Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 27, Number 43, Jasper, Dubois County, 14 August 1885 — Page 2

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lirTMM nd Dr. Kiwia'i

KfefMrtura the CetMre Arrival at AKVaay Tha ywMMliilHt I tke C-HHl f the K 8ta A Vaet Tknwf. w JUT. McOrxpo, N. Y., Aug. 4. Thirteen arte gen were Ared here this aterMMg to mark the dead Gjaeral last ay ea the mouatala. The weather waa thick and igT, aad the wMij at hee tBimed everyt-alag With which Th sehHers enceaiped or Mm grounds aurreeaalag the eottage reeelved orders it daybreak te prepare fer t1" dperture, and la lew Una half aa hear the while eaavas teats w ft ten had become so familiar" the eye disappeared. The famUy met algbt, Individually and eelleottvely, took their, latt farewell of the dead, aad to-day the reatalas will beeeme tae Nation's charge. Thl moralng ta UmW breakfaated at Um hotel, aad abandoned tbe oottage for the time being ib visiters wmhleg to flew the remain of the departed taenber. Shortly before tea e'eieck Geaeral llaaeeek aad ataf aad a nnetber of tbe imtre prominent visitors arrived. Ameag them Wre Geaeial Sbermaa, Seaetora averts aad Miller, Joseph W. Drexel aad daughter, tbe latter droeel la deep moaraleg. The funeral services at the eottage were begua at exactly tea o'olook, at welsh hoar fatly fifteea haRdred people -were Mattered araaiid among tbe trees ol the grove la front of the house aad peeked oloeely la iroat oi the piazza of the oottage. The eervieee opened with tbe reeding of tbe NiaUetb Psalm. Thla waa followed by a areata aad I rap rewire prayer by Bis bop Harris, and alnjlag of tbe hyata "My Faith Look Up to Thee" by tbe entire assemblage. At the coaelaaloa of tbe alaglag of tbe byma Dr. New ma a stepped solemnly to - tbe froat of the plazxa a4 begaa dallvcriag hi sermon. Following la a syaopala of tbe faaeral er: "WeM aoae, thoa goad aad feKnfal aerTaat, eater thou Into the joy ot the Lord," Matthew xxv, XI. . ,. eh, my brethren, la the eulogy which God shall proaoaaee apon human goedneaa and MdeJKy wherever found aiaonK- the aons ot men. The aeehieatai cnatincttona oetween prtaee aad peaaant. mtUloaaire aad pauier, eommaaoiBg General aad private aoldler, aiebutaa'titednatlnthe balance of His eat4aatleR of pevaonai worth; He regards not tfee )ra of any man; Me looks poa the heart. Ia the Intensity at thla divine light, 1 t h to-day recall the character of the It laatrtous aaa whose death a Nation so tenderly HHnrns. And what were tbe elements of that character? Ills waa the gentua et eommoa aenae. enabling him to eoatemplate all thinffaia their true relations. ou re caiiinx mm in reuicm wiuiris . ana yu do well. Hut do nut degrade him to the level of thoae famous heroes who fought for empire and for glory. In his London aneeeh m IST7 he aaldt '.Mthoaclt a soldier by education and pro feaalen.l have never felt anysartof fond aaM for war, and 1 have never advocated it except as a means of peace.' eh ia the character of the true conqueror. Only such live In the grateful recollections f mankind. And where, In all the annuls of our National life, shall we Had another save tbe sate of Mount Vernon, who waa so truly a typkal American? What humility am Id admiration; what meekneae amid provocation; what fidelity amid temptations; what contentment aarld adversity; what sincerity amid deception; what 'faith, hope and charHy amid suffering- His Integrity waa never HueaMened; ids honesty waa above suaplelon; his private life and public career ware at eaee repotable to himaolt and honorable to his country. lo you remind me thattheae are plain, homely, solid virtues? Yet they are the eaenthil elements In public tteefHlneae and permanent renown. Such a solid, sturdy character becomes our geography and institutions and our deatlay. As he waa the typical American, should we be sur prised to Mad that bis waa the typical American home? Husband aad wife were the happy supplement of each other, their charact era Mending In the sweetest harmony. Mte shared his trial and his triumphs. How tfeuder waa that kcene, In the early dawn of that Aprtl day, when all thought the long expected end had come, he gave ber hla wateh and tenderly caresectl her haw I. It waa all the great soldier had to give to the wHe of hie youth. And