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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-12-28
Familiar with America.
TPttck.

Little Micky-Th' paper do be talkin' about
immigrants bein' deported boi tn Government
Phwat's deported?
Mrs. Micky-Givsn two votes inste'd of wan,
may be.
'But it's tn Choinese thot's to he deported."
9Th Choiuese! Och! Thin it names cut
TIM their heads oft"
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Brawley is lawyer sf1recornized ability. He
served in the Confederate army and lost an
arm.
Secretary Smith granted TO Grand Army
representatives the privilege of soliciting In his
Department Subscriptions TO a Christmas dinner
for the poor dependent on the Order. A SINH
lar privilege was denied recently by Secretary
Carlisle. Got5aa'l
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A Friendly Tip.
rNr Xro..L. HILL.

Mistress-I don't want you to have so much
company. You have more callers in day than
/ have IN week.
Domestie-Weli. mum, perhaps if you'd try
to be little more agreeable you'd have as
many friends as / have
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CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

A rural poet gives his impression Of Washing
Ten in the following rather pertinent stanza:
It's one thing or fother
All year, in your town,
4 takin' up pavements
Er layin' 'em down.
X
Pennsylvania is strongly against the new
tariff ball Numerous delegations from the
State have been arriving ia Washington recent
", and one is registered at the Ebbitt this week,
which Is going to do all in its power to get an
amendment made 10 the bill in favor of Penn
sylgania's industries.
Il
The establishment of Republican National
Headquarters here viii probably be fact be-
fore long. meeting of the Executive Com
mittee Of the National Republican Committee
will shortly be held here The date has not been
determined, but Mr. Thomas II. Carter. Chair
man Of the Committee. in recent letter to a
friend in this city, states his belief that he will
call it for Jan. IL at the Arlington Hotel. One
Of the questions 10 be determined will be that
of establishing permanent headquarters as soon
as possible with view TO cooperating with
the different State Committees for an aggressive
eampaign.
great many people who sit in the galleries
of the House and study the tops of the heads
OF the politicians below them the floor have
let their eyes rest for a moment Oh deep scar
that ornaments the crown of the head of the
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives. The
hasty conclusion usually drawn is that this
scar was the result Of hot skirmish during
the war, in many Of which Mr.. Crisp engaged
from '6l to "a, when he became a prisoner OF
war snd was held until the close. Bat all OF
these guessers are wofOlly wrong. That very
visible scar Is an evidence that the Speaker was
once q boy, IL there is anybody to doubt that
assertion. He one Of your tear-about,
t&ke-care-0f-himself and fight way
boys, too. One day when he was quite little
fellow he became entangled in a skirmish In
which good many stones and brick bats were
sent flying in the air, and it was one of these
that made that scar.
There lie growing impression among Sena
tors On both sides Of the Senate Chamber thai
there will be no attempt made 70 change the
rules during this Congress at least. During
the silver debate of the extraordinary session
whom the silver men carried debate to q poin
where repeal men called deterioration fiji
clustering, many attempts were made to fore,
the adoption Of closure rule These propo
snons were finally referred TO the Commits,
GA Rules along with rules relating
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narrow band of insertion set in above the hem.
The gathered piece for the front has insertion
in two rows below the velvet collar. The full
skirt is made with as many insertion bands as
the hight of the wearer and taste of the dress
maker will allow. Sometimes the skirt is
banded to the waist, which is very stylish, but
not at all pretty. The sleeves are of silk with
organdie pulled over it, Gowns of these crisp,
thin stuffs must be- absolutely fresh to look
their prettiest The belt is of white velvet.
#S@
The first gown in the cut is a startling one
of yellow crepe with black ostrieh-feather
trimming However, it might be copied in
less conspicuous materials easily. OF some
soft-colored crepe with trimming of some of
the bands of braid and beads in delicate colors
would be pretty, or with chiffon ruffies or
wreaths of little flowers. The artificial flowers
are SO often ugly that it is hardly safe to try
them, for they cheaper any dress when they
are not exquisitely fine. The other gown is
one Of light-b blue crepe with big pulled sleeves
of velvet light-blue in color. A band of tur-
quoise- beaded trimming finishes the little
gathered front that comes in between the lace
lapeIs much as in the organdie gown. This
gown has pointed waist with a narrow twist
of velvet outlining it, finished with roset in
the back and at one side of the front.
ELSIE PoMERoY MCELRYo.
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THERE'S much talk
about the lack of
avsiIable young men
for social purposes;
and. although the
presence of young
men in large num-
bers at many of the
social functions
would seem to con-
tradict assertions OF
chat onrf vat the
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-12-28
INSTEAD OF VAN ALIEN.

