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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

hat unlimited riches can command. He was
born in the central part of Aberleenshire.
Scotland. in 1917. and Is consequently about
40 wears OF age He Is hale and hearty and
as vigorous as many men of half his age
HIS father was pro$Derous farmer IN AD-
erdeenshire In 1888 Young Mitchell then 81
years old came to Milwaukee as the secre-
tary OF the Marine and Fire Insurance
company in territorial times-in Wis
consln-certIfi.4tes OF deposit OF this
company, which did a general bank
ing business, constituted a reliable
currency which ctrcu ated generally
throughout Iowa, Missouri Illinois. Michl-
gan and Kentucky. Tne amount OF this
currency in circulation in 1913 was SlOl, 900;
IN lSij IS I. 900: in lS4s it wa IS ~, 90 and
in ISL it had swel!ed to 81, 41O,O0 In 1852
the comrany was reorganizsd and since
then, as before Mr. Mitchell has been its
active spirit The bank is a corporation
that is, Mr. Mitchell owns 90 99' shares, and
David Ferguson, the cashier, and hn
Johnston assistant cashier, own one share
OF ock each This Mr.. Johnston is Mr.
MItchells contiientia man. and is the one
vino very recently was offered the position
of comptr ,ller of the United States cur
rency, an Office he promptly declined. He
has better thing and knows it
Mr. Nj chelrS career Is conspicuously
linked with the railroad history of the state
oout ISL he became interested in railroad
ing At that time there were only Two or
three little Jerk water lines in the state.
These lines were consolidated. and proved
The nucleus Of what is now the Chicago
Milwaukee an st Louis railway, control
ing over 5 OOO miles of line said to be the
longest continuous system in the world
owned by one corporation Mr.. Mitchell
has been president Of this system since May
5, 1868
As public man, or. more definitely speak
ing as a politician, he has been a signal
failure. He served in congress one term,
and retired in disgust. he is Democrat
but in no sensa a partisan He has no taste
or fancy as politician. In 1879 the Demo
Gratis nominated him for governor, but he
peremptOrlly refused to run. 1t is a matter
of political history that Alexander Mitchell
was TO have been Samuel }. Tllden secre-
ia v of tbs treasury had the latter states
man ever Teen placed in the presidential
chair.
Mr. Nit hell is chock full of business. He
Is liberal md kind bu. exceed ngly brus lue
when dealing with people on matters of
business. In a soc al sense he is extremely
hospltable, has Iegions of warm friends and
entertains in royal style. Mr. Mitchell mar
rIed Miss Martha Rerd in 1871 They have
only one chId, John Lendrum Mitchell who
is now 43 wears old The Mitchell residence
Is located on one of the most beautiful res
dence streets OF the city. Grand avenue, and
is In the center of an entire block.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

sett, their ruler. Capt Bassett is often
taken Tor Senator Eimunds. He sits IN a
great, Ieather-cushioned chair just below
Vic President Sherman, and he feels the
dignity o, his position perhaps more than
anv man IN the senate chamber. Little page
bows sit on the steps bes lie him. AMI he
thumpS them on the head when he orders
them to go on errands For fifty four
YEAR Cap' Bassett has been in the employ
of { e senate, and he has not mi, ,sei half
dozen days during that time. Away back in
1850 wien he was a black haired boy
like the smallest OF these page, over whom
he now rules, Daniel Webster took him on
hi zee and asked him if he would no. like
to be a senlte page He repled yes, and
the thing was dona. Since then he ha been
continuously in service at the Captol, aud
he has seen generation af er generation OF
sena Orlal great men rise AMI al de
heard the great debate of Webster and
Hayne and he saws the mos won lerfui
speaker b ha, ever known was Henrs Clay
He knew Calhoun saw Brooke strike Sum-
ner. and waS a graf friend of San hOus-
ton He can talk to YOU BY the hour about
the vice-presidentS o. the past, and he will
relate Wit a augh how Martin Van Buren
borrow ed fl ~ cents Of him to Uuy nuff while
getting 10 repay i The senator. were
eat snuff 4.er N hoe lays, be wiz tell
you, and they u-ed I keep a snuff hoE on
the vice pre>I :-nt'~ de,i Van Buren,.
Clay ami + imore al snuffed and
Van Euren AVE BaSsett fly cents
a WeeF to Keep a supply Of snuff
On hand for the senators who uSel the [
tillating powder Now the snuff use by
senator |, pal for uv the governm-n and
in a wardrO e-lke case back Of III. senate
chamber big. s"a.ei uot.!es of snuff ara
Kept. When Fi.imorn was president ne got
tired Of th' Sena Ors rushing IN to h. drsI
and sticking h,Ir fingers into his snuff OK
and he bou INT two little boxes aud fastene
tn m on a ledge Of the wall on either side of
HIM TheSa boxes remain there ro-dav and
they a q KEEP. full Of snuff, though but few
senator, Use them Senator Ihurm waS
great snufTsr and Senators Br ,wn. f lmunds
and G-orga tof NJ sslsSIp ~ occ t."1-
ally now Vatrnu.Zs the s-natorlal -nIE-
boxes Cap'. BlsSe-t says he Learned u
snuI by sme ling his fingerS af.er carrying
Pinches to Henry Clay, and he tells me he
has great trouble IN keeping the page bows
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

