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ecutive work, and then there is large
general Office where he appears when
encored by the populace and where he
bows and tries to look pleasant when
paved over by strangers, for instance.
who have just visited Niagara and then
desire to scrutiniZe the Governor of
New York.
He has o cold, calm eye, with which
he encouraged me to forget some bright
and bonhomme things which I had
thought of saying to him. l had IN
tended to chirk him up with few
buoyant thoughts of which I am the
parent, but I did not do it, and am
glad now that did not.
Governor Hill is one of our most es-
teemed coterie of bald-headed men.
Some say that resemble him lit
tie, but people who have seen us to-
gether, talking over the future OF our
common country, say that they can
readily distinguish the Governor from
me. His figure is more commanding
than mine and his carriage is more
graceful and has redder wheels than
mine. When we walk together people
easily pick me out because I walk with
more freedom and sinuous movement
which takes up most of the sidewalk.
An old teamster with whom assOci-
ated once said that would never make
good roadster as my feet did not
"track." My walk is more extempo-
raneous than Governor Hills. He
possesses o conscious dignity which
I sadly lack. This lack of dignity
secures for me at a strange hotel
the room in which former guests have
been in the habit of blowing out the
gas, or their brains, such as they are;
and there is soiled place on the
threshold of the transom where the
bell boy has been in the habit of
crawling over to examine the deceased.
This room also has an old-fashioned
bell cord in it, with-a woolly tassel at
the end, while the other is tied to q
brick building on the next block.
After holding the hand of the Gov
ernor for quite while, and trying to
think of something to say to him which
would fix my face in his memory for
four years, I said we were having
rather an open winter. it seemed to
me, and then, gently but reluctantly,
I gave him back his hand, to do with
it as he might think best. There being
no obstacles placed in my way at this
time, came away by means of the
door, which was held ajar by man
who seems to have the entire con-
fdence of the Governor
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The cushion. to support his back
And off they started all.

The cushion. to support his back,
And off they started all.
Willie, with basket on his arm,
Tho gate swung open wide;
And Fanny held her fathers hand
And cha,ted by his side.
First Willie thought he'd be the horse
And pull the coach along;
And then he thou hit papa the best
Because he was so strong.
Tine bride soon was fastene on,
The lash tied to the whip;
And tight down hill the reins were held,
For fear the horse would trip.
But soon the horse came to q stand
Near to the roadside wall;
The children saw O spiders web,
And round they gathered all.
They saw the spider in his hole,
The snare which he had laid
10 catch the wasps, and gnats, and flies
Or which his meals were made.
Then father told them OF the sack
From which he spins his thread,
The glue with which he fastens tight
The strands which he has made
The children stood to watch awhile
graSshopper just then,
Who tried to reach the b INK above
Fell near the spiders den.
His feet were caught within the web,
And rush ng on his prey,
The spider, winding round him threads,
Secured him as he lay.
And when he found his stru ,gles cease
He DIR Igged him to his den,
And having eaten all he wished
He cast him forth again.
Thsn mother thought that Fanny could
Repeat, if she would try,
Sweet Merry Howitt's story Of
The 81 ider and the Fly.
The second verse made Fanny pause,
But Willie cried, 60 on!"
And watching close his sisters lips,
Scarce stirred till she had done.
Ind.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-03-30
THE LITTLE FOLKS
The Spiders Web.
BIZ JENNIE S. VALLEY.

One afternoon-'twss very warm
Though pleasant was tho breeze,
The children played uron the lawn
Beneath the m apie trees.
Papa was busy at his book
Within an old armchair.
And grandma aimed q ender VI
That needed all her care.
Grandpa was writing at his desk
Just where he likes to stand,
When mother raised her eyes and smiled,
Her sewing in her hand.
Il wonder, dears." she said, IF you
With me would ike to 60,
To pick the raspberries saw
And promise would show?
.Ah, yes! I see it in your eyes!
Your basket 20 may get;
But do not tire your Ii tie feet,
/ am not really yet.
Then Fanny asked could baby go?
'Twould please the little thinsl
And off she ran to tell his nurse
His warmer sack to bring.
Then Biddy wheeled his carriage round
And laid the purple shawl.
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The letter head of q storekeeper in
Wallingford, Ct, is comprehensive, and
indicates catholicity of occupation on
his part. It runs thus: "Confection-
cry, toys, ice cream, tobacco, cigars,
pipes, news-room, stationery, blank
notes, drafts, blank books, temperance
drinks, bread. pies, traits, tea, coffee,
baseball goods, fish hooks, etc. Agent
Anchor line steamers Drafts on Eu-
rope for sale"
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Insect Superstitions.

