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The Record OF the Fair Typewriter.


On Wednesday evening Mss Katherine " Curry Of
Syracuse beat the record for fast typewrtng making
49, perfect words in n minute Miss Curry has been
operating a typewriter for ave years. Last summer
she commenced to try speed work. and Wednesday
night succeeded In breaking the worlds record The
highest sworn speed heretofore has been l72 vords
per minute Al the first trial Miss curry wrote II,
words. hut some OF them not quite perfect Then
she tried to get $50 words in minute The hr.t trial
showed 10 words. with hut one imperfect among
them. The ond rial showed the requisite nnnh.r
bnt with some imperfections, The third trial how.
ever she managed IL get 100 perfect worda ON ti,s
PAPER inside OF sixty seconds Then she at To
hent her own record and the third trial male the
unprecedented speed OF 1872 perfect words in
The speed was sworn to by the judges and time.
keen
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FROM the Toronto T'ps.
1t has not been our experience that the ballot
has put an end to intimidation II the voter be
trusted to vote he is told his employer can prevent
him from voting at all. lie compel him to take
part in demonstrations TO glurify particular
candidate and strengthen his He can tell him
that unless that candidate is returned he will be com.
PEELED TO close his factory or dismiss a number OF
handsand the dismissed men i'll not be those of the
employers political faith. He can tell his that
similar disastrous results Will follow II particular
policy such as that Of high protective tariff. be not
sustained Generally speaking. experience in Can
ada is that purity and independence cannot secured
though they may be aided by act of Parliament.
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Is the House of Commons Losing In
nucnce?

Mr. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN avcrrcd the
other day that the House OF Commons never
had more strong men in it. and never had
more influence over the country at large
than it has now. The assertion has caused
good deal of discussion among English
newspapers. most OF whom seem to think
that the lower House of Parliament has lost
prestige during the last thirty years. the
proof being that its debates are less fully
reported and less generally read.
There is no doubt about the fact that
speeches made In tho House OF Commons
arouse less public interest than they did
thirty years ago. There are some obvious
reasons for the change. The period is CO.
incident with the great development Of the
newspaper press in England as regards
the ability OF the writers employed no
less than as regards circulation. People
have discovered that newspaper synopsis
OF debate. intcrspersed with intelligent
comments. Is more instructive. as well as
much less wasteful OF time. than the pcrusal
OF innumerable speeches. very few of which
are either cogent or persuasive. Then.
again. speeches in the House of Commons.
like speeches in our House of Representa-
LVcS, nuNO ceuScl w IluNc any uppItCluDlc
effect upon the subsequent divisions. All
the eloquence may be on one side. and yet
1t may fail to subtract vote from the
other. Members of tho lower House Of Par
lament are now pledged beforehand to
their constituents to support or oppose u
number OF particular measures. besides be-
ing bound In all cases by an expressed
or implied contract to uphold desig-
mated political leader. 1t is. therefore, no
. longer expected that the tides and currents
OF public opinion will reveal themselves dis
tinctly and promptly in the House of Com
mons; for the signs OF change men now
look to the by-elections. which mirror the
tiuctuating temper OF the electors. These
considerations would apply to the House OF
Commons. II like our House. OF Representa-
tives 1t were chosen for u biennial instead
OF septennial term. OF course. when
members OF Parliament iGGist ON exercising
their full statutory rights and cling To their
seats long after the proofs Of popular repu-
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ton this little incident merely for the
light 1t throws upon the manage
ment of the show. and upon the unsatisiac-
tory attitude Of the Chicago press IN at
tempting to hide from the country the truth
about tho imbecility and the negligence as
played by the managers. But we suppose
that those newspapers should not DO
blamed too severely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-11
A Startling Prophecy.

Torn Enron or THr suS-Sir: Grover Cleveland ant
Or. Parkhurst will both come OF the fire moro re
spectsd and with wider influence for the good O
humanity Z. r. ANpEnsox
PALMER HOUSE,. CHICAGO April o. So"'
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DIR. Park hurst and Hi. "C,rcu-."


