Interest of the general government In the education of the people found an early expression not only In the thoughtful and sometimes warning utterances of our ablest statesmen, but In liberal appropriation from the common resource for the support of education in the new states. No one will deny that it is of the gravest national concern that those who hold the ultimate control of all public affairs should have the necessary intelligence wisely to direct and determine them. National aid to education has heretofore taken the form of land grants, and In that form tho constitutional power of congress to promote the education of the people ls not seriously questioned. I do not think it can be successfully questioned when the form Is changed to that or direct grant of money from the public treasury. Such aid should be, iis it always has been, suggested by

some exceptional conditions. The sudden emancipation of the slaves of the South, the bestowal of the suffrage which soon followed, and the impairment or the ability of the states where these new citizens were chiefly tound to adequately provide educational facilities, presented not only exceptional but unexampled conditions. That the situation has been much ameliorated, there is no doubt. The ability and Interest of the state have been happily increased.

But a great work remains to be done, and I think the general government should le".d its aid. As the suggestion of a national grant In aid of education grow6 chlelly out of the conditions and need* of tho emancipated slave and ills descendants, the relief should, as far as possible, while necessarily proceeding upon some general lines, be applied to the need that suggested it It Is essential, if much g.od ls to' be accomplished that the sympathy and active Interest of the people of the states should be enlistei1, and that the methoo's adopted should be such a to stimulate and not to supplant local taxation for school purposes, as one congress cannot bind a succfedlng one in such a case, and as the effort must, in some degree, be experimental, I recommend that any appropriation made for this purpose be sc llmltee In amount and as to time over which it Is to extend that it will, on the one hand, give the local school authorities opportunity to make the best use of the first year's allowance. and on the other, deliver them from the temptation to unduly postpone the assumption of tlie whole burden themselves.

The colored people did net in'rude themselves upon us they were brought here in chains and leld In the communities where they are now chlelly found by a cruel slave code. Happily for both races, they are now free. They hive, irom a standpoint of Ignorance and poverty—which was our shame, not theirs—made remarkable advance in education and In the acquisition of property. They have, as a people, shown themselves to be friendly and faithful toward the white race, under tempta ions of tremendous strength. They have their representatives In the national cemeteries where a grateful government has gathered the ashes of those who died In Its defense. They have furnished to our regular army regiments that have won high praise from their commanding officers for courage and soldierly qualities, and for fidelity to the enlistment oath. In civil life they are now the toilers of their communities, making their full contribution to the widening stream of prosperity which these communities are receiving. Their sudden withdrawal would stop producdon and bring disorder Into the household as well as the shop. Generally, they do not desire to quit tbelr homes, and their employers resent the interference of emigration agents who seek to stimulate such a desire.

But, notwithstanding all this, in many parts of our cuntrv where the cjlored population is large the ople of that race are. by various devices, deprived oi any effective exercise of their politic right", and ot many of their civil rights. The wrong does not expend itself upon those whose votes are suppressed. very constituency In the union Is wronged, it has been the hope of every patriot that a sense ot justice and of respect for the law would work a gradual cure of these lingrant evils. Surely no onesupjo-es that the present can be adopted as a permanent condlti in. If it is said these communities must work out this problem for themselves we have a right to ask whether tney are at work upon It? Do they suggest any solution? When and under what condition is the black man to have a free ballot When ls he, In fact, to have those full civil rights which have so long been his in law? When Is that equality of Influence which our form of government has Intended to secure the electors to be restored? This generation should courageously face these grave questions, and not leave them as a heritage of woe to the next. The consultation should proceed with candor, calmness and great patience upon the lines of justice and humanity, not of prejudice and cruelty. No question In our country can be at rest except upon the firm base ot justice and of the law.

I earnestly evoke the attention of congress to

the consideration of such measures within Its well defined constitutional powers as will secure to all our people a free exercise of the right of suffrage and every other civil right under the constitution and laws of the United States. No evil, howeier deplorable, can justify the assumption either on the part of the executive or ot congress of powers not granted, but both will be highly blamable if all the powers granted are not wisely- but firmly used to correct these evils. The power to take the whole direction and control of the election of the members of the house of representatives Is clearly given to the general government A partial and quailfled supervision of these election! Is now.provided lor by law. and in my opinion this law may be so strengthened and extendi as to secure on the whole better results than can be attained be a law taking all the processes of such elfctton Into federal control. The colored man should 1x1 protected In all his relations to the rederal government whether a litigant. Juror or witness in our courts, as an elector for members or congress or as a peaceful traveler on our lnter-state railways.

