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Importance of tbo Political Battles to Bo
Fought Next Pall.
ALIGNMENT OF THE OPPOSING FORCES
The Inim KtrtiBKlIng to Ilolil Their ( irouml ,
the Out * JIullyluff fur II Trliiinplmnt
Chnivo Hiiininnry of tlia Of.
flee * to Jlu rilloil.
Although 1891 Is what la known aa "an oft
year" among politicians , It promises to
equal presidential years In Importance. The
success of the republican party In last full's
elections and In municipal contests last
spring lias stimulated party leaders and a
determined effort will be made to wrest
control of congress from the democracy.
The state legislature * chosen next Novcm
bcr will elect upward of twenty United States
senators anil an entire new house of reprc
scntatlvcs Is to be voted for. It will thus be
neon that the people will again have an op
portunity to remake both branches of con
cress. The workers of both parties arc con
sequently very active In all of the close
Htates , especially where a Hcnatorshlp Is at
stake. When the electors understand the
great national Issues Involved , says the Chicago
cage Herald , the probability Is that local
questions will cut a small nguro In the con
test. It bids fair to bo a strict party fight
on federal lines.
The senators whoso terms 'expire March 4 ,
1895 , are John T. Morgan of Alabama ,
James II. Uerry of Arkansas , Edward
O. Wolcott of Colorado , Anthony Hlg-
gfns of Delaware , George li. Slioup of Idaho ,
Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois , James F. Wil
son of Iowa , John Martin of Kansas , William
Lindsay of Kentucky , DonoUon Cotfcry of
Louisiana , William P. Fryu of Maine , George
F. Hoar of Massachusetts , James McMillan
of Michigan , William D. Washburn of Minnesota
seta , James McLaurln of Mississippi , Thomas
C. Power of Montana , Charles P. Manderson
of Nebraska , William 13. Chandler of Now
Hampshire , John It. Mcl'lierson of New Jer
sey , M. W. Hansom of North Carolina ,
Joseph N. Dolph of Oregon , Nathan F. Dlxon
of Ilhodo Island , Matthew C. Duller of South
Carolina , Illclmrd F. i'ettlgrow of South Da
kota , Isham G. Harris of Tennessee , Itlchard
Coke of Texas , Eppa Hunton of Virginia , J.
N. Camden of West Virginia and Joseph M.
Carey of Wyoming.
In addition to these , vacancies for the
terms ending In 1899 arc to bo filled by the
legislatures of Wyoming , Montana and Wash
ington. Iowa has .already elected Congress
man Gear to succeed Senator Wilson. Vir
ginia has elected Colonel Martin to fill the
place of Eppa Hunton. Kentucky has chosen
Senator Lindsay to succeed himself. The
legislature of Louisiana will also have the
naming of the successor of Judge White.
Senator Walthall will resume the scnatorshlp
In 1895.
IMPORTANCE OF THE STATE CONTESTS.
So , on the whole , the state legislative con
tests will perhaps be of most Importance.
AH of the Oregon state , county and pre
cinct otnccrs are to bo voted for on June 4 ,
and the real battle will commence , with the
April conventions. The populists , under
the command of Messrs. Waldron , Marks-
berry and Fitch , will have a full ticket In
the field. At present Its governor , Sylves
ter Pennoyer , Its attorney general and Its
adjutant general are democrats , while the
remaining oincers are republicans. The leg-
Islutu'ro to be chosen will have the successor
to Senator Joseph N. Dolph to elect.
The populist nomination for governor will
probably go to Nathan Pierce , and it Is not
unlikely that the party will support Gov
ernor Pennoyer for Senator Dolph's place.
Arkansas has Us state election on Septem
ber 3 and will vote for all state , judicial ,
courts , township olllccrs , ono associate jus-
tlco of the supreme court and a legislative
election which will choose the successor to
Senator Berry. The political sentiment In
the state has not yet crystallized Into move
ment , except to develop the certainty of an
entire populist ticket.
Missouri's fall elections will be of little Im
portance. The democratic convention In
Kansas City May 15 nominated candidates for
judge of the supreme court , for state super
intendent of sqhools and state railroad com
missioner.
Now York has Its state election this year
nnd both parties are preparing for an ag
gressive contest. The state tickets will bo
named shortly after the constitutional con
vention , probably early In July , and It Is
more than likely that Governor Flower will
Bccuro a renomlnatlon , some ono else taking
the place of Lieutenant Governor Slieelian.
