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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24
THE LANDING OF COLUMBUS. I"
Romantic Story Of the Artist who Paints,
the well-Known Picture.

Romantic Story Of the Artist Who Painted
the well-known Picture.
The paintings which adorn the walls Of
the rotunda Of the capitol at Washington
have no high artistic value, but some Of
them possess peculiar historical interest.
The best of these paintings is THE Land
ing Of Columbus" 1t has enjoyed re-
markable popularity. Countless thou
sands of engravings, Autographs and pho
tOgraph from it have been scattered over
the country and it was sought after by
every good citizen when the government
stamped q copy Of it on the greenback
dve-dOllar note.
This picture has a romance. 1t Is said
that as Aaron Burr. then at the height OF
his fame, was driving through the coun.
try in New York state one of his horses
cast shoe. While waiting at the shop Of a
wayside blacksmith to have the shoe re-
placed his attention was attracted by q
rough, charcoal sketch of his horses and
and vehicle drawn on the side of q stable.
The rapidity with which it must have
been executed, its faithful likeness, sur.
prised and interested him. Besides the
sketch, charcoal in hand, stood = shock.
headed boy clad in homespun.
This boy was John Vanderlyn, who
afterwards became famous as the painter
Of the Landing of Columbus" which
hangs in the capitol, and the "Marius at
Carthage" which had the distinguished
honor OF being exhibited at the Louvre,
Paris. Burr learned from the boy that he
had received no instruction in drawing
and that intensified his interest in the
crude genius.
Burr is said to have given him . card
with his address and the words: IF ever
you want employment, and desire to zee
the world. put ON . clean shirt and 10 IA
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

Col Sumpter Mcbride of Austin has
been spending several weeks in New
York A few days ago, being in need Of
some money, he applied to Broadway
bank to cash . draft. what is your
name'' asked the paying teller sCol
Sumpter Mcbride, sir, Of Austin. Travis
county, Tex "You will have to be
identified, colonel" This was something
the colonel had not taken into considera-
ton. He knew Of nobody who could
identify him, and was about to leave the
bank, when happy thought occurred &c
him, He reached into his breast pocket
and brought out q photograph Of himself,
and holding it under the nose of the
bank Official said: There, sir; I guess
that settles it." "Of course that's your
photograph; but how does that identify
your well. sir, will you please tell me
how could have my photograph taken
e. wasn't myself,"-Texas Siftingx
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

New York tn tnA1 address Months
afterward Burr was interrupted at
breakfast by his servant handing him
small parcel with the statement that the
boy who brought il was waiting out
side. The parcel was found to contain
clean, coarse, country made shirt. Burr
was mystifed but ordered the servant to
show the boy in. In a moment, the artist
of the blacksmith shop stood before him.
Burr at once took him into his family,
educated him. and assisted him to Eu-
rope, where he spent five years in the
study Of art. He became famous. and at
one time counted even the great Napoleon
among his patrons. With the usual fate
Of the artist, however, he always remained
poor and at last died in poverty near the
old blacksmith stop.-Atianta Constitu
ton
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24
II. Boston ..seh.o, of rh.o..phy. I"

The Boston ''School Of Thsosophy."
The latest Boston notion, by the way,
il the school Of Theosophy," which pro
ceed to illuminate a waiting world with
Sunday morning lectures in the Haw.
thorne rooms. The last one ON @Electri
cite and Thought" doubtless holds in
solution much truth that II not yet
formulated and tabulated by science
The lecturer believed that between every
planet and star there Is . cone Of cleo
tricity, and that the mutual influence Of
the heavenly bodies on each other de-
termined the quality Of the spiritual sub
stance which is between words and stars.
Between the earthly and spiritual he
conceives the astral sphere to exist " 1icb
affects all below it, but ceases to Acct
the spiritual which has gone beyond.
He divided persons into the positive
and negative, and regarded the trsns-
mission Of thought from one to another
As no more marvellous than that Of cleo
tricity. The process depends on tension.
Those having large degree Of nervous
force can project their thought into
another mind. Theosophy regards cleo
tricity rs spiritual substance the same
as light. Science and psychology are
approaching the problems Of life and
subjecting them to Investigation and eX-
pertinent, and the next decade will un.
doubtedly be one of revelation teaching
that shall greatly influence the tenden-
cies Of social progress.-Lilian Whiting
in Inter Ocean.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