The Koran says all flies shall perish
save one-the bee fly. 1t is regarded
as q death warning in Germany to hear
q cricket's CRY, says London Tid-Bits.
The Tapuya Indians in South America
say the devil assumes the form OF fly.
Rain il. in some parts of the country,
expected to follow unusually loud
chirping of crickets- Flies are re-
1arded Is furn;-,:-~ ~ro vnostications
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return to it after they have been led
astray by gaudy diamonds and the
IKE: but it is very often the-case that
the best dressed Of those who are the
most exquisite about their jewelry give
up All sorts of precious stones when
tney become 45 or 50 years of age and
settle down to the plain signet ring on
the third finger of their left hand. -
'Jetceiers' Gazette.
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would have been forgotten in the warm
sunshine and intense blue of the sky,
so unusual at this season of the year,
but for the mud and slush, and horri-
BILE state of the roads.
In the middle of the day the sun was
80 hot that windows were thrown open
as In the summertime, and out of one
of these hoated down to the street a
song-words, those of familiar hymn
Only waiting till the shadows
Are little longer grown;
Only waiting till the slimmer
OF the days last beam is flown
Till the night OF death has iaded
From the heart once full OF day;
Till the stars of b oaven ars breaking
Through the twilight soft and gray.
"Stars and garters!' exclaimed a
passer-by, to himself, in an undertone,
"who ever knew such a combination as
that voice, that hymn, and that face !"
Quick ears caught the words, for
instantly the song ceased, and the
singer moved from hsr seat near the
window to the far end of the room
But the exclamation was not to be
wondered at, as the words sung with
such thrilling pathos and exquisite
skill fell, not from the quivering lips
of an almshouss pauper this time, but
from the rosebud mouth of young
girl with face of Madonna-like sweet
ness, set in q frame of golden curls,
aud lighted by wondrously beautiful
eyes, as blue as the sky at which they
gazed with such impassioned yesrning.
How could the girl so enter into the
spirit of her song were it not the cry
of her own weary soul? And yet how
could one so young and fair possibly
be stated with life and "only waiting"
for release?
As she rose from her seat you would
have noted, however, not merely her
exceedingly diminutive stature, but
also that it was occasioned by de-
formity only partially concealed from
observation by the heavy mass OF rip
ping hair which hung down below her
waist. And this gave clue to the
pensive expression on the round, almost
childish face, which should by rights
ill have dimpled with girlish glee in
stead of being grave and sad beyond
its years.
Her attention now became attracted
by the driving of q coal team into the
back yard and the voice of gentleman
who stepped out from the store over
which she lived, exclaiming:
by Jovei what q horse! Man alive,
what on earth do you mean by using
such an animal as this to draw coal ?'
Stepping out on little balcony that
overlooked the yard, Daisy quietly
watched the scene beneath her.
The hc'sa was , beauty. Evidently
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s'Ruming'' the Plebes ut Annapolis.


