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ELLINGTON, OHIO AND WESTERN Il. !
WINTER ARRANGEMENT

WINTER ARRANGEMENT
carc Washington at 8 90 a. m. and 10 D. IN.
sud Alexandria at 8 10 a. M. and 80 p. nj. Pass
Leesburg, going westward, at II 05 d. Ii. and
so 2. m, and arrive at Round Fill at II AZ a..
III. md 32 p. ~. Leave Round Hill at 81 q.
m. and 26 p. i'll. Pass Lccsburg going cast
ward, al 80 a. and u p. M, and arrive q:
Alexandria at 8 2G a. n. and 4 OF p. M, and at
Washington at 3 30 a. N. and 4 / o p. nj.
All trains are daily except the 90 a. III. train
from Washington, the 10 4. n. train from
Alexandria and the | 26 p. m. train from Round
Hill. which are daily except Sunday.
Passengers from Washington will take tic
Wash, Ohio and West'n. cars at the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad station at 900 a. M and 4:45 p.
m and go through TO Round Hill without change
o. cars.
Tho 9:10 g.. M. trsn from Alexandris and 900
pm train from Washington connect at Round Hill
with Daily Limo of Coaches for Snickersville, Der.
ryville and Winchester; also with Line of Coaches
which leave Leosburg daily for Aldie and Middle
burg.
Both trains, Westward. make close connections
at Vienna, with Sisson's Limo OF Stages for Fairfax
Court House.
One thousand mile communication tickets 500.
Alexandria, Eov. Is, 1885.
j.. BELL, Superintendent.
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NORTH BOUND.
PULLMAN SERVICE.

Trains Nos. SO and 81. Pullman Buffet and
Sleeping Cars between New York and Atlanta
without change. Mann Boudoir Cars Atlanta
to New Orleans via Birmingham
Trains Nos SO and 53, Pullman Buffet and Sleep
ing Cars between Washington and New Orleans,
without change. Pullman Sleeping Cars between
Washington and Aiken S. C., without change
Trains Nos "a and SO, Pullman Sleeping Cars.
between Washington and Louisville without
change. Pullman Sleeping Cars, between Char
lottesville and Cincinnati without change
BRANCHES
MANASSAS DIVISION-Daily except Sunday.
Wcstwa,d-Leavc Washington 2:3O D. H. Alex.
andria 255 p. H. Manassas 35S D. m Ar
rive Front Royal G:32 p. m, Rver;on Gal
NJ. Strasburg 7:O5 p. m. Accommodation leaves
Alexandria 400 a. III =. Manassas 600 a. IN Az
rive Front Royal LIDS a. M, Riverton 1900
m. Strasburg LOO p. m.
Eastward-Leave Strasburg 6:1O a. M. River.
ton G3s a. m. Front Royal G:51 a. m. Ar
rive Manassas 9:15 g. m. Alexandria 1915 a.
H. Washington 1910 a. m. Accommodation
leave Strasburg lis p. IN. Riverton 2:15 p.
NJ. Front ROYAL 2:4O p. nj. Arrive Manassas
7:5O p. III. Alexandria 1000 D m.
WARRENTON BRANCH
Trains Nos. so, 81, 81, and 55 connect daily at
Warrci.ton Junction to and from Warren
ton. Trains Nos SO and 80 daily, except
Sunday, to anc from Warrcnton. Train No.
50 does not connect with Wsrrcnton.
FRANKLIN DIVISION.
DAILY except Sunday. Leave Rocky Mount TOO
a. IN. Arrive Franklin Junction 1920 a. M
Leave Franklin Junction 800 D. IN. Arrive
Rocky Mount 1870 p. n.
CONNECTIONS.
At Orange with p. F. &: z. 4. r. for Fredericks-
burg. at Gordonsvilc aud Charlottesville with
Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. for Richmond, Old
Point, Staunton, and points Eat and West and
Virginia Springs At Lynchbnrg with Norfolk
ami WesterA T. K. for Southwest Virginia,
Bristol. Chattanooga Memphis Nashville and
Knoxville and with Richmond and Allie.
ghany L. K. for Lexington and Natural Bridge
rs well as points On Il. u A. K. R. cast of
Lynchburg.
At Danville with Richmond and Danville for
all points in the Carolinas Florida, Georgia and
the South. A Riverton with Shenandoah Val
ley R. +. for Luray and Points in the Page VAL
ley. At Strasburg With the Baltimore and Ohio
for Barri3onburg Winchester and points in the
Shenandoah Valley.
All trains make close connections at Washing
ton with through trains to and from the North
and West via both Penna. and B. & O. r. R.
Through tickets at lowest prices to all import
ant points in the United States. This is the best
line for points in Texas and California.
For all information, tickets and Sleeping Car
reservations apply to agents of this company, or
j. s. B. THOMPSON,
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Alexandria, Virginia
ROBERT ANDREWS, supt and Eng.
janis
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{ VOLUME LYXA VI.