The antl-HIIl faction Is already organizing
throughout the state , with a view' to con
trolling the convention. Should they suc
ceed , which Is exceedingly problematical ,
Governor Flower would probably bo defeated
for the nomination and a warm friend of
the administration named.
The republicans are already looking about
for gubernatorial timber , and among these
talked of are Elthu Hoot , Cornelius Bliss ,
Mayor Schleren of Brooklyn , Judge Gaynor
and , possibly , ex-Vice President Lovl P.
Morton. It Is understood that ho has con- '
Bontod to run If ho Is needed to "cement"
the party factions.
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS.
In Indiana the republicans hold their con
vention on April 25 and the candidates for
ofllco In that party are said to bo more
numerous than In any campaign for the past
twenty years. The ofllccs to bo filled are
these of secretary of state , auditor , treas
urer , attorney general , jtulgo of the supreme
court , clerk of tbo supreme court , superin
tendent of public Instruction , state geologist
and state statistician. No senatorial va
cancy will exist and so the legislative fight
is not of national Interest.
Illinois has senatorial fight already In
progress , nnd In all likelihood the conven
tions , which meet In April and May , will
announce the party candidates for the seat
now occupied by Senator Shelby M. Cul
lom. Ex-Congressman Cable , Governor Alt-
geld , ox-Congressman William It. Morrison ,
Congressman William M. Springer , Con
gressmen llluck and Hunter have all been
mentioned as possible democratic nominee' ,
whllo republican success wllll probably mean
the re-election of Senator Cullom. In the
state elections Illinois elects a state treas
urer , superintendent of public Instruction ,
three trustees of the University of Illinois ,
halt the state senate and 153 members of
the lower house. In addition , county officers
will bo chosen everywhere.
Pennsylvania's republican convention will
be held In May , when the contest for the
gubernatorial nomination will come to an
end. Philadelphia's delegates have already
announced themselves In favor of the nomi
nation at General Hastings and , as every
other section of the stata lias a candidate ,
It promises to be a rather wmn contoit.
The state elects one-halt Its state senate ,
Us cntlro lower house , a governor , lieu
tenant governor , secretary of Internal af
fairs and an auditor general.
NOUTHWESTHUN STATES.
The roster trial will have an Important
bearing on the state election In Wisconsin ,
and the echoes ) of the Dennett law agitation
will perhaps bo found reverberating when
the campaign fairly opens up In that state.
"Wisconsin voles for governor , secretary of
state , stale treasurer , state superintendent ,
commissioner of Insurance and railroad com
missioner , half the state senate nnd the en
tire lower house. No senatorial election Is
on the tapis to clog legislation this year.
Kansas promises the nation a four-cor
nered tight , with Mrs , Leave either In the
popullit or republican ranks. If Governor
Jx-wtlllDK U nominated It Is doubtful If she
will nupport her one-tlmo enthusiastic
frlunA and tier now arch enemy. The fusion
dwuocraU h vo agreed to join with the popu-
JUI . Tbw italwart democrats have do-
> pi4 4 to put a tale ticket Into the field ,
v4 ib republican ! will name noino such
uu * Mf , Hiimphrpyi , Funston or Case
The fuilonlsU may unite on
Harris , a democrat , or on
ritlllnic , Thomas J , Hudson
/ / / tHuti > v > n ttr William linker. Ai tha
* ucu * vj ti K n lor Martin , who now fllU
< Wt 1L * lf i t/f / ( be lain Henntor Plumb , is
tv Ui < UVH by tlm Uglilature , ex-Senator
JiiKuJij yrllj wu4 ubt < MJIx take an actlvu part
ja U. < .4i"i'itii ; IW.KKIK lu an election a *
' nit ( rjilrii Rtati < ticket , the
Jjouw M j/'jrllon ot the atato
AU > MI uu'4 htfUlature , which will
have Senator Mandereon'a successor to
choose. In addition the state votes for
governor , lieutenant governor , treasurer
auditor , secretary of st lc , attorney general
commlsHlonor of public lands and buildings
and superintendent of public Instruction.
