The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-05-06
A Chance Acquaintance.

A Chance Acquaintance.
One of our most popular aud enter
prising business men was in New York
several weeks ago, and got into the train
to come home. The parlor car was crowd
ed, but the porter said:
Take your seat anywhere, sir, for q
few minutes. Some Of these passengers
will get out soon, and then l will give
you seat"
My friend entered the car, and WITH
out ceremony seated himself beside q
stranger who was reading a New York
morning paper. My friend is a little
sensitive about the story am 90
ing to tell, and I will not give his name =;
but for the purpose Of Identification, /
will call him Peters. He is very soci-
able man, stalwart epuLlican and pref
ty we'll up in politics,
The stranger laid down his paper pref
ty soon, and engaged IN conversation with
Peters on the topics OF the day. Busi-
ness, speculation, and other matters were
discussed, and very naturally the con-
versation ran into politics, of which sub.
ject the stranger did not seem anxious to
talk. Peters asked him how far he was
going, and the stranger replied he was
on his way to Washington.
"Live there2" asked Peters.
"Only temporarily WAS the strangers
reply, and he proceeded to explain that
he was in Office.
"What part Of the country arc you
from?'
"Ohio."
"Lots of Ohio men around Washington
since Hayes came in" remarked Peters,
| with smile.
YES" replied the stranger, tive OHIO
people. think We can supply the brains
and muscles for the whole country"
"Modest folks, those Ohio men," said
Peters again. "Got the President, gene1-
al of the army, chief justice, secretary of
the treasury, and about half the officers,
now they want to nominate another Ohio
man tor President. Do you thing John
Sherman stands any chance OF being nom.
inated2"
II really don't like to express au opin.
ion on that subject" replied the stranger,
frankly. Secretary Sherman is friend
OF mine, and would like very much to
see HIM President, but I cannot estimate
his strength"
They say Hayes is giving him big
lift" suggested Peters.
No reply.
II understand that civl!-servlcc order
about office-holders tooling with political
conventions has been temporarily with
drawn so that John Sherman can get the
southern delegates to Chicago" said
Peters.
"a great many things has been said bv
Secretary Sherman's Opponents that arc
neither. true or reasonable" answered the
stranger, somewhat sharply.
~ like to sec Hayes stand by his
triend," remarked Peters, shut if that
civil-service order ever was intended
to be enforced it should be enforced
now, white the fight for the
nomination is being made. But 1t
was never meant to be enforced. Hayes
issued it to satisfy some of the namby-
pamby gilt-edged politicians who were
always for reform when they are out OF
office. It never made any difference with
the political machinery of this country,
and it was never intended to he more
than pretention.''
"The President was sincere in issuing
that order,' SAID the stranger, land
happen to know that the desires its en-.
| torcement'
II hope he isn't living awake nights
frett1ng about It," remarked Peters.
The stranger changed the topic of con-
vcrsation, and pretty soon Peters asked
if he wouldn't smoke. The proAered CT
gar was declined, and Peters went to the
! smOking-1oom alone. There he met an
| acquaintance, who asked:
"What gentleman was that you were
talking WITH"
''Dunno,' responded Peters. II believe
he's an Ohio congressman. l didn't ask
his name, but he said he was In Office
what were you talking ab ,ut2''
"Politics, mostly. He seems to be an
administration man. Says nc wants John
Sherman nominated, and seems little
touchy when said that Hayes civil-se.-
vice reform business was humbug. He
said he knnew Hayes was sincere, and all
that"
"Don't you know who he is?''
! "No; never saw him betere"
"Never saw the President of the United
States2"
Holy Mosesl Is that Haycs?'
| "Yes.'
"You don't tell me. l thought I knew
him, but it didn't occur to me that he
was Hayes
"What did you say to him2'
"Nothing but III oack up, and. nothing
but what is true; but maybe would not
have expressed my views SO clearly if I
had known who I was talking with.
Look here, porter, can't you get me
a seat In the other car2"-Curt;s in the
Inter-OceGn.
The Treatment of Diphtheria.
DR.. Thomas Quincy, senior physician
to the City Dispensary, London, makes
the following contribution to the Lancet !:
''Since I have held the position of phy.
slcian to the city Dispensary have had
considerably more than one thousand