Established in 1900, the GAZETTE is now ;hp
oldest paper published in the State. and with one
or two exceptions the oldest in the country II is
proposed to continue it's usefulness as a raper
suited for the family as well as for the counting
pains expense will be spared
Tho GAZETTE circuates among people who con.
suit us advertising columns before purchasing
That this is selfevident may be inferred from tho
fact that large country cdition-nesrIv AS larry,
as the daily-s sent all over this section of COM.
try three times week. and is read BIZ thousand
most of whom send here or to contiguous cities /
make purchases. Tho advantages oc advcrtisu..
in the GAZETTE arc apparent
The GAZETTE will continue 70 furnish the news
kilograms of the New York Associated Press and
of Reuters European Agency while its Washiug.
ton correspondence will furnish the latest and
most reliable news from the capital Of the nation.
The Commercial columns of the GAZETTE vii.
give the earliest and most exact financial and
commercial news. with reliable reports of the
Grain, Cattle Grocery and other Markets
Its Richmond correspondence and special tcj"-
graphic dispatches will give early and accnrat.
accounts of the proceedings Of the General A..
sembly and of all the operations of the State pov
eminent.
Correspondence from every section of the State
published continually, and all events of interest.
occurring within the bounds of the Common
wealth are faithfully reported.
In the Local Department no pains will be spared
to chronicle all matters occurring in the city and
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
Daily Gazette $6 90 per annum
Cri-Weekly Gazette, for country, 4 co Per annum
always cash in adYanqe)
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DIRECTORY

