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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-19
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
STORIES OF PUBLIC MEN AND THEIR
D0INGS

Washington, Aug 1s.-It is curious tc
observers how checfully, even humorously
some OF tho Southern men treat elecuon
ourages in the South. To most of them IL seems 10
be one Of the ordinary features Of Southern fc This
well expressed by a prominent ex-Confederate
officer the other evening social gathering, al winch
( the Southern element largely predomInated young
woman had asked him II there were really any oasis
for Senator Ingallss charge that shocking bruGales
were pcrpetrsted at the last Louisiana election AS
the exConfederate was Iousanlan, he was regarded
as an authority on the subject lie answered with a
shake OF the head.
a. But" said the young woman, Mr. ingalls, cites
specific Observation-Disclosures Parish, for instance"
"oh, yes, Baoucho Parish, certainly responded
the Louislanian, "but you know that iii Batouche
Parish they never could be happy without black
berry pchng and some ballotbox stuflng at least
once year"
Over the entrance Of the principal Hall Of Models
in the Patent Office hangs a large oil painting, from
tho franc Of which, supported either hand by
smaller figures Of stawart and skilled artisans amid
the tools and machinery of their crafts, the Genius
of Mechanical Progress gazes down the long vista Of
pillss and archravcs, as II she were seeking to
guard the precincts devoted to the arts and industries
from the footsteps Of the vulgar. Upon the floor
Immediately below IS situated the Patent once
library, another quiet fame Of learning and research,
where between massive pillars Of granite are stored
volumes after volumes recording the ingenuity Ol INC
human mind.
Under Republican Administration, and under tho
rule of Mr.. Weston Flint, the librarian, an atmosphere
Of studlous quiet pervadcd the place, where men OF
thought and genius TO consult the almost In
valuable records But, presume, Mr.. Flint was one
OF those by whom, President Cleveland has It In
his recent Civil Service Message 10 Congress- those
responsible for the administration of the Government
in its executive branches have been, and still are
often annoyed and irritatcd.7 This must surely be
the case, for after sorey insulting Mr.. Flint another
rules in his place; and, the old adage hath It,
other men, other Manners" for know that in place
Of the peaceful symposa of studouS research baccha
naan seturnalla have supervened
In fact Mr. Hall, the Commissioner OF Patents,
seems 10 have been as unfortunate as his prede-
cessor Judge Montgomery, recently translated TO the
Supreme Bench Of the District, in his selection OF
women employees. They tell me that one Bacchantc
In the library appointed from Illinois, April %,
1887, at 81 900 year. and model attendant duties
clerical has devoted herself to the pouring Of
lbations to have fallen prone upon the marble
floor, limp and senseless mass, not long ago.
And yet I'm this very wing Of the building the
martyrcd Lincoln held his second inaugural ball, and
wounded Union soldiers had their beds. AS the
Reverend Mr. Jasper might have chastely expressed
II, The world do move"
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to complain tho food, IL Is good they have
. right TO expect for tho money they pay me-" When
asked how much week paid by her lodsers MIS-.
Waloot refused TO reply
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-19

decline a denomination II the House had many more
long bills 10 pass. lie holds the aborous and thank
less position Of chairman of the Committee on En-
crossed Ills and such he must carefully compare
and all bills 1t Is the last process before the
bill becomes a law. Even the introduction omission
OF comma may change the whole force Of a law. so
that much in engTossing the bill must be exer
csed Mr. Fisher says that tho English laws are
printed without any punctuation whatever, that
their force will not have depend school
teachers grammatical construction. Just now NJ.
Fisher Is struggling with a bill Of many thousand
words. 1t Is on parchment. in large sheets, about
four times tho sizo OF foolscap There are about
seventy pages, and when put together the whole IS
about the size of four Of wessers unabridged dcton
aries laid corner TO corner.
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1885,
TRIBUNE

