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Mr.. George William Curtis, Of Harper's
Magazine, is striking and majestic figure in
his narrow 'denn in the Harper building In
Franklin square, when he is there, which Is
not often. The ''den" Is rather cupboard than
an office, as editors offices are nowadays,
and is reached through many crooked, dark
and stuffy passages by long flights Of stairs.
Perhaps this is why the editor finds an easy,
chair In his library at his Staten Island home
the most inviting for literary work. How
ever, his duties are rather those OF super
vision than activity In details. Mr.. Curtis
position, now that he is well on in years, Is
like that Of William Cullen Bryant during
the last ten years Of his life. It is not a
"lagging superhuous on the STAGE" but the
working out Of results through seed planted
in the past, and now bearing richest fruit.
Like Bryant. Mr.. Curtis lives close to na-
ture. He spends hnlf his waking hours
out Of doors, where it would be wrong to
suppose him an tdler. Good things must go
into a mans brain if good things are to come
out Of it. The beautiful, far reaching views
to be had on and around the island In New
York bay, where Mr.. Curtis passes his time,
place him in elbow touch with the moving
world the while he is remote from the
friction OF the crowd. Mr.. Curtis home is
an avenue site, suburban avenue, with am
pie grounds Among his earlier neighbors-
be has lived there for a generation-were the
late Sidney Howard Gay, the author, and
the late Commodore" Garner, whose tragic
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carnate. His companions accepted the state
inent and the community now in successful
operation at Rockford was formed
Their place of residence is Oh large farm,
and a good revenue is derived from stock and
crops. Outside their peculiar belief the fol-
lowers Of Sch weinfurth appear to be people
Of ordinary Intelligence. They live quietly,
pay their debts. and welcome visitors With
free hospitality, Sunday, they listen to
revelations" from their leader, who is n man
Of considerable learning The proseytng
work Of the Church triumphant has caused
much domestic trouble in homes ut Rockford
and Minneapolis, but 1t is not known that
any charges If immortality have been fully
established The house where Schwenfurth
lives is handsomely furnished and the head
Of the community possesses n valuable library.
His large portrait III the reception room
bears above the frame the inscription, II am
the King Of Peace The picture represents
Mr. Sch wcinfurtn Us wearing a tall hat and
patent leather shoes Tbs. people Of Rock
ford, particularly the merchants, are con4s
tent to have this strange community SO close
At hand, and It's leader is always pointed out
to visitors us oncof the local celebrities The
Church Triumphant now has about 900 ad-
herents in the west.
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An Elephants Politics.