Scene-A room in the hotel. Half a
dozen candidates discovered, busy over
their books. A loud knock on the door
is heard. Enter two very small cadets,
in blue uniforms bright with brass but
tons. Candidates all rise and anxiously
await developments. One of the cadets
says, loftily-"Good afternoon, young
gentlemen"
Candidates reply in chorus Good
afternoon.
Small Cadet (sternly to Marryat)-
What's your name?
Marryat (nervously)-B
Small Cadet (severely)-Brown
what?
Marryat Cat a guess - Marryat
Brown.
Small Cadet (scowling) = Marryat
Brown what?
One of the candidates has evidently
been party to some previous inter-
view, for he whispers something to
Marryat, who replies with more conf
dence-Brown. sir.
Small Cadet Ah!-that's much
better. And how do you spell it, Nj.
Brown?
Marryat- THROWN, sir.
Small Cadet-Try it again, Mr..
Brown.
Marryat latter a second prompting
by the knowing candidate)-B, sir; I,
sir; o, sir; W, sir; n, sir; Brown, sir.
Small Cadet-You spell we'll. Ever
bone any math 1n English-Have you
ovar studied mathematics 81
Marryat Observation-Disclosures, sir.
Small cadet with lightning-like ra-
pidity)-If herring and half cost q
cent and half, what1l half herring
cost? Quick! (Marryat ponders.) "Oh,
you'll bilge!" (Which latter remark,
being translated, means that Marryat is
sure to fail at the examination and be
rejected.)
Thus the nonsense goes on. Other
candidates are called in and made to
cut droll capers. Reciting children's
rhymes, singing songs, playing circus,
initiating animals, and hundred other
absurdities are gone through with.
The cadets never smile. They move
among the others like superior beings,
demanding homage which is freely
given. The admiring candidates, abssh-
ed at finding themselves SO green. long
for the time when they too can swag-
ger and exact the deferential "sir, land
I'LL their conversation with nautical
phrases. But even running" is now
considered as another form of hazing,
and is fast taking its place among the
lost arts.-Joh,a II. Gibbons, o. S. n,
i'm ST. Nicholas.
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BIZ FRANC L STONE.

HAT have we here
AN orphan asylum OF
free lunchl" exclaim-
ed the business man.
ager of q Chicago
newspaper as he en-
tered the ofcs and
beheld q otle Y
group of boys of
various sizes, appear
ance, and deport-
ment.
I'VE advertised for
a boy last night, You
remember; this is
the reply," respond
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Bill Nye Calls on Governor Hill.

Cd s. Gov,
Hill at Al
bany and tried
to mold the pol
icy of the State.
He spoke kindly
of other things,
but said he was
doing his own
holding almost
entirely. Gov
ernor Hill has
his Office in the
new Capitol
Building, and it
is swept out be-
fore he comes
down each day.
He has a private
Office in which
he does his ex-
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LITERARY CHIT.CHAT.
By FRED LUCIA souIERs.
% FRIEND FROM

ChlEND HOH
Conn e c ticut.
who rejoiced In
t h e suggestive
'cogn o nj e n OF
Comfort, " pai6
his devoirs to 8
charming an G
attractive young
widow, residing
out on Long
Island. Ii he,
her gliefs were
too new Or hel
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lover too old, or for some other equally
good cause, she declined this fat ring
offer, whereupon Quaker friend Of
ours remarked that it was the first
modern instance he had known where
Rachel had refused to be comforted.
II think" sad Thackerav once at t,
public dinner, chat I had rather have
had potato and kindly word from
Goldsmith than have been beholden tc
.Dean Swift for o guinea and dinner
An eccentric old English nobleman,
on engaging o new servant, always
prefaced his questions with, "Can you
whistler"
On being asked the reason for this
curious question, he sa d he always
made him whistle when he went to
draw the ale, until he returned, thus
preventing him from tasting it.
The above goes nicely with the story
told of old Lord Deale and his butler.
On the buffers resigning his place
because his lordship's wife was al
ways scolding him, he was answered
with, Good gracious, mon, we've lit
tie to complain O.; We may be Thankful
we're no married to her!"
A young Boston scientist was ex-
planning to his grandmother the proc
ess of blowing and preserving a col
lection of birds eggs.
you see, grandmamma, We perforate
an ape rture in the apex and a CORE
spondiag aperture in the base, and
then by applying the egg fruit to the
lips and forcibly exhaling the vital
principle of the lungs, the shell is en-
tirely discharged of its contents. {"
"Bless my SOUL" clied the old lady,
"what wonderful improvements they
do make! Now, in my younger days,
we just made hole in each end and
blew it out"
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FouR hunters fred simultaneously at
q rabbit that kept on running, and they
say all together: II wonder who missed
that timS3s
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; PRINCE IN DISGUISE,
pY J. B. SALISBURY.

NE \ morning. al
l was walking
down q shady
lane, whether
by chance OF
otherwise, l
met o tortoise.
DE was wad-
ding along in
his aristocratic
manner in my
path, but when
we came face to
face he halted
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The Mineral Industries i'm 1888.

