The Press., 1894-12-27

 come together, as well as the congress to succeed that expiring March 4th, will in the conduct and leadership of the majori- ty shoulder great responsibility. 1t is a peril to any party to have over strong representation in legislative work. It is better for the commonwealth to have parties so balanced as to hold each other in check Yet there is no danger if the majority is rightly disposed and judicious- ly led by those who seek party interest in the legitimate way of making good record for non-partisan legislation. If the legis- lators who gather within the next fort night at Hartford, Albany, Boston, and other capitols go there impressed with sense of their duty to their respective commonwealths rather than to their parties the republicans may hope to per- petuate their present lease of power. Otherwise they will lose it and will de- serve to lose it.
 Mark Twain's new book, "Pudd'nhed Wilson," with it's annex of "Those Extra ordinary Twins,'' is one of the most Mark Twainish things yet put out. The humor of the thing, especially of the idea of starting one story and merging into anoth- CT, making necessity of pulling the origi- nal plant out by the roots to make room for the story of later growth, is original, and the leaving of here and there sprout of the original plant, as though by over sight. hesghtens the humor. Like all of Mark TwadRs literary work it is ''differ- .ent;'' good story. with elements of tragedy interwoven into it's comicalities.
 Se4ator Lodge recently offered res se1utioR, which went over, instructing the secretary Sf the navy to inform the senate why all United States ships of war have heen withdrawn fEoa the Hawaiian Is- Hands, and whether in view of the interests of the United States and of eitizens of the United States in those islands, 8 ship of sNar of the United States should have been .staSi0ned and retained at Honolulu.
 George D. Bahen, Georgetown, D. G., football victim. suffered fracture of one of his vertebEe. But instead of dying, as the surgeons expected, he hung on so long that they resolved to cut into the spine and remove the pieces of fractured bone. They did so-and the youth is aetnally recovering from his paralysis, sho,,gh he will be crippled for life.
 The rnaSsa horc Of the Law Enforcement Society Of Brooklyn have adopted plan to take snap shots of people as they go in or out of places where they are supposed to sell liquor in violation of the Sunday Jaw. With the cameras under their coats the .reformers set out, and the collection ef pictures they got during the day are highly interesting. There were pictures of mea entering and leavf Ans, while policemen. with the most innocent-look- ing expressions, stood by without interfer- ing. Then there were other pictures of children carrying cans and pitchers full of foaming beer through the street, and still other pictures showing drunken men being pitched out of side doors by white apxoned bartenders, while policemen stood aad looked on. The pictures were taken dn haad by developer, and one night last week at a mass meeting held by the so- ,eiety in the Hanson Place Baptist church, reproduced on white sheet by means of a stereepticon. It was only after this public showing of the success Of the cam -era scheme that the real weapon of the society became known, and if any confi- dence is to be placed in the rumors that swent flying around the next day, the po- sice were very much disturbed over this heartiess revelation of their lifelessness,
 Norwich Bulletin: Representative Bowers of California, in speech upon