MERCHANT MAK1NE-

Needs of the Time— Recommendations for Ocean Mall Service. There Is nothing more Justly humiliating to the national pride, and nothing more hurtful to the national prosperity than the Inferiority of our merchant marine as compared with that of other nations, whose general resources, wealth and seacoast lines do not suggf st any reason for their supremacy on the sea. was not always so, and our people are agreed, I think that it sh3ll not continue to be so. It ls not possible in this communication to discuss the causes of the decay of our shipping Interests, or the differing methods by which It Is proposed to restore them. The statement of a few well authenticated facts and some general suggestions as to the legislation is all that ls practicable. That the great steamship lines sailing under tlie Hags of England, France, Germany. Spain and Italy, and engaged in foreign commerc?, were promoted, and have since been and now are liberally aided, by grants ol publle money, tn one form or another, Is generally known. That the American lines of steamships have been abandoned by us to an unequal contest with the aided lines of other nations until they have beer, withdrawn, or In the few cases where they are still maintained are subject to serious disadvantages Is matter of common knowledge The present situation Is such that travelers and msrchandlse find Liverpool often a necess-ry intermediate port between New York and some of the South American capitals. The fact thot some of the delegates from South American st-tes to the conference ol American nations, now In session at Wash ngton. reached our shores by reversing that line ot travel, ls very conclusive of the need of such a conference, and very suggestive t-s the first and most necessary st-p in ths dlr-«-tion of fuller i-nd more beneficial ititc'course Willi nKtlonsthat are now our neighbors upon the lines of latitude, but not upon the lines of commercial intercourse.

I recommend that u- appropriations be made for ocean mall service, In American steamships, between our ports and those of Central mhI S"iith Anuria. China, Jap in. and the other islands In both of the great oceans, as will he liberally remunerative for the service rendered, and In some fair dearre equalize tlie chance of American steamship lines in the competition which they must meet. That the Yuierk-an states lylngsouth of us will cordially co-operate in establishing ind maintaining such lines ot steamships to their principal ports, I do not doubt We should also make provision for naval reserve, to con 1st of such merchant hips of American construct in and of a specltlid tonnage anil spaie as the owners will consent to place at the use of the government, in case of need, as armed cruisers. England has adopted this pollcv, and as a result can now, upon necessity. at oiice place upon her naval list some ot the astest steamships In the world. A proper super1sl"ii of the construction of such vessels would maVe their conversion ints effective ships of war very tajy I am an advocate of economy in "our national expenditures, but it ls a misuse of terms to make tills word describe a policy that withholds an expenditure tor the purpose of extending our foreign commerce. The enlargement and improvement of our merchant marine, the development- of a sufficient body ol trained American s.-amen. the promotion of rapid and regular mall communication between the ports ot other countries and out own. and the adoption of large, and swllt American merchant steamships to naval use In time ol war tire public purposes ol the highest concern. The enlarged participation of our people In the carrying trade, the new and increased markets that will be opened ror the products of our farms, factories and the fuller and better employment of our mechanics, which will result from a liberal promotion of our farelgn commerce. Insure the widest possible diffusion of benefits to all the states and to all our people. Everything Is most propitinius lor the present Inauguration or a liberal and progressive policy upon this subject, and we should enter upon It with promptness and decision.

The legislation which I have suggested, it Is sincerely believed, will -promote the peace and honor or our country and the prosperity and security of the people. I Invoke tho diligent and serious attention of congress to the consideration of these and such other measures as may be presented having the same great end in view.

Bknjamin ll.UtltlSON, Executive Mansion.

Washington. D. C., December 3,1889.

"Beauiy soon grows familiar to the lover, fades in his eye and pales upon the sense." But a bottle of Salvation Oil will look well as long

people suffer

with headache, rheumatism and neuralgia.

In buying a watch, diamonds or anything in the line of jewelry you want the best goods for the least money. Your wish cBn be gratified and you may depend on the goods sold you being as represented by going to C. A. Williams, 310 Main street. He has established reputntion for fair dealing and is content with 6mall profit. _„

Call and see the display of tile hearths at James T. Moote'e,No. G37 Main street. The stork includes a great variety of designs. Grate baskets, ash pans, etc.

DR. GLOVER,

SPECIALTY—DISEASES OF THE RECTUM. Seventh and Poplar. Hours: 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. and 6 to 8 p. nr.

In order to reach the public more readily, Mr. Gruenholz has established a branch of hia basket works at. G38 Main street. The prices will be found to be cheap as at the factory, 4'20 Cherry street. The finest line of reed and willow ware is displayed at both the Main and Cherry street" stores, including doll and baby carriages, willow acd reed chairs, sewing stands and baskets and all kiDds of willow ware. The public is cordially invited to call "and examine. Some handsome Christmas presents to be seen.

Ladies' and gents' gold filled watch cases, watches, diamonds, silverware, handsome mantel clocks—these and countless other appropriate things for holiday gifts at a bargain may be found at C. A. Williams, 310 Main street.

WEIGHT

sULV

Its superior excellence proven in millions of homes for more than a quarter of a centurv. It is used by the United States government. Endorsed by the heads of tbe great universities as the strongest, purest and most healthful. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder does not contain ammonia, lime or alnm. Sold only in cans.

PRICE BAKING POWDER OO.

KIW TOKJt, CBCAOO, ST. LOCI*.

Dr. E L. Larkixs,office326, residence 328 N. Thirteenth st Telephone 299.

Don't fail to attend the fourteenth annual mask ball of the Ringgold band at Garmania ball Monday evening, December 165b. Admission: gents, 75 cents ladies 25 cants. Every lady attending will receive a chance on the presents on exhibition at Bemhardt'a jewelry store. Every gentleman attending in mask will receive a chance on a $5 gold piece.