A certain duchess, happening to paA
through the Burlington Arcade, in Lon
don, stopped for an instant before . bon
net shop. An elderly individual came
up and In whining tones inquired II she
admired the bonnets. Slightly surprised,
she answered that she thought them very
pretty. @Then," said he, would you
like me to buy you one," Thoroughly
appreciating the joke, she Immediately
said that nothing would please her more
After having carefully examined every
bonnet she finally chose one, for which
her ancient admirer promptly paid
What address shall send it to, madam
asked the assistant. The answer came
in clear, steady voice, ITO the Duchess
Of -, No. - street" When she
turned around she found that her friend
had vanished.-Chicago Herald.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24
Land Question in the United States.

The immensity Of her territory has
blinded the republic to the responsible
ties that that very immensity entails II
has never seemed to occur to her that .
day would come when there would be NJ
public domain to give away; and the facs
that it takes more to set up farming thar
the mere virgin soil, and that, as popula
tiOn increases, and as pre-emptible land
recedes farther west, and as desirable
land increases in price, it becomes more
surely impossible for the man without
means to establish himself a. land own
ing farmer, seem never to have weighet
with her aw-makers.-Thomas p Gill
MP
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

The other day there left Dublin fol
Galway by the Midland railroad . re
spectacle young man who could not speak
or understand one word Of English, hav.
ing never spoken any other language
than Irish, He had been a fortnight in
Dublin, and during that time required
in the capital Of his native country, to b<
accompanied everywhere by an inter.
prefer. The young man is q native Of the
island Of Bofiin, of the Connemars
coast, where, out Of some 600 or 20 in
habitants, only nine speak English. On
this island they possess q rich treasure o.
traditional folk lore, old poems, etc. FIT!
years ago. on large estate in West Gal
way there was not one tenant who
spoke English.-Foreign Letter
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24
MRS. GRANTS LITTLE JAP.
An Incident Of lssS-A wife's watchf a.
+, ness and = Servants PromptAesA

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Inter Ocean "Curbstone Cray onsl
at was my fortune. said an old
newspaper man, TO be one of the few
people who were with the Grant party in
their tour through the United states In
1879. The general had then just returned
from abroad. and. with keener sppreciar
ton Of his character. the people were
more eager than ever before to manifest
their admiration and their affection. In
the steaming across from San Francisco
to the east there were hundreds
of little incidents that illustrated
acter Nothing could be finer
nothing so touched the newspaper men.
cynics as good many of them were. -
Mrs Grant attitude toward the general
Her womanl anxiety TO have him appear
at the best her womans watchfulness in
looking after little details that be seemed
inclined to ignore. and her strategy in
having him do what she wanted him to
do were sub ects Of frequent comment
AT that time the little zap was Grants
close body servant and . gesture or q
look from Mrs Grant was acted on with
q promptness that caused one Of the re-
porters to say that the little Jap was built
upon telegraph principles In passing
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niaue. a u u, ever! n'ue .o"n oI s'@eon
mere Wouid oe crown Oh T1oP'e; AS
lne Tram fHlied INTO piace MIS- orsn, s.l,
measured !! tne cIoWd. OF lne ''.ie Jap u,u
loI hei, anu ,l'ey niauaSu " nase :u1
geneIa. aPpeN ~ Ia, .na'S.o .us" A'"u
so..eG T1 ,ne occasion anu lne clowa - 49,,
w men ,ne Japanese ooy nsau .no
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= q mn. I,oni Ms oinn, "ouu .aAe on
'ne geheIal .'aNeins nst give n's nan
anu WnisAers piusn, ani .ne lain Mas .,I.
so!ne ,n'o ci'y "oulG Pu. ou ms sim
nat ~, wneu tae 'rain s,oppeu, "aP
peareu that mere was goou many soi
alers preseht "nnon' . . ~osu rom I'm. Se sne
general 'ne zap "ouiu 'ahe oh tnc snn MAJ
anu put On ms nll'a!y na. IL 'ne 'lain
stopped q, country Town an easy s"It
NAT w1uId pe on tne general neau II
oI'en nap! ehed !nat inc geherai nad tnree
OF M iout ha.s on IN ,ne space vi au nou!;
ne paia no more M'enlioa 70 .hls tnsn II
ne naa no, oeen concerneu 10 tue cnange
AZ al nenever II suieu M,s orant 70
nave .ne la, ena!Seu a:s VI Vas enanSeu .nu .I
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

