Nebraska Newspapers

    CUB A IN THE BALANCE
FATE OF THE ISLAND LIKELY TO
BE SETTLED SOON
Jfiecocnition of UebclB or Interven
tiou May Knste Uncle Sam Is Wait
injr Administration Propoaea to
Maintain Strict Neutrality
Affairs Near a Crisis
Washington dispatch It is the firm
conviction of officers of the administra
tion that a crisis is approaching in Cuban
affairs and that the only safe course
for the United States to pursue is to
await developments Many sensational
stories are alloat about immediate inter
vention by the United States and extens
ive military preparations for prospective
trouble with Spain It can be stated
with authority that the President re
gards the present military situation on
the island as far too critical to warrant
-action by the United States at this time
That the military operations now act
ively begun by the Spanish will result
in bringing matters to such a stage as
to necessitate the recognition of the in
surgents or intervention in the interest
tv -or Humanity tue autnonties regard as
N absolutely certain The President is so
U thoroughly convinced that there will sooa
be important changes in the situation by
ason of the military operations that
ifee now in progress that he has not touch
IB upon the Cuban clause of his message
l ital TJiio ttmII VQ lief
- WlttPTV
P jf pending further developments on the
juiauu iue atoiuae 01 tue auminisiraiion
will continue to be one of strict neutral-
fr ity If there is no material change by
the time Congress convenes the
treatment of the Cuban question
in his message will be much the same a3
last year It can be stated authoritative
ly that the report made by General Lee
during his recent conferences with the
President and the Secertary of State
will not be productive of any immediate
-change in the attitude of the United
States
The presence in Washington of Ad
miral Bunce of the North Atlantic squad
ran and his lengthy conference with Sec
notary Herbert have given rise to many
sensational reports about impending trou
ble with Spain One of the alarming re
ports is that the administration has now
become thoroughly convinced that Spains
-extensive preparations at home and the
Tecent large augmentation of the military
forces in Cuba are in anticipation of a
-conflict with this country to be provoked
by Spain for the purpose of preserving
Jaer dignity in the loss of Cuba There
is no justification for war talk at this
-time The visit of Admiral Bunce had
to do with the repair work on the ves
sels of his squadron and his winters
THE POPULAR VOTE
How It Has Stood in Various Quad
rennial Contests
While the electoral vote decides who
shall be President it is always of in
terest to know the popular vote cast for
successful presidential candidates Prior
to 1S28 there was no popular vote
which is worth recording At the time
when the Federalists and Republicans
or Jeffersonians were fighting for power
electors in most States were chosen
by the Legislature After the break up
of the Federalist party there was a Ions
period during which each quadrennial
contest was a strife between men rather
than measures There were not strong
-and well organized parties in the field as
there are now
The following table gives the actual
votes and pluralities excluding the
siority candidates in years when the
pluralities have been over 200000
Year Candidates Plurality
1852 Pierce 1001474 214890
Scott 13SG57S
1S5G Buchanan 1S3S1G9 400903
Fremont 1341204
I860 Liii olu 1800332 491195
Douglas 1373137
1804 Lincoln 2210007 407342
MeClellan 1S0S725
1SGS Grant 3015071 303458
Seymour 2709013
1S72 Grant 3397070 702991
Greeley 2S34079
1S92 Cleveland 5354220 379025
Harrison 5173201
Whether in proportion to the total vote
cast McKinleys plurality will be as large
as that received by Grant cannot be told
Iitil the returns are all received
A
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
Indications of a Plijrht Increase in the
- Rate of Yield for Corn
The returns to the Department of Ag
riculture for the month of November as
io rate of yield make the average of corn
J21M bushels which is above the yield in-
dicated by the condition figures in
oer lasi year uie yi euuuuujj cshixiulu
-if vield was 202 bushels The rates of
yield in the large and principal corn
Stated are as follows New York 317
Pennsylvania 371 Ohio 399 Michigan
37 Indiana 324 Illinois 404 Minneso
ta 30G Iowa 377 Missouri 263 Kan
sas 271 Nebraska 372
The average yield of buckwheat is 1S7
bushels an acre against 201 bushels last
year and 1G1 for die year 1S94 The
average yield an acre of potatoes is 868
bushels which though not phenomenal
is nevertheless above the average for the
last ten years The average yield of hay
as indicated by the preliminary returns
is 136 tons against 106 last year The
average yield of tobacco is 679 pounds an
acre against 743 pounds last year and
733 pounds in the year 1S94
The European agent notes the lack of
trustworthy estimates of the Russian
wheat shortage The advance in price
which is expected to be fairly well main
tained will result in increased acreage in
Great Britain Wet weather in October
throughout Central Europe was unfavor
able for the potato crop A good corn
yield has been realized on the lower Dan
