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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01

The appointment OF the present CHIEF OF inc prooA
roou of the Government printing office does noe &c
feet great credit upon Mr. Benedict some lo'Oo0
comics Of the euogies pronounced upon the la'e P0
eentativ, Lewis Beach. OF the XVIII District oil New"
York. were ordered TO be printed some time a4o
About IL 900 OF these eulOgcs were sent out Oeoio
was discovered that the most ludlcrous VPoerap
cal errors dsfyured the document. Frantic ehorts
were made to recall the copies which had been areay
distributed but only with Indifferent success FOR
those recovered and those remaining on hand ne"
title page had to be printed, with the correcuonS
clumsily pasted In The original document Tor IN
stance stated that Mr.. Beach was born In $780, anu
ruuch OF the matter was run together without any
punctuation, or with punctuation which was sngmariy
Inaccurate History recC rds some notable instances
Of extraordinary precocity; Edward the Coniessor'
Alexander the Great Lady Jane Grey, The Admirable
Crlchton Benjamin Franklin. the Immortal George
Washington and his little Ratchet and others VIII
occur TO many but it remains for Civil Service ke-
form Administration to publish the obituary OF dis
tingushed law maker who had served In several ses-
sons and two different Congresses at the tender age
Of two years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01

Tho recLlessness which Congressman Mstson, chair
mar OF the House Committee OF Invalid Pensions, has
all along displayed II working W hl. little boom for
the GoyernOshlp OF Indiana hAs been one Of the com
mon scandals which lnies the Pension ONCE Hun
dreds OF cases. informed. called up In the
various divisions 10 the Interest OF prominent attorneys
recommended by Nj Mason who, II Il probable. arc
able 10 render a potlca. qud pro quo TO him In re
turn for his influence with Black This OF course,
20 the prejudice Of hundreds of reputable attorneys
who aIe not similarly favored, u takes The claims
out Of their regular order and gives them 70 the attor
ueys Whc happen &c enjoy Mr Matsons favor
most important preference. II makes them In great
measure special besides causing great doal OF IN
NECESSARY clerical WORK which would take the chance
Of ordinary routine labor noi these claims thus
shameessly preferred 10 the interest Of Democratic
partlsanship Occasionally Representatives and sona
Tors call up particular cases u behalf OF attorneys
hui only IN the Of soldiers whose claims have
heel unnecessarily delayed or 20 whom II is thought
Injustice has neer done But u has been left 20
Democratic chairman oi the Pensions Committee 10
nauglrate gigantic attorneys trust ~ II were'
operated not in interest Of the soldier, but In She
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01

On the same day, Mr. Cox Of New-fork' enter
tained the House with his views Of the bill which pro-
poses to give the bodies of paupers to medical colleges
for dissection. M Cox favored the passage OF ms
BILL on the ground that It was in the interest OF the
living more than in the interest OF the dead
favor it, said he. because Of the changes tha
take place in our mortal sphere. The body which Is
a mere shadow OF the life is Of little consequence
compared with that life.
Il am not insensble to the preservation OF the
form Itself Who that is human could do otherwise !
IT, then, we would preserve the memory OF our uedr
and dead friends, with their features In deafness
picture and since we have them in marble ana
only in dust let their health and safety In lie Do
our chief anxiety in legislation even as in our homes
Let us care for them In such mode BY la" that
they may be long with us here, assured tha' th5S
have a life beyond lfe-an Immortality rather than
ufe''
At this point MI Taulbee, of Kentucky asked MI
Cox II he would be willing that his own body should
be given to medical colleges. and Mr. Cox promptly
replied with a twinkle In his eye:
Il would have to ask my wife about that
OF course, this brought DOWN the House
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01

