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but memory helps him more than present
study. His many years of experience have
stored his mind with a wonderful amount of
knowledge, and his memory is so retentive
that nothing he has once known can get
away from him. But Senator Teller, not so
peculiarly gifted in either memory or ex-
perience, has to make up by study He is
therefore one of the busiest men in the Sen
ate, for his hand is in all kinds of legislation
and his head must have all the information
within his reach before he suffers his hand
to act.
Senator Mitchell, too is very hard-work-
Ing man. He seldom listens TO the debates,
but reads them all as means of saving
time. He sits next to Senator Plumb and fur
nishes marked contrast to him. Plumb is
boisterously busy all the time, while Sen
ator Mitchell sits quietly, always reading
or writing whileat his desk. | have
never seen Senator Mitchell in an idling at
titude at his desk, and he never stops. as
many do. to chat with other Senators. He
appears to settle all questions for himself
and by himself and to live upon hard work.
Senator Spooner is another notably hard
wOrker-one of those who work like sixty
when there is work to do and then rest with
equal diligence when they may. Coming
from the Badger State he suggests the old
smile Of working like a badger. Colonel
1Dgersoll used to explain his own industry
by saying that he hated work, but seeing
there was 80 much competition in the bust
ness Of larceny and the like, he had to work
for living, so he always dove into ii with
all his might, in order that he mi ght be
through with 1t as soon as possible. enator
Spooner seems TO have the same kind of
aversion to WORK and the same love of re-
suits. For every hour of lollng that he does
in the Senate chamber he works ten hours
with all his steam turned on.
The two Minnesota Senators, Davis and
Washburu, are constant workers. Senator
Davis is especially driven by the immense
amount Of pension legislation that demands
his attention as Chairman of the Committee
on Pensions. He Is systematic worker
and by this means manages to dispose Of
much in a short time Yet he Is always at
work early in the morning, aud seldom
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the War and Navy Departments from
Tehuantepec to the Isthmus OF Panama.
The result has been always in favor of the
Nicaragua route Several treaties have
been made, and the United States has been
persistently in favor of the building of the
canal.
when the Panama Canal project was
preached a committee was sent to Paris.
Admiral Ammen, Mr. MenOcal and other
scientific gentlemen composed this commit
Tee. They strenuously argued for the Mica
ragua route, but in vain. The attempt at
Panama was made. The result every one
Knows"
Mr.. Miller then reviewed the history of
Grants Interest in the canal scheme, the
Arthur treaty withdrawn by Secretary Bay
ard during the Cleveland Administration
and reached the beginning of the actual en-
terprise.
The Maritime Canal Company of Mica
ragua was finally incorporated February 20,
1889, BY act Of Congress, after Mr.. Menocal
had secured the necessary concession from
Nicaragua. May 4, 1889, the company or
gained under his national charter. May
% i the first construction party sailed, and on
June 81 arrived at Greytown. October Sth
of that year the work of excavation began.
The concession gave the company the
right TO build and manage the canal ninety
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called up the dOgs-and they have got some
OF the finest hounds you ever say-an' here
they came with brightness in their eyes an
deep music in their voices. You ought 10
Well, they went out an about midnight they
came back with two of the biggest an
fattest p0ssoms you ever saw. Well.
they dressed them right thar an then an
put them out on the top of the house so
the frost could fall on them, an this
marnun they took them down an began
to take them along with some sweet po-
tatoes. Then the jaiier's son he says,
saws he, Pop, we amt got no regular Wild
cat Ticker to go with these here possnms,' so
the old man, haYin' a mighty eye for art,
gave jug TO the young Teller an told him
to 60 up in the mountains. The young
Teller went, but he couldn't find no Ticker,
an at last he seen ole Teller drivin'
wagin, an when he asked the ole Teller if
he cnuld git any ticker, he swore that he
didn't know nothin' aboutit; but says he,
: II you will take that jug Up on the hillside
an put dollar under it, l don't know what
mout happen, but when you come back l
don't believe the dollar will be there. Wall,
he went up on the mountain side an put
dollar under jug an went away, but bless
yo' life, when he came back the dollar was
gone, but the jug was filled with the best
Ticker that had passed its teens. An so, at
dinner to-day they are goin' to have them
poSsomS an sweet potatoes an that ole
ticker that's got bead on 1t like dew
drop; an say, the jailer says that you may
share the feast"
Look here, Mark, you ain's tryin' to
trfle with my feelin's, air y0u?"