the dylnit hero whhtperei: "I uw r not have you wait upon me because I Knew, it woum uwreaa yon - but now the end draws nl'h, and out Iram the swelling of Jordan, he ha ruxhed back te the shore of life to write tuis tvader meeagetohuieon: 'Wherever I am burled, promise me that yew mother shall be burled by my aide." It was hie love tor her that lifted hi Intelleet above the ceascletta torture ex a malignant dlaeaae, that he might write hla 'Per aenal Memoirs,' and that she should not want when he waa tone. And how tender waahlseare. To bin son he said: "I hope mother will bear tip bravely." Te autet her anxiety Iw wrote; "Do as 1 do; talc: it quietly. I give myself net the least concern. If I Knew the end waa to be to-morrow, 1 would try )uat aa hard to get rest In the meantime." Weald ahe keep holy vigils through tbe livelong night? he wrote her: "Go to sleep and fed happy; that is what I want to do, and am going to try tor. 1 am happy when out ot pain. Conalder how bappr you onght to be. Good night !" And each was the tenderness of. his love and soHdtade for her aad her'a. he sr wekKMl her by a letter loaad after his death. Me had written K secretly, and curried the .leered missive day after any, knowing that ahe weM nd K at last: ' "Look. after oar dear children aad direct them m the paths ot rectitude. It would dls tress me far more to think that oae of them eeuia depart from an honorable, upright aad virtuous life, than It would to know that they were prostrated on a bed ot sleknees from which thav were never to arloe alive. They have never given us any cause for alarm on thetr account, and I earnestly pray they never wilt. With tlieee few injunctions and the knowledge 1 have of your love and affection, and ot the dnttf al affection of all enr children, t bid you a final farewell, until wj meet In another and, 1 trust, a better world. You will Had thla ea my person after mydemlee. Julys. I." Ihdng nothing for show, yet he made pubHe reeogMltioa of God by his faithful and eomtetentlous attendance upon Dtvtae worship. He waa not a bigot, awhile he demanded religion as the safeguard of a tree people, he accorded to all the largest freedom of faith and worship. Ke claimed that public education eneulft be non.aectarlan, mtt not non-reitgloa. Hie Des Moines pub Me speech on education was not against the Moman Oatnoilc Church, but against lienoraee aad superstition. The order leaned durmf tiie war, excluding certain Jewish tracers from a glveH mllftary-dltftriet, did act orkclnate with him, bat came from high r authority, and was not against the re Melon of th: Jews. Hie was tite beatitude, abteed Is he that coastderulh the ikmk.' fKra-ra might regard him Indifferent to the needy; yet the freer wHl rtee ap aad call hlat Meteed.

Many were tbe aetutoaera f M VmHly nvuty U private, ataMMN Ufa, ,hJ hoe many e the frulte u( Hie spit it. lltt 1vm1 lib mhm ut a he loved htafrtande, hsH Me loved tbetM ae eaeniiae by doing tmem mmm! a U butt eppertHHtty, , o mm h fltaeae itetusrre Aartl aaya when hope revived m all wr hearts! said m him: "YtmMreamMNofPrevldeHee; Cod made Tot the Instrument M hv our Nation and he'may have a great spirtwal mWlon w mMMtpmb toy you und way ralte you up." W it k a mmuU elear awt a volee dktlaet, he Til til tp J - -lUoHOt wtoUto nreolKlm B,bt Iioh14. He pare my life It U my VwHwttoR H re e4ve to throw Hit of wy litrtueaee toy my ex MHple la that direction." lletaKone; but hnU 4th defeat a par imxh) o Iwaettivnt? It be not talKtttleria hte death than In til life? What hoiae kas attt felt Mte DvmpatMitle efeord touched by the IhtUIWc bead of hla terrible but patkat ufferla? Ilew the embere vf tteeUoaal atrife have died out oa the hearthatoae of the atloal How KttltiealaBlmoaitlahavekiil)(et awaylashaaie from the peaoetul etdrltot Ma leet woHteat! U., who would net even dare to die , to' do ao rnaeh for mankind? AhA thle waa hla eoaaolattoa. And wherv, la all the nanaU ot the ehurch, ahall we Mad a dyln hour s lull ot reHe? In the early iWht ot Aprtl M, when all thoaaht the end was coiut. the auf tnr re vlved. Ileavan added month to a life ao dear to ua all. Whemhehad reeovered aut Hently. 1 aked him: 'What aa. tlie aupreme thought oa year salad when ateralty Beemel so near:" The comfort of the conaotouaneati that I had tried to live a stood and honorable life." waa the reponae. which revealed the hidden life ot hU soul. And no case hla I art night. The services were concluded by slug