The fishing season IS near al hand Congressman
with piscaoral instincts are getting their tackle ready
for the snort Among the fishermen In tho senate,
Mcpherson of New-Jcrsey, holds a high place; MS
angling Is done In accordance with rules laid down 10
books II he were TO catch fish In any sort OF nap
hazard or Irregular way, he would never forgive MIN
self Mr. Edmunds, too. IS a line hshefmah' anu
loses while on fishing trip with friends
much Of that frigd manner for which he s Justly or
unjustly famous. Indeed, when out in the woods, he
dscaris the habitua he In public He,
and can be joval and agreeable companion. He can
sit on a log and drink Of Jug like any Democrat
but the minute his fishing tackle is put back into Its
case and he returns 10 his public duties, he freezes
I'D again Senator Kenna has whipped almost every
stream OF his State West Virginia About two years
ago be gave the President a few days Of excellent
sport in West Virginia; and l understand that the
President will again accept the Senator's invitation for
fishing trip this If the public business Will
permit Senator Vest is ardent fisherman, and so
are Aldrich Frye and Hampton. Frye has almost
National reputation as a salmon killer; anything less
than a salmon fails to arouse his Interest he Is
member Of several sporting clubs In Maine and Canada
and two or three times year manages to make his
way 10 the fishing grounds The most scientific angler
however, is Hampton. He has one Of the finest out
fits In Washngio and his patience and perseverance
are said to be all that be desired He frequently
acts as of instruc TO his colleagues who are Will
ling 10 try hand in fh-s for bass in the Potomac 1t
is said Of him that he Ont TOOK Lamar while he was
vet Senator up 10 the Chain Bridge at Little Falls,
for a DAYS fishing Lamar as is his custom, took
novel along with him and while Hampton was stump
Ing among the rocks himself down upon the bank
of the river hooked his line live frog, cast 1t out
into the water opened his book and waited for results
Patience makes good fishermen and Lamar should have
got all the bass IN the Potomac, for he sat still with
his pole between his knees, While be devoured the
novel, until the waning sun walked him TO the fact
that the day almost g,ne and he also
saw Hampton appear In the distance With
fine string VI fish in his hand
start ng up IN surprise, the future Associate Justice of
the supreme Court began haul In his line, and 10 his
great disgust found that the intelligent frog had quietly
swan ashore and sitting on the bank close to MIN
with the hook In his mouth.
OF course, this may be onS campaign story, Ike
that which described him choosing when appointed
Secretary OF the Interior gray saddlecloth for his
horse In preference blue give It as It was
told ne by one OF Hampton's friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01

The great majority OF the Ways and Means Loh-
mittee is under nervous strain that Is pretty near
blowing of pressure. The storm OF CONDEMNATION %
the Performance: Of that majority In reaiu u 1lo
tariff bill Is evidently playing on It's temper. Ino
o,her day the member Of a New-York hrm OF glove
manufacturers who has very definite ideas on pOl'ai
economy and auency in speech-madng, when ne Is
always ready 10 exercise In behalf Of the country d.
large and glove manufacturers In PARTICULAR soH'
IN his card TO the committee, which he 'ta'ou ''ia
he vas laborlng and Manufacturer ""o
would like TO discuss the tariff for few minutes win
the committee from the point Of view oi o.-o ""' ~
once a wage worker and now caplialS"
After the sad faced doorkecper had disappeared
,ebnd the door Of the committee room, iond voice
vas heard announcing: ,
We don't want to listen to any more DanAea
laborlng men from any point Of view
And the doorkeeper resppeared VIII 'e'''''S' soy
Ing, 49,, 49,. h,....
The Committee very sorry but 'hey are ouSy
and cannot see you"
MI Breohurtdgs. Of Kentucky, sr,' said the sad
eyed doorkeeper
There is Al old chiropodlst In Washington who
has doctored the corns OF AL tho great men IN the
country for the last third VI century 4SA1H MN
the other day how many Presidents had sat 10 MS
chair.
Let mo see.- he answered believe have
mad every one Of them since the time o. buchanan
I came TO Washington In bis ADMINISTRATION ou' A@h
moi much practice then People u'ea 10 d''to' 'uoh
Own oorns several umes year went W INC
White House while Lincoln was thero Both ne ana
nj, vif. had very troublesome feet While vas
spsratlns on Lincoln once be admitted delegation
,f cergymen who had come to see MIN about extend
ING the work Of tho Christian Commission In the army
They were very much astonished when they were
,hown into the room where be SAT OF table with
his bare feet upon chair, and DO not hno" oil any
sther President who would have received 80 uishneu
q delegAtion under similar circumstances Out MS
ans vu ysry valuable. and no did not want TO Keep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01

