9WWWWFWWWWWWW W WWWWWWWW gWrWWWTPiW WWWWWWWWWWWWrWWWWH9WWWWWWWWWWWWWW PPiftlPWPPtP WWW BEHIND THE SCENES IN POLITICS THE POLITICAL SOCIAL WHIRL WWW IJIII IMWUIrmiwww*i7*iAtva0*]nMszjwwww in politics for a year or so he begins to perceive that politics has as many an gles in a social way as the game of ‘ three-cushion caroms." The variety of gradations is so widely diversified and the intervals so abrupt that it takes a truly cosmopolitan spirit to successfully “take the degrees." At four o’clock in the afternoon you may be touching glasses with a young me chanic at a “rathskeller" in a friendly chat over your beer as to how things look in his end of the waid. At 6 p. m. you may be dining with a bunch of judges and party magnates in some fashionable club, making wild guesses with the rest of them as to how na tional politics looms up. At twelve that night you may be addressing for ty or fifty people in a little hall back of some saloon. You must be pre pared to meet all kinds of people at a minute's notice, and you must be able to understand them and adapt your self to them instantly and easily, or you will be lost in political society. Suppose you happen to drop in at down-town headquarters where they are waiting for a meeting to be called. There may be twenty to thirty men about, some sitting in chairs readir or talking, some at a card-table play ing a friendly game of cinch, others at a pool-table or a billiard-table. Can you play cards? Now. of course, it is not absolutely essential that you can; but if you can make a hand at one card-table or "pocket eight balls from the break." cr play a fair game of bil liards you are a more welcome mem ber of society in that strata of politi cal existence. And if it should happen that you joined a group at some high-toned'' political club, where some topics such as literature, art, science, invention or similar matters were being discusse 1. and could hold your own in convers i tion, you were "making a hand" there, the same as at the more plebeian game of cinch. Nothing that, a man has learned with his head or his hand. but what will come in handy in poli tics. Political club meetings, in the case of the down-town organizations, took place every Sunday in my time. They were enlivened by the admission of new members, the reading of reports and making of morions, speeches, and always something in the way of a vaudeville stunt by either a member of the club or some outside talent. These down-town meetings were valu able in bringing the leaders of the different wards together and affording them an opportunity to exchange po litical news and to discuss the coming spring or fall campaign. They were always largely attended, and it was a disgrace for any ward to be called upon for information of any sort and not have a representative on hand. A disgrace that 1 never knew to happen but once. No matter what the weather was the “faithful" were on hand. The president opened the meeting and the utmost freedom of discussion was allowed in any debate which might arise. Sometimes a recess was declared, and the men talked and smoked until the meeting was called to order again. It was amusing to see how those of the gathering who were office-holders were regarded. If their position gave them no “distributive” power, they were looked on as merely “happy accidents," and not ranking at ail with those office-holders who had “jobs" to sort out. In neither of my own positions did I have the appoint ment of even so much as a day-laborer at my disposal, so 1 was merely "a lucky guy." In fact I was lucky in more ways than one. for not having anything to give out I was not both ered by applicants. These meetings always arranged for the parades, the marching trips and the ‘'grand halls” which were given. Don't imagine it did not cost anything to mingle in political society, polite and otherwise. You were able to buy tickets to the balls, chances on everything that could be raffled for the benefit of some needy politician, badges and gloves, plug hats to march in, together with other raiment, club I dues, tickets to various dances and | entertainments, and in fact, front i morning until night, day in and day out, to “sift" your salary steadily into "the hopper." The “grand balls" were of course the most important functions given by the party. They were attended by everybody, including the mayor, and he led the grand march. It was a lively time, and diamonds were as plentiful as blackberries. Full-dress suits were largely in evidence, and the dancing kept up until morning. At such a ball the extreme opposites of political life met, once a year, and the occasion was one to be remem bered. Judges, with an eye to possible or probable re-nomination, were not at all too proud to atteu=, and occasion ally some of the city's elite attended, just for the novelty of the thing. A woman might be led out by an ex