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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28
stimGI1nf- IN Arctic Regions

Lieut. GreeIy remarked that breathing
air of such intense CnOlneSs hai some
thing of rhr eiTc. t produced by breathing
pure oxygen As for pulmonary troubles.
he heard no com, laint of them while the
party was at Fort tonger. in Lady Frank
lin bay, AT a latit..dc of -. :. where the
first two wears were spent Even simple
CatarrhS were unknown. the only thing
from which the men suffered being OCCa-
siOnal rheumaliSms and stiffness Of mus
Cles and Joints The party had ferOClOus
apDetites during all the long so OUrn in
the north each man eating with relish
three meals of animal food and two
lunches every day and craving fat,
though not to the extent which some
arctC travellers report Not even when
the thermometer registered 80 degrees Ire
low zero drd these men indulge in crude
blubbcr AT raIlOw candles. which tradition
has designated As the customary food of
arctic vOvagerS nor was even pemmICan
regarded As 4 rare and dainty dish by
them.
Canned meats of which they had an
abundance during the tlrSt two years,
and "a steak or ragOut from the walrus.
seal. or polar hrar. were priced as the
Is ,cntai nditions of well being As
for spritu0uS liquors they were used
with great moderation, and dOled out TO
the members OF the eXped ton as OcCa-
sion seemed to demand. and only when
some unusual eNertlon or exposure
brought some eNtraurdlnary fatigue or
3 rOSIraIion. As means 10 fOrtify the sys-
TEN against cold or brace it u for forced
mar hes. whisky. rum and other alcO-
hoH imulants wert regarded as Of lit
lie henent
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28


There is a theory abroad Tat fat men
are commonly Iol icr and OF happier
temperament. than lean ones We fancy
To- ourselves that corpulent habit denotes
much pr, speriry, Ii eral disposition. an
easy. good natured enjoyment of all the
good things of life. with the joints well
oiled. the angIcs and the wrinkles
smoothcd out d tn friction reduced to
its lowest terms On the other hand We
associate leaInc>s with a sharp angular
disposition. frigid temperament and a
bvsetting tendency to grOwI at whatever
gees wrong But these fine theories are
oftentimcS knocked in the head by facts.
ONE of the mcrr est, happiest sunniest
people we ever met have cen of the ira
dictionary thin IA ed. lantern iawed Va
rietv. while we have sometimes enCOun.
tered persons whose liberal adipOse pro
portions OF body were accompanied with
about the smallest specimens of souls We
know of
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28

claimant who says lie lost SJu,W IN cotton
by the Union army, and whose app 'lrance
shows that he has not now enough to buy
decent overCua.. In another part OF the
crowd | see Congressman Scott with cigar
in his hand, talking to a constituent, and on
to the right j. a WiId-eved stranger with
cane who Is irving to attract some ones at
teutIou in the crowd further down the cor
IIdor
Nou >re few ladies' at this door Of the
house hut congressman will tell You that
the Ia,Hr- uf tn" lobby are the greatest bore
Of their lives. Bv thus do not mean lady
LOBBYISTS There are few purely business
lobbyists anon the ladies ut the Capitol,
and the ,hrract"r ahuuud~ more IN fiction
than IN reality But there are scores of
women with claims women ytiire seekers
and aivru ur,~-', ol different kinds that
come to thu Capitol, and the rooms reserved
for their reception are always full while
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28

the former decision, and the case ,es still
higher on appeal 1t NAV o. years before
rnaI q, Is reached tut the rni Mrs storey
can har !Iy All T-b~se~~ Df the estate,
" may th-n he left Of II Her ambition /, 10 live
in the castle and manage tine newspaper. Tnec aus
Ia the will nrfrtinE her right to the estate in case
she married again was Inserted with her cheer Ui
consent Her aspirations are higher than matu
uony Mrs Storey vas an acknowledged beauty cf
Chicago ~Ocery WHEN she married her late husband
She is nf commanding stdtur-, ami has attracted
much attention IN the court room Her wavy black
hair pr,yruIeS from under the widows cap. almost
touching the heavy eyrur,,ly> which SurmOunt .
pair Of lust rpu- h.a.k ami expressive eyes She was
the Whit Lily'' whom her husband 20 often spoke
0f in MS letters about sewer gas and the L tile
S1uaw" She i a man Of enrrSy ami force. ami
aSpires h- position OF the greatest woman eiitof
In thS world WALTER WELTHGA
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28