Iowa's legislature does not meet next year
and the successor to Senator Wilson has al
ready been chosen In the person of Con
grcssman Gear. The slate votes for sec
retary , auditor , treasurer , railroad commls
sloner and Judge and clerk of the supreme
court.
.South Dakota elects all Its state and county
officers , and a legislature to choose a suc
cessor lo Senator Hlchard F. Pcttlgrcw ,
North Dakota clecti nil slalo officers , a
judge of the supreme court and nil county
officers. There will bo no senatorial va
cancy next year.
Ohio votes only for secretary of slale
minor state officers nnd for congressmen
Its first congressional election this year wll
bo that In May In the Third district lo cheese
a successor to the late Congressman Hotik
Wyoming elects Its state officers nnd state
senators for four year. ? . Its assemblymen
nnd county officers hold office two years.
This year all thcso offices will bo filled nnd
the legislature will elect a successor lo Sen
alor Joseph M. Carey and fill the vacancy
In the short term , which expires In 1899
the governor's appointee- not having been
recognized. The legislative deadlock whlcl
made this condition possible may occur , as
the candidates are as numerous as they
were two years ago.
Idaho has Its state , district nnd county
officers to elect and a legislature which will
choose the successor of Senator Slioup.
Senalor Hlgglns will have lo contend for
ro-clectlon In Delaware. His slalo voles
for governor , two-thirds of the state senate ,
the entire assembly and for all the princi
pal county officials.
The leading republican candidates for gov
ernor nnd congressman ore E. G. Bradford
and Dr. II. U. Uurlon. Mr. llradford Is
ono of Delaware's most famous lawyers nnd
Dr. Burton has been prominent on the stale
executive committee.
Washington elects two supreme court
Judges , Its county nnd precinct officers and
Its legislature Is expected to nil the vacancy
occasioned by a deadlock , similar lo that of
Wyoming.
Nevada has only its state , county and
congressional elections next November.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado will succeed
himself In March , 1S95. His state , how
ever , has a bitter contest on hand for 1894.
Governor Walte , who was chosen by Iho
fusion of Iho silver democrals and Iho popu
lists , expects to run again , and lite repub
licans will make a warm effort to defeat
him. Colorado elects all Its state officers In
November.
Michigan has a successor lo Senator Me
Mlllan to elect and a slalo llckot to take
office January 1 , 1895. The revelations of
the amendment "return frauds will undoubt
edly secure Governor Ulcli the republican
renomlnatlon. It Is not unlikely th&t Don
M. Dickinson will bo life democratic op
ponent.
In the remaining states only congressional
elections will bo held.
A DEAD BONAPABTE.
aintrlnxmlul Kplsodes the Ciller Features or
Ills l.Uc.
Louis Clovls Bonaparte , a grand nephew
of the first Napoleon , died In London on
the llth Inst. He was Iho son of Hie
lalo Prince. Luclen Bonaparte , but was nol
acknowledged as such by him unlll October
12 , 1891 , a short lime prior lo his dealh.
Previous lo the acknowledgment of the
paternity , the young man was known as
Louis Cloverlng Clovls. He was a civil
engineer and resided In England. A few
days after his assumption of the name of
Bonaparte and the death of his father a
young woman , calling herself Rosalia Bona
parte , filed a petlllon asking for a divorce
from him. The pelltlon was presented In
November , 1891 , but the case was not de
cided until April , 1S93. Louis Clovls , as ho
was then known , had maintained rclalions
with Ilosalle , who was then a married
woman. Her husband , Mr. Mogone , brought
suit for divorce , naming Clovls as co-re
spondent , nnd wa"S successful. The rela
tions between Clovls and Uosalle were con
tinued , and Ihe couple were married In the
Isle ot Man on May 30 , 1888. They lived
together for EOIIIO time , but finally separated.
When .Clovls was acknowledged by Prince
Luclen Bonaparte , his son , ho was courting
a Miss Laura Scotl. Two days after he
received the right to call himself Bonaparte
ho married Miss Scotl , Ihough he had se
cured no legal separallon from the woman
ho had previously married. A short time
thereafler Hosalle filed her pelltlon for a
dissolution ot her marriage with Clovls on
the ground of the relations existing between
him and his second wife. Rosalie also
charged that Clovls ( or Bonaparte , as ho
was then known ) had taken $100,000 worth
of jewelry which ho hud presented to her
and given It to his new wife.