lag tbe hymn, Nearer, my God, to Thee," aad proaouiiclnz the beaedlctloa. A boat half past twelve o'olook tbe BuiHDers of U. 8. Grant Post No. 827, ot Brooklyn, drew up In froat of the cottage aad deputations appelated to remove tbe renalaa entered, aad soon reappeared baarlnr tbe eaiket. The march to the cb to the The milldeoot was tbea eonateaoed. tarr were drawn up la opea mass, anu aa the members of the Post bearing the remain passed throuyh, the soldlera saluted while tbe people aacovered aad bowed tbelr heads ia mournful silence. Tbe faaeral train, which eoaaisted ot sevea cars, awaited at the depot. Next to tbe eazlae came the faaeral car. The ------ . . j transfer of tbe remain from tbe cottage to tbe train waa withoat Incident, aad exactly tea minutes to oae o'clock, tbe train steamed out from tbe depot. Ai.riny, "N. Y., August 5. When tbe faaeral train passed slowly throua Saratoga at 2:20 p. m. vas crowds assembled. The bells tolled, and aa expression of aad Interest was unmistakable oa aearly every face. At Balls ton another assemblage stood aacovered as tbe train dashed swiftly by. Tbe lonr platform of Round Lake statloa was occupied br at least 2.000 people. At Mecaanksvllle and tbe ether places crowda of several hundred were la bollday attire at tbe depots. At West Troy salutes were ired. Precisely at the s bed ale time the train came to a halt la Albaay at spencer street. The funeral oar. heavily draped, drawaby six black horses ia faaeral trappings, waa la wattlag, aad alter a abort delay the casket was traasferred to It. At S:53 p. m., tbe order waa gtvea ic start Tbe process lou was made np as fol lows: FIRST DIVISION'. Headed bv platoons of polteo to clear the streets: .Maior-General Hancock, U. S. A., commaadlag. aad stall, mounted; Major-Geaeral G. J. Fa ras worth, Chief Marshal, aad staff, mounted; Major Jo B. Carr, commanding, aad sub. moaaied: anted aad uniformed military or ganisations comprising tbe eeoort; a faaeral car. flanked by United States troops aad a delegation of U. S. Grant Post, G. A. X.; mourners' carriages: Governor David B. IIlll aad stag; the Mayor, Common Couacll aad city officials la carriages. SKCOND DIVISION. Brigadier-General James rTaraer, cow RMHdinr. and sUff: tbe mlllUry order Loval Lesion. G. A. R-. veterans of the late war and sons of veterans. THIRD DIVISION. Malor Walter S. Albranwa. commaad las. and staff: civic societies, escorted bv tbe Albaar Jackson corps. Knorraoas coaoourses of people lined every street oa tbe line of march. Tbe pack aad im at times tkded the efforts of the aolloe to preserve sufficient room for the pageant. The crowds la Albany were far vaster tbaa were present at the funerals of either Lincoln or Uartleia. It Is supposed tbat not less tbaa 25,000 strangers visited the cltv. Tbe casket was borne into tbe Capitol at k.o n. m.. and was taken Immediately to aa ante-room adjoining tae maia corr- . ...... . I rldor, where the inclined rest, arapeo, with tbe National colors under tbe truly grand sad Imposing canopy, waited Its sacred burden. Tbe under takr.is were la waiting and rap Idlv removed tbe purple aad glass lids, It was foand tbat the jar ring attend lag the removal irom McGregor bad la a certain degree tttrbedthe remalas. This trouble onlcklv rectified. .ML dls waa Bxactlv at six o'clock tbe aeket wat nlaced on the rest In the corridor. The doors were opeaed aad members of the State Senate catered, two abreast, at the foot of the casket aad paseod oat of tke Capitol by the private eatraaoe. Tbe members of tbe Assembly followed, aad thea came the public, four abreast, white, Mack, old, voang, rteb, poor, tbe lame aad stalwart, beauty and ugllaesa kt short, a heterogenous mats of humanity, tbat is only scea together wnen some ex tranrillnarv Vitit Itt SUiUIMinlnS!. At9:20n. m. Coloael Grant aad his two brothers, escorted by Governor Hill, oatorad the Canttol. bv the private ea trance. The Inside doors were closed f -w mnitutit to nermlt the brotkers to look upon the dead. Aa expreuloa of pa la flitted over the Colonel's face aa be looked, tae gbasUlaeoa of the laoe refarrad to bavlnc ooeurred aiaoe last ha look ad unofl tbe familiar lineaments He looked but a monacal aad tbea bur rled away. . . At midnlcht tbe Germaa singing so etetles assembled la the Capitol Park csoo stroaz aad saas tbe dirges la a bmil aolema aad Imnresslve man aer At 1 a. m. tbe crowd passing through lb Canltol bad thinned out eoMlderaMy, but tbev were still oomlng la la single tie. The total aumber patMlag tbe casket up to oae o'olook was M,3M. At 2 a. m, a law stragglers were poos

