The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-06-28
warrington Letter.
(trom u regular correspondent-)

alton. The other day a delegation from
the national camp of the Protective Order
of Americans, which closed its session FIJI
day, called on him. 1t was quite an i'm
posing delegation, and there were many
ladies in the assemblage. The usual hand
shaking began. Landlord Caleb Spofford,
of the Riggs Honse. making the introduce
tions. AS the President was nearly sur
rounded by ladies Mr.. Spofford pinned one
of the long silken badges of the order on
the Presidential coat. For a moment the
President did not appear to notice the
action. When ne did notice it, he quietly
removed the badge from his coat and
handed it back to the discounted girer
with the remark This is entirely unneees-
sary., The significance of this action is
easily understood when one remembers
that the order is generally supposed to be
violently ~antagonistic to the Roman Cath
Ole church and the Irish race. The Pres
ident evidently wanted no Burchard bust
| ness in his.
Landlord Spofford, who took the matter
much to heart, as every gentleman regrets
his errors of Judgment in matters OF that
kind, is the last nan n would suspect of
having a hobby. As a landlord he is a
busy, energetic business man, shrewd and
practical. His hotel is perhaps the finest
in the city so far as fare is concerned and
| his patrons of the wealthier class. In pri-
yate he entertains social schemes and talks
loudly of 1.-THE cause" He is a generous
eiver to 'the cause" lie and his wife are
apostles of the woman's rights party and
nearly every year a convention of long
haired men and short haired women makes
a raid on the house and takes possession of
all the fine rooms. Then the regular
guest finds himself relegated to the upper
regions until the enthusiastic mob OF
'thought thinkers" has passed by.
The p~ampered aristocrat, Baby Mckee
has Just received a visit from the Presi-
dent, at his headquarters at the Cape May
cottage of Mr.. Wanamaker, and went with
him to see a game of base ball on Saturday.
The Mckee infant is a social success and
his levees are attended by vast numbers of
office seekers. Indeed, it is seriously
belle we'd that he is in danger of being kid
mapped and held in the wild mountain re-
of a post Office. The last compliment in
flicted upon the infant is however rather
discouraging and one must ~sympathize
with him. \ local song writer has dedi-
Gated a new lullaby to Baby Mckee. The
young King of Spain is not more weighted
with the cares of state than is our young
Indiana friend, with the doting grand
father.
DIR. William a. Hammond has been sued
by his architect for six thousand dollars as
payment for services prior to his recent
dismissal. DR.. Hammond started out to
build a $40, GOO hospital on the Fourteenth
street road and a go, 900 house opposite
the residence of the British minister. Thus
far the expense incurred in carrying out
the architects plans has been 1920, 900 and
the doctor is mad all the way through. He
did not know that most Washington archi-
tects are so used to government contracts,
that they would submit plans for a SO
chicken coop that would cost $10,0 600 to
build and trust to future legislation to
provide for the deficiency.
DR.. Hammond's interest in his chosen
work does not weaken. 1t is impossible TO
meet him without hearing something that
is novel or timely regarding the human
brain and its ailments. The other evening
he happened to speak of the Johnstown
calamity.
THE French revolution, says this ex-
pert, twas followed by such a prevalence OF
insanity in France as that country has
never known before or since. People be-
come insane at the time of excitement, OF
afterwards from the reaction. The expla-
nation is easy. During a period of great
excitement there is greatly increased work
for the brain, and that calls the blood to
the brain to sustain these mental opera
tions. If that flow is aggravated by the
excitement for a week or so, the habit is
formed and the blood continues to flow to
the brain after the occasion has ceased.
The brain is clogged with it and mental
disturbance follows. If the wilder excite
ment was followed by more mildcr form oi
excitement, instead Of the sombre gloom Of
financial depression and blighted prospects,
there would be fewer cases of insanity al
J~ohnstown. But of course you can't talk
to a ruined laborer of the benefits of Euro
pean travel in his case. However, this
form Of insanity is fortunately not perma
nent or even very long continued"
The knight Templar's Conclaye to BE-
held by the knights of this jurisdiction il
this city next October Is expected to outvit
in interest any similar event that has eve
occurred here. The numbers of visitors
will be nearly as great as during the inau
guration. The paraders will have the adj
vantage of the most beautiful season OF the
year in Washington, without fear o
storms. WESTON.
Prohibition state Convention.
Tho Prohibition voters of the State o
New Jersey in the various counties, are re