Bonaparte brought a co'untor suit In the
English courts for the annulment of his
marriage to Rosallo on the ground that she
had a husband living at the time. The
annulment asked for by Bonaparte was
granted on Augusl 1 , 1S92 , and the French
courts sustained the judmcnt of the Eng
lish tribunal , thus legalizing the second
marriage In Franco as well as In England.
c
rrotoi-tlnt ; C ottolcnr.
The N. K. Falrbank company of Chicago
have lately brought suit In the United
States court against W. L. Henry of this
clly for $5,000.00 for Infringement of their
trade mark , "Cottolenc. " The N. K. Fair-
bank company sots * forth that they origi
nated , prepared , and put upon the market
a now food product consisting of refined
Cotton Seed Oil and a small proportion of
Beef Suet , making a pale yellow material
of the consistency and substance of lard ,
almost without odor and Intended to take
the place ot lard In cooking.
In order to Indicate the source nnd genuIneness -
Inoness ot their new food product , they
originated , coined , nnd USD as a trade mark '
the word "Collolene. " The hcalthfiilnoss
and many olher advantages of Cotloleno
over lard were so apparent that Cottolene
became at once very popular and Is now
largely sold all over the counlry.
The now food product nnd Its name "Cot-
lolene" have become. wMolv known as Iho
product ot the N. K. Fafrbank company.
The trade mark Is described as n "Irade
mark for Oleaginous Food Stibslances , elc. , "
"consisting of n head or neck of n slcor
or olher bovlno parllully enclosed by sprigs
and branches of Iho cotton plant. "
The N. K. Falrbank company charges that
W , L. Henry of Mncon , Ga. , n dealer In
fresh meats nnd food products generally ,
has been and Is endeavoring unlawfully to
avail himself of the bencfllH of llio name
"Cottolene" nnd Its popularity ; that ho lias
been and Is selling a product similar In
kind , but Inferior In
quality , under the name
of "Cotloleno" lo Ihe Injury of the original
and genuine "Cotlolono , " and lo Ihe loss and
injury of Its manufacturers , tho. N. K.
Falrbank company ,
The infringements upon the trade mark
of "Cottolone" have become so frcqucnl ,
and so many dealers nro selling an inferior
article and claiming It to bo Cottolcno that
the N. K , Falrbank company nro deter
mined lo prelect their customers and pro
pose to sue every retail dealer who Is thus
Imposing upon his customers and Infringing
upon the N. K. Falrbank company's trade
mark. Telegraph , Macon , Ga.
Thu lliutxpuutcit Kiullug ,
Lodger ( to young lady occupying apart
ments on the same flat ) Ach , my most
esteemed fraulcln , would you do. . me the
great favor of singing for um this after
noon ?
YOIIIIK Lady ( flattered ) Oh , certainly.
Wore you so pleased
with my Muglng yea-
torday ?
I.odgcr Not that exactly , but , you sen
the landlord Is coming this afternoon to col do
lect the rent , nnd I want lo seize the on-
portunlty to ask for n reduction.
Nnlilo Scir'iu ririro.
"You may talk aa you like , sir , but It
takes a woman to perform an act of self-
"
sacrifice.
"You think BO ? "
"Sure. Therein Miss Smart : she was In
love with young Jones and ho wanted to
marry her ; but ho Is ns poor ns a church
til
mouse , as the raying goes. What does she If
say ? She says to Jones : 'You nro poor ;
you have a hard utruggle I love you too
well to bo n burden upon you. Lot us part'
Jones didn't want to give her up. but aho
was firm : she was not going to bo a clog of
en nny man ; she would sacrifice herself"
"That was noble "
"Yis. and for fear she might repent nnd
marry Jonoa after oil. eho married old
Uullion. the millionaire. "
FRENCH VIEW OF AMERICA
What n Man Who Saw Ono Oity Think
of the Whole Ooautry ,
UNIQUE OBSERVATIONS ON THIS COUNTRY
Sonic Experiences Which Will Iliinlly Coin
cldo with Tlnno of the 1'coplo of the
United .Stitlrfl The lee Hint
Touched Upon.