THEIR GREAT DIFFICULTY.

Maw- IfrinalK11 faaJaUkjaafk mlaaam gem Vl jaww rwwapnngwmuma raiwa"a a wav w s Abut Me MaalhorH Otttragc laaua, Tb ?rut diMoukv in .Uta attamat ot tbe MlMHafars of tk Kepiiblioan party to nH it itt tbe next or any otbor campaH tiH)H tha Sotitheru outrage Usua ia tbelr diaosUlon to vhjwt about it Thay Mad it impoatdbkj to lay down aay piwllive, tlUtiuot aad vlgoroiw projwmtiou with the slight! practical lneituiajt;. Sut)iK)4o the evils and wronsri of which they complain nro at jjreat and grievotw, ay, as' burglary ia in Detroit and other itm, how do they proioe to, remedy it? Hell, says the Uinoinnati Lvmmtretttf, ne of the most ardent ot them, "we think the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment would become a hopeful ta)k, aHtl it would not be impracticable to reduce repreeentat.on in state where there has been the unconstitutional dlefrxncliisi'iuont of a race -in some Stated of the majority of the people by reason . .. i u, a f oi ooior sou previous coijumon oi servitudn." But tlie Fifteenth Amendment has not been passed since the Republican party went out of power, it was in existenoe tinder several Republican Congressea aml under Preaitteiite Grant, UayeA. Garfiekl and Arthur. If the Democrat won tho laat election by a uon-enforoo-Hientof ttie Fifteenth Amendment it waa because Republican Presidents and Repubiicm Congreses failed either from power or inclination to enforce it How can a new Republican President and a new KeiHioitcan uongrese uo wnat three or four previous Presidents and Congressee have reneateuiy xaiieii to do? Under Kenublicaa Congresses and aniler Republican Presidents burglaries have been committed in Detroit. Tisese Presidents and Congresses have been unable or unwilling to prevent them. Burglaries continue to be committeu under Cleveland's Administration. Ac cording to the logic of the irreconcila"ble Republicans, a Republican Presi dent and a Congress ought, therefore, to be elected. Then the prevention of burglary "would be a hopeful task." For there k just a much reason for supposing that Logan would suppress burglary in 1839 as for believing that Hayes did it ia 1879. Of course it will be said that burglary is different from disfranchisement be cause one m an offense against otste law. the other against a National law. But even wnen that is aumitteu, tne m era. neglect oc previous Kepumican AuiuinMtrations to treat disfranchisement dif ferent from burglary still remains to be explained. Hut o tar aa the -niteeata Se concerned, k it very different in its nature? Tbe Fifteenth Amendment relates to conduot of States in abridging or denying the right to vote to any citiaen "on account of hTs race, color or previous condition of servitude." What State does this? If any State has done so. under a Republican Administration, why has not that Administration enforced the amendmeat? If ao State has done so how can the preeeat Democratic Administration enforce an amendment that has not been violated? tlow can a Republican Administration to be elected hereafter enforce an amendment which has not been disobeyed but remains intact and undisputed? If there are any United btatoi statutes relating to the violation of the elective franchise of citizens a Republican Administration with all its officials have long been charged with the duty of eaforcing the severe penalties for their violation, If they have not succeeded it h because thev have not wanted to enforce them, or because they can not en'orce them. Why should the Republicans demand of a Democratic Admin istration fulfilment of a task to which the Republican Administrations have been unequal. Why should they ask that a Democratic Adminislrutiou give place to another Republican Adnunis- ...... f tH .)