Many stories are current of the remarkable
intelligence of the elephant, but have come
across nothing SO conclusive of tao noble ami
mails sagacity as the story Of tue elephant
which broke loose ut Leigh, in Lancashire
On gaining its liberty, this intelligent beast
mado straight for the Conservative club, and
did his best to demolish tho front OF the
premises, after which he proceeded to the
parish church and battered down gate
which barred the public access to the sacred
ed.fice. IAIgh is strongly Radical town,
and there can be little doubt, take it, that
this is q Radical elephant, who, inspired by
the genius loci, determined to hold political
demonstration on his own nccount.-London
rtt,
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GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS STUDY.
a Whittier or Longfellow, or Il paper by
Emerson or Lowell, or an installment Of
a serial by one of the leading novelists, he
could fill the remainder Of the magazine with
articles from writers not so we'll known
These could be quite readily obtained, Now,
set myself the task of making magazine
strong throughout. A modern magazine
cannot be run on the principle of a one char
acter play, where good star, with indifer-
ent support, can maintain the attraction"
When asked what he thought Of Mr.. r. II.
Stoddard's stock criticism on modern muga-
zines rs being given up to object teaching
ARD utilitarian papers TO the neglect of pure
literature, Mr.. Aldrich answered quickly:
"Oh, Mr.. Stoddard does not include The At
lantc in those criticisms, and in making us
an exception he is not Influenced, I an sure,
by any personal feeling he has for me us its
editor. He says truly that The Atlantic looks
carefully after its literary departments and
keeps quite free from those features to which
he refers"
Mr.. Aldrch might be taken for confirmed
bachelor by reason Of the scrupulous nicely
Of his thought and habits. But the author Of
the "Story Of Bad Boy'-which, BY the
way, is largely autoblographical-is the ia
ther Of two boys, who are sometimes 'bad,"
and sometimes probably good" He is So
cially genial, and lives among the men of his
time.
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CONGRESSMAN hotTLLii~ sea at an early age
He must have liked it, for he chose n sea vuy-=
age lnsteal Of entering college, as his friends
desired In 1862 he entered the United States
navy and took part i'll many II hard fight.
While Al, officer on the SaSsacls he was pro
noted 10 n lirutcnantcy 'fur gallant conduct
in the engagement With the rebel ironclad
Alhemurie, May ), lS;i." He after wards
won still higher distinction and remained in
the service till 1856.
After some years in business and as editor
Of The Bangor Wing and Courier, he was
elected to congress in lsct, md has been lie
elected biennialiy since. One Of his colleagues
has locually sail that Mr.. Boutclle on his
entrance into congress looked around for
some big job to tackle, = and thereby win
fame, and found it in the navy 1t certainly
was "big job nor is it yet certain that Mr..
Bouteles attack on Secretary Whitncys
methods resulted in any gam.
A very curious episode i'll Mr. Boutcile,s
political career was that at the Chicago con
vcntion of 1SsS, when, as Of the Maine
delegation, he received dispatch from Mr..
Blaine, i'll Scotland, pnremptorily forbiddi,ls
any further use Of his name as candidate
for the nomination for the presidency
The ordinary politician would have laid
the dispatch bafore tho Maine delegation ut
once, but Mr.. Boutee was altogether too
cautious for that. He first proceeded to
prove that it was not n forgery--for there
have been forgeries at critical periods in
American politics-by cabling Mr.. Blaine for
vcrtfcation. Meantime, however, the lat
ter had left Edinburgh for Linlithgow, and
much time consumed in finding him
time enough for Baines friends to get in
some "ilne work. with tho Indiana nnl Cali
fornia delegations. J. H. BEADLE.
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The census law provides for u special in-
quiry regarding the names, organizations
and length of service of those who had served
In the army, navy or marine corps of tho
United States In tho war of the rebellion, and
who are survivors at the time OF said inquiry,
and the widows Of soldiers, sailors or marines.
The facts asked for will fill, SO the superin-
tendent Of the census says, eight quarto vol
umes OF 900 pages each.
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WON IN SPITE OF ODDS.
THE REMARKABLE VICTORY OF THE
GERMAN SOCIALISTS REVIEWED.