The Frenchman , whose travels In the
United States are limited to Now York City
gives the following account of life In Amcr
lea. After speaking nt some length of lift
In general In this far western region ho par
tlcularlzca ns follows :
"Tho smaller trades will show some other
peculiarities of American life. The druggls
docs not conflno himself to the sale of drugs
as with us , nor does ho content hlmsel
with extending his trade to perfumery , tolle :
water , soap , rice powder , hair restorer , fnlio
hair , nnd brushes of nil descriptions. One
step further he goes nnd we behold him em
bolllshlng his windows with silk handker
chiefs and cravats. Uut the mosl
Interesting of the supplementary nr
tlclcs druggists dispense arc the
drinks of nil kinds. Starting out
with the supposition that thirst Is an ovl
for which It Is his duty to provide the
remedy , ho promptly establishes hlmsel !
na n wlno merchant. And so , protected
and , In u measure , ennobled by the dig
nity of the pharmaceutical profession
the sale of alcoholic drinks nourishes with
the sale of pills nnd potions. Drunknrds
and tipplers regard this with great satis
faction for the following reason : Sun
days the sale of liquors In saloons Is pro
hibited by law , the god of Americans , ap
parently , requiring n weekly purification
of his people's throats. Hut do they dare
close the drug stores ? Never. The gov
ernment of the United States has too
much anxiety for the health of her pub
He to close the 'temple of the drug' In
the face of a loyal citizen , who , perhaps ,
Is atnictcd with nn excruciating colic , a
pistol shot burled by mistake In his flesh ,
or an eye smashed by accident by some
playful boxer. The result Is Evident. The
Incorrigible drunkard , who fears neither
dlvlno wrath nor the word of the law , and
who cannot enter even the side door of n
saloon , goes Instead , cool , calm and collected
to the drug ( ? ) store , nnd there treats Jilm-
eelf to plentiful libations of liquor , pro
hibited anywhere else , but which the drug
gist protects and soils under th ? shadow of
his sacred pharmaceutical rights. There
Is a contlnuallly changing crowd In these
stores similar to that In our popular bars.
Drinks nro cheap , too , for thcso noble
apothecaries , thsse superior and diplomatic
people do not condescend to mike n "good
thing" out of their clientele , but draw their
profit j from the fact that the drug stores
alone havetlis right to sell liquors on Sun
days nnd national holidays.
"Tho privileges of these Indispensable
establishments extend yet farther , for. al
though bars must bo closed at midnight ,
druggists may remain open nil night If they
please for the public good , let 1t be hoped.
"Then. too. ns to that llttls article , which
would seem to us not to have the faintest
connection with pharmacy , the postage
stamp. Should you want ono , go straight to
the druggist's , nnd there , nnd nowhere else ,
you will find them.
"Drug stores also serve as n Fort of bureau
of general information. Generally In the
larger JIOUSPS one or two directories , chained
to the desk , are nt the dUposnl of the public ,
who outer , consult them , and go
uway again without thinking of
buying anything. But. then , phar
macists make no complaint , especially
as they" are very likely to bo benefited by
this generosity , ns more than half the people
who como to consult the directory doubtless
allow themselves to be tempted by life re
freshments offered to the inner mnn at the
back counter. '
"You will naturally , therefore , pronounce
the American pharmacy a very injurious In
stitution. The business flourishes at the
expense of the customers' health. For , In
the midst of the multitude of side Issues ,
ono can see how impossible It Is that the
pharmacist can give the proper attention
and care to thu filling of prescriptions.
"However , they have nothing to fear in
this 'land of liberty , ' as in case of poisonIng -
Ing by mistake all they nave to do Is to
pay an Indemnity to the heirs , nnd nothing
more Is said.
"Another business which pays very \v.ell
Is the Iceman's. In winter as well as in
summer , at all times and In all places ,
Americans drink Ice water. It is the chil
dren's favorite amusement to fill their little
mouths with Ice , and their parents let them
do It. In Paris wo have a horror of water ;
wo drink It but rarely nnd In ridiculously
small quantities , each swallow accompanied
by grimaces of fear. Then , too , wo think
that wo must drink It at Its ordinary tem
perature , nnd this heightens our disgust.
But the Americans , on the contrary , have
no fear of it and drink it Iced and in large
quantities.
"In every store , largo or small , one sees
n small round tank , about two feet high ,
which Is filled with Ice water , at the disposal
of the public. Any ono who Is thirsty en
ters the store , tnkes n drink , nnd tranquilly
goes his way , with the same calm Indiffer
ence of our smokers who enter a tobacco
store merely for the purpose of lighting
their cigars.
