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The Republican journal., 1892-08-11
GLASS CONVENTION.

The Republicans of the class composed of Unity,
Thorndike, Troy, Jackson, Knox and Burnham,
are requested to meet in class convention at John
at O'Clock A. NJ to arrange for the representa-
tive service among the towns in the class for the
be supported by the class for representative to
the next Legislature.
PER ORDER CLASS COMMITTEE.
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sons of this time were mere children OF un-
born.
Sir George was born in 1901. He was
educated at Cambridge, held the Professor
ship of Experimental Science at that col
lege at 25 years of age and that of Plumian
Professor of Astronomy at q. At "a
he was made Astronomer Royal
and then his great work began. He reduced
the working Of the royal observatory to
the most perfect system it had ever known.
He published many pamphlets on special
subjects; worked for Is years on a vast
work suggested by Bessel, that of the re-
duction Of all the Greenwich lunar and
planetary observations made since 1870. He
was one of the first to recognize the import
ance of observing solar eclipses and made
many journeys to reach favorable points for
that work. The deviation OF the mariners
compass received his attention and resulted
in method Of correction now generally ac-
cepted the world over. He instituted the
dropping of time balls for the use of mari
ners OF his literary works probably the
best known are ''The Lunar and Planetary
Theories - ''The Figure of the Earth" and
'The Undubatory Theory of Optics. "
He was member of all the Academies of
Europe and was one of the eight foreign
associates of the Institute of France.
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A brisk fire of ordinations broke out:
Say Barrow, he's expecting cable
gram"
"Cablegram from his father, you know"
eyes, cablegram from the wax-fgger."
"And say, Barrow, this fellows an earl
take off you hat! Pull down your vest !"
eyes, he's come off and forgot his crown
that he wears Sundays He cabled over to
his pappy to send it"
'eYou step out and get that csblegrsm,
Barrow; his majesty's little lame to-
day"
"Oh, STOP" cried Barrow; 'give the man
q chance" He turned and said with some
severity: Tracy, what's the matter with
you? What kind of foolishness is this
you've been talking? You ought to have
more sense"
'I've not been talking foolishness; and
if you'll go to the telegraph Office
''Oh, don't talk so. I'm your friend in
trouble and out of it, before your face and
behind your back, for anything in reason;
but you've lost your head, you see, and this
moonshine about a cablegram-"
'I'll go there and ask for it. "
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart,
Brady. Here, I'll give you written order
for it. Fly, now, and fetch it. Well soon
see"
Brady few. Immediately the sort of
quiet began to steal over the crowd which
means dawning doubt, misgiving; and
might be translated into the words: "May-
be he is expecting q cablegram-maybe he
has got father somewhere-maybe we've
been just little too fresh, just shade too
previous" Loud talk ceased; then the
mutterihgs and low murmurings and whis-
perings died out. The crowd began to
crumble apart. By ones and twos the frag-
ments dritted to the breakfast table. Bar
row tried to bring Tracy in; but he said:
Not vet, Barrow-presently."
Mrs. Marsh and Hattie tried, offering
gentle and kindly persuasion, but he said:
81 would rather wait-till he comes
Even old Marsh began to have suspicious
that maybe he had been trihe too
'brash, as he called it in the privacy of his
soul, and he pulled himself together and
started toward Tracy, with invitation IN his
eve; But Tracy warned him off with
gesture which was quite positive and elo-
quent. Then followed the stillest quarter
Of an hour which had ever been known in
that house at that time of day. 1t was so
still and so solemn withal that when some
body's cup slipped from his fingers and
landed in his plate the shock made people
start, and the sharp sound seemed as inde-
corous there and as out of place as if q
coffin and mourners were imminent, and
being waited for. And at last, when Brady's
feet came Gathering down the stairs the
sacrilege seemed unbearable.
Everybody rose softly and turned toward
the door, where stood Tracy; then with a
common impulse moved step or two in
that direction and stopped. While they
gazed, young Brady arrived, painting, and
put into Tracy's hand, sure enough, al
envelope. Tracy fastened a bland, vic
torious eye upon the gazers, and kept it
there till one by one they dropped their
eyes, vanquished and embarrassed. Then
he tore open the telegram and glanced at
its message. The yellow paper fell from
his fingers and fluttered to the floor, and his
face turned white. There was nothing
there but one word
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for years was Under Secretary of Finance in
Egypt, was the trusted friend of the late
Khedive. He has known Abbas since his
birth, and has only the best and most pleas
ant things to say of him. He has learned to
speak English, French and German, is well
versed-for his age-ln military knowledge.
and has been studying law.