The year 1888 was very eventful
as well as O very prosperous one to the
mineral industries. The value of the
mineral products, which in 1887
amounted to the enormous total of
S542, 284, 225, was still further increased
in nearly every item in 1888, when it
undoubtedly exceeded $3.50, OOO, 900. or
more than the aggregate value Of the
mineral products of all the European
countries.
Coal. anthracite tons Of 224o
Coal. bituminous tons Of a,sio
Iron ore ton: Of 2, go po.ndsj. 10000
Pig iron tons of 2, 24O po0n6sl. 100000
Steel rails tons OF 2, 2sO poundS...... 1.ss9000
LEAD tons Of aooJ pounds). .......... $4,000
Zinc tons Of 100 pounds) ............ $1,000
Coming value. siaS Per ouncs).... sss. 10000
Coming value. ssoG Per ounce. esz. so
The item of greatest value in our
products is coal. OF this our output
has increased enormously; in anthra-
cite to about 4O, OOO, 900 gross tons, as
from full statistics; and In bituminous
to about $4,000, 900 gross tons, az by
futures partly estimated.
OF pig iron there was produced about
5000, 900 gross tons, as reported by the
American Iron and Steel Association.
Our average consumption Of iron ore
is about two tons to the ton of pig
iron produced, and we imported about
COG. 900 tons; We consequently pro-
duced from our own mines II. 4OO, 600,
tons Of ore.-Engiiseering and Min
ing Journal.
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Daisy Temples Mission.
BY HELEN A. STEINHAUER.


T was a perfect
AGay, albeit in early
November. S ev-
eral days before
)snow had fallen /;
in fact, there had
b e n a regular
; blizzard; but all
that was in the
OaSt now and
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ed one of his staff of assistan 8, with a
comprehensive wave of the hand to-
ward the numerous collection.
"Oh, that's it! Well, boys" he con-
tinued, addressing the youngsters, II
suppose YOU all want the position"
yes, sir, they chorused.
"Well. I can't give it to all OF you.
I think I shall have to apply test, F"
said the willy manager, with twinkle
Of the eye. Follow me-"
He led the way to back Office.
which was vacant at that hour, fol-
lowed by the band of youthful as
pirants, who crowded about him eager
~ as he closed the door upon their
conference.
"How many of you can say 4 saw q
tall, slim, slick sapling' three times
without stopping or making mis-
take?" asked the manager.
The boys. tried once around without
a single success, whereupon they were
told to remain where they were and
practice awhile, when they would be
accorded another trial.
No sooner had the man quit the
apartment than the boys chorused the
words together, producing comical
jingle-jangle, and hearty peal of
laughter followed.
After quarter of an hour spent in
this way the novelty of the situation
was worn off, and the divers express
sions that framed the applicants faces
presented varied study for an artist
or character reader. Curiosity, be-
wilderment, disgust, chagrin, were
painted there, and when the big clock
had slipped by another quarter of an
hour, the first overt demonstration of
the general dissatisfaction was evil
denced by q boy siding to the door
and shooting out.
When the business manager returned
to the room, an hour after leaving it
full almost to overflow of ambitious
humanity, but one aspirant remained.
II saw tall, slim, slick sapling,"
the boy was saying in concise, clear,
rapid tones, over and over again, with
out the slightest hesitancy: and it is
needless to add that he was engaged
on the spot.
Ridiculous as the test may casually
appear, the man, whose large expe-
rience from dealing with the general
public daily gave him quick insight
into human character, had satisfied
himself that the boy possessed three
qualities Indispensable to good en-
ploye = determination, perseverance,
and self-reliance. The youth had evil
denced them all by accomplishing per-
fectly what was given him to do, not
outstanding its seeming ,foolishness
and the fact that it had been accepted
as hoax by two-thirds of the fifty boys
who had, one by one, left him sole mas
ter of the situation.-Chicago Ledger.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-27
Postal stat sites.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Last year $3.50
complaints of losses of domestic registered
mail were received, and 1851 of foreign:
losses were located in 5.S47 cases, and Sl4,5lL75
recovered. Domestic money orders in the last
fiscal year. 10.1S0.I40. for Sll5,0sl, ,s45; fees
received, $3.50, COZ. Postal notes issued, 6s02,-
729. for S129S2, 100: fees, S20s,377. Inter.
national money orders. S24 427, for $l2 2S0. SIG:
paid 26,679, for 4.490. 72s; fees, Sl51,S45. The
money order system was IS, l2S less than self
sustaining. Atty. Tyner, tor the postofiice
department recommends that assistant post
masters in presidential Offices be bonded to
the government; that the postmastergeneral
be given power TO Immediately Gil vacancies
mporarily; that obscene scientific works be
excluded from the mails. Last year there
were sent from this country by steamer 6S3,lSl
pounds of letters and 3.42S, ,721 pounds of
other mail matter; cost of service. S6S7. .5z1.
The Brazilian service is insufficient
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-27
More Pos,nnic. Racket.

