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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27

As chairman 0f Che committee ON apnr0-
priatlous Raniai. wa. poaor in legislation.
There was no member on the i0or Republic
can or Democrat uh0 did mot want his good
will Department officers, members Of tho
cabinet, even president were eager to win
his favor. He leid the purse strings, and all
were, o. q greater or less extent, dependent
upon him. $50 local enterprise could count
ON success tiIl Randall bad given his consent.
Great projects were compiled t0 De d0mmt
tll Randall hal investigated them a1d found
them worthy. Surrounded by an this. with
thousands of opportunities o. make millions,
and make them honestly, ass the world goes,
Doe lived on his mClgcr salary, worked hse a
slave and died almost without estate other
than bis fame.
Cox was not q watch dog he cared little
about the money bags lie was constructive,
builder, man wAo sympaihIzal with nsw
projects new ileas. Though as h0no., as
Randall, bee could see merit and 1yorth|loss
where Randall was merely c9ld.y suspicious
10 has been slii oi Randall that DE ha. pre-
vented more legislation iaan any either mln
of bis times, saying which is probably true.
of Cox. 0n the other hand. BE- is said that
none approached him in the am9untoi g.s-
lation procured.
Cox could ql.caiy perceive the merit NJ
proposed aw. the Justice of private CHIN:
aui once perce.rng, Doe went to work with
enthusiasm aud energy TO have something
done. llo know when and how to,trisc lle
presented his case fo committee witl tae che
thusiasm Of m attorney, ami pIotei BE-
through the house with thessiIlOf % mariner.
Cox wasso generally respected, SD much iIsel.
that measure championsl by bin wa1 ai-
most sure to succeed. Hamexhaustibiciuul
of good humor removed many obstacles from
his path, or. as ne used to say in IDS quaint
way. SUCH and such bills had been 'smled 10
the statutes
Randall was always a,,r.le the ulety
valve of legislation, always putting ol The
brakes. Cox l.-l t0 open the throttle ald
90 go down aui tell tho -taEors some stories
while encouraging inem t0 make more steam.
Randall Na- ia specialist Cox au alrround
statesman Judge Kelley was % specialist.
too. the champion 0f an idea. anl an able
and conscientious man. Ali three passed. ll-
bori0us hv0-, working carly and late DO tle
service oil the numerous individuals known
as constituents. and of the misses of people
who are The state. ROBERT GRAVES.
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TABLE PHILOSOPHY.

Uneasy CTS the coat the stomach pays for.
A sick palate is beyond horeach OF physlc
When dinner and appetite fall out it is time
for arbitration
The first lesson in dyspepsia is surir' o.
him who thinks be knows everything
Nix your remembrance Of good dinner
with gratitude 20 heaven and the host.
One man may be sentimental. another bun.
cry; no man can be both az the same time.
There is little choice between dinner with
no appetite and an appetite with no dinner.
The lie Of the dinner heth in elaboration.
the death Of the diner may Turk ia the lack
Of IT,
True charity warns the heart OF him that
gives and him that takes; tho other sort is
more chilling than cold soup
The appetite Is a tool OF natures tempering;
II you viii listen 10 her and reason you may
learn the best way 10 sharpen IT,
Man prayeth for a long life; lei him study
how 10 use a short one and his prayers may
10 answered Joseph Wilton ia Town Talk.
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or these eighteen men Pennsylvania alone
has four Kelley, Randall, ONeill and Hm-
mer. all from Philadelphia. New York has
but two-Cox and Ketcham. Illinois has
three I'm the list-Cannon, Springer and Hem
dorson Indiana is represented by Holman,
who i'm all probability will be the next father
of the house Missouri has one patriarch
Bland Texas has two veterans Culberson
and Mills; Mississippi one-Hooker; Ma.sa-
chusotts one-Danks; Tennessee oue-Nhit-
thorne: and Michigan one-BurrOws. ] id
thus be seen that the west and south are
strongly represented in this list Of veterans,
and it must be remembered that Mr.. Cox,
who is accredited to New York, served the
first eight years Of his congressional life as a
representative from Ohio. Mr.. Cox had ia
many respects an anomalous career. After
sitting in congress eight years from Ohio he
disappeared and then turned up, looking
younger than ever, as representative from
New York city.