Naturally there has been much curiosity TO see how
wen surrogate Ransom would stand the test 90 which
hs Iuo'eA qualities We're likely to be subjected by
so spirited contest as this He succeeded a man
VINO wiz long Oe remembered as a model surrogate.
Judge ROLLINS h~o distinguished himself and his office
ana he len II In the enjoyment of a rare degree of
PROFESSIONAL esteem In respect Of the judicial ability
MI kansoms Qualities certainly ukeI, N IN, aseer
taned when this great trial ends In resnec, ~ The
Judicial temperament they arr not SO likely ~ be mt
10 the 'es The lawyers before him are all men Of The
hrs' class such men never tax Judges patience,
never try his temper thai sort Of condue Is et, 20
The ira Skaters and The John Grahams and praeton.
OF their sort But they do draw mic. d,sttDc,tons
They raise close and beautiful questions NJ Law and
they keep his Intellectual forces eonstan, .c,,,,,,
surrogate Ransom, It must be said. has gratfs.d hi.
friends He has been quick and accurate in nj. "a,
eep''ons keen IN bis criticisms, quiet and eeneranv
usnihed ID manner and ready with his decisions
Say generally dignfed' for his fault, az easy one
" iaA into and easy also abandon is usual win
nc" Judges and consists In talking much SO SOON
1Oee consents 20 explain his decisions further tb.n
necessary TO have their meaning and motive clear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01

Senator Palmer must have hls little Joke, even on
the floor OF the Senate in the midst OF the most serious
debate On Monday last, controversy arose over
the order Of business. Palmer warted his pleufo-
pneumonia bill considered. Plat desired that the
Senate should pass the bin providing for the admls-
sion Of Dakota Morrill, wished his Bond Purchase
bin taken up and two three Senator'S clam red Tor
other bills. Finally Mr.. Palmer said: would say
in regard to the comparative Importance OF the oui''
that regard the Pleuro Pneumonia bill, 50 called as
of much more importance than the admission OF any
Territory Dakota would not ask for admission If
pleuro pneumonia permitted TO ran riot through
that territory. The people could not live there II
It did not become desert # would become deserted
People must have cattle, must have anmals-must
have the domestic anlmals-and II peuro-pneumoha
gets across the Mississippi River II VIII be sald OF
Dakota as It was Of Rome, dakota fuit' If gentle
men will permit little Latin"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
on your slde.n

An amusing Illustration Of tho strength Of invol-
untary impulses recently afforded by the visit Of
burglars to the home Of a certain well known official
Of this city, who lives Just outside Of the District I'm
its, in the country About O'Clock in the morning
he and HIS wife were suddenly aroused by the appear
ance in their bedroom OF three masked men. Two Of
stood the head Of the bed and, with revolvers
cooked and pointed at the temples Of the bedfeows,
ordered them lie still and their lives by 50
doing. They complied with the request while the
third rufiian began to explore the room. His bulls
eye lantern being awkward he took a candle from the
bureau and lighting began 10 rarsacB closets draw
ers, boxes and bureaus in the room. While en-
gagged he carelessly let the parahine taper drop IN
swift succession hot drops all over the floor. The
housewife though bound the pillow by the muzzle
Of revolver could restrain her impulses despite
the boodcurdling thres Of the burglar at her side
She half rose In bed and cried out:
Shame on you, don't you that you are spelling
my carpet7
An unintelllgible grunt was the only answer.
Now. look here, you villain again cried out the
housewife q want you to stop spillins grease all
my carpet"
The startled thief who could not have heard her
first command turned around and met her blazing
eyes
Yes MN, I will do Il, seen as how we can't take
It with u.s. he gently remarked
The scoundrels al the bed side Only chuchled. At
that moment an alarm clock so; no r. call for an
rising servant up stairs. The thieves became sus
picous at once They snufed the candle and threw
big bag contalnln their plund"r owe the sho1 ders
closed the door behind them and stole down the stairs,
out Of the front gate, and decampcd.
And then II was that the good housewife tainted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
interest Of favored attorneys Of offensive Demo
cratic partissnship