ube
James A Gray a farmer six miles
above Little Hock Ark was in town the
other day to transfer his farm of 160
acres with all appurtenances to his
neighbor J H Hayes in payment of an
election bet Gray bet his farm together
with everything he Lad on earth that
3ryan would be elected
Daniel J Greenwald a preacher in
the Reformed church was found hanging
in his barn at Bonner Springs Kan
He had become despondent over business
affairs He had a wife and eight cbil
uren
THE DAY AND THE DAY AFTER
Strange Incidents of the Election
and Its Ratification
Every election day has its oddities and
comicalities and the one now past has
proven no exception to a general rule
In fact Nov 3 1896 probably furnishes
a more complete list of queer and unex
pected happenings of peculiar complica
tions and irresistibly grotesque election
wagers than any election day on record
The unusual interest manifested during
the campaign influenced many to a high
strain of excitement and reckless en
thusiasm led large numbers to make
ridiculous bets the fulfillment of which
has afforded considerable entertainment
for the community at large A peculiar
feature of the last election day was the
list of fatalities due entirely to excite
ment A colored man of East Et Louis
111 cast his vote walked to the barn
near by where he was working hurrahed
for his candidate and died Harrison Ba
con a pioneer of Cortland Ohio in go
ing from his home to the polls dropped
dead Mrs Mary V Martin wife of a
prominent business man of Spokane
Falls met her husband at the door elec
tion night eagerly asked for the news
and expired instantly The list of those
who went insane during the strain
suspense pending the announcement
results was quite a large one Of gen
eral happenings out of the ordinary the
variety was extensive
Robert Porteous a railroad auditor at
Manistee Michate a boiled crow in the
presence of several spectators to pay an
election bet
In Dagsboro Hundred Del where the
vote was a tie last year no election was
held the voting booths having been de
stroyed by a mob
Three Chinamen voted in the Thirtieth
Election District of the Second Assembly
District of New York They were Harry
Lee Sing Domingo De Luce and James
White
At the Eleventh Precinct of the Fourth
Ward in Chicago some delay was caused
by the stealing of all the pens from the
booths It was finally decided to allow
the voters to use pencils
Two men were arrested in Chicago for
larceny of one elephant On election
night they went to the winter quarters
of a circus and tried to get out the ele
phant to head a ratification parade
Two ministers blowing horns marched
at the head of the nocturnal procession
which celebrated the defeat of the con
stitutional amendment to move the Mis
souri State capital from Jefferson City
At the polls at the Moncrief Springs
district in Florida the inspectors sat in
a building in which they were obliged to
hold umbrellas over the ballot boxes and
table to keep things dry The inspectors
also wore their mackintoshes
A Chicago enthusiast settled an elec
tion wager by rolling a peanut a mile on
a public street He could not throw or
kick the peanut but was obliged to keep
it on the ground all the time and it took
him about four hours to pay the wager
The story is that a pretty schoolmarm
at Sellersburg Ind made an agreement
with one of the big schoolboys attending
her school that she would give him a
sound whipping if his candidate won
and he was to whip her if it was other
wise
Joseph Field 104 years old voted at
Middletown N Y Owing to his foot
which was hurt last summer and still
is in bad condition he had to be carried
from his carriage to the booth He cast
his maiden vote in 1S13 and has voted at
every presidential election since that
time
One of the saddest young men about
a certain Western town is a youth of high
social caliber who was obliged to go to
a church sociable clad in a silk hat a
dress coat and bloomers Another young
man in the same neighborhood will have
to take care of the horses of the man he
bet with for two weeks and the dog
which sleeps in the stable does not like
him
Among some odd Chicago bets promptly
paid was that of a man who had to prom
enade its most fashionable thoroughfare
with the blackest colored girl who could
be hired at an employment agency take
her to supper and escort her to a theater
Another had to buy two tons of coal for
the other fellow and after delivering it
in front of the winners yard had to carry
it all into the basement in a tin pail
making about 300 trips in the process
FARMERS CONGRESS
National Association Holds
Fifteenth Annual Session
1
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Its
The fifteenth annual session of the
Farmers National Congress began at
1030 a m Tuesday in the Indiana Hall
of the House of Representatives at In
dianapolis The members present were
representative men and leaders in the
cause of agriculture The congress was
called to order by the President B F
Clayton of Indianola Iowa Mayor
Taggart delivered an address of welcome
Response was made by the Secretary J
M Stahl of Chicago Gov Matthews
then welcomed the congress on behalf of
the State
President Clayton was then introduced