Abbas will likely find plenty of use for
all of these accomplishments. Judging
from the assurance with which both Eng
land and France dictate to his country it is
almost certain the new Khedive will re-
quire knowledge of both military and civil
law before his career is ended. The really
great differences Of opinion as to the indi-
vidual rights of the countries named in the
land of the Pharaohs will be almost certain
to result in an discussion at arms In any
event Abbas needs all the knowledge he can
acquire without regard to its being either
civil or military.
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GarbIins Geographical Names.

In a short article on geographical
"Don u.s." recently published in ''Gold-
thwaite's Geographical Magazine" warn
ing is given newspaper readers not to accept
the spelling of geographical names pub
lished in those journals as being always or
generally accurate. The point is certainly
well taken, for, if there is anything irritat-
ing to the student OF foreign affairs it is to
have names of places familiar to him gar
bled out of recognition. The worst feature
is that these mistakes of the cable companies
are rather the rule than the exception.
Cases are, however, in which the orthog-
raphv of well-known places have appeared
in a half dozen different forms, not one OF
which was correct.
Is there not some remedy for this trouble?
A little care and investigation would obvi-
ate a lot of conjecture on the part OF readers
and make the news doubly interesting.
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Character Of the Cnr Drellers.

The Rev. G. II. Green, an enthusiastic
archaoIogist, who has recently brought East
a very interesting collection of relics from
the cliff dwellings in the Grand Gulch OF
Utah, makes the rather remarkable state
ment that the ruined houses, mummies,
human bones, utensils and implements
found in those regions, antedate any human
relics or productions We. discovered, being
anterior in his opinion to the wonderfully
anci ent ruins of Karnak in Egypt MIR.
Green is of the'opinion that at least 10000
years have passed away since these clin
dwellers fourished and, most remarkable OF
ali. that these people were not Indians but
white men of the Caucasian race. He
reached this conclusion by the comparison
of the skulls and features. If any real good
argument is brought forward to support
this story, then many of our prehistoric
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A Good Place for Salananders.

The United States wants to purchase the
Galapagos Islands from Ecuador and use
them as coaIing station. The press Of
Ecuador is violently opposed to the sale,
for no apparent reason other than that it
would deprive that country of territory
which it has used as long time as penal
settlement. The islands, there are l13 of
them, are situated in the Pacific near the
Equator and are about as disagreeable as
could be imagined. The largest is but so
miles long and Is wide, and yet they have
at least 1000 volcanic cones distributed
among them. What splendid place for
convict to be made to see the error of his
ways IF the United States should be able
to conclude the dicker, it would
then be high time for our
own Tom Marshall to bring forward
his pet theory of sending felons convicted
of capital crimes to the Pacific Islands to
undergo species of reincarnation. Where
could this be done better than among the
volcanic Galapagos? One short season in
such region would convert anything, e1-
cepting, perhaps, salamander, to grace.
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be primarily considered as bearing upon the
question of papal succession, because in its
most radical and its more moderate form it
still represents the controlling influences of
Vatican policy. OF the three Cardinals
Parocchi, Monaco and Battagline-who are
looked upon in Rome as the most probable
candidates for the distinction of the triple
crown, two are Ultramontanes. These are
Lucido Maria Parocchi and Raffaele Monaco.
Parocchi is somewhat type of The Pope of
song and story, whose supposed perennial
enjoyment of "a happy life" has furnished
cef, ain lyrists of the past with inspiration
for their poetical talents. Rotund and jolly
in his physical aspect, careful discrimina-
tion as to the observance of ascetic rules of
life and liberal Interpretation of their
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CROKER Defends TAMMANY.
He Commends 1t and Counsels the Ignorin
of Its Critics.

He Commends 1t and Counsels the Ignoring
of Its Critics.
