The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

of the art of photography, Senator Kenna is an
expert boat-builder, and can construct craft
that would hold its own in seaworthiness and
beauty and grace of outline with the best of the
pleasure boats on the river.
Il X 4
Whatever Mrs. Leslie Carter may have been
as wife, she certainly seems to be a loving
and devoted mother. She has little boy, with
red-gold hair and dark eyebrows like her own,
in whom and her profession all her hopes |
and aspirations are bound up. "The news
papers have been very, very kind to me where |
ever Ihave BEEN" she said the other night, |
evidently having botted from her memory all
recollection of the abusive notices she got !
couple of weeks ago in Philadelphia Or per-
haps Mrs. Carter holds that abuse may at times
be kindness. 81 have the notices all pasted in
my scrap books" she continued, "and am very
proud of them Then have the first dollar
that was handed in through the box-of1ice
window at the Broadway Theatre for my first
ever earned, and have it in frame with a
glass over it. / am saving the newspaper
clippings and the dollar bill all for the boy"
X II X
"That liquor is eight years DID," said dis
tinguished statesman, who unites to many other
accomplishments and talents the supreme one
of being good Judge of whisky. AS he said it
he held the glass up to the light and glanced
with the apprecatve eye of aconnoisseur at the
rich amber color of the liquid. "Now, that
may not seem very old' he continued, "but l
have it on the authority of the greatest expert
in this country that whisky never improves
after reaching the age of eight years. You hear
people talk of twelve-yearold whisky. and six
teen-yearold whisky, and twenty-year-old
whisky with an enthusiasm that grows greater
with each added period of four years; but it is
all mistake If the whisky was properly
made at the start, and is kept under proper
conditions until it is eight years old, it is then
as good as it ever becomes.'
r X A
The fact that the Hon. Richard VauX is not
coming back to the House causes sincere regret
He has got to be quite the pride of that body.
If some one says the House is not as dis
tinguished bodyin appearance as is the Senate
| the whitening response comes, "Look at VauX."
| II the sessions become dull and members
| not paying attention to the debates, let Mr..
| Vaux take the floor in defense of the Con-
stitution and the common people, and there are
at once signs of animation all over the House.
| Members crowd around him and his remarks
are applauded as If he were making an after
| dinner speech to rival Depew's best efforts. He
| is getting more and more endeared to his col
leagues as the time when he must leave them
| approaches.
Itwas cruel misunderstanding on the part
of some one which led to the statement that
Mr.. Vaux and Mr.. O'Neill exchanged angry
words in the Coinage Committee one day last
week. These two old gentlemen often exchange
| seemingly angry words in fun, but they are
never angry with each other. There is nothing
the other members of the House prefer to hot
discussion between them then, for the reason
that they are such good friends and they put
on such an assumption of earnestness and then
almost fall into each others arms at the con-
clusion. The scene between them in the House
Friday, during the discussion of the World S
Fair appropriation, in which the voices of both
were drowned amid the confusion of laughter
and applause, was one OF the most amusing
which has occurred in the House this session.
They are very chummy. Each has come to be
the particular pet of his party ana they are often
given privileges in the way of liberty of debate
not enjoyed by any other member, unless it is
Spinola, of New York.
The general interest which the local news
paper men and the correspondents take in the
organization of the new press club seems to in
dicate that the undertaking will be successful
} A good constitution, modelled on that of the
) Fellowcraft Club, of New York, has been
adopted, and under its operations tits believed
membership can be speedily secured which
will place the club on a sound basis almost
! from the start. The terms of the constitution
: are such that all newspaper and magazine
f writer's and illustrators, as we'll as men con
nected with the business departments of news
papers, may become members. This ought tC
+ give the organization large membership O.
! clubable men, and with energetic and har
l monious work on the part of the promoters of th
undertaking it undoubtedly will doso. Washing
ton certainly support club of this character
and will do SO if the thing is managed in tn
f proper spirit. There are several hundred mel
!. In the city who make their living by newspape
s work. and they would all benefit in one way o
= another by being brought together in closer as
n sociations than they now enjoy. The election O
r officers OF the new club will take place to
morrow. The polling place will be in th
United Press Building, on Fourteenth street
and the polls will be open between the hours Q
IS 10 and IL in the morning and and in tn
n afternoon. Among the gentlemen nominate
q for the different offices are some of the bes
= known and most highly-respected members
a the profession, including Mr.. s. I'll. Kaufman
s of the Star; Mr.. Berah Wilkins and Mr.. Fran
It Hatton, of the Post; Mr.. f. A. q. Handy, of til
10 Chicago Tribune; Mr.. John Il. M
l. Lean and Mr.. F. H. Hosford, of the Detroi
N Free Press; Mr.. David Lewsley, of the Ne
a. York World; Mr. John p. Miller, of the Stai
10 Mr.. II. l.. Merrick and Mr.. f. j. O'Neil, of th
d Post; Mr. @. a. Hamilton, of the Brookly
n Times; Mr.. Rudolph Kaufman and Mr.. IL.
1f Goodwin, of the Star; Mr.. e. S. Conner of th
"a Philadelphia Times; Mr.. f. s. Presby, of Pul
Ia lie Opinion; Mr. s. e. johnson, of the CinciI
81 ~ Press; Maj. Thomas b. Kirby, of the New Yor
T ~ Journal Of Commerce.; Mr.. Francis e. Leupl
ie of the New York EUening Post; Mr. A.
"a Hensey of THE SUNDAY HERALD, and sewers
~ other gentlemen who have requested the
va names withdrawn from the list of candidate
Of From the names given it will be seen that I'll
he club is pretty sure to start on its career wit
~ ~ excellent officers. The gentlemen who seem
w. be most generally favored for the presidency a.