..! n .ti.tM.t tool. !i!fhY fci ai'UH IH Ullim IU BHVHipB man ..... was not fulfilled when the Republicans had the power and opportunity? If the National Government can not suppress the crime of d sfranchisement any better man it can ine crime ot burglary, then it m plain mat k manes no difference, so far as either of those crimes fa concerned, whether a Repub lican or Democratic Administration is in turner: and.. therefore, it is a? fair to aay and expect that the next Republican Admini.Htritliou will "enforce the Fif teenth AmiMidnicnt" in every way different from what it is now enforced, as to say anil expect that It will enforce the laws against burglary. Dtlreit rt Pre. THE ADMINISTRATION. if r. OtevelaHtl Delighting Hla friend and Cmf AunHnK Hla Knemlea. The Republican leaders in the campaign last fall usetlaa aa argument gainst Mr. Cleveland that his lack of experience ia the affairs of state would render him incapable of conducting the government of 56,000,000 people. The candidate had never been to WashingIon but once in his life, and then he made a brief stay, his errand being aolelv on business connected with a law client The Republican politicians ...... V.. il,af fajit aaut trUul in tnaka it appear to the thoughtleM that a man tsaoquainted with the details of Washington political life would be aa easy tool in the hands of sharp rascals. But the ue of such chaff but proved the hopelesaneM of the Republican ou; for Mr. Cleveland wee known to the public ae a man of great insight into human methods, and great experience in the business of life. He wae known 4fl ftnre V wn I WJ a v lira re em a. . M. mJ alntruUr atrana-th IHlnUvl Va COT man urn oiujh"'1" w"aj -j A.i.u. ...1 unAaJant turvf. He hM bow occupied the White Uouee

tour months, aad the ohaagea he ha eJteeted ia that tint prove that hie ability waa not overrated by hi jwrty. KepublkMtM leader who tried todbiCrag hU record ami to belittle him Fore the manse now slink out of

sight KapMblicaa rule for nearly a quarter of a century had well-nigh disheartened the majority, who found how hard it w.w to overturn a ring that had fastened iUelf by ofttcial machinery en the people. Anil with each Republican. Administration f rami became mora opeu and the spoils gang grew bolder. On the 4th of March President Cleveland entered upon the, dhvoharge of public duties that presented obstacles almost Insurmountable. But taking hold of his work with characteristic vim, he soon made hie hand felt, and one by one the rascaln had to leave the capital; one by one good men were installed as chiefs of bureaus and divisions. The red tape introduced bv the Republicans to hide their corruption wit cut and tiling aside, and buslue&i methods were once more to be used in the departments. HU Cabinet Secretaries, reformers like himself, proceeded at once to unearth Republican fraud and corruption, and the Mare Navy Yard and the Dolphin scandals were brought to light The Pension frauds had been enormous, and the new Commissioner purged the rolls as soon as possible. The Commissioner of Agriculture entered upon his duties OHly to lind that nearly all the money appropriated for the Htireau had been squandered and stolen. Tho Secretary of the Treasury has been busy with the work of reform since the day ke took the oath of office, and the money he has saved tbe Government by dispensing with the supernumeraries left in his Department by the Republicans amounts already to a very large sum. The Postmaster-General has nlso made steady progress in weeding out his department He has reduced the expenses of tho postal machinery, and has made Star-route robblug impossible Those who complain that reform was not swift enough must remember the dirliculties with which the Democratic Administration has to deal, and bear in mind the vast noes of tbe undertaking. While the Administration has been imposed upon now and then, as in the case of the parttsaa Collector for l tie iorKiowa uisirtct, a a rum ia work of reform, as it progresses, U giving pretty general satisfactioa. UchmHd (lu.) Stale. S) PARTISAN RIGHTS. Every life As icrleaa Katltlad Partltaa. te Be a The ntasaes of the Ame-rleaa people do sot want ciWee. They prefer to be farmers, mer chants, lawyers editors, wecnanles or follow ere of almost any other hoaeet vocation to hohllng oftiee. Nor do they care