"In the theaters wo see the same article ,
but beautifully decorated , and boasting two
silver goblets. Even In the parlw and
squares wo find the water cooler , but gener
ally with the Inscription , In largo letters ,
'Free Ice water. ' and In one corner the In-
ovltablo alms box , with Its prayer to the
people who stop to drink to pay n cent or
two for the Ico. The collections thus made
nro devoted to the poor.
"Tho Ice wagons deliver every day at
each house , where , In front of ovcry door ,
the Ic.Miicii cut and weigh the dcslrod
quantity.
"Ono can readily see how very largo the
wholesale Ice business Is ; In fact , numerous
fortunes have been made In It.
"The American servant rejoices In an
oxccrablo reputation , and Is cordially detested -
tested by every ono. He has a nntural-
born antipathy for blacking , and It Is Im
possible to prevail on oven n scullion to
blacken your shoes ; niifl , consequently , there
has arisen n largo corps of shoeblacks , who
throng the streets , deafening you with th&lr
cry , 'Shine ! Shlno ! '
"Tills la considered the most menial oc
cupation , goc-J for no ono but poor negross
uml gamlni of 10 to It ! years.
"This Is why every American man or
woman , without exception , leaves his house
In the morning , 'clean to the knees , but
below that covered with the dUst of the
street ; this is why ono cannot walk In the
streets of Now York for flvo minutes with
out finding the sidewalk obstructed by a
man who Is having his shoes blacked or his
pantaloons brushed : thl * Is why , when trav
eling In the United States , one must guard
against putting his shos outaldo the door
when ho goes to bod. They will bo pounced a
upon as having passed their usefulness and
will never be seen again.
"It costs C cents to have your shoos
blacked. Some years ago It cost 10 cents ,
but since tliero has been so much compe
tition In the business the price has been
lowered. "
Miitrlmnnlitl Kollrlty In Kmnui.
A good ( .cat ot fault has been found with
married men , It being charged that they
not love their wives ns much as they
should , but Atchlson hni n husband BO lov
ing that he Is a mil nnce to hla wife , In
thu'opinion of the Globe.
She Is suing for n divorce because her
husband bothers her with hla attentions.
Wo suppose he wants to kiss her goodby
every time ho leavet the house , anil Idas In
her ngiln when ho comes In , and his wife
has hscoma tired of such foolishness.
\Vo have long concluded that n man
should keep up .attentions of thin kind un
his wlfo tired of thorn : wo suppose that
this man had not Insl.ted on kissing his
wlfo on leaving Iho house and again on
returning to It she would have found fault
with him for coolness , but his fault was In
stopping ft when hla wlfo became tired
It
_ ho
Tlu > ftcliolur uml tlio 1'arrot "
St Nicholas relates that a learned scholar
possessed u parrot which wan always In his In
tudy. It sat upon the back of uU chair
nnd picked up some phrases In Crock and
Latin , as well aa some of the wlso comments
the scholar muttered as ho pored over his
books. Every day Rtudentn came lo the
scholar In pursuit of knowledge.
It happened that thu scholar fell sick and
for many days was unable to attend his class.
On recovering he returned to his study and
found the parrot from Its perch on the back
ot his chair holding forth to a much aug
mented class , which stood lost In admiration.
"My frlemls , " mild the scholar , "to scent
to know a thing contents you moro than to
know It really. I resign my charge and
henceforth the parrot shall bo your teacher. "
And , stratiKO to say , when the ncholar left
them with the parrot the students were > Ycll
pleased , * f _ , . .
MADEA FORTUNE.
A I'hllndclphlmt Comment Congrcftftiitcn on
'lurill < JtiMtlon.
Several attempts have been made by busi
ness men from iHff rent parts of the counlry
lo point out certain defects In the pending
tariff bill , but thilr advice has not been re
ceived with nny gWit degree of credit by the
members nf the llnnnce committee , although
U Is probable UiH : some corrections they
have Indicated \ylll bo made by amendment
when the tariff bill Is taken up for conslder-
atlon In Iho senate' .
This reminds mH' ' says a correspondent of
the Chicago Heco.nl of an Incident that oc
curred about twenty years ago. when the
tariff was being revised by the republicans.