and delivered his annual address speak
ing in part as follows
Our meeting follows In quick succession
a determined and closely contested national
political campaign In this campaign the in
terest of every farmer and producer has
been Involved The two great political nar
ties one of which has dictated the policy of
the Government for nearly one hundred
years met in national convention and sub
mitted to the American voter a line of nolicv
for the control of our republic for the re
mainder of the nineteenth century
Laying aside the bitter personal attacks
that usually characterize national politics
having as leaders men of the highest per
sonal Integrity and character a campaign
of education was Inaugurated and seventv
millions of American Deople in the sacred
right couched in the silent ballot rendered
their verdict on Nov 3 and as a result of
that campaign no nation so well understands
the Qnanclal system of their Government as
do the American people
While it is quite natural for a large and
equally Intelligent mlnorlry of our people to
keenly feel disappointed at the results vet
it Is fair to presume that they will join with
the majority in the hope That the verdict at
ihe polls the high and supreme tribunal be
fore which great issues must be decided
will result in the restoration of life and ac
tivity in our commercial centers and give
tmployment to both capital and labor
At the afternoon session John G Offut
of Indiana offered the following resolu
tion which was immediately referred to
the Resolutions Committee without ac
tion
Whereas The products of the farmers are
measured by the amount of redemption
money that Is In circulation and
Whereas The price of the farm products
is below the cost of production
Resolved That the Farmers National Con
gress is In favor of the equal use of both
gold and silver coin as money of ultimate
redemption and that we do request the in
coming President of the United States to call
a conference of nations that are willing for
the use of both gold and silver as money
with the free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver in a ratio to he agreed upon
NOTES ON EDUCATION
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO PU
PIL AND TEACHER
Eelf Eeportinjj System Not to Be Com
mended in School GovernmentTwo
Very Ancient School Houses Three
Things to Ee Watched
Self Reportinjr System
This system consists in having at the
close of the day each of the pupils rise
as their respective names are called and
make a confession of the various faults
they have committed during the day
By some teachers the particular faults
to be confessed are specified as for
instance the number of times the
child has talked to his associates
A serious objection to this system is
that the good pupils report faithfully
and are marked accordingly while the
evil disposed report unfaithfully and
receive greater credit than do the good
A second serious objection to this sys
tem is that it trains the children to be
liars Feeling that those who report
the fewest faults are they who will
receive the best marks and reports ir
respective of conduct it is a short step
for even an honest pupil from truth to
falsehood and even those who have
always been accounted truthful have
such temptations placed before them
that with the weakness incident to the
moral nature of childhood they in
manj cases become untruthful
Confessing a fault to the teacher
should be encouraged but any system
of confession which charges guilt to
the pupil who confesses and credits the
guilty with good behavior is to be
condemned as faulty in principle and
vicious in practice The schools are
indeed few in which weak human na
ture can stand such a strain on con
science as is placed upon it by the so
called self reporting system
Some years ago the writer made the
foregoing a part of bis work on School
Management Subsequent experience
has convinced him still more firmly in
the belief that the practice of calling
the roll at close of schol in order to
have pupils rise and confess their faults
of the day is not only demoralizing but
vicious
A prominent teacher in speaking on
this question once said before a gath
ering of teachers that bis own experi
ence when acting as a city superin
tendent had convinced him of the seri
ous wrong some of the teachers -were
doing to his own children in having the
self reporting system in force An in
stance had come to his notice in the
case of one of his own children who
had been trained to be strictly truthful
and that of one of the boys playmates
When an unfavorable report came
home at the end of the month inquiry
was made as to the conduct marks
and the boy made a candid statement
that he bad talked sometimes during
school hours and that when the pu
pils stood up as their names were call
ed at the close of the day he reported
to the teacher the number of times he
had spoken but without taking the
precaution to add that most of his of
fences were occasioned by consulta
tion with his seatmate and classmate
about the lessons of the day His con
fessions were promptly recorded and
charged against him The superintend
ent happened to notice that the report
of the other lad was marked unusually
