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A Vision OF the Future.
49,. OH III Z

How nice it win be when you are able to sail
through the blue and call upon the people in
the other planets Where did you go for your
honeymoon?" We went as far as Neptune
We stopped a couple Of days in Venus. The
hotels were so bad we pushed on" How was
the weather?" " We passed thunderstorm this
morning about million miles up, coming
this way They told US it would be here this
evening" How was the traveliug2" The
balloon cars are very well, but the conductors
are very rude. Yes ike the climate of Mars,
but wasn't it hot passing Jupiter! Saturns
rings were rather pretty, but on the whole
digappOiuting"
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One ThIns 70 ner -.
[ Florida Republican

During recent trip of the City of San An
tonia. of the Mallory Line from New York TO
Fernandina an old lady passenger, who was hard
to please, and who grumbled at everything aud
everybody about the ship said to Capt. Wilder
at the breakfast table just before reaching
port:
After all, Captain, there's orc thing that IS
really good on this ship, and when say q things
good ! mean it. Never saw better anywhere" +"
"Glad to hear you say so, madam" replied
Tie gallant Captain. We always try to make
things pleasant and omiortabe for our guests.
But what is there on this ship that you admire
50 mgeh?"
The salt" replied the old lady
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-06-07

Isaac FridenwaId, the well-known art pub
Usher y So Paca street, Baltimore, Md has
issued beautiful tho-cTayon portrait Of Gen.
John e. Black, the Commissioner Of Pensions.
Its size is % by s. aud is a superb work of art
az well as an accurate and speaking likeness.
All Gen Blacks friends who have seen it are
in raptures over it. The price for the regular
picture is ST. and artists proofs s.. Agents
desired, aud liberal terms will be given them.
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Book Agents Protected.

Stranger lin Kansas What's all that crowd
about?
Kansas Man-They've just lynched a citizen
for kicking book agent downstairs and dis
abling him so he can't resume business for a
week.
Goodness mel What was the agent selling? ?
Bible?"
"No, Midday Meditatons' The book is
made of tin and filed with good Ticker"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-06-07

The Press Club Of Cincinnati, o. is going to
play an important part in the coming ceebra-
tion Of the settlement Of the Ohio Valley and
Central States. 1t has established permanent
headquarters during the centennial in the Ilx-
hibiliou Building in Cincinnati, and will dedi-
cate them in grand style on the eyeningo OF june
9 II Is expected that great gathering Of dis
tinguished journalists aud others will be pres
cuL To assist on the occasion.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-06-07
Rrain Food.
fHaper s lTeeklyl

Tell you, Seth, that brain foods caution.
Sense usin' it kin recollect most everything
clear way back to IS"
Well, there's that little account that's been
standing agin yer for two years Bijah mebbe
you recollect that now and can settler"
Waal, no. Ye see, ! reckon the recollec-
tions from '39 up. Guess III have ter tackle q
compile more bottles fore / ketch up to that ac-
FOunf y
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A Churell's Predicament.
[Ann.s,a uel Democral.l !

In a town not many miles from this city the
congregation Of a church gathered one beauti-
ful Sabbath morning recently to find that the
only key to the church was in the possession of
the sexton, which distinguished functionary
could not be found. Messengers We're sent in
every direction, but no sexton-nO key. At last
an old man was found, who reported that at
early dawn the sexton was seen digging worms.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-06-07
Religious Prejudice.

That man is crank" remarked a drug
clerk Of a certain Deacon Of a church who had
just left the store after drinking glass Of soda
drawn by the proprietor from the fountain.
Although | have had eight years experience
IN this business and he knows It, he will not
trust me to draw him a glass Of soda probably
because l am a Baptist and he is afraid 1 will
get too much water n It."
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What Was in the Market.
fHarpers 5 Bazor.]

''There seems to be nothing in the market, "
said Mrs. Hendricks, despairingy, to the widow
Jenkins, who had just dropped in for a
moment. FIN worried to death to know what
to get for"
Why, ma" interrupted Bobby, who was
laboriously penciliug his name on the wall,
Z" heard you say that Mrs. jenkins was in the
market -
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lie Was Oyersensitiye.