IDrakr'> Trav .,rr' Magazine
A man had story about gun, which
he delivered himself OF upon all oc
CaSiOns.
At a dinner party. the other evening.
he wrilhed i'll his chair for ever an hour
waiting for chance TO int oduce his
story. but no opportunity presented itself
Finally he slipped coin into the nand of
a waiter and whispered:
w hen you leave the room again slam
the door
The waiter slammed the door as directed.
and the man sprang to his feet with the
exclamation
What's that nOise-a gum"
No. no. resumed his host, lit was
only the door
All. see Well. speaking of guns re-
minds me Of lit G story. etc
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

l. ers AM there Is hardly one in live hunIred
who can name over with put study ten ,en-
atorS of the UnItel States. sat IN the r.
servei gallery of The senate yesterday. he
hInd young lady in >e u>kiu sack aud
Paris bonnet who was gra luate of Vas ar
colIeg., AMI who Is now having her first
season in Washington. A young officer was
sitting at her side, pointing out 10 her the
leadiuE senator's. Her remarks shovel -re1
ignorance ahout them aud their records and
As surprised to hear her say IN an earnest
tone, alter looking Irouni the Chamhe. r
some time: II would like to see Ben Wade
Can you point hIm out TO meF
She was astonishei when the officer to q
her that Ben Wade ha 4 been dead for years
PRANK GEORGE
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

When he calls order he pounds the table
with this. ard there have been no scenes this
session il which he has not been able to en-
force II Senator sherman is now in his
thirty first wear of pubic life and he has
serv d more terms in the senate than any
other member He Is the ,ldeS, man In
point of service in the Vu lie life
O. tn. country Today, though by no
m,au~ the ,Idest in Doln OF yea The two
o,Ie> >,nat0-,, Pa he Al M'rr Cd, are each
thirteen wears CIDER than Sherman sn
john A Logan with hair like the ravan
VIM, IS no Younger taan Sherm Th
d ffer ence tetween L,Can and f mund-
shows folly Of trying to estlml mel
ages bv lheIr 10 ks EdmIuds IL four or tv
years Young than Lpgan, but he loo
twenty wear, ol Ter His head is b II bald
AMI his beard is Ike snow. His shnuide
are sto ped and he rarely laughs Logan
steps about ike a gamerOrk. Eimund~
moves a. though the weight Of The roun nv
wa, as it Is TO some e1 ent resting up n HI
shoulders
In front Of the vice-president at desk on
a patio m below him. sit The clerks, and on
the steps leading to the vice -presId n :
chair are generally number Of small boys,
with badges of white metal tine siZS OF a
ira lie dollar upon their coats These bows
receive neary s. a day. They are tn
pages or errand TOYS, OF the senate, and
thai tall. haf bald man, with long gray
wins er> and thin. silky gray hair, which
curls as it iaIIs upon his coat, Is Capt baS-
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07
Young Diplomats at Washington.


