Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-03-31

Ineu ne went 10 washington TO catch
up with the other legislators and clerk:
who had preceded him. When he got
there he was waited upon by a large dele,
cation of newspaper men and prom.
inent Ohio politicians, who wanted to
know all about it, and he told them.
When they all got back it took the
house two whole days to get those reso.
lutions off the journal, and the Demo.
Gratis made all sorts of threats against
the young clerk, claiming that he was
guilty of changing the official records
and they threatened to send him to the
penitentiary for it; "but," said he, to
me the other day in recounting this
episode, "rm out yet, and have helped
get a good many other people out since
then" which is fact, for Mr.. Malloy
has been very valuable member of the
board of pardons.
Judge McIivaine as a Story Teller.
"Judge McIlvaine, when he was on
the supreme court BENCH" said an ex-
clerk of the supreme court to me the
other day, Twas a wonderful story
teller. That is, he could take the most
commonplace anecdote and make more
out of it than any person I ever knew.
''One day he came into the Office and
announced that he had a new story.
The room was full of Cincinnati lawyers
who were on big case from that town.
The mere announcement that the judge
had story to tell was signal for
everybody from the Office boy up to
drop everything and listen. Then he
proceeded to tell his story and it took
him fully twenty minutes to do it. The
story was one on old Judge Swan, the
author of Swans Treatise, and was one
that l had heard before, but I failed to
recognize it until the narrative was
through, so enchanting was the story
teller's manner and descriptive lowers.
"The story is this: Judge Swan was
connected with the Pennsylvania Rail
road company's Office in this city.
Across the hall from his den was room
full of young and underpaid clerks.
One day Swan entered and called out,
4 trust there is not one of you that is
addicted to the vile habit of chewing
tobacco All were awed into silence
and no answer was forthcoming. Then
he began to make a round of the room,
asking each one if he was so far removed
from decency as to use the weed. The
old man was looked upon as one of the
high moguls of the road and each clerk
acted as if the fact that he chewed
tobacco would bring about his discharge.
Not one of the frightened workers ac-
knowledged that he chewed tobacco, un-
til he arrived at the last victim. He
was the latest arrival. the boy of the
office. He did not look upon his ques-
toner in exactly the same light as the
rest, for he hadn't been there long
enough to understand his position with
the company. My boy said the
thought-to-be philanthropist, 4 trust
you do not use tobacco? 'Y-Y-Yes, sir,
said he timidly, not knowing whether
The house would fall on him next or not.
Gould you let me have chew was the
luick response in lower tone from the
able jurist. He got the weed. And
hat is the yarn that Judge McIlvaine
Kept us spell bound over, for twenty
Poorly Ventilated.
Many visitors to the house wonder |
Why it is that the room is so poorly ven
ilated. The reason is that there are Just
07 bosses, when they are all there, and
ZACH one of them has just as much to
ay as any of the rest, and the conse-
luence is that the only way to suit
everybody is to keep the doors and win
lows shut as tight as diving bell. This
nay be well said to be a room that is
'entilated on the opposite plan, and the
esult is like a composite photograph, it
S no ventilation at all. One member
SKIS for little fresh air and the window
5 no more than opened than some other
member demands that it be shut. Some
ays when attractive subjects are up for
iscussion, the galleries are crowded
nd before night the air is so bad that
he incandescent lights, that don't need
ny air at all, look discouraged and
ale.
Walks About the State House.
If citizen from another state were to
aze at the walks about the state house,
10 would at once come to conclusion
hat Ohio sets the example of putting its
est foot foremost; and at the same time
o would come to the additional con-
lusion that Ohio was poor old broken
own state and was too poor to finish
he walks in the state house yard. In
ront the walks are in splendid shape
nd are good to look upon. In the rear
here are none, or what there are are so
Torn out that they are a positive dis
race. But in all probability this condi-
on of things will continue for some
ears; the fact of the matter is Ohio is
20 poor-that is the state treasury re-
build those rear walks.
The Office e-Seelxer Seeks.
The ofice-seeker is still on deck.
here is scarcely day when members
tO hOu llpOI tuuSu W Si9u uHclT udLnGS
petitions asking for the appointment
some person To state office. Probably
very member of the majority side of
le house and senate has signed his
anne to scores of such Documents; many
gn without knowing what they sign ,
nd in this way their names get upon ,
apers of rival candidates for the same
flee. In all probability such endorse /
ents are not worth much more than
lie paper they are written on-except ]
way of collection of an interesting /;
It Of autographs of coming statesmen. j
A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE.
Woman Burned Beyond Recognition.
BURGETTsTowN, Pa, March 29.- s
hen Dal Garrison returned home J
ON work last night he found his wife ,,
18th head and shoulders lying in the