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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
COLLECTOR MAGONE AND HIS" HoBBIES'
HIS DISPOSITION TO ATTEND TO OTHER PEOPLES
BUSINESS. AND NOT THE GOVERNMENTS.

HIS DISPOSITION TO ATTEND TO OTHER PEOPLES
BUSINESS, AND NOT THE GOVERNMENTS
small group of importers at lunch at an uptown
restaurant yesterday assisted the good digestion Of th
food by humorousy relating some of their experiences
with Collector Magonc, of whom some spoke of as "a
pertinacious contender about small things" They
referred to some OF his socaled reforms in the con-
duct of the Custom House business, especially in the
matter of llqudations, which they described as his
hobbyn and declared that they were not expedited
now any more than before he became Collector Then
one of them said:
"Magone's latest hobby is in relation to the giving
of permits to takc goods from the ship within forty
eight hours after their arrival TO save tho expense
to the importers of their being sent to the public stores
There were great many complaints from the mer-
chants that unnecessary delays occurred at the Custom
House. Then the Collector established new feature
by which he hoped to find reason to displace somo
Of the Custom House brokers to make room for some
Of his favortes, and to bring some of the importers
clerks into dlsfavor. He ordered the Deputy oot
ector to ndorse upon the permit the time OF granting
It, and for the officer at the pier to note the time oi
hermit granted TO a largo grocery firm, ana III WHICH,
case t was found that six hours interviewed De.Nccn
the time OF granting the permit and the time OF pr
septing Il at the pier AS the Collector ana the n'
had had SOME differences Of opinion here was cnsc,
as the Collector thought, 10 square accounI,, =, ,he
broker hut was met with proof to the contrary, "
the effect that the Custom House system was at ia'
He was fold TO attend TO the Government pusiuc'''
and not TO that OF the brm"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
WARNING AGAINST NASTY CONCLUSIONS

From The Detroit FREQ Press.
A woman in Lafayette-st. East, rushed out the
osher day and informed a policeman mat sne had
the animal mad. The officer went round by way OF
tho alley. accompanied by the usual crowd, and
after pee king and peering for some time he shot
three bullets under the barn 10 scare tho dog out
After tho third shot movement was heard, and
into view After backing out and brushing the dirt
out OF his eyes he ask d :
Was II me YOU were shooting at I"
az supposed 1t was a dog under there" replied
the officer IT,. So,
"Wel, sab, doan you neoDcr spose no mo- !
It's dangerous
And he showed a bullet hole in his cap and another
In Mis- coat a proofs of the accuracy OF the officers
aim He had crawled under after rabbit which
had escaped from a nelghbor
abnt doan' YOU 'spose mo- You list keep
robt down to cole facts. Dis 'sposn' around arr
what gifts pussons into seruS trubie'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27