The German is pre-eminently lover of
the soil. The acme Of his worldly hap
piness Is the possession OF land. He in
herits this trait from a long line of land
tilling ancestry, and he brings it with
him across the water to this land seekers
paradise. His prime motive for leaving
the old country is to acquire land in the
new. He has heard OF its fabulous cheap
ness, and that TO him is the greatest boon
that can be conferred on the German
peasantry. Why should he toll on in
poverty, when there are unnumbered
acres OF land awaiting an owner In west.
ern America.
He does not stop to think much further
than this He has no fears OF his ability
to live and thrive on his land. when once
it is his own. The main point Is the
getting of it, and his own strong arm
will make living ard provide for his
family. He takes o chance; but in nine
cases out Of ten. the German immigrant
succeeds where almost any other ration
ality would fail. He gets his land and
he is happy. No power Of reasoning can
convince him that there il any other
road to wealth than The persistent tilling
of the soil And so he works on, year
after year, and he always gains on it,"
Seldom do we hear of German farmer
going into bankruptcy. As a rule, the
German farmer is good, in u CONNER
cial sense, anywhere. Inborn tendencies
to frugality help to make him 50. He
need only TO follow the traditions Of his
fathers II they could live and save in
Germany, he can live and save in
Wisconsin. and he does.-W. B. Shaw in
The Current.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24
whsr. the Cold Wave. Originate.

A few Of the cold waves that travel
across the country come from the Pacific
coast; but nearly all Of them are orig
mated east of the Rocky mountains, OF
else come down the east side Of thost
mountains rom the British northwest
territory. OF eighty eight cold waves in
the past four years all but five first ap
peared at Helena, NJ T., and the other
five were first felt at Bismarck, d. T.
Lieut. Woodruff therefore concludes they
have their origin in the vast regions of ice
and snow near the Arctic circle, far tc
the north Of our stations. Atlanta Con
situation.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24
Testing IN. Quality Of Leather.

NJ. Either proposes this simple method
for testing the quality Of the leather used
for betting: A small piece is cut out OF
the belt and placed in vinegar. II the
leather has been perfectly tanned, and is
therefore of good quality, it will remain
immersed in the vinegar, even for several
months. without any other change than
becoming little darker in color. II, on
the contrary, it is not well impregnated
with tannin, the fibres will promptly
swell, and after short time become con-
verted into . gelatinous mass.-Revue
Industrielle
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

A writer in The Peoples Health Jour-
nal tells Of debilitated patient who did
not do at all well on beef tea, but was
easily restored to health on q diet of
beaa soup. The only remarkable thing
about this is that the patient ever ex-
pected to derive strength and nourish-
ment from beef tea alone. Considering
that we have upward Of 100, 900 doctors
and that a very large proportion of them
are fully agreed that beef tea is almost
valueless, except as q stimulant. it is sur
prising that people continue to look upon
it as a food.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