How late Mr.. Tawker stayed :"
lie would have stayed till now if hadn't
sent him off"
1 hope yos did it politely, Peggy"
"Oh, yes. He was complaining of having to
be at the bank so early in the morning aud /
only looked up at the clock and said in sur
prise: Why! do you 90 to business in your
dress snit2ln
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hUMOR.
Grateful.

Clara, said the old man from the head Of
the stairs say to that young fellow that a
storm is coming up"
"All right, sir; thanks, . responded the young
fellow himself % hadn't noticed it. 1 think
III wait and see if it doesn't blow over"
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Impure Blood

Appears in thousand different forms and causes vast
amount of suffering. Scarcely single person is entirely
free tror its effects Hence the necessity of reliable
beod purifier like Hoods Sarsapara, which era3ieates
every impurity, and gives to The blood vitality and
health It cures s2rofuIai salt rheUm, humors. bos
pmpe7 and all other affections caused by impurities or
poisonous germs in the blood Hoods Sars7 arilla also
oyere"nes that tired feeling creates appetite, cures
dyspepsia biliOusHess aud headache and builds up the
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-06-07

EHEI H7RE EEEa A live energetic nan or u7r..a
~ - = Hae4.H- r-a..-H
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s1zzzzz-szz-Hs--r a4y 3 = 1.ri1'at. aud
week E1sse- t-1r neg lracs ray 3 Aaltl. 4.
gFes - parties go, -lt-.-- l.41 Hrr70rt E-rzGCa
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Sorofula

Ny son was afflicted with the worst type OF scrofula,
and on the recommendation OF my drussi gave him
Hoods SaIsaparilIa To-day he is SQUAD and WELL not
WitIssaIing il was said there not enough medicine
in Illinois to effect cure J. CHRISTIAN, Hipos H.
Hoods SarsapariIla
sold by all druggists 81 six for So Prepared only by
e. ]. HOOD & co. Apotheclries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

"From childhood I WIS troubled with Pimpics and
every remedy tsiled sill / took Hoods saTsFsrilIa.
have taken five bottles and the pimpes almost
gone my general health is much improved and highly
recommend Hood's sagsopauIa-" ". EyANs l55 Lex
iu-...- a-----.. Er.n.LrL \ y
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-26
WILL TEST THE LAW.

The Louisville & Nashville railroad
company proposes to test the conStitu-
tionalitv of the interstate commerce
law. and is accordingly making all
preparations to bring the matter to the
immediate attention of the courts. 1t
is fortunate that this course is to be
pursued. 1t is better for both the rail-
roads and the public that the question
of alleged constitutionality should be
determined now If the law is in con-
tiict with the constitution, the sooner
its operations cease the better. If it
is not in conflict with the spirit or the
letter of the organic law, then all talk
about its unconstitutionality should
stop. The claim made by the
railroads Is that the constitutional pro-
vision granting 10 congress the power
to regulate commerce does not include
authority to compel common carriers
to interchange traffic in such way as
tOdeStroy commerce. or, for that matter,
to create it. The theory upon which
congress passed the interstate act was
that the power 10 regulate commerce IS
political function belonging to the ma
tional legislature, and that the courts
have no right to interfere with the eX-
erciSe Of it.
Outside of the railroad Offices there is
scarcely doubt but that the SUI
preme court will sustain the
view congress took of the matter
when the interstate act passed
that body. The supreme court has so
frequently declared the similar powers
invested in congress to coin money and
regulate the value thereof, to declare
war and provide for the common de-
Tense, to be purely political in their nat
ure, and beyond the interference of the
courts, there is no reason to suppose
that the former opinions OF the court
are to be reversed in this instance to
please the railroad companies. From
the very beginning of the government,
down to the present time, congress has
preserved policy IN harmony with the
idea that it had the power to create COM
merce or to destroy it. The annual APP
preparations for rivers and har
bOrs are made upon the theory
that congress has the power to
increase commerce, while the existing
tariff law is a forcible illustration Of
the power possessed by congress to de-
stroy commerce. If congress does not
possess the power the railroads seek to
deny 1t, then this government has been
progressing backwards for over a
hundred years. Still, if the railroad
managers are not satisfied in their own
minds that congress does possess the
constitutional right to regulate inter
state traffic according to the provisions
of the Interstate act, then the sooner
they have judicial affirmation of the
fact the better it will be for all parties
concerned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-26
AMERICAN WEATHER.

