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alh-Hki fi4t'pNShl. Il IL, HEfSLlTI.
Tho nane Of the winner Of the second prize
was not announced nt Tho tl,ns with tile
e. others, rs his suggestion WAS Of a news
nature.
Edward Callahan. the winner Of the third
prize ts@''o for the largest number nf orig
lIai and available suggestions, certainly
earned 'll he got for them, ilc presented
10000 suggestions, which are said to sho" an
extraordinary range Of originality and men
tai actirIty. He is eighteen years Old ana
supports Il widowed mother.
The fourth prize was lakt,.l by /, ruinpts-
ltor Ill The World composing roDnl. - years
years Old, Henry Rogowskl by name As his
name intlicatcs hts is Il Pole: lie came To
America soon after the Franco Prussau
war, and Went 10 Albany, hnt not long after
went TO New York cui entered The Worlds
service
The capturer Of the editorial prize $3.50, n
rate Of remuneration equivalent tosl n wor,D
is Richard H. lleishtX, L 1ookkcrper in New
York. He never wrote for the papers, and
his winning The prixn woull Indicate a nat
ural journalistic ability He was born in
America, but his parents are German. His
father is dead, and he supports his mother
and sisters
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Men and NY0n,en ShopnerA

Scene-n shop. Thomson wants, let us sny,
red tic. "Red tie, srs' says the shopman,
with a smile Of polite contempt; II can get
you ono, sir, if you particularly wish it, but
red isnevcr worn now, sir. Green is the fash
ionabe color ut present; indeed, we seldom
sell any other color" And Thompson, caring
nothing for fashion, knowing the shopman to
be fraud and n lie, but feeling none the less
ashamed of himself for having asked for n red
tie, forthwith buys green one Now, wo-
man in her hours of shopping may bo uncer-
tain, coy and hard to please, but she will have
what she likes, or nothing at all 1t may be-
on the other hand, that Il man never enters
shop without fixed idea Of what he wants,
but In all humility it must be admitted that
in nine cases out Of ten he does not get it,
San Francisco Argonaut.
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lie Could Tell 'cn Every Time,