A iu-w idea embraced in Ely's Cream Balm. Catarrh is cured by cleansing and healing, not by drying up. It is not a liquid or snuff, but is easily applied into the nostrils. Its effect is magical and a thorough treatment wiil cure the worst cases. Price 50c.

With Ely's Cream Balm a child can be treated without pain or dread and with perfect safety. Try the remody. It is easily applied into the nostrils and gives relief with the first application. Price 50 cents.

The ladies of Central Presbyterian Church will hold a Christmas market on Friday, December h, in the parlors of the church. Useful and ornamental articles for sale. Dinner and supper served.

638 Main Street

Hendqnarters for trunks, valises,baskets, baby and doll carriages, willow and reed chairs, sewing stands and all kinds of willow ware.

A puitable holiday present can surely be found in the elegant stock of jewelry to bo found at C. A. Williams, 310 Main street. His tine line of penr opera glasses unsurpassed in the city.

|Woa

THE CASINO Saloon and Lunch Rooms!

CHARLES CARTER

Serves Oysters in all Styles

At all hours. Give him a call.

For Infants and Children.

Castorln. promotes Dlgostlon, and overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, and Feverishness. Thus tho child is_rendered healthy and its ileep natural. Castoria contains no Morphine or other narcotic property.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that I recommend 1t as superior to any prescription fuown to me." II.

CLAUS

FAIRBANKS

SANTA CLAUS SOAP, Tfje Le^diijg L&aj^dry 5oap of tye world., N.K.FAIRBANK & CO.

Finest line of imported and domestic wines, liquors and cigars at the bar.

SANDISON & BURNS, 077 MAIN STREET.

HOLIDAYS!

Great 5c & 10c Cut Price House

Still in the lead, 314 Main St., north side.

We are now ready to greet you with bargains that simply paralyzes all competition. Look at some"of them. Fine large plush albums, former price 82 25, now SI.50 all other styles in proportion. Fine plash autograph albums, all others sell at '2:") our price 15c. Shoofly hobbies, former price $1.10 our price Larger, former price $1.25: our price SL Large hobby horses, former price 51.25

everything else in proportion. come and see us before you buy. 5c and 10c cut price bargain house, 311 Main street-, north side.

N. B. 1 have five successful stores in operation besides my wholesale trade, consequently buy in much larger quantities than any of .the smaller dealers, and give you the benefit of the middle man's profit. Hence these cheap prices.

D. F. CLARK, Proprietor, 314 Main Street.

THE P., D. «SC CO.

Keystone Beater and Mixer

For beatiu^ eggs, fruite, vegetables for inlxlnir bread, cakes, pastes, emulsions, drinks, everything for hipping cream for making butter, biscuit) bread cake, and all pastry.

Saves time, labor and material, r.nd gives results unknown and impossible by old methods. A OOc Cook Ilook with »hcIi rffntor,

I have a stock of these coods on hand and will be glad to ba»e you examine them. GEO. ZiJlMfcftMAN'.

OATMEAL OltlDDLl- CAKM.

Whip one pint of cold-boiled oatmeal in the Keystone Jar with No. 1 beater until light add 1 cup of botlUiK water and mix. add 2 cups or sifted (lour. 1 cup of milk, 1 t^asponnful of bakini? powder, and la tll 2 eggs which have been beaten with the beater In another vessel unll, verr Ilebt. mix well and bake on a griddle.

These are excellent. One who has never tried these cakes cannot Iraagtne how good they are for breakfast.

This space will have new Information or a new recipe each Issue.

C-all and examine tbe line line of Beating Stoves and see the Charter Oak Cook fitove wltb the wonderful gauze wire door.

GEO. S. ZIMMERMAN, 658 Main Street.

SOMETHING NEW in

by machinery to look like new. lb IIATS and BONNKTa M. OAT" Hatter In Twte Haute.

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HOME COM FOKT W rotijfht-1 roil St-eel

-nvery eu ume refreahr16.

A. Archer. M. D.,

ill South Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

"I use Castoria in my practice, and find It specially adapted to affections ot children."

Alex. Roiif.rtson. M. D„ 1057 2d Ave., New York.

"From personal knowledge and observation I can sar that Castoria is an excellent medicine for children, acting as a laxative and relieving the pent up bowels and general system very much. Many mothers have told mc of its excellent effect upon their children."

Dk. G. C. Osgood, Lowell, Mass.

The Centaur Companv,

77 Murray Street, N. Y.

TO WEAK MEN

Bnfferirc from tbe effects of youthful errors, eirljr decay, Trastinp weakness, lost manhool, etc., I will^ fiend a valuable troatiso scaled) containing full particulars for homo cure, FREE of charge. A eplondid zncdical work should oe read by every rn*n is nervous and debilitated. Address, Trot* F. C* FOWLER, Jfoodus, Conn.

"Youuje M'I

CHICAGO.

FUEHACE

GKNT8' soft and stlfl HATS MADE OVKK «t style blocks for LADIK8 4 Street, tUe onl7 PiaotlM