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The National tribune., 1890-04-24
GENERAL.

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Sou don't seem 20 understand how 10 man.
age baby said q Union Depot official TO n
young man who was holding q six-month his old
iniaut as though 1t were a bunch Of lath.
amt entered in Bodybuilding race by n
jug'ul, replied the young man, wcarily. Il
don't aspire 10 championship In this line,
aud il my style of holding this kid don't suit
you, III give it TO you aud mako YOU jump il
awhile"
Make mo jump It! Can't do that. you
know; ] amt jumping other peoples children
for my health"
Nor /, either. Perhaps It's mother will get
back soon She's been gone an age. wonder
what her name isY"
why, amt that your kid?"
should say moi | can't indulge in no
such Injuries on 50 week."
Did rs mother give 10 to Won 10 hold 2"
Yes, said she'd step into the restaurant and
eat bite. Had ridden three days and nights
on the cars and WAS almost beat out"
he railway official took sqnut into the
restaurant 1t was empty. lie reported To the
young man, whose knees began Immediately
20 knock together. A still hunt for the mother
proved frutless. Lady passengers gathered
around commiseratiugIy. They tootsic- woot-
sled tho babe. and at ono time n wild light
came into the young mans eyes as though he
were meditatlng a break Tor liberty. An hour
passed. The youth considered his doom scaled
The mother appeared in the room, somewhat
flushed, but prufuse In apologies
Yes. she explained, after rating | Just
ran up town 10 look at the Spring hats and
Summer goods combinations IN the shop win
dows Haven't had chance in four DAYS
Stayed too long. but I'm a thousand times
Obliged 10 yog, sir"
i" Don't mention it," replied the young man,
With kind Of a. Listen to my tale-of- NO IN
Fiction Ia his voice.
The National tribune., 1890-04-24

l'Hif f'ftHfist' <'ttis
The funniest thing out happened 10 mo on
the last passage 10 Honolulu. II happened in
this way: We have patent self registering
log. The register Is attached 10 the taifrali.
and the propeller is t0wed astern. We had
about 300 feet Of line out II was lust about
seven bells, and the Bessie was going about six
knots. Presently thc log line became as taut
AZ a wire stay, and there was a terrible furry
near the propeller. happened to be OF deck
and, seeing the trouble, ran 10 the tafiraiL
What do you think isaw3 Why I'm blamed
IL great big blue shark hadn't swallowed the
propeller / called some hands aft and we
started 10 haul in the line There were seven
hands pulling Oh the line beside myself and
yet We had hard time pulling tie fish in.
But, by thunder, sir, we hanlcd $50 feet of that
line in until the shark was right under our
counter. lie was quite 20 feet long. and in a
terrible rage flashing the water into ioam. We
were just beginning 10 think that we could
get him on board, when the line snapped. being
bitten through by the shark. Just think of h
however pulling n shark In $50 feet on n log.
line. and he did not bite IL until within % feet
Of the Laiiral! Ofcourse, by losing the sbarl,
we also lost our propeller, but il must have
been pretty hard 10 digest, and his inside must
have been pretty sore from tho strain.
The funniest part Of the thing was the action
OF the register. When the weight Of the shark
got onto tho line, the blamed register showed n
speed Of W miles an hour, with only six-knot
breeze. Well, SIR whCn the mate looked AT the
register lr5t, and then at the sails, he nearly
tainted. 1t MAS not for several seconds that he
realized there was ~ much dead weight on the
IOpe.
The National tribune., 1890-04-24

He-I am sure You would like my brother.
5hc-l have no doubt / would. | am told
you Two are 20 different.
The National tribune., 1890-04-24

An organization Of Sons Of the Revolution
for the State Of Iowa was formed at Davenport
on Saturday last, the anniversary Of the fight
Of Lexington. The Right Rev. w. S. Perry.
Episcopal Bishop Of the Iowa Diocese a mem,
ber Of tho New York Society and Chaplain
General Of the Order Of the Cincinnati. was
chosen President and James Grant, Vice. Presi.
dent The original members Of the Iowa or
ganization represent IN their ancestry three
signers Of the Declaration Of Independence.
two members Of tho Cincinnati, and several
officers aud priVates of the Continental Army.
The National tribune., 1890-04-24
THE WEATHER.
Protection from Tornadoes.
BY LIEUT.. J. p. FINLEY, U. 8. SIGNAL SERVICE.