surreptitious Meetings Held, Novel Meth
DDS Used for Cunvassin, and MI Ultimate
Triumph Which Means HIucil-Whcre the
Money Came From.
Between thirty and thirty-five Socialists
will have seats In the next rejchstag re-
suit of the recent German elections. This
representation will entitle the party to con-
sideration in tho forming of committees and,
in fnct, will compel Il hearing by the Conser-
vatives Of the views of the minority.
This victory hus been achieved against
what would be generally considered almost
insurmountnbleot obstacles. Tho Socialists were
rot allowed to hold public meetings or dis
tribute, documents. They therefore resorted
to surreptitious means Of canvassing Hand
bills were distributed clnndestinclY and the
names Of candidates cEalkcd on the walls of
houses and the sidewalks. Even the
school children took part in aiding their
parents Mt tho work
One of the nominees, reputcd to be an lle-
Eitimate son of the old Emperor William, is
named Vereck, which means Square His
supporters therefore covered tho walls of his
district on election day with chalk squares,
the word "clect' being written underneath.
Also, many meetings We're held, l01,in Berlin
alone, despite the vigilance of the police. The
central committee of the Socialists sat at the
capital throughout the campaign. The names
of these men are Bebel, Grlleuherger, Lieb-
knecht, Meister md Singer. They distributed
the funds and supplied the speakers. The
German Socialists are not wealthy. but cash
came i'll for expenses of the struggle from all
parts of the world, tho largest contributions
being from the United States.
4 tba Sut NJ ~, wow,
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN. noticeably like
those of President Lincoln. He was unusu-
ally well advanced in study when taken i'll,
though not considered precocious and had
strong elements of personal popularity.
Robert Lincoln married tho daughter Of
Senator James Harlan, Of Iowa, and their
son Abraham was born in Chicago early in
1873 He was given but the one name, but a
sort Of revereI:ial objection to its familiar
use grew up in the family and among friends,
und still more to the use of abe SO the
boy was universally called Jack. He soon
became quite leader among the boys, and,
soon after learning to read, showed strong
preference for histories Of the civil war. He
studied out all tie details of the principal
campaigns with the aid of maps, and bis
minute knowledge of Grants Virginia cam
paign was a surprise tc nll who talked with
him.
His first schooling was in Washington,
while his father was secretary Of war for
Hayes, but most of his education was Oh
tained in Chicago, where the family lived
He was well up in the classics, and was soon
10 have entered Harvard had not his father
been appointed minister to England There
the son was afflicted by an abscess and was
taken to France for treatment, but the re-
suits were not good. Blood poisoning fol-
lowed an operation, and after returning to
London the patient failed rapidly.
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'lfbe'5 "
have but twelve ~ ~: - i's-h9''s is-hs7 m
companies OF fifty men each in time OF peace
with all the facilities Tor prompt expansion
10 /. regiment of i.1oo men ia the event ot
war In Short lie udopts tho familiar idea
Of a perfect skeleton organizations L TO WHICH
recruits may Instantly be called and the resi-
rlent made effective in Il short time, but re
jects the regiment IF l 900 men.
During the civil war it often proved I'M
possible for u colonel to command n whole
regiment etfectt1ei5, rs nt present organized.
and the difficulty will be vastly increased b.
the brecch ioadin. ride with the much more
rapid firing and the longer alignment which
will be found profitable His plan would in
volye the advancement Of 80 captains 10 Ana
jorS. loD first ieut4nants to captains and 10
second lieutenan,s tp first while 200 new Sec
ond loutennnts would be commissionei--all
this at an extra animal cost Of perhaps 81 600
Cos. Nevertheless, says Senator ManGersnn-
and his military experience gives him the righ,
TO spenk with some anthorty-it is necessary
to maintain all the machinery Of complete
army i'll perfect readiness for war always
comes when no one wants or expects it, iio
will press his bill for reorganization, and it
will doubtless be leading subject of interest
in the present congress.
Representative Charles A. Boulelle, III
Ma,le i'll like manner makes somewhat of q
speciality Of tin navy huv1ug had about as
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highway some 800 feet. 1t has quite grove
of oak trees in front Of it to the westward,
while to the south the Capitol, the treasury
building and the White House are visible, be.
yond which, in plain sight, the lazy Potomac
winds its way through the lowlands in SER
peutine fashion, and the Virginia mountains
appear above the hnze of the horizon.
The cost of the property combined with tho
outlay for improvements was s32, 600. Now
it passes from Mr. Cleyeland's hands on the
consideration Of 900, the ex-presidcnt
thus netting over 100000 profit. The pur-
chaser is the representative Of wealthy
California syndicate which is making large
Investments in both urban and suburba
realty ut Washington. The Oak View estate
contains twenty mine acres
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marble topped table, for example, on which
two United States senators once lost $50, 600
ut cards to ''Poker Jack" Of Arkansas,
brought $23, while SEQ was all that could
be secured for its twin. A man bought a
bedstead that stood in tho room occupied by
himself and wife thirty years ago when on
their bridal tour, aud u lady purchased few
triaes from nn apartment in which her little
daughter had died. Tho furniture on the top
floors was quaint and old fashioned, but the
nearer the ground one got the better grow
the style aud aewness of the belongings. The
great pier and panel glasses were purchased
by saloon keepers mainly. and thrifty house,
wives scored many bargains In china and
linen
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Facilities for Printing Census Report.

FNclIit1es KOf TrIhEIhE CehSUs Reports.
Mr.. Robert P. Porter, superintendent Of
the eleventh census, asks in his latest report
to tho secretary Of the interior that his
bureau be given printing facilities independ-
ent OF those furnished by tho government
printing office With tho typographical do
tails directly under his control, he declares
there would be vast saving both Of time
md money. Besides, there would be no
troublo in locating the responsibility, II such
delays occurred in the publication OF the re-
ports as made Of small value many OF the
documents issued under the administration
of Gen. Walker.
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MIR. cLEvELAND's OLD HOME.
Its Sale to a Syndicate at Large Advance
IlaLA.t I -