Among the wonders of archaeological
-tscovery in homes of old Greece are the
separate apartments of the men and the
women, each with its own open court
and common hall and its own corridors;
the bathroom, paved with an immense
single slab. the water conduits and cis-
terms, the royal bed-chamber, the Offices
and guard-rooms, and the whole interior
of palace Of a great chief, as it was in
pre-Homeric days-Chicago Herald
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

n Present singie-Losding Springfield.
A letter to the secretary Of war from
Gen. Benet, chief Of ordnance. shown that
none Of the magazine guns which have
been tried by actual use in the field have
proven as satisfactory as the present
single-loading gun-the Springfield rifia-
Boston Budget.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24
THE GLOBE REPUBLIC SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY a. 1885

the legs ana Wings oi another NAT against
its body while a third showed it through
This, however, the writer is inclined to
doubt, as he thinks that they are too
mean to help one another. Chicago
News Book Review.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

News has been received in San Fran
cisco OF the ending of an eventful ocean
race. ecnc weeks ago the Delaware
built steamship Almeda and British
Zelandia started from the Golden Gate
Several days thereafter an incoming ship
reported having met the two rncers half
way to the Hawaiian port, the Almeda
being loo miles ahead. This lead the
American steamer held and increased to
Auckland, making Sae swiftest passage
yet accomplished, while at last advices
her English rival had not yet appeared.
The feeling which the exploit has aroused
on the Pacific coast is somewhat akin to
that which the Puritan Genesta contests
excited this side of the Rocky mountains.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24
Rheumatism

We doubt II there Is. or can be, epecf1e
remedy for rheumatism; but thousands who
have suffered its pains have been greatly ben
Gifted by Hoods Sarsaparilla II you have
failed to find relief, try this great remedy.
Il was afflicted with rheumatism twenty
years. Previous to 1888 found no relief, but
grew worse. and at one time was almost help
less. Hoods Sarsaparilla did me more good
than all the other medicine I ever had.
H. 7. BALLOON, Shirley Village, Mass.
II had rheumatism three years, and got no
relief till I took Hoods Sarsaparirla. 1t has
done great things for me. recommend II to
otherA" LEWIS BURBANK, Biddeford, Me.
Hoods Sarsaparilla Is characterized by
three peculiarties 1st, the combination Of
remedial agents; I'd, the proportion; Cd, the
process Of securing the active medicinal
qualities. The result Is . medicine Of unusual
strength. edecting cures hitherto unknown.
Send for book containing additional evidence.
Hoods Sarsaparilla tones up my system,
seems TO make me over" j. +. THoNPsON,
Register Of Deeds, Lowell, Mass.
Hoods Sarsaparilla beats all others. ana
sworth IFS weight in gold" !. BARRINGTON
Id Bank Street. New York City.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Sold BY all drugsista q; six for Ss. Mads
only By O. L HOOD q CO., Lowell. Maaa
100 Doses One Dollar.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24
I.u., n,..,p. frou M.p, P.,.,..

Professor Brauer divides insects into
six super-orders and sixteen orders. He
holds that there are no connecting types
between the orders now existing, aud
that the path to q common ancestral
form is interrupted in many places-Ex-
change.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

Tho pickle crop Of this country Last
year was just four pickles to every man.
woman and child This year it q short
more than . pickle apieca
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

The census of Charleston, 8. c., shows Q
total population Of 60, 155, against 49, ,964 in
1850, an increase Of over % per cent
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

Adirondack Murray says that while
Yale student he lived fO3r month on .
! iiet which cost him So cents . week-In-
dian meal and water, not enough meal
and too much water.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

The Burmese capital, Msndalay, Is said
to be infested by hordes of small black
pigs, which are protected by the govern
ment as scavengers.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

A Reason for Partnership Dissolution.
A notice Of dissolution of partnership
lately published in q Minnesota paper,
stated that the dissolution was by mutual
consent, and added that the reason there
for was that one of the partners was ~to0
lazy to continue the business"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24
F,vor,s. Ter, for IN. R,cvel,.s.

