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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

~. OF France. aud was presented by
him as love gift TO Diana OF Poitiers
IL measured ilVe and scvcn-elEhths
inohen by seven and three-quarters
lnches and contains 800 PAGES. Mir.
hraytcn ives ~ the present owner OF
this volume. u Is superbly bound In
original French binding. richly gold
fooled and mos0lced and gnufrcred
edges, in q modern purple vclvet-lined
drop case. A Persian manuscript sold
a little while ago for Sg85. These
manuscripts are very rare. A very
rare illustrated manuscript, Codes OF
FirduAs "Eplcsof the Kings. has forty
i've pages OF large paintings with four
superb headings. painted IN the style
OF Persian photography Its glzo ~
fourteen ana thres-5tghths inches hy
eight and thrco-oighths inches, and Is
bound IN m, rocco, An Imperfect COPY
OF the frst folio Of Shnkespcarc's
Comedies. Histories and TRAGEDIES.
puhliehcd according TO the true origi-
nal copies I'm london, printed by fenap
Taggard and Edward Hlount. 1928. VIVA
sold recently II IA q thick, small folio
measuring twelve and thrse-quartors
inches by eight ana ono-ounrter
the style of Roger Payne. end Ia Rus.
Ella extra gilt There are thlrty-six
plays IN Il, a perfect copy ~ worth
t0QO0. A second folio Shaleapeare
printed by Thomas coatea and Robert
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

however, for she simply picked IL mn
ana describing II us tribute OF adj
mlration from one OF her lovers, which
must be sacrificed with the rest. rho
thrust II into the atage fire, and with
merry laugh watched her pretty and
expensive little garment being con.
sumed To ashra
"A good story II told on Frank II.
Miils, the clever juvenile man OF Froh,
mans sowlng the Wind Company.
Mr. Mills halls from Kalamazoo. Mlch
where hts father Is tho publisher or
olae OF the daily newspapers of that
ttwn. Some years ago Mir. Mills mnde
MS hrHt appearance on any atage. in
tie character OF a villain. In tho ser,
Old act be was expected 10 atnnd fao.
u tho stage, holding a revolver in Ria
rant hand, Owing TO nerVouanssa thn
bidding actor forgot the revolver. One
OF the company was 10 % nm
y, him ard say, what are you aotna
with that royolvcr?' But the actor
SEEING that Mills had no revolver in
his hand cried, Young man, whore
are you fromf' Young Mills Mic
scared 10 death, and knowing moi ,,,hat
10 my, biurtod out. II am from Kains
mngooW Tho audience was conynls,,A
with laughter. and the young actor a.
clded he had made n big hit
Theodore Roberts. who N now NAV.
Ing the role OF Iaccaria In Fanny Day.
Imports production OF "Gisnonaa =
had an amuelng experiences a number
OF years ago Ia the south. he waa
touring with a company OF which he
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