Elk President Cleveland, who recently dis
posed of his country home near Washington,
on the TenallytO"n road has realized Il hand
some profit On what was thought at he time
Of the purchase to be an unwise investment
When tho transfer was made to Mr.. Cieve-
land four years ago Oak View had little to
recommend it sare the fact that the height Of
the land afforded splendid prospect of the
surrounding country. The soil was mixture
of terra Gotta clay aud gravel, with no life
producing qualities; the outbuilliugS were
ancient and out Of repair, and the residence
was simply an old fashioned stone farm house
The judicious expenditure Of $4,000 changed
ull this, aud when the president moved i'll he
was the possessor Of a beautiful country
home. Wide porchcs relieved the monotony
of the hitherto 'inattrnctire dwelling and
landscape gardening { Il wonders for thn STIR
roNndhgs. The house stands bnck from the
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At present he is under the care of his mother,
Mrs r. s. Sloane, Of Philadelphia. His wife,
formerly known rs Sophie Worrell, is playing
in the south.
Recently the professional friends of Mr..
Knight gave performance for his benefit ut
the Bijou theatre i'll New York city, and the
handsome sula realized thereby was for
warded to the delnented actors mother.
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Louis kossuth is now ..man without
country" A law Of Hungary declares that
all persons living abroad for ten years and
failing formally to assert their citizenship
during that time, would thereby be dena-
tionaized. kossuth has never recognized
Austrian imperial authority, so a few days
ago the law, by expiration Of tho specified de.
cade, made him political outcast. But If he
is without country he hos many munich
palitics to do him honor, Eighty-three cities
Of Hungary have conferred citizenship Oh
him. Kossuth is now living at Turin. He is
IS years old and In good health, both mental.
" and physically.
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Beating an Architect,

II feel particularly happy this morning"
he observed to friend as they met on the
corner.
"Over what!n
"Over the fact that my now house has cost
500 less than tho architects estimate. It's
one case in a hundred, suppose"
"Yes. House all done?'
From top to bottom!'
"Cellnr concrcted?"
"Good gracious, but forgot that'
SCOT your furnace in?"
"N-no!"
painted upS"
"No!n
Burglar alarm and electric bells oil readyi"
''Say, there's n clean thousand dollars there
yetF'
about that"
Sand the architectl'-
"All alike. It's part of the profession. Tho
only time | ever beat one was In building n
woodshe,l He planned for q 5000 inlaid floor
for it, and put down pine at SIS a thousand
and saved S400."-New York Sun.
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A Poser.

"There arc places in the Atlantic ocean,
the lecturer imprcssiv:sy said, Sin which the
tallest mountain ranges could be easily hidden
from view.n
But how are you going to move the
rangesf soleinnly asked tall, dyspeptic
looking man, rising up in the back of the hall,
and then the janitor put out the lights
Texas siftings, s.
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~ - Nfe-
dialect comedy has
delighted, George
S. Knight has been
made W Q lc o IN @.
"Over the Garden
Wall" and Baron
Rudolph" ure re-
called US two Of the
plays in which, the
public received him
with fnvor. Some
time ago he de-
veloped n form of
insanity y which,
while not violent,
C o m p lie t Q ly be-
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DismnnllIng a Eanlnuk Inn,

The sale Of the Planters house furniture at
auction the other day closes the record OF n
famous hotel, one that was noted in the days
long "before the war" and at which most of
the distinguished men of two generations
have, on some occasion or another, been en-
tertained. The visitor to St, Louis, if he
failed to patronize the house, was sure to
visit its historic precincts and wander about
the lobby Much interest Of purely senti-
mental nature clustered about the sale. A
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STORIES OE TWO MEN.
Senator Aande-arp, of Nebraska, and Rep
resentittiXe Iluutcllc. Of AIniue.