No; Pm tellin' the Lords truth; an
say. that amt all. The Perdue boys caught
a big bear down in the bottoms, an after
dinner they air goin' to set the dogs on him
in the jail-yard, right in full view OF yo'
cell. Think of that"
Look here, Mark, am about converted.
an I'll go with you if you'll let me take my
rife along"
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leaves the Capitol before 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. From this time on, however, ne
refuses to do anything like work.
In his pleasant home on MASSACHUSETTS
avenue he loafs away his evenings, sur
rounded usually by a coterie OF friends I'M
mersed in tobacco smoke. Senator Davis
enjoys nothing better than sitting in his own
room with his coat off, tilted back III MS
chair, gassing with familiaf friends, telling
or listening TO good stories, laughing Inc
evening away as if he had not care on
earth. The Capitol, he says. is his working
place ami he will not let anybody talk Work
TO him at home in the evening. CORE
spondent recently wished to obtain an IN
terview with him, and called upon him at
his home in the evening. He was shown
into the little back room upstairs, where ne
found the Senator in his shirt sleeves. arr
Senator" SAID the correspondent, Il
called to get your opinion on
"Have cigar" Senator Davis inter
rupted him.
The correspondent took cigar from the
Zinc-lined box and began again.
i called TO get your"
Have match" said the Senator.
The journalist lighted his cigar and made
another attempt.
Senator. l call"
Pm glad you did. like nothing better
than 70 have good fellows call and spend the
evening with me. Have another cigar.
That was as far as the interview went.
The Senator would have talked with him
until midnight about Shakespeare as
lawyer, or about anything else that had no
bearing on his daily labOrs, but he would
not even let his mind be called to work.
Senator Sherman almost reverses Senator
Davis system. He does all his resting at
the Capitol, and most of his work in his
study at home; and he does not rest much
either. for he is very attentive listener to
the debates, and careful reader OF the
Glr,rs Inv
hour-from IL to o'clock-he is usually in
his seat, reading the morning papers and
watching with one eye, or with one ear. the
bills, etc, which are introduced at this time.
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Public Indifference to Reforms.

Some time ago l had occasion to congratu-
late a gentleman on the good work which
had been accomplished by his nephew in
exposing certain frauds that were being
perpetrated in the Legislature OF the Site
Of New York. =" 1t costs a great deal to do
what he has DONE" replied my friend; "a
great deal more than most people think.
The public who read about it, and have n
direct interest in the matter, applaud feebly,
and say, Good fellow! and by the next
day or the next week they have forgotten
all about it. But the men whose schemes he
has frustrated never forget; they watch
him for years aud years. and whenever
chance comes to harm him thew
will be sure TO do So" The words made
an impression on me TO sucn an extent
that | have thought of them frequently
ever since, and have had gnodiy number
oil occasions in which to verify them. The
man TO whom | refer has been carefully
watched by certain specializing politicians OF
his own party aud the Opposite one, and he
has been viliiied To such an extent that hs
sometimes wonders ii he is himself or some
one else. Others like him have been treated
in the same way; they have not faliered in
their course any more than he has, but they
have found it, also. one OF them declared,
Every uphill work" to accomplish anything
| in the way OF reform. 1.-THE great trouble
| is" said he ''that ordinary human nature
cannot be reused to anything like earnest
ness on a matter In which il has no personal
concern. The honest and well-meaning
| citizen attends to his business affairs, and
goes to he polls on election dav. If the
weather is pleasant and he does not happen
to be very busy: he rarely or never goes to
the primaries where nominations are
made; does not spend his money In political
methods, and Is altogether Indifferent 10
the state of affairs around him. The man
who is in politics for the money he eau
make has a personal interest in the run
ming of the machine; he looks after The
primaries, induces voting on the part of
every one whom he can influence; in fact.
makes a business of politics and attends to
1t just as other men attend to business. Is
it any wonder that reformers have. as my
friend phrases 1t. uphill work ?"