Wayne Macveagh Goes to Rome as Ambas-
sador.
The appointment of Mr. Wayne MacVeagh.
of Philadelphia as Ambassador to Italy, the
diplomatic post to winch Mr.. -Jshn j. Van
Allen, of Newport, r. l., was first appointed,
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to quorums and the counting of members pres.
ent and not voting, and the like. When the
Senate adjourned it was the understanding
that during the recess the committee would
get together and agree upon some policy that
would prevent repetition of the scenes that
were enacted during that debate.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-12-28

Sir Edward Arnold says there are about
&c, 900 poetesses in England. and someone has
figured out that there are about 10000 poems
written every week in the United States.
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A rural poet gives his impression of Washing
Ton ia the following rather pertinent staRza:
It's one thing or tother
All year, in your tOwR,
takiH' up Pavements
Er layin' 'em down.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-12-28

"There goes Judge Miller" said pavement
plodder who goes by the name among his
cronies of Meanderin' Mike. can old acquaint-
snce of yourn, s'pose," queried Flooding Pete,
a newcomer, who has net yet shown his face in
the police court dock "Oh, we are just on
speak in terms / know i'm well enough to say
not guilty to i'm once in erwhile."
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-12-15
English The World Speech.

Concerning the recent article by
DR.. Schroer, of Germany. advocat-
ing obligatory study OF English in
the schools of that country, the
Courier-Journal says:
The need of a universal language
has long been felt, but attempts TO
introduce artificial languages are
not only hopeless but they are un-
necessary, for, says DR.. Schroer,
there is already universal langusge
and that is English. But in what
sense is English a universal Ian.
guage2 Itis, says DR.. Schroer, ,one
which, by its spread over the whole
earth aud by the ease with which it
may be learned, has reached a po-
sition 80 far in advance of oil others
that neither natural nor artificial
means can deprive it of its assured
position as the future means of in
ternational intercourse. He con-
cludes, therefore, s'that English is
the world-speech, and will, to all
appearances, become more and more
SD every year"
This tribute to the English lam
guage is the more impressive be-
cause it emanates from one who has
no bias in its favor from its being
his mother tongue. The statements
which he makes are fully borne out
by facts. The language is spoken
by the richest and most powerful
commercial nation of Europe, in the
greater part Of North America, in
the Sandwich Islands, India, South
Africa and Australia. Since the be-
ginning Of the 10Th century the
number Of English-speaking people
has grown from 25,000,000 to 1885,
100000. There is no prospect Of
sny check to the progress OF this
triumphant tongue. IL may be
added that the study Of English
gives access to incomparably the
richest literature in the world. It's
claims to the primacy are so emf
nent and evident that even foreign
ers acknowledge them. II affords
a practical and easy way to the at
tainment of the great desideratum
of q universal language.
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The English and The Americans
are both rich, but which are the
richer Most Americans have 10
work, but a considerable proportion
of English people make no pretense
OF doing anything for living. So
also il appears that British gentle
men in respectable circumstances
employ from five to fifty servants.
and have several houses apiece, all
of which they live in, and travel
much besides. An American who
lives in that way is looked upon as
man Of very exceptional resources,
but an English gentleman who does
not live in that way is thought to
be somewhat straitened. In Eng
land there are three or four hum
daed hunt-clubs i'm active operation,
and something like 10000 British
ers ride regularly to hounds. But
hunting is an expensive sport That
takes both time and money. These
English seem TO have both to spare,
although these present times are
not times OF special prosperity in
Great Britain. A returned traveller
was speaking the other day of the
shoals Of agreeable English people
he met in all the pIay-places of
southern Europe. He said they
were not rich people. but were able
TO live as they did because they
knew, how and got their moneys
worth. He thought, too, that the
well-to-do English had more com
plete domestic apparatus ready to
hand than most Americans, and
could spend a larger proportion OF
their incomes in travel and amuse-
ment. Houses and furniture and
such expensive vanilies they had
already by inheritance, and were
not compelled to spend useful mon
ey in providing them. Are not all
the habits of living that We borrow
from the British, from dock-iailed
horses to indoor men-servants, moro
costly than the customs they super
sede7 They must have a great deal
of money to spend, those enterpris-
ing islanders. No one would hesi-
tate to say that the Americans are
richer than the Russians, or the
Italians, or the Germans, or even
the thrifty French. But the Briton
gives Us pause.-Abridged from
Harper's Weekly.
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OCCUPIED the Same Pulpit.