In ISIS Storey went to Europe ani there
suflere paravur shock. He came back a
different Storey. IhDu.r but % years OF
a-e he appeared q verItabe patriarch
There was far-away l. OK IN hi, eyes Then
began the last struggle. of once Jeerless
mind TO resume it, former activity. Grani
schemes, wonderful energy, then su lden
changes Of plans and finally a return 20 the
Original plan. First the newspaper th n
the castle Ever, dav or two the style Of
makeup and Of headlines in his paper was
changed t made the printers and the
readers dizzy to follow him. Almost daily
al eration- IN the plans for the palace nearly
broke the architect heart. TH, Il came his
trouble with sewer gas. To sewer gas he at
tributed all of his ills. He employed a spirit
medium to attend MN The Little Squaw'
and the White Lily were ever III his
thoughts Sewer gas was to him the worlds
demon, the Little Squaw' its angel He
died a driv, Ing lmDscIIe from the top
downward
during these sad last years one party
his employees AMI former aSsociates-were
in possession Of The Times; ano her party,
ms wife, guarded his person He left two
wills. one made in 1879 and the other two
wears later The office party charge that
Mrs Storey undu.y Inhuenc him,
and dec are that she was an ad-
venturer and sch mer. who employed the
mediums to plav upon the weak old man
These charges have not teen proven On
the other hand it appears that the office
party have set out deliberately to thwart
the will of the man who created the paper
upon which thy live. The will of 1879
drawn by Storey himself, gives Mrs Storey
all Of the estate, inclvdng the paper; but
Trude, the lawyer who was Storeys trusted
counsellor induced the old man to make a
new will, drawn by him ih.s new will also
leaves Mrs Storey the paper but 1t was
witnessed 10y Patterson and McCtenthen,
two OF the gang now in possession Of the
paper, and these witnesses swear that Storey
was not in hi, right mind when the viii was
sirned; and further, that they dd not know
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28

He looks u uch like Congressman Wellborn,
of T ks. and h : head l. shaped somewhat
like that OF Stephen A. Douglas. lie Is re
lat.4l to neither. however, and Is roted Tor
nothing but being good Peuman. "ellborn
was very angry tie other day at being
taken for him. but, IN the final round up,
the card writer may come of as well as
WellbOrn.
None tout congressman are permitted To
en- er the house during "a session., but m"in-
hers can lie callei out Uy means OF cirds.
and this scene at the door Of the house l. one
worth wa, ching. Office seekers are but on
bo.ur mem ers, and 1 see one II tie fellow
worryIn. Govrrn'r Curt n Curun listens
O him svmpathe icrilv, and, rs the office
.eeker turns to go, hear the Old man say
..Tha Office -eekers will not let me rest.
Nv lie i, ma .e a torture toy them Beyond
Curtin. a mite page ru,hes through with a
nesSaye, and hack of him Charley Sheriff.,
a lobbyist who, il i said. has salary OF
SO. OOO year. stands beside poor cotton
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28
WHO BlDes HIS TIME.


james W. Riley.
Who bides his time, aud day by day
Face, defeat full patiently,
And lifts a ulrthful rOunielay,
However poor MS fortune, be
He will not tail in any quilm
OF poverty-the paltry dime
1t will grow golden IN his palm,
VINO bides his time
Who bideS his time-he tastes the sweet
Or honey in the safest tear;
An though he far-s With SloweSt feet,
JOY runs to meet him drawing near;
The birlS are heralds If his cau-e,
And, like "A never ending rhyme,
The roadside blo ms in his applause,
Who biies his time.
Who bides his time, and feverS not
In the hot race that none achieves,
Shall wear cool wreithen laurel, wrought
With crIms IN berries in the leaves
And he shall reign a goo lily king,
And sway hi, hand Ger every CLINE
With peace writ On his ~ignet ring,
Who bideS his TINA
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28