In Europe it is considered almost dis
grace to he ordered on service at the
capital of the | nited States. These dip
lomatic creatures are regarded by the ma
jority OF peopll IN " ashingtOn as so many
social vermln. If it were not for the
numerous public receptions during the
season, where refreshments are served,
these impecunious foreigners would
starvc They are protected however. by
their positions from being prosecuted for
debt. and 50 for that reason manage TO get
hold of UPS uSpecting trades people from
time to tims and keep up the ghost of un
appearance, Occasionally they find a
young American lady with money who is
fool enough to marry one of them.
No one need waste any sym pathy upon
her, however. Any woman who marries
one Of the attaches of the foreign lega-
tions there does it with her eyes open.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

iOing the wO-k That little fellow AZ the righ &
hani table j. he His name Is Dennis F
Murphy and his tile Is the Official st"n-
ograI,her of the senate H looks more like
81, 2OO department. c.erk than man with
a net income Of perhaps $l5.OG Not over
five feet eight. he does no weigh more tn III
l25 pounds II bea d is of a light brown.
his little head is cgluniug 10 grow slightly
LA d, hu' as fsr rs activity and good humOr
is Concrrne !. he i in he prime uf life
Dennis +. Murphy Is a. well known to the
great men ot the country As any man in
America. H. has been reporting speeches
since 1850 and he has heen connected with
the senate for fIlI CHn"ration He was
the leading shorthand m N in the trial Of
President L'nColn's aSSaSSInS. and ne ha; r.
ported all Of the senator's from Webster until
now. DAME. Webster he says. talked
very slow. Henry Clay averaged abou. l5b
words a minute and the fastest speakers we
have to-day are Senators Beck. Morgan
Hawley and Plumb. The average Of sena
torial speaking TO day Is auo It $50 words
minute, though some senators range as
high a - and SoTe at times 225
During lively session Of the senate the
galleries fill up as if 10y magic The rising
benches are seated with crowd Of Wash
ington cosmopolitan sm Tn blue ats SCI
as de for the d. plO mats are tilei with for
ei-n min >ters The gold and white division
known As the press gallery is alive with cor
RESPOND nts who, with telegraph meSSen-
gers at their side write page after page to
be put upon the wire almost as fast as it
leaves their renS. Tue s.rvri gallery set
aside Tor the -en Ors I miles Is crowle .
with kid-G Owed throng and the genera
aud ence sea- have all Glasses fro N he
Washington loafrr wnn comes here because
II IS cheaper 10 81, in the sc ate tn n to have
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

Now and then there is lively scene in this
reception room, and COnyres men are some
times charged with duplicity. ami it may
be with something worse During the last
session a welI-dres ed woman with a rather
aggressive air appeared at the door Of the
house opposite this room and attempted to
enter Her face was fu>hed and her eyes
blazed with determination. She was gently
pulled hack, and it was then discovered that
she was carrying cowhide whip IN her
hand. She said that a certain congressman
had i'll used her, and she was bound to horse
whip him in the presence OF the hou "a. The
threat of policeman restrained her
Since then some of the congressman cast
uneasy glances at the habilim ments of their
female callers, looking for the concealed
cowhide. They feel a little insecure in
their minds, anyway, and since the irate
woman's call they have picked up somewhat
in gallantry. All congressman have
wholesome fear of the cowhide. 1t is their
natural enemy, far more to be dreaded than
the ready revolver. Ii may be that the cow
hide will become the established weapon OF
defense for women. Thus far its operations
seem to have been followed by better re-
suits than that time honored instrument Of
vengeance, the law. MAX ELTON.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

DR. T. l.. Phipson finds that in grapes
grown out of doors the prod uction of
sugar first occurs in the periphery and
gradually extends inward as the autumn
advances while the organic acids disap-
pear These acids remain TO the last in
the pulp around the seeds. where they act
as antiseptics until the moment arrives for
the seed to fall and gcrminate At this
moment only is the greater portion of or
ganic acid replaced around the seed by
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

rom getting IN the same habit
The Nena or, 1t behind title mahogany
desks in thr'e halfmoou rows rising one
above another facing the vire-pre>ident and
the clerk. Just leInw thu clerks desks at
two little tanle,. SIT tie senab, reporters
The G men are the fastest shorthand writ 'rs
in the country They take down the pro
Gee iIug~ Of the senate and every wor,i that
Is uttered hv S"nrtur> uvon the tnur The
chief OF them /, wirv little fellow Of about
81 year, oi age, who Is pal 81 90 a year for
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

Appetite is a most misleading sensation,
only rem, tely related TO the actual de.
mands Of the organism. If we only ate
more deliberately we should find half our
accustomed quantity of food sufficient to
satisfy the most eager cravings of hunger.
and hence save ourselves from the evils Of
dyspepsia, or. on the other hand. tend
ency TO over-increaSe in weight
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07