Ono day n genllffm'an ' appeared at the room
of the committed'on ' ways and means who
said ho was f engaged In the wool
business and hud , , noticed some defects
in the wool schedule which ho would
llko to point but to the committee. He
was Informed that all ( f the members of
the commllleo were busy , and It would bo
Impossible for them to see him. Ha replied
that ho had come from Philadelphia on what
ho believed to bo an errand of duty nnd
patriotism , and asked only n few minutes
of their valuable time. The clerk of the
committee Informed him that It would be
Impossible to get a hearing ; that Ihe com
mllleo umlerslood Ihe wocl schedule prelly
well and did nol need any ndvlco or sug-
gcsllons. The gentleman then said very
coolly : "You may tell the members of the
committee that ther nexl tlmu I como hereon
on this business they will send for me , and
that their refusal to see me now will cost
Iho government n good deal of money. "
Ho returned to Philadelphia , arranged for
the loan of n largo sum ot money , $1,000,000 ,
and started { he most reliable buyer In his
employ for South America with Instrucllons
lo buy $1,000,000 worth of live sheep. When
they were bought he was to nave them
slaughtered wlthouU 'shearing , sell their
carcasses for what ho could get and ship
the pelts lo the United States on a sailing
vessel. Within thu next six months two
large barks loaded with sheep pelts , over
1,000,000 In number , arrived at the port of
Philadelphia from Buenos Ayres. The
sheep had been bought and slaughtered and
skinned and the carcasses had been sold
for nearly enough to pay their cost. The
duty on the pelts was 12 > / cents each , which
was paid , and then Mr. Foulke set men al
work to shave the wool from them with
razors. As a result he got about 4,000,000
pounds of wool Into the United States free
of duty.
The collector of customs of Philadelphia
Insisted that he should pay duty on the
wool , but ho refused , and pointed out n law
which authorized the free admission of woolen
on the pelt. The collector appealed to the
secretary of the treasury , who referred the
matter to the atlornoy general , who decided
that Mr. Foulko was right , and that any
one , ns the law read , could bring In sheep
pelts by paying the 12'X- cents duty on the
pelts. As the duty on wool at that time
was 33 cents a pound , Foulke'a profits were
nearly $1,500,000 , and when the mailer was
brought to the attention of the committee
on ways and means ho Informed Ihe commit
tee that this \vao the defect In the law he
had como over from Philadelphia to point out
lo the members , when they snubbed him so
unmercifully , and as they declined to hear
him ho thought ho would teach them by an
object lesson.
GEN. SLOCUM AS A "CON1" MAN.
Cnnio Neiir lieiiiif ; Arrcwtc-d with Grncrnl
niiOInhou for JtoliiK Too Soclnlilu ,
How near General Sloctim came once to
irrest as a common swindler will bear tell
ing , says Kato Fold's Washington , for no
body enjoyed tlei } Incident in 'recollection
betler lhan ho dJi . Ho and General McMahon -
Mahon were , onTthelr way homo tp New
York from an tnspocUon of the Soldiers'
home nt DaytoninO. , andslopped nt Phila
delphia for bre tfast. Whllo waiting at
the station for } th signal to board their
special car McMahan observed a man whom
ho recognized astai ) acquaintance ' and , being
of a social tUTH.-a preached him'nnd shook
hands cordially , .saving :
"How do you doMr. . ? "
"Bradford , " obligingly Interjected the
stranger. r > ' '
"Of New YorkJ If I remember ? " con
tinued McMahon.j affably.
"No , ot Bryn Mawr , " responded the
stranger. 11
"Ah , yes Bryn Mawr. I had forgotlen.
Glad lo , see you. When did you got to town ? "
Just then Slocunncame up. He , had caught
the name nnd recollected a Bradford who had
served In his command during the war.
"Why , hello ! " ho exclaimed with effusion.
"Delighted to see you. My name is Slocum.
You're Bradford of Bryn Mawr. Know you
well during the war. It Isn't possible you
have forgotten me ? "
t
Bradford , meanwhile , had edged toward a
policeman In the depot. "I can't say , Mr.
