Milford chronicle., 1889-03-29
once became fhereat uneasy.

once became thereat uneasy.
II thought so" chuckled Tom Leggett, 81
guessed It, Wen, now, the smaller your
success the more think Of you. The promi-
nent politieians-some term them statesmen
are all rascals, every mothers son Of them.
Tie real workers for the peoples interests,
the ones swho introduce beneficial bills and
are active in beneficial legislation, are never
heard Of, and they are not returned TO con-
] gress Or the legislature the second term,
either The people, Bob, politically, are Just
are just like drunkards The sot has a vague
idea that whisky is bad for him. Whenever
he is himself, or even when not too drunk he
is ready TO admit it. Just so with the people
tho taxpayer and voter. They know that
good, honest, intelligent, though obscure
man would fairly and faithfully represent
them. But their infatuation for some stump
| bowling blatherskite who has several times
before sold them out, and who they well
know, will do it again, is too mulch for them
and, like the sot turning 70 his cups, they,
too turn out to the polls and vote into Office
the very ringster who is bound body and
soul 20 some monopoly which is daily cutting
the financial life out Of them Aud they
push the honest, intelligent candidate back
into obscurity. Can you recall any very
luminous or onnobliug congressional legisla
tion during the past two decGdesF'
Iventured demurrer that the subject had
never been considered by me exactly in that
light.
Guess not" again chuckled Tom Leggett;
''you won't be apt to hear such ideas ad-
vanced, either, from any one else, unless it !
be from some lunatic Of a red headed anarch- |
ist popping the idea up like a skyrocket, 10 |
md AsrfHH }. nr4-n. L.
people will then hold up their hands in holy /
horror, but they have no reproaches for the |
miserable political sneak whose neglect Of |
duty and pernicious legislation have in |
famed the minds Of radicals. Let's play |
game of chessn
Usually chess is game, like whist, to be .
played il silence, but Tom Leggett managed /
to enlven it with quito display OF invective
and auimadversiOn. Before such a rattling.
harassing fire Of small arms l was powerless
70 duly consider my moves, and Tom Leg
gett won three games before the lunch hour.
Please pass the oleomargarine," he said.
looked up with surprise and inquired:
surely you can get butter from the coun-
try and not be dependent ON city dealersr
"This came from the country; that's why
l believe it's oleon
Pardon my obtuseness"
''lJ's this way. The city sharper goes into
the country, buys country butter, brings it
to the city, trades with the city dealers, re-
ceiying pound and a half Of oleo for one
pound Of butter, carries the former home,
and the mex, day comes back to the city cry
ing purc country butter with a nasal drawl
ard hay seed in his hair. Bah. Don't YOU
taste ,he terra alba in these jumblesm
Terra alba"
YES, the best cream tartar you can buy
in the market is IS per cent. terra alba. Its
a trade secret but true as gospel Every
thing We eat almost is Gdulterated."
"BIt this is excellent coffee. Mocha, /
presHment
Mocha! Ny dear man, there are not ten
pounds of mocha coffee imported into the
United States in year. They don't raise
mocha enough for home consumption. In
-his country it would be worth its weight in
silver This coffee is, probably, a fair quality ]
II O. e.. Java, adul,erated with chicory.
Even my vinegar crueu contains nothing but S
vile decoction Of acids French laces arc |
woven in New York. Skiliful physicians are {
osing patients every day through tho weak
ming, uncertain adulteration Of drugs, es- S
}acally Quiuine. Russian leather is made in
Connecticut. Kerosene oil is sold away be- J
oU state test because the INSPECTOR held his /
iand behind bis back when he inspected it,
Spanish mackerel are caught on the New l
Jersey coast. The ayslage saloon keeper can Ct
.raw five distinct kinds Of liquor from one 1
'arel of high wines Italian marble is quar- il
led in Kentucky. Parisian art work comes
rom Boston. English cashmere is made in y
Vow Hampshire. Bordeaux wine is made in "
'alifornia Marseilles linen is produced in G
Massachusetts,, and Havana cigars are rolled lC
y the million in Chicago. The merchant ON a
no side OF the street is running his competi- q
or ON the other, because the former has d
ribed custom house officials. All, this is a
nd world Let us talk of something pleas IL
nter' b
$50 you renewed your friendship with Il
ON Leggett did youf inquired a legal
riend, the day after my visit.
81 did, / replied, "but isn't he a most
ocular maum u
PECULIAR l should say he was Why, "'
My last week l drew all the papers that re- e.
ased a mortgage of $500 on a poor widows m
ONE, who had five children to support, and
ave her clear deed for tho premises. Tom X
esget5 furnished the money, but she doesn't W
zen know it, and always speaks Of him as o'
lat cross old man on the corner lot. Dick w
teele in St. Paul Pioneer Press. W