itop and there can be no question that the artists
6rst idea was the right one. Here is that balance
and harmony which are not conspicuous III the
comple,ed work But Mr. Tadema is seldom sat
is6ed with his first essay. Near it hangs small
canvas. perhaps ID inches by 10 when gives
Won exactly the same kind of delight which
perfectly cut gem in the best period OF ancient
art gives The two girls on the beach, the sVuns'
the marble, the flowers, all the accessories seem
cbiselled rather than painted, and the last word
Of one form of excessively difficult and charming
art has been said in this small space. The pendan1
is a portrait of Lady Thompson, modelled WIN
the same perfection: rare in both senses MI
Tadcma paints few portraits nearly every ohc
he has shown is q masterpiece.
And that is the word / will venture 10 Apply
70 Mr.. Shannon's portrait of Mrs. Williamson
Mr. shannon is of the younger generation. Five
wears ago he was unknown; each of the last tnree
years has brought him nearer TO the 'front.' lie
;s not vet popular he has not the immense vogue
of Mr.. Frank IIoll, but he is probably the cmel
of all the English portrait painters of the future
He is English by birth only his art has nOthng
70 do with the art practscd by most OF the Acade-
mieiaps. who have made fortunes by palhtihg
pleasing and vulgar portraits of the BRUSH aris
tocracy. He has been taught in the schooi OIL
Carous Duran has gone to the root Oh innings )
has learned the clements Of painting before trying
70 paint: he can draw he can model, he can pant
his picture in one key throughout; he is true III
perspective: he has other elementary merits, on
which in no other country than England would
il be needful to insist And he has much more
Comparisons are of no great use. but Nh. shannon
NAV be said to be the Sargentaof the English
school He puts human being on his canvas
and not a dummy. He studies not features
merely, but character you feel at once that he
has sought for the note OF individuality IN his
sitter and has found it. Mr.. Shannon is not yet
| think, so strong as Mr.. Sargent; he has less
simplicity less mastery of his materials, he Is
less sober. lie has longing for elegance ior
brilliancy for effect, and he gratifes Them ouo
50 lust is his feeling that he does not gratify the
rec1ylessy Mrs Williamson is woman oi
brilliant attractiveness-r speak of her portrait
only. of course. and there is nothing in the way
Mr.. Shannon has painted her to suggest thai inc
various clements of this attractiveness arc not each
one of them genuine, and the portrait an hohesO
one throughout There is real feeling for coior
too Altogether, this is o finer portrait than elthci
of the two by the same artist, which are among
the chief attractions of the GrOsvenor III MARKS
more decisively than any other work o1 the hinu
revolt against the Acadcmical tradition yeU
the revolt is of kind which will not snocK inc
British Philistine but conciliate him. III Is III
giving such experiments as these far neld thaU
the New Gallery does q real public service
G. W. s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27

am indebted to Senator Henderson, OF Nebraska
chairman of tho Committee on Military Affairs for
showing me what great oaks from little acorns
growp also what treaeherous thing is memory and
how some approved system of mncmonlcs-of which
many are now I'm vogue-may, by assidnous application
TO rs rules assist and stimulate treacherous mem
orv even after lapse Of moro than quarter OF a
century into salwart and even portentous POSSIBLE
tics The pctition for the relef-the solatium being
Of course in the shape of dollars and cents-of d. d.
Dana formerly First Lieutenant Of Company E,
I'd Massachusetts Artillery (heavyl, for having ma
erallv aided I'm the capture Of the assassns of Lin
coin was reportcd upon adversely this week from the
Military Committee. Now, had always supposed In
vague manner that john Wilkes Booth was run
down nv the detachment of the 10th New-Yofk Vol
unteer Cavalry under Captain Dougherty, and that in
tbc ur,d scene of the flaming Maryland barn he was
shot by Sergeant Boston Cobett, these two officers
received awards for their services.
Lieutenant Dana's petition, however at this late
date sets forth no end Of stirring accidents by food
and felds How he found an old man and an old
woman who would tell nothing until he yanked the
former nm by the neck till he nearly strangle
vhereupon he told how two men had stopped at Sur
rats house: that one OF them was lame, and which
way they went, etc, etc. In fact, Dana was the
prime mover the deus ex mach!na, as II were, Of
the whole capture Now, II Is a curious fact that
the testimony given by this same Lieutenant Dana
before the Military Commission, which first met In
this city 10 a OF May o, 1855, for tho trial OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27

Governor Luce of Michigan, can give President
Cleveland few poInts.on getting around to business
early In the morning. Tho Governor has been here
Of late looking after tho interests Of HIS State In
swamp-land legislation now pending. He Is particu-
lary proud Of being called the farmer Governor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
m EASE A WRITER'S TIRED EYES

From The Chicago Times
A gentleman who has made study of the eye says
for tho benefit o, inc PHI M hae " earn lVeinooa
vaIow naner sheet or card OF the shade placed
ON the wall over desk will assist in giving the eye
"a ,h,s will facilitate the work" lie made this
ceson 70 many and in each has received thanks
~ those who have been benefited by H. II Is simple and
doe.n,t require any philosophy prove It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
RATHER OUT OF HIS LINE.