high for conduct After tea he said
to his own lad Willie why is it that
you are marked 75 in conduct and John
Henderson is marked 98 The boy
looked at his father and promptly said
Papa when we were called on to re
port our conduct John Henderson lies
This is the legitimate and normal re
sult of the system The truthful boy
will be -marked down and the other will
lie Is there not danger that a1 too
soon under this system even the truth
ful boy may become a liar And who
is responsible The teacher Educa
tional News
Three Things
In beginning the new year there are
three things to be watched lest they
become fixed habits First nagging
In a recent visit to a primary room of
youngest children I was particularly
struck with the absence of all nagging
by the teacher A little boy began to
hum in an absent minded way Who
has to bum asked the teacher in a
pleasant half chiding way The boy
looked up smilingly and stopped hum
ming wbich was all the teacher was
after Wasnt that better than to say
Stop humming If I catch you hum
ming again Ill punish you The
nerves of both children and teacher are
saved and it is a good thing to save
nerves and friction wThen you can
Again in the same room a girl was play
ing with her shoe buttons during a reci
tation Who isnt helping asked the
same teacher The little girl was all at
tention in a moment and had not been
smoothed the wrong way The absence
of nagging In that room was a blessed
relief to the visitor to the children and
to the teacher as well See how often
you can forget to say Dont this year
Heavy shuffling walking by the chil
dren It Is astonishing how much of
tills shambling motion is permitted in
the school room by teachers who never
seem to mind it or know it Little chil
dren particularly boys often bring this
habit to school in an aggravated form
It is as if the home people had never
even noticed it or attempted to correct
it Begin the very first day to correct
this heavy dragging step Not by say
ing Dont walk that way but by de
vising some way to get the light buoy
ant step Not a tip toe that is almost
as bad Children have to learn to han
dle their legs and feet They are as
much in the way as are hands some
times
Thick indistinct enunciation Is an
other of this prominent trio of eTtk
1
It 14 on exception If children speak
clearly and distinctly In the school
rooi4 It has been considered cun
ning at home for the babies to talk in
distinctly and the teachers have it all
to uido Unlearn it gently but correct
it al persistently as you would pull
weeds out of a garden Not once but
every day They will be sure to grow
over night It is just possible that
teachers themselves are not the best
example in this respect Nothing is
better to correct this tendency than fre
quent phonic drill Primary Educa
tion
Morals and Manners
The following presents several points
in the course of studies on morals and
manners in Wallingford Conn The
subject is one of great importance and
should receive the attention of ali
school officers and teachers in every
State of the Union who have not al
ready made this a special branch of In
struction in their schools
Manners in General Quotations
about manners golden rule need of
constant practice learning by observa
tion
Manners at School Entering and
leaving room laughing at mistakes or
accidents treatment of new scholars
conduct when visitors are present rais
ing hands rights of property distrib
uting and collecting materials conduct
in wardrobe and at sink in relating oc
currences when to speak of ones self
tale bearing or telling about other chil
dren
Manners on the Street Why special
ly important noisy and boisterous con
duct calling across the street obstruct
ing the sidewalk meeting and passing
persons returning salutations tipping
the hats earrjing an umbrella throw
ing things on the sidewalk marking
fences and sidewalk looking at win
dows of private houses and pointing at
objects stariug or laughing at infirmi
ties answering questions offering as
sistance
Manners in Society Entering and
taking leave removal of hat and care
of wraps various courtesies staring at
or speaking of defects and infirmities
treatment of accidents and mistakes
whispering laughing and private con
versation inattention to the company
we are in introductions giving proper
titles attention in conversation atten
tion to reading of music interest in
what is shown us asking questions of
strangers contradicting statements
Manners at Church Punctuality
manner of entering courtesy toward
ladies courtesy toward strangers whis
pering laughing and moving about
turning the head to see who comes in
attention to the service manner of
leaving
Manners at Home Why most impor
tant of all politeness to parents polite
ness between brothers and sisters and
to servants treatment of company-grown-up
company callers and visit
ors young company
Manners at Places of Amusement
Punctuality finding seats waiting
quietly talking and laughing ap
plause courtesy to others time and
manner of leaving
Manners at the Table Promptness 111
coming in to the table when to be seat
ed waiting ones turn to be helped
asking for articles of food how when
and where criticism of food on the ta
ble use of napkin knife fork and