The city of New York to-day, says Rich
ard Croker IN the North American Rsuie,o,
contains political organization, which, in
respect Of age, skillful management, unity
of purpose, devotion to correct principles,
public usefulness, and, finally, success, has
no superior, and, in my opinion, NO equal,
in political affairs the world over. mean
the Tammany Democracy. do not propose
to defend the Tammany organization; neither
do propose to defend sunrise as an exhibi-
tion of celestial mechanics, nor democratic
form of government as an illustration of
human liberty at its best. In the campaign
Of 1891 almost the only argument used by
the Republicans against the Democrats was
the assertion that Flower was the candidate
of a corrupt political club, and that club
was as'named TammanY.
Tammany was accused of every vice and
crime known to Republican orators; it was
fountain-head of corruption; it was because
of it that every farmer in the State could
not at once pay off his mortgages; it took
$40, 900, 900 annually from the citizens of
New York and gave them nothing in e1-
change for it. To the credit of the Demo-
Gratis let us note the fact that, while this
torrent of abuse was being poured upon the
heads of voters, Democrats did as the in
habitants of Spain are said to do when the
clouds are open-''they let it rain." No
body apologized for the misdeeds of the
alleged malefactor; the Democrats went be-
fore the people on legitimate issues, and
the result of the affair was expressed in the
figures, 47,937 majority. I doubt if the
democracy would have Jared anything like
as well if they had defended or apologized
or explained away. "He who excuses him
self accuses himself" is time-worn pro-
verb
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1ome sound advice: When you go back, if
YOU find your nation up and ready to abol-
ISL that hoary affront, lend a hand; but if
that isn't the state of things and you get a
chance at an earldom, don't be fool-you
take it"
Tracy responded with earnestness and en-
thusiasm.
GAS live, I'll do it"
Barrows laughed.
81 never saw such fellow. 1 begin to
think you've got good deal of imagination.
With you the idlest fancy freezes into a
reality at breath. Why, you looked then
ss if it wouldn't astonish you if you did
tumble into an earldom." Tracy blushed.
Barrows added: "Earldom! Oh, yes, take
1t if it offers; but meantime well goo look
ing around in modest way, and If you get
q chance to superintend a sausage-stufer at
IS or IS week, you just trade off the earl
dom for a last years almanac and stick to
the sausage-stuffing.
Tracy went to bed happy once more, at
rest in his mind once more. He had started
out on a high emprise-that was to his
credit, he argued; he had fought the best
fight be could, considering the odds against
him-that was to his credit; he had been
defeated-certainly there was nothing dis
creditable in that. Being defeated, he had
g right to retire with the honors of war, and
go back without prejudice to the position in
the worlds society to which he had been
born. Why not? Even the rabid repub-
1ican chalrmaker would DO that. Yes, his
conscience was comfortable once more.
He awoke refreshed, happy and eager for
his cablegram. He had been born an aristo
crat, he had been a democrat for time, he
was now an aristocrat again. He marvelled
60 find that this final change was not merely
intellectual, it had invaded his feeling; and
he also marvelled to note that this feeling
seemed a good deal less artificial than any
he had entertained in his system for q long
time. He could also have noted, if he had
thought of it, that his bearing had stlffened
over night. and that his chin had lifted
itself shade. Arrived in the basement, he
was about TO enter the breakfast room when
be saw old Marsh, in the dim light OF cor
per of the hall, beckoning him with his fin
Ger 10 approach. The blood welled slowly
up in Tracv's cheek, and he said, with q
grade of injured dignity almost ducal:
is that for me?''
ayes"
''What is the purpose Of it?"
81 want to speak to you-in private
''This spot is private enough for me.
Marsh was surprised, and not particularly
pleased. He approached and said:
"Oh, in public, then, if you prefer.
Though it hasn't been my way"
The boarders gathered to the spot, inter
ested.
Speak out" said Tracy. "Whst is 1t
you want?"
well, haven't you-er-forgot some
tbing?"
81? I'm not aware of it.
'Oh, you're not? Now you stop and
think minute"
81 refuse to stop and think. 1t doesn't
Interest me. If it interests you, speak out.
"Well, then," said Marsh, raising his
voice to a slightly angry pitch, "you forgot
TO pay your board yesterday-if you're
bound to have it public.