From the Rochester Faon and A,'prhsr.
In all the records OF Christian alleged Christian
Interference with the sin that goes in the world
from the acts OF tho Apostles down. ii woud be hard
tn point TO another instance in which trap like this
has be,n laid. and by men protesting such exalted
nrinc
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1t is a great scandal that a pro:essed minister Of
the Gospel should resort to places for infor
nation If he prefers to be police detective let i'm
get down and out Of the pulpit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-11
The Hour Glass and the Scythc.

Beautiful as are tho love songs, the thren-
odies, and the Bacchics which the world
owes to the genius Of the Hon. MELVILLE
w. FULLER, the fact remains that his prose
stvle is disgraceful. English MS she is
wrote by the Chief Justice in his judicial
opinions and decisions is something fear
fully and wonderfully made. 1t is muddy.
inelegnnt. and diffuse: and it is only when
the Poet gets the upper hand of the Jurist
that we derive anything so fine as this. the
concluding paragraph Of the Chief Justices
recent opinion in the case OF HAMIoSD
against HOPKINS:
ave concur in these views In all cases where actual
fraud Is not ads but the impatation rests upon
conjecture when the seal OF death has closed the lips
Of those whose character is involved and lapse OF time
has impaired the recollection of transactions and OBJ
scured their details the welfare OF society requires the
rigid enforcement of the rule of diligence The hour
g,ss mIpIy the rardge' nj The Spde and those who
have slept upon their rights must be RENTED to the
repose which they should not have been aroused
The trope is quite worthy Of the author of
Fill each glass as the moments pass
Just how the hour glass can supply the
ravagcs of the scythe is not quito clear
and it does not need to be clear. If tho
Chief Justice had suggested the remedial
acClOn OF DOne uusI' VI Pho'PaIe''" VI wy
dressing of any kind, he would have de-
stroyed tho imaginative beauty OF the
figure and eliminated the idea Of CHRoNos
with his scythc in one hand and his hour
glass in tho other. These little flights OF
poetic fancy from the bench OF the Supreme
Court or elsewhere are not proper SUBJ
iects for too close analysis.
We take this opportunity to call the at
tention OF the Chief Justice once more to
the anomalous condition OF his upper lip.
What it needs is ravagcs. not exactly OF n
scythe. but certainly of n tlrst-class. we'll
honcd razor. In the case Of Chief Justice
FULLEns mustachios the razor has too
long awaited the hour glass.
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Unimportant Announccmrnt From Ma,o
Jones.
From he ~. kouiS Republic.

FFUW ne NJ ToNIN Fel'IVRir.
II Mr. Cleveland is elected President free va
platform. he will sign frce.coinage bill II he is can
didate for President he will be bound by the
on which his party pu,s him before the people This
absolutely reliable.
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Mark Twain. verac,ty Cer,,o.,

To TIKI EDir0R or Tux SuS-Sr; The article last spn
day In TnE sUs called German Chicago" was A cor,
rect description NJ hsrn and it gave me pleasure n
read It, az AIN native Berner myself '' W
NEW YORk. April %. Ono scuu,n,
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From The boston Aherfiser
The applause which greeted the name Of y. B. Hill
at the Convention yesterday showed that he has nm
enthusiastic following in this State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-11
The Qualifications for u Director or tn,
Chicago Worlds FaIr.

From the Chiugo Herald
We trial from this time the close of the
Far. Let have in its chairs OF responsibility only
refined department. genuine attainments personal
modesty, straightforward methods and singensss OF
purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-11

We are informed by Mr.. ROBERT b.
BROWN. President OF the Occidental Oil Com
pany that for the past six months he has reg
ulary mailed copies Of The Sun to his daugh-
ter living at Honda in the United States OF
Colombia. and that these copies never reach
their destination. AS the mail bags certainly
do not leak SUNS between here and the 18TH
mus. the responsibility is with the postal
authorities of Colombia. 1t will be well for
our Post Office Department to find out Just
whore the trouble ID In the Colombian service
and see that II IL corrected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-11

