The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-13


principle of charity for friends left MS to
see. at least the presence in Grants nae
ture of that sublime element of COM
Comment. while IL as well. does not pre-
vent us from seeing the latent lurking
danger Of permitting hurtful and per-
nicious errors TO exist IN the conduct Of
those we like.
Grants first Cabinet was Hamilton
Fish, Secretary of State; George = Bout
well. Secretary of the Treasury. John
a. Rawlins. Secretary of War; George NJ
Robson. Secretary Of Navy; John A. j..
Creswel. Postmaster General. Jacob ID.
Cox, Secretary OF the Interior; T.. Rock
wood llOar, Attorney General
Fish is dead. Boutwell, lives here in
Washington. General John a. Rawlings
is dead. has his statue in one of the parks
of the capital city OF the nation. Poor
George NJ Robson God rest his soul iu
peace Is dead. The three remaining fig
urcs in Grants first cabinet, command
interest in names but If dead. or alive.
what difference does 10 make? Death is
not humiliation and life not ail of it.
Then. there was Buchanan's Cabinets:
Secretary Of State, Lewis Cass. 1851 to
1860, }. $. Black 1860 to lS6l. Secretary Of
the Treasury, Howell Cobb. 1913 10 1860,
Philip r. Thomas, 1860 10 1861; John A.
Dix. 1851 served two months. Secretary
of War, John ID. Floyd, 1Nl TO l>5l; Jos
eph Holt. 1861. served two months. Sec
rotary of the Navy, Isaac Iaucey, Sec
rotary of the Interior Jacob Thompson.
Postmaster General. Aaron n. Brown,
Attorney General. j. :. Black. ls5. TO
1860; T. M. Stanton. 1860 to 1861.
Howell Cobb went out 10 join the
Southern Confederacy. IL will Doe romcm-
bered that John A. Dix acquired fame 10y
issuing an epigrammatIc order 20 the
effect. that III any man hauls down the
American flag shoot him on the spot.
John H. Floyd event out" Within the
last year q very celebrated win contest
has arisen out Of Joseph Hollis affairs,
attracting wide attention in the District
OF Columbia.
The Secretary Of Interior. Jacob Thomp-
son. went out" and no one was ape
pointed i'm his place the Office lapains
over until Lincoln appointed.
a matter of rare interest | think. no
Washington just now is the movement
20 recognize the stage. Congress viii
be pronered bin for this purpose.
Theatrical art has taken such precedence
as an instructor I'm this country that many
regard IL as very desirable 90 place it
upon a basis of national recognition at
the hands OF the government. The idea
has had play discOnncctcdly I'm The pup-
lie mind for a length of time But little
or nothing has ever been done towards
bringing il forward or giving it thorough
and succinct, consideration
/ have been much impressed I'm my csc
oursions in the business world with The
success with which The average beat
operates. ! driftcd into "a restaurant
the other day to get an oyster stew. IL
was early on Sunday morning too
early 10 get my breakfast az NY board
Ing place ! do not think the keeper of
the place suspected me but he lamcntcd
eloQucntly OF fellows who came ana went
without paying. ! put good deal of
interest into the situation. asked several
questions. and found that besides the
man who has forgotten his pocketbook.
and the party who just changed his vest.
there is the fellow. who hands you "a
twenty-dolar bill, keeping a firm clutch
Of one end Of II. and supposlng YOU Will
not be able 20 change &c. whereupon. If
the merchant is unable the customer will
leave. owing the tradesman for his enter
tainment This is so dlrtily mean that 1
warranted IN telling how one of the LAST
named beats was served. He tried II on
my restaurant keeper The latter OBJ
served that he could aot change q bin
OF so large denomination. The cus-
toner was for disappearing I'm the usual
manner. In the meantime. the rostaura-
teur had possessed himself OF the twenty
dollar bin Tie then reminded the delin-
Quent gentleman before him that his de-
linQuentness already owed for Yesterdays
refreshments. that he. the restauratcur.
had not time at the moment to get the
bill changed. that the beat would please
Kick his heels until the restauratcur had.
The twenty dollar billist Is heard 10 ex-
press discomfort but he waited. In this
age OF breach OF ''ust 1t reads a lesson.
JAMES f.AXTON VOORHEES,.
Imported and California Raisins at r..