DECATUR, Nov. 21.-[special. John n.
Sullivan, an old soldier, recently received the
appointment of postmaster OF Berne, this
county. as compromise" after bitter fight
between the various republican factions. Sui
livan proceeded TO move the Office into drug
store whose proprietor was democrat. Some
OF the defeated aspirants, with the assistance of
the chairman OF the republican county com
mitteeman, at once succeeded in getting
Clarkson to cancel the appointment and give
the Office 10 township committeeman, named
Wagner, who now refuses TO I'll out his bond
and accept the Office. Many OF the leading re-
publicans of the place declare that II the
soldier applicant gets left in the final outcome
Of the matter they are done voting the repub-
lican ticket
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-27

state. the greater will be the efficiency OF the
government. There should be more business
men in our national administration. Mr..
Cleveland stated that there was an abundance
of good material available which was
going to waste. Many of the evils of public life
would, in his opinion, speedily disappear II
business men would take greater interest in
public affairs.
MIR. Cleveland said that there had been
great deal OF discussion lately over the question
what shall we do with our ex-presdentsP
lie hoped that the country would not take the
advice of an Illinois editor who recommended
that they be shot. He suggested that the best
way of disposing of them was to let them alone
and give them a chance to earn their daily
bread in peace.
Speeches were made by Justice Miller, Secy.
Noble NJ. T.. Phelps and others.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-27
ThAT BENTON COUNTY DECISION
Obtained by VI acIin alton of the school Book
Trust.


Trust.
The school book trust has been doing some
very fine work in Benton county. the result of
which is a decision from local judge Peter
II. Ward of the Thirtieth judicial district that
the school book law is unconstitutional The
case ives 4 manufactured one for the especial
purpose of procuring such decision. Both
plaintiff and defendant were creatures Of the
school book trust and the lawyers on both
sides we're retained by the trust These slick
citizens seemed to have picked their county
and their court with great care. The school
officials in Benton county have been hostile to
the law from the beginning, and have done all
they could to emDarrass its execution.
Judge Wards decision, which has created
great glee in trust circles, is in direct conflict ut
every point with the opinion OF the attorney
general to the character and constitutonaity
of the law, rendered some time since, in
spOnse TO inquiries from State Supt.
LaFollette. It is the duty of the attorney
general to appear in support OF the consttu-
tionality Of acts OF the legislature which may
be attacked in the courts, and, some time
ago, Gov. HOvey requested Mr.. Michener
TO appear in all cases involving the consttu-
tiOnality of the schoOl-book law. In his letter
making this request of the encouragement,
doubted the constitutionality of the
measure, or else | should have
vetoed it." The case in Newton county was
begun and brought to argument p without the
knowledge of the attorney general or the lndi-
ana school-book company, or apparently of
anybody else excepting the trust and its tools.
Whether the case will be reviewed by the su-
preme court depends entirely upon the trust,
which controls both ends of the case. But the
matter will unquestionably be brought before
the supreme court in some form at an early
day.
Gov. Hovey was asked by Neacs reporter
yesterday concerning his opinion of the school
book law:
at did not exactly suit my ideas when it
was passed by the legislature" he said, "and 1
should have vetoed il had seen my way clear
to do so. In my study of it, became con-
vinced that it is constitutional. The chief
points on which Judge Ward declared the law
unconstitutional believe 10 be not sound.
When a trustee takes his Office he takes it with
all the burdens attached to 1t. The disposal
of the school-books is as much one
of the trustees duties as is any
other thing which he is charged with. Then
the point that the school book company is q
monopoly is simply nonsense. Ii is a mOnop-
oily exactly as the successful bidder who fur
nishes supplies to the insane hospital or who
gets the contract TO grade the state-hOuse
grounds, is a monopolist, no more nor less. l
suppose, OF course, the encouragement will
defend the constitutionality of the law when it
comes to the supreme court"