Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-04-10
wAsHMoToN LErrER.


80 AA4Llr IS la'1a
The President continues to give
banquet each Thursday. to u platoon o.
Congressmgn, Senators and Members
At these dinners political subjects arg
never touched upon, butthere IS greai
deal Of iovial, entertaining converse
ton. Political friends and foes arc
mixed up iudiscrimiuately, and tA,
/ President is enabled to become better
acquainted with men whom he need
TO know.
BIr. Cleveland took a day 'oh'' last
week, and Joined some Albany friend
at Magnolia, nd. His absence was
criticised d little on account OF the ill
/ ness of Secretary Manning Others
said the President was quite right in
I taking some recreation. If the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury had done likewise
he might have escaped his present pros
tration from hard work and no ez-r-
else.
It is Thought here that AIr. Manning
will never again resume his duties rs
head Of theaTreasugg Department. The
strain has been to great for him, and
he will scarcely dare to return to his
most. A fatality seems to Turk over the
/ Treasury. For twenty years Secre-
taries, one after another, have fallen
sick. whether from their onerOus du-
ties, the unsanitary condition Of the
/ building, or It's proximity TO the Poto-
mac Flats.
The main feature Of interest on the
social calendar Of this week is the Mi
/ Careme at Mrs. Whitney's on Thurs
day evening. 1t is for the benefit Of the
News-Boys Lodging House. This viii
be the first large re-assembing Of the
cav world since Lent began. Mrs.
Whitney lends her beautiful house for
the occasion and supplies the supper
and music so that the total recsipts
can be used for the object stated. The
ladies are now planning for two other
charitable entertainments which VIII
make heavy demands on the purses Of.
those who attend them. As there is no
difficulty in selling the tickets for each
of these benefits, however the pre-
sumption is that the prices are not too
high. The tickets for the Nj Caremo
cost s. each, those for the Garfield
Hospital entertainment to be held at
the Chinese Legation aIe sold ct 50
each, while the Kermess tickets viii
cost So, So, aud s..
Rev. Dr.. 1Ilburn, the blind Cahp-
lain of the House Of Representative, /
whose prayers are just now creating g I
sensation, is remarkable man in more (
than one respect. lie can give more I
accurate description of Westminster /
Abbey Cologne Cathedral, Notre f.
Dame, and other Old World AIonu-
meats he has visited. than can the ma
iority of those persons who have not .
been dependent upon other peoples /
eyes and on their sense Of touch. He I
can describe the rocky outlines and +
mountainous decliYities Of the Sierras .
and Of the Rocky Mountains and the
beauties Of the Blue Ridge .
with "a force and vigor combined with
accuracy rarely equalod. even by writer's
who still retain their sight. lis first
invocation in the House that attaac-cd
notice was q vigorous denunciaion OF
sock gambling. Next morning lie de-
nounced blood and pomp in d striking
way speaking of the fable Of blood
Norman, Guelp and Gibeuine. Then
he cast his previous utterauces into the
shade by referring to the present labor .
troubles in such a manner as to call .
forth from q Representative the remark I
that it was 'ancendiary speech
DIR. Milburn, on hearing this said he
had no desire to make speeches before
Congress, that he was more CONSERVE
live than iacendiary. lie believed, 7,
however, that prayer was o statement
Of our needs to God. ST have been
struck by the evils existing in our time.
.'said he' and [ think ana Justified IN
Dettoniug the Almighty for their cor
-ecliOn.
The blind man gave me a little au
Herelated how, when he
vas five years old, a playmate prePa--
ng to cast away piece OF glass, threw :
back his hand ard accidentally struck
lim in The left eye and cut the BAH. a
scar appeared and the doctor In charge !
attempted 10 remove IL with nitric acid
which burnt terribly, but which remov- J
ID the scar. It appeared again, how
ever, a couple of weeks later, and the d,
Doctor wishing to make a neat job of
It, regardless Of the boys profess ations,
again washed the whole eyebal with
nitric acid and e6oc-ually destroyed All
Is sight. The other through bad treat {
nent also became almost useless, and s
Dr.. bllburn passed through his school
lays and college life with shade over
MS right eye and his book close mp to g
lis face. Later he lost his sight en-
irely.
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