Mr. STEMS bill. entitled an Act to Prevent
tho Commission OF Crime. contains the sub
Joined provision:
EVERY person who shall en'ice induce or inveisle
nny other uerson to violate statute, or commit any
crime for the purpose OF informing against such per
SON or in order to witness on the trial Of such
person for such crime offence. shall be deemed and
held 10 he an accomplish IN the commission of such
crime or offence, and shall DO subject to the same pun
isbment and penalties as is provided by law for tho
or,ncs or crime committed The provisions OF this act
shall not apply to any peace officer OF this State"
In his temporary retirement. the Rev. DR..
PARKHURsT will be interested to learn the
exact language OF the STEIN bill.
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,,o, r,au.,and. w-m.ln. Arrive.

Tho la.,y f Lady FARMLAND vas brought 10
This city n-lrrday on tho French steamship
La Ga..o.nr. Accompanying It were Sir
Frede.irk FARMLAND. Mr. ana Mrs. di Z6rlga.
parents o! Lady FrankIand, and her, brother
Robert. She was Miss Charlotte Berry q
is.ti. She died in Paris. The remains will 10
taken to bermuda on Thursday for burial
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In the Hon. AMOS J. CUMMINGs's letter
Yesterday on tho fight for FREQ wool. there APP
peared lists Of tho Congressman who have
spoken against the bill and OF those who have
spoken for it. BY a mechanical error Of tabu-
lation the names Of seventeen Democrats who
spoke for the Free Wool bill were put IN tho
wrong list:
Samuel ~ r. Lanham Tex Luther F. Mckinney. n. II.
wr,inm A NcK,,vlau, Neb. IN. y. e. Wilson, Mo
William n IInrrirs MINI. Fred S. Coolidge. Mass.
Iit,,.,,rW Moore Texas Amos j. Cummings. N. Y.
s,.nhep n Mallory Fla, George II. Brickner, Wis.
Hilary A uerbert Ala David A. DE Almond. Md.
wiu.m T. WILSON, W. Va William N. Springer. Ill
Cornelius A. Cadmus. N Wm c'f. breeAihr'uge' ny.
Jos. L. Washington, Tenn.
These gentlemen, be It understood. all sup
ported the Free Wool bill. and their eloauence
was devoted to securing its passage by the
House.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-14
prominent actresses Of the United
States were under consideration, but
we're rejected one BY one.

prominent actresses Of the United
States were under consideration, but
were rejected one by one.
Finally, some one suggested Miss
Ada Rehan as q woman Of rare physi-
cal perfection. Miss Rehan was con-
suited and was won to consent. The
First National Bank of Helena, Mon,
agreed to furnish the bullion, and the
committee, after appointing representa-
tives in Chicago and New York, re-
turned to Montana.
Of course the selection Of the model
leaked out. All Montana was indig-
nant, not that it loved Miss Rehan less,
but it's own fair daughters more. The
statement was not reiterated, and it
came to be believed in Montana that
Miss Dora Hauser. daughter of Presi-
dent Hauser Of the First National
Bank of Helena, was the model select
ed. Now Mr.. Harvey of New York
and Mr.. Highly Of Chicago, the repre-
sentatives of the Montana committee,
announce that Miss Rehan is the one
selected, and Mr. Park confirms it. In
fact, in Mr.. Parks studio stands,
nearly completed, the working model
of the silver statue for the Montana
building, Miss Remains own self in
clay.
mot long after I had received the
commission" sad Mr.. Park last even
ing, II saw Miss Rehan in Philadel.
phia, and arranged for sittings in New
York. I saw her there and made all
the measurements and drawings nee
essary for the modelling of protrait
statue. I found that Miss Rehan'a
figure was as nearly perfect as an ar
tist could desire for a model for az
ideal figure, and I reported to Mr.. Har
vey that she filled my ideal Of = well
proportioned woman.
"There are probably many handso-
mer women than Miss Rehan, but hel
face is strong and full Of dignity and
intelligence. Every community doubt.
less has its physically perfect woman
but Miss Rehan is not only perfect
but an artist also. Her figure is>severe'
ly classic, with the single exception O
the face, which might be said to b.
slightly Miles;an. She is of heroic
mould. She would not make eorrec
model for Hebe or Psyche, but
rather for Juuo or Venus"
"By what standard was Miss Rehan''
physical perfection determined ?"
There are many systems Of meas
urements laid down by different ar
fists, and they all vary in some de
tails.'
"Can you give any of the measure
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-14

