The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-11-15
Which oft was thought,
But ne'er SO well expressed" "

had pleasant chat with Rev. Lyman Abbott, who
was here during the week with the Indian Commits
sloners TO call on the President. Mr.. Abbott, 1t
should be remembered, is the editor of the Christian
Union Of New York. lie comes of a remarkable
family. His father was Jacob Abbott, who wrote
the Rollo Books" and" Rudolphus Books, which all
good boys and girls Of twenty-five years ago Pc
rused. He Is the nephew OF the late John s. c.
Abbott, the famous biographer Of the Napoeons.
Mr. Abbott himself Is particularly striking writer,
as is evinced by his article In the November Century
entitled Danger Ahead.n Mr.. Abbott told me that
he has great hopes that anew era in dealing with
the Indians Is at hand. He says nothing can be
expected from them as long as they are pcnsioned
and kept on reservations The conference, which
has been held for three successive seasons at Lake
Mohonk, New York, Is united In Its determination
to work for the granting OF anl, to the Indians In
several'y.
Col. Nat Tyler has come to the front as a candi-
date for Doorkceper Of the House. He has written,
am told, to every Democratic member, setting forth
his claims to the O1icc, submitting plan by which
he provide for all the other candidates In Of
his election lie says In this letter that he has been
active Democrat since 1s40 and does not think that
ought TO be any bar In these days. Some OF Col
Mats enemies have revived story that he was an
applicant for some ONCE under his uncle, the late
President Tyler. The President told him to go to
Alexandria and get some letters OF Endorsement.
Nat returned with sealed letter. which the Presl-
dent opened and read, as follows: NAT. is good
| fellow, but you better not give him any ONCE
There some very curious things that are being
developed In the interminable discussions and ex-
periments that are going on In the world to-day In
regard to silver. 1t Is the usual rule that poor or
Inferior currency will drive good one out OF clrcu-
lation. The deprecated greenLack during The war
put all the gold and silver 10 hiding Everybody
tried to work OF his paper and keep 1t moving, be-
fore something happened and It was left on his
hands II he got gold dollar he carefully boarded
1t in old stocking or buried 1t In his garden. II
does not seem 10 be thus with silver dollar-that
coin OF the daddies. II don't drive out anything.
has been forced by the Treasury officials. They
have stopped making small bills and yet the daddy
| dollar" don't monopolize things. II simply gravi-
tates back Into the Treasury Just as rapidly as 1t
can. Treasurer Jordan is In despair; 30 Is Comp
troller Cannon Small bills are going TO be manu-
| factured again. Everybody wants them except youi
| wife when she goes to the millinery store.
Who Is writing the diary OF to-day? The
most valuable histories Of any time are the
| daily records that some painsiakDg moria
| makes OF the mlnutest affairs OF everyday
life. There have been good many historic,
OF the war and OF the reconstruction periot
put out OF lat as also good many political books
But who Ia doing the work that John Quincy Adams
did so long, VIZ: writing down In full the minutes
things that happen every day while they are Still
fresh upon the mind. Diary keeping mus
first he made task that shall not b'
put oil or neglected. After II has beer
carried on In this way for a considerabl,
time II becomes habit that cannot be shaken on
What would the history of the past be without thu
commentaries OF Caesar on the diary OF garruous ole
Samuel Pepys? There are several men whom
know right in this city who could have made them
selves immortal by keeping diary MAI. Dinsmore
who has stood at the front door OF the White Houst
for the past ten years, "a one OF them. The smallest
and moa Insignificant happenings from day to day
II carefully recorded, woulc make a history mort
valuable than Blaine's or Coxs. Who would no
Ike to read careful account OF who came and wen
every day at the Executive Mansion In the days o
Washington Adams, and Jefferson? The bares
bones OF record OF who called and what the
wanted In those days would be invaluable. james
II. Morr, who for my years has been In The Pos
once Department and seen 1t grow from the day
OF the post boy With q small mailbag and handfu
OF letters 10 great steel track and steam engine In
sltution with train.loads OF inail matter, ought 4
have kept diary. Perhaps he mas done 30. II h
has 1t Will be document OF the greatest Importance
| to, htulnY