Gen. GREELY, of arctic exploration
and weather bureau fame. has written a
book on American weather. 1t is vast
subject, or possibly no subject at all.
There is either no such thing as
American weather, or it is c0nglom-
Grafton all weathers. In country
possessing such broad geographical
eXpanse as ours, extending from ocean
to ocean, and from tr0pic to arctic,
with such variety of physical
conditions, we cannot imagine any
thing that the term American weather"
could be distinctly and appropriately
applied to, unless it were a heap
ing together and making a con-
glomerated pile Of everything that
was ever known or thought of in
the way of climatic and atmospheric
conditions. When, as We know, the
state of the weather depends so much
on the current of the winds, and then
remember that our American winds
have so many different starting places,
without any fixed lines governing their
direction, we are at loss to see how
even so eminent an authority on me-
teorOlogy as Gen. GREEDY could
mould into form and distinct shape any
thing that could be recognized as Amer
lean weather. Gen. GREEDY evil
IDENTIFY recognizes the difficulty in doing
so, for he doesn't attempt it in his
book. 1t is more of an explanation
of why there are so many varieties of
weather on the American continent
than any attempt to consolidate the dis
tnct varieties into one type to be known
distinctively as American. The pub
LEGATION of this book will probably re-
suit in vacating the Office of the locpl
weather prophet, for it is mainly de-
voted to an explosion of the old signs
and traditions concerning the weather
which have been handed down from
generation to generation. Popular
weather education is something that
has long been needed, aud we are graft
fed to see our big weather clerk at
Washington the pioneer in this move
mont
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-26
ASHLAND'S THEkTER AFIRE
Thespians and Saloonists Evicted by
Fierce Flames.
DRESSED IN LINEN BUSTERS,
Several Hundred Winonans Enjoy a
Steamboat Excursion on Christ
mas Day.

Special 10 the Globe.
ASHLAND, Wis, Dec. 25.-The early
hours of Christmas morning in Ashland
were marked by big blaze which de-
stroyed the Olympic variety theater, on
Second avenue west, a saloon occupied
by Edward Welch, and another saloon
owned by Walter Norton, the Ideal
restaurant and a blacksmith shop
owned by the Schoeffer estate. The
fire started at 1:30in the variety theater,
and the fremen were brought out by
the new electric alarm system, which
worked for the first time perfectly.
The blaze obtained considerable head
way because of the fact that hydrant
was frozen up, but by fierce fighting
the flames were confined TO the
few buildings named. The actors in
the theatre lost all their wardrobes.
The total loss on buildings and stock is
$4,000, with $500 insurance, as fol-
lows: Walter Morton, loss on saloon
building $4,000, on stock $500, inSur-
ance $1,000; Edward Welch, loss on
stock, $500, no insurance; James
Breen. loss on the saloon building occu-
pied by Welch 5000, insurance 1880;
Schoeffer, blacksmith shop. loss $1,000.
no insurance. Ed Smiths Olympic
theater was above the Welch saloon,
and the Ideal restaurant was in the
rear of MortOn'S saloon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-26
ALL AROUND.

1t is the custom in Philadelphia 10 send
young ladies TO dancing school up to seven
teen or eighteen years of age and then turn
them loose into society to learn how TO talk.
Count Kinsky, a son of the governor of
Lower Austria, is in a very awkward fix. He
recently married a young lady, supposed TO
be the daughter of a Hungarian landed pro-
preior. During the wedding trip, however,
he accidentally discovered that his wife was
not the daughter of the couple who passed
as her parents, but was the natural daughter
of Hungarian member OF parliament He
is suing for divorce, and one af the Vienna
correspondents tells us that there is much
curiosity IN Vienna, as we'll as i'll Pesth, as to
the result of this suit which involves an
issue of importance to not a few of the en-
peror's subjects of both sexes
Prince Henry, brother of the German EN-
peror, cut fine figure during his recent visit
to Copenhagen A correspondent contrasts
him with the Russian heir apparent, who
was also present and says: prince Henry
is very fair, with smooth hair, clear eyes tall
and broad cheSted. Dressed in his glitering
naval uniform. decorated with the violet rib
bon of the Order of the Elephant he looks
like gladstone figure of light The care
witch is the exact opposite of the Teuton
sailor prince. Graceful OF medium height
with almond shaped eyes, a pale, dark COM
plexion and close cut hair, black as ink, he
appears almost too serious in his simple uni
form, although he can be extremely pleasant
if he becomes interested in a subject of con-
versation."
In purchasing the Wadsworth Tower prop
ertv on Talcott mountain. between West
Hartford and Avon, says the Springfield
Union. Robert Hoe, of New FORK, takes to
himself the most slightly and picturesque Of
Connecticuts pleasure grounds. This woody
estate has the advantage, also, of beautiful
lake that is only q few rods from the tower,
from which Long Island sound may be seen
il clear day, as may be Mountains Tom
and Holyoke. Here grow the most luxuriant
and perfect maiden-hair terms aud polly
mods. but the pleasure of gathering them is
somewhat dampened by the fear OF rattle
snakes that abound. Being only ten miles
from Hartford, this has been fayorite resort
for those who take a summer vacation in
occasional DAYS off, and in the fall it Is no
less resorted 10. Mr.. Hoe will make this his
summer home, and has purchased go acres
of the mountain land adjoining the tower
property.
Mr.. Ismay, president of the White Star
Steamship company, has returned from In
dia He is, says the Star, of London, one Of
the most successful of merchant princes Of
Liverpool BE began life poor man, but by
shrewdness and industry has succeeded In
building up colossal fortune, He has
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-26
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Lord Wolseley will be astonished to learn
that England has another general, one Gren-
fell.
BY placing his sore leg in glass case Mr..
Depew doubtless wished to keep the pane on
the outside.
John G.. Whittier is the guest OF ex-Gov.
Claflin, in Boston.
Douglas S.aden, the Australian poet is Wis
iting relatives in this country.
Mrs. Miller. wife of the supreme court JUS
tice has purchased q fine building site on
Block island.
Rev. DIR. W. E. Boggs, of Memphis, has ac-
cepted the CHARACTERISTIC of the University
of Georgia.
Representative CIardy. of Missouri, who
failed to gain re election, says that 1t will be
welcome relief to him to go back TO his pri-
yate law practice.
II is said that Mr.. Whitney has had
every newspaper reference to him since he
became secretary of the navy clipped out
and pasted in a scrap book. The scrap book
now comprises forty large volumes.
Samuel Miller, aged ninety-six. and Anna
Hagan, aged seventy-one, were married last
Thursday at Jefiersonville, Ind. There is
no reason to fear that this marriage may
prove failure.
Prado under sentence of death in Paris,
told his jailer that he detested the name of
NJ Guiliot, the magistrate in his case. be-
cause it formed tWothirds of the word gull
lotine.
Editor Felix Angus of the Baltimore Amer
ican has been mentioned in several Eastern
papers as suitable person for President
Harrison's cabinet and from the prominence
given in his paper to all such expressions
the inference is given that Felix is willing.
William Perkins, of greensboro. Ky. is
blind and ingenious. The result of his afflic-
ton aud his genius is writing machine for
the blind, which the boy has just perfected.
1t is said that San Francisco firm has paid
him s.. 600 for the right TO manufacture and
sell the machines in the United States.
The Princess of Wales boudoir in her Lon
don house is an octagon room, furnished in
light and delicate style. The walls are
plain, except here and there, where plaster
casts give them artistic severity. They are
hung with hand-painted silk panels. The
doors are of satiuwood and mahogany and
cameo panels.
Attorney General Garland, upon his retire
ment from President Cleveland's cabinet.
will begin the practice of law In Washington
His eldest son said recently: MY father has
finally decided 10 locate permanently in
Washington. His health is much impaired
now and as the climate agrees with him and
he has become much attached to Washing
ton he will resume the practice of law, open
ing his Office here. He will probably have
partner. but no connection has yet been
made OF this character"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-26
THE DAY AT WASHINGTON.
President and Mrs. Cleveland Eat Their
Dinner Quiet and Alone.
SECRETARIES FOLLOW SUIT.
Senator's Have Not Considered the
Bill Providing For Taking the
Census.
Special to the Globe.

SpCCIdi W the SIODc.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Christmas
was ushered i'll with beautiful weather.
which continued throughout the day,
and the holiday was observed in a
quiet old-fashioned way. There were
special religious services in some of the
Protestant and all of the Catholic
churches, which were well attend
ed. The president and Mrs. Cleveland
spent the day quietly at the executive
mansion, and in the afternoon took a
drive for an hour or two. There are no
visitors at the mansion, and this even
ing the president and Mrs. Cleveland
ate their Christmas dinner quite alone.
The presidents Christmas turkey, a fine
specimen, arrived by express from New
England yesterday, and friend from
Virginia contributed a very choice
saddle of venison. Secretary Bayard
dined quietly at his home on Massa-
chusetts avenue with his daughte
Secretary Fairchild spent the day and
ate his turkey at his home on New
Hampshire avenue. Secretaries Whit
ney and Villas, Postmaster General
Dickinson and Attorney General Gar
land also spent the day at home with
their families, and Secretary Endicott,
the remaining member of the cabinet,
has gone with his family to Salem,
Mass, to eat their Christmas dinner at
the old Endicott homestead.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-26
THE ILLINOIS sENAToRsHIP.

The Omaha Herald speaks Of the cleo
ton of Gen. PALMER to the United
States senate by the Illinois legislature
as a possibility this winter, with a
dozen or more Republican major
ity in that body; the idea of so
creditable an act is evidently TO
mantle. CULLoM will be sent back for
another six years. For man of mod
crate ability, he has been remarkably
successful in public life. He is sound
man. has no corners or angles, and slips
into the places easily. He has held office
almost continuously since the war.
broke the one-term record for governor
OF that state, aud. it is believed, has
never missed any position for which he
was an aspirant. Good sense and alert
ness in keeping in the popular breeze
have served him better than larger
brains have others. Of course he will
90 back to the senate. and stay there as
long as the Republicans control the leg
islature Of his state. If he should aspire
to the presidency, his fool luck would
be likely to stand by him,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-26
NEW MEXICO.

The Republicans find all sorts of
objections to the admission of New
Mexico as a state with the other terri
tories. 1t has insufficient population,
its people are not white enough on the
average, unintelligent, incompetent,
ineongruous, and so on. Perhaps they
fancy that the fact has been forgotten
that there was a time when they were
not only willing but anxious to admit
New Mexico as state, and it did not
occur to them that there was objection
in the numbers or character of the
population. As far back as the Forty
third congress. dozen or more years
ago, when both houses of congress were
Republican, q bill for the admission of
New Mexico passed one branch, and
only failed in the hurry of the close of
the session, by reason of some slight
amendments. In those days New Mex
leo used to vote Republican. and send
Republican delegate to congress. Had
it continued the practice, it would not
have been discovered that it was unfit
for statehood. Now it is horse of
another color.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-26
CIVILIZlNG THE INDIANS.

An Eastern paper asserts that there
are about as many Indians in New
York state as there are in Minnesota
some five thousand. The inference is
that the red man does not die when
brought in contact with civilization, but
as he adopts the methods of living Of
white people he has equal chances OF
longevity. The Eastern Indians own
land, cultivate farms, marry and raise
families. and are peaceful and domestic.
This will be the eventual result with
those of the West when their tribal re-
Iations are abandoned and they are
given permanent locations, with land
aud equipment for farms, and not con-
tinued as lazy paupers dependent upon
government bounty. There is material
in them that may in generation or
two grow into good citizenship. There
are nearly a quarter of a million of
Indians in the limits of the United
States, and their numbers are unlikely
to grow less.