''aow do tell newly married couple?"
repeated Il Capitol guide; "why, easy enough
There's one over there now" aud he pointed
to u rather gaudly dressed pair who wero
strolling about the rotunda aud casting visit
full glances into each others eyes. You see,
there is oil the difference in the world be-
tween people who come here to put in few
odd hours of their honeymoon and those who
are really interested in tho sights about the
Capitol. Those people over there don't caro-
continental about tho statuary or anythin.
elso but themselves for that matter. You
take them around and point out the most in-
teresting objects about the building and they
will g;sze on them in IL mechanical manner
for n moment or two, and then return to tho
pleasing pasime of admirng each other But
then it is only human nature, and we have no
right to complain as long rs they pay for
their time. Washington Post
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MACDONALD.
HECTOR LASGErIS, .a., AuOtPH raRlN..
He was iEiTy counciinr ut 5'!--the Young
est rs Vet IL th'' history Of tnc uoniuon--
and is still Il leader and premier, Mt" luc
contrast acrosS tn" line. CuF. Webster
Benton, CuIhnum--all the gi;nls t4f iIle Inrts-
die era If tie 1rioil-huse passed away ui
the thirteen presidents but tHrce live and
friends and foes dispute rs Ia whether eithur
is political possibility for the future, nHd
scoresof Americans who once filled the pub
lie eye have Imsse1 into almost coultletr OBJ
liyi0n- Yet Sir John is still vigorous, still
fondly called 'ol'i man by his supPortersHnd
fierceiy denounced by lis opponeHts-thr de
nuncntlon equally with tho praise proving
that he is still very much alive.
10 nalE Americans SUCH |. man s.eulS x
colossal figure indeed and they ask with nc
little curiosity What has enabled him &c
keep in power continuously and 50 long.
md what are his leadin:, pri,ciplcs From
Canadians they get Two very positive an,
swers which would, 10 doubt. he very IN.
structlvc ii they were not fatty cnntraclic:
tory Every one knows the answer Of his
friends. His enemies reply 10 the first Gues-
tion that he is regular Waipole as to Meti4-
DDS, and to the second they reply that lbs
great principle is to keep i'll Office The fact
that Sir Hugh y Han put his money whore
1t would do the most good tls they say in
Washinrton for Sir John and himself III
1872, and that defeat followed little later, i.
made much of: but four years rolled around
and Sir Juhn came III again with /. strength
that has carried lin through twp elections
and may through;t Il third.
Iwenty-onc years ago Mr.. John George
Bourinot was reporter Of the debates oi the
house III assembly, nnd received some assist
ance from John $. D. Thonlpsul III. nexi
year Mr. Thompson himself was Reporter.
these two facts duly appearing on tho ltlt
pages Of said debates rs published Of these
two stcnogruphers Mr.. Thompson is now
minister! Of justice and Mr.. Bourinot is clerk
OF the house. Sir John Thompson, US he i,
now, is ii lIaligonian, born in Halifax IN
1871, his father having beer II native OF
Waterford. Ireland, who had become queens
printer il Nova Scotia, and il! his Office the
present head of the Judiciary learned to set
type and, let us sup!ros-- to Justify with
care. Learning stenngraphy followed in due
order, but his highest ideal Of lifr then was
TO be a successful lawyer.
In 1877 he became the representative of
tAntigonish in the Nova Scotia assembly. He
bad at first refused ali proposals to stand for
the house. and the story goes that his ardent
supporters secured the aid of his wifi. to in.
duce him to take the place. The year follow
ing he accepted the portfolio Of attorney
general, and in 1882 became premier of the
province. He held that post for but u few
months, however, for at the provincial cleo
ton in that year his party was defeated at
the polls. a supreme court judgeship was
vacant and he went on the bench He was
happy for u time, for he is q lawyer before
everything else.
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B. Harlow was bora i'll New York state in
le44, and Ill 1854 went with his parcnts to
ftkin, Ills. Attfc age OF II lie enlisted in the
Eighth Illinois regiment of which Richard
Ogleshy WAS colonel; and in that and the
Fo1ty-seVcnth Illinois served three years In
lsCd he entered the railway mail service,
and has remained i'll it eyer since, rising to
the rank OF superintendent
a recent appointment Of great Importance
oNew York city, and incidentally, therefore,
to the whole country, is that of Horace
Looms US commissioner of the street cleaning
department. New York grows so fast that
II has completely ontgrown its water facili-
ties and there has been so nuch ovcrhauliur
of old sewers and laying Of new ones and
tearing M OF streets for pipe LAYING Tint the
condition has become ntoltrable Mnror
Grant finally issued u peremptory order to
Commissioner James $. Coleman to "Clean
the strccts.' MIR. Coleman resigned ut the
mayors request.
Mr.. l,DQmis has hui ut,,t,lt ay,,,r;,u,.a il,
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In 1885 Sir John A. Macdonald wanted II
minister and chose Mr.. Thompson as success
sor to Sir Alexander Campbell. His first mp
pearanco in parliament was somewhat phe-
no,nenal. The Hon. Edward Blake made his
ablo md vehement assault OH the goveril-
nent in relation to the northwest rebellion
and hanging of Riel, and tho new member
from Nova Scotia rose to reply His Imrty
wns alarmed for him at tho start, but soon
thHIr enthusiasm knew no bounds. 1t was 4
ae"st trnmnh for a new member His speech
lust year on the Jesuit estates bill also at
tracted mach attention. He accompanied Sir
Charles Tupper to Washington in 1887, when
that gentleman was one Of the high commits
sioners TO settle the fisheries question. Sir
John was not u member Of the commission,
but his Information Oh tho subject and his
udvice were OF great use not only to Canadn's
representative, but TO the representative of
Great Britain as well. Her majesty there
fore conferred on him the grand cross Of the
order Of st. Michael and St. George.
1t is sometimes said, In the dry humor of
politics, that Nova scota's exceptional prom
inence recently is due to the. fish food. aud
consequent brain growth of her STATESMEN.
At any rate Joseph Howe, Charles Tupper
and john S. D. Thompson form a brilliant
trio, and the son Of the second, Charles II.
Tuppcr, is the youngest member Of tho Do
minion cabinet, and, with the exception of
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who have sailed to America to earn Innung
and prepare homes and have afterwards s,.nt
for their s"eethearts to join them Western
farmers Of foreign birth, too have way OF
regarding the Garden as n vast matrimonial
agency and writing TO Superintendent Jack
son to find them wives. Ho receives on an
average two hundred such letters a wear, but
pays no attention to them.
As may be imagined, Castle Garden offers
great field for missionaries. There are sew
enteen connected in various ways with the
place. OF these S. Golisten, representing
the American Tract society, aud Ernest ,Iack-
son, representing the New York Bible society,
deserve especial mention.
Mr. Jackson Lns testaments in twenty-une
different languages. which are distributed
free among the Immigrants. and Bibles which
are sold at cost 10 those who have money or
given to the destitute. Mr.. Goldstcin bears
the distinction Of being the only nun about
the Garden who can speak Armenian Arabic
and Greek. He adds to his work Of ,listrihut-
ing Bibles and tracts that Of giving clothes to
Tho needy. lie has devoted his life to this
labor of love, and while r4lny cast oif CUR
ments arc furnished to him by charitable
people (and they could not be seut to n better
place. he docs not hesitate to spend his own
money as well as his time when occasion re-
quires EDWARD MARSHALL.
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Modern 1lestieSSneSs,