Oh, yes, this heir to an annual million or
30 had been dreaming and soaring, and had
forgotten that pitiful So or 81 For penalty
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and France to either an English or German
one. The policy of the Vatican is to con-
ciliate all countries and to avoid complies
tions. But for this fact-and were for
eigner at all possible-it might seem more
reasonable, on general principles, to antici-
pate an English rather than an American
Pope There is but one American Cardinal;
in England, until very recently, there were
three. The last survivor of these, Cardinal
Howard, is now incapacitated through in
sanity. But the fact of there having been
three English Cardinals at one time shows
the disposition of the Vatican to bestow
honors in England.
The Pope's Relations to England.
For many years political 'dickering" has
from time to time prevailed between En-
glish statesmen and the Vatican. The Irish
Question has had much to do with this, and
it is not long since Mr.. Gladstone, during
one of his leases of power, had an Irish
member of Parliament as permanent envoy
to the Pope at Rome The United States
has practically no European foreign policy,
but England has. When the Pope uses his
influence in Ireland, as he has frequently
done, to smooth the path Of the British
officials, it is well understood that he re-
ceived quid pro quo from the English
Government
Such powerful affiliations are very useful
to the Roman pontif, especially since the
loss of his temporal power. England is a
powerful ally. The college of cardinals
may change its personnel again and again;
Popes may come and go; but the same de-
sire to negotiate with England will continue
to animate both Cardinal and Pontif 1t is
simply matter of expediency, that is all.
Or the other hand, natural conditions pre-
clude the possibility of the Pope either e1-
pecting or receiving political backing from
the United States.
But there is no likelihood whatever of
the next Pope being selected from the ranks
of the foreign Cardinals, be their national
tiles what it may. The exclusive privilege
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RACING IN MAsHUNALANp.
How Lord Randolph Churchill Was Plucked
In the lark Continent.

How Lord Randolph Churchill Was Plueked
In the Dark Continent.
Horse racing was inaugurated here to-day,
writes Lord Randolph Churchill from Ma
shonaland to THE DISPATCH, but under
circumstances which, to me at least, do not
appear to be very promising. had
matched a horse which 1 had sold . few
davs previously to beat at even weights
over a distance of five furlongs horse be-
longing to Dr. Rutherford Harris Mr..
Slater, the owner of the horse L had nom-
mated, gave his consent to the match. This
horse was three parts bred and knew him
to possess a good turn of speed, as mofe
than once 1 had galloped after buck on him
DIR. r. Harris horse was a good-looking
thick-set brown cob, pig fat. 1 had little
doubt as to the result of the match. This
afternoon at o'clock tbree-fourths Of the
population of Fit. Salisbury turned out to
see the race. The betting varied from to
to to on my opponents horse This
somewhat alarmed me. Mr.. Clifford, the
manager OF the BechuanaIand Exploration
Company's expedition, was to ride DR.. Har-
ris' horse. Sergeant Major Montgomery
rode for me.
To nv horror the horse which had nom-
mated appeared on the ground with droop-
ing head and ears, CLASSY eyes and tucked
up fanks The other horse looked bloom
ing. Things were getting shot" The
riders having weighed out, were started off
and the unfortunate animal which I had
matched to be flyer, tried in vain to can
ter for 90 yards and then relapsed into
trot, out of which no efforts of his rider
could move him. DR.. Harris horse can
tered past the winning post alone. I be-
lieve good lot of money changed hands on
this odd business. If Lord Durham and
Mr.. James Lowther could pay flying
visit here horse-racing prospects might i'm
prove. Otherwise there are three or four
Jockeys out of employment in England to
whom I can confidently recommend this
place as congenial sphere for the exercise
of their peculiar talents.
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An Old Dispatch Contributor.

The entertainment was lecture from Mrs.
NJ. E. W. Sherwood on ''Washington Forty
Years Ago" Mrs. Sherwood does not look
as if old enough to have been one
of the bellies of Washington 40 y ears ago.
but we must accept her own story. Her
father was a Senator from New Hampshire
in the days of Webster and Clay, and an
intimate friend of the former. Her remin-
iscences of these two great men were very
interesting, as was also her story of life in
Washington in their time. As young girl
of that period she dwelt more upon the So
ciety affairs, balls, parties, picnics, country
walks, when William Pitt Fessenden and
other young men who grew afterward into
fame were the beaux. Among these were
youthful navy and army officers who dis
tinguished themselves in the Civil War
then hardly dreamed of-though the ex-
citement and agitation as to slavery were
constantly growing in intensity.