was the stage manager and principal
actor, ana one dag they struck a little
town In which the theatre orchestra
consisted OF a Violin, n guitar and a
! piano, Mr.. Roberts found at the re.
hcaraal that the members OF the or
chestra were unable 10 read music,
30 for tho passages requiring
musical trrmors he made selectona
from the limited repertoire OF tunes
which they played by car. To accom-
pany one OF his most effective scenes
he selected THE Last Rose OF SUM
NOR" aud directed that Il should be
played by the violin aud guitar only
and very softly, with a tromulo SILVER
by the yiollnlgt, At night Mr., Roberts
began his speech and TO his nHtOnlah-
ment, the viuliniAt and the guitar
player commenced to saw out The
Last Rose OF summer 20 the full ca
pacity Of their Instruments IA soon
ns he could collect his senses, Mr.
Roberts muttered 10 the leader between
hia teeth, Piano naturally suppos-
ing the leader would understand 40
common a musical term. No erect
'Planow almost thundered MIR. Rob
erts. Then the plano player woke up
and things began to hum. The dis
gusted actor was Obliged 10 give II
up and let the orchestra have It's SYM
phony out.
A good story IL told Of remarkable
Instance OF presence OF mind on the
part OF James u. ward the we'll
known Irish actor. He was playing In
THE Colleen Bawn," aud every night
he used TO shoot u man and the man
would fail from the rocks M which
he was running into the water one
night the property men neglected 90
load the gun and whom Mr.. Ward
pulled the trigger OF course nothing
happened that IS. as far as the gun
was concerned. hut the actor who was
ia "a NsHa.N .UHs - a UH III.
f0ll and fall he did. The audience was
all ready TO Utter over the mlsRdvou-
turc, when MIR. ward blurted out.
'Shure, but these nir-gunH be moiphty
foine things" and brought down the
house. He owed that town FOR the
rect Of his stay.
Matilda Heron used 10 tell how,
whon she was quite small. she was
playing the character OF boy Ia "rho
Battle one night when. No she came
ON the stage her foot cnught In the |
door strip and she fell sprRwling 10 |
the floor. In an instant she was on
her feet again, but forgetting Tor the |
moment shat she was "a boy, she mndc |
"a curtscy instead Of how. This made |
the gallery gods laugh "a second time |
ana some one IN the audience DESTROYS. |
no doubt, of helping her out exclaimed. |
Turn sOmersault little 'un, and |
thatll make Il all right"
Tho following mlshop and comment |
could only have occurred in these days .
NJ gallery gods and modern Htngc APP |
pllnnccH II 10 said that during the .
performance of an English pantomimc. |
an actor rcprcscutlus Satan had 10 cast |
-FOUR persons through HtuBu trap into |
the fiery regions below one night |
nftnr three OF hts victims had gone |
through, the fourth somehow or other
stuck In tho trap 30 that hts legs |
showed above the stage. "rhewF |
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apparel of another. TN all were trans,
mogr!ned. N"'''-
Inc dance and music continued into tho
wee sma' hours" and thon II wa ~
To so homo. Tho lights were lowered. AMI
eaeh mother hnrricdly took a baby. in
tae aress OF her own, and started for
or rs miles away. vas ="
The following morning there waa n
productions row IN the settlement NON
e,ts discovered what had occurred ana
thrn commenced some OF the tailest n"
male pedostrianism on record. Living ns
1ney az miles apart It required two full
n ,,on, !" uni,lN me eaoiea and Az many
naturally sweet dispositions. Those yo,,n,,
men never venture into that settlement
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24
ODD STAGE MISHAPS
Which Have HappenedtO Some
Of the Great Actors.
AMUSING TRANSPosITIONS.
How chamount Sacrificed Her Pretty
Petticoat.
FIGHTERS PRESENCE OF MIND.
He Saved the Scene by shouting
"sian Overboardw ut a CrIti-
cal Moment.
AMUSING TRANsPosITIONs.
FIGHTERS PRESENCE OF MIND.

The iudicrous mlshap which occurred
few weeks ago ON the occasion
OF Mrs, Pottors initial production OF
charlotte Corday," recalls n number
of Imaginable unrehearscd stage effects,
which. from time 10 time. have been
brought to the writer's attention. but
FIRST word about the mlshap alluded
to.
IL will be remembered by anyone ao-
qunlntod with French history that tho
bioodthirsty Marat was stabbed by Cor
day while he was IN his bath, During
tho representation or this gceno, Mrs.
Potter. who played Charlotte, put such
vim into the stabblng act. and her We
tim such vigor into his writing, That
the bath-tub capsl2cd splllng Below
Niarat uncorcmonioualy out upon the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

