The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-09-28

HouhceS SIRIUS as II lC were spelled starters
Webster and Worcester give but one pro-
nuncation to the word-the long as it is in
hay, may, etc.
While young man to be nominated for the
| Supreme Bench, the new Justice, Hornblower,
is not the youngest ever nominated. His age
| Is % years, but other men were younger than
he when appointed. For instance. Jas. Irelell
| appointed Feb. 10, 1890, was SIS; Bushrod Wash
ington, appointed Sept. %, 1913, was Sc; VIM.
Johnson. appointed March e. 1904, was 50;
Benz. r. Curtis, appointed Sept %, 1851, was
Al, and John A. Campbell, appointed March %,
1853, was Al, and one other, Thomas Todd, ap-
pointed March 3, 1907, was a.
So
Since some of the women clerks who "dote
on pets cannot carry pug dogs with them
into the Departments they have in some cases
adopted other means and other pets One of
the strangest. and although beautiful, we should
say most unsatisfactory, is that possessed by
one young lady who delights in live animal
charms. She has chameleon attached by a
thin chain to her dress. The little creature
amuses itself all day long by crawling around
and about her dress, and is an object of much
comment to her associates and others who know
| of this odd pet.
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Mr. Holman has carried his theory of re-
trenchment from the Appropriations 10 the In
dian Committee. lie proposes cow 10 necessi-
tate the changing of Poor Los rations from
tenderloin and whisky to chuck beef and rum
by cutting down the expenses even below the
-, 100000 forecast in the estimates. The Agents
and Inspectors also will suffer. They have been
making their rations off tho Indians. and
good many of them will have to 90. Mr. Hol-
man is going to land his appropriation nag
across the wire onto the House calendar full
length of all others.
Washington society has hardly time to get
acquainted with Minister of the Chilean Gov
eminent before he is called away and another
placed here. But one and all they have been
cultured, agreeable men, whom one would have
liked to know better. But occasionally Min
lister returns. This is the case of Senior Cana,
who with his charming wife, made many warm
friends during their previous stay some five
years ago, and who has taken the roomy,
pleasant house on Massachusetts, avenue for
merry occupied by Uncle Jerry Rusk.
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One of the silver Senators has made con-
vert 10 the gold standard in an unexpected and
rather startling manner. The statement crop
ped out that Judas betrayed the Savior for 30
pieces Of silver, and the Senator got letter
which reads:
DEAR SIR: You stated that Judas sold
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investigated the record and found all the
authorities agree on this astonishing piece of
treachery having been accomplished by the use
Of silver. Count me out in the future. am
FOR the gold basis at once and forever"
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Every little while conscieHce-stricken indi-
yiduaIs refund to the Treasury Department
certain sums of money confessed 10 have been
iii-gotten from the Government in various
ways. 1t is astonishing that, notwithstanding
the thousands of dollars that have been sent
20 the Treasury on this account, no special
record has been taken Of them; that there Is
never proof to those who have thus squared
themselves" that the money ever reached the
proper disposition. Treasury officials now
recognize this dereliction, and separate &C
Darpose than to enable public officials 10 vindi-
cate themselves from anonymous assailants
who may impugR their trustworthness.
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The new New York Senator, Murphy, has
found a residence TO suit him, having leased for
term OF years the house OF the late Senator
Stanford on the corner of Seventeenth and X
streets, one of the three houses built by Boss"
Shepherd in the heyday Of bis power as Commits
siOner of Public Works OF the District One of
the three houses in this row has been the resi-
dence of the Russian Legation, before that hav-
ing been the home Of the Chinese Embassy,
aud the middle house was occupied By Repre-
sentative w. L. Scott for long time. few
years ago Mr.. Stanford added large wing to
the house he lived in to give room for COM
modious dining-roOm, probably the largest and
most elegant in this city.
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Every day in the House of Representatives
may be heard the voice Of the Speaker in
monotonous response to an overwhelming yiye-
voce vote, "The ayes seem to have it, the ayes
have it" which reminds one of the story of the
hat of that honorable Irish gentlemen, Mr.
Flaherty. 1t seems that on the occasion of a
wake Mr. Flaherty wore his new $4 silk hat
and in moment OF Observation-Disclosures put it
on chair beside him. certain one.eye1
widow, named Riley, in a moment also of
Observation-Disclosures, sat down in that chair.
thereby COMPRISING the aforesaid hat by a
weight of ii stone. "Msther Flaherty," said
she, "oi behave Owe set on your hat" "Be.
lave it?" cried tho exasperated Flaherty,
Faith, an ye know dom well &c have!"
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The big brick house in Lafayette Square, one
possessing perhaps more historical connections
than any other in the city, which has always
been noted as q most unfortunate house for its
owner, and which last figured in that respect
the scene OF Mr. Blaine's death, is still shut
up, aud will probably remain so for some time
to come, as Mrs. aud Miss Blaine have gone to
Paris. 1t stands now silent and lifeless the
duli-green blinds like closed cyeids against
the faded red OF the old walls Across the
dusty door spiders have woven their webs,
the wind has blown leaves on tho sill, and the
rain has beaten on the deserted mansion until
! tho whole place has taken on an air of desola-
tion and loneliness in grim contrast with the
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