Hugh Miller in one Of the daring ad-
ventures Of his young bOyhoOd, climbed a
lofty Gill to take some young ravens from
nest, but when iust stepping on a
smooth rock. Sloping toward the nest the
sun broke from clio ID and the surface of
the rock gIist ned. His geological knOwl-
edge enabled h IN 10 detect a. once layer
of chlorite, slippery as soap grease, tie
turned back shuddcring at the danger so
nearly encountered \ few years later. a
skillfu. craySman. with no knowledge of
geology, made the same venture. and shot
straight ever the cliff TO instant death on
the rocks below.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28

She told me one
dav that she Was present in the supreme
c, urt hen Garfield WAS sworn in as
a lawyer and she prides herself upon
having been the friend Of president
after pres dent back to the days of the
war. Behind her she has engraving Of
President Garfield. HAYES and Grant. and
her picture Of Grant is draped IN
mourning. She petite little
todv. with a very fair complexion, and
ewes which. though beautiful on e, are no"
deeply sunken Little iron graz ours hang
down upon her forehead out OF the big
broa l-hrImmed hat which she always wears
She has on a cream -colOred neCk'le, and her
shoulders are covered with a curious little
cape Of bright red plaid, frinCed at the
shoulders She talks with foreign accent,
and bustles around as busily aS though she
were in charge of the whole building.
Every dav she Paws a five minutes visit TO
the ladies galleries OF the house and senate.
She knows most of the prominent men In
Public life. and the statesmen speak TO her
as they pass by. She sells photographs OF
public men, pictures Of Washington, moielS
of the Washington monument and little I'M
ages made of Cancelled greenbaCks ground up
into pulp, 50 that you may get a paper
weight made up Of money hat Was once
worth s. 600 She makes a good living by 1t
too and am told that She owns row Of
houses here at the capi al, and has given her
chi dren a fine education,
Just beyond this cigar stand you come to
the Iolhie- of the house. and here are found
some Of the ! veliest SC ne, Of the Capitol
The wide boulevard branches of al this
poin. in two directions, like the head Of a
- and runs all arounl the house cham
her he grand entrance door has alwavs a
great crowd surrounding it wo door
Keepers are kept tu>y guarding 1t, and
carving card, INTO the memUers The card
writing is done 10y frowsy headed Ii tie
fellow at a disk 10 the left OF the entrance.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28

which the money
is kept, and which
cont aims every
year abOu 5000
90. congressman
are paid in gre n
backs, and these are
brought here every
day by a messenger
TO the amount of
tens Of thou ands of
dollar, IN pack a.
gas of 100 bills
each. These bills
range from s. to
$lOU. and they are
kept inside the safe,
in a little TIN box
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28


they were witness
ing a signature TO
a will when they
sig ned their names
This is a vital point
under the laws Of
this state, and was
the defect " hich de-
feateCi the prUhat-
ing of the Will in the
lower court. But
now Judge Roger,
al er a trial which
has attracted a-ten-
ton all over the
country TeyerSeS
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28
-AREE LOVERS.


There were three maidens who loved king
They sat together beside the sea
One cried, Il love him, and | would die
II but II Il day be might 1--we me"
The second whispered, And would die
To gladden. hi heart or make him great
The third one spoke not, but gazei afar
With dreamy eyes that were sad as fate.
The king be loved the first for a day.
The second his lie with fond love blessed,
And vet the woman who never spoke
Was the one of the three who loved him
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28
DIRE EAMlANO.


:
Bottomlsss wales ami boundleSs food,
And chasmS AMI caves, ami Titan " OiS.
With forms that ~ man can discover
For the dews that drip all over,
Mountains toppliug evermore
Into sea- without "A Sh r.;
Seas that restles ly aspire,
Surging into ~LIes Of fire;
Lake, that enlle,~lv out>pread
Their lone water>-lone and deal
Their still water,-still ami chtly
With the SHOWS II the i'lIIn- lil'.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28