Cpptrf0hlsd 1891
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demands of the strikers were satisfied. A,

demands OF the strikers were satisfied. Ac-
cOrding to the accounts that have come to
us the workers in the Government ship
yards assaulted Admiral Verkcvsky on ac-
count of his brutal treatment of them; the
Grand Duke Alexis, who is the Commander
in-chief of the Russian Army, summoned
the Admiral before him to explain the cause
of the trouble; evidently the latter was I'M
able to justify himself, as he was ordered to
VladiyOstOck, where he could trouble the
St. Petersburg ship-bnilderS no more Vlad-
livestock is the principal port of Russia on
the Siberian coast. 1t has 10000 or Il, 900
inhabitants, including the garrison and the
employees in the navy-yard and other public
establishments, and will prove very gloomy
residence OF the banished Admiral in com
parison with the Russian capital where he
held the responsible and dignfied Office OF
C0mmandant of the Port. Russia must be
fast falling into the ways oil. the civilized
world when an occurrence like this Is p0s-
sible. Hitherto it has been the MuScoFite
custom to call out the military in case OF
tronble with Government laborerS. If the
latter refused to go to work again without
demur they were shot down at once. The
Russian peasant appears to be learning the
value of organization, but it is not likely
that the Government will allow him to go
very far in getting up labor unions through
fear that they might be made the means of
spreading NihiisnI. 1t is impossible for
labOrers or any other class OF people to hold
meetings without official consent, and the
moment it is thought there can be any pos
sibe danger to the Government in assem-
blages of men belonging to trades or profess
sionS they will be forbidden.
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meet them once in while. But say, Bill,
there's man down at Shady Grove that
| do want you to meet"
Who is hep
"Sam Powers
He's the jailer, amt hep"
Yes, an the hest one you ever seem"
$50 they say" Bill replied. fondiDg his
fife. ''In fact them felers that was here
the other day wanted me TO meet him"
$50 | hearn" said the Sheriff. 'but I
lowed that mebby they didn't Extend the
inveIta.ion in soft an gentle enough
way"
"Oh, didn't have no fault to find with
the invertation. l jest didn't wanter go,
an sorter pulled back little and then one
of them laid down an the other two limped
nightly"
so l hearn," said the Sheriff, still 1
thought there mout lie easier an smoother
way Of putin the invertation. Gentle ness
always pays. You can sometimes lead a
man with string OF beads when you
couldn't drive him with hoop pole. You
recollec old Wash Bowles that was once the
Sheriff of this county, don't your"
mighty we'll"
"Ah, hah; well, that old Teller had more
gentleness an consideration for the feelin's
of other folks tnnn any man | ever seen.
One time he had to hang Teller named
Brice, an Brice sOrter kicked against it,
bein' a Teller that was hard to please any
how, so Wash, in that soft way of his'n,
stepped up to put on the rope an says:
'Brice, you will please excuse me. but I'll
not detain you but moment So thought
that if I'd come here to-day with strong con-
sderation an smooth gentleness you mont
accept the jailer's invertation to come an
spend while with him."
mo, I'm obleeged to you. | don't care
about goin' to-day. I've got to go over the
ridge an whip Teller tomorrow, an if
don't do it Pm Altered he mout be disap-
pointed, Well, now Mark" he added, ''ef
you aim. got no further business with me, /
reckon you'd better be shown along"
But have got some further bsness with
you, Bill. L want you to 90 with me an see
the jailsr."
swell, amt goin'."
81 lowed you would, Bill"
wall. l low l wont an eff you take yo'
arms often that fence I'll drop you right
wliar YOU stand"
$50 hearn," said the Sheriff. Say 1 come
over mere to take you to jail"
You don't say 81"
''Yas, an | want you 10 go with me-"
How many men did you bring with
you?'