Though defeated when q candidate at largo
in New York state he was afterward elected
10 the same congress TO fiji vacancy. lie
was the only man twice elected % the same
congress. He resigned bis seat in the
F0rty-ninih congress TO 60 10 Turkey as
the minister from the United States. Not
liking the life of a diplomatic, be returned 70
New York, only to find that Editor Pulitz-r,
of The World, had resigned bis seat and that
the people were determined 10 elect nim TO
the vacancy This was done, aud caused Ar.
Cox to say, not long before bis death, that
while some men nearly broke their necks try
ing to get into congress, he couldn't stay out
of it even when be wanted To-.
The twenty men who have had longest ex-
perience in congress, iu years served are the
following.
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IL is rather odd that the twentieth man Doe
this list should have been the first OF them all
90 enter congress. 3ir Hlui. served in both
the Thirty-irst and IAirty-seconi congresses,
then leaving public ifo just as Mr. Banks
came in. Ar Harris is The only survivor
now I'm congress Of the great Cas-1ayior
campaign Oi lels, in which he was i.lst elect
ell. Tho table of antiquity, therefore. has
the names of Harris anl Banks al the top.
Senator Coquiit is third having begun at
the same time Banks cl. Senator Morrill, is
fourth entering the house in 1855, along with
John Sherman Dawes, Reagan and Vance
follow. starting n 1850, pugn, Holman and
NanlegDr began DO 1862 VOORHEES,, Kelly and
Wilson in 1861 anl Iurpie Bacsalew, Ran
dali, Allison Gnl O'Nei.l boz l.13
10 lisa remarkable fact that there are in
congress today one or more survivors Of each
congress since 1885, The three congress- Oh
the war era. from 30 ID %. are represented
by morrill,, Sherman, Dawes and Holman, who
served in all of them, in house or senate; by
Gen. Nandeyer who was in the first two: by
Senators Reagan, Vance and pugh, whow
in the first; by Senator Turpie, who was in
the second, and by BucAalew, Randall,
O'Neil and Senator Wilson, who were in the
third.
Justin S. Morrill, who last week celebrated
his e'shtloth birthday, is the patriarch Of
congress
lsham G.. Harris is first in the table Of an
aQuity.
William D. Kelley had longest service in
Le house.
John sherman Is The real father Of the son
ato entering il March I, 1861, and haying
longer service there than any OF his contem-
porarles, though his record was broken by
four years as secretary Of the treasury in the
Hayes administration Senator Shernan's
public service, therefore, has been as long as
Morrihs, and continuous: and his greater
prominence in the legislation and politics Of
his time beginning in 1853 and continuing
without interruption til the present day, en-
titles him TO rank as the Nestor Of American
statesmen.
Tie IL sin ono Of the most active and oner-
gotic men in the senate, and / have heard
many Of bis follow senators express the ouiii-
ion that be will be found in th, harness ten
or fifteen years hence. But a few days ago
Oen. Banks made bis appearance in the sem
ate chamber and sat down beside Mr. Shor-
man. Tic two mon are warm friends, as
they have always been. It was with genuine
interest that one looked down upon tie pair
from the gallery and recalled the fact that il
wac Banks who gave Sherman his frs. boost
towards fans
That was in 1870, when Banks was speaker.
ana tall, thin, black haired young man
came TO congress from Ohio. Banks took
nkins TO The young man, aud gave him an
which many older members COW
eted by making him mem Der Of tho COM
mitlee 70 investigate the Kansas Nebraska
struggle. This brought Sherman TO the front.
aud four years later he came near winning
the spcakcrship FOR himself.
