Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-21

was after this that he got mp the NICKEL
Plate scheme, cut ~ which he and his
friends made $4,000. 600. His sul-o'
quent career l. well known Of all mcn.
Before he began 30 build railroads b.
was q country lawyer. with . practice
rather below that u most rural legal
lights
Brico was the son ~ Methodist
preacher. who-a salary wa.. of cOurss,
not large one. The clergyman wa
economical, however. and had an In
tens. desire that Calvin :. should ~
coiye the training that l. furnished by
the schools Accordingly the young man
was sent to the Miami university. where,
although the expenses ~ compared with
the EXPENSES u college students Of the
present day at some of our large institu'
tions ~ leaning were Insignificant. the
young man found IL hard to make both
ends meet There is q story that ho was
anxious 90 become q member ~ the ID.
X. y. fraternity. which was by all Old,
the sw.lle-t among the students therr.
His wish IA join was fully rcciprucatol
by tho~s alrcady members with one cN-
ccption. This yUungster said nothing at
all about the matter Accordingly
Bricc's name was proposed. and 90 the
surprise ~ every one he was blackhallcd
II 4. rule ~ the ID. X. T. that one
blackball shall bar membership and
ordinarily tho prc~nc. of the prohibit.
i've little pellet In the ballot boS settled
the matter definitely. but In this caso
Il did not. l,rioo was general faNofito
with his fellow students. and the eutiru
society was ruffied with wave ~ indig'
nation. II was decided To hnd out who
hal cast the blackball. and this wa
not q hard matter. for every membcT
bat one was outspoken In his oxpr,s-
sions IL surprise and anger over the turn
Affairs hai taken The offender turlo|
out to bo a chap named Fisk, who,
when charged with casting the hall. ac'
knowledgcd that he had doic ~ Ec
said he had nothing against Brico per
sonally excepting that the latter was q
poor young fellow and could not there
fore probably possess the instincts of q
gentleman. Fisk was thccupon inform
ed by an indignant, self organized com
mittee that the question hal narrowed
itself down TO one of preference between
him and Brice. and that II the lattci
were again blackballed he (fisl would
surely be expelled Then another eloc'
ton was held. and Brioe was trium
phantly admitted.
The Junios senator PROM Nsw Jsr.sy.
II has not often occurred Ia the his
lory Of the United States senate that
me newly elected members ~ that body
have been - prominent as they have
during the past summer. Que of thos,
who have come most decidedly to th,
front IL James Smith. Jr.. the junioI
senator from New Jersey. Mr.. Smith
II q large man. with a calm but twin
king eye and q smile that Is sure 10 Inn
press one who meets him with the no
ton that tho senator has In his posses.
sion large fund Of good humor aud 4
well defined and not altogether mis-
PLACED confidence In himself.
One of Mr.. smiths strongest point,
10 his almost never failing suayity AM
his power 20 impress the man with
whom he Ii talking with confiacncs
In the senator nearly akin 20 his own
To newspaper couespoEdents he has
been. according 90 my own experience nc
least, ever COURTEOUS and ever obliging
yet hc does not find IL dificrit, II he
thinks the facts call for such action. 10
withhold from tho newspaper man
knowledge Of the circumstances the lat
ter In seeking lie has way also ot
preventing the publication u matters
concerning which he believes the seeker
after news has already some knowlesige