Mr. Dugro Even Dir. Nlcon would scarcely ill tho
bill.
Mr.. Craces views concerning the present situation
arc understood to be somewhat dolefuL He has been
playing too fine game
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Senator Cullom tells a food story-and not bein
given TO practising law much himself. suppose hi
can afford to do so-of q prosperous storekeeper IN
small Illinois town, tho namo Of which has escaped
NE, who once practised law but who has long since
abandoned II. Being met by an old acquaintance. h
was asked for all the particulars Of hs giving I'D The
profession.
Didn't It agree with your healthr
ooh, yes' answered Uncle joe as he was
faniliarly called by his friends.
Didn't 1t pay"
! illustrate"
"Meet with sufficient favor from the courtsi'
"All I could ask"
"Then what was It compelled you TO cut it77
"Well III tell you'll was too honest
loud laugh from the bystanders aroused "Uncle
Joc' into earncstness and he repeated the strange
statement and nailed It TO his shopcounter with his
huge fist. But his cross-qucstioncr went on
"When did you find this outl'
ain M ver- last case"
What that ?"
"one in which was retained to prosecute q neigh
Dor for killing dog"
"And he acquitted So you lost the case. and
gave up your profession discouraged1S
"No, he convicted"
"Then he guilty y
"No, he was innocent"
But didn't the evidence prove his gultlH
"Certainly II did"
"Then why do you say he was innocent'n
because had killed the doc m-self few nights
before for trespssslng on my poultry, and to
the conclusion that any business that would aid
man TO convict nelghbor of his own crimes wasn't
the business for NE, I gave It ups
For the PecksnlR OF American politics commend me
70 senator Coquitt, Of Georgia. A more snivclllnc
humbug never lived. He quotes the Bible and al
dresses Sunday school classes in the morning and In
the afternoon dspenses Federal pap to the "boys.'
lie not above proting from the peculiarly southern
pastme sometimes called ballobox stufng,T either
lie would scorn, however, TO be put down as po1-
cal huckster No, his pride consists In being called
tho leader OF the temperance movement in Georgia
temperate IN everything except political fanaticsm
And to secure this he will do almost anything Not
long ago. for instance, be engaged in addressing
a communicating In Georgia He had succeeded in
working his audience up to tho highest pitch Of
element.
Lord, Lord have mercy" came from different
quarters.
Glory, glory came from others.
Halleluiah,7 shouted
Amen responded another
They were the usual scenes enacted on such occa-
sons. A humber OF negroes attended the meeting
Easily susceptible TO religious influences, they seemed
TO be more on this day and under Colqultt's ex-
hortatlons. One black wcnch In particular dlstln-
gushed herself by loud shouting and coniortons of
every kind. In her frenzy she made her way 10 the
platform, cpying she went
Lewd Lawd, Isc coming
She weighed about $50 pounds. but Colqultt was
equal 10 Ley and the occasion.
Glory rory,7 came from him " We are oil on the
road TO Hcavcn-and1 added he in tones Of melting
Imagine tae feelings OF the dushy enthusiast knee
Ing beside him on that platform
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II seldom pays to prophesy. You may be right
In your prophecy, and yet It may turn out wrong
There seems TO be contradiction there but II f.
only seeming. The prophecy may be well founded.
and II 1t had not been made the event II foretold
would snroy have occurred but being made the
person prophesied about has his eyes opencd and
the result Is that he comes about and takes apofber
tacA The bearing OF this observation, as Bnnsby
would say, lies in the application of it. The HON
Maurice j. Power manfests some unwlIncness IN takc
that tumble which, two weeks ago, he seemed n he
preparing for. Since then he appears TO have co,-
cluded thai he'd better gulp down big luup OF nr,0e
before election, rather than contend with nucb ~ cc-
lump Of modification after election We hear feo,o,,
runlOIs, therefore, that tho County nernocracv viii
take Mayor Hewitt after all, and renominate him
Bitter as this pill is TO the bosses OF the County
Democracy, II would he splendid politics II
would place TammaDy In Just the prcdcament IN
which II placed the County Democracy two wears .co
Despite lis extraordinary conduct behalf Of Colonel
Fellows, which he has the unrepcn,ant hardlhood 10
say &c does not regret; despite his unfortunate ten
dency 10 sharp words desp lte his well-meant but
entirely useless effort 10 convince The Irish that thew
feed the prisons and The alnhouses despite all Won,
say against him of all sorts and kinds he has
Tho war lie Is statesman honest, patriotic and
Industrious His good Is very good and his bad Is
better than the bad OF his predecessors generally lie
ought 10 be nominated by the Democrats not las IL will
be done, done at ALI churIshly and 10 spite rival
faction but enthusiastically and In the public interest
Mono Of the persons thus far considered by Tam
many beat him. II he is nominated, and II Mr.
Croker intends 20 make nomination against him,
must bo found OF material far superior 10 that
supposed 10 r. now available. Mr. Grant won't do.
Asilas1 VIII NJ. sl@m2nS DOE a1 QDonohue, nor
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The meeting will be addressed By
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.
NJ MaccorIuecttS

