Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-07

kEWsDOYS CRACKING EASTER EGGS.
man named Harvey, who is, however, not
very good looking. We will call her
Mamie Harvey Little Miss Sheridan
said, 80 the story goes, to Miss Harvey:
"Do you know, Mamie, that / think that
when the Goddess Of Beauty passed
through this world she didn't touch your
father, did shcy"
"Well, may be she didn't" replied the
little Miss Harvey. "But do you know
what my father says about your father"
" NO." replied the little Sheridan, while
the crowd gathered around and listened.
"Why, he says that your father is an
Irishman, but that he did some good for
his country during the war, and on that
account ] may come out and play with
you little while now and then.h
OF course the other girls laughed.
Some one heard the story, and it is going
the rounds.
In the meantime, the womcn's council
Is over, and the thousand and more women
with purposes have left Washington. 1t
has been an earnest assemblagc, and there
have been fewer of the long haired men
and short haired women than usually
come together Mt such an assemblage.
President Cleveland has not as yet de-
cided upon successor to Chief Justice
Waite, and the candiGat for the posi-
ton constantly increase. Tho current
seems to be in favor OF Speaker Carlisle,
but there is no reason for the supposition
that he will be appointed, other than his
friendship for the president, and the fact
that he was offered the seat now occupied
by Justice Lamar Don Dickinson IL
spoken OF, and very favorably, too, and so
are all the cabinet, including Bayard and
Endicott. The truth OF the matter is that no
II L. lip, al, Npil
| continue TO be the situation until the ap-
| pointment is made, President Cleveland
does not wear his mind upon lis sleeve,
| and the possible chief justice Is no better
| known new than was the president s
| cabinet before he made il. 1t is pretty GER
tain that good man will be chosen, for
small men do not make available timber
| for chief justices,
The illness of Mr. Mills, the chairman
Of the ways and means committee, calls
attention TO the remarkable sickness
| with which Washington has been afflicted
during the past two weeks. Pneumonia
and sore throats have been almost epidem-
ic, and the death of Chief Justice Waite
has caused many others Of our great men
10 take good care Of themselves.
| The other judges Of the supreme court
have been especially careful, and Stanley
Matthews was confined for several days TO
his house. AS a rule, the justices are a
remarkably healthy set OF men. They
are fat, portly old fellows, with rosy faces
and big boned frames. The smallest OF
them is Judge Bradley, who weighs about
| third as much as Gray or Harlan, but
who is the oldest man on the bench, and
who promises TO live the longest. lie is
one of the hardest workers among the
judges, and he is, perhaps, the wea!thiest.
As II rule the supreme court judges are
not money makers. They use the greater
part of their SIC, 900 salary in keeping up
their establishments here and in travel
ing. They have not the money investing
nor money making sense. Justice Field
spends more than his salary every year.
| He goes several times across the continent
and always pays his own fare. Harlan
has, l think, little more than his house,
and there is not n millionaire among the
judges. FRANK G. CARPENTER.