Correspondence invited, suggestions desired,
aud information cheerfuy furnished Every Ell
fort employed to make this Bureau of practical use
10 the readers Of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. All
communications should lie Weather,
TuE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Office. Washington, ID. o. !
Tho year 1890 bids fair TO be memorable
one in tho tornado history of this country.
Not since 1884 has the month OF March wit
messed SO much atmospheric violence, attended
tho value Of property destroyed reaches long
way into the millions, the loss of life into the
hundreds, and the number of wounded into tho
thousands. Based upon the records of the past
II years it is found, on the average, that lag
tornadoes will occur yearly in the United
States. The following is tabulated list from
which this value is taken.
The National tribune., 1890-04-24
love j. Blind.
4{5Uyhgsa Sam I

good joke j. told on Number Of boys at
the university. Some young ladies were in
vitcd 10 tea At one If the boarding houses on
tie first dag Of April and thought they would
have some fan. They made some cotton frittcrs
aud fried them nice aud brown and they
looked quite tempting indeed. The boys ate
them with relish aud never found out the
Joke
The National tribune., 1890-04-24

10 yoH irGHt an increase Of peasionP Sc,
article headed LOST on page 10
The National tribune., 1890-04-24

IN tie Senate. a bill appropriating 100000
Tor an equestrian statue 10 Gen Grant was re-
ported from tie Committee on Public Buildings
AID Grounds, AID placed on the calendar.
Dill for tie construction of a dry-doclg for
the United States Naval Station al Paris
Island, Port Royal, S. e. was fayorably re-
ported IRON the Con- 1ittce On Naval Affairs
and placed Ga the calendar.
Bills were introduced 10 purchase the Mat.
thew portrait Of Abraham Lincoln, and 10 ae.
cept from tie Grand Army Of the Republic a
statue Of Gen. Grant, 10 be placed ia Etatuary
Hail ia the Capitol
Among the bills taken up and passed were
tie f0iIoHing:
Senate bin to give the widow Of Lieut.. CD.
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That's the Way he Felt.
tTegos Bgiiags

Gus DE smith-Iiow do you like your new
horse, Miss Fanny
Fair Egucsirienne- lie docs not ride as easy
as expected. lie tngs 80 the bit and acts ae
II be wanted 20 ruu away with me-
Gus De Smith don't blame him. If had
his chances III do IT, too.
The National tribune., 1890-04-24
WHY She VIII Regret Ii.
Troy Laundry Journal.

Mrs. simpson-so your servant has run off.
How foolish in her to leave good home like
this Don't you think she'll regret it2
hrs. sampson-Yes; my husband went with
her.
The National tribune., 1890-04-24

THE NA7IONAL TRIBUNE is the oah
champion Tie sofdielY haze among the great ma.
pers 0f the country. Tile best way TO helD an
Uctcrgas ia BY getting il more subscribers,
The National tribune., 1890-04-24
Llbrrfr al Last.

Judge 70 the pri-oucr-if you can say any
thing exculpat0ry you are AZ liberty 10 speak
e" ! hank you, Dir. It's the ifst time I've ever
had the privilege, and Eve been married 30
years"
The National tribune., 1890-04-24
For Consumption. Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis
Debility, Wasting Diseases, and scroiulous
Humnrs
Ill. q ~

TO CONSERVATIVES wIibor's Cod-lvcr or end
Phosplatcs has nuw been before the public twenty
years, nHn has steadily grown In ftv0r aud apprerIa
ton, his could not hC tho unless The prcparl-
tuH of high intrinsic value. The ushuaF on
he Phozphatcs with pure liver OFT as prepare,
by Dr. WHbor. has produced phase IN the treat
mont OF Consumption and all dlspIsrs 81 the Lungs.
II can be taken by the most delicate iuvltds with
cut creating thp nausea which Is such an objection to
the God liver oil when taken without PhDsph4te4 IL
IL prescribed hy ~" faculty. sold Ly the
pr"pr'etor A. Il. WlLBOi, Chemist, Boston, aud by all
druggists.
Mention The National Tribune
The National tribune., 1890-04-24
He Escaped.
[ Ynle Kecord-l

He-Will you have some ce.cream?
She-I don't care.
lie lrelieyedj-All right, we won't have any
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR

1t is said that the grippe microbe clings
tenaciously to paper money People should,
therefore, handle it with the greatest eau.
ton, particularly $1,000 bills.
The important days of 1890 occur on the
following days of the week: St. Valentine,
Friday; Washington's Birthday, Saturday
ST. Patrick's day, Monday; Decoration day,
Friday; Fourth of July, Friday; Thanks.
giving day, Thursday; Christmas, Thursday
Easter Sunday occurs April 6. Friday has
the best of the big days.
As an example of awkward christenings
the Springfield Union has this story from a
clergyman:
II once met a case where young couple
whom / had married came to me to baptlze
their first child. The father was unusually
young and abashed. and looked even young
er than he was. The wife was Self-pOs.
sessed enough, and had evidently coached
MIN Tor the ceremony His embarrassment
was so great, however, that when l said to
MN IN the Que course of the service, Name
half wv '''
i thought he had forgotten the name. and
SO dld the congregation, some of whom be-
gan to smile. WYNN Nv
The wife nudged him, however. and be
woke up, answering in clear voice:
81 WILL
"Ihe ceremony of his last visit tn that
altar was still fresh in his mind, as it was in.
deed In the minds of many present, and his
pat reply tickled them so that It was with
difficulty that decent order was preserved. .
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15
The Findings of the ParnelI Com
mission.

Mr.. Parnell and the other Irish leaders can
fairly claim the report of the commission Of
judges as a vindication, Notwithstanding all
the findings are not in their favor. The
really serious charge against them was
that they had given countenance to the plan
of the Invincibles in which the assassin's
dagger, the incendiary's torch and dynamite
figured conspicuously. OF this the commits
sion have found them not guilty. The other
charges may be grouped under the head of
intimidation and Of this they are found
guilty. That is to say the commission find
that they approved the boycott, which It
considers form Of intimidation, and which
without doubt 1t Is. To this latter cbarpe
they would all doubtless have pleaded guilty
had it stood alone, for the Land League never
made any concealment Of its endorsement of
boycotting. On the contrary it encouraged
it, justifying ii on the ground that it was the
only available weapon with which to effectu
ally fight CALLING tyranny. From an ethical
standpoint the boycott is indefensible. 1t is
an attempt to abridge individual rights by
force. That the iniquity Of its employment
In Ireland was palliated good deal by the
circumstances is doubtless true, and that its
use was generally approved by the Irish peO-
pie is also no doubt the fact. Condemnation
of the Irish leader on this point is not,
therefore, likely to hurt his prestige with
the Irish people, nor will it affect it seri-
ously with the English.
On the whole, therefore, the Irish
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

leaders are in better shape than be-
lore the commission reported. There
was before the investigation very
strong suspicion ON the part Of the English
public that many of them had given counte.
nance to some of the plans and acts
OF the more hot headed patriots, or at least
nad not sincerely endeavored to repress
them The effect of that suspicion was to
weaken confidence in them and their aims.
with this suspicion removed the Irish cause
ought to be in better position to make con-
verts than ever before
OF course the report adds new humiliations
to the London Times, but that sheet is so
buried up already in obloquy that the addi-
tional disgrace of this report will not be Sc
riously felt
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

The Montana Senators who have fed from
their State in order to break quorum In the
Senate, are well nigh universally condemned
The Springfield Republican regards the
spectacle as not very dignifed or inspirit-
ing one. But after all, what is the differ
ence in the quality of the act between break
ing quorum by actual absence and doing
the same thing by sitting silent How much
less culpabDe are hundred members of the
House of Representatives, who sit silent
when their names are called in order to
break quorum than hundred Representa-
tives fleeing to Canada for the same purpose
The motive is the same in both cases. The
effect is or was before Speaker Reeds re-
cent ruling-the same in both cases, and if
the former is not very dignifed or inspirit-
ing spectacle, how can the latter be? And
yet 1t is fact that:scores of papers which are
condemning the Montana Senators for their
act are uphelding the Democratic minority
of the House of Representatives in their OBJ
structive tactics, and virtually asserting
that the practice Of breaking quorum by
sitting silent is commendable. OF the two
methods, it seems to us, that the former is al
together the more praiseworthy. Certainly
1t is by far the more courageous.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

Some time ago the PRESS pointed out that
the character of the debate which preceded
the adoption of the provision of the Consti-
tuition in regard to quorum of both Houses
tended to show that attendance in the House
meant in the minds Of the Constitution
makers simply presence. In Washington
dispatch published yesterday Mr.. Charles
Eddington Reed supplied the details of the
debate. They clearly show, what the al
stract which the PRESS consulted indicated,
that that was the idea Of the Constitution
makers, and that the practice which has
grown up in recent years of breaking quo.
rum by sitting silent was never dreamed OF
by the fathers. 1t is maxim Of constitu.
iional Interpretation that so far as possible
the fundamental law should be construed to
give effect to the intention Of its trainers
Mr.. Reed has so construed it. By atten-
dance the constitution trainers meant pres
ence. That is the Interpretation Mr.. Reed
has given to it. The foundation of his now
famous ruling is therefore the bed rock of
the constitution. Can statesman plant
himself upon better one?
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15
SCRAPS FROM NATURES BOOK,