] collection lH not o. very extensive one.
/ but loo those comfortable bookcases
/ there are worry many rara and choice
! tomuH It On iust such a uDtury aH one
would expect 10 ana In sueh a. parr.
| There ls nothing OF the eden" about 80.
being prml-publiD. II o. not 4uuh d..
brurlra hs thig one Tint tho student
loves t1 rpt into. rhr room looks
more Iyr "A pnrl1r Than tho ,yorl,shlp
1r o. literary mun-yyhIeh IL most aa-
mrodiv ia r.,t Tbr Tr.sid.utB l1m-
Uy may fr.uu,ut tbIg comfortable
ru0m lint d.. d,os mot IIr has "a
sfpnII,. md u,,,r. rnp,f,rtlI,i. room
v.l,.i. b., ,,.',rIs ,,,,d ,.,',d. tT,,,, ltr
l...nt ia tIr stt,Gy ,yhsr. tho Ia,
pt.I.r.,,t t9,,,,,,, ,r',,.,,...,t ,,rf,Ii.
Il,.,,,,,,,ts mn MN, m r,l,..
.t,,.i, go, TO- XXX is'' Gov, rr,,,,
,,,i.l. ~ i,,,'tI, ,,i T., .,, ii'',i ,'I,,i
ghop for tho studrnt Al viii bs seen
I,. tl,. o.-.,,,,,,,,' ,.i,,i. itt,,stt,tt,, do
M Wv , i'',N 'iH mug" ~, ~. "',ol, wv
ii,t ,,., ',' 10y ~ 10 ~ 49,,
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u'l3 l,", WI r. ~,
'tNuN W|a lI'7 iH.It IaIh'I I,.lH'E
e.'.o oli1 t'' ..'. ~ ~, iN"lIh' nl.
,lU"l Wul,n W., ilytuIe W. 1't"' "''
Wn.h uulihh 'uo lL!Hl"'n' H''.
lnn 'wN''"' W WIZ ne '',ni NI' GOV
,I'I WIN u,oh7 Nnd me Wn"I' room i'
IN ugutn'IHt com H5inh' l9e u,S ual-
''p H,'Nf 'h, u'HSHl OF 'N' hl,tuy
man ls simpN hn'l with books There
h,lhG "a clcnlihE lh iroh' 9i ihn M'ltlht
uhlI my 'nlhv yW.I. y" l.I "lr.W
room "s ~ NElu1o'$ ne. ~ snow
i"'n1' pul 'uv U,u "l wv" M,rn"
''NuN Hul', uUu tv'N un,Nu ny
corner in Governor NortonH library
/ W. INVITING lhlH view ls nor rom thn
I n"ty'h HyaW' W. -N.gAng, IVY us
rrslu'u'e az H,l'llio, me- nnoN7 arc
/ NllAhE'u ln lVN InH,a Nu9ui lhV room,
| lnut N'.H ll|h lNlo hI,loNa Oh ElItu
/ ma iySHnb ph.v Un me lop or me
cases 4ud ON ,ne WIRE uluN lnihllnb9
uud el'nlhE' OF rare interest NnH great
| Ehlue' uoNcthut Mor'on h1e aE9y'
/ heen brrnt renu'r. ana nus IN ma
! hurafE very mlhE rare anu eur9uH
ho2NA n nose II" t'ta meSn E3lngtl4SS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24
OF famous LIBRARIES
Some Comfortable Studies of
Scholars and Statesmen.
WHERE CARNOT WORKED.
He Had a Cosy Study in Quiet Nook
in the Elysee Palace.
LIBRARY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
some Notable Collections of Rare
and Curious Volumes owned In
This Country.
LIBRARY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

The love OF books is universal. Every
home, as well as every palace, has It's
library, matter not how humble or
elegant Il may oe
There are In tho world many great
private collections OF books Every
great man has his library and his
books-these books being often hia
closest and warmcst friends our
artist has taken a peep into some OK
these comfortable cosy resting places.
where their owners hold sweet com
mune with "thc mighty dead"
A library OF considerable interest Is
that at the white House, It is used
by the President his family and the
guests at the executive mansion. The
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

MIR cawdcll had been abusing his wife
Tor buying come articles which he did
not regard ~ noccssarlos.
'Look here, said Mr. Cawden. 81 gave
you nine shilunm yesterday. and you
went and spent u right on for a lot Of
calico and nocilca anu thread, and thai
sort Of thing, Didn't your
"No.eg," said Mrs, cawdcu, timidly,
And rohuked you for 1t last nlghtr
yves. you dld,'
"Ehi Well / hope you heartily re-.
pentod OF your oNtravaganccii'
"Nrs. indeed, AIR, CaWdrnl 1 cried M
hnudkorchicfa" N'''N
Soaked three handkorchiefrl There
you SO again running up 4 wenhtne biit
In that perfectly reckless wayf'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

law OF Louis Nt, King Of France. 1t
ia manuscript measuring thirteen
nnd Bcven-uiHltH inches by niue and
three quarters Inches: u has asa pngcs
Of Ncllum, and ls bound In rcd morocco.
II ls dated No the fifteenth century \
Hrt Of miHuIH consisting OF i've vol
umcs, was bought lately by S. -. Dur
yen OF Brou'|Fu, II cost $500 and com-
prls's choir book with the FUN must
cHl score ua'd On European munus-
terry, II Wa written in the fifteenth
century. Tho bindings are very strong.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