whether their postmaster la a KepubHcan or a Dt?mo erat. Hut they 4o want ana mean to have the to4ta system, with all Its raseality. Its diversion of official energy into part).aa channeK it perkMlleal overturning of IiHl m. Its demorallstitg inHuctiee on the eivil servkaof the eountr)'. swept away. fecAfrtsr lUrttitL The masses f the American people do want office. The average roan wants it for hitnself.or if not for himself for his brother, his cousin or his uncle. He certainlv does not object to otlioe and to possession of the influence that office controls. He has as much right to otlice and its duties and its influence and itn salary as anybody else. Omce was created for his benefit. IHit for his interest in omce. little and bignot aeoesaarilv for the sake of the emolu ments of ollice. bnt nerlisns for the rea son that he can hold ollice well and for tbe iKUicfit of his fellow-citiacns he would lose the interest in politics which m the frrounaworK oi mis system oi Gov!rnmeHt We are a political who pie, and when the people become indifferent to politics it will be time to chansre the system and adopt the old proposition that the few are canab e te fill office and the Ny manv are not It follow natnia that thev do oare whether their post master is a Republican or Democrat Everv live Aruoricaa is a partisan, as a ho should be. Kvery man proposes that bk party shall get all that belongs to it. Let tin even admit it k due to party organization that this should bo the ca.-HJ for the fact that a man k an of lieo-kolder ousrht not to make mm a nolitical oranv oilier kind of nonde script; but bevond that, it k due to tho personal gratiucanon oi mc i(iiuiu whoie nrinciolcrf have won in a fair conteat It does not follow, of course, that the office will be badly administered. Tliere are just as good wen in one pa- . !u ,1 ' .11.... Ttt. L, (nll.1n ait. ly as in wic uitici. jkia mo hhjiuh-oti-dence of party euccees which is the due of everv voter, and with the idea up permost that the administration of the office must 1)0 honest and able it would be exceedingly improper to withhold it There ia proportionately as much inter est in the small post-office as in the larror one ami in the still greater office, and it will bo a sorry day for this country when that interest ceases. Beyond this, it is honorable to be a partisan or a politician; and. melan choly aa it may be to the believer tn a political millennium, it is just that tlve party which wins should assume the financial reward as well as the partisan glory. What doea our esteemed ooatem norarv mean bv the spoile system?" If we admit that office-holding ie spoils-hold ng we adopt a terra that ia meant to be pbjcotKMiabie, and argue that offiee-holdine. or perhaps we should sav oflice-eeltit?. is bad. Well, If it is had for oae partisan H M bad for another partisan. Are we to adopt the proposition that office-keening hi honorable and offiee-getting is not? Ts there not. moreover, as much rascal itv in the effort to keen in ae in the ef la fort to tret in. aad is it not ae hard to l t9 I . - . a eireumvent the one a to destroy the I other? Tie Roeeeiter UrmU would

make the eoe holder a mummy at

tbe o!Heeekr a scoundrel; but both are good American oUiaens, and aa mudt they will have, their way, ine "nerioUicai ovei turning of ihmh H0rjNt is not an evil it is rather a noa . .a a i lit leal and eneetiy legitimate neeeesity, and it doe-; good. Whether it k good or otherwise, however, it Is not tite tilling of Utw subordinate offices that overthrow! uhmhwh. It w the National eamjHiiga ami, to Mine extent, the State cmmimign. Would our es teemed ooiteiutorary mil an end te them? Is it Rochester logic that there must be no further National conflicts, however much the people may desire them, for the reason that "busiuegM k likely to be annoyed by them? It there must be Mattonai changes would it be well to draw the line at the l'lvfideut, leaving the old Cabinets in power and would it not le well to stop the Congressional content too? Tho toes of the Rochester contempo rary have got where its heels ought to be. It would advance backward, it t earns for the kingdom. It doei not olievo in the popular vote or the aver age American partisan, it would re- . . ...... . turn to tliesv.stem wnicit is tnu especial