Mrs. Williamson has IN article in the Eng
lish magazine, Work and Leisure, on ''rhe
Restlessness of the Day" i'll which she shows
how great are tho changes which have como
over the spirit of the country during the last
fifty years, none Of which are perhaps more
remarkable thnn that which has come to pass
in the position Of women But at tho sumo
time with this great change there has arisen
spirit of rcstlcssness, of fevcrish desire to DO
always doing something, which Mrs. Will
hanson considers must bo guarded against,
for those who have valuable work to do, to
do it well must have an equally valuable rest
Of spirit, and their energies must not DO frit
tered away by the numbcrless little exactions
of modern life
The new North-west., 1890-02-07

"When chewing gum was invented, !" said
prominent specialist, ian incstimable boon
was confrrred on dentists. The gum does
clean the teeth, it is true, but it pulls the
plugs out Of them. Tint is why the dentists
like 1t SO. The Brooklyn man who has made
a fortune out OF chewing gum was trying to
discover in the juice Of the Mexican tree he
now uses for this gum substitute for India
rubber. His substitute was failure. Some
body gave Elm the idea OF providing idle
jaws with ssInsthing to chew on, and 10, 1t
oil turned 10 oldI'--New York Herald.
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in literature, on the NICHOLAS LoNGWoErH.
bench, III amateur photography and chemis-
try, and IN athletic sports, and, last of all,
was tolerably successful politician. Yet he
died ut tho early ago of 45--nn admirable
Crichton Of the west
He wns grandson of tho once noted Mich
olas Longworth, the pioneer and first mill
lonaire of Cincinnati. OF his fathers family
OF three tho other son died young, and Mrs
Bellamy Storer, the only daughter, survives.
Nicholas graduated from Harvard with hon.
ors, succeeded early at the bar and was elect
ed Judge OF the common pleasan then to tho
supreme bench of Ohio After ono term
there he devoted the rest of his life to tho
caro- of his estates He made some valuable
gifts to tho city, among them MI immense do
nation to the Art Museum, which his father
had once intended TO give
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which She las been
a Jealous worker
for many years.
Her ulis.ltisil Ii ess
md eArle S tncss
make n great i'm
preston on those
who come within
the rnnge Of her
influence, " Iii G II,
notwithstanding :.
modest and r.til'-,
ing disposition, has
always asserted it.
self. Grady " as
always esla.cla ilr
n@~,s,st- IN i-
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= WHOLE NO. 1914.
THE LATE ADAM FOREPAUGH,
A Butcher hoy Who Became II Grea


A Butcher boy Who Became n Great
Snowman.
An ignorant little butcher boy, running
errands at u salary of 81 week a self taught
bookkceper earning over $40 month; n
shrewd horse dealer who got the best of
every bargain he made; one of the most sue
cessful showmen and business managers ever
known--snch is the history in a nutshell Of
the famous Adam Forepaugh, whose death
was recently chronicled. He came Of Penn
sylvania Dutch stock, and was born in Phila-
delpha on Feb. 2s, 1881. He drifted into the
show business from his horse dealing trunsac-
tions. In 1861 when John O'Brien was run
ming his circus by wagons, Forepaugh sold
him 50, 900 worth of horses.
When the time came for O'Brien to settle
he found himself unable to square up, and
Forepaugh, having visited his show and tax
ing liking to it, bought him out aud started
in the business himself. He enlarged the
concern by buying out Jerry Mabc's mcnag-
erie of twoelcplants and eight wild animals,
and secured the versatile Dan Rice for his
clown. From then nn lie constantly increased
the attractions and resources of his business
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AIRS. Rose vertner Jeffrey, the charming
Kentucky poetess, is one Of tho most fas
cinating women Of tho famous Blue Grass
region. Her home is at Lexington. the gar
den spot Of tho state. Poetry has been for
her the elegant amusement Of her leisure
houss-the few hours which tho cares Of
large family and tho duties Of society allow
her 20 devote to literary pursuits,
The new North-west., 1890-02-07
The Row Anon. the Scientists,