Allot. and sold at the sign Of the
"Black Reare," IN 81. paul's church.
yard, in 1889. sold FOR til750. II meas.
urod thirteen inches by eight and
thrce-qunrters inches. aud was bought
by w. Pratt. A fourth folio OF Shake.
spcaro is worth $50. II contained
'periclps." Prince Of Tyne" "rhe
London prodgal." "The History Of
Thomas Cromwell" sir John old
eastie,n "TUru Gotham, The Puritan
widow" a Yorkshire Tragedy OF the
Locriue,
Brayton Ives. the ex-president OF the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

Iron nails are studded all over tho
covers, Lea Luncttes dos Princes"
published In l5.S, by Gulliot du Pro.
sold recently for 5000. II Ia a small
Volume. measuring about six inches bv
four Inches, lt WAS bound hy lranty.
inahH1unrt IN crushed lenvant morocco
The work on the cover, both inside ANA
out If very handsome, a little vol
umo called "Chnusous ct Motols" sold
for 5000 II IL one Of the handsom,st
bound books ever made, The binding
10 exquisite. II was made for Henry
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24
speot them. So doe. I,
Tor another reason n's' The b

s peot tnem. SO doe. 4, [
Tor another reason ' The pu1
l saw on Broadw..
man who wns knav,,ahe 9TH
country back in tso nn an
SJ9 s,,I was wraurlinss a Y
NtS ns,iy sQuabble' uysf
a NSiIi,drew II. Green, ma Va
Iiiden'a most conaSil ne Val
indeed, he remainsd H,lAl HdrI
b beGh heard Of Az an -sadsl.eflyj
prl,dge over the Huds,.a ayoci
eila OF New York Ciisn a
sembles much the ~ Mr.. Il
, broad shouldercd, "a, ti,.aSy ID
gray; and he has ono \, geardl
iorcible faoes thst q those
b,,s sg, re Is a tyne Of X. ~
l, t,,a a man OF whom a., as n
nttle and who Yet dor a one n
,,erests. II would M inmates
cd 5 niial,y corporations w !
c cr directly or indlree,a,,e, Y
ciuue mnnufnctories NY n
operations IN Tho son,h 'lrpads|
no one knows ho," n and vi
d y RS. How he attends a ~ 4
~ ,,,i, uili;Sstery, but he docs " w
S,nlh a stones throw
central In a modes" % W
S sn,,n, most democratic wa vu's
to,.,, n power in poii,i..
teIiy ne has pnld but li,,,nNeA
political matters. saw a'''s alid
s'neine Tor bridging the H,a.l
a critic Of New yor,
Wy ~ INIT one OF its wor ~,
DC, ne round was that its ehr,lll'' IA
ways closed except wba nusehtl
going on, and thai even T.. sqtI
, open strangers are moi w NY.
eoiiie IN them. This has XVI NJ
u query as to why II n n OIc
always lock the chnrcb neceI
on sunday, Ii liz noi \" ulorl
Ely ~. ne least. In Eurone sp
uat,neurnla are open Ia n. Y
public. In New York tba we
catholic Cathedral on issssaY
hept open day aud eyes,na A
pa1peer or the millionaire na,l
INA ~ ito linchallenged, 4 y "a,
uo injury to an untold ,x,srI
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

A figure that has been In practical
retirement for some time. hut which
was at one time national In size, Is
Abrom $. Hewitt. ! saw him at n pub
lie meeting the other day, and though
his form is bent and his hair and beard
white almost, his mind ia MS keen MS
whom he was a leader In Congress and
possible candidate for the presidency
Since Tammnny was upset in New
York Mr.. Hewitt has been a fuvorite
orator at reform meetings and none is
more acute and incisive. II Mir. Hewitt
IL not more broad than most men he
must feel keen delight In scoring
Tammany now, II was Tammnny
that blocked his every effort To do
good work white he was Mayor OF New
York because he would not be dictated
10. and finally would not support him
FOR n second torn. This closed his pu-
litleal career To be sure, Mr. Hewitt
Is an adept IN the gentle art Of maxi
Ing enemies" He rs sharp and irnsctble
and when he was Mayor the average
citizen approached him IN fear and
trembling. He himself put this man
ncr down TO dyspepsia aud said that
but for 1t he might have become Prcsl-
dent. Dyspepsia or what not, Abram
$. Hewitt Is n very able man.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