interest Of favored attorneys and Of offensive Demo
cratic parts anship
Looking over one Of the pay rolls Of the Govern
ment Printing Office" said Representative John J.
o'Neil the other day found a striking instance OF
the inequalities OF labor and Of the remuneration
which II commands One man, observed, had
worked at case for a couple OF weeks, and the sum
OF ss4 was placed against his name, representing HIS
earnings for the period while further down upon the
list occurred the name Of another printer who had
WORKED as substitute and all his earnings at sub
ong' during the same period amounted only to the
ptifu sum Of 81 80, or thereabouts.
u was forcibly reminded by this instance
tinued the chairman OF the House Committee Labor
= OF the little story they tell about the IrIshman.
a. Among me checkens,' said Pat WIZ wan great
big greedy duck, an whan purity daughter Mary
'ud fade 'em livery mornln that duck nd git
about twinty grains CORN fur livery grain ache
blssed checken 'ud find. SO just TUX him tornenst
the hay-mow and pared of his great big bill to the
sa-ame solre as the beaks thin checkens Now
seq oil sc SOD uv tief yen Jest stan yer fair aven
chance anyhow wild the rist o. them dacent fowls
afther this But sorra the bite no TUX afther, the
ongrateful haste ="
1t is one Of the msfortunes OF the rich Senators to
be constantly beseged By applicants for small loans
Among the most wealthy Of the Senate is Brown,
OF Georgia, whose patriarchal beard and air Of soem
nifty make him particular target for the mpecunious
The way In which he repealed one Of the applicants
on his generosity is related something like this:
Across the hotel table from the senator sat sad
eyed woman boarder who had once been in good cir
eumstances, but upon whom adversely had frowned
OF late.
Senator" said this sad-eyed lady, 1" you Southern
ers are so chivarous, so ready to assist those in
Distress
Yes replied the Senator, hestatng he had heard
that before from sad-eyed people, and he thought
he OWNED what was coming
I" Would you, Senator, with your true Southern
chivary do me favor and a great kindness ?"
Yes, Madam, what s--that is-t depends some
what
Think we'll Senator, before you promise, for It is
a great kindness"
The tones Of the old song the Senator had heard
many times before from parties who wanted $40
loan.
g am afraid, Madam, that will have to-but what
IS It you wish. anywayp
That you pass the catsup-you have everything
on your sides
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-23
The Tall Men Of Indiana.

On the subject of the tall men Of In
diana, Col Calkins was fluent to talk, and
said. among other things 1.-THE men5of
Indiana were noted during the war for
their stature, and Gen Terrill. the sta
astician of Massachusetts,, wrote that
they were the tallest and the finest men
ever contributed to any army in the his
tory of the civilized world Somehow the
soil and climate promote physical great
ness in our state. l. Is no uncommon
thing to see dozen men together on the
street corner of any little town. among
whom not one is under six feet in height.
We are big people out there In Indiana, :"
concluded the coloneL-New York Tri-
bune .A
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-23
Dan Physical Courage be ranghe?

The practical questions involved IN this
discussion are Can courage be taught,
and. If so, what are the best means of
edueationt Numerous experiments have
been attempted in this direction knew
the father of large family Of boys who
became greatly distressed on account Of
the timidity shown by several of them,
and Bet about educating them up to a
higher standard of courage after method
which he had practiced successfully with
dumb animals. He had found, for IN
stance, that when a horse had showed
great terror at sight of railway train In
motion, the surest way to break him of 1t
was to throw him down close to the track
and confne him in that position till the
train had Numbered by. After subject
ing the animal to this mode of discipline
two or three times its sense of fear was
entirely overcome.
He applied similar lessons to his boys
If one was afraid to be alone IN the dark.
the father made him wander repeatedly
through attic rooms at midnight without
light II another had dread of the
water he compelled him to swim swift
streams and dive off high landings The
practice was disagreeably heroic for the
boys. but the father insisted that it
finally drove all fear from the most timid
Of them He proceeded upon the theory
that fear is fed by the imagination. and
g soon as any one IL convinced that the
objects dreaded are harmless, all fear of
them will vanish He evidently believed.
with Schiller. that the chief element in
the sense Of fear Ia the unknown.-The
Century
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-23
Doesn't Mind It.e. All.

M. Jules Ferry enjoys being carica-
tured. and assiduously collects and pre-
serves all such pictures Of him. When
he was ON his way to the congress at Yer
sailles at which NJ. Carnot was elected
president, q street hawker, not recogniz-
Ing him. thrust before his face o partieu-
LARRY savage cartoon on his own preStden-
tial ambition. 'No, thank you. said
n. Ferry, after taking it in his hand and
looking 1t over with smile, 81 have q
copy OF that one already. New York
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-23
To Drive Away Musquitoes.