Senator Mande-aru, of Nebraska, and Rep
rescntutiye noutcile, of Maine.
Senator Charles Frederick Manderson, of
Nebraska, who is, like SO many Of the public
men of the United States, M Ohio man by
BIRTH possesses one distinction held by very
few in the history of the United States gov
ernment.
His election to the senate for 4 second term
was by the unanimous voice of his party in
Nebraska AS the time drew near for his
first term to expire fMarch 3, 1880, tho Re
publican members Of tho Nebraska legis-
lature joined in u letter assuring him
that it was unnecessary for him to leave
Washington or even to ask rc-election-he
could and should have it anyhow, and with
western "whoop!n So he is seated till
March 3, 1855
Hc may be called nn ''Ohio man. because
no won fame in the military service from
that state, though he was born in Philadel-
phia Feb. o, 1887, and located In Omaha in
November, 1869. 1t does not take man of
talent long to be an "oltl settler" and found
first family" in the rapidly growing states
Of the northwest 50, in less than two ycars
after locating there, Mr.. Mandcrson was
leader and IN official. and for six years he
was city attorney. He volunteered In Ohio
unde: the first call, and served continuously,
except when disabled by wounds, to the last;
began as II lieutenant i'll the Nineteenth Ohio
and came p,it rs colonel of that regiment,
receiving soon after the high compliment Of
a commission as brevet brigadier general "for
gallant, long continued and meritorious serv-
ices. y ~, ..g..g-... ..-.a..-. -.... ..>u.........
In his conn nressio..,l lnbors he has made u
Snnriul of hrt bu., at
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GalliciSlnA In East Suffolk.

The following Gallicisms, surviving i'll East
Suffolk, are worth preserving:
l. Ho-go Used In relation to fish that Is
tainted Or net quite fresh-haut gcut.
g Tie smallest pig of a litter is called "the
pit nannapetit man.
s. Largcsse. The cleaners in corn field
demand largesse Of passers by.-Notes and
Queries +=5= #fr.
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BENEFIT FOR A DEMENTED ACTOR,

The Friends of George S. Knight Ren,en-
ber HiEi iii Ills .Ahiictior,
Theatre gocrs all over the United States and
Canada will learn with regret that one Of
the worlds pleasure givers is retired forever
from the footlights, not by the merciful min
isterings of death, but oy the dread atiliction
of madness Z hernYnt. f.nm14lp 11ort rticnlnrlr
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II 'latES lilillihEtt w
Englan d. The
b o US seventeenth
year opened with
bright promise. His
health WAS fairly
good and he showed
many of the per
sonal qualities of
his noted grand
father his meth
ods of reasoning,
his tlrnli hurllor, his
personal a ppea,-
ance, and even his
handwriting being
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YOUNG ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Something About His Life and His s,rn--
gle Against Disease.
The long struggle made for life by young
Abraham Lincoln developed a sympathy for
the lad entirely outside OF the interest felt in
him as the grandson Of the martyred pres-
dnnt md sou Of the United States niuihtar 10
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AN AHkANsAs RARnMErEn

AN ARKANSAS BAROMETER.
When thus held II number of notified spots
are seen, each one indicating by its size tho
character OF some future storm or change III
temperature. Beginning at the low part the
bone is marked off into sections, the first
being Tor the month of December, aud so on
to tho succeeding November. Mr.. Swift has
becoln, so skilled in tho use Of this barometer
that he consults it daily, with satisfactory re.
suits, to ascertain what sort OF outer garments
he shall wear down town.
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A resident of St Louis, Mr. William Swift,
does not depend upon the signal service re-
ports for his forecasts of tho weather lie
prefers to consult the breast bone of a goose.
The specimen on which Mr.. Swift depends is
from the body Of bird killed in Ark;.:1a.s.
The coming weather is determined by hold
ing the bone between TIC eye and the light.
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Deer Lodge County Officers.

The roster of officers of Deer Lodge county
is as follows;
State Senator-W u. Thornton.
District Judged NJ. Durfee
Clerk Of District C0urt-Welling Napon-
Sheriff.. T. Quigley.
Assessor-A. G. Station.
Clerk and Recorder. F. Brazelton.
County Attorney--W. S. Shaw. .
Superintendent Of Public Schools Margaret l.
Wolfe.
Treasurer-R T. kennon.
Survcyor-Henry B. Davis.
C0roner-Wilam Ray.
Public Administrators. T. Brown.
County commissioners. l.. Hamilton. George
Cockrell, A. A. Mcdonald.
Representatyes-Joh R. Toolp, Siynn Hughes,
c. M Crutchfeld, i. Hollywood G. X 11ardeiibrook,
R. G. Humber, ]. W, B)air
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South Africa has not escaped the grippe
Late news from Durham states that influenza
is carrying of the people in large numbers.
Further north it Is stated the Zulus are starv-
ing, and there are vague reports of cannibal-
. frvy Z