governcr of the state for one set, an.l the next set— talcc a turn down the middle With the man that shot Sandy McGee.” It was a truly cosmopolitan- gather ing. unique and picturesque, and rare ly was there any disturbance that amounted to anything. Another and more common phase of political social life was at the saloons. Here the ward politicians gathered. ; not only to talk politics, but to roll I ten-pins, play pool and. at the card tables. “play for the drinks ” The amount of social intercourse thus had i in a large city is enormous. After the j ordinary ward politician had eaten his , supper he would be ready to engage ) in his political cruising, and he could ! usually find a bunch of men at the i bowling alleys, or in the card-room of j his neighboring saloon. I went through a great many political figh s \ and skirmishes, big and little, and ev ] cept just at election times I saw verv I little drunkenness. Hut there was no i doubt that the workingmen and me : chauics gathered at the saloons to see each other. And there was no i doubt that they spent money there; maybe more than they should have done. But that was where they went to find companionship; to meet their “society.” 1 have.often gone to the : swell political clubs and there met the j professional men. lawyers, doctors ! and professors, business men of large j interests in various channels, and i they sat at the tables and drank their wine where the ward fellows drank beer, and they played "bridge" or “poker" where the ward men played “cinch.” and when you come to the question of which is moral and which is not, I leave it cheerfully to every j man for himself to judge. Every year, and always in the good j old summer-time, the swell picnic was 1 held, generally away out in the coun try in some grove. And here political society disported itself in its gayest and gladdest "rags," and gave itself up to unalloyed festivities of all sorts ! and kinds. There was the fat man’s race, the sack race, chasing th° | greased pig (so politically suggestive), the tug-of-war between the firemen j and policemen’s teams, the dances, the speeches, the bowling alleys, the "nig I ger baby and baseball” stand, the nm j nreila and cane game, the lemonade stands, the wandering minstrels, an 1 j the ’'shell game." You could spend ! your money a little at a time at the diversified amusements, or you could j have one swift thrill and lose it all at I the "shells.” When the band struck up a favorite waltz tune at the platform you could go up and "pivot" with your partner, just to show that you were not proud, or that you knew how to "reverse." Dancing went on all the time, couples coming and going and round dancing being succeeded by quadrilles. Some times a lithe and sinuous jig-dancer got a space cleared for himself to dis port in. and great was the enthusiasm when some girl would accept a chal lenge and come out on the boards to do a turn with the jig-dancer. Such ad vancing and swaying and retreating; such apparent indifference and then unexampled vigor; such a hammering of the boards and turning and twist ing, until at the end the crowd roared its approval and the dancers disap peared among the spectators. Political society at the picnics, dem octal ic as it seemed at first blush, had its lines of demarcation, which were quite noticeably drawn. The wife and daughters of the "big boss” were on hand, together with the women-folks of the various office-holders, but they did not mingle with the average lady picnickers. They sat by themselves in something of exclusive grandeur, and were pointed out by the more ordinary of the merry-makers to their companions. Sometimes a possible presidential candidate graced the occasion by his presence and consented to hand out a sample of silver-tongued oratory. But I never heard one yet who could draw away any of the attendance at the baseball game or the fat women's race. There's a limit, even to oratory. Great was the consternation when, as sometimes happened, the flood gates of heaven opened and drowned the picnic grounds. The last political picnic I attended commenced on a very threatening day, and at last the ciouds seemed to make up their minds to sweep the grounds. Our party had taken alarm, with a number of others, and had gone down the track to where the first train to town was stationed. The crowd got there and jammed the train instantly. Just opposite the pic nic ground, and a half mile from us, was a wide platform, uncovered, on which stood hundreds who were wait ing for this train. "Bet her go, Sam.” said the conductor; "no stop till we get to Chicago." Away we went, and as we passed the picnic grounds hun dreds more came down through the drenching showers in white dresses that stuck to their limbs and straw j hats that were being soaked to ruin, j But the train went past regardless of i their yells, and as it went by the