For 4 long while there have been onlin0us
mutterings in scientific circles in the United
States, and recently war was declared be
tween two factions which bids fair to rival
any similar previous contest III America,
Professor i. d. Cope, Of the University Of
Pennsylvania, has brought charges against
Maj John w. Powell, director Of the United
States geological survey, and Professor @. c.
Marsh his assistant and professor in Yale
college.
The charges are that the United States
geological survey has come to be n great po-
litical machine; that places are given to sons
OF congressman for political favor, and that
Professor Marsh, with the knowledge of his
chief, has issued reports which We're coiec
ton of plagiarisns. Maj. Powell aud Pro-
fessor Marsh have published statements deny
ing the alterations
The new North-west., 1890-02-07

Sir John Macdonald, the youngest who ever
held the office of privy councillor. He was
literally bred to politics, and after winning n
scholarship ut McGil college, Montreal, and
taking the degree Of LII. b. at Harvard, he
entered OH n career Mt once romantic and
successful. In 1882 lie made his first great
success, and i'll lssS was called to the cabinet
as minister of marine and fisheries
Other members Of the cabinet are Hon,
John Costigan, minister Of inland revenue;
Hon. John Carling, minister Of agriculture;
Hon. John Haggart postmaster general
Hon. Edgar Dcwdney, minister Of the in
terror; Sir Adolph Caroli, minister of militia;
Hon. George Eulns Foster minister Of finance,
and Hon. Mackenzie Bowel, minister Of
customs Hon Charles G. Colby, who was
appointed president of the council, is u Ver-
montcr by birth.
Of the leaders of the Conservatives, aside
: from the cabinet, Sir Hector Langcyin and
Mr.. Joseph A. Chapleali will have unusual
prominence because they are the leaders of
the French Canadian Conservatives -.u
Such are the principal characters in the
great drama just opened, for in view of the
issues md the fnct that Canada contains one
third of the area Of the British empire and IA
rapidly growing population. Canadians and
their American friends may agree 10 call IT
all exciting drama and ayree with King
Charles opinion of parliament III his time
that ''lt is us good as a play
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AMERICAS OPEN GATE.
CASTLE GARDEN MAY CEASE TO BE
THE IMMIGRANTS LANDING.

Something About the History of the Old
Bui1ding-Isca1 Life Comedies and Trag-
csting Statistics.
AT the lower end of Broadway in New
York city is Battery park, aud the most in
teresting and picturesque place in Battery
park is Castle Garden. A new interest at
taches to the CID building just now. for it has
lately been considered not impossible that be-
fore many months have gone it will have
been torn down or permanently closed, at
least as landing depot for immigrants to
the United States. because of Il disagreement
between the New York state and federal gov
The new North-west., 1890-02-07