HENRY GEORGE.
of New-YOrk
All who wish TO hear bold and thorough discus
sion Of the great issue of this campaign are invited
friends In this city. With the Mugwun y Democrats
giving them away on the hand. and the Socialists
tho other, they in danger Of dvorcng all COM
m0n-sense people from their party and Of consoli-
dating them, without regard to their previous
political relations, all the side of
Harrison and industrial Independence The
Socialists are particularly plain. They say
they arc for Cleveland because g any reduction
OF tariff duties is step toward the abolition of all
lakes on the products Of Industry and this thew
say, IS the great issue OF tins campaign so II Is
The question Is: " DO you want the soclalstic form
OF Government DO you want free tradeYo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-19

There Is startling likeness in size and figure an
wei as IN the shape Of his head and his movements,
between John McAneny, the successful California
nseer. and the late General Phil Sheridan. Mr.
McAnens~pO-ds most Of his time in New-York. and a.
NC Walks INTO the Filth Avenue Hotel corridor OF an
evening" where General sheridan was onca ,oo,,...,
TO be seen. not few people are drawn 10 NOTE ,b.
scmolanee Nr. McAneny has a rounder face ,h.r
General sheridan, with less flush but he we,r
blance, ~ ~NS I" inc rescns'
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AsS-MEETINC

Of advocates Of
TIE SINGLE TAX on LAND VALUES.
COOPER UNION
MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 81, 1883,
TO indOrse the nomination of
CLEVELAND AND THURMAN,
On the ground that any reduction OF tariff duties IS
step toward the abolition of all taxes the prod
acts of Industry and their consequent transfer land
NaIueS.
Bent County register., 1888-01-28
Interesting Census Figures.

Inc census bulletin 1889 shows the total
Population of the United States ut 81, 1872
eoo, of which i3,4Ui,S76 are white, and
o,o!' ,lol coiored. The number of colored
prhsuns to each 1OO,U0U whites is Is l53
AGAINST l4,o-5 IN 1870. The greatest pro-
potion of eol0fed to white is ia South
CArolina- where tliree-Gflhs of the whole
AZ coiored; in Louisiana aud Mississippi
half TO three-tiitiis are colored in Alabama.
District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
North Carolina and Virginia the colored
iorm one-third TO half tile total in Arkan-
sss and tennessee fourth to a third The
least proportion among the former slave
states is in West Nire mia, where there are
but 4,S55 TO 100000 whitrs, and in Missou-
n, where there are but 7,l6S Outside of
tns former slave states the proportion of
negroes is very small. Between 1870 and
le-o, in the United States as u whole, there
has been u gain Of 625 colored oil an aasurn,
ed basis o. 100000 whites. Great relative
gains during the decade have apparently
been made IN the Southern or former slave
holding states. OF nine OF the states which
gained, eight stand at the head of the list.
having made relative gains of 944 to nearly
LOGO. 1t is believed by the census officers
however, that these apparent gains are due.
N great mea -ure, to the imperfcctions of
the census of 1870. or the former slave
strtes which have lest, Texas and Florida
lead. Both of these states received heavy
white immigration, which more than over
Balanced whatever gain in the colored pop
rlation may have been made. The move
ment of blacks in the Northern and West
ern states hEs apparently been of little
comparative account The migration OF
negroes has not attained such dimensions
Is to be percepiihle here. The states from
which the exodus principally toak place,
Mississippi Louisiana aud North Carolina,
h.iye all apparently gained heavily in the
relative proportion Of blacks while Kansas,
10 which tie major part went, has lost in
proportion to TIE Increase of population
Indiana has gained slightly. The number
II Asiatics in the United States is l05,7I7; /;
Indians, rs, i22. The Indians in tribal re
a,ious rnsicr the cars OF the Coy ernmen.
ar not inolCded
Bent County register., 1888-01-28

Colonel Stephenson, of the United State.
Geological Survey, has turned another page
IN the long sealed volume OF American nntI-
quities. a large village of cliffdwellcrs
has been discovered between the Jemez
Mountains and the Rio Granae River, in
New Mexico. The cliffs rise frcn {
height of fifty to FIVE hundred feet Some
Of them contain two, some three, and others
IS many As Eve lines of dwellings, rising
line above line, and back towards the III oun-
tain, tier above tier. The h0'ses On the
ton Of the cliff in the abandoned city art
rectangular in form, but the caves are cir
/, ar, being ten 10 fifteen feet in diameter
b arched roof. Within the excaya.
Il as are numerous small rooms Before
e1,h line of dwellings there appear TO have
been pavements, sometimes four or five
feet in width, on the iroadest of which
Colonel Stephenson found in,prints of fee.
, ANY pictures and hieros slphics adorn the
Ice OF tie rock
Bent County register., 1888-01-28
How Lincoln Told a Secret.

The following story about President
Lincoln, which may not be new TO all Of
our readers, was recently repeated BY
Bishop Simpson: 1 was informed one
day that . committee from New York,
composed Of leading citizens, went to
SEQ him in reference to the conduct Of
the war. Af.er they had transacted their
general business, and the COMMITTEES
were making their way to the door-hs
was standing in the other Part Of tlx
room-one Of the gentlemen, who pfc
sumed on his acquaintance with Mr..
Lincoln to ask particularly searching
questions, stepped up TO him, and in the
lowest tone Of voics said "Mr. President
would like to know where Burnside:
fleet is going" Burnside had just sailed
with a fleet, but the destination was un.
known. "Well," said Mr.. Lincoln, in
low tone of voice, would you very much
like to know :" 'Yes," he said he would.
"welI," now" said Mr.. Lincoln, "if ;
,ome u one ne. eIss.s "No," s.id he, Il would
not" Then Mr.. Lincoln. putting up
his hand to his face, and as if to whisIsli
0p,se To sra r.
Bent County register., 1888-01-28

HEALTHY Foop.-It is no economy tc
use inferior food. 1t is a saving Of money,
.imc and health to give higher price for
that We cat, if it he fresh and perfect, than
TO obtain it for less on account of its being
wilted, or old or partially dccayed. Some
people prefer to make their meat tender by
keeping, which means that decomposition
is taking place; in palmer phrase, il rot
ting. Such meats require less chewing,
and may appear very tender, but it Il .
physiological fact that they are not digest
ed as easily or as quickly as solid fresh
meat. When vegetable bcgins 10 wilt.
It is no longer that vegetable, because .
change Of particles has taken place and In
wch proportion it is unnAturl-it il dead
and to eat it tends to desth-Haus Jsus-
nal of Healfh
Bent County register., 1888-01-28

A very observing gentleman who had
lost four wives, was closely questioned by
a friend about such an alarming causalty
The reason he gave for the prevalence Of
his misfOrtunes was quaint, if not entirely
true. He said that lie was peaceful man
and never contradicted the person with
whom he lived. A lively controversy, he
went on to explain, is absolutely necessary
to woman's nature. Under it she is slim
ulated, and so long rs ii continues she is
happy and healthy. When she Is never
rontradicted, however, she pines, sinks into
= decline, and at last dies.
Bent County register., 1888-01-28

Snow, my little boys and kiras," sid .
teacher, II want you to be very still-so
still that you can hear pin drop" In .
minute all was silent; when . little boy
ahrieked out, LET her dropp
A coasting vessel was tossing about in
the heavy storm, when one of the sailcrs,
hanging on rope, thoughtfully observed
to companion similarly employed, Think
of the poor devils caught at picnic in
such weather as this p
A street sketch: We should really advise
Old Shoddy, if he must have hverisA
coachman to drive him about, not to select
the handsomest and most aristocratic-look-
ing one he can ind, bccsase-well. because
comparisons are odious.
waiter-'Do you wish to be called in
the morning, sir ?" Guest-"Yes, sir"
Waiter-AWhen will yec be called, sir ?"
Guest-"That depends how feel in the
morning. / am very tired now. III ring
for you when desire to be called"
s'Take the elevator" is inscribed ON th3
fence of an Iowa meadow A culious trav-
eller who climbed the fence discovered in
about ten seconds that the elevator II Of .
dark brindle color, with . curl in the middle
of his forehead.
.Got any kids ," the census man sid
sb To Il, hs s; INF o% ON %. 9ws5 .ds s sA
and excitely answered: "Du hel lisches,
unverschemtes, susgedorrtes, muster eines
frechen narren, verl SO mein haus, oder ich
mache boil ge nischer wurst aus deinem
leepen hop to init einem steinP You tink
was q goat?"
Quite o number of darkies, young and
old, were fishing down on Kuhn's wharf
when q boy abSut 12 fell eff and would
have met with watery grave had 1t mo-
been for the energy and presence Of mins
IF old Uncle Nose. After the boy was
.aiely laLLed bystander took occasion r.
praise old Nose Or tho heroism he haf
displayed. lis the boy your son 2" aakee
the sympathetic spectator. NNo, boss but
ne mout jest as we'll been He had AL d
halt in bis pocket"
Bent County register., 1888-01-28