History shows that only few men have
served as long IN congress ~ Morrill,. Dawes
and sherman Nathaniel Macon, Of North
Carolina. was T. 'rtY-ssyen years la congress
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Howzyisits Are Paid Be,etling Sins OF
the People.
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Special eslondcncel
ATHENS, Greece, April When a Greek
lady visits a new neighbor the latter IS ex-
neclei 20 return the call as soon as possible.
that same day If she chooses, or at amy rate
not later than three days after, and the ialy
who does not put on all her fnery and make
a brilliant appearance ON her FIRST visit Is con-
sidered as not much Of an acquisition 20 high
society.
Many Greeks have handsome residences
and live go fine STYLE and they are q socia1e
nation. Dinners, balls, soiree- and receptions
are very frequent among Them, and at tle'r
houses you viii find many scholarly people,
for the uen of that nation pride them. lgos
upon their classical elurafiols. and they pre-
serve the traditions of their nation 90 r very
marked degree But their bese't.ng sins are
Urideof birth and an absorbing l0veOi money
10 enters into their minds with their first n-
te.hgeuce md strengthens with their growth,
and boz one OF their assemDages the word pa-
raies nn0ney isheard olteuer than amy other
Tho English people dislike the Greeks very
much. and say that thoy are keenor and
shrewder than any Jew that was ever born,
and capable Of sharper business practice
Whatever may be- their Shortcomings .n this
respect, know that they are polite, suave
and INTEL gent They are fond Of dancing
and OF music, though we would scarcely ap-
prcclate their singing.
Tie Greeks are about the only oriental nae
ton that still preserves the fam.lyuame aud
reyeres them. The men make good husbands
and provide well for their families although
they are inclined 70 foppishness ia dress and
the amount OF blazing jewelry a Greek VIII
manage TO wear is a marvel
During the summer season there are mo- SD
cai reunions except picnics and boating par-
ties but in winter llere is scarcely "a night
that there is not "a dinner OF note or some
other meeting among them. The worst feat
ure Of all their social gatherings Is the pres
ence of the hostess children. Of whom She
generally has raft full, and ] must admit
that think the Greek children as have seen
them the most ill bred and unpleasant nui-
sances | ever saw, and have seen children
in many lands.
The Turkish children are silent and reaec-
tive, the Greek children particularly rampant
and aggressive and when there are guests
they make themselves oliensiyein every man
ner without reproof. They do not eat; they
simply stuff themselves and they pinch each
other, yell, scream, fight, ask impairment
questions, mako remarks as 10 the guests, and
finally, as a GROWING oiiense, are stood up 10
"spea, piece' or act charades for theagouy
Of the visitors. shall never forge, the mis-
cry have suffered visiting in Greek families
through these wretchei little torments, and
the worst Of 10 is that you must always be
ready to smile aud applaud their implsh ei-
forts. LOUISE DALRYMPLE.
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cious thought. are still kept from the world
by uusympaihctc editors and publishers.
Here is seen the same eccentricity Of attire
and the same ommnium gatherum Of cranEs
subscriptions Long haired poetsand short
haired poctcsses, men in stays and women
without, the hostess in neslige tea gown
perched on pile of cushions and tle guests
In every variety of attire, from the conyen-
tional swallow tail 20 bob tailed sack, and
in many combinations of dress which only
the chrome literary set could invent or would
tolerate.
Then are there no real geniuses ia New
York literary societyi
Decidedly, but thoy keep 20 themselves
They appreciate for the most part their own
importance, and they are rarely seen among
the "chremos" except for their own amuss-
ment IL may not be pleasing for Mrs leo
Hunter to know that her distinguished guest
only goes 90 her receptions for the mot alio-
gether laudable purpose Of secretly .caer'
ing at her other guests, but then the Others
20 in order TO stare at him, and that makes
them quits, fancy ALLAN FoRMAN
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VETERANS OF THE HOUSE.