Are you the boss hllreY', No 49,,
~ ieok IKE man that would aiis
hia wlte 70 set along ~sithoit oeiiiiSW
Chicago nter-Ocean, so'kf--
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

magnificent windows and palnl
statuary. though none SO m +
I yet appeared The same Is +
lesser Catholic churches On A.
hand. the visitors to New IN
may visit historic old Trinity &
ON Broadway will find the
/ bronze front doors closed h
/ fast. II he goes farther up ID
10 old St pnuls, In which VI
ton worshlpped, he will not d
| Ito doors closed, but guardet&
| locked iron gate. The same nd
prevail almost all along u
There may be good reasons
and there doubtless are. Yet Il
not a few critics OF the rule vi
that 1t removes the churches
from the masses than does
vogue with Catholics.
Apropoq Of the closed churchd
critics are indulging In remark
effect that II is the policy Of
men In New York TO be too ext
Exceptions are made OF course.
hluht De, nut only to prove me
certain daily newspaper In NeE
unintentionally proved q shot
ago that there Is a good deal Y
IN the criticisms referred to. Z
tor wished 10 publish Interview
leading clergymen ON some
mutter, and a force OF reporid1
sent out 10 see the reverend genN
The editor was surprised when 4
his men had come back empty-a
one clergyman would see no ont
was tho day he devoted 10 the /
ton OF his sermon. Another wal
~ "cnpnged' and would see Il
Another Wns ont OF town, and \
was down town doing some "A
work an some neysuaper viii
another was enioving HIS aid
nap and could NOT be disturbed,
fbcse g,nfIs,ne,, nrsaehed ,eyl
hoiInyo in ,,.nnci,iIr and falth
than worla
:, - A., ,..a.,s
NJ may lht9rest the rs .'ap,g Il
llhIn Dean Howelis 70 hlvs ,
si..nn eHo "ai'er lie n hhair has
gr,y ' o ~ s se ,,,s ~ lie noustachI
=, n hns ~ ,S,l IN heavv avid
nus siVM" ,,,l nJe, ana kls
o ouIps' ~ i',uuor ,.n m1 ait, iatethe
,, vlfe, ~ S", V" ot,; ,oo,as IA
l, ,, io' nm III UV Nir tfow,Ils
n,or ,van non,,iaritv MS soon
nun nun, Mun ~ pop WI, In fart, u
woiiekn6wn In clubs and litera
clos hefore becoming oltiEen
mctrnnoils The noet-noyellst y
n ,n,,a ~ his ,ars v charm with
III v'0 wy, ii tip, .,d 10 does goodi
n.y., III 1, ', ~ i,,.oys a thronr aboj
,,hon no nnnoara M Inc Authorsl
IIeis as hard a worker still as VI
editor,
eno.,,,n mon NJ The bette1
In 'pyS -es WY are beglnnlij
W Nem 49, onnositlon to 4!
, sp,.tS 90 90 reformers Of the
radical TYNE who are doing the4
tn bronx m the racing OF horses
vicinitv az New York. such Il
N nta,,,. e ~ i,ur 1aines A. KeenI
Iletr9 i ,lil,, anS others whose
gust bellnohs, n'i honsst dealing 4
are iamous iqr n s,rone defense
old snort They cannot SCI !.
,ba Roads Of the reformers tnAl
Az not want pool-selling on
tracks. that. In fact, they opP w
ruinous to the i nss. 'p Tatands mi
sport 80 the .i ,,as that the 8
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S5Y6 AOWBl

New York Is progressive in most
things II Is stlll wonderfully slow in
some others. As an instance Of this
| | may cite the fNct that New York
has been among the last OF our large
cities to give to the common people,
! the working cla sses, and the public
generally, Homo form of Innocent
amusement on Sunday nights. This
has long since been done in foreign
cities. but Now York refused 10 take
the matter up. There is a good deal
OF puritanism In Gotham yet. Yet n
chunge has como over the scene, and IL
Is noticeable especially this winter a
few years ago Sunday night concert
In New York was most Luxurious
affair plous enough TO have satisfied
Precise God Barebonea, and dull 10
an eNasperatlng degree. Anton Seidl
and Damrosch. the elder, both famous
arrangers and conductors, did their
best TO form a musical taste among the
masses OF New York. II was the hard
est sort OF work, but the results are
beginning to show in force, There are
singing classes and concerts In churches
and halls all about New York now In
which the music, Instrumental and
vocal. Is Of a superior class, and they
are attended by an classes. I waa i'm
pressed by this upon attending n
Dnmrosch concert Ia Carnegie Music
Han II was crowded by woll-to-du
trudesmcn with their wives, and, as
usual, not few fashionublea were also
In the audience. There was party Of
them with Mrs Walter Dumrosch,
daughter OF the late James q, Blaine.
to applaud her husband. whose pluck
In keeping up ana development of his
fathers work has bcrn admirable. II
Ia not too much TO say that as a means
OF humanizing the masses this method
IN second only to the church and the
public school, Such at any rate is 80
Of New York.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