The Westfield (Mass.) bicyclists have
formed q class for bible study among
themselves A favorite text is: Their
wheels like q whirlwind,r Isaiah ", %.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

Natural gas has the curious effect Of
hardening salt. While salt will put out
. coal fire /. adds to the fame of natural
gas.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

BEE LIN E
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O.ly 1alsse hne Vie ClsvslanA. Buffalo asA NJ
ag1e Falls - Nov Yesk Nd USv Esglsad.
ern and y estszn psints, sitAsr by vsy Of Ci,es.-
lau, Ind1anspeiis % d. Louis. faGe UHe, II
eseipasat, asd running thssasA ths nss ~
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eble. Ths 1aa 1saA-Bed ~ tAs Ga1sUl Hssd
u Nasl 1sksD by this psDalar seaAs fas o.
q al sogulas tahDs o0a0.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

Tfains No. and 8 have sleopef1, but no chan9s
oi cars in either cass q rough 70 Nov Yofk.
uo. 5 has slespsn through 10 81 Lou.aL
Al trains arrive and depart from L HAV
dspot in this city.
Trains run On Csntral time.
For tickets 70 al POINTS call On
J. D. PnL1eR1. Agent: o4ce In q. yanss Hses
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

THE GREAT PAN HANDLE ROUTE.
p, c. . st. L. Railway, L. II. Divisioa-
Springfield Branch.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

His road lay through Regents park,
the trees in which were quantity beauti-
III with their pure white fringes Of
snow, which was still falling lightly.
Memories came to him as he walked
slowly on. huddling himself close in the
vain attempt TO keep out the cold-mem-
ories of merry youthful frOlics in this
very park, when falling snow was to him
an exquisite delight.
-From then to now," he muttered, "a
slow and sure descending. 1t WAS on the
Alpine ranges plucked flowers from ice
bound clefts, and now am in the valley
of the shadow. But STILL" he said,
Frightening up, "the air is sweet, and 50
may be the hour"
He felt in his one sound pocket, and
took therefrom all the money he had in
the worli-l0 shillings and few ccppers,
which he had obtained shortly before his
visit TO Mr.. Eversole by selling the last
of his possessions: the wedding ring of
his dead wife and a few fayorite books,
10 which he had clung with almost hui
man love through all his troubles. These
20 shillings speut, certain distitution was
his portion.
on his way toward one of the narrow
streets which branch southwark from
Whitechapel, he had noticed how grad
ualIy the snow which lay on the paths
had changed its aspect, till from lovely
white il had become sullen gray. But
in his heart he felt more at home in these
narrow thoroughfares; there was in his
nature some spiritual kinship with poorer
life which here abided, and which, de
spite its sordid surroundings, was sweet
ened by human affection and chastened
hy human sorrow. His step grew lighter.
MS eyes brighter. "The stars shine
everywhere" he thought, ION rich and
poor alike" And then he cried aloud,
What, Pollys"
A girl about Is, but looking much
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-25
STR EFT SAYINGS.

An error occurred in the paragraph in yes
terday'S GLOBE regarding DR.. j. G. Markoe
Democratic candidate for coroner. 1t was said
that his claim TO having sprinkling of Sean
dinavan blood in his veins was based on the
fact that his ancestors paused few months
on their way from France to this country
ut the East Indies. The facts are his ances-
tors for three or four generations lived in the
West Indies, under Danish king, and hence
his claim to the Scandinavian blood The
mistake will not, as is the custom in many
newspaper offices, be put on the innocent
printer. He is as ocean from that charge
as is the driven snow. The compositor was
not stupid. Nor will it be laid to the innocent
proof reader. He is as innocent as an unborn
babe, for he followed ''copy.'' Nor was the
error ''caused by information incorrectly
gtven,' as many papers would express it, for
the information was given correctly. 1t was
simply an error on the part of the man who
wrote it, such as are likely to occur whenever
great newspapers are being made, and the
public is getting straight correction, such
as all newspapers, that lay claim to being
metropolitan, are always willing to give to
the public. It's a mean man that will lie.
anyhow. in this country, when there's no
money up.
ri =m*
1t is said that in this state, at least, the Gus
tom of the ministers of the Methodist denom-
ination of changing churches every three
years is likely to be changed. One of the
Methodist pastors of this city is authority
for the statement that the custom is unpopu-
lar among the younger pastors of the denom-
ination, and that at the next conference
meeting resolution making the changes