The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-15

schedule as filled up will show that, like David
Coppertield was born, but just where don't
know. My weight, height, and waist measure
all seem to be pretty well understood, and
the sex is all right, but when it comes to the
family questions, whether l am married or sin
gle, head OF family or otherwise, the only thing
seemed to know was that was not the head
of that family. 1t is some little satisfaction to
me, however, to know that | am not in the po-
stion of that poor father of family who lives
out in Mount Pleasant, and who, on being
asked by the enumerator to state his relation to
the head of the family, said husband"
II X
The census enumerator's position is not so
embarrassing as was the position of the young
lawyer who called his own father as witness
in his first case. Lawyers as a rule don't waive
any of the formaities, and this ambitious
young Blackstone intended to cover the whole
ground; so he put his father through the whole
process Of formal Interrogation to which wit
nesses have to submit. 'Name, sir?' The
The father answered all the questions as asked.
'Marred?" The old man thought the ques-
uoning was going 100 far; so he gave look of
mild rebuke to the young lawyer and said: "lf
/ were not married you would be in pretty
fix
The Presbyterian synod by its censurc does
dent Harrison and Vice President Morton
from the terrible habit of tippling. 81 have
always lived and entertained like a gentle,
man." the Vice President is reported to have
said when he was asked what he had to
say Tor himself in answer to the synod's cen
sure. President Iiarrisons defense is substan
TALLY that as President of the United States he
has been compelled to live and entertain like Q
gentleman, while Mr.. Wanamaker's declaration
amounts practically to this, that as Postmaster
General he regrets that his Sunday school as
sociations have debarred him thus far from liy
ing and entertaining like gentleman, but thai
/ (D.. W he hopes to do better during the re
More power to his elbow. When man begini
to be ashamed of himself he is on the way tC
reform.
There is a crowd Of reformers known as tht
National Prohibitory Amendment Committee
which is composed of the general officers of thC
several national Prohibition societies of the
United States, the general officers of the ma
tional executive committee of the Prohibition
party, and the National w. G. Il. L. superin
tendent of legislation and petitions. Thi
committee has come to Washington to hold
meeting this afternoon at the Metropolitan Nj
Z. Church in the interest of national prohibi
tlon. The President and his Cabinet and mem
bers Of Congress have been invited to attend
and no doubt they will ali be present.
K X Il
zone of the fascnations that amateur actinl
has for the amateur actress is that she can TAX
so much kissing right in front of everybody
and have such good excuse for taking it,
That was the comment that one critic mad
when he returned from witnessing an amateu
performance the other night.
X X
There was time-not SO very long ago
when Frederick Handy and Fletcher Hodge
were the only two Democrats in the press gal
lery of the House of Representatives, and the
had to keep very quiet. Now Major Clark, o
the New York Tribune, is about the only Re