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would be passed to you, for, strictly speaking,
that would include the china, silver and glass
ware. 1t is said, however. that it is not a
difficult matter to acquire the habit of eating
glass, and that without detriment to the digest
i've organs. Dime museums pay high salaries
to such experts. It would be lucrative en-
pioyment, wide field hitherto rarely invaded
by women, and il my girls enter it with wish
to consume glass consoientiously and look their
prettest, success will surely crown their efforts
l wish them joy.
ELSIE PoNEROY McELRoY.
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CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

CorpI Tanner is having hard time of it
over in New York. 1t will be remembered he
was compelled to submit to a further amputa-
tion Of one Of his legs at the Seney Hospital. iB
Brooklyn, some time ago. the operation was
severe and he was confined to the hospital for
long time. His system did not appear to re-
cover the shock as rapidly as desired. and he
YVES advised TO take a sea trip. and together
with his daughter and some friends, he went to
Galveston by water. He returned very much in
vigorsted. and was looking forward to return
ing TO his home here when the wound on his
left leg opened again, and fears are entertained
now that he will have 10 submit 10 more cut
ting.
The disposition OF the tariff III is not
all the work the Senators have laid out for
them by the committees. Considerable time
must be occupied with appropriation bills,
which cannot be hurried through faster than
one i'm two days, and they will thus take up all
the working days Of a month. The selection
Of new Printing Office site is another exceed
ingiy important matter, that must In common
justice be settled this session. The House man
ayers will work for record, no matter what
the Senators do The House will pass cousti-
tutional amendment giving the States that so
desire the right to elect Senators by the people,
The Commerce Committee will be given an op-
portunity TO pass a number of important bills
relating 70 lighthouses and other aids 10 navi-
CATION, and long program of other work has
been outlined.
Some weeks ago Senator Gallinger introduced
in the Senate resolution calling upon the
Secretary of the Interior for information as to
changes which had been made in the clerical
force Of that Department since March L. 1893.
The reply 10 this resolution was received last
week. OF SIT appointments less than one half OF
one per cent. were ex-soldiers. OF the persons
whose designations were requested 40t per cent.
were old soldiers. OF the promotions iu the
Department soldiers constituted one-teuth OF
one per cent.
The passage Of Gen. Sickles's bill to prevent
the extension of the trolley system through
Gettysburg calls TO mind some things about
prominent men who participated. Four OF the
noted leaders in the fight were Pennsylvania
Democrats-Gen. Reynolds, who opened the
fight Gen. Meade. who commanded the battle
on the Union side; COL McCandlass, who stood
the brunt Of Pieketts charge and Gen. Han
cock, who led the third days fight Gen
Reynolds, previous TO the battle, represented
the Gettysburg District as a member Of Con
gress. Pennsylvania Democrats never let al
opportunity pass 20 comment on the brilliant
array of names connected with the decisiv.
battle Of the rebellion. Gen. Sickles is also I
Democrat, although he happens not to hal
from Pennsylvania
4
"During the late war about 1000 Confed
erate officers were confned In q prison OF
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The, Bdtg-Aalf:

When Madame De
Stael published her
novel, Delphine," she
was supposed to have
drawn herself in the
character of the her
Dine and Monsieur
Talleyrand in that
IF an elderly lady.
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Small checked wool cloths in brown or gray
and white and the tan-colored covert cloths
are worn so much as to dim the popularity Of
the pretty and useful blue serge.
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pressed her thanks for the service I had
rendered her. She then disappeared in the
forest, her two cubs trotting behind her"
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A black-and-wbite cbeekered, or striped or
dotted, or Powered silk can be made up very
prettily, keeping an eye on the model given.