Certain legislation to help the. Erie
Comuanv was necessary, and Mr.s
Gould had to deal with men In pabilc
life at Albany. ......;
NOT HAMPERED BY PoLITIcAL.CRsEe
: He testified before a legislative COM
mittee afterward that at that time In q
Republican district he was Repuoh-s
can: in Democratic district ne was
Democratic, and in doubtful districts
he was doubtful; but he was an Erle
Railroad man ali the time.
VERY few know the history OF MI
(4ouid's retirement from the Erie com
n.nv and even the few who know it
have frequently been blinded by pre-
iudice. and In this way many varlegaS-
ed reports have crept out to the outer
worid. Just so with his experience on
September "a, 1899, commonly knoWn
as Black Friday. That Mr. Goula
made colossal amount of money ont
of his association with the Erie kali
road. and also from his experienceon
Black Friday, no one has denled. In
both of these cases he used men, anu
he used them to his own advantage.
Then when Mr.. Gould, early IN the,
seventies, became interested IN the
American Telegraph Company the.
immediate predecessor of the Western
Union Company, he was still aetuated
by the motives of personal profit. he;
smashed rates and caused trou6le to-
the Western Union until the amalgam-
alton of the two companies was Drought
about.
It is not disputed that as he Wensson
and ON in his tremendo dous career ne was
moved by the impulse to make money
for himself and to achieve great posi-
ton and power in the world OF finance.
It will remain for others at 2 later time
to show how great was the impulse ne
gave to the trend Of the times IN cor
solidating railways, in extending them
and opening up great sections OF conn-
try. and thus leaving colossal monu-
ments of his ability. With these came
to the people, whether or
not there were individuals who suffered
at the same time.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-14

mer and kept dairy Of twenty COWS.
It is said that Jay was christened Jason.
It was his duty to drive his fathers
COWS to and from the pasture and help
at the milking of them. He liked no
part OF the life on the farm. He was
pale, slender, delicate little fellow stu
diously inclined and disliking the custo-
mary sports as much as the toll of the
people around him. During the school
term he attended the village school, and
it is remembered of him that he was
different from the other boys. He was
not what is generally termed manly
boy. He kept out of the rough, good
natured games. He preferred to remain
indoors, and at noon-time cuddled up
in some remote corner of the school
house; busy at out nobody knew what.
When approached by the others with
inyitations to come out and join them
he would refuse. If, in banter, the boys
attempted to force him to join them, he
would make great outcry, and break
ing away from them, would sit and
nope until the school was called TO
order. Then he would go to the mas
ter's chair and enter fearful complaint
against his enemies. The master would
thrash the other fellows and little
Gould would be tickled.
His father became unpopular in the
village by opposing the anti-rent move
naent at the time, and young Gould
was obliged to leave the school. He
begged to be allowed to attend the
academy in the village Of Hobart, some
miles away. He agreed to pay his own
way through the academy, and ne
walked to it with an extra suit OF
clothes, with precisely half dollar to
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-14
JAZZ eoULD's LEE STORY.
Tae History Of the Noas Successful Finan-
cior Of His T1mo.