DlhEClOhI
PRINCIPAL HOUSES OF THIS CITY
Agricultural Implements
Herbert Bryant King street.
Banks.
Burke & Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax Street,
Citizens National Bank, n. W. cor. Prince an
Lee streets.
First National Bank, 8. W. cor. Prince and TO-
streets.
J. Vance Lewis LIE Droit Building, sth and
streets, Washington.
Books, Stationary and Printing.
Ale1andria Gazette Book and Job Office Gs,...
Building.
g. E. French, 95 King street.
Commission Merchants and Feed Dealers
J.C Milburn, II n. Royal street.
P B. Hooe 2 Prince street.
Thomas Perry, 10 King street.
DRY Goods and Notions
is. Chapman. agt 92 King st.
E. H. Taylor 933 Pcnna. ave-. Washington.
Woodward & Lothrop 921 Pa. av.. Wash!ng;
&. NJ. Adams. 50 King street.
G. C. Berry. - King street.
A. g. Slaylnaker, 107 King street
J. F.. Tackclt 100 King street
Carter III Market Space Washington.
Drugs ana Chemicals.
W. +. Creighton & Co. y. W. cor. Kim 49,.
Royal streets
4. A. Warfeld. 1872 King street
L. S. Lcadbeatcr & Bro, ! S. Fairfax stree,
:. H. Lunt, cor King and Fairfax streets
J. D. Fl. Lunt, IL. y. cor. Kin. and Wash.ys..
streets.
L. Stabler & Co. Il. y. cor. King and Was!..
ton streets.
WarAeld S Hall, cor Prince and Fairfax .tr.
Feed Dealers.
Charles 5: Taylor jr., 81 King street.
Fish.
George E. Price & Co. Fishtown and Ms.kct
Glassware and House Furnishing Goods
E. j. Miller & Co., G5 King street
Grocers and Liquor Dealers.
J.C. Pean, north Royal st.
Charles King, 81 Cameron strcc.
]. Brodcrs G. Co., II King street
Harlow & Bro, n. W. cor. Royal mud Cameo.
streets.
w A. Johnson. n. O. cor. Royal and Cameo.
streets.
G. McBurney & Son, s. W. cor. King ana Va
'ngton streets.
G. VIM Ramsay, cor King and ST. Asaj,h 81.
Hardware and Cutlery.
J. F. Carlin & Sons 63 King street:
J. T. Creighton & Son, IS King street
3. F. Peake, cor. King and Pitt streets,
J. w. Peake, cor. King and ST. Asaph ,'rr,t.
Ice.
F.A. Reed 6 Co.. Strand.
:aEellors.
II. Wildt, 10 n. poyG! ctreet.
Lager Beer.
Robert Portpcr Brewing Company.
Lumber, &c.
Perry, Smoot & Co., No. q, cor Cameron 81.
Union streets.
Josiah H. D. smoot, y north Union s..
Machinists.
G. W. Collins, corner Wilkes and Roval ST.,
w. s. Moore, S5 Union street.
Marble Workers.
Walker, T02-1OG north Capitol st Washngtor.
Merchant Tailors
William Murray, 1913 King street
J. L. Grigg, 1OS King street.
Real Estate Agents.
Harlow & Cation, Market Building
Wholesale Liquor Dealers
John Lannon, corner Market Gni the Str,...
Frank Hume asa Penna. av Washington
Wood and Coal
Hewes & Aitcheson, n. f. corner Duke 81
Lee streets
W. A. Smoot & Co., foot Of Princess strrat
j. P. Agnew Il Co., foot of Wolfe street:
j. Z. Zimmerman. foot OF Queen street
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TOHN D. Fl. LUNT,

John D. Fl. LUNT,
Successor to Lunt & Davidson
DEALER IN DRUGS. CHEMICALS. PATENI
MEDICINES AND FANCY ARTICLES.
NJ f. corner King and Washington etreets,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Physicians Prescl .ptions speciality. Uan1O
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UaAIOEs: TOMATOES Having purchased
largely before the advance, will give INV
customers the benefit of low prices, and sei, 1arss
EACH.
mars 7 q MTTRTrpN
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DRUGS, CHEMICALS, &c.

Epw'p. 8. LEADBEATER. TEog. LEADBEArEs
n 8. LEADBEATER & Bro,
T.. Nos. 5 and 7 8. Fairfax ST.,
Established 1892,
DEALERS IN
PURE DRUGS and MEDICINES, CHEMICALS,
PAINTS. OILS, PROPRIETARY MEDI-
CINEs GARDEN SEEDS, SPICES,
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS,
FINE TOILET GOODS, &c.
Proprietors of Anodyne Pectoral, Lubricating
Syrup; and Agents fol- Ayers Medicines Ready
mixed and Tinted Gloss Paints, &c.
Every effort will be made to maintain the high
reputation of our old establishment. my3
4 A. WAKEFIELD,
n. Successor to Janney & Co..
DEALER IN
DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS GARDEN SEED
WINDOW GLASS, SPICES.
Acids, Dye Stuffs and Druggists Sundries
Physicians prescriptions carefully compounded.
Orders and inquiries from the country promptly
NEW BUILDING,
Gcp1 No. 1872 King street
GAMUEL r. LUNT,
DRUGGIST.
CORNER KING AND FAIRFAX STREETS,
Dealer in
DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
FANNY ana lUlLE1 All iIbEho
PERFUMERY, BRUSHES, &c. 6zc.
Physicans' prescriptions carefully prepared st
all hours day and night. aGa
u! F. CREIGHTON s. CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PAINTS, PATENT
MEDICINES, OILS DYE STUFFS,
GARDEN SEEDS. &C., &c.
Corner King and Royal streets,
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded.
| Orders will receive prompt attention.
mh24-tf
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STEAMERS.