DEATHS RELENTLESS HAND HAS
BEEN AMONG THEM or LATE.
Three Have but Recently Passed Away,
Cox, Kelley and RandalI-Two Were
Philadelphia Men. and So l. the Present
Father Of tho House, O'Neill.


WASHINGTON, April e2.-Death has been
busy among the veterans Of The house. With
in few months three Of the great common
ers who stood side by side for a quarter Of a
century have passed away. First Cox, then
Kelley. now Randall Two Of these pairi-
archs were from the same city, Philadelphia,
and there was but one congress difference Ia
the length OF their service. Tho present IA
Their Of the house, Mr.. O'Nciil who Sd feel
inclv announced the death OF bis colleague
last week. is also from Philadelphia, and en-
tered congress 0n the same dry that Mr. Ran
dali did, Mr. Kelley started one congress
earlier, aud Mr.. O'Neill missed one congress,
tho Forty-second, but with these exceptions
the service OF the three mon has been alto
gcther in parallel
A few months ago Kelley was father Of the
house. Then the honor descended TO Mr..
Randall Now the mantle falls on Mr.
O'Neiu. Thus Philadelphia still retains the
distinction which it has hold for SO many
years There are two men in the house who
were there when Fir. DWELL came, but they
have not scored continuously, aud the aggre-
gate service of neither of them is as great as
that of the Phiiadeiphian. 1t seems odd 10
look on O'NcIll as the father Of the house
when Nathaniel T. Banks who was O member
ten years before ONeill made his rstnppear-
ance, sits but a few feet away.
Mr.. Banks entered congress in 1853, Mr..
Holman in 1859 while Mr.. O'Neill began in
1868: but while ONeill has missed but one
congress. Banks missed nine terms and Iiol-
man three Mr. Holman has really served as
many year, as DWELL, but having served less
continuously be cannot become father Of the
house tin after the death or retirement Of
ONoll.
The following table, corrected and enlarged
from the columns of The Washington Star,
give, The experience Of eighteen patriarchs Of
the housa, the FIRST three OF whom have re-
Gently died:
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FANNY DAVENPORT.
Her Married Life l. Exceptionally "aPP''
Saws Edith Sessions upper

" IN TUTTFE TIII'I''7-7I /,
NEW Yolg. April - or the s,oso '"o =
Mrs Mabome Mcdowell, ana hNeS " ~
called by her new husbands name, and Is
fond Of SIGNING her notes Fanny d. Mac
Dow.ll Hor l,.t marriage was genuinely
for love. and one seeing tie ac,ress nuu nv,
handsome HUSBAND together Ia their coy IA.
can quickly realize that for the present. al
least. 70 IS a happy mnrringe
afI.. davenport is considerably her nus
hanas 4nior. AMI mingled with the wife's
alteration Is somewhat Of maternal affection.
81. l,o.. after MacDowell, takes care of his
s,i,,.v and even darns bis socks In turn her
br.fend waits upon her and pays her all
sori. Of charming little attentions. His pet
name for her is Gypsy though Miss Dayen-
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and nftr-savon year, in political lile lie
was a representative during the aimInisifa-
tlons of Washington. Adams jefferson and
Madison. part 90 tho time speaker " the
house. AMI a senator under Mouroo and john
Quincy Albums. IT. resigned from the senate
at 50 years of age, aud livel 10 De 30 t. bis
death be wore "a suit OF navy blue clothes,
cat IN Revolutionary style, and with his
trousers tucked ia the top u bis enc French
boots
Gen. Samuel Smith. % Maryland, served
thirty-six years in congress. more tlan half
that time IN the senate, but it i believed he
and Mac0n were the only members who sat
longer than thirty-hve years rs national
legislator. n is safe to predict that one OF
the trio ~ veterans now in the senate viii
eclipse an previous records as 10 length OF
service. John Quincy Adams was only TWEEN
ty-two years 10 congress Calhoun was forty
years in public l.is. bat not much more than
half that time was spent as a national leeis
lator. Henry Clay began bis career in 1905
and was public man practically tll h.s
DEATH in 49,, but DE sat altogether not more
than twenty-five years boz the house and senate.