The yoke is of fine white guipure. and is cut
straight across the big bows aud the collar may
be of black or magenta velvet. There is great
fancy for making a black gown brilliant by
the addition of magenta velvet collar and belt
but this gown as made up all in black and
white could not have been prettifed bit
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There is revival of the movement to open
public Buildings aud grounds on Sundays for
the delectation of the masses, for whom there
is very little facility for recreation afforded in
Washington. The Smithsonian Institution,
the Art Gallery, the Botanical Gardens and the
Washington Monument have doubtless never
been visited by great many Of Washington's
working men and women, because their hours
of work prevented. 1t is nonsense to claim
that men aud women will be kept from church
by this plan. that the parks and grounds of
these institutions will be made congregating-
places for rowdies and III schief- makers and
that the best recreation a working man can
have is rest in hislown house. These. we regret
to say, are the arguments advanced in toto or
separately by some of the leading ministers
Of the gospel here who oppose the plan
Those who go to church will continue to do So
if for no other reason than that they have all
the rest of the day to go elsewhere Every
one knows that rest is gained not always by
idle Longing, but by shifting from the habtual
current of thought or the use of certain mus
cles of the body. As for the rest of it, the
police force would doubtless be omniprescent
The only thing TO be deplored would be the
additional working hours imposed upon the
civil custodians of the buildings in question.
and it is not in the nature Of Government
usage to additionally compensate these per-
sons for this. Perhaps, though. Representa-
tive Durborow, who introduced the reso-
luton now before the House Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, viii! see that
this provision forms an amendment to his ad-
mirable proposition.
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to such elaborate af-
fairs from the more
girlish eight-course
luncheons. Do not 60
out into the swiftest
currents until you
have waded around
near shore a little. It
would take an ostrich
to eat everything that
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Four names often misused by respectable
dictionaries are cacao. coca. coco and cocoa.
It seems that what we call cocoa or coco is
rightfully cacoa. This is the name for the
plant that yields the oily seed pods that give
us chocolate. cocoa" and "coco-shells." Cocoa
becomes tangled with the cocoanut palm, with
which the delightful drink is in no way
associated. The cacao is small evergreen
tree. Each egg-shaped fruit-pod divides itself
into Ave fruit cells, containing from 25 to 100
seeds. Roasted and broken up the pods be-
come coco shells" or cacao nibs. The seeds
are ground into fine paste. sweetened and
nodded into cakes of chocolate The oil of the
seeds is made into cocoa" butter The cocoa
nut palm is a different plant, and its fruit is
well known. Knowing the righteousness of
the case, we will probably cling to the old
wrong more desperately than ever, and cocoa"
or coco" it will continue to be.
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Another project which is being urged 10 COM
niittee is that Of free public library The Con-
gressional Library is closed at night and on Sun
day. and is of no to the majority Of the people
that would avail themselves of its attractions.
There are in all So semi.pubic libraries in
Washington, containing over million volumes,
but not one free circulating library, nor one
open at night. For all practical purposes these
books are as much beyond the reach OF the great
majority Of the people OF Washington as If they
were on the other side Of the Atlantic. 1t Is
proposed to assemble such duplicates as can DO
spared from the Congressional Library, the
books in the Departmental libraries now loaned
to clerks, and contributions of citizens, which
are assured, rs the nucleus for free public
library, which will be at the service of the
whole city by day and by night They
should be housed in the new city Postofice
building now going up on Pennsylvania avenue.
and the library should be conducted and the
expenses met under tho municipal Government
of the District, the National Government con-
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They do say that an onion eaten slowly and
without haste will successfully destroy any
odor of ice cream or vanilla custard on the
breath.
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There have been fewer bills introduced in the
House this session, up to the lst of the present
month"; than for number OF Congresses. On
the list day of June Z. 359 bills bad been intro
daced. aud of this number l. GA have been re-
ported and arc now on the calendar At the same
date during the first session Of the sd Congress.
the number OF bills introduced was 9, OBS, aud Of
bills reported the number was 1889. High
water mark was reached during the same period
in the 51st Congress, when tlIr number of in
troiuced bills was swollen to 0695. of which
22z0 were reported. An analysis of these
figures show that the number of bills reported,
compared with the Whole number introduced.
las stea lily decreased. Ia the 5lst Congress
tie ratio of bills reported 10 those introduced
WAS one in five. In the sd Congress the ratio
fell off to one ia six. and in the present Con-
eress it is one in seven. OF the bills favorably
reported which ultimately pass the House, the
proportion is about one in five.
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Senator Stewart always manages to put in
good word for silver whenever he rises TO speak
on any subject. One day last week he started
with the tariff, but got around to silver.
and he ask ed this question: What difference
does it make to a man whether the Senate de-
cides that he shall pay 10 cents pound for
sugar or 10 cents and quarter, If he hasn't
any money with which to buy anything at
alp"
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Croquets make an acceptable addition to
breakfast or luncheon, and involve little
trouble in making. Chicken, ham, veal and
sweet-breads make the best. but macaroni,
oysters, potatoes and salmon are all allowable.