'.Nune at all, but you air a-goin'."
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THE ARREST OF
BILL KINNY.
A Thirst for Gore Overcome by an Ap-
petite for P0SSuHl.
A Story of How Willy Sheriff Got the Hand
cuffs on a Tennessee Desperate Who
Resisted Arrest.


Bill Kinny of Dry Fork killed prominent
man OF the community, and the authorities
after some little meditation decided that he
ought to be arrested. But Bill objected,
and when three deputy Sheriffs called on
him he laid Winchester rifle across one
corner OF his homestead, killed one of the
deputies, and so painfully wounded the
other two that they strolled back to the
Shady Grove Courthouse. Several days
later, while Bill was sitting on front of his
door. Mark Townsend. the Sheriff-in-C Chief,
walked up to the fence and lazily placed his
arms on the top rail. Bill reached back and
took up his rifle.
Good mornIn', BILL"
Hi, Mark"
" Had good bit of a frost last night"
Vas. ruther. Which way you travelin'
Mark"
oh, no way in particular. Lowed you
mout be lonesome an I thought I'd drap
over an talk with you while. Don't make
no difference how lively Teller is. he's apt
TO GIT lonesome once in while, specially
this time of the year.
. reckon that's true" Bill replied.
Some fellerS come out here the other day,
an' one OF them got SO lonesome that he jest
naehully had to lay down"
% HedFO, sara the SnerlH. by the
way, he added. "them felers that you
speak about wanted you to go to Shady
Grove with them, didn't tIley?"
Vas, they lowed that a jedge down thar
wanted to make my acquaintance"
GU don't say So" exclaimed the Sheriff
Wy the jedge is a mighty big man. an
ia think you'd like to meet him. Bill"
l would, but you see | amt in society
this year"
Starter retired, air you?"
Vas, thought l was agettin' a leetle too
old fur the bright foolishness an yalier trim
ms of this here life"
es. that mout be-" the Sheriff replied.
A Teller does withdraw nightly as he gifts
along in age; but say, The jedge is friend
OF mine an l want you to meet him."
NO, I'm obleeged to you. l never han
kered after these here fellers that pride
themselves on their book farnin'."
| don't exactly crave them" the Sheriff
rejoined, ''wollopiug' his tobacco about in
bis mouth, "but still L think we ought to
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A Boston Distinction.

desire to insert this small advertise
ment in your paper tomorrow morning.,
she said.
This" said the advertising clerk, look
ing it over, will go among the wan S"
:" Have you no wish coiumn?
"No, num-"
Then, sir" replied the young lady from
Boston, haughtily. you need not Insert It,
! simply wish situation as governess
That IS all. 1t is not q case of want L
there any newspaper printed in English liz
this place ?"-Chicago Tribune.
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been completed, and at once the current
began 10 attack the bar, cut it down and
broke through, giving depth OF nine feet
of water We bought the entire dredging
plant of the Panama Canal Company, COM
prising the eight largest and most powerful
dredges in the world. They were lowed up
by steamers and set to work deepening the
harbor, discharging the exeavated material
over the breakwater. Soon after we had
fourteen feet OF water on the bar Decem-
Der %, 1890. large three-masted schooner
sailed into the harbOr tina. for quarter OF
century had been closed. January 6tn
large sea-going steamer entered the harbor.
In three or four months we shall have
twenty feet OF water over the bar.
I'm order to successfully carry out the
work IT was Imperative that railroad
should be built along the line of the canal to
carry forward machinery ana supplies. The
difficulties to be overcome In building the
first ten miles Of road were so great that we
did not easily find any one to Undertake the
task. Finally Chicagoan-Mr. c. p. Treat
agreed to build it. La eight months it was
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Senator Miller Of New York Tells Of
What Has Been and Is to Be Done.
CONSTRUCTION AND PROSPECTS.
The Work Of Preparation Has Been Going on
Quietly for Two YGaB-A Review Of
what Has Already Been Accomplished.
Clearing Away Vegetation Building a
Railroad in -Four Feet Of WatGr-A Table.