car windows were raised and the chorus of the latest song was wafted into their ears: ”Oh' ain't dat awful. Ain't dat a shame. To keep my baby Out in the rain. Find English Language Hard Difficulties Encountered by Foreigners in Expressing Thoughts. From the Gold Coast comes a let I ter addressed to the Oxford Medical Publication, which we transcribe ex actly: “Having heard your recommenda tion from a certain friend of mine that you are a general or magnani mously Medical publications. Hence in desire or Craving your indulgence in order to forward me your Special Medical Manuals which Consist the as sorted medicene Such as, a medecine for Education, Please the main object j which induces me to draw your ex : traordinary attention is this, that I have a son by named - being a third Standard, the age is 23 years now; But he is too much heavy mind with stupid au I could not compare him to any one in our Gold Coast here. Being as am * gentleman by every one’s known, should I not endeavour to find a good medicine for my son to become a fine or purest scholar, the , properties of mine will be in vain or In other respects the son will be in | vanity. So long as this promulgated names has had in Our G. C. here I think there will be no hesitation and despatch as above stated early as quick as possible, So as to enab’e me to forward you my Indent very Short ly. But scholars are plenty in negro land and there is a least distinctions of knowing better. These are being re quired as follows, viz. (1) Memory Training—(2) Pomades Oils. (3) Charms and any Pills kind of such medecine had at your site. No fail and oblige. Wishing you Continued success “I am yours Affectionately. "N. B. Please if any medecine for eye's sore or dim eye kindly send me the price together with."—The Peri odical. Warship’s Condenser Tubes. The greatest single consumption of brass is for condenser tubes, a bat tleship alone having from 30,000 to 40.000 pounds of condenser tubing in it; and owing to the corrosive effect of sea water this tubing must be con tinually replaced. The material used is usually either Muntz metal—60 per cent, copper, 40 per cent, zinc—or else a mixture of copper, 70; zinc, 29, and tin. 1. Real Information. "Which is the cow that gives the buttermilk?” innocently asked the j young lady from the city, who was inspecting the herd with a critical eye. . "Don't make yourself ridiculous,” said I the young lady who had been in the | country before, and knew a thing or two. “Goats give buttermilk.”— Springfield Journal. DOCTORS PUZZLED 11 SLEEPING GIGE READS, WRITES AND DOES CRO CHET WORK IN THE DARK NESS OF TWO A. M. NOW IN ENGLISH HOSPITAL Strange Victim of Somnambulism Uses Two Languages in Trance-Written Letters—Other Queer Acts of Sleep-Walkers Recalled. Eondon.—One of the most remarka ble eases of sleep-walking ever re corded has .usr come under the obser vation of physicians attached to the general hospital in Birmingham, Eng land. It is that of a young woman of 21, a stenographer, teacher and stu dent of music. Every morning at two. o'clock this latest subject of somnambulistic phe nomena gets out of bed in a half-con scious state, writes letters in German and English, reads a book and does some crochet work. Though she does not seem to be asleep, she does not recognize anyone and has no realizing sense of her surroundings. On one occasion she wrote an intelligent musical essay on "The Sonata Form” while in this strange trancelike state, and at another time, when absolutely in the dark, wrote a postal card to a relative in Canada of which she de clared the next day she had no recol lection. While in this state she cannot stand any light at all. and though the doc tors have repeatedly examined her eyes in an effort to determine how she can read, write and do fancy work in total darkness, they have been unable to find any explanation of the phe nomenon. Somnambulism, according to physi cians, is a neurotic condition. Nerv ousness promotes it, as do worry, pre occupation and restlessness. The case of the Birmingham young woman who wrote an essay while in the somnambulistic state recalls that of Miss Eurita D. Metcalf of Chicago. Somnambulism. who in 1902 became widely known as the author of dream stories, composed while in a trancelike condition. Once, while this girl of 25 was writing a story. Dr. Rimes, a physician living in the same household, held a piece of pasteboard between her eyes and the paper oh which she wyas writing. The young authoress continued her work, entirely oblivious of the inter ruption. For a time this young wom an's romantic dream stories brought her in a good income. At Fort Dodge, la., some years ago. a white-robed figure was seen bi cycling madly up and down one of the principal avenues at midnight. Be lated pedestrians reached their homes with startling tales of having seen a cycle-riding ghost. Finally the ghost was captured and proved to be a wealthy young woman somnambulist, who once a week rose front her bed at 12 o’clock and pro ceeded to go bicycling in her night dress. Rev. Frederick C. Haas of New ark. after being missing from home for several weeks, returned finally with the explanation that he had be come a sleep-walker while on a train and woke up finally in the streets of Chicago, writh positively no idea of how he came there. Hardin Hughes, a reputable young man of Albany, awoke one night to find himself robbing the post office. In his sleep he had bored through the post office door two holes, which re leased the glass plate, and by the same method had opened the cash drawer. Physicians do not attempt to explain somnambulism. All the phenomena of sleep are mysterious, they declare. There is a theory credited by some nerve specialists that the actions of the somnambulist are controlled by the spinal cord, the brain being so profoundly asleep that it does not transmit impressions to the cord. Hence, they say. somnambulists have neither sight, hearing nor smell in the trance, but only the sense of touch. But no one has yet offered explana tion of the strange affliction. French Families Without Children. The number of families in France is estimated at ll,ol5,000, of which 1, S01720 have no children. Cur Own Minstrels. Tambo—Mistah Walkah, kin yo' tell me de diti'unce ’tween de late Lyddy E. Pinkum an' a couple o’ ice pitchahs in a hospital ? Interlocutor—No, Sam; I shall have to pass that up. What is the difference between the late Lydia E. Pinkham and a couple of ice pitchers in a hos pital? Tambo—De one am yours for health an’ de uddah am ewers for sickness. Interlocutor—1 .tidies and gentlemen, while the cat i; gathering up the i INDIANA MOB SEVERELY ! BEATS A WIFE WHIPPER : LATTER FINALLY MAKES HIS ES CAPE WITH TWO BROKEN RiBS AND MANY BRUISES. Laporte, Ind.—William Tolton, who, five years ago. was saved by the au thorities from being lynched by an in furiated mob, at Westville. this coun ty, under the impression that he had murdered his wife and thrown her body into a pond, had another ex perience the other day with a mo’ . from which he escaped with two broken ribs and numerous cuts and bruises. Though badly beaten, he will recover. Tolton. who is a middle-aged man, is one of the characters of town. He has no regular occupation, lur after a previous experience with the law, They Gave Him a Beating. when he faced a murder charge till his wife returned from Chicago, where she had unexpectedly gone on a visit, he kept out of serious difficulty until the other day. when he took a notion to whip his wife. This trouble is said to have resulted from the wife's taking the part of Edith Lang man, her daughter by a previous mar riage. whom Tolton had w'hipped be cause he said she was not behaving. After Tolton had abused his daugh ter and the wife expostulated. Tolton threw his wife and daughter out of the house, and followed this by pitching out the furniture with the exception of a bed. table and a few other articles. Neighbors were incensed, and when Tolton left the house they seized him and gave him such a beating that when he escaped he returned to the house and barricaded t! j doors and windows. In the meantime an affidavit had been filed looking to his arrest. A warrant was issued by Mrs. Clara M. Hess, said to oe the only woman jus tice of the peace in the state, but the town marshal and the township con stable were unable to dislodge Tolton. and. although the entire population of 200 people was at their backs, they did not venture to break into the house. The siege continued till midnight, and then Mrs. Hess telephoned to Sheriff Smutzer of this city. The sheriff sent Deputies Anstiss and Marr to West ville in an automobile, all speed laws being shattered on the run, for it was feared that the mob might get rest less and possibly set fire to the Tolton home. When the deputies arrived they de manded that the door be opened, but Tolton, who had a 12-vear-old son with him, refused. Then the deputies with a rail battered down the door, which had been nailed and bolted from the inside. Tolton, fully dressed, lay in bed while the door was being forced, and he was crying when arrested. At his side stood a loaded shotgun. When asked why he did not use it, he mumbled, "What's the use?” Being without money or friends, and unable to give bond, he was committed to jail to await grand jury action. DOG IS GUEST AT WEDDING. Faithful Brutus Attends Ceremony and Carriage Feast. Cincinnati.