spoon haste in eating attention to
wants of others conduct in case of acci
dents mention of unpleasant subjects
when and how to leave the table
Manners Toward the Aged Respeci
ful treatment at all times mistakes in
grammar and pronunciation attention
to remarks and questions patience in
repeating answers what to talk and
to read to them waiting upon them and
saving steps giving them the best seats
helping them first at the table giving
up seats to them in cans and public
places never letting thorn feci in the
way
Manners in Stores and Public Places
Shutting doors how to ask for arti
cles in stores making trouble for
clerics handling goods finding fault
with articles or prices courtesy to othtr
customers courtesy to clerks conduct
in the postoffice entering in crowds
not waiting for ethers noise and rude
ness visiting railroad stations Na
tional Journal of Education
T wo Ancient School Hon5os
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This is a picture of the school house
where the late Gen Winfield Scott Han
cock battled with his A B Cs
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-dm mSsgfc urn
And here Is where the great Gen
Grant conquered the three Rs
It is in the darkest corner of the pi
azza that lQ7e can see best Texas
Sittings
0U BOYS AND GIRLS
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER
Quaint Sayings and Cute Doings of the
Iattle Folks Everywhere Gathered
and Printed Here for All Other Lit
tle Ones to Read t
How the Monlcey Won
A race was proposed between a mon
key and foxhound As the hound claim
ed the selection of the ground the
monkey stipulated that any method of
arriving at the goal should be deemed
fair
This said the monkey is neces
sary as it is well known that I cannot
maintain one steady gait like a dog
The judges said that the monkey
should be allowed his way and that
any method of arriving at the end of
the race should be allowed When all
was ready and the signal given the
monkey sprung nimbly upon the dogs
back clasping him tightly around the
neck at the same time spurring him on
When near the end of the racing ground
the monkey suddenly jumped to the
ground and with one bound reached
the goal and won the prize Wit often
is more than a match for muscle
A Business Uooatcr
Bob is a rooster which drums up
trade for his owner He belongs to
a San Francisco poultry dealer and
besides being a business bird is a great
fighter He will attack a man horse
dog or cat with equal disregard of the
odds against him and he Is particular
ly combative when a stray dog hap
pens along
Bob came to his master with a num
ber of other chickens to be sold but
there was something about Bob which
attracted the poultry dealer and he
JE2T -- rg
BOB AT WORK
was spared One day when the door
of his coop had been left open acci
dentally Bob walked out
Instead of trying to escape he walk
ed calmly down the aisles of the mar
ket stopping every few feet to crow
lustily A dog came along and Bob
at once attacked him and to the great
delight of the market men drove him
away
Then Bob returned to his coop and
Jumping up on top of it flapped his
wings and crowed again and ajrain
From that moment he has been per
mitted to go and do as he pleases
When business is dull Bob steps out
on the sidewalk and attracts attention
to his masters stall by crowing at the
top of his voice
But the cleverest thing Bob does is
to take one of his masters cards in his
beak and strut up and down the mar
ket with it In this way he draws
many customers to his owner for
scores of people follow Bob out of pure
curiosity
A Masric Letter
Did you ever think what a strange let
ter S is It is a serpent in disguise
Listen you can her it hiss It is the
wizard of the alphabet It gives pos
session and multiplies indefinitely by
its touch It changes a tree into trees
and a house into houses Sometimes
it is very spiteful and will change a pet
into a pest a pear into a spear a word
into a sword and laughter into slaugh
ter and it will make hot shot at any
time
Farmers have to watch it closely It
will make scorn of his corn and reduce
every peck to a speck Sometimes he
finds it useful If he needs more room
for his stock it will change a table into
a stable for him and if he is short of
hay he can set out a row of tacks It
will turn them into stacks He must be
careful however not to let his nails
lie around loose The serpents breath
f will turn them Into snails If he wishes
to use an engine about his farm work
he need not buy any coal or have water
to run it Let the serpent glide before
his horses The team will turn to
steam
If ever you get hurt call the serpent
to your aid Instantly your pain -will
f be in Spain Be sure to take it with you
the next time you climb a mountain if
you desire to witness a marvel It will
make the peak speak But dont let it
come around while you are reading
now It will make this tale stale
How the Pies Got the Plnms
Ionce lived on a farm in the western
part of Illinois My father owned a
great many fruit trees but the finest
fruit on the farm grew on a plum tree
which stood in the center of a small
meadow In which a few of the hogs
were wont to run There were a few
other trees in the meadow and alto
gether It made a very nice place to be