The following extract from the Wood
vile Courier shows gratifying spirit
of tolerance and fraternity between the
two ministers and their people:
"The union thanksgiving services at
the Methodist church last Thursday
was largely attended. DR.. Max Moses,
Of the Jewish synagogue and DR.. Feath-
erstun, president Of the college, deliver
ed the addresses. DR.. Moses spoke Of
the special Blessings bestowed upon the
American people, one Of the chief Of
which is liberty in thought and express
sion and the absence Of intolerance O.
gainst scots or class.
The collection was omitted as not
q single household is reported In need
Of help. There are few communities 80
uniformly prosperous"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-12-15
"eoIno TO Texas"

Every week can be seen the "sheeted
wagons of our farmer friends, some go
ing TO Texas, others to Indian Terrific
ry. There are many causes for dissat-
isfaction among our people, such as
scarcity of money, short crops, and low
prices Of farm products; but this state
Of affairs is not confined TO our state.
We would like TO prevail on these poo-
pie to remain with US, for we verify be-
lieve it TO be TO their interest, and we
hope that none of our readers may ever
have cause to regret the step which
took them from home, friends, and kin
dred, and the grandest state In all this
fair southland Of ours.-Oxford Globe,
(abridged.)
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Few people know that q bank
note has an odor so characteristic
that an expert with n good nose can
detect by this alone its presence In
sealed envelope. Ii Is said that
there are several employees OF the
bureau of engraving and printing
who can select from pile Of letters
all that contain bank bills by The
scent alone, and never make mis-
take. The matter Of the odor OF
notes was first called to the atten-
ton of the government by convict
ed letter thief. He was blindiolded
and given batch Of 400 letters,
seven OF which contained money.
He held the letters to his nose In
rapid succession, and unerringly Sc
lected those that contained the bills.
-Ex.
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Cities Are overorOwdsd.

THERE'S not to-day a city in Geor-
gia or in any other state Of the Un-
ion which has not more men than
can make q living in it. There are
ia Atlanta hundreds CT honest, will
ling men who have been out Of work
for weeks and months. The num-
Der of the idle is increasing. The
winter is upon as, and there will DO
much suffering in this and other cit
les. The greater the number OF
people who leave the country TO try
and find work in the cities, the
greater this trouble will grow. Al
most any young man who has q
chance to make a living in The coun-
try would be a fool TO go TO town
now and enter the mad competition
which rages.-Atlanta Journal.
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Running Is the great beautifler OF
figure and movement. II gives mus
calar development, strong heart act
ion aud free lung play. Tho muscle
comes where it ought to be, The
shoulders 20 back, the loins hold the
trunk we'll balanced, and thefeet take
their correct positions. Il was run
ming which made the Greek figure.
The more active tribes Of American
Indians have been running from time
immemorial, and from the chest to
the heels they are much more beauti-
fully built than the average OF white
men. Running people have muscles
Of the frm but elastic texture which Is
the beauty of flesh. h.-Cryslal Springs
Meteor.
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Accident to Mr.. KsthIey.