BEFORE TIE DOOR IF CASTLE GARDEN
Castle Garden was originally n fort and
the chief defense Of New York city. The
massive masonry OF its first walls still stands,
and the deepp port holes, although for many
years dark browed cannon have frowned
through them, still gaze Sinisterly, like great
square eyes, over New York bay But the
historical interest Of the building is not
wholly centeresl on its connection With mill
tary matters After it ceased to be occupied
rs Il fort it was turned into place Of amuse-
ment, and under its roof Jenny lind,s voice
was first heard in America. 4,&.f
The bnildlng was utilized as n landing de-
pot for immigrants in le5l, eight years after
the establishment Of the emigration commits
sion In that year l3G,2::G3 alien foreigners
found through it al entrance to the nc,s
country for which they h4i deserted their
own, Since the day al lis opening MS u land
ing depot, there has been hardly break i'll
the stream of hulnu'l beings flowing from it
to all parts of America. According to the
reports of the commissioners Of emigration
the total number of foreigners who had
passed before its registry desks previous to
Dec. 81. 1859, wa, q.,ij9, ,t.i5 or almost n sew
enth as many people us the nation is sup
posed ~ contain today.
There is not civilized country on the
globe which has not had its representatives
in this vast horde 3,s25 POS were from Ger
many; 2,54l Jas from Ireland lis, 15s from
England; 5l1 ,lI2 from Italy; 22i $50 from
Russia, and 50 on down Only 3,l5l China
men have landed ut Castle Garden. Although
the proposed destinations Of all immigrants
have not been recorded, the books tell of IA,
574 who started for Illinois; 4G,Gl2 for Penn
sylrania; l07 for Michigan; 1867 for
Minnesota: 1860 for Massachusetts,; 5,oo9
for Nebraska The smallest number with
which any state is credited is North Carolina,
so, and the largest, New York, 9G,90l. Three
hundred and thirty of those recorded de-
cared their intention of going to the District
of Columbia. In 1850 there were 1s5,4s3
pieces of baggage landed at Castle Garden,
OF which 1925 pieces were delivered.
OF course, Il place which has marked the
beginning Of practically new lives for SO
many people is full of romance for any one
who cures to search for it. Tragedy and
comedy each have had their share in the
thousands of dramas Of real life which have
been enacted I1,dcr its old dome. The spar
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William +. Cody, a cabin boy on tho oyster
ship Water Lily, gave this story of his life i'll
n New York court, after pleading guilty to
u charge of theft: II was christcncd by Buff
falo Bill himself" he said, land never knew
who my father and mother were was with
the Cheyenne Indians i'll Wyoming until
was 1 years old when Buffalo Bill Cody found
me and brought me to New York. Hc put
me in charge Of friend Of his Stafford
Grafton, who made me act us pnge in the
play of Monte Cristo,' of which ho was ,nan-
ager, travelled through England and
France with tho company, and then came
back to this country and Joined tho navy.
After two years service deserted, but went
back into the navy after u few months. Not
long afterwnrd was discharged for ncom-
potency, and then got place on tho Water
Philadelphia Ledger
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ct
i'll the city of which 2if are under the con
trol Of the department of parks, leaving :&..9
miles to he kept clean by Commissioner
l,oonis. Under the present system the park
department is supposed to clean - miles
day, aud the commissioner about l0p-aome
streets requiring cleaning much oftener than
others. The total clelniuS ought 70 be about
800 miles per week, au, Us all tho streets are
ut their worst the new commissioner has II
fine chance To distinguish himself
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NEW YORK WORLD PRIZE WINNERS.
rnrtraits and Sketches OF Men WHO pro-
tlIctI

Portraits and Sketches OF Men WHO pro-
sa5. 4.a-,.,..'- huced Ideas. z..#..---
The awarding Of the prizes in The Worlds
great contest of ideas made four people
happy, and they We're the winners. The first
prize Of $1,000 VAS paid to Joseph ]. Green
for his idea Of establishing 4 Worlds bureau
Of justice. Mr.. Green Is Il New Yorker, 81
years old and lawyer Before the prize
money was paid hin, he was put through a
thorough examination to prove that he was
the proper person 70 receive it, Mr. Green de
clared that he had had the idea for some time,
and wleu he noticed The Worlds offer he
wroteit out and forwarded it within an hour.
Mr.. Green was very much astonished to
get the prize, His father went to his room
the morning of announcement aud asked him
if lie knew Joseph J. Green, New Yorl; city,
and told him that this person had won tile
s1,0oJ prize in The Worlds idea contest,
We'll, exclaimed says Mr.. Green, As
sPraiig up vide awake and quite delighted,
Jou lnay be sure, II think | do know him
slightly. Heis your youngest son, | guess,
for when write my name the middle initial
is very often mistaken for j. 7 | then ex-
nlnine,l the article ana saw ut once that it
was indeed mine, and TINT tue printer had
made mistake iii the middle initial iy sub
shutting J for
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pleasure and leis-
ure, md yet M in
defatigable lawyer.
Il sporting man.
in the best sense of
the words, and a
collSclen tiouS,
painstaliing judge.
1t used TO be said
OF him that he had
time to do every
thing he wanted TO,
and to do it we'll.
lie gained emf :
nence ut the bar,
The new North-west., 1890-02-07

The new torpedo boat Gushing, lately
launched ut Bristol K. L, from t,iemanufac-
tory Of the Herreslofr company, is the first
of the proposed American fleet of similar
craft. Commander Converse, of the United
States navy, has had charge OF the plans and
construction, and the Gushing is II re,nark,t-
bic vessel, Her length is l3S feet; benm, Ii
feet depth from deck to keel at tho highest
point 10 feet, draught, 4 feet 4 inches, load