jay Could died at nearly 81 years OF
age on the same day of the week that
at once earned q famous nickname,
through one Of bis most remarkable
financial operations He died as he
would have wished to do, st home and
surrounded by his family, but his death
closed q life that was so managed as to
leave his face and figure practically un-
known to the people in the city in
which he hsd lived for thirty years.
was short, spare man with
piercing black eyes and sallow face
the lower part Of which was hidden
behind full black beard. Those who
knew him best said that it was through
his eyes that the man revealed himself.
They were remarkable pair-search-
Ing, firm, cold, and all but incapable OF
changing in any way that might betray
his feelings, he seldom lost bis temper
or was excited. His methods, il his
friends snalyze them correctly, led him
to discern public movements before hls
rivals did, and to follow rather than to
lead them. Thus he got the great In
duence Of natural forces to add to his
power and weight in many important
railway specnlations. In others he
created conditions to suit his specula-
Siveintentiens, and there were no means
She would hesitate to adopt in order to
succeed.
Many who knew Mr. Gould init
snsSeiy are in the habit ofasserting that
his origin must have been Hebraic. Ne
oae p,esends to say how many genera.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-14

employed several corps of surveyors
and sent them to various counties, but
overworked himself and was taken
down with pneumonia. While he was
confined to the house he wrote histories
of Ulster, Sullivan, and Green Counties
On recovering his health he abandoned
surveying, because the field was crow
ded, and, having 5000 of his own, he
set up tannery with man named
Zadoc Pratt at Gouldsboro, in a. hem
lock forest region covering parts OF
Lackawanna. Luzerne, and Monroe
Counties in Pennsylvania. The starting
of the tannery was the formation OF
Gouldsboro, which is in Lackawanna
County. Gould was then 20 years OF
age.
A post Office was established at
Gouldsboro and Jay Gould was ap-
pointed Postmaster. A bank was
established in Stroudsburg, in an
adjoining county, and Gould became
the largest stockholder and director.
That was in 1857. Two years later he
bought out Pratt's interest in the busi-
ness and cold it to Charles L. Leupp &
Co.. for $50, 900. Much trouble followed,
during which Gould finally deter
mined to take possession of the tannery.
He said at the time that he had legal
precedent for such proceeding: This,
however, was not accomplished with
out struggle, and firearms were even
resorted to.
HIS FIRST RAILROAD VENTURE.
Jay Gould obtained sole possession
of the tannery, and sold it and came
to this city. In 1852 he married Miss
Ellen Miller, a daughter OF almemoer
of very rich wholesale grocery firm
styled Philip Dater & Co., of this city.
It is said that it was through Mr.: Mil
ler's interests in railroads that Gould
came to operate in those stocks, though
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-14

he did so before the year Of his marriage.
He bou9ht the entire issue of the first
mortgage bonds OF the Ratiand ano
Washington road to Troy. Ihey were
offered in the market then at ~ cents
on the dollar, and it was in tins trans
action that Mr.. Gould first met Russen
Sage. Mr. Sage had been a Congress
man and had large grocery at Troy.
Mr.. Sage was interested IN rallroaos
running into Froy, and be and MI;
Gould took up the Rensselaer, ana
Saratoga. Young Gold made a great
deal out of that venture, and then
changed the base of his operations to
the Cleveland and Pittsburg. He
bought the stock at IS and sold It at
12G. He then went into the Union
Pacific, and this was the greatest load
of his life for the stock tumoleo 10 10,
and Mr.. Gould often ssid later enat ne
thought he saw ruin staring MIN IN tne
face. There was great outcry aga1nst
his interest in the property, ana ne
finally unloaded with profit 10 hlln- d.
self.
The next great enterprise in which
he was interested was the Missouri
Pacific. which he bought from Com.
modore Garrison. The road was tneu
287 miles long, and was earning $40, ,oo0
a week. He gradually developed tne
s system, stem and in 1883 MI. Could proudly
ayerred that his labors for the Missouri
Pacific had brought up the road so that
it had earned gross S5,1o0,0CO IN one
month.
The history of Mr.. Gould's railroad
deals and financial enterprises would
fiji q volume. But they are merely In
cidents low, and can only be accepted
as a part of the great movements wnicn
went to develop his characteristics and
renown. His association with the Erie
road when William NJ. Tweed was g.
director is well known. Phe conflict
which resulted in the retirement OF
Mr.. Gould from the Presidency OF that
road has been talked about in WsH
street ever since it occurred. That con-
dict. more than anything else, deyel-
oped Mr.. Gould's knowledge Of men.