From The lewiston Journal
Mr. Cutting of Lewiston, remarked to his Ire sst
sIyboy In the Calumet Club the other night' "hA'
a dull fellow Lankins Is y . A., r.or,6
Mr. slyboy.-Iut he's getting up IN inc Mo ,hs
Look at him tilted back there With his iee' on VI"
aoh, I didn't refer to bis feet They re v mske
enough: but the booblack, unfortunately can N'A'
the rest of him shine"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
SINGULAR PLCCK OF BOSTON GIRL.
rom The phiadelphia Times.

A Boston GIRL retiring at night found a rat in her
room. Sho closed the door and started In wild pursuit
OF the creature about the She was Just
about to deal it crushing blow. with the French
heel of her shoe when tho rat took refuge III the
spring Of her bed, quite out of her reach. Well"
said She guess after MS experience he will stay
where no has found he is SAFE" And then she went
TRANQUILITY to bed and slept all night and In tho
morning she got a terrier at a neighbours and the
dog ferreted out the raj and killed it. There have
be n able-bodled masculine persons who have leaped
madly out of bed upon hearing what they supposed
10 be a mouse burroWing In the mattress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
sKTLFUL PIyAYCIERIyG

From The Washington Critic.
At the club r.. vrc had
Charlie-That was good game OF POKER W. "~'
last night. u,. o,te
Harry-Firstrate. How did you como ou''
CharlieaTen dollars ahead w.vs You
Harry-How do you figure 10 OUT thst ""'
borrowed twenty didn't you to begin on
Vas lint I only lost $40 OF IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27

Two girls sat in a car few evenings ago. ave
won't have 10 ride in these kind OF any more
after awhile" said one. "Wc're going TO have electric
cars here" " Is that so ?" qucred NO. 2. How do
they go. by steam or by smoke don't knoy.s
replied No l. but ! think they go by smoke."-
buffalo Express.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-22
An Interesting Time-Piees.

A prominent matchmaker In Ric
Janeiro has q solar clock fitted up in
his establishment. which Is not only
ingenious. but practically solves the
question Of perpetual motion for thoss
places where the sun shines perpst
ually. He has an electr1c oell appa,
ratus in the upper story. end the two
wires from the battery are furnished
each with q thin. fat. horizontal pieca
Of metal. separated by q distance q.
four or 1--WE millimetrcs one frcn tie
other. Just above the nat piece Of
metal . bi-convexcd lens concentrates
the rays Of the sun upon them at >
certain moment, noon. for instance.
The action Of the suns rays heats aud
bends the metal pieces so that they
come in contact. thus closing the ele> /.
tric circuit, which rings the bell.
This is not all. however. that Mr.. Ma
gun requires Of the sun; he forces it u
vino up the clock in his own room at
the same time. The barrel arbor car
ries . click and a ratchet, which il
wound up by the hammer Of the cleo
trio bell as it moves backward and for
ward, striking the hour. And even
this Is not all; the sun has to regulate
the clock also. The cannon carries a
washer with an indentation correspond
ing TO an adjusted lever. which Is SET
in motion by the armature Of . mag
net. and at noon turns the cannon SC
- 70 bring the minute hand It the
figure Xu-Je,celer's Reriec.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-22
soNo OF THE KITCHEN QUEEN.

