Tempted By Satin

The repiiblican senators in oongress who were tempted by Senator Allen the populist, who promised tlieiu enough votes to carry ihe taviff ibill. providing they would attach to that measure a tree siTver provisión, very wisely refiised to do wrong even to gain the much needed legislation askd for by tihe prople. The incident eaüs to mind asimilar ome in the life of Abraham Llneoln. When he was a niember of tlie legislature of Illinois, he was intrusted by the people of Sangamon county with a bilí to remove the state capital írom Vandalia to Spring field. His heart and soul were in ■Lhe measure. A number of other legislators had a scheme that Ijineoln believed to be unwise. They bad enough votes to carry Lineoln's removal bilí, and brought a terrible pressure upon him to trade his principies for the success oí his pet écheme. After being urged for several days and nights, his historian says he aróse in the conference meeting and delivered ome of the most powertul speeches oï his lire, closing with the words: "You may burn my body to ashes, aaid scatter theni to the winds of heaven ; you may drag my soul down tö th.e regions of darkness and despair to be tormented forever ; but you will never get me to support a measure I believe to be wrong. &1though by doing so I may accomplish that which 1 believe to be right." Michigan's Food Commissioner seems to be getting into hot water, either by coademning things on hereeay evidence, or not liaving investigated sufficiently before promulgating his views in the bulletin issued by his department. He had to take back what he Raid about the PoKtuin Cereal substitute for coffee, and now the Ey-0 Company of Battle Creek have sued Mr. BtOTr, the commission er for $25,000 damages, becauee he said the jjreparation made by them 'was only 33 per cent. food. Tüie Co. ■wonld nat content themselves with a retraction.