aversion of this Republic. It adheres the pet Republican humbug which baa beeu voted down. -V. P. Oniric. FOUR MONTH'S WORK. The aott Work Acrumpll-hpil hy the AdIHlnlstl'attftH. The Democratic Admiuktratioa is now over lour months in omce. auu it has already accomplbhed a vast ttnouut of work, not the least being the clear ing away the debris of misgoternrnent and corruption left in all the departments by its predecessor, lite expression, "clcanjing the Augean stable. ' which was so frequently heard during tbe Presidential canvass, has proved to be something more than a mete campaign cry. The "stables" were found to be lower titan even uie most, imaginative Democratic orator pictured to his hearers, and tho task of cleansing them was one tbat would have daunted lose resolute men than those President Cleveland selected for his Cab net They found the Government so per meated with evidences of swindling ana corruption, that it seemed a hopeless task to attempt to reform it wunoiu applying heroic remedies. Nevertheless, the President and his Cabinet did not hesitate a moment, but applied themselves to their great work of reform with astonishing vigor and unremitting zeal. For a man who was contemptuous ly snoken of bv the Republicans, as lacking in experience and incapaWe of conducting tne anairs oi sucu a vast Government rresHieHi uieveiarm nas displayed marvelous ability, superhuman energy ami aa insight into human character anil affairs of state which seems almost incredible. In the Land Omee, Commissioner Sparks found an organised .system of robberv which would have, in conite of time, disposed of what wj left of the entire public domain to foreign corpora tions without any reiereace to tne rights of honest settlers. In the Agricultural Uureau. Commissioner Coleman was embsrrased by the disoovery that the immaculate Dr. Loring, bis predecessor, had HjuandereI all the appropriation in sorghum seed and o.iier usehxts materials. The Pojttnas-ter-Gfiieral has succeeded in weeding; out of his department protested partisans who regan'iid their po-itions as mere reward for their services during iK)litical caiuiKiigns. He has made such reduction in the expenses of his otnee that istar-route frauds are rendered impossible fr the future, and instead of dishonest postmaxtur lie will have an efficient, reliable working force. He has also euectually clMcknateu the gchemcs of those who hoped to draw a nice sum from the treasury in tne shape of sloamship mail subsidies. In tho Treasury Department the re duction of exponas ha been most notable, and the death-blow has Ken given I tn oncirim.bntisi frauds and internal revenue swindles. Thorough business men have replaced the professed jioliticians of the .Republican regime, and simpler and mora intelligible methods of account have been introduced. The reforms which have taken place in the Navy Department are of the most comprebensivu kind, and that they were aa sa.a -a r f i f sadly neetica me ware isianu avyanl and Dolphin scandals bear sufficient uvideiice. The Attorney-General has dbinosed of the aniicccssarv bur,jcns n the shape of sinecure and use- . ... ... . .. . 1 l it 0oa omce Willi which tne uopuwucnaM had overloaded his departm nt Secre tary Endicott rhi the capital ot tne young officers who consldc-cd that they could best erve their country In the capacity of escorts to ladies and hang- .. r i mi... .,. ers-on ia anion. m nuiunuv jv - ice has been raised to a standard or efficiency hy Secretary Hayard, and made more seme ,iiie ami practical. Those who complain that the work ot reform ha not been swift enough should bear in mind the vastuess of tne undertaking. The Democratic Administration lias had to deal with difficulties which, at first sight, appeared insurmountable, and H deserve the highest praise for the amount of work it lias accomplished in the short space of four months. The results of thw work are already apparent Albimy Argm. Some peat moas whkm was recent ly exhumed near Dumfries, bcotlanO, waa lound to conuua swi ui r dating from, prehistoric times. I hey were planted and at obgb ug v germinate after a sleep of ago. A primrose by any other name would smell ae sweat, and ao Huxley has taken the liberty of calling it "a corolllfloral dieotyldonous ex of s a.' M ftter WcWMt.