To expel mosquitoes, take of gum cam
phor piece about one-third the size of a
hens egg. and evaporate it by placing it
in tin vessel and holding it over lamp.
taking care that it does not ignite. The
smoke will soon fill the room and expel
the mosquitoes, and not one win be found
i4 the room next morning. even though
the windows should be left open at night
Boston Budget -:
girls were presented each with an exceed
ngly young Kitten When being asked
to return the little animals to the mother,
the younger gifas with s-loek Of tender
ness in her great violet eyes, said: "Oh,
yes, I'll give mine back; think how you'd
feel II yoa were o baby and q big giant
came and took you from mamma" The
elder sister answered, tossing her head:
I'D great deal rather they d TAXA me
while / was very yOungi I'd bel e leSs.
Troy Times N.e
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-23

The existence Of ivory In Siberia IN
subfossil condition, but still sufficiently
durable to be used for ell the purposes to
which recent ivory Il applied. has been
known since the Middle Ages, and formed
one of the earliest exports from Siberia to
China The very name given to the gfgan-
tic creature which produced It. mammoth
or mammont-probably q corruption Of
behemoth-was introduced by the Arab
traders who initiated the traffic In fossil
ivory In the Tenth century. 1t was not.
however, until the middle Of the Eight
eenth century that the trade became con-
siderable In or about 1850 Liachof. q
Russian merchant. discovered vast stores
of elephant tusks and bones In the north.
ern districts of Siberia, and especially on
the islands of the mouth of the Lena.
which have since borne his name. The
ivory brought thence, says the traveller
Wrangell. sis often as fresh and white as
that from Africa" Since Lachof's dis.
covery It has Oeen computed that the
tusks Of at least 10000 mammoths have
been exported while an even larger mum
Der are toe much decayed to be worth re-
moval. and others are 30 large that they
have to be sawu up on the spot where they
are found.
These buried hecatombs OF elephants
abound throughout the frozen soil Of ST.
IBERIA. but they are more numerous the
further we advance northwsrd. and most
plentiful of all on the islands above
named and In those termed New Siberia
More remarkable still are the mammoth
mummies-severL Of which have been
disinterred. whole carcasses not infre-
quently standing upright In the frozen
soil. with their flesh ''ss fresh as II just
taken out of an Esquimau cache or Yak
out subterranesn meat safe" The most
widely known of these Is that discovered
In 1905 by an English botanist named
Adams, and the skeleton, or such parts Of
it as could be recovered-for In the inter
val between part of 1t being laid bare and
the information reaching Adams wild ami
mails had preyed on the flesh and carried
of many of the bones-is now In the mu-
scum ut St. Petersburg. Carcasses Of the
rhinooeros have also been found under
similar conditions. The Saturday Be
view
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-23
A SoundLesaIOp,nIon,

K. cambridge Nun1ay, ESQ, County Atty,
Clay county, Texas, says: Have used Elec-
trie Rittsrs with most happy results. Ny
brother also was very low with malarial fever
and jRundice, but was cured by timely use Of
this medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters
saved his life.
Mr.. d. l. Wilcoxson, Of Horse Cave, KY.
adds q like testimony, saying He positively
believes he would have died, had it not been
for Eleot1o Bitters.
This great remedy win ward OF, as well rs
cure dengue and all malaria diseases, and foS
all kidney, liver and stomach disorders stands
uns9ualled. Price 500. and 81, at
l6El0-<-1y .f"E A. DRHlss.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-23
TERRIBLE FOREwARNINGs.

Cough in the morning, hurried or
tightness in the chest, Rquickened
pulse, chilliness in the evening or
sweats at night, all or any Of these
things are the first stages of consump-
ton. Acker's English Cough Remedy
will cure these fearful symptoms, and
is sold by RAGLAND & Co. (10)
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-23
LIAu DoeMAkTe.

Cxrfsd up and sftting 90 bsrfees
Within the wtndowr deep embrasurA
b Lydia: and scroa ths street,
A I'D. With eyes Of rogsnsh azurA
Wasehes her buried b her book
In vain be 9ses 70 YIN look
And from The trsllis ovei there
Blows saDdry tisss through tho air,
Which miss tbs marx, and fall unseen,
Upoarsd fos. Lydia h thirteen
Ny nd q you. without abuse.
VIII TAXI advtcs from. one whoS wfBsr.
And pu nts wisdom 70 more use
Than evea yet did youi adviser;
II you will tet> a. none will do,
AnotherS heartbreak serve for two
fou'u nave caro-, some four Year, hence
bow you lounge tbers BY wonder fence
And blow those Kisses through that screes-
For Lydia VIII oe seventeen O..
It B. Aldrich In The Atianttn