An important point in the making is to have
the batter just soft enough that it will mold
nicely and no softer. After being nodded 1t is
better to let the croquets stand on the ice for
awhile. Fry them in hot lard. Have it just
the right temperature, 30 that they will be
light.brown on the outside and soft and white
within. The frying ought not take more than
three minutes. Drain them off on soft brown
paper to take away the extra grease.
For veal outlets take one pound Of roast veal,
chopped fne one cupful of boiled rice, one egg,
two tablespoonfuls of cream, one teaspoonful of
chopped parsley, small amount of onion juice,
and salt and pepper as desired. Heat the veal.
rice and milk together, add the egg and season.
ing. When nodded and ready to fry. roll in
beaten egg, then bread-crumbs, and drop in the
hot fat. Other cold meats can be substituted
for the veal. With minced ham, bread.crumbs
and potatoes are better than the rice.
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Sashes made of widths of satin or MORE,
fashioned with folded belt and the bow sewed
securely to it, are contrived for decorating
Summer gowns.
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AS to the last question, you are entirely too
young to attend recourse banquets. Work up
The National tribune., 1894-06-14

"During the late war about 1000 Confed-
ersse officers were confned In q prison on
The National tribune., 1894-06-14

The Watson Black contested election case
from the Tenth District of Georgia. which has
been before the House Elections Committee
for some time. was disposed of last week. The
committee, by unanimous vote decided that
Sir. Black, the sitting member, is entitled to
his seat Of the nine members present four
We're Republicans-namcly. Messrs. Daniels, of
New York; Wheeler. of Illinois; McCsul, of
Massachusetts, and Waugh, of Indiana.
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Johnson's Island, in sandusky Bay" said Com
rnde /. F. Mack, of the Sandusky Register
"Of this number 213 are buried on the island
each grave having a nice marble headstone
telling the name and rank of the deceased
For the past Is years it has been the custom
of the Grand Army Post of my town, on each
Memorial Day, to cross over to the island and
strew flowers on the graves of those sleeping
Confederates On the 30th of May we were
engaged in this very work at the same hour
when Gen. Rosser, at Richmond, was making
one of his customary ill-tempered speeches,
full of denuncation of the North. / had hall
a mind to write Gen. Rosser letter, and
tell him of what was occurring on Johnson's
Island during the delivery of his TRADE.
Maybe it would not have served to break up
a confirmed habit. but, all the same, the men
who wore the blue will keep up the practice
of decorating the graves of their former foes. "
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-28

Wilson says he got glance at the
Emergency List" when the name pnt
down. Il give you my word, sir" be
SAID there were over thousand
names on it,"
Last OF all is the Department OF Arri-
culture. Secretary Morton went at il
with pruning knife soon after his
installation. Hundreds of female clerks
have been dismissed, but horde OF an
pllcants remain. Very few, apy oh
tain places. The Bureau OF Animal
Industry Is part Of this Department.
IL extends throughout the United
States, giving employment TO several
hundred persons. Aside from this and
little bureaus ia Washington the nat.
ronage is very limited and the appoint
ments are less.
Such is the fleld upon which the army
OF Office seekers operate Ia Washington.
IL Is an army without supplies. Its
sustenance seems to be drawn from
hope alone. Congressional influence i'm
nine cases out OF ten is q basis for this
hope, but II almost invariably proves a
mirage, The applicant in the end finds
himself without food or drink and drifts
homeward sadder IL not wiser.
AMOS j. CUMMINGS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-28
ALEX SWEET ON FOOTBALL
He Gives Some GOOD Advice to q WEAK
LunEed Texan.

A-hh AcAAn.
The football craze is spreading all
over the country ike lump OF butter
on a buckwheat cake, hot from the
mint, hence, am surprised that the
President omitted TO say something
about 1t in his last message. This
homicidal fad has even reached TIE
backwoOds OF Texas, so learn from a
private letter written by Pete Shuck.
ers, young man residing in the town
OF LicksKlllet.