We saw on Saturday last, says one of the
Maine papers, live grasshopper caught on
the previous day, in an open field by Mrs.
Samuel Royal, Jr. His hopping apparatus
seemed to be in good working order; and by
the happy expression he wore on his benig-
nant countenance we judge that he felt en-
inently pleased with Maine winters.
The New York Sun prints the following
article: Massachusetts farmers are filled
with alarm over the reported rayages of a
newly found insect pest. which an Amherst
College "bug sharp" says may become WIDE
spread through the country. and may cause
more havoc than the celebrated Colorado
potato beetle. This is the gypsy moth,
known to entomologiSts as the Ocneria dis
par. At present it is confined to the neigh
bOrhood of Medford, where it caused so
muchdamage that Gov. Bracket, in his
message the other day, saw fit to call the at
ten of agricultursts to the pest, and recon-
mended its speedy determination.
The moth was introduced here 20 years
ago by DR.: L; rrouvelot, who saw the eggs
at the Paris Exposition, and put a few in his
vest pocket. One day the little bunch of
eggs was blown out of his window in Med
ford, and never heard from until last fall,
when millions OF the gypsy moths attacked
shade and fruit Etrees and shrubbery
leaving nothing save stalks and twigs be-
hind. The area thus devastated was an
ellipse mile and a half long and half a
mile wide.
Prof. Fernald of the Amherst Agricultural
College, says the moth is terrible pest The
Harvard authority on bugs and millers, Prof.
Hagen, on the other hand, says his Amherst
contemporary doesn't know what he is talk
ing ablut The Harvard expert asserts that
the gypsy moth is not alarmingly destruct-
i've.
I'm my opinion" says he, "this talk about
shoot caterpillars, as it were, is entirely I'M
necessary. Let every man kill his own cat
erpillars." The professor has some of them
always on tap in his study.
Prof. Litner of New York, does not be-
lieve the insect is so destructive as repre-
sented. But while the wise men are differ
ing over the matter, we should say that If
DR.. Fernald has a destructive insect sur
rounded, it would be an unwise course for
the State to let him get away. though he
may not possibly be as bad as the Colorado
oeetle. Crush the new conner out, and then
the differing doctors will fall into harmony.
1t would be well for Maine men on the
border to keep sharp look out for Ocnerid
dispdr and when one is seen to cross the
border, shoot him on the spot. There is
nothing that can cause much more wide
spread devastation than pest of insects
Reports are coming in from MaSsachnsa tts
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

The charge that the State department is
doing nothing about the fisheries is conclu-
sively disposed of by the statement of Sir
James Stephenson in the House of Commons
taat negotiations on the subject are pro
ceedlpg between the two Governments under
favorable auspices. Some morning our Dem
ocratic friends who are complaining that
nothing is being done, will wake up and find
the whole question satisfactorily settled by
treaty between the two nations-a treaty
too in which Americans will find nothing to
complain of.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

The efforts Of the London Times to con-
strue the report of the commission into a
verdict in its favor will not make much I'M
preston. The charges of the Times were
that Parnell had virtually lent his counten-
ance to the Phoenix Park murders and given
practical endorsement to the plan of the In
vincibles. The report of the commission
distinctly negatives both these charges.
However, il is but natural that the Times
should labor to extract some consolation
from the report, for of consolation it is much
In need,
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15
The Biddeford Standard saws that tn

The BiddefOrd Standard says That tn /
nority are msled by Speaker Reeds quo
rum ruling. Such, however, is not the case.
That ruling deprives them of no right nor
privilege to which they are fairly entitled.
1t does not deprive them of the privilege of
flibHstering even. They can break QUO
rum whenever they feel disposed by getting
up and going out. They can initiate the
Montana Senators and 20 to Canada if they
like. The only privilege they are deprived
of is the privilege of being constructively alb
sent. The Republicans are ready to submit
the question of their right to that privilege
to the people aud abide by their decision.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. FEB. 15.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu.
alcations The name and address Of the writer
are IN all cases indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as a guarantee of good faith,
We cannot undertake to return OF preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

