Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-05
From our regular eoETsspoadsnl'i
WASHINGTON LETTER,
w.sarsaTos, D, O.. Oct, 81, 1879,


not a. great as It will be In future
wears, but from Washington stand
point the enterprise lisa grand sue
cess, The immense procession on lh7
opening day was Tour miles long and
comprised u representation OF all the
business interests Of the city. For q
community not much engaged 10
manufactures It was a big thing, and
the industrial exhibition on the
grounds Ia surprisingly good OF
course, an | expect TO be an angel
when die, | won't say anything
about the "boss races" and slch, hut
speaking OF industrial matters reminds
me of the lecture delivered here Tues
day evening by Mr. Holyoakc, the
English author and promoter OF 10
operative trade among the working
classes of that country, lie described
in detail the plan upon which the co
operative societies OF England are or
ganized, aud aslonshcd his auditors
by detailing the remarkable degrees
of success which has resulted from
their efforts. lie said that the socle-
ties now have two ships running be-
tween this country and England trans
porting supplies purchased here for
the cooperative stores, The societies
have also established permanent pur.
chasing agencies in almost every pro-
ducing country 10 the world, in order
to obtain absolutely pure articles Of
food at first prices.
The newspapers have had good
deal Of fun over the suggestive ap
pearanee, on n platform in Brooklyn,
of that domestic trio, ConSling,
Beccher aud Hicks, and Frank Les
lies illustration entitled "A fellow
feeling makes us wondrous kind,' was
timely hit. Ccnkling fresh from
Canonchet, Beecher with the odor Of
Elizabeth's confession cling;ng to
him, aud Hicks fresh from Florida,
where he il known rs "The DEVILS
Deputy Hicks is probably the
worst seducer OF tho lot, but he has
the advantage Of not protesting to be
much better than he is. rhe three on
a platform certainly made a striking
picture. They tell good story ap-
rOpos OF Conklings vanity and love Of
admiration for the fair sex, which is
worth repeating. There is lively
little lady in New York who keeps on
her centre table, under glass case,
large lock Of wavy auburn hair la
beled "The Rape OF the Lock rare
and curious" II is nothing less than
the historical curl which people who
have seen Conklng will have noticed
hanging proudly over his forehead.
Somebody wrote verse on 1t, thus,
",There was big Senator and he had little
curl,
That hung right down in the middle Of his
forehead,
When he was good he was very, very good,
But when he was bad he was horrid."
This little lady heard Roscoe speak
in Cooper Institute. and was so struck
with his inordinate vanity that she
sent him letter setting forth that
she was a young girl just out of
school, and 80 enamored of the hand
some eloquent man that she begged
of him correspondence, and, if pos
sihle, an interview. The able man
whose vanity makes him an ass, and
sometimes q vicious ass, fell into the
trap, and he first correspouded with,
then sought out and courted the little
witch 10 petticoats. She had but one
objective point in view and that was
the capture of the lock Of hair that
the statesman had cultivated into
distinguishing feature. She made its
possession a test of his love and won.
and then she disappeared from bis
gaze. leaving the "Bully Bottom" of
the Senate transformed out of all
recognition to his immediate friends.
The result of the Ohio election
seems to have emboldened John Sher
man, and be now declares openly that
"when a member of Congress or an
officer of the National Government ia
to be elected, Congress has power to
regulate such elections, and the re-
publican party intend, if the present
law is not strppg enough, to make it
still stronger" This indicates that the
republicans are looking forward to
another disputed election. Their
original plan was to capture the pres
ent House of Representatives. In