- 'AA'' ''Nh and ID ''N'0''" - -
FORTRESS MONROE
THE POTOMAC STEAMBOAT COMPANY'S
First-class steamer
. G + o z G. E T.EARY
will leave Prince st. Wharf EVERY MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, at 6 p. M,
Connecting at Norfolk with
BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE" STEAMERS
and Steamer ARIEL FOR RICHMOND
For further particulars enquire at Company's
Gfiic" 7th Street Wharf. Washington, D. c. or to
PHILIP B. HOOE,
mayfH Agt Prince Street Wharf.
INLAND AND SEABOARD
CnASTING COMPANY. - -
GREATLY REDUCED RATES.
FOE FORTRESS MONROE AND NORFOLK
DIRECT (NO STOPS.)
The Steamer LADY OF THE LAKE leaves her
wharf EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY and
SATURDAY, at six o'clock p m. Returns on
alternate days.
Single fare, first class S1.25; round trip, So.
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NEW TURKEY PRUNES, lust received and
~ very cheap at
nov24 McBURNEY & SONS.
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RAILROADS.
VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY

THE GREAT THoROUGHFARE
BETWEEN THE
NORTH AND THE SOUTH.
THE ONLY LINE OFFERING A DOUBLE
DAILY PULLMAN BUFFET AND
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE,
Between Washington and New Orleans This
line offers to the travelling public accommoda-
tions and facilities such as cannot be found on
any other line entering Washington.
This is the quickest line between New York
and New Orlcans-o,ly As hours.
On and after SUNDAY. Jan. II, 1886, pas.
senger trains will be run as follows:
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HOUsEKEEPERS' ATTENTION. apolio,
IL Ivory Soap Furniture Polish, Channels Skins,
Putt Pomade, the best known article for cleaning
brass. Silver Soap, Knife Brick, Stove Lustre,
Furniture Vsrnish, Ready Mixed Paints, white
boxes, Alabastine for coloring plastered walls,
PANT Brushes, Window Glass, Putty, &c. For sale
Dy loc19l e. s. LEADBEATER a BRO
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;. oHN hANNoN'
WHOLESALE
GROCER AND LIQOUR MERCHANT,
Corner Market street sud Strand,
Alexandria, Virginia.
AGENCY DUPONTS SPORTING, MINING and
BLASTING POWDER.
full limo of celebrated pure old Whiskies.
Brandies, Gin, Rum, &C., Massey 8 Co.'S. Phila-
delphia and Claggetts Baltimore Ales, and Berger
& Engeps Lager Beer, in casks or bottles.
Agent for the POTOMAC RIVER STEAMERS.
Orders promptly attended to and coRsignmcnts
solicited my1-tf
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PHYSICIANS, have in stock a full supply of
J. Reed & Carnrick's Beef Peptonoids-
nized Cod Liver Oil and Milk, Liquid Peptonoids,
Peptonods Iron and Wine and Soluble Food for
infants. id II. LUNT
nov11 Cor. King and Washington ats
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SOUTH BOUND.

Train No. Train No.
so, Sc,
DAILY. DAILY.
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r STABLER g. Co..
WAKEFIELD & HALL,
D r u G q | s Z 8,

DRUG G1STS
Corner Prince and Fairfax street,
Prescriptions speciality. English French,
German and Domestic Toilet SOAPS; Genuine
Farina Cologne; Magnolia, Hcdycsmia, Gcranium
snd Florida Water; Genuine Lubn's Extracts
Sponges Hair Brushes and Combs; best English
Tooth Brushes; a full assortment of Patent Alcdi-
cines, Coxcs Gelatine, Corn Starch Sea Moss Fa-
rinc; Spices Of all kinds, and select stock Of I'll
articles sold by druggists at prices as low as the
same quality can be obtained elsewhere. dec
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-14
LabOuchere on Home Rule,

