The National tribune., 1892-08-04
ABOUT PEOPLE,

One of the early achievements of the new
Secretary of State John w. Foster, was the ex-
| posture of professors plagiarism in college.
The instructor in question had way OF dellv-
| ering impressive discourses without crediting
anyone else with either the idea diction.
| Mr. Foster discovered startling similarity be-
| tween some of the utterances and the minor
classics and tried the deadly parallel" on the
professor with sneh effect TO attract the at
tention of the press and led to the plagiarist )
| withdrawal from his position.
Some recently published stories about Senator
Wolcott, of Colorado, reminds Chicago paper
| of this one which was current few years ago:
| One of his friends in Leaivills took Mr.. VOL
colt to drive one day, ami the SenatOr-that-was
| to- be ventured to hint that the horses were a
| trihe risky. He was hadgered good deal i'm
medatey about his supposed timidity. At
length the vehicle began to descend one of those
steep almost preeipitous incines in which Colo
RADIO roads abound. "Will you let me drive a
| while?" asked Mr.. Wolcott. Certainly"
answered the other suspecting no evil. But no
sooner had Mr.. Wolcott got the reins than he
turned to his companion and said "You have
been shaming me for my timidity. Ny turn has
come now. We'll see who squeals frst!"
"With that he flung the reins over the horses
backs" says The News Record, land began
plying the whip furiously. The frightened
horses dashed down the hill, swinging the buggy
way as to threaten its demolition. Mr.. VOL
colt continued to ply the whip and to shout
at the maddened brutes. Finally the buggy
was overturned, the horses broke away, and
Mr. Wolcott and his friend were left in a
confused heap, with broken arm, sprained
ankle, and dozen body cuts and bruises be-
tween 'em. WE'LL how do you like it?' asked
Wolcott gathering himself together and emerg-
ing nimbly from the debris. The other an
swered feebly but proudly: Il haven't squealed
yeti"
A correspondent of New York paper says that
"the two Senators who take least heed of the
hot weather are two of the Oldest men in Con-
gress-Coke, of Texas, and Harris of Tennes-
see They sit side by side with plug of to-
bacco between them, from which they carve
shavings with two big pocket-knives. and as
the temperature rises they settle down in their
chairs apparently the most eontented beings in
Chrstendom. No heat disturbs them nothing
ruffies their tempers. They simply chew and
chew and chew and take life easy still. Happy
old men! Worthy to havea De Senectute"
written about them by some modern Cicero.
Mr. George Shiras, the new Supreme Court
Justice, is giant in stature, of dignifed yet
affable manners, particularly courteous to
younger members of the bar, and possesses fine
voice and ready wit. Until within few years
he showed evidences of n decidedly literary
bent, and even yet reads the Greek and Latin
classics for entertainment. Addison is his fayo-
rite English author. His wife is said to be a
woman of fine attainments, and the residence
of the family on Stockton Ave-, Allegheny City,
is the scene of many social gatherings. Mayor
Kennedy, of that city, is her brother.