—Brutus, a big New foundland dog. was an honored guest at the wedding of Miss Marjorie Riner Sa.vler, daughter of the late Nelson Savler. and John Lawrence Hawkins, a prominent Baltimorean. The wed ding was one of the most fashionable of the season here. Years ago, when the bride teas a mere child, the big dog saved her from drowning, and since then Brutus has been her constant companion. He has walked sedately at her side when she took long country walks, and has ; raced at her horse's heels when she | chose riding. The dog was present when the cere \ mony was performed by the Raw. Dr. Dudley Rhodes, and wore a huge white j bow on his collar in honor of the event. At the wedding supper Bru tus was served with the rest of the guests though not at the table. Work of Soartina Grasses. Dr. Otto Stapf described the re clamation work performed by Spartina grasses, which, he said, spread by un derground shoots and seed, which was dispersed by tides and currents, and presumably by water birds. Certain forms established themselves easily, and the roots and bases of the dense clumps effectively fixed the mud, and where they occurred in dense patches they formed a protecting belt for the shore or bank behind them. remains of the ill-fated man who got that off, the renowned balladist, Mr. Hunclt O’Limburg, will favor you with his celebrated song, “I Loved Her Fondly; But She Handed Me a Loaded Cigar." Water Jackets for Firemen. Berlin firemen wear water jackets, which are filled from the hose and afford a great protection from the flames. Always try to pass at least one houi i a day in the open air. !*-- --- ■ _ You Would Not Accept Counterfeit Money, Why Accept Counterfeit Goods? Good money is made by the Govern ment in which you have implicit faith and confidence. Good goods are made by manufacturers who are willing to stake their reputations on the quality of the material offered to you through tbs medium of their advertisements in this paper. Counterfeit goods are not advertised. The reason for it is they will not bear the close scrutiny to which genuine advertised goods are subjected. Counterfeit money pays more profit to the counterfeiter. Coun terfeit goods are offered to you for the same reason. Irsist on the Genuine—Reject the Counterfeit. AN EXPLANATION. "Why didn’t you answer your teach ir when she spoke to you in the arith metic class, Ethel?” “Coz mamma told me I muthn't .hpeak durin' thcool hourth.” Beware of 0intment3 for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the Reuse of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering 1* through the mucous surface*. 8uch arucles should Dever be used except on prev r a tions fr*m reputable physicians. a* the damage they will dole ten fold to the good you can p<>-* !> y de r!v* from them. Hall's Catarrh i ure. manufactured by F. .T. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. O . contains no me? cury. and Is taken Internally, acting direct y uj-»n the blood and mucous surface^ of the system. la buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure y u g»-t the genuine. It Is taken Internally and made In T-dedo, Ohio, by F. J C heney A Co. Testimonials free. Laid by l>ruggUte. Price. 7r»c. per bottle. Take Halt's l atnily Pills for constipation. Willing to Be Convinced. A sturdy tramp one day went into a suburban garden, where the lady of the house was engaged in attending to the flowers. He took no notice of her refusal to give coppers, but continued his importunity until a bull deg ap peared, growling ominously. The lady seized it by the collar and held it, calling out: “You had better go away at once; he may bite you.” "You ain’t got no right to keep a savage dorg like that,” replied the tramp in outraged tones. “Perhaps I have not,” was the cool answer. “If you think so, I won’t keep him—I’ll let him go.” The latch of the gate clicked vio lently, and in 20 seconds that tramp had vanished into space.—Stray Stories. BOY KEPT SCRATCHING. Eczema Lasted 7 Years—Face Was All Raw—Skin Specialists Failed. But Cuticura Effected Cure. “When my little boy was six weeks old an eruption broke out on his face. I took him to a doctor, but his face kept on getting worse until it got som bad that no one could look at him. His whole face was one crust and must have been very painful. He scratched day and night until his face was raw. Then I took him to all the best specialists in skin diseases but they could not do much for him. The eczema got on his arms and legs and we could not get a night’s sleep in months. I got a set of Cuticura Reme dies and he felt relieved the first time I used them. I gave the Cuticura Remedies a good trial and gradually the eczema healed all up. He is now seven years old and I think the trou ble will never return. Mrs. John G. Klumpp, 80 Niagara St., Newark, N. J., OcL 17 and 22, 1907.” “That seems a very bad cold you've got, mv little man!” “It's a very good cold; It’s kept me away from school for two weeks now! ’ Sheer white goods. In fact, any fine wash goods when new, owe much of their attractiveness to the way they are laundered, this being done in a manner to enhance their textile beau ty. 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