The Distance That Will Be Saved in Going
From Point to Point

Senator Warner Miller of New York,
President of the Nicaragua Canal Company,
was recently IN Chicago, and while there
was interviewed in relation to the work
that has already been dono on the canal
According to the Inter Ocean he said; For
fifty years it has been contemplated that an
Interoceanic canal should be constructed.
Repeated surveys have been made. by both
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Theoretical Infection.

On one occasion / was in the port of syria
In the Grecian Archipelago wishing to go
to the coast of Asia Minor. Greece had a
five days quarantine against Italy; an Aus
trian Lloyd's steamer came in from an Ital-
Ian port flying the yellow flag, as she was in
duty bound to do, although she had no i'll
ness on board. My friends and myself de-
cided to take this vessel, and an hour be-
fore she was to sail we went on board, hav-
lug purchased our tickets of the agent on
shore. The boatman who rowed us to the
ship wished us to pay him in advance, but
this we steadily declined to do owing to
certain previous experiences with boatmen
in Mediterranean ports. When we reached
the gangway-ladder our baggage was passed
up and we followed. j was the last 10 leave
the boat and ascend the steps and as stepped
from it and stood at the foot OF the steps
rendered the money in payment for the
services of the boatman. lie was obliged to
receive it in cup of salt water, as was
then, by the rules of the quarantine in the
Levant, an infected" person Had given
him the money before stepping out of his
boat, he might have taken it in his hand in
the usual way.
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TALKS for BOYS.
By Colonel Thomas ". Knox.
A Malay Running Amuck.


a dispatch from India says that native
of the Shan States recently killed two Off
GERS, Major and Lieutenant, and two
Sepoys, while running amuck. The dis
patch says the unfortunate victims were
shot. which is variation from the ordinary
method of running amuck or 'amok," ac-
cordlng to the Malay pronunciation. This
practice is peculiarly Oriental. and is most
heardof In the Malay peninsula and islands.
A native intOxicates himself with bhang,
opium. or some other excitant, and then
starts out on career of slaughter that is
certain to end with his own death. Draw
ing his kreese or dagger he rushes through
the streets shouting ''Amok Amok" xii!
kiIlD and strikes at every one he meets.
There is great excitement as the
terrible word is heard. Women fee to the
nearest shelter. and men seize whatever
weapons are at hand and pursue the craZed
murderer. The scene is similar to that Of
an alarm of Mad dog" in an American
city, and the assassin is dispatched as soon
as possible. Knives. kreeses, spears, guns,
any and every kind of weapon, are used for
the destruction of the common enemy.
Long spears are the faY0rteS II guns are
not at hand, as they can be used with less
danger of blow from the murderer's kreese
than any weapon which PERMITS or requires
a near approach. Sometimes the mailman
succeeds III killing dozen OF persons before
he is slain. and he always dies fighting 10 the
last. The account of this recent occurrence
indie ates that the mailman was soldier.
He was probably in possession of repeat
ing rifle. and used it till lie was brought
down by similar weapons. BhaDg which is
one of the Malay intoxicants, is a prepara-
ton from hemp. II possesses the properties
OF OPIUM and is often used in this part Of
the world in place of the last-named drug.
1t is less certain than opium in IFS action,
but not so likely to produce nausea in the
patient, so the doctors say.
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Result Of a Strike IN Russia.

Look at thisi A strike in the land OF the
Gar, and successful one, tool The won
der increases when the affair is said to have
been revolt against the tyranny Of an Adj
miral, who was sent into disgrace while the
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"No, can't do that, Bill. an besides, I'll
have to handcuff you. Posson, sweet pota-
Toes, Ticker with a bead on it like a dew
drop. an bear fight in full view Of yo'
cell"
MARX" said Bill, as he put down his
rife. fetch on yo' handouts. Blamed if l
amt with you"
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EMITTING OYER BREAETTATER.
"When 1t is completed the following
figures will show the enormous saving in
distance it will be between these points. A
very important feature is that it will bring
New Orleans and the Mississippi Valley into
the most direct communication with the
markets of the world: