National Republican., 1883-03-22
THE MAN ON TIE AVENUE.
Small Talk About Men a,ni Measures

on which they organize requires this But 1t
happens that in every state continuous efforts
are being made by the legislatures to impose
restrictions, and herein lies the difficulties
the companies encounter. For instance, Mis-
souri, has solcmnly enacted that if q company
makes defense to policy on any account It
must precede the defense by u tender into
court of the money received as premiums
This puts upon tho company interested in
any case an expense for quite heavy COM
mission, and other expenses will have much
| lesscned the premiums before the company
receives them, and the policy holders who
! have in good faith made and maintained
! their policies have TO bear the loss. The mu-.
tuality is over the losses in such case and no
corresponding benefits.
A case was recently appealed to the supreme
court of the United States from Missouri
which will test the right of u state to inter-
fero with contract made in another state.
Tho policy was issued in New York. the
premiums were payable there, unless for con-
venience of the policy holder an agent was
given Il receipt prepared in New York. upon
presentation of which the policy holder could
pay to the agent. In the event of death the
policy was payable in New York. Any other
contract made and continued in this way
in New York, and payable in
New York on its maturity, would be
subject to the laws of New York no matter in
what state litigatons concerning IL should
arise. But the Missouri statute destroys this,
or attempts TO, and the company Is desirous
of knowing "under which king" or, in
words to that effect, wishes to know under
what laws its contrasts are enforceable. The
supreme court will tell the company by and
| by, but until then and hereafter there is still
reason to suppose their lot will not be happy.
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"That gentleman" said my companion,
| pointing to q we'll dressed parsonage who is
often seen about the lobbies of the principal
hotels and the committee rooms of congress,
is one of the greatest men in the country.
| lie oscillatcs between Washington, New
| York, and Albany. When he is in Albany he
| is the greatest man in the world in New York
and Washington. When he Is in New York
he runs the legislature in Albany and
congress and the departments generally in
Washington and when he is in Washington
there are few men so great as he in New York
! in the other city. He has unbounded
| influence in the next town. Between the
three places he makes a good living. He
spends most of the time travelling to the cities
where he has the most influence.
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The secretary of the treasury turned up
yesterday much rested. He was somewhat
astonished at the commotion his absence had
| caused, and mentally vowed he would never
| steal away again without letting people know
where he was going. In attempting to es-
cape attention and comment he innocently
concentrated the gaze of the nation upon him.
lie has discovered that the surest way to at
tract attention is to try to avoid it. APP
pointment Clerk Butler is much relieved by
the return Of the secretary, Tho duty of sole
custodian of the secret of the secrotary's
whereabouts was becoming onerous when tho
! light Of Mr.. Folger's countenance suddenly
and unexpectedly, even to Mr.. Butler, illumin-
ated the building. Mr.. Butler had been as
suring Col. Thomas Murphy and others, in
whom he could repose confidence that the Sec
retary would remain away three or four days
longer.
Consul Wilson, representative of the United
States in Nantes, devotes large portion of
his last report to discussion of the question
of the aduteration of French wines and
liquors, and in conclusion he says:
"On the subject of adulteration of wines
and liquors, l would recommend tho ostab-
lishment Of u chemical laboratory at New
York or any chief city of importation of
wines and liquors, similar to that in Paris.
Analyze all wines and liquors by proper tests;
provide as u system of rewards and punish
ments graduation of duties, lower for pure
wines, higher for passable, and coniiscation
for all others; those poisonous to be de-
stroyed and those not poisonous to be rectified
if possible and sold, and the proceeds divided
rs in other cases of contiscated goods.
Let the laboratory be used by the people gra-
tuitously for the testing of all articles of food,
drink, or medicine suspected to be adulter-
ated. While the United States government
might not desire to attempt any punishment
for the adulteration, preferring to leave that
for the state governments, yet believe the
knowledge that such tests could be accurately
made would be such a satisfaction to the con-
sumer and such a terror to the adulterator,
thus acting as a preventive of crime, that it
would be good investment and more than
justify the expenditure. Ii would also act rs
an incentive to the state governments by
showing to what extent the evil existed"
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The first of the series of monthly crop bull
letins of the agricultural bureau will be issued
in April. The first report will be of the
greatest Importance, owing to the fact that il
will contain the first authentic information
of the damage done to wheat in the west and
northwest by reason of the frost. The last
two weeks of March and the first two weeks
in April will be the critical period of the
season for wheat.
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In unifoming his deputies, bailiis and
men-at-arms, Marshal McMichael has been
aCtuated by no desire to put the serfs badge
upon them but per contra to save them the
humiliation of being mistaken for the law.
yers judges and members of the grand jury
who have acquired the pernicious habit OF
lounging around the city hail." said one Of
that gentleman's defenders: "The uniforms
have been designed with an eye to neatness
mot gaudiness) and appropriateness,
4 Marshal McNlichaeps regalia will be beauti.
full study of the aesthetic, A pair of sage
green trousers delicatoly streaked with ashes
of roses will rise to bobtail coat of that pen.
sive blue which fingers in the eyes of Circas.
sia's fair daughters. Tho latter garment