leone and 60 fron place % p,aea
With Independence airy:
0thinGs don't please. ask no RracA
And make no lengthy tarry.
Ror places. sure. are easy got
And waiting all around me:
And day by day Me ladies' troG'
Rejoicing when they've found ~
Iput the wages up and up
And take my work-days lightly;
And twice . week I'm out to sup
HiU b treated rightly.
Ismash the dishes. burn the meats
And will not wash or bake, ma'am:
] don't know how to get up '.sweetS,"
And never make cake, ma'am.
And ret you know you're mine for life.
You'll give me up. Oh, mover!
For every girl that's made . wifc
Depends on me forever.
For men may come and you'n say ''yes:"
Or 20, ind leave you pining:
And still you will not learn that dress
Should second be 70 dining.
And % bend with regal sway
The grand domestic lever;
1t 10 the nineteenth century way.
And it will last forever,
Ever,
Ishau reign forever.
-AvtsfiHs Asdersoa. - 1sms.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-22
Unexceptionai Reference.

There arc different kinds Of pluck.
They don't always inspire the same re.
spect and confidence. A man in Ari-
coma sent up to . firm in San Francisco
for some goods. They were to be fur.
nished on credit. and he gave . refer.
ence in town. The firm called upon
the reference.
do you know this man in Ari.
sonas"
know himl Certainly; know him
we'll"
what kind OF man II he?'
"He's splendid fellow; a god fel.
low"
Hes in business there, isn't he?''
why, yes. He's an enterprisins
chap; got lots Of push and pluck"
Hes written to u.s."
"What does he want?"
Credit"
That's all right"
"Well, we'd like to know what kied
Of . man he is"
"What kind Of . man he iss Grit!
That's what he is. He's the kind OF
sman who'd put up $1,000 on q pair Of
deuces and never wink"
THANK YOU" SaS FraScisoo
Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-22
How SaSv.Oust % 0ale6.

In California We burn our saw-dust
or throw il into tho streams, and 70
kill the fish. That Il California style
the sort Of free-handed pioneer way Of
letting the morrow take care Of itself,
and throwing away . shirt and buying
. new one rather than take the trouble
to have the old one washed. In Maine
tho land Of steady habits-they know
better. They neither destroy their
saw-dust nor make IN instgumeut OF
destruction out Of It They bale IL and
sell II for packing. stable purposes,
etc. BY . new process Of pressing.
eight barrels Of saw-dust II put into .
bale 24x24xS6 inches in size. A local
newspaper remarks: ''Amopg tho in
ventions Of recent years perhaps few
are destined to play % important .
yart In the lumber manufacturing re.
eions ~ this device for utilizipg sav.
dust. "-san Fryrciscs Report.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-22
A Test Of Character.

In some parts of the world it Is no
counted a sign Of good breeding to eat
sparingly and with n disply Of dainti.
ness. but in other places nothing will
do but . voraciOus appetite. AtraveleF
In Central Asia says: On one occa-
sion. having ridden long distance
since the early morning. halted with
my companions Mt small village, and
dishes Of newly-made gatfuk were
placed before us-apreparation which,
when fresh. is really delicious. II
needed no adventitious politeness to
make me devour it, and emptied my
huge dish Of coagulated milk in n man.
ner which charmed my host. Another
was set before me, which / emptied
with equal zest. Ieven surpassed my
companions in vOracity, and from time
70 time ! observed my gray-bearded
entertainer turn TO the assemblage.
and, with n look Of genuine pleasure
lighting his cOuntenance, say, alluding
To NE: '.He is a good man; he is an
excellent man. ~ YOUTHS Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-22
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

Sarah Bernhardt is nothing if not
theatrical and spectacular. When shs
entertains at her house she sits at her
table on a regular throne with a can
opy overhead.
Mrs. Kendall, the great English
actress. is the inventor and patentee Of
= lamp and candle shade. from the
sales Of which she derives a handsome
profit. 1t is called the ..Egdam"-he,
cwn name reserved.
Rev. Father Toltop, OF Quincy.
ILL.,. is said to be the only colored
Catholic priest in the United States
He was born in slavery. He speaks
several languages and is highly re-
gsrded by the clergy.
In Paducah. KY, rich German,
upon going into a drug store for
something TO heal hurt got in the
FrancO-Prussian campaign. found in
the man who supplied it not only a
fellOw-German. but the same surgeon
who had attended him when first hurt
in the Fatherland.
Elder T. w. Evans. the great
Shaker. in celebrating his eightieth
birthday. says that he will live ten
-ears more. and will in that time see
his theories realized-tO-wit: State
ownership of land. the holding of pub
lie Office by celibates alone. equal suf
frage, and the ownership and educl-
tiOn of children by the state.
MIR. Cassius F. Lee. Jr., of AleA-
andria, Va, has two original letters of
General Washington-on dated Cam
bridge, Mass. when Washington had
just assumed command Of the Conti-
mental army. and the other addressed
near the close Of the war 10 Mr.. Fred
erick Bland. member OF Congress
from Virginia, and dated at Newburg.
N. Y, 1888.
Hester Norris, Of Wyoming Terri
tory, was the first woman in the Unit
ed States ever appointed justice of the
peace. She was IA tall woman, with
profile which closely resembled the
portraits of Queen Elizabeth. While
she was in Office the was terror to
class of evil-dOers." Yes" the half-in-
ebriated rough would plead on his ar
rest, II have been a-beatin' my wife
again. l know it; but don't send me
up fore Mis-. Norris. Irathcr go fore
ten men than thet women. l rather
be tried by u man."
Miss Susan Il. Anthony. the most
famous old maid in America. who was
90 prominent in the WOman's Interna-
tiOnal Council in Washington. is now
in her sixty-ninth year. She is of
Quaker ancestry. and though born in
Massachusetts, was educated in Phila-
ielphia. Her earliest public efforts
we're in behalf of tie temperance cause.
Since 1852 she has been one OF. the lead
ing spirits in every woman's right con-
vention. and has been the acting sec
retary and general agent of the wom-
ans rights agitation through all these
years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-22
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

Little boy-''Pa. why does ths
| world mOve?" Pa, thinking of some
thing else: Because it is cheaper
than paying rent"
Farmer Observation-Disclosures you
get through digging what are ycr
going to do?" Amateur gardener
PUT . porous plaster on my back. :
Life.
Married woman ..Matrimony
without love is perfectly dreadful
Old maid-"Not more dreadful than
love without matrimony."- Washing.
ton Critic.
-"How do you like your new place
Bridget?" asked the servant girls
beau. ''Not at all. Sure the mistress
wears such small shoes that l CAM
get my feet into them. y
Journal.
10. Mr.. Puddinghead. don't you
love Tennyson's poem, Break. Break,
Break? l think it too lovely" "Well,
40. l can't say that l do. / know a
bank whereon that wild rhyme growsg
-Drake's Magazine.
Humorous Observation-Disclosures, what
do you think? This morning a man
looked me straight in the face and cut
me-" Trusting wife-'.GOod gracious!
Who was it?" Humorous husband
The barber. r."-Harpcr's Bazar.
Old lady Ito street gamin)-..Boy,
you arc a very dirty little fellow. Why
don't you run home and ask your
mother to wash your face and hands?T'
Gamin-"Me mudder amt got time.
mum. to-day. It's wash day."-The
Epoch.
-She-.What frigid. tall creature
Miss Cantatrice is" He-..I agree with
you, but what is that high note she is
on nOw?" She-'.rm sure l don't rec.
ognize it. Perhaps it may be q new
one-Polar c, for instance. ."-Nem
Hdrcn Meas.
Small brother-'.And, Jack,
heard pa say that il you didn't gradu-
ate this year he'd make it hot for you. ."
Jack LOafer dropped three ycars)-
Its strange. Bobbie, my boy. what a
difference in temperature that one de-
gree does make "-Harcard Lansp00n.
Fond father TO his boy who has
just returned from years absence at
school)-"Well. how did you get along
with your art studies? Can you draw,
well?' Boy Observation-Disclosures
we'll? Nav! Awful hard luck Never
6lled flush during the whole term"
Judge.
MARY. will you marry me?" mo.
George. l can not" do yOu-do you
love anOther?r mo, but / can never
be your wife. l saw you umpiring
that game Of ball yesterday, and I
can not give my heart to a man who
will call man out on strikes when no
ought to have his base On balls. y Lin.
,eln Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-22
THE IMPORTED STYLE.

Laundry Work a. 1t Is Performed by EH.
ponents OF tho Latest Modes.
This is a subject that is carefully
avoided by some of our most promi.
rent writers OF housekeeping articles.
Knowing there must be some grave
reason for the omission We proceed
cautiously to furnish few hints only
concerning the mystery spoken of by
the importers themselves as "washin'
| and inin'."
The clothes should be all packed
into the wash-tub without any regard
for their kind or degree. Then do
luged with soda and any and all com.
pounds warranted to take out the dirt
without labor.
The next day the clothes should be
drawn from this and passed to the next
tub to be FINISHED"
Blueing and starching follow, and,
when the articles are hung in the back
yard. the sun and wind are expected to
complete the unfinished work.
The most high-toned importers do
not actually iron clothes. They rub
them of" or '.press them," turning
them out of the kitchen and out Of the
way as fast as possible.
The only comfortable way of doing
laundry work is that suggested by the
silence Of the ones in authority.
Hire one OF the importers OF the
latest style Of "Uashin and Tnin," and
on the days that she is engaged in her
mystical rites fee the kitchen as you
would a pestilence.
Stay upstairs and in fear and trem.
bling sew up the holes in your hus-
bands stockings. and fasten the but
tons on your husbands shirts that the
style importer wrug of the week be-
fore.
Or sit down and write plain. practi-
cal articles on laundry and kitchen
work. that the minds Of young house
keepers may be put TO confusion, and
that you may wiring shekels from con-
6ding editors to repay the ravages the
style importer is making-unnoticed
and unrebuked-in your kitchen
Era Loren Carson, tn Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-22
A DUDE BRIDEGROOM.

He was 50 Nervous, You Know. and Neea-
ed . Little Fsnning.
How do look. Dicky?"
Dicky is the ..best man" and q
brother dude. He replies with great
fervOr:
"Oh, splendid. deah boy, splendid. a"
"Weslly. Dicky?"
"'Pon hOnah. old fellow"
me necktie all right, Dicky?"
"Yes. yes-every things all right
"Weally, Dicky?"
"'POn honah, dear boy"
Me coat sets we'll in the back.
Dicky?"
Couldn't be bettah."
"Weally. Dicky?"
"Yes, weally."
20, Dicky!'
swell. deah boy?"
"Isn't there . winlxle. q great, hoe-
rid winkle in my right glove?"
'No-'pon honah."
''Oh, I'm 50 glad. for-O. Dicky!"
''Well. me boy?"
Nv OulQ you ml0Q taxing the Ofueh
and smoothing me hair down . little on
the left side?"
with pleasure, old fel."
'.Ah, thanks"
"How do you feel. my boy?"
"A twifie nervous. Dicky."
"Ah. brace up. brace up. my boy
What time is it. Dicky?"
"A quarter to eight"
"Ah! Almost time for tho ceremony.
Hanged If don't wish it was all over
with. You sure look all right
Dicky?"
Splendid. old fell"
"Ah. thanks awfully. deah boy. Tn
twifle pale. eh. Dicky?"
"A nero twihe."
"Ah. thanks. Would you mind fan
ming me little. Dicky?"
with pleasure. me boy"
20. Dicky. what il I should faintp"
There. there. me boy; don't get
nervous"
Hanged il l can help it All, it's
time to meet Helen, and I look Ill
right l--my necktic-I-my trousers
for I--I-my hair. Dicky. my hair.
Il-O. Dicky. I'm - uervous!"-
Detroit Free Pres,