Among the boys was the quiet and silent
q. S. Grant, who then gave no promise of
the distinction to which he atterward at
tanned. In those days said Mrs. Sherwood
there was nothing of the luxury and
splendor of the present, but the girls and
boys had as much gayety and happiness as
those of to-day, if not more. The ball rooms
were lighted by candles that dripped grease
over the gowns and coats of the dancers.
Even the capacious halls and parlors of the
White House were lighted by spermaceti
candles in scores on great occasions. Still
human nature was the same then as to-day
and they gathered roses and were pricked
by thorns then as now.
Mrs Sherwood is pleasing reader. She
has given ten lectures in the palatial draw
ing rooms of Washington, and will prob
ably give another series during Lent. 1t
will astonish the girls of the period to learn
that in 1850 those of the first society dressed
upon 500 year. Simplicity then was
young girls chief charm. Young men then
felt that they could afford to get married
and go to housekeeping. Culture and in
telligenee, Mrs. Sherwood claims, were in
those days more in fashion than favorable
parade and show. Society was then graded
more by brains than money.
BESSIE BRAMBLA
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practical application, have saved him from
presenting the worn and threadbare appear
ance with which we are all familiar in the
portraits of the late Cardinal Manning.
The older he grows the stouter he gets, and
to all appearances the distressing evidences
of q consuming ambition have told but little
upon his massive frame
Parocchi is the leading spirit of the ad-
yanced Ultramontanes, who still pursue the
idea of a restoration of temporal power, to
be furthered and strengthened by encour-
agement of political alliances The recent
utterances from Rome discourag1ng the con-
tinuance of opposition to the republic in
France may indicate that Leo XII, in his
last days, is nearing a point OF reaction
which the Pope succeeding him is more
likely than not to make the starting point of
a directly opposite policy. The Cardinals
may desire to put brake on the wheels OF
progress set in motion by the present pom
tiff Should this be so, Parocchi would
doubtless be their first choice.
Points About Three Leaders.
Cardinal Monaco, who was born Marquis
La Valletta and is descended from the
founder of the knights of Malta, may
possibly prove to be the stronger candidate
in the eyes of the Ultramontanes and they
would possess in him the advantage of a
leader and spokesman whose lease of life
seems to have greater une1pired term than
that of either of his rivals. For neither of
the latter is in perfect state of health.
francesca Battaglini is the opposite of
robust. The ages of the three aspiring
clerics are as follows: Battaglini, 68;
Monaco, "a, and Parocchi, 5S.
About the fairest view of the situation
can be thus summarizes: Parocchi, who is
popular and diplomatic and known to be
rather an extremist, hence strengthening
with many his availability for selection, has
also the advantage in point of age Monaco
is the opportunist element of the Ultramon-
tanes, thus capturing the conservative ma
jority OF Cardinals, and he enjoys the best
of health. Battaglini represents the mod
crate churchmen, but his tenure of life is
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SUCCESSOR TO LEO.
The Only Safe Prophecy Is That Amer
lea Will Not Get Him.
ITALIANS ARE IN THE MAJORITY.
Among the Possible Popes Is One Who
Knows How to Live Well.
POINTS ABOUT THE CANDIDATES
WRITTEN FOR THE DIspArcH.l

WRITTEN FOR THE D1SPArCH.1
Among those who are best qualified to
gauge the probabilities of the situation, tho
prediction now being so confidently uttered
in the public prints of the almost certain
accession to the papacy of some ecclesiastic
not of italian birth when death shall re-
move Leo XIII receives no consideration
whatever The Intransigeant, or, As it is
otherwise often called, the Ultramontane
element, is the one which will rule in Rome
when the next Pope is selected. They are
unquestionably opposed to the selection Of
8 foreigner as head of the church.
If there were really anything in this
theory of 8 foreign Pope the United States
might be more likely to supply the man for
the place than any other country, because it
is free from the international rivalries
which affect the various European powers
Germany would object to q French POPE,