WASHINGruN. March ii give you to-
daN some pictures of the United States
>rna or the American house Of lords. 1t
Is composed of seveutv-siX mem hers-manv
rich afew I"or, and all respectable Visitors
at Washington are Disguised W h the n
and DIRT of he house of representatives,, and
are deGghted with the solemn decorum of
tht, senat. 1he gallery loafer can on orii-
narv d4rs sleep here undi<turhel aud the
nervous may Usually visit the senate without
fe Of ing shocked The average day IN
the UnItei S'a:es senate i Of little interest
even 10 The senators themselves. The speaker
on the floor at such times talks TO
the empty alr. and his brother senators,
knowing h,t he Is max ng his speech IN ely
for his CouSt tuents go on with their chat
ting reading and their writing Of letters as
though he was not in existence. Sill the
senatr chamber i full Of intereS'. The cham
her itself covers the fourth Of an acre. and
its galleries rise from it. four sides like those
of great rectangular cirrus nit in which
the vi-itorS can look down ON the senatori Al
animals performing below Each new con
greSs makes many chan .eS in he personnel
of TIE actors and death adds to these during
nearly every session Young Senator Chace
o-lay holds the gray-bearded AnthOny's
seat. and in the presidents chair, where the
pleasant-ey ed smooth-lacei Hendricks sat
last .pring John sherman, grave and gray
bearded ho Is the Eavel
Senator sherman makes goo presi ling
office. He l. tall AMI thin, and he sits bolt
upright while he watChe> III" proceed nCS go
on. The desk IN front of hun. 0f carved
mahogany. -eid III feels the weight Of more
than hi, VT = aud he keeps this continuously
moving when the senate Is quaet in turning
ever and over the little round ivory cylinder
which forms the head of the handless gavel
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

When one is bilious. other peoples
look yellow, and one of their
IS h cher than the othcr-all the fault
of ores own evi in'crirr 1t seems TO me
much ctttr to rcai mans own writing
than TO rea what theirs say about him,
especial V when the Il an is first.rate and
the ~othcrs" are ird rate
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

A recognizable photograph of the en-
gineer and brennan on a railway train
running forty miles an hour has fire.
quently been made but nail ne the out
lines of a baby in manner to suit the
mother and bring jov to the heart of the
daddy still remains one of the things that
can't be dill
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07


bies-C">tIy Oranges-A Personal sketch.
Special Corrcspondenrel
MILWAUKEE March . Alexander Mitch
ell ha, long been recognized as the CrussuS
Of the northwest He i undoubtedly the
richest man in the great northwest His fame
As tinaucIer is as widA a. the land itself Mr.
Mitchell Is the head Of the st Paul railway
system. the pres lent Of the great corpora
tinn and II, chief stockholler, and under his
wise adnunIStrat on a vast territory has
heen made to blossom as the rose" He
absolutely owns tn. Wisconsin Fire and Ma
rlne Insurance bank, an institution that
does two third, of all the banking business
of this city, which is backed by several mil
hons of rea IL cash. j. the head of a great
insurance company and is more or less Iden-
titled with every leading industry OF the
city. His home IL a palace, and his hank
building and the chamber of commerce.
both of which he owns, cover whole bloc,
and are the finest buildings in tn" city.
A. to his wealth no one pretrniS to have
any definite kuowle ige II Is varIouSy
estimated III" amounS ranging all the way
from S20 on 90 to $6O 900, 900 He IS Ger
tainly wor h much more than the first
named figure. A few months ago Mr..
Mtchelrs son aStoniShed New Workers by
attending an art auction in that city and
paying SIS oDO for a single printing said to
be the largest sum ever paid by an in
iivIdual at an American art sale for one
picture This incident is thus abruptly in
troduced TO Illu-trate what Mitch III can
10 when he wants anything. Mr.. Mitchell.
strange to say, il not a sDeCulatOr. He Is
probably the only conspicuous rich man Of
the present day who has not made all or a
part of his wealth by speculation He has
frequently avrrred that he never had a
deal of any kind whatever and everybody
who knows the man bel ewes this statement
He has made his money by close application
to business. His commercial VISION long
ago stauped hum as a very Napoleon of
finance His railway stock has made HIM Il
mint Of money. but nos through manpula-
tions or other forms of speculation He
took worthless lines and developed them
into tirst-casS property, and this kinl
Of appreciation has netted him han isOmely
Mr. M.tch~l'S vast business enterprises
bring his name before the country very fire.
lpentlv. and tbs batch Of personal gossip
about the man MS monev. his family and
his wav Of scratching along in this frugal
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