Slocum , that I remember you or your friend , "
said he , "and I don't propose to join you In
any kind of n game this morning. The fact
la I know you both to bo confidence operators
from Iho first moment I saw you. " The
policeman , who had evidently "caught on , "
made n grab for the two generals , who made
a simultaneous rush for the special car. It
was Just about moving off. As they scram
bled on board the policeman dashed for the
telegraph ofllco , but the car madn no stop
within Iho jurisdiction of the Philadelphia
police and the fuglllvcs escaped.
ScU'iieu In Flushing Sewora.
The flushing of open sewers Is not a matter -
tor as to whose Invoatlgallon the majority
of scientists would bo particularly enthusi
astic , but some resident Cornell graduates
mvo taken up the subject so thoroughly
; hut they havs developed some most Interesl-
ng facts which go to show what nn effi
cient nnd valuable process this branch of n
city's health department may be constituted.
The object of this Inquiry is to determine
mw far Ihe effects of flushing will bo felt
n sewers of various sizes , and also at what
distances the gales or lanUs must bo placed
to obtain the best resultIn reference to
the quantity of flushing water , the dlnmotor
of Iho sewer and Ita grade. Preliminary
experiments have been conducted on an open
Channel of considerable length provided
with n gate , nnd the Instant nt which the
ronl of the wave reaches various points of
ho sewer is recorded by electrical devices ,
jmllar means are also provided for Indlcat-
ng Iho depth of the advancing wave and Its
velocity nt every ten feet of the length of
he sower. In some of the experiments
ho water Is cilorcil. so that It tells Ita own
ale upon a strip nf paper as It flows down
grade. These practical experiments nro
icing followed up by careful tests In the
abaratory. Hero the various phenomena of
flow of water through orifices of all kinds ,
varying In alzes , nnd under heads up lo 300
ect , are studied and recordej. '
C IIOHtO H * < tafl' * LIUII * n (
Wnon Chief Justice Shaw of Massachusetts
hoard that n new HiiBllih dictionary , con
taining 8omo 1,000 new words , had Just been
published , ho exclaimed ; "For heaven's
sake , don't let Brother Ohoato get hold of It. "
The humorous remark was an acknowl
edgement of the eloquent advocate's phenom
enal command of laiifiuuco and of the wealth
his vocabulary.
No matter what topic Htifus Choato dis
cussed , says Youth's Companion , words ,
sonorous , tuBKeatlvt' and cumulating , came '
forth at his comntu'tid and took their places
long , rythmlcal'Jifentonces. A member of
the Boston bar said that ono of the most
earnest uml eloqiluijt addresses to a Jury ho
ever listened to W * made by Choato In a
suit about an InnAw o ! cheese ,
Doubtlea.1 ho was 4xtiavagant In phrasing , r\ \
but the extruvaganco , Instead of creating a *
smile , stamped Iht advocate's thought on
the hearers' mlrvVii Oortnln testimony was
offered on the opn .ie side In a case In
which he wan cnqaKed , and ho maintained
hl"M. "It would bo "
that It WM wor , ald
, rising on his s. a favorite fi.uluro ,
"ns difficult to flnl it grain ot truth in that
testimony as to find a drop ot uator spilled
the de-ert of Cahani In the times of the
Crusaders' ' "
*
Across the Range ! "
Have gone
most of those
mighty men
of valor who
fought the
battles of the
Civil War
and wrote the
articles com
prised in
the great
Century War
Book. They
have passed ,
in glorious throng ,
whence no tales of war will ever come.
The rest are going fast.
Gave Up This Life
General Henry W. Slocum During the Past Week.
He it was who told the story of part of
Sherman's March to the Sea ( in which
he distinguished himself ) , and alsodescribed _ the final review in Washington.
So Also Has Passed
The Confederate General Kershaw , General J. B. Kershaw.
who graphically describes the thrilling
attack of his own brigade at the fa
mous Peach Orchard on the bloody field of Gettysburg.
Other Contributors
Who have joinedthe silent majority are the following :
General U. S. Grant , General W. T. Sherman , General G. T. Beauregard , General Abner Doubleday ,
General B. F. Cheatham , General Thomas L. Crittenden , General Quincy A. Gillmore ,
General Daniel H. Hill , General Joseph E. Johnston , General George B. flc-
" Clcllan , General J. C. Pemberton , General John Pope , General E. Kirby
Smith , Admiral Porter , Captain John Ericsson , Captain
James B. Eads , and many others.
There has been but one History of the Great War ,
written by its makers , QQT * and that is THE
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