Webster had "a long career, but as a member
Of congress bis service did not compare IN exc
tent with that Of many Of the patriarchs Of
his Time
The three veterans who have Just died were
fine specimens OF the public man az this coun-
try. Randall had one ~ the strongest per-
sonalltics congre,s ha, known Tor "a long time.
lie was not only loader Of men, bat a pio-
necr in ideas, FOR he WIS one of The very first
10 win renOwn as @ watch dog of tine treasury
as n foe Of the iobby-a field of effort and
vigilance in which Doe has had many imitafors
and mo- supcriors When be first appeared in
congress the times We're out Of joint, and
there were many careless and reckless men,
and not "a few corrupt ones, in public life.
With '.e s'rriy, unllnching, even stubborn,
honesty which was one Of bis chief character
istics. be set his face against them. From tho
very first he was % man who could not be-
Preached, who would not Doe influenced by
any of the means which promoters of legisla-
ton usually find cliicac0us. he was always
against extravaganza always against waste
ful use Of the public money simply because it
was public money and there CHANGED to BE-
plenty Of DC in the treasury.
As speaker ~ the house be organized the
committees against extravaganza. As chair
man of the committee on appropriations De
spent many days and nights laboriou-ly
scrutinidng every item 40 business man
ever scanned more closely the books in which
were kept am account o. his expenditure.
Randall in bis day nrei the government uu-
told millions oi dollars But Doe made no
money for hm- 10 Ho died poor man. as
be had lived, ali no more fitting Inscription
than this could be pgt on bis tombstone;
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There was ono house in particular which
was the especial delight OF a groupo of fun low
inc Young B0hcmians The hostess was the
mother Of a well known theatrical star, and
was a Communist and Woman's Rights cd
vocatc Of the most advanced type. She Was
also "a the0s0phisi and hypnotist writer Tor
the press AMI a musician o. no little ability.
She gathered about her the most rcmaf sable
set Of long haired enthusiasts i'm all lines Of
mental activiiy-scody sculptors wdVm
cruel fate and fondness for spirituous in-
spiration bad driven into the less artistic
tombstone business, painters who belonged
10 tho extreme wing of tic IMPRESSIONS
army; Communists, Anarchists and Nihiii. is
o. the most rabil variety slipped tea With
pdld followers Of Bniiha aud dreamy Dyed
and enthusiastic spiritualistic mediums
A youne man who used TO especially delight
the unregenerate few who went there for iun,
and had 10 keep there motives carefully con.
cealcd. was n habby and pasty youth Who
earned very scanty living by painting im.
possible pictures. giving drawing and music
lesson. and teaching oiOcuti1n. His iavo.iie
diversion was % recite poems OF his own com
position about death and funerals, in "a basso
rrofuudo voice, which rose occasionally 10 an
inimitable nasal twang. I'm those days lac
wore a seedy frock coat, Byron collars aud
most remarkable flowing neckties with bows
as large as a lady's sash. Another eccentric
member Of this chrome literary guild col3rcl
tintypes FOR living, never appeared except
in the most elaborate evening dress, ana
prided himself upon iis physical resemblance
r. tho devil They have both become p.os-
porous since thon-the one as am apostle oi
high a,theticism ia dress, the other as the
recipient o. an opportune legacy
OF late years there have been so many ad-
diti0us TO the chrome literary set that 10 is
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THEATRICAL NOTES.

Ont Of nearly $50 plays copyrighted IN the
United States ia l,,J only eighteen were sue
cesslul, though sixty-two got as far as a pro
duction.
II Is said that, by way Of compliment TO
Verdi, the Italian minister Of zine arts has
forbidden the organ grinders Of TALLY to play
any Of tho airs in the maeer's "Otello.r
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