world will doubt
less be interesting
to many who are
familiar with the
name of Alexander
NJ tchell. He is a
brusque Scotch
man. short of stat
ure but heavy set,
with a rudy face,
keen gray eyes. and
looks ike a man
capable OF enjoying
ali the good things
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07
coNGREssMEN AND cowHIDEs.
A Scene From the Ladies' Reception
Room in the Capitol


Special Correspond" "nre.l
WASHINGTON March l. The ladies recep-
tion roo N IN the CaPi;o, is always full OF in
tereStiny aud often anxious faces Women
with claims. cares AMI hopes wait there,
sitting their inlpatian anl wearing the look
of easy se,f-satl>faction, when their hearts
are as heavy as mountains They wait and
wait and wait. with heroic assumption of
patience, while the lordly congressman put
them off with forgei excuses. or bid The
messenger who summons them carry back
the word that they cant be found. Some
times one sees the same faces il his room
day after day A. the time goes on and
they are stlll there, with no prospect of
having their wants looked after, anxiety and
disappointmen; write cruel lines on their
faces A sight Of their repre$sei misery re-
minds one fOrciOly of the unhappiuess of
those who wait on princes tavOrs." Forty
ladies' are often in this reception room at
one time. Each one has an errand of vital
importlnco to her. She can do nothing to
hurry matters. She must simply wait wait,
wait! At the last she is pro ably disap-
pointed All her time and anxiety have
A Il 1.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

In Lapland, where the nights are from
three to six months long. beaux often kiss
their sweethcarts good night about six
weeks before day break Their stock of
caramels. peanuts and small talk becomes
exhausted by that time.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

~ I.T'TITN TNt T7TTT7TT07iTTT
Of the 5000 fixed stars visible to the
naked eye. and the 20 900. 900 within the
range of the Telescope only twenty are
classed as stars of the nrst magnitude, and
of these fourteen are visible in this lati
tude
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

iSan Francisco Chronicle
The worlds production of sugar in
1884 is estimated at I, jS5, 900 tons of
which l 800, 900 tons were beet sugar and
only 2,0S5, 900 cane sugar.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

Col Ingersoll was asked to reveal the
secrets of oratory. and said Il Sc small
words to express the idea and he sure
that the idea ONerials the word at both
ends
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

The cocoa powder. which is almost
smokeless and which in the recent ex.
periments under the direction of the ad-
miralty gave great satisfaction. has pris-
matte grain, each prism weighing about
i've ounces
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

An aged Georgia farmer has the same
stock of fire on his hearth that he kin
died on moving into his new house" in
1912. Matches are unknown in his house
hold
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

The feat has been accomplished of send
ing seyenty-twO Simultaneous messages
over one telegraph wire.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

1t was little 5-year old who. in de-
scribing the atfiiCtiOn of q neighbor, said
" he is blind from head to foot"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

UnIOagU Lcugtr: a boy easy on clothes
never amounts TO much. but, then. as
they say about spook., there sin't nc
sich
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07

New York star. Every great invention
lni every great reform has been stupidity
misrepresented by ignorance and coarsely
cariCatured by wit -snappers
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07
r.ucaINnTnr tor tueI.

One hundred and forty thousand eu-
salyptus trees are being painted near Los
Angeles. Cal for fuel 1t is said that an
acre of them after lapse Of four or five
years will yield - much as an acre Of
gTapea
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07
A CREST'S OF THE WEST.
ALEXANDER MITCHELL, THE NORTH
WESTERN RAILWAY MAGNATE.

His Vast Wealth, and the Magnificent
Manner in which lie Live>-His Fame
as Financier-His WiTe's Many Hob
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-07
SENATORIAL SCENES.
SOME OF THE FIGURES IN THE
UPPER HOUSE.

Senator sherman as a Presiding Ofticer.
Senatorial SNUFF The Ignorance Of
Some of the FashIouably Clad Women