Mr.. Labouchere, one of the most ardent
defenders of Irish home rule in the British
Parliament, has written letter explanatory
OF the Gladstone defeat in the present cleo
tions. He says the country has not pro-
nounced against home rule but only against
the manner in which it was presented. In
the first place he says many Radicals were
deferred from Gladstone by their uncer-
tainty as to whether he was going to pledge
the national credit for the sake of the
landlords, to whom the Radicals are bit
-terly hostile. This alienated many votes.
The yagueness in regard to the contem
plated home rule bill drove off MANY more.
Then 1t was mistake to make Justice to
Ireland stand alone, instead of Joining it
with some radical measures for Great
Britain. When these facts are taken into
consideration, together with the circum-
stances that vast number of artisans lost
their votes by change of residence and
there was no centralized organization of
the home rule people, the wonder is that SO
much was done.
Mr.. Labouchere by no means gives up
the struggle. In fact, he proposes heroic
treatment of the present situation when he
says' Mr.. Gladstone should neither re.
sign nor have an autumn session. There
= no reason why he should play the game
VI ms adversares. If he has not got ma
!ori'y IN favor of his Irish policy neither
Hs LORD Salisbury. The so-called
no.is'- Liberals are as much opposed to
.no ia.'ef as TO the former. Assuredly the
country mas not pronounced in favor of
LORD salisbury, and yet he is the only
alternative premier. Parliament should
meet In August and short session sbonId
take place in order to vote the remain;na
estimates. A vote of want of confidence
would not be proposed for the simple rea
son thatit would not obtain majority
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-14
An ArhOr Day Lesson.

1t is always interesting to know what
other people think of us, and when their
views sound our praises, the least conceited
of men cannot help feeling at least pleas
ant Utilization. This thought has been sug-
gested by reference to Arbor Day, as it
was celebrated in Pennsylvania, from the
French of Roger de Goey, of the RCrUe de
Belgq,te, and which was translated for
the Pennsylvania School Journal, by Miss
Elizabeth McVey, of this city.
1t appears that the example of the Key
stone state in fixing upon day in the year
for general Tree planting has pointed a
moral for our foreign friends. The writer
of the article alluded to refers to the tree
planting exercises at the Lancaster high
school and the Mllersville Normal school,
quotes approvingly the remarks of Rev. DR..
Higbee and Rev. j. Max Hark at the time,
and then bursts into this apostrophe;
Behold the language they use, see the acts
which they perform, in America, IN such
states as Pennsylvania, which was settled
only two centuries ago-thst new country !
And We who date from before the Christian
era, we who have not only to improve a
climate, but to save the agriculture of a
whole region, and to buffet the moving sands
that the sea brings us with each wave, shall
We do nothing? Continued negligence Will
be almost suicidal
Surely those who have given their labors
to make Arbor Day in Pennsylvania sue
cess, and who have been sometimes disap-
pointed over the lack of its observance, will
not cease their work now after the good
seed it has sown across the sea.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-14
PERSONAL.

REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER will preach
next Sunday in the Westminster chapel.
London.
Ben BUTLER wants to go to Congress from
the Lowell, Mass, district. The people
showed him deaf ear 10 his call.
SENATOR TELLER has submitted An
amendment to the sundry civil bill to appro.
pirate s31,5oO Tor the purchase OF the school
and farm at the Carlisle Indian school,
Col. HENRY MCCORMICK, of HARRISBURG.
has been indorsed for governor by tSe
Dauphin county Democratic committee. The
county convention Will meet at Steelton, on
August IL.
PowDERLY's close friend, John f, Barrett
prints an editorial in his paper, SrrU1tG,'
Truth, which indorses Powderiyrs candidacy
for governor, and says his nomination is not
unlikely. This is looked upon as official.
DAVID TURPIE has been nominated for
United States district attorney of Indiana
lie has been in the forefront OF politics there
Tor the last thirty years, is d man of high char.
acter, OF the Hendricks school OF politics. and
one OF the best lawyers in Indiana.
GENERAL Beavers sentiments towards
Prohibition are thus reported by s. NJ Nash
VINO travelled partly with the Republican
candidate to the Pittsburg liquor convention.
"General Beaver said that he did moi con-
slider that Prohibition prohibited that he he
lieyed that If man wanted to take a drink
he ought To be allowed to do So Also that
he had been censured at home by the adyo-
Gates OF temperance for his liberality aud his
sympathy with liquor dealers"
DIR. WILLIAM HERBsT, an eminent den
tist OF Bremen, Germany, was the recipient
OF banquet from Philadelphia dentists on
tuesday. This banquet was rendered DIR.
Herost In recognition of his valuable ser
vices to dental surgery by the discovery of
new method OF filling teeth. Instead of trv
ing 10 patent the process or the necessary in
struments the dentist has given it TO the sci
entlhc world gratis. He has invented a cen
aliiugsi M g aIhe, nhaehihe, whereby the pounding pro-
this machine the gold is forced sidewise into
every portion OF the cavity aud the filling is
rendered more durable and the time reouiIed
ior the process reduced very materially
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proposed TO make representative congress
of farm and labor delegates with head
quarters in Washington. The avowed
purpose is to concentrate these influences
upon the Congress of the United States,
and also to elect representative labor men
and counteract monopolies.
The pleasurable portion of this informa-
tion lies in the fact that it will stir up po-
litical attention to the now existing par
ties. 1t will cause close inspection of their
conditions and purposes. No party can
stand this scrutiny like that to which
Thomas jefferson gave life. The more
closely the great principles actuating the
Democratic party are studied, the longer
will become the army of its converts. The
cause of truth gains by intelligent discus.
cussion, and the st. Paul gathering is
bound to bear Democratic fruit.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-14

THE man, Morton Howard, wholesale shoe
dealer in Philadelphia, who has disappeared
from that city with $4,000, largely other
peoples money, was one OF those irreproach-
able men who would have been the very last
likely to be charged with swindling. He
had keen business aptitude, stood high in
banking circles, enjoyed excellent credit,
lived inexpensiyely with his wife and
seemed to have no extravagant habits 1t
has since been revealed, however, that he was
deeply involved with a woman, Mrs. Miles,
and that his downfall may be traced to her
influence over him. Bigger men than he
have gone down in the same fashion.
What lost world and bade a hero ny?
The timil tear in CleOpatra.s eve.
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Gte cai,faster 1utelligenter.
LANCASTER. JULY II. 1856.
CurtInss Withdrawal.


The withdrawal of Hon. A. G.. Curtin
from public life will be cause of deep re-
gret to men of all parties, who have re-
cognized his conspicuous fitness for official
place. For more than thirty years Re has
adorned every public station to which he
has been called, and he has shed lustre on
the Twentieth congressional district which
had the good fortune to secure him as its
representative. There was much regret in
the state and beyond it where the merits of
the old war governor were known, that
Mr.. Carlisle did not name Mr.. Curtin for
chairman of the committee on foreign af-
fairs in the present House, but at the head
of the special labor investigation committee
he has had excellent opportunities to put
into practice his rare powers of diplomacy.
His wise counsels will be much missed in
the Congresses of the future.
In his letter of withdrawal Mr.. Curtin
calls attention to an arduous feature of
congressional service that grows greater
rather than less as the years advance, this
is, the demands Of constituents upon the
time of the representative. There is an er.
roneous impression with some people that
q congressman is to be at the beck and call
of every voter who helped toelect him, and
that the public service must not take pre-
cedence of these private requests.
These things are what make congress
sional life no sinecure for him who consci-
entiously endeavors to do equal justice to
the public and to his constituency. And
Governor Curtin probably thinks he has
done enough of this hard work in the past
to be entitled to little rest for the future.