Especial Curresprnd ncrl
WASHINGTON. Feb - - Some of the most
interesting scenes about congress do not get
into the newspapers The Capitol /, a hJtle
CITY III i,>e,f and IT. four foOTS r,ver nearly
twelve acres of space. every inch Of which
just now looms with the life Of a ho: con
gressional session In this city the streets
cross ami reCro~s each other. They wind II
and out through dark passages, until With
out gu de. the stranger become, leWil-
dered and lost The population Of this city
Is made up Of the busiest 't:e~t and
hrainiest men from all parts Of the United
States l. has It's ari>tncra and Its
pebeisns its ml.hunairtS and ITS UauperS,
its masters and servants 1t contains CItl-
2ens Of both sexes 1t abounds in queer
characters and its population Is as Cosmo-
politan as that of Paris In it a Constan'
buying aud selling Is going on, and the arti-
Cles OF merchandise range As gh as the
price Of the voc of congressman or sena-
tor and fall as .ow a. that of a big red
apple.
All that the public knows of this mighty
beehive CITY is that which goes on in the
chsmhers of the house and senate and in the
parlors Of the supreme court 1t enters only
the PLAYS where the Leading men Of the
Capitol City pose for the outside world, and
and where the god of bunconbe Is all su-
IRENE In these letters ! propose { give
you a vi idpr view Of CONGRESSIONAL life. to
take you into the untrodden paths Of this
great town and Point out to you the many
things that are unwritten and unknown
The main boulevard Of the Capitol City is
the lower pasSage which runs from the sen
ate at one end Of the building 10 the front
door of the house at tue her 1t i a grand,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28
An Old 1t. Louis Legend.

An old legend of St Louis Is revived,
which says that the ground on which the
Southern hotel was built was cursed by d
poor and aged Frenchwoman, who was
disposscsscd of her humble home. which
stood on its site. by the citys march of
progress, far back in the early days of the
settlement
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28

shutil Il hith-r and
thIther to mike
room for new arri-
va!s to the city of
the dead In the
courts n squabbIe
for the possession
of the once great
n g spa p er to
which he gave his
life drags along
already a cause Get
\sbre, and wit b
.yrarS of judicial
uncertainty before
II. And in this
paper from day to
lav punAqTS the
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28
A Big Pulley.
TFhE,a Hall

A pulley thirty four feet in diameter
snd weighing eighty three tons has Just
been made N England 1t has grooves
for thirty-two ropes. which. together.
will transmit l,2SO horse power. and the
rim will have velocity OF more than a
mile a minute
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28

the roiunda. is one
Of the characters
Of the Capitol For
years upon years
she has been stand
ing behind her
counter sellin 9
trInkets TO genera
ton after genera
ltion of bridal
couples and Wash
ington sightseers.
No one knows when
she first came to
the Capitol, and old
: atesmen VII tell
YOU that she looks
as young now as
when they first
came TO congress
She told me one
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28

the members are paid. and here many OF
them do all their banking business. ii is a
long hall-hke room, with a high vaultei
ceInns. and walls kaisomIred in light pink.
As you enter You step into carPeted space
like that in front Of a nirrow bank Office
and all your surroundings are thO,e of an
ordinary nix On the left are de-k shelves
with racks above them, containing checks
and deposit blanks and on the o'her side
back of the railing and wallei off 10y net
work or wire as high aS your head, the teller
and cashier look out Of two little holes
through which they pay out or receive
money. Standing beside them is big SAFE
eight feet high and about SIX feet wide,
with walls Of iron two feet thick, IN
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28
WITHIN THE CAPITOL.
SOME OF THE INTERESTING CHAR.
ACTERS THERE.

The Little old French Woman - Tn"
Card WrItcr-The Ladies Reception
Room-Thr Bank of the House "f Rep
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-22
THE DISCIPLINE OF LAW,