Tom has mo- doubt come Ia stnN, nnd a
furnlshrg nviI,nr. ti1t tho woman nf
today is maintaining an advance.
IN THESE DAYS When one IL readlng so
iuuoh IN newspapers OF certain lrh
NoW FORK men una Women' u IS oud
20 notice now 'ne Ilrhest tnmily OF
NV mem ul ks'pS lh nc paokSround'
Thcse are the kocketcllerH, or course
You see their MINES IN the press. They
cannot help that but really there are
no men ana women IN New York more
eohHefVatlNe' Ihey do not seek society
ana 90 not seem To care about II. The
wlte and two daughters OF John u.
Rockefeller lead the most quiet OF
iNes' 80 does the family of william u.
NockeIeller' As for the men they do
NOT seek the, society even OF other bust
ness men. Most men who deal In large
aIfairs may be seen at hotels or In
their clubs. Not so the Rockcfellera.
they VIII see only a favored few In
their homes, They pay small attention
Ieepa him SSii, T ,yo,, over Siuo;ugVoVG;
tho co,,,,,t,',,t 49,, ~ .,np'ugpu' sun
ao gairi,. Guess OF tilvse men who
cn,,trastSSd ,,iitt, Suci,,n =. "nse Wneh
Nn,,, Vnrit 49,, 49, '"e 'ou'Ae Vt other
~" '''S"
In t1rumprpN nnplg ugnp ,tsbnro Co..,
ucl j. ridden once iivcJ c,t, a., 49,,
any day a man who VIVA n"ri,ors ns
near tho famous "snVe ~ r.,,'s iis
ms any one. This ~ no H. IN,
Bipeloyy who ia ifno,vr az, 49,, "V,'n
cal and historical works nnJ III, 80
selected bv Tnden bimseiF I W
lnttcrs bioErnnhcr 10 a. mn "a 49,, 49,
nov. but he bng hy ny 49, 49, w ~. H, ~
old time Visor on ,te .,,v,.,a We, his
n hard workrr TItdcn ,yns NJ Us ~ -
lie has airsndv n,,bitsi,oH .,.r,,i ' VIII, W.T.
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MILES AND THE ARMY.

The rurnor that the West Point con-
tingent of the army is opposing General
Miles as commander of the army, to sue
coed General Schofield, seems hardly
credible At the same time, there is
current belief that West Point graduates
look down upon men in the army who did
not come from the National military
school. This has been assumed heretofore
to apply only to those officers who had not
distinguished themselves in service, and it
was supposed to find expression more in
social than in military affairs. The pro-
priety of sustaining the dignity and
efficiency OF so great an academy as that
at West Point is apparent. To reason
able extent it is proper for the idea to be
instilled that West Point should be re-
garded by young men as the proper start
ing point for military career. To that
extent, whatever sentiment of aristocratic
superiority a West Point graduate may
cherish is harmless and perhaps beneficial
to the service.
But when it comes to the application by
green and untried young men to strong
and distinguished soldier like Major
General Miles, the situation is reversed
Instead of such an attitude tending to
raise the dignity of West Point, it may
serve only to make the famous academy
ridiculous and obnoxious. Manliness
should be the leading attribute of soldier.
A prig in uniform is the absurdest of
spectacles.
There is never any foreseeing the action
of the present administration on any sub
iect, and hence no guess can be made of
the effect which this alleged movement
against General Miles may have on the
conduct of the President. Likely it will
have none. If it does succeed, however,
the prestige of West Point will suffer, and
the able soldier, engineer and Indian
fighter will become such a hero as will
possibly turn the eyes of the people in his
direction when they are casting about for
a President