My letter box is frequently very bad
ly congested with letters from people
asking advice, or the return OF Dor
rowed money. These whimsical APP
peals are usually stored away In the
nav Of an open-faced waste basket
that is emptied twice day, after i
have culled the enclosed postage STAMP
for an answer. Mr. Shuckers encloses
his photograph, which represents a
thin young man with long red nose
and other marks Of great personal
beauty. He encloses also a clipping
from a New York paper, according TO
which football is a healthy pastime,
well calculated TO make a man strong
and robust.
My correspondent, whose knowledge
OF football is somewhat limited, writes
that he is suffering from lung trouble
Nnd heart failure, and wants TO know IL
the football cure would 10 him any good.
/ can't answer this question consclen-
tiOnsly, because ! do not know what
kind OF a life Shuckers has been lead
ing 10 the past. 10 answering this let
ter ! will merely describe football as /
saw it on Thanksgiving day. shall
not advise him to try the cure, but let
him pursue his own course, and then his
relatives cannot say prescribed for
him, and try 10 make me defray the
funeral expenses.
My private opinion is that football.
even IN small doses. Is not as good a
therapeutic as thawing out dynamite
cartridges 10 a hot stove.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-28

q, last a hundred men for each place.
TIE Secretary has been overburdened
With applications. The good OF the
service requires that these changes
should not be made expeditiousiy.
Politics does not always throw the
right man 10 the right place. Indeed.
in some cases where changes have
beeu made, three or four men have
been tried before n competent clerk has
been secured.
Great pressure has also been brought
20 bear upon the Secretary Of the
Treasury. His official duties have
been so arduous that for mouths he has
been unable TO give even a hearing TO
Office seekers The few that have been
appointed have been selected by subor-
dinate officials. Collectors, surveyors,
marshals, special agents, sub-treasur-
crs. chiefs OF divisions, auditors and
others are appointed by the President
usually upon the secretary's recammen-
oation. The subordinate officers IN
these bureaus are appointed by the
secretary mainly at the request OF the
chief OF divisions. For instance: A
man is seeking an appoint0en as boil
or Inspector. lie writes out his applica-
ton edorsed by different Congressmen
ana Democratic leaders. 1t Is placed
on lie az the Treasury Department and
almost cases referred TO the officer hav-
.ug charge OF such matters. His recon-
nendatiOn goes a long way ia securing
the oIice. Without IL the applicant is
almost sure 10 go TO the wall. There
are to-day In the Treasury Department
enough applications for Office TO ri
freight train, aud they still pour ia
upon the Department To give these
applications careful consideration " ould
REQUIRE years OF steady work. Never
tbeless changes are couststy being
made, but the prizes are as few and as
far between IS those In Havana lot
terry
The same strain is felt in the Interior
Department. This Department covers
the Pension, Land, Census and Patent
Offices, employing thousands OF men
and women. The most OF the employees
are protected by the Civil Service rules
There are hundreds, however, who are
not. An army OF women are seeking
these places. When a vacancy occurs
nearly every Congressman in the House
IS importuBed TO 20 TO the front on be-
half OF some applicant. Those who
make a business OF seeking Offices in
stead OF attending TO their compression
=, duties with rare exceptions, appear
% be as unsuccessful as others. There
are representatives. who ramp the de-
partments so continuously that il is
hard TO find them when their vote Is
required to make a quorum. Very few
removals are made. Hoke Smith moves
cautiously and is not disposed TO make
any Of his bureaus even temporarily
inefficient for the benefit OF office seek
ers. As for the registers OF land offices
surveyors, Indian agents and other
places 10 distant States, they are appoint
ed oy the President
The War Department, I'm comparison
With theirs, has very little patronage
10 distribute. For that little. however,
there constant fight Colonel Lamont
is eminently practical and distributes
whatever he has promptly and gracious
"
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However, there is no occasion FOR Nj.
Sbuckers 90 come on 20 New York TO
try tho supposed remedy. 10 Gao
make the experiment at home IN Texas.
and save the expense OF embal lining and
transportation Of the corpse.
Let him hire half dozen able-bodied
railroad baDds, and fll them full Of
whiskey These section hands sre
stationed at the foot OF q fight OF stairs.