Human nature sometimes puts on some
very ugly aspects. On the occasion of the
great fire at Chicago there were hundreds of
men and women who took advantage of the
confusion to steal and plumber in every direc-
ton, and they were only stayed by the lynch
ing of some of them. At Pittsburg, when
the labor troubles of 1877 put everything in
confusion, the rabble set about to loot and
burn on every hand. And now, in the strick-
en- city of Stry, it is said that the peasants of
the neighborhood are looting the deserted
houses that the flames spared. These peas
ants, presumably, are the same men and
women who were well acquainted with the
very merchants whose shops they are now.
plundering. Practically, they were neighbors
of the very men they are now robbing in
their hour of distress. What is it in human
nature that thus changes men and women into
fends the moment any great calamity over
takes any community It has been shown
that people, ordinarily peaceable and honest,
lose these virtues often when opportunity
offers. Then the very opposite characteristic
is sometimes revealed. and man will do any
thing to save his neighbor's life and posses
sions. 1t seems that such sacrifices must pos
sess the elements Of heroism before they sug-
gest themselves. Then, too, discipline must
have much to do with it. The soldier will
risk his life to 60 to the help Of wounded or
dying comrade. The sailor on well-ordered
ship will be the last to offer to leave when the
vessel Is sinking. The fireman will rush
through flame and smoke to save the
life Of the wretchedest human being, and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-22

takes every other man in the country to
maintain that right. 1t has cost too much in
the United States to establish the freedom Of
labor, to have the oligarchy overthrown in
1866 succeeded by an oligarchy of any other
description in 1886. At present, the contest
seems to be fast aegenerating into ons for the
right of men to work who may not have some
particular strawberry mark upon them, or
who may not subscribe to some prescribed
formula. IF this is to be the shape "organ-
izedv labor is to take the outcome can be cal
culated in advance with the unerring certain
ty Of problem in mathematics
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-22
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE Knights of Law are recovering from their
recent stampede, and are coming to the front
against. Louis Globe Democrat.
THE boycott is dying natural death in this
country. It is an affair that doesn't appeal to
the American spirit Atlanta Constitution
BRER MORRISON. with that tariff bill in his
pocket, ought to be ashamed to look an honest
American sheep in the face.-Boston Record.
WHATEVER form the strike may take it has
lost its power. It has lost the sympathy of the
only portion OF the people whose sympathy is Of
any value. Central Advocate.
Mr. PowDERLY has too little influence in the
order to promise large success. II the Knights
are to accomplish much they must have wise
king and must obey him.-Cincinnati Advocate.
Mr.. GARLAND admits that he is failure as
pokerplay and now If ne will admit thar he
is failure as an Attorney general, and resign,
the country will cry quits with him.-Phila-
delphia Press.
THE election frauds In Cincinnati last October
have cost the State of Ohio over forty thousand
dollars, and the bills are not yet all in The
Democratic party has always been an expensive
luxury.-Pittsburg Chronicle
WE believe that If more vocations were open
to women, and better wages were paid them,
fewer of them would fly to crime as refuge
from despair and fewer tears would fall on un-
timely graves.-Western Christian Advocate
WHEN . monopoly like the Bell Telephone
Company seeks extraordinary privileges it is a
very public institution, but when it desires TO
evade its duties and obligations to the public it
tries to shrink into very private affair.-Phila-
delphia Record.
A THOROUGHLY we'll disciplined and capably
Differed regiment, on whose steadiness aud
prompt obedience entire dependence can be
placed, ordered to Chicago immediately, probab-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-22

EVERY day the country is treated to state
ments from Mr. Powderly, or some other as
sumed representative of the Knights Of Labor,
to the effect that none but the most peaceful
means will be used in pursuing the several
strikes in which they engage from day to day.
Indeed, this proclamation of the Iamb-like and
orderly nature of the strike may be looked for
as certainly as the stereotyped announcement.
when bank suspends, that the depositors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-22

will be paid in full. Yet, strange to say, the
papers are daily burdened with the reports Of
workingren being forcibly taken from cars,
or driven from their places Of work, and not
infrequently severely and murderously beaten.
There is more than one such case reported this
morning. The Knights cannot relieve them
selves from the responsibility of these cut
Threats and murderers Fine words butter no
parsnips; and SO long as men who desire to
work are forcibly prevented, and are assas-
sinated for attempting to earn living in an
honorable and legal way, all the rot that Mr..
Powderly may pour into the ears Of commit
tee of congressional demagogues will have
little effect upon that public opinion that is
more powerful in this country than storgan-
lied labor or master workmen, or congress
sional committees, or stock -jobbing, stock
watering millionaires. The issue of to-day is
the right of the American workingman to life,
liberty and the right to earn his living.