in on a warm day
One morning when the plums were
at flaeir best my mother gave me a
small basket and asked me to go down
to the tree and fill it The tree was
loaded with the bright red plums and
I soon filled my basket and then sat
down on the- grass under a large shady
tree to eat some of the delicious f nrit
Soon I heard a gruff Ugh ugh fol
lowed by the falling of a prf eet shower
of plums from the tree Quickly turja
lngj I saw sis large fcsr standing
der the tree quietly munching the trult
and cracking the pits between their
Having consumed all the plums on
the ground one old hog that seemed
to be the leader went up to the tree and
giving another Ugh ugh rubbed his
body against the trunk of the tree and
shook down another supply
I watched this performance for some
time and then informed my father
about it It Is needless to say the plga
were promptly turned out of th
meadow Chicago Record
Useful Black-and-Tan
Black-and-tan dogs are not expected
to earn their own living any mora
than dolls and other such pets but
the Indianapolis Sentinel reports aa
interesting exception to the rule As
the story goes the mistress of the dog
is also a keeper of hens One of these
was sitting upon a clutch of thir
teen eggs and Don the black-and-tan
soon became very curious to know
why she stayed in the barn so closely
The dog as it appears had formerly
been given to teasing the hen snatch
ing her food away from her and other
wise making himself a torment but
this intercourse had gradually turned
into friendship and the two would
sometimes be seen lying and squat
ting side by side in the sun on a bit of
carpet in the back porch
During the three weeks that the hen
sat on her eggs Don used to pay daily
visits to the barn and sometimes
would stay with her by the half hour
Then the chicks came out of their
shells Don was intensely interested
All day long he scarcely left the barn
The next morning when the hen step
ped off the nest and with a cluck call
ed her brood after her Don followed
The hen fell to scratching and the
fluffy chicks darted hither and thith
er picking up the tidbits which the
mother had uncovered
Good said Don to himself I can
help in this business and to the ter i
ror of the chickens he ran In amongl
them and began turning up the soil at
a lively rate Then he sat down and
waited
The mother hen called back the
chicks to the newly scratched earth
and soon they picked it clean Then
the dog took another turn And so
the good work proceeded to the great
delight of all the parties
Thackery Ainonj Friends
One of the prettiest of the rnanyr
charming anecdotes of Thackeray wast
told by Douglas Jerrold He was one
morning at the chambers of Mr Hor i
ace Mayhew in Regent street whenj
Thackeray knocked at the door and
cried Its no use Horry Mayhew
open the door
Its dear old Thackeray said Mr
Mayhew joyfully as he opened tho
door
Well young gentlemen said
eray cheerily as he entered youll
admit an old fogy
He took up the papers lying about
the room and talked with the two
young men of various matters of the
day Then he took up his hat to gof
but as if he suddenly remembered
something he paused at the door
I was going away he said with 1
out doing part of the business of my
visit You spoke the other day at the
dinner referring to the Punch week
ly meeting of poor George Some-
body most unaccountably has re-
turned me a five pound note I lent him
a long time ago I didnt expect it so
just hand it to George and tell him
when his pocket will bear it just to
pass it on to some poor fellow of his
acquaintance
With a nod the tall genial faced
author went hastily out of the room
Thackeray was a constant attend
ant of the Punch dinners and an im
portant member of the council which
discussed and decided upon the con
tents of the forthcoming numbers It
is hinted that he and Douglas Jerrold
who always sat next him sometimes
squabbled a little but nothing ever
came of it
There is no use of our quarreling
Thackeray would say with irresistible
good humor and logic for we must
meet again next week
His Intimate Friends
It is related of Father Darcy one
of the celebrated wits of Ireland that
he once visited the palatial mansiou
of a man newly become rich He was
shown over the house his pompous
host taking great pains to inform his
guest as to the cost of all the beautiful
objects he saw
Finally after making the tour of
the rooms the library was reached its
shelves groaning under the weight o
thousands upon thousands of volumes
resplendent in the most magnificent
bindings Here they seated themselves
and the host said with a sigh of snob
bish exultation
Well father I have brought you
here last because this is my favorite
room The other rooms maybe give
pleasure to my wife and my daughters
but this is my place right here among
these books who are my friends And
these here on the desk pointing to a
score of ultra looking volumes are
what I may call my ultimate friends
Father Darcy got up and examined
one of them when a broad grin spread
over his good natured face as he no-
ticed that the leaves had never been
cot
Well its glad I am to see that yoo
never Ut your intimate friends h
exclaimed
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