Mr.. w. NJ. KethIey happened to a
serious accident on last Monday. While
attending to the ginning Of a bale Of
cotton his right arm was caught In the
machinery and terribly lacerated. At
this writing it is thought amputation
will become necessary. This is a great
calamity TO Mr.. Kethley, as he is the
Populist candidate for the state senate
and will be unable to make canvass.
Crystal Springs Meteor.
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NIohtAIr.

Before we can hope to fight con-
sumption with any chance of sue
cess we have to get rid OF the night
air superstition. Like the dread Of
cold water, raw fruit, etc., it is
founded on mistrust OF our instincts.
1t is probably the most prolific sim
gle cause of impaired health, even
among the civilized nations of our
enlightened age, though its absurd
ity rivals the grossest delusions OF
the witchcraft era. The subjec.ion
of reason to hearsays could hardly
90 further. "Beware of the night
wind: be sure and close your win
dows after dark I" In other words,
"Beware of Gods free air be sure
and infect your lungs with The stag
nant, axotized and offensive atInos-
phere of your bedroom" In other
words: "Beware of the rock
spring; stick 10 sewage"
Is night air injurious ? Since the
day of creation that air has been
breathed with impunity by mil
lions OF animals-tender, delicate
creatures some OF thomas lambs
and young birds. The moist night
air OF the tropical forests is breathed
with ilnpunity by ournext relatives,
the anthropoid appetite same apes
that soon perish with consumption
In the close, though generally we'll
warmed, atmosphere OF our north
ern menageries. Thousands Of sol
diers. hunters and lumbermen sleep
every night In tents and open sheds
without the least injurious conse-
ouences. Men In the last stages oil
consumption have recovered by A.
doplipg semi-savege mode OF life,
and camping outdoors in oil but the
stormiesi nights. Is 1t the draughi
you fear, or the contrast OF temper
ature? Blacksmiths and railroad
conductors seem 10 thrive under
such influences. Good Health.
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Incident Of The French Camp.

You know. we French stormed RAtisbon
mile or so away
On little mound. Napoleon
Stood on our stormlng-day;
With neck out-tbrust, you fancy how,
Legs wide, arms locked behind,
AS Il 10 balance the prone brow
Oppressive with It's mind.
just as perhaps he unused. MY plans
That soar, 70 earth may fall,
Let once my army-leader Lannes
Waver at yonder wall
Out 'twixt the battery smokes there lew
A rider, bound on bound
Fnll-galloping nor bride drew
Until he reached the mound.
Then of there lung IN smiling Joy,
And held himself erect
By lust his horses name, boy
You hardly could suspect
$50 tight lac kept hls lips compressed
Scarce any blood came thrOngh)-
You looked twice ere you saw his breast
Was all but shot In two.
SWELL" cried he, emperor, by Gods grace,
We've got You Ratisbon
The MarshaIs in the markei-place,
And you'll be there anon
To see your fag-bird flap his vans
Where I, 10 hearts desire,
Perched himl" The chiefs eye flashed: his plans
SCARED up again like fire.
Tho chiefs eye flashed bat presently
softened itself, as shealhes
A Aim the mosher-eagle's eye
When her bruised eaglet breathes:
ssYou're wounded m-"Nay." the soldiers pride
Touch 10 the qnick he said.
TIN killed, Sire y And bis chief beside,
Smiling the boy fell dead.
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Capt. d. M. Birdsong, president Of
the board of supervisors says. after hay-
ing'visited Warren, Lauderdale and va
zoo counties, where county convicts are
worked on the public roads, that the
system is not only very expensive, but
is unsatisfactory. What to do with the
convicts IS serious question, as under
existing laws no privateindividual wants
TO lease Observation-Disclosures.
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PoOrhouse Property Sold.

Liberty, Dec. 7.-The pOorhouse pro-
perty of Amite county within half a
miles Of town. consisting Of fifty acres
of timbered land, with improvements,
sold here Monday last for q total Of S75,
half cash, balance in one year, with 10
per cent interest. This was not sold
because there are no paupers in the
county to be cared for. This county
has its average share of pauperism, but
it is cheaper TO let them out 10 be taken
care of at a low rate Of cost-Times-
Domocrat
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-12-15
APrIsoner FIres the DAN.