The Boston Traveller says Isaac Sawtelle
was released from prison because of "sickly
sentimentalism which whines and weeps over
every criminal" In this case the "sickly
sentmentalism" has good deal to answer
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

The Sawtelle tragedy in some respects
Closely resembles the murder which was
Committed IN this neighborhood some years
ago by Charles Il. Prescott 1t will be re.
membered that Prescott carried the remains
of his victim through the city in broad day
light in a cart with a blanket thrown over
them, and finally attempted to buy them.
Prescott was sent to the penitentiary for life.
Several attempts have been made to secure
him pardon, but thanks to the firmness
of the executive they have failed.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15
Forty Wears Anon the Pension Papers.

Forty Wears Anon the pc asion Papers.
~ X. HARMON, U. s. War Claim Agent has
ks been actively engaged in the prosecution of
claims for pensions, bOunties, prize money. ETC..
for the past forty years and offers the benefit of
his long experience to soldiers, their widows and
charge for services unless successful Office:
Davis Building, opposite City Hall, Portland.
Maine.
ALBERT q. NEAL Paymasters Clerk during
the late war, and since with 2. X. Harmon.
HENRY O. HOUSTON. Past Assistant Adju-
tant General, Department of Maine G. A. r.. and
late Chief Clerk at U. s. Pension Agency, Angus
ia, Me-, now with T. X. Harmon. feb1 2d&WIw
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15
CURRENT COM nj EMIT.
MAINE STILL AT THE FRONT
Tx ennahpc .JounaI

The way the Free High schools are being
opened all over the State, as the winter dis
trict terms close. shows that Maine is still at
the front in educational matters.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

The agent of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union reported to the Union yester-
day a case, the details of which are given in
another column. In brief, a woman, whose
name and residence are not given, alleges
that the place where she lives is surround
ed by rumshops in which her husband gets
drunk When sober this husband is alleged
to be the kndest and best of husbands, but
when drunk he is apparently seized with a
passion to kill his wife and children. The
Union wants to know what they can do
about it. 1t seems to us that the obvious
thing to do is, first, to complain TO the author
tiles of the rumshops: secondly, to complain
of the husband. If the officers fail to take
notice of the complaint, then let a statement
of that fact be made to the public.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

Mr.. Todd of Calais. owner of the great
little stallion Jumps 221, is very fortunate
man, says the American Cultvator. He bred
four daughters of the famous old Emerline
to Bell Boy, 2.19 IA, last season. These
mares remained at the stable in which Bell
Boy persisted until within few day before
the disastrous fire. Ray Gould's last years
foal, by Jumps, is very fast PAGER when
led to halter in the stable, but turned loose
| in a lot, squares away at trOt like an old
| campaigner. Mr.. George w. Leavitt, who
| has just retained from Calais to Boston, re-
ports Lump> in fine condition. Elation, by
Electioneer, dam by Volunteer, is proving a
| fast trotter to sleigh.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

HAYDN Association.

THE annual meeting for the choice officers
Il and such other business as may come before
It, will be held in Mechanics Hall, FRIDAY,
February 14th, at 80 O'Clock D. M; full al
tendance Is requested Per order,
feb5dtd f II. GLOVES Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

The worst suspicious in connection with
the disappearance of Hiram Sawtelle were
confirmed yesterday by finding his headless
body in the woods near the dividing line be-
tween New Hampshire and Maine. While
the law presumes his brother Isaac to be
innocent until proven guilty, public opinion
has no doubt already reached the conclusion
s=r ne is his @pI-.s a.-.--1~-@- T'ha
Chain of clrcumstantial evidence connecting
him with the tragedy is exceedingly strong.
Where the murder took place is matter of
good deal of Importance, inasmuch as that
will determine where the murderer will be
tried, and also very likely the nature of his
punishment. If the crime were committed
in Maine the worst punishment that can be
melted out to the murderer will be imprison-
ment for life. IL in New Hampshire the
gallows stares him in the face These facts
may have been known to the culprit, and he
may have taken them into account in choos-
ing the place of the murder.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-15

Lyle Wilkes, 465S. son of George Wilkes,
and sire of four performers in the go list
which commences Feb. IL. Lyle Wilkes was
sired by Geo. Wilkes, dam Lou Coons by
American Clay; grandam Nokomis by Mann
brine Chief; great grandam the celebrated
Mrs. Caudle, dam of Ericsson, 2 80 IL.