Tanning q Savage Beast.
A young lady visiting for the frat
time in the country was alarmed at
tho approach Of COW. She was too
frightened to run, and, shaking her
parasol at the animal, she said in :
very stern tone:
"Lie down, sir! Lie down"-
Youths Companion.
Bent County register., 1888-01-28

A young artis, who lives in boarding
-ouSe wants To know how he can learn to
niay the violin without disturbing all th'
other boartiers- Soap your bow, young
man, . ap ycur bow, and bithe the string
twice day in sweet Gil. Then you ca
sit up all right aud play oYsrtures, ano
uobody viii mind IL
Bent County register., 1888-01-28
ROCkY
FORD,
Bent County, Colorado.

The wonderful opening sale of lots ROCKY FORD
April IL, 1887, amounting S77 .iucc
bv later sales figures nearly
e9oooooo has attracted widespread
The history the of A. 7 &
Railroad affords parallel this opening the mag
niiuds OF theamoun the
by the 400 purchasers who The
There lack generate
unnatural excitement The entirely
the genuine merits Of the location itself backed by
and productive country Let be
contracts, each calling for building 600
and equsl number requiring the buildings Of
the value of $500, execnted on the day OF sale.
Bent County register., 1888-01-28
The Needs OF tho Bound
less West.

The Topics department is in re-
ceipt of letter from = young man
in Indiana who wants to know if
there is good opening in the bound
less west for rising young journal
lst. There probably isn't. A good,
plug newspaper man who holds up
his trowsers with y tarred rope and
smokes clay pipe can always ind
an opening, but rhe atmosphere is
too raw and chilly for the health of
u rising yousg journa!ist.-Nebraska
State Journal.
Bent County register., 1888-01-28
II. 6. s. r. r. r.

when travelling for health, business or
pleasure, take the "Bansna Line for all
points east, west, north or socth-
Through tickets TO all important points In
the United states aud Danada and Mexico.
FtgEute checked to destination.
The Dailo Pullman Palace Car Service and
the dining stations operated aud controlled
by this company are too wei known To make
comment necessary. w.F. WHITE,
Cen. Passenger aud Ticket Agt., Topeka, KS.
Bent County register., 1888-01-28

The Santa Fe eastern bound ex-
press seems to be = regular morgue.
It is loaded almost daily with dead
consumptivcA returning to their east
ern homes from Ration
Range.
Bent County register., 1888-01-28

The G. A. r. of this city Is an az
cellent organization, aud its mem
bers arc among the most liberal
minded men in the county. Unlike
those of many other organizations,
they are patriots, not partisans.-La
Junta Derrick.
Bent County register., 1888-01-28

Never miss an opportunity to say
a good word for your town and coun-
try. Write about them and scatter
the reading matter where it will do
good.-Cheyenne Wells Gazette.
Bent County register., 1888-01-28
|F}()K Y
FORD

Il located the south slope of the Arkansas river
81 Pueblo and miles Lamar. 1t center of
the Pueblo land dislre, and command. splendid scope
soansy, both north aud south.
Bent County register., 1888-01-28

Do that which il right. The respect Of
mankind will follow; or, IL it do not, yoa
will b able 10 do Without II
Bent County register., 1888-01-28
IRRIGATION

il here successfully and extensively pursued The Cain
Rocky Ford Canals hns of rich black soil
be found Pueblo Kansas
Fowler NORTH
will add the irrgable
immsnse territory of productive soil
The region ROCKY FORD already celebrated for its
products and shipments Of vegetables and has long
been the garden spot Colorado The Town
Company, with the aid of long the varied que
tons incidental the bniiug of purpose establish
sound permanent basis the ROCKY FORD They
With pride Of Lamar which prsng up principally
from their exeriious.