Sunday morning a fire broke out in
the county Jail at this place, which
caused much excitement among the pris-
oners. A negro who was confined to his
cell for punishment, procured a quanti-
ty of wood by some means and built q
FIRE on the iron floor. The iron became
red hot and the wood work underneath
caught. Capt. Cromell put the prison
ers to work, and after much labor the
flames we're extinguished.-West Point
Gazette, Nov. 80.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-12-15
Second crop Of Pear.

At the residence of Mrs. 1T. Grout,
Sunday, we noticed something very
strange. There are some pear trees in
the yard, and In the summer they bore
heavy crop, and now they have a sec
ond crop,the pears being nearly as large
as the first ones. This is the first time
we have noticed anything of the kind.
-Hattiesburg Democrat.
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FROM THE STATE PRESS.


Over 1900 pounds of poultry were
shipped from this place last Friday
evening The country merchants claim
that If it we're not for the poultry trade
they would scarcely make q living but
as 1t is, they are making money right
along.-West Point Gazette.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-12-15

Attempts have been made TO pro-
duoe spider silk. but have failed,
the ferooious nature of these insects
not permitting them 10 live sogeIh-
sr in commu1ltles.
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THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Laid it on the Salts: Between
Philadelphia and Washington Is
glue factory which smells to Heaven.
A lady who was obliged to take The
ride between these two points quite
often always carried with her bottle
OF lavender salts. One morning an
old farmer took the seat directly be-
hind her. AS the train neared the
factory the lady opened her bottle Of
salts. Soon the whole car was filed
with the horrible odor Of The glue.
The old farmer stood it as long as he
could, then leaned forward and shout
ed "Madam, would ye mind put
tin The cork in that bottle !'-
Judge.
Nurse Gas she puts Robert to bed)
And what would you say if man.
ma should have little baby brother
or sister for you when you wake mp
lu the morning? Robert-cell her
I'd rather have a dog.
Men imagine that they communi-
cate their virtue or vice only by overt
action, and do not see that virtue or
vice emit breath every moment.-
Emerson.
On a street-car the other night was
an Irishman who held a pipe in bis
mouth. The conductor told him he
could not smoke, but he paid no
heed. Presently the conductor ex-
claimed with irritation, "Didn't l
tell you you could not smoke on this
car ?" 'fWell, Oi'm not not smok-
ing" "You've got pipe in your
mouth" $50 Oi have me feetin me
boots, but Orm not walkin'. ."-Ex.
A mans own good breeding is the
best security against other peoples
ill-manners.-Lord Chesterfield.
(which He Did: "Sir, this is an
insult !" exclaimed the alderman
who had been offered five hundred
dollars as q bribe. "That's all right, "
replied the briber. "Pocket the in
sult'-Town Topics.
"Barker is going to teach me book
keeping, +" said young farley. "Well,
he's Just the man to do it, [" said
Dawson. 'I lent him copy of
Watson's poems a year ago, and he's
kept il ever since. ."-Harper's Bazar.
.|a ..H = .
Jack expecting an outburst Of
grief)-And what would you say il |
should take your sister from you
Little Helen Quietly and politely
Thank you, sir Puck.
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There are 1 500 miles Of railroad
In Japan.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-12-15

They nom make brandy from po-
taloss.
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PrIoeIessness Of Time.

"Time is money" 80 say your
practical merchants and economists.
None of them, however, l fancy, as
they draw towards death, find that
the reverse is true and that "money
is time ~ Perhaps it might be bet
Ter for them in the end if they aid
not turn SO much Of their time into
money, as no retransformation is pos
sible. There are other things, how
ever, which in the same sense are
money, or can be changed into il, as
we'll as time. Health is money, wit
is money. knowledge is money; and
all your health, and wit, and knowl.
edge may be changed for gold and
the happy goal SO reached, Of sick,
insane, and blind, auriferous old age;
but the gold can not be changed in
its turn back into health aud Wit
Ruskin.