Then let the merry invalid stand az the
head Of the stairs and fall down them
back wards with a cooking stove IN his
arms. When be arrives az the foot OF
the stairs the section hands seize him by
the heels, and drag him out into the
road. where they Kick, stamp, gouge
and Jump on him, after which hs can be
run through threshlng machine. While
Shuckers is busy acquiring compound
fractures the other players should yell
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-28

The Department OF Justice has also
very little patronage. The u ted
states district attorneys are appointed
" The President usually, but not
necessarily. on the recommendation Of
zoe attorney General These district
attorneys select their own subordinates.
he Post Office Department fairly
warns with applications for Office. 1t
Employs hundreds OF clerks In Washing
Ion alone. The most OF them are undm
'Ie civil Service rules. The main
lr-alronage Is ia fourth class post Offices.
nese directly interest all Democratic
onRFessmen. Robert A. Maxwell, the
curtin Assistant Postmaster General,
charge Of these Offices They wore
. 'inerIy within the gift OF the First
assistant Postmaster General II was
.l toelr distribution that Adlai T. Stew
N,ou ana James $. ClarksOn made their
reputation as headsmen.
some Congressman make bitter com
pants against Mr.. Maxwell, bot the
..eofd shows that he yields the az
o. sEIHiully as did even Stevenson or
C."I Nson. The lattor did business By
p'Ils. Days would drag by without q
'"3FaI and anon shuudreds OF heads
-"i1 iaIl into The basket within
Twelve hours. Maxwell work. the
i'Lne steadily. The aggregate
.'"' mat be has made more removals
S'le DO has been in Office than
.'I"son made 10 tho same time. Tho
peSsure, however, is so great that dis.
.4-isiactOn still exists. 10 Threatened
W euoW Itself in the Democratic caucus
w the night Of January 9Th. A Demo-
.a1i representative had resolutlop
pared asserting that 10 was the sense
Vi the caucus that every fourtb ctoss
az, once in the country should be
seu oy Democrat by March. The
..uus OF the administration, IL is said.
"Ind OF his purpose, and the caucus
'Journed before hs could present bls
Iuuon. IN the other Assistant
ostmasters General attended 10 tbeir
eNtes as faithfully as Maxwell there
"ou'o DO lever complaints.
D'nkrcssman Wilson OF Wssbfn0too
whose cry OF cuckoo" I'm the Uonse bas
"Du MIN The sobriquet Of "tbe cucLoo
..oss'nan'' tells singular story Of
~ tsrVie| with Postmaster General
Entering his Office last " ell
mf. wilson said, General, Am bere ~
y'aaii OF a postmaster i'm nv dIstrfot
's vital matter He is in orest a.
os>' and II Is 10 the power Of vour A.
paItment 20 relieve him"
piled. MI bIsseli re-
~. lr9u can accept bis resignation, -
Auo,s,. 'aon' SAID. "He resigned last
us' and the Office has not yet been
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present happened 20 be General Rn,-
terneld. and he was aceordinvlv an
charge OF the division, minus Grlfin's
brigade. "
had been ordered to send nv COM
mano' or which the Morrell division
formed part, TO make an attack upon
the enemy, who were said to bo re-
treating. This superstition Afterwards
proved 70 be false, as then Antici-
pated contrary TO the positive asser-
uon OF the commanding officer. Jack-
sons men occuoied a strenE position
behind n railroad embankment. from
which they had TO be dislodged. This
Eel TO the share principally OF General
butterheid's command, although the
entire corps and Kings division, under
Geoersl Hatch, engaged In It, Butter
held and his men. among Thorn being
the 18th, nth and 18th New York,
18th aud 2snd Massachusetts, s3rd
Penpsyivsnia VOL, and Stockton,
Michigan regiment, were In the hottest
OF the fight Amid storm
OF bullets which decimated their
ranks the two brigades made
the attack and drove Jackson's
forces away; but they were met by
others, and got into such collision
that neither the one nor the other had
time TO load their guns, and thoy had
their hght with stones aud the butts OF
their muskets. After while General
Butterheld was able 10 withdraw his
command, having lost over one-third OF
his forces.
In that 1ght l had over 5000 men oil.
together and lost over e,i0O.
